1
In the
third year of
Cyrus king of
Persia a
message was
revealed to
Daniel,
who was
named * Belteshazzar; and the
message was
true and one of
great conflict, but he
understood the
message and had an
understanding of the
vision.
h'l.gin r'b'D s;r'P .$,l,m v,rw{k.l vw{l'v t;n.viB ? t,m/a,w r;Ca;v.j.leB w{m.v a'r.qin -r,v]a laeYin'd.l ? h'nyib.W r'b'D;h -t,a !yib.W lw{d'g a'b'c.w r'b'D;h ? h,a.r;M;B w{l
2
In
those days, I,
Daniel, had
been mourning for
three entire weeks.
leB;a.tim yityIy'h laeYin'd yin]a ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ? ~yim'y ~yi[Ub'v h'v{l.v
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I did not
eat any
tasty food,
nor did
meat or
wine enter my
mouth,
nor did I
use any
ointment at all
until the
entire three weeks were
completed.
a'b -a{l !Iy;y'w r'f'b.W yiT.l;k'a a{l tw{dUm]x ~,x,l ? t,v{l.v ta{l.m -d;[ yiT.k's -a{l .$w{s.w yiP -l,a ? ~yim'y ~yi[Ub'v
4
On the
twenty-fourth * day of the
first month, while I was by the
bank of the
great river, that is, the
Tigris,
!w{vair'h v,d{x;l h'['B.r;a.w ~yir.f,[ ~w{y.b.W ? a.Wh lw{d'G;h r'h'N;h d;y l;[ yityIy'h yin]a;w ? l,q'Dix
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I
lifted my
eyes and
looked, and
behold, there was a
certain man dressed in
linen, whose
waist was
girded with a belt of
pure gold of
Uphaz.
d'x,a -vyia heNih.w a,rea'w y;nye[ -t,a a'F,a'w ? z'p.Wa ~,t,k.B ~yirUg]x wy'n.t'm.W ~yiD;B v.Wb'l
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His
body also was like
beryl, his
face had the
appearance of
lightning, his
eyes were like
flaming torches, his
arms and
feet like the
gleam of
polished bronze, and the
sound of his
words like the
sound of a
tumult.
wy'nye[.w q'r'b hea.r;m.K wy'n'p.W vyiv.r;t.k w{t'Yiw.g.W ? !ye[.K wy't{l.G.r;m.W wy't{[{r.z.W vea yedyiP;l.K ? !w{m'h lw{q.K wy'r'b.D lw{q.w l'l'q t,v{x.n
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Now I,
Daniel,
alone saw the
vision, while the
men who were with me did not
see the
vision;
nevertheless, a
great dread fell on them, and they
ran away to
hide themselves.
h'a.r;M;h -t,a yiD;b.l laeYin'd yin]a yityia'r.w ? h'a.r;M;h -t,a .Wa'r a{l yiMi[ .Wy'h r,v]a ~yiv'n]a'h.w ? .Wx.r.biY;w ~,hyel][ h'l.p'n h'l{d.g h'd'r]x l'b]a ? aeb'xeh.B
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So I was
left alone and
saw this great vision; yet
no strength was
left in me, for my
natural color turned to a
deathly pallor, and I
retained no strength.
h'a.r;M;h -t,a h,a.r,a'w yiD;b.l yiT.r;a.vin yin]a;w ? yidw{h.w x{K yiB -r;a.vin a{l.w ta{Z;h h'l{d.G;h ? ;x{K yiT.r;c'[ a{l.w tyix.v;m.l y;l'[ .$;P.h,n
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But I
heard the
sound of his
words; and as soon as I
heard the
sound of his
words, I
fell into a
deep sleep on my
face, with my
face to the
ground.
lw{q -t,a yi[.m'v.k.W wy'r'b.D lw{q -t,a [;m.v,a'w ? y;n'p.W y;n'P -l;[ ~'D.rin yityIy'h yin]a;w wy'r'b.D ? h'c.r'a
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Then
behold, a
hand touched me and
set me
trembling on my
hands * and
knees.
y;K.riB -l;[ yine[yin.T;w yiB h'[.g'n d'y -heNih.w ? y'd'y tw{P;k.w
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He
said to me, "O
Daniel,
man of
high esteem,
understand the
words that I am about to
tell you and
stand upright *, for I have
now been
sent to you." And when he had
spoken this word to me, I
stood up
trembling.
!eb'h tw{dUm]x -vyia laeYin'D y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? '$,d.m'[ -l;[ d{m][;w '$y,lea reb{d yik{n'a r,v]a ~yir'b.D;B ? r'b'D;h -t,a yiMi[ w{r.B;d.b.W '$y,lea yiT.x;LUv h'T;[ yiK ? dyi[.r;m yiT.d;m'[ h,Z;h
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Then he
said to me, "Do not be
afraid,
Daniel, for from the
first day that you
set your
heart on
understanding this and on
humbling yourself
before your
God, your
words were
heard, and I have
come in response to your
words.
~w{Y;h -nim yiK laeYin'd a'ryiT -l;a y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? tw{N;[.tih.l.W !yib'h.l '$.Bil -t,a 'T;t'n r,v]a !w{vair'h ? yita'b -yin]a;w '$y,r'b.d .W[.m.vin '$y,h{l/a yen.pil ? '$y,r'b.diB
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"But the
prince of the
kingdom of
Persia was
withstanding me for
twenty-one * days; then
behold,
Michael,
one of the
chief princes,
came to
help me, for I had been
left there with the
kings of
Persia.
d'x,a.w ~yir.f,[ yiD.g,n.l dem{[ s;r'P t.Wk.l;m r;f.w ? ~yin{vair'h ~yir'F;h d;x;a lea'kyim heNih.w ~w{y ? yek.l;m l,cea ~'v yiT.r;tw{n yin]a;w yiner.z'[.l a'B ? s'r'p
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"Now I have
come to
give you an
understanding of
what will
happen to your
people in the
latter days, for the
vision pertains to the
days yet future."
'$.M;[.l h'r.qIy -r,v]a tea '$.nyib]h;l yita'b.W ? ~yim'Y;l !w{z'x dw{[ -yiK ~yim'Y;h tyir]x;a.B
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When he had
spoken to me according to
these words, I
turned my
face toward the
ground and
became speechless.
y;n'p yiT;t'n h,Lea'h ~yir'b.D;K yiMi[ w{r.B;d.b.W ? yiT.m'l/a,n.w h'c.r;a
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And
behold, one
who resembled a
human being * was
touching my
lips; then I
opened my
mouth and
spoke and
said to him who was
standing before me, "O my
lord, as a result of the
vision anguish has
come upon me, and I have
retained no strength.
y't'p.f -l;[ ;[eg{n ~'d'a yen.B t.Wm.diK heNih.w ? dem{['h -l,a h'r.m{a'w h'r.B;d]a'w yiP -x;T.p,a'w ? y;l'[ y;ryic .Wk.p,h,n h'a.r;M;B yin{d]a yiD.g,n.l ? ;x{K yiT.r;c'[ a{l.w
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"For
how can such a
servant of my
lord talk with
such as my
lord? As for me, there
remains just
now no strength in me,
nor has any
breath been
left in me."
yin{d]a -mi[ reB;d.l h,z yin{d]a d,b,[ l;k.Wy .$yeh.w ? h'm'v.n.W ;x{k yiB -d'm][;y -a{l h'T;[em yin]a;w h,z ? yib -h'r]a.vin a{l
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Then this one with
human appearance touched me
again and
strengthened me.
yineq.Z;x.y;w ~'d'a hea.r;m.K yiB -[;GiY;w @,s{Y;w
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He
said, "O
man of
high esteem, do not be
afraid.
Peace be with you;
take courage and be
courageous!" Now as soon as he
spoke to me, I
received strength and
said, "May my
lord speak, for you have
strengthened me."
~w{l'v tw{dUm]x -vyia a'ryiT -l;a r,ma{Y;w ? yiT.q;Z;x.tih yiMi[ w{r.B;d.k.W q'z]x;w q;z]x .$'l ? yin'T.q;Zix yiK yin{d]a reB;d.y ]h'r.m{a'w
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Then he
said, "Do you
understand why I
came to you? But I shall
now return to
fight against the
prince of
Persia; so I am
going forth, and
behold, the
prince of
Greece is about to
come.
h'T;[.w '$y,lea yita'B -h'M'l 'T.[;d'y]h r,ma{Y;w ? aecw{y yin]a;w s'r'P r;f -mi[ ~ex'Lih.l b.Wv'a ? a'B !'w'y -r;f heNih.w
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"However, I will
tell you what is
inscribed in the
writing of
truth. Yet
there is
no one who
stands firmly with me
against these forces
except * Michael your
prince.
t,m/a b't.kiB ~.Wv'r'h -t,a '$.l dyiG;a l'b]a ? lea'kyim -mia yiK h,Lea -l;[ yiMi[ qeZ;x.tim d'x,a !yea.w ? ~,k.r;f