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In the
first year of
Belshazzar king of
Babylon Daniel saw a
dream and
visions in his
mind as he lay on his
bed;
then he
wrote the
dream down and
related the following
summary of it.
laeYin'D l,b'B .$,l,m r;C;va.leb.l h'd]x t;n.viB ? !Iy;daeB Heb.K.vim -l;[ Hevaer yew.z,x.w h'z]x ~,lex ? r;m]a !yiLim vaer b;t.k a'm.l,x
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Daniel said *, "I was
looking in my
vision by
night, and
behold, the
four winds of
heaven were
stirring up the
great sea.
a'y.lyel -mi[ yiw.z,x.B tyew]h hez'x r;m'a.w laeYin'd hen'[ ? a'M;y.l !'xyig.m a'Y;m.v yex.Wr [;B.r;a .Wr]a;w ? a'B;r
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"And
four great beasts were
coming up from the
sea,
different from
one another.
!'y.n'v a'M;y -nim !'q.l's !'b.r.b;r !'wyex [;B.r;a.w ? a'D -nim a'D
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"The
first was like a
lion and had the
wings of an
eagle. I
kept looking until * its
wings were
plucked, and it was
lifted up from the
ground and
made to
stand on two
feet like a
man; a hu
man mind also was
given to it.
hez'x H;l r;v.n -yiD !yiP;g.w hey.r;a.k a't.y'm.d;q ? a'[.r;a -nim t;lyij.n.W Hy;P;g .Wjyir.M -yiD d;[ tyew]h ? v'n/a b;b.l.W t;myiq\h v'n/a,K !Iy;l.g;r -l;[.w ? H;l byih.y
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"And
behold,
another beast, a
second one,
resembling a
bear. And it was
raised up on
one side, and
three ribs were in its
mouth between its
teeth; and
thus they
said to it,
'Arise,
devour much meat!'
d;x -r;j.fil.w b{d.l h'y.m'D h'n'y.nit yir\x'a h'wyex .Wr]a;w ? !ek.w H;Y;Niv !yeB H;MUp.B !yi[.li[ t'l.t.W t;miq\h ? ayiG;f r;f.B yilUk]a yim.Wq H;l !yir.m'a
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"After this I
kept looking, and
behold,
another one, like a
leopard,
which had on its
back four wings of a
bird; the
beast also had
four heads, and
dominion was
given to it.
r;m.niK yir\x'a .Wr]a;w tyew]h hez'x h'n.D r;ta'B ? H;Y;B;G -l;[ @w{[ -yiD [;B.r;a !yiP;G H;l.w ? byih.y !'j.l'v.w a't.wyex.l !yivaer h'[.B.r;a.w ? H;l
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"After this I
kept looking in the
night visions, and
behold, a
fourth beast,
dreadful and
terrifying and
extremely strong; and it had
large iron teeth. It
devoured and
crushed and
trampled down the
remainder with its
feet; and it was
different from
all the
beasts that were
before it, and it had
ten horns.
.Wr]a;w a'y.lyel yew.z,x.B tyew]h hez'x h'n.D r;ta'B ? a'pyiQ;t.w yin't.myea.w h'lyix.D h'y'[yib.r h'wyex ? h'l.k'a !'b.r.b;r H;l l,z.r;p -yiD !Iy;Niv.w a'ryiT;y ? h'y.N;v.m ayih.w h's.p'r H;Y;l.g;r.B a'r'a.v.W h'q/D;m.W ? r;f][ !Iy;n.r;q.w Hy;m'd'q yiD a't'wyex -l'K -nim ? H;l
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"While I was
contemplating the
horns,
behold,
another horn, a
little one,
came up
among them, and
three of the
first horns were
pulled out by the
roots before * it; and
behold,
this horn possessed
eyes like the
eyes of a
man and a
mouth uttering great boasts.
yir\x'a !,r,q .Wl]a;w a'Y;n.r;q.B tyew]h l;K;T.fim ? a'Y;n.r;q -nim t'l.t.W !w{hyenyeB t'q.lis h'rye[.z ? !yin.y;[ .Wl]a;w H;Y;m'd\q -nim .Wr;q][.t,a a't'y'm.d;q ? !'b.r.b;r liL;m.m ~Up.W a'd -a'n.r;q.B a'v'n]a yen.y;[.K
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"I
kept looking Until * thrones were
set up, And the
Ancient of
Days took His
seat; His
vesture was like
white snow And the
hair of His
head like
pure wool. His
throne was
ablaze with
flames, Its
wheels were a
burning fire.
qyiT;[.w wyim.r !'w's.r'k yiD d;[ tyew]h hez'x ? Hevaer r;[.f.W r\Wix g;l.tiK Hev.Wb.l bit.y !yimw{y ? yihw{LiG.l;G r.Wn -yiD !yibyib.v Hey.s.r'K aeq.n r;m][;K ? qil'D r.Wn
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"A
river of
fire was
flowing And
coming out from
before Him;
Thousands upon
thousands were
attending Him, And
myriads upon
myriads were
standing before Him; The
court sat, And the
books were
opened.
yihw{m'd\q -nim qep'n.w deg'n r.Wn -yiD r;h.n ? yihw{m'd'q !'w.B;r w{Bir.w HeN.Wv.M;v.y ~Iy;p.l;a @,l,a ? .Wxyit.P !yir.pis.w bit.y a'nyiD !.Wm.Wq.y
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"Then I
kept looking because of the
sound of the
boastful words which the
horn was
speaking; I
kept looking until * the
beast was
slain, and its
body was
destroyed and
given to the
burning fire.
a't'b.r.b;r a'Y;Lim l'q -nim !Iy;daeB tyew]h hez'x ? t;lyij.q yiD d;[ tyew]h hez'x h'l/L;m.m a'n.r;q yiD ? a'V,a t;deqyil t;byihyiw H;m.viG d;b.Wh.w a't.wyex
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"As for the
rest of the
beasts, their
dominion was
taken away, but an
extension of
life was
granted to them for an
appointed period of
time.
h'k.r;a.w !w{h.n'j.l'v wyiD.[,h a't'wyex r'a.v.W ? !'Di[.w !;m.z -d;[ !w{h.l t;byih.y !yiY;x.b
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"I
kept looking in the
night visions, And
behold, with the
clouds of
heaven One like a
Son of
Man was
coming, And He
came up to the
Ancient of
Days And was
presented before Him.
yen'n][ -mi[ .Wr]a;w a'y.lyel yew.z,x.B tyew]h hez'x ? qyiT;[ -d;[.w h'w]h het'a v'n/a r;b.K a'Y;m.v ? yih.Wb.r.q;h yihw{m'd.q.W h'j.m a'Y;mw{y
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"And to Him was
given dominion,
Glory and a
kingdom, That
all the
peoples,
nations and men of every
language Might
serve Him. His
dominion is an
everlasting dominion Which will not
pass away; And His
kingdom is one
Which will not be
destroyed.
a'Y;m.m;[ l{k.w .Wk.l;m.W r'qyiw !'j.l'v byih.y Hel.w ? !'j.l'v Hen'j.l'v !.Wx.l.pIy Hel a'Y;n'Vil.w a'Y;mUa ? a'l -yiD Het.Wk.l;m.W heD.[,y a'l -yiD ~;l'[ ? l;B;x.tit
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"As for me,
Daniel, my
spirit was
distressed within me, and the
visions in my
mind kept
alarming me.
h,n.din aw{g.B laeYin'd h'n]a yix.Wr t;Yir.K.t,a ? yin;NUl]h;b.y yivaer yew.z,x.w
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"I
approached one of those who were
standing by and began
asking him the
exact meaning of
all this. So he
told me and
made known to me the
interpretation of these
things:
HeNim -ae[.b,a a'byiC;y.w a'Y;m]a'q -nim d;x -l;[ teb.riq ? a'Y;Lim r;v.p.W yil -r;m]a;w h'n.D -l'K -l;[ ? yin;Ni[.dw{h.y
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'These great beasts,
which are
four in number, are
four kings who will
arise from the
earth.
[;B.r;a !yiNia yiD a't'b.r.b;r a't'wyex !yeLia ? a'[.r;a -nim !.Wm.Wq.y !yik.l;m h'[.B.r;a
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'But the
saints of the
Highest One will
receive the
kingdom and
possess the
kingdom forever, for
all ages to
come.'
!.Wn.s.x;y.w !yinw{y.l,[ yevyiD;q a't.Wk.l;m !.Wl.B;qyiw ? a'Y;m.l'[ ~;l'[ d;[.w a'm.l'[ -d;[ a't.Wk.l;m
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"Then I
desired to
know the
exact meaning of the
fourth beast,
which was
different from
all the others,
exceedingly dreadful, with its
teeth of
iron and its
claws of
bronze, and which
devoured,
crushed and
trampled down the
remainder with its
feet,
a't.y'[yib.r a't.wyex -l;[ a'b'C;y.l tyib.c !Iy;d/a ? h'ryiT;y h'lyix.D !w{h.L'K -nim h'y.n'v t'w]h -yiD ? h'l.k'a v'x.n -yiD Hy;r.pij.w l,z.r;p -yiD H;Y;Niv ? h's.p'r ]Hy;l.g;r.B a'r'a.v.W h'q]D;m
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and the meaning of the
ten horns that were on its
head and the
other horn
which came up, and
before * which
three of them
fell, namely, that
horn which had
eyes and a
mouth uttering great boasts and which was
larger in
appearance than its
associates.
yiD yir\x'a.w H;vaer.b yiD r;f][ a'Y;n.r;q -l;[.w ? a'n.r;q.w t'l.T H;Y;m'd\q -nim .Wl;p.n.W t;q.lis ? H;w.z,x.w !'b.r.b;r liL;m.m ~Up.w H;l !yin.y;[.w !eKid ? H;t'r.b;x -nim b;r
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"I
kept looking, and that
horn was
waging war with the
saints and
overpowering them
!yivyiD;q -mi[ b'r.q h'd.b'[ !eKid a'n.r;q.w tyew]h hez'x ? !w{h.l h'l.k'y.w
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until * the
Ancient of
Days came and
judgment was
passed in favor of the
saints of the
Highest One, and the
time arrived when the
saints took possession of the
kingdom.
bih.y a'nyid.w a'Y;mw{y qyiT;[ ]h't]a -yiD d;[ ? a't.Wk.l;m.W h'j.m a'n.miz.w !yinw{y.l,[ yevyiD;q.l ? !yivyiD;q .Wnis/x,h
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"Thus he
said: 'The
fourth beast will be a
fourth kingdom on the
earth,
which will be
different from
all the other
kingdoms and will
devour the
whole earth and
tread it
down and
crush it.
a'y'[yib.r .Wk.l;m a't.y'[yib.r a't.wyex r;m]a !eK ? a't'w.k.l;m -l'K -nim aen.vit yiD a'[.r;a.b aew/h,T ? H;Niq.D;t.w H;Niv.Wd.t.W a'[.r;a -l'K lUkaet.w
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'As for the
ten horns, out of this
kingdom ten kings will
arise; and
another will
arise after them, and he will be
different from the
previous ones and will
subdue three kings.
!yik.l;m h'r.f;[ h't.Wk.l;m H;Nim r;f][ a'Y;n.r;q.w ? aen.vIy a.Wh.w !w{hyer]x;a ~.Wq.y !'r\x'a.w !.WmUq.y ? liP.v;h.y !yik.l;m h't'l.t.W aey'm.d;q -nim
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'He will
speak out
against the
Most High and
wear down the
saints of the
Highest One, and he will
intend to
make alterations in
times and in
law; and they will be
given into his
hand for a
time,
times, and
half a
time.
!yinw{y.l,[ yevyiD;q.l.W liL;m.y a'y'Li[ d;c.l !yiLim.W ? !.Wb]h;y.tIy.w t'd.w !yin.miz h'y'n.v;h.l r;B.sIy.w aeL;b.y ? !'Di[ g;l.p.W !yin'Di[.w !'Di[ -d;[ HedyiB
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'But the
court will
sit for judgment, and his
dominion will be
taken away,
annihilated and
destroyed forever.
h'd'm.v;h.l !w{D.[;h.y Hen'j.l'v.w biTIy a'nyid.w ? a'pw{s -d;[ h'd'bw{h.l.W
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'Then the
sovereignty, the
dominion and the
greatness of all the
kingdoms under the
whole heaven will be
given to the
people of the
saints of the
Highest One; His
kingdom will be an
everlasting kingdom, and
all the
dominions will
serve and
obey Him.'
t'w.k.l;m yiD a't.Wb.r.W a'n'j.l'v.w h't.Wk.l;m.W ? !yinw{y.l,[ yevyiD;q ~;[.l t;byih.y a'Y;m.v -l'K tw{x.T ? Hel a'Y;n'j.l'v l{k.w ~;l'[ t.Wk.l;m Het.Wk.l;m ? !.W[.M;T.vIy.w !.Wx.l.pIy
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"At
this point the
revelation ended. As for me,
Daniel, my
thoughts were
greatly alarming me and my
face grew pale, but I
kept the
matter to
myself."
laeYin'd h'n]a a't.Lim -yid a'pw{s h'K -d;[ ? !w{N;T.vIy y;wyiz.w yin;NUl]h;b.y y;nw{y.[;r ayiG;f ? ter.jin yiBil.B a't.Lim.W y;l][