Daniel 7
1 In the firste yeer of Balthasar, kyng of Babiloyne, Danyel siy a sweuene. Forsothe he wroot the visioun of his hed in his bed, and the dreem, and comprehendide in schort word; and he touchide schortli the sentence,
in/on/with year one to/for Belshazzar king Babylon Daniel dream to see and vision head his since bed his in/on/with then dream [the] to write head word to say
2 and seide, Y siy in my visioun in niyt, and lo! foure wyndis of heuene fouyten in the myddis of the greet see.
to answer Daniel and to say to see to be in/on/with vision my with night [the] and behold! four spirit heaven [the] to strive to/for sea [the] great [the]
3 And foure grete beestis dyuerse bitwixe hem silf stieden fro the see.
and four beast great to ascend from sea [the] to change this from this
4 The firste beeste was as a lionesse, and hadde wyngis of an egle. Y bihelde til the wyngis therof weren pullid awei, and it was takun awei fro erthe, and it stood as a man on the feet, and the herte therof was youun to it.
first [the] like/as lion and wing that eagle to/for her to see to be till that to pluck wing her and to lift from earth: soil [the] and since foot like/as man to stand: establish and heart man to give to/for her
5 And lo! another beeste, lijk a bere in parti, stood, and thre ordris weren in the mouth therof, and thre princes in the teeth therof. And thus thei seiden to it, Rise thou, ete thou ful many fleischis.
and behold! beast another second be like to/for bear and to/for side one to stand: raise and three rib in/on/with mouth her between (tooth her *Q(K)*) and thus to say to/for her to stand: rise to devour flesh greatly
6 Aftir these thingis Y bihelde, and lo! anothir beeste as a pard, and it hadde on it silf foure wyngis of a brid, and foure heedis weren in the beeste, and power was youun to it.
place this to see to be and behold! another like/as leopard and to/for her wing four that bird since (back her *Q(K)*) and four head to/for beast [the] and dominion to give to/for her
7 Aftir these thingis Y bihelde in the visioun of niyt, and lo! the fourthe beeste, ferdful, and wondirful, and ful strong. It hadde grete irun teeth, and it ete, and made lesse, and defoulide with hise feet othere thingis; forsothe it was vnlijk othere beestis, which Y hadde seyn bifore it, and it hadde ten hornes.
place this to see to be in/on/with vision night [the] and behold! beast (fourth *Q(k)*) to fear and terrible and strong preeminent and tooth that iron to/for her great to devour and to break up and remainder [the] (in/on/with foot her *Q(K)*) to tread and he/she/it to change from all beast [the] that before her and horn ten to/for her
8 Y bihelde the hornes, and lo! an other litil horn cam forth of the myddis of tho, and thre of the firste hornes weren drawun out fro the face therof; and lo! iyen as iyen of a man weren in this horn, and a mouth spekynge grete thingis.
to contemplate to be in/on/with horn [the] and behold horn another little to ascend (between them *Q(K)*) and three from horn [the] first [the] (be uprooted *Q(K)*) from (before her *Q(k)*) and behold eye like/as eye man [the] in/on/with horn [the] this and mouth to speak great
9 Y bihelde, til that trones weren set, and the elde of daies sat; his cloth was whijt as snow, and the heeris of his heed weren as cleene wolle, his trone was as flawmes of fier, hise wheelis weren fier kyndlid.
to see to be till that throne to cast and ancient day to dwell garment his like/as snow white and hair head his like/as wool pure throne his flame that fire wheel his fire to burn
10 A flood of fier and rennynge faste yede out fro his face, a thousynde thousynde mynistriden to hym, and ten sithis a thousynde sithis an hundrid thousynde stoden niy hym; the dom sat, and bookis weren opened.
river that fire to flow and to go out from before him thousand (thousand *Q(k)*) to minister him and myriad (myriad *Q(k)*) before him to stand: establish judgment [the] to dwell and scroll to open
11 Y bihelde for the vois of grete wordis whiche thilke horn spak; and Y siy that the beeste was slayn, and his bodi was perischid, and was youun to be brent in fier.
to see to be in/on/with then from voice: sound word [the] great [the] that horn [the] to speak to see to be till that to slay beast [the] and to destroy body her and to give to/for burning fire
12 And Y siy that the power of othere beestis was takun awei, and the tymes of lijf weren ordeyned to hem, til to tyme and tyme.
and remainder beast [the] to pass on/over/away dominion their and lengthening in/on/with living to give to/for them till time and time
13 Therfor Y bihelde in the visyoun of niyt, and lo! as a sone of man cam with the cloudis of heuene; and he cam fulli til to the elde of daies, and in the siyt of hym thei offriden hym.
to see to be in/on/with vision night [the] and behold! with cloud heaven [the] like/as son man to come to be and till ancient day [the] to reach and before him to approach him
14 And he yaf to hym power, and onour, and rewme, and alle the puplis, lynagis, and langagis schulen serue hym; his power is euerlastynge power, that schal not be takun awei, and his rewme, that schal not be corrupt.
and to/for him to give dominion and honor and kingdom and all people [the] people [the] and tongue [the] to/for him to serve dominion his dominion perpetuity that not to pass on/over/away and kingdom his that not to destroy
15 My spirit hadde orrour, ether hidousnesse; Y, Danyel, was aferd in these thingis, and the siytis of myn heed disturbliden me.
be distressed spirit my me Daniel in/on/with midst sheath and vision head my to dismay me
16 Y neiyede to oon of the stonderis niy, and Y axide of hym the treuthe of alle these thingis. And he seide to me the interpretyng of wordis, and he tauyte me.
to approach since one from to stand: establish [the] and certain [the] to ask from him since all this and to say to/for me and interpretation word [the] to know me
17 These foure grete beestis ben foure rewmes, that schulen rise of erthe.
these beast [the] great [the] that they(fem.) four four king to stand: rise from earth: planet [the]
18 Forsothe hooli men schulen take the rewme of hiyeste God, and thei schulen holde the rewme, til in to the world, and `til in to the world of worldis.
and to receive kingdom [the] holy Most High and to possess kingdom [the] till perpetuity [the] and till perpetuity perpetuity [the]
19 Aftir these thingis Y wolde lerne diligentli of the fourthe beeste, that was greetli vnlijk fro alle, and was ful ferdful, the teeth and nailis therof weren of irun; it eet, and made lesse, and defoulide with hise feet othere thingis.
then to will to/for to know since beast [the] fourth [the] that to be to change from (all their *Q(K)*) to fear preeminent (tooth her *Q(K)*) that iron and nail/claw her that bronze to devour to break up and remainder [the] in/on/with foot her to tread
20 And of ten hornes whiche it hadde in the heed, and of the tother horn, that cam forth, bifore which thre hornes fellen doun, and of that horn that hadde iyen, and a mouth spekynge grete thingis, and was grettere than othere;
and since horn [the] ten that in/on/with head her and another that to ascend (and to fall *Q(K)*) from (before her *Q(k)*) three and horn [the] this and eye to/for her and mouth to speak great and vision her great from associate her
21 I bihelde, and lo! thilke horn made batel ayens hooli men, and hadde maistrie of hem,
to see to be and horn [the] this to make war with holy and be able to/for them
22 til the elde of daies cam, and hiy God yaf doom to hooli men; and lo! tyme cam, and hooli men goten rewme.
till that to come ancient day [the] and judgment [the] to give to/for holy Most High and time [the] to reach and kingdom [the] to possess holy
23 And he seide thus, The fourthe beeste schal be the fourthe rewme in erthe, that schal be more than alle rewmes, and it schal deuoure al erthe, and it schal defoule, and make lesse that erthe.
thus to say beast [the] fourth [the] kingdom (fourth [the] *Q(k)*) to be in/on/with earth: planet [the] that to change from all kingdom [the] and to devour all earth: planet [the] and to tread her and to break up her
24 Forsothe ten hornes schulen be ten kyngis of that rewme; and another kyng schal rise after hem, and he schal be miytiere than the formere, and he schal make low thre kyngis.
and horn [the] ten from her kingdom [the] ten king to stand: rise and another to stand: rise after them and he/she/it to change from first [the] and three king be low
25 And he schal speke wordis ayens the hiy God, and he schal defoule the seyntis of the hiyeste; and he schal gesse, that he mai chaunge tymes and lawis; and thei schulen be youun in to his hondis, til to tyme, and times, and the half of tyme.
and word to/for side (Most High [the] *Q(k)*) to speak and to/for holy Most High to wear out and to intend to/for to change time and law and to give in/on/with hand his till time and time and half time
26 And doom schal sitte, that the power be takun awei, and be al to-brokun, and perische til in to the ende.
and judgment [the] to dwell and dominion his to pass on/over/away to/for to destroy and to/for to destroy till end [the]
27 Sotheli that the rewme, and power, and the greetnesse of rewme, which is vndur ech heuene, be youun to the puple of the seintis of the hiyeste, whos rewme is euerlastynge rewme, and alle kingis schulen serue, and obeie to hym.
and kingdom [the] and dominion [the] and greatness [the] that kingdom under all heaven [the] to give to/for people holy Most High kingdom his kingdom perpetuity and all dominion [the] to/for him to serve and to hear
28 Hidur to is the ende of the word. Y, Danyel, was disturblid myche in my thouytis, and my face was chaungid in me; forsothe Y kepte the word in myn herte.
till thus end [the] that word [the] me Daniel greatly thought my to dismay me and splendor my to change since me and word [the] in/on/with heart my to keep
