דניאל 7
| בִּשְׁנַת חֲדָה לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל דָּנִיֵּאל חֵלֶם חֲזָה וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשֵׁהּ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבֵהּ בֵּאדַיִן חֶלְמָא כְתַב רֵאשׁ מִלִּין אֲמַֽר׃ | 1 |
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and a vision in his head on his bed. And, writing down the dream, he understood it in a concise manner, and so, summarizing it tersely, he said:
| עָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוִי עִם־לֵֽילְיָא וַאֲרוּ אַרְבַּע רוּחֵי שְׁמַיָּא מְגִיחָן לְיַמָּא רַבָּֽא׃ | 2 |
I saw in my vision at night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens fought upon the great sea.
| וְאַרְבַּע חֵיוָן רַבְרְבָן סָלְקָן מִן־יַמָּא שָׁנְיָן דָּא מִן־דָּֽא׃ | 3 |
And four great beasts, different from one another, ascended from the sea.
| קַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה וְגַפִּין דִּֽי־נְשַׁר לַהּ חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי־מְּרִיטוּ (גפיה) [גַפַּהּ] וּנְטִילַת מִן־אַרְעָא וְעַל־רַגְלַיִן כֶּאֱנָשׁ הֳקִימַת וּלְבַב אֱנָשׁ יְהִיב לַֽהּ׃ | 4 |
The first was like a lioness and had the wings of an eagle. I watched as its wings were plucked off, and it was raised from the earth and stood on its feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
| וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה אׇחֳרִי תִנְיָנָה דָּמְיָה לְדֹב וְלִשְׂטַר־חַד הֳקִמַת וּתְלָת עִלְעִין בְּפֻמַּהּ בֵּין (שניה) [שִׁנַּהּ] וְכֵן אָמְרִין לַהּ קוּמִֽי אֲכֻלִי בְּשַׂר שַׂגִּֽיא׃ | 5 |
And behold, another beast, like a bear, stood to one side, and there were three rows in its mouth and in its teeth, and they spoke to it in this way: “Arise, devour much flesh.”
| בָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית וַאֲרוּ אׇֽחֳרִי כִּנְמַר וְלַהּ גַּפִּין אַרְבַּע דִּי־עוֹף עַל־[גַּבַּהּ] (גביה) וְאַרְבְּעָה רֵאשִׁין לְחֵיוְתָא וְשׇׁלְטָן יְהִיב לַֽהּ׃ | 6 |
After this, I watched, and behold, another like a leopard, and it had wings like a bird, four upon it, and four heads were on the beast, and power was given to it.
| בָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵֽילְיָא וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה (רביעיה) [רְֽבִיעָאָה] דְּחִילָה וְאֵֽימְתָנִי וְתַקִּיפָא יַתִּירָה וְשִׁנַּיִן דִּֽי־פַרְזֶל לַהּ רַבְרְבָן אָֽכְלָה וּמַדֱּקָה וּשְׁאָרָא (ברגליה) [בְּרַגְלַהּ] רָפְסָה וְהִיא מְשַׁנְּיָה מִן־כׇּל־חֵֽיוָתָא דִּי (קדמיה) [קׇֽדָמַהּ] וְקַרְנַיִן עֲשַׂר לַֽהּ׃ | 7 |
After this, I watched in the vision of the night, and behold, a fourth beast, terrible yet wondrous, and exceedingly strong; it had great iron teeth, eating yet crushing, and trampling down the remainder with his feet, but it was unlike the other beasts, which I had seen before it, and it had ten horns.
| מִשְׂתַּכַּל הֲוֵית בְּקַרְנַיָּא וַאֲלוּ קֶרֶן אׇחֳרִי זְעֵירָה סִלְקָת (ביניהון) [בֵּֽינֵיהֵן] וּתְלָת מִן־קַרְנַיָּא קַדְמָיָתָא (אתעקרו) [אֶתְעֲקַרָה] מִן־[קֳדָמַהּ] (קדמיה) וַאֲלוּ עַיְנִין כְּעַיְנֵי אֲנָשָׁא בְּקַרְנָא־דָא וּפֻם מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָֽן׃ | 8 |
I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn rose out of the midst of them. And three of the first horns were rooted out by its presence. And behold, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking unnatural things.
| חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי כׇרְסָוָן רְמִיו וְעַתִּיק יוֹמִין יְתִב לְבוּשֵׁהּ ׀ כִּתְלַג חִוָּר וּשְׂעַר רֵאשֵׁהּ כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא כׇּרְסְיֵהּ שְׁבִבִין דִּי־נוּר גַּלְגִּלּוֹהִי נוּר דָּלִֽק׃ | 9 |
I watched until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of days sat down. His garment was radiant like snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels had been set on fire.
| נְהַר דִּי־נוּר נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי אֶלֶף (אלפים) [אַלְפִין] יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּ וְרִבּוֹ (רבון) [רִבְבָן] קָֽדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן דִּינָא יְתִב וְסִפְרִין פְּתִֽיחוּ׃ | 10 |
A river of fire rushed forth from his presence. Thousands upon thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him. The trial began, and the books were opened.
| חָזֵה הֲוֵית בֵּאדַיִן מִן־קָל מִלַּיָּא רַבְרְבָתָא דִּי קַרְנָא מְמַלֱּלָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי קְטִילַת חֵֽיוְתָא וְהוּבַד גִּשְׁמַהּ וִיהִיבַת לִיקֵדַת אֶשָּֽׁא׃ | 11 |
I watched because of the voice of the great words which that horn was speaking, and I saw that the beast had been destroyed, and its body was ruined and had been handed over to be burnt with fire.
| וּשְׁאָר חֵֽיוָתָא הֶעְדִּיו שׇׁלְטָנְהוֹן וְאַרְכָה בְחַיִּין יְהִיבַת לְהוֹן עַד־זְמַן וְעִדָּֽן׃ | 12 |
Likewise, the power of the other beasts was taken away, and a limited time of life was appointed to them, until one time and another.
| חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵֽילְיָא וַאֲרוּ עִם־עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ אָתֵה הֲוָא וְעַד־עַתִּיק יֽוֹמַיָּא מְטָה וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃ | 13 |
I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived, and he approached all the way to the Ancient of days, and they presented him before him.
| וְלֵהּ יְהִב שׇׁלְטָן וִיקָר וּמַלְכוּ וְכֹל עַֽמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן שׇׁלְטָנֵהּ שׇׁלְטָן עָלַם דִּֽי־לָא יֶעְדֵּה וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּי־לָא תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ | 14 |
And he gave him power, and honor, and the kingdom, and all peoples, tribes, and languages will serve him. His power is an eternal power, which will not be taken away, and his kingdom, one which will not be corrupted.
| אֶתְכְּרִיַּת רוּחִי אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל בְּגוֹא נִדְנֶה וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ | 15 |
My spirit was terrified. I, Daniel, was fearful at these things, and the visions of my head disturbed me.
| קִרְבֵת עַל־חַד מִן־קָאֲמַיָּא וְיַצִּיבָא אֶבְעֵֽא־מִנֵּהּ עַֽל־כׇּל־דְּנָה וַאֲמַר־לִי וּפְשַׁר מִלַּיָּא יְהוֹדְעִנַּֽנִי׃ | 16 |
I approached one of the attendants and asked the truth from him about all these things. He told me the interpretation of the words, and he instructed me:
| אִלֵּין חֵיוָתָא רַבְרְבָתָא דִּי אִנִּין אַרְבַּע אַרְבְּעָה מַלְכִין יְקוּמוּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃ | 17 |
“These four great beasts are four kingdoms, which will rise from the earth.
| וִֽיקַבְּלוּן מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין וְיַחְסְנוּן מַלְכוּתָא עַד־עָלְמָא וְעַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּֽא׃ | 18 |
Yet it is the saints of the Most High God who will receive the kingdom, and they will hold the kingdom from this generation, and forever and ever.”
| אֱדַיִן צְבִית לְיַצָּבָא עַל־חֵֽיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא דִּֽי־הֲוָת שָֽׁנְיָה מִן־[כׇּלְּהֵין] (כלהון) דְּחִילָה יַתִּירָה (שניה) [שִׁנַּהּ] דִּֽי־פַרְזֶל (וטפריה) [וְטִפְרַהּ] דִּֽי־נְחָשׁ אָֽכְלָה מַדְּקָה וּשְׁאָרָא (ברגליה) [בְּרַגְלַהּ] רָֽפְסָֽה׃ | 19 |
After this, I wanted to learn diligently about the fourth beast, which was very different from all, and exceedingly terrible; his teeth and claws were of iron; he devoured and crushed, and the remainder he trampled with his feet;
| וְעַל־קַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר דִּי בְרֵאשַׁהּ וְאׇחֳרִי דִּי סִלְקַת (ונפלו) [וּנְפַלָה] מִן־[קֳדָמַהּ] (קדמיה) תְּלָת וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן וְעַיְנִין לַהּ וּפֻם מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָן וְחֶזְוַהּ רַב מִן־חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃ | 20 |
and about the ten horns, which he had on his head, and about the other, which had sprung up, before which three horns fell, and about that horn which had eyes and a mouth speaking great things, and which was more powerful than the rest.
| חָזֵה הֲוֵית וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן עָבְדָה קְרָב עִם־קַדִּישִׁין וְיָכְלָה לְהֹֽן׃ | 21 |
I watched, and behold, that horn made war against the holy ones and prevailed over them,
| עַד דִּֽי־אֲתָה עַתִּיק יֽוֹמַיָּא וְדִינָא יְהִב לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין וְזִמְנָא מְטָה וּמַלְכוּתָא הֶחֱסִנוּ קַדִּישִֽׁין׃ | 22 |
until the Ancient of days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the time arrived, and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.
| כֵּן אֲמַר חֵֽיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא מַלְכוּ (רביעיה) [רְבִיעָאָה] תֶּהֱוֵא בְאַרְעָא דִּי תִשְׁנֵא מִן־כׇּל־מַלְכְוָתָא וְתֵאכֻל כׇּל־אַרְעָא וּתְדוּשִׁנַּהּ וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ | 23 |
And thus he said, “The fourth beast will be the fourth kingdom on earth, which will be greater than all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will trample and crush it.
| וְקַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר מִנַּהּ מַלְכוּתָא עַשְׂרָה מַלְכִין יְקֻמוּן וְאׇחֳרָן יְקוּם אַחֲרֵיהֹן וְהוּא יִשְׁנֵא מִן־קַדְמָיֵא וּתְלָתָה מַלְכִין יְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ | 24 |
Moreover, the ten horns of the same kingdom will be ten kings, and another will rise up after them, and he will be mightier than the ones before him, and he will bring down three kings.
| וּמִלִּין לְצַד (עליא) [עִלָּאָה] יְמַלִּל וּלְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין יְבַלֵּא וְיִסְבַּר לְהַשְׁנָיָה זִמְנִין וְדָת וְיִתְיַהֲבוּן בִּידֵהּ עַד־עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּֽן׃ | 25 |
And he will speak words against the Supreme One, and will exhaust the holy ones of the Most High, and he will think about what it would take to change the times and the laws, and they will be given into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time.
| וְדִינָא יִתִּב וְשׇׁלְטָנֵהּ יְהַעְדּוֹן לְהַשְׁמָדָה וּלְהוֹבָדָה עַד־סוֹפָֽא׃ | 26 |
And a trial will begin, so that his power may be taken away, and be crushed, and be undone all the way to the end.
| וּמַלְכוּתָא וְשׇׁלְטָנָא וּרְבוּתָא דִּי מַלְכְוָת תְּחוֹת כׇּל־שְׁמַיָּא יְהִיבַת לְעַם קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין מַלְכוּתֵהּ מַלְכוּת עָלַם וְכֹל שׇׁלְטָנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃ | 27 |
Yet the kingdom, and the power, and the greatness of that kingdom, which is under all of heaven, shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all kings will serve and obey him.”
| עַד־כָּה סוֹפָא דִֽי־מִלְּתָא אֲנָה דָֽנִיֵּאל שַׂגִּיא ׀ רַעְיוֹנַי יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי וְזִיוַי יִשְׁתַּנּוֹן עֲלַי וּמִלְּתָא בְּלִבִּי נִטְרֵֽת׃ | 28 |
And here is the end of the message. I, Daniel, was greatly disturbed by my thoughts, and my mood was changed in me, but I preserved the message in my heart.
