Daniel 7 1. In the first <2298 chad > year <8140 sh@nah > of Belshazzar <1113 Belsha>tstsar > king <4430 melek > of Babylon <0895 Babel > Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > had <2370 chaza> > a dream <2493 chelem > and visions <2376 chezev > of his head <7217 re>sh > upon his bed <4903 mishkab >: then <0116 >edayin > he wrote <3790 k@thab > the dream <2493 chelem >, [and] told <0560 >amar > the sum <7217 re>sh > of the matters <4406 millah >. 2 Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > spake <6032 and said <0560 >amar >, I saw <2370 chaza> > in my vision <2376 chezev > by night <3916 leyl@ya> >, and, behold <0718 >aruw >, the four <0703 >arba< > winds <7308 ruwach > of the heaven <8065 shamayin > strove <1519 giyach > upon the great <7227 rab > sea <3221 yam >. 3 And four <0703 >arba< > great <7260 rabrab > beasts <2423 cheyva> > came <5559 c@liq > up from the sea <3221 yam >, diverse <8133 sh@na> > one <1668 da> > from another <1668 da> >. 4 The first <6933 qadmay > [was] like a lion <0738 >ariy >, and had eagle's <5403 n@shar > wings <1611 gaph >: I beheld till <5704 the wings <1611 gaph > thereof were plucked <4804 m@rat >, and it was lifted <5191 n@tal > up from the earth <0772 >ara< >, and made stand <6966 quwm > upon the feet <7271 r@gal > as a man <0606 >enash >, and a man's <0606 >enash > heart <3825 l@bab > was given <3052 y@hab > to it. 5 And behold <0718 >aruw > another <0317 >ochoriy > beast <2423 cheyva> >, a second <8578 tinyan >, like <1821 d@mah > to a bear <1678 dob >, and it raised <6966 quwm > up itself on one <2298 chad > side <7859 sh@tar >, and [it had] three <8532 t@lath > ribs <6763 tsela< > in the mouth <6433 pum > of it between <0997 beyn > the teeth <8128 shen > of it: and they said <0560 >amar > thus <3652 ken > unto it, Arise <6965 quwm >, devour <0399 >akal > much <7690 saggiy> > flesh <1321 b@sar >. 6 After <0870 >athar > this <1836 den > I beheld, and lo <0718 >aruw > another <0317 >ochoriy >, like a leopard <5245 n@mar >, which <1768 diy > had upon the back <1355 gab > of it four <0703 >arba< > wings <1611 gaph > of a fowl <5776 ; the beast <2423 cheyva> > had also four <0703 >arba< > heads <7217 re>sh >; and dominion <7985 sholtan > was given <3052 y@hab > to it. 7 After <0870 >athar > this <1836 den > I saw <2370 chaza> > in the night <3916 leyl@ya> > visions <2376 chezev >, and behold <0718 >aruw > a fourth <7244 r@biy beast <2423 cheyva> >, dreadful <1763 d@chal > and terrible <0574 >emtaniy >, and strong <8624 taqqiyph > exceedingly <3493 yattiyr >; and it had great <7260 rabrab > iron <6523 parzel > teeth <8128 shen >: it devoured <0399 >akal > and brake <1855 d@qaq > in pieces, and stamped <7512 r@phac > the residue <7606 sh@>ar > with the feet <7271 r@gal > of it: and it [was] diverse <8133 sh@na> > from all <3606 kol > the beasts <2423 cheyva> > that [were] before <6925 qodam > it; and it had ten <6236 horns <7162 qeren >. 8 I considered <7920 s@kal > the horns <7162 qeren >, and, behold <0431 >aluw >, there came <5559 c@liq > up among <0997 beyn > them another <0317 >ochoriy > little <2192 z@ horn <7162 qeren >, before <6925 qodam > whom there were three <8532 t@lath > of the first <6933 qadmay > horns <7162 qeren > plucked <6132 up by the roots <6132 : and, behold <0431 >aluw >, in this <1668 da> > horn <7162 qeren > [were] eyes <5870 like the eyes <5870 of man <0606 >enash >, and a mouth <6433 pum > speaking <4449 m@lal > great <7260 rabrab > things. 9. I beheld till <5704 the thrones <3764 korce> > were cast <7412 r@mah > down, and the Ancient <6268 of days <3118 yowm > did sit <3488 y@thiyb >, whose garment <3831 l@buwsh > [was] white as snow <8517 t@lag >, and the hair <8177 s@ of his head <7217 re>sh > like the pure <5343 n@qe> > wool <6015 : his throne <3764 korce> > [was like] the fiery <5135 nuwr > flame <7631 s@biyb >, [and] his wheels <1535 galgal > [as] burning <1815 d@laq > fire <5135 nuwr >. 10 A fiery <5135 nuwr > stream <5103 n@har > issued <5047 n@gad > and came <5312 n@phaq > forth <5312 n@phaq > from before <6925 qodam > him: thousand <0506 >alaph > thousands <0506 >alaph > ministered <8120 sh@mash > unto him, and ten <7240 ribbow > thousand <7240 ribbow > times ten <7240 ribbow > thousand <7240 ribbow > stood <6966 quwm > before <6925 qodam > him: the judgment <1780 diyn > was set <3488 y@thiyb >, and the books <5609 c@phar > were opened <6606 p@thach >. 11 I beheld then <0116 >edayin > because <4481 min > of the voice <7032 qal > of the great <7260 rabrab > words <4406 millah > which <1768 diy > the horn <7162 qeren > spake <4449 m@lal >: I beheld [even <5705 ] till <5704 the beast <2423 cheyva> > was slain <6992 q@tal >, and his body <1655 geshem > destroyed <7>, and given <3052 y@hab > to the burning <3346 y@qeda> > flame <0785 >esh >. 12 As concerning the rest <7606 sh@>ar > of the beasts <2423 cheyva> >, they had their dominion <7985 sholtan > taken <5709 > away <5709 >: yet their lives <2417 chay > were prolonged for a season <2166 z@man > and time <5732 . 13 I saw <2370 chaza> > in the night <6916 qiddah > visions <2376 chezev >, and, behold <0718 >aruw >, [one] like the Son <1247 bar > of man <0606 >enash > came with the clouds <6050 of heaven <8065 shamayin >, and came <4291 m@ta> > to the Ancient <6268 of days <3118 yowm >, and they brought <7127 q@reb > him near <7127 q@reb > before <6925 qodam > him. 14 And there was given <3052 y@hab > him dominion <7985 sholtan >, and glory <3367 y@qar >, and a kingdom <4437 malkuw >, that all <3606 kol > people <5972 , nations <0524 >ummah >, and languages <3961 lishshan >, should serve <6399 p@lach > him: his dominion <7985 sholtan > [is] an everlasting <5957 dominion <7985 sholtan >, which <1768 diy > shall not pass <5709 > away <5709 >, and his kingdom <4437 malkuw > [that] which <1768 diy > shall not be destroyed <2255 chabal >. 15. I Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > was grieved <3735 Kara> > in my spirit <7308 ruwach > in the midst <1459 gav > of [my] body <5085 nidneh >, and the visions <2376 chezev > of my head <7217 re>sh > troubled <0927 b@hal > me. 16 I came <7127 q@reb > near <7127 q@reb > unto one <2298 chad > of them that stood <6966 quwm > by, and asked <1156 b@ > him the truth <3330 yatstsiyb > of all <3606 kol > this <1836 den >. So he told <0560 >amar > me, and made me know <3046 y@da< > the interpretation <6591 p@shar > of the things <4406 millah >. 17 These <0459 >illeyn > great <7260 rabrab > beasts <2423 cheyva> >, which <1768 diy > are four <0703 >arba< >, [are] four <0703 >arba< > kings <4430 melek >, [which] shall arise <6965 quwm > out of the earth <0772 >ara< >. 18 But the saints <6922 qaddiysh > of the most <5946 High <5946 shall take <6902 q@bal > the kingdom <4437 malkuw >, and possess <2631 chacan > the kingdom <4437 malkuw > for ever <5957 , even <5705 for ever <5957 and ever <5957 . 19 Then <0116 >edayin > I would <6634 ts@ba> > know <3046 y@da< > the truth <3321 y@tseb > of the fourth <7244 r@biy beast <2423 cheyva> >, which <1768 diy > was diverse <8133 sh@na> > from all <3606 kol > the others, exceeding <3493 yattiyr > dreadful <1763 d@chal >, whose <1768 diy > teeth <8128 shen > [were of] iron <6523 parzel >, and his nails <2953 t@phar > [of] brass <5174 n@chash >; [which] devoured <0399 >akal >, brake <1855 d@qaq > in pieces, and stamped <7512 r@phac > the residue <7606 sh@>ar > with his feet <7271 r@gal >; 20 And of the ten <6236 horns <7162 qeren > that [were] in his head <7217 re>sh >, and [of] the other <0317 >ochoriy > which <1768 diy > came <5559 c@liq > up, and before whom <4479 man > three <8532 t@lath > fell <5308 n@phal >; even [of] that horn <7162 qeren > that had eyes <5870 , and a mouth <6433 pum > that spake <4449 m@lal > very <7260 rabrab > great <7260 rabrab > things, whose look <2376 chezev > [was] more <5750 stout <7229 rab > than <4481 min > his fellows <2273 chabrah >. 21 I beheld, and the same <1797 dikken > horn <7162 qeren > made <5648 war <7129 q@rab > with the saints <6922 qaddiysh >, and prevailed <3202 y@kel > against them; 22 Until <5704 the Ancient <6268 of days <3118 yowm > came <0858 >athah >, and judgment <1780 diyn > was given <3052 y@hab > to the saints <6922 qaddiysh > of the most <5946 High <5946 ; and the time <2166 z@man > came <4291 m@ta> > that the saints <6922 qaddiysh > possessed <2631 chacan > the kingdom <4437 malkuw >. 23 Thus <3652 ken > he said <0560 >amar >, The fourth <7244 r@biy beast <2423 cheyva> > shall be the fourth <7244 r@biy kingdom <4437 malkuw > upon earth <0772 >ara< >, which <1768 diy > shall be diverse <8133 sh@na> > from all <3606 kol > kingdoms <4437 malkuw >, and shall devour <0399 >akal > the whole <3606 kol > earth <0772 >ara< >, and shall tread <1759 duwsh > it down, and break <1854 daqaq > it in pieces. 24 And the ten <6236 horns <7162 qeren > out of this kingdom <4437 malkuw > [are] ten <6236 kings <4430 melek > [that] shall arise <6965 quwm >: and another <0312 >acher > shall rise <6966 quwm > after <0311 >achar > them; and he shall be diverse <8133 sh@na> > from the first <6933 qadmay >, and he shall subdue <8214 sh@phal > three <8532 t@lath > kings <4430 melek >. 25 And he shall speak <4449 m@lal > [great] words <4406 millah > against <6655 tsad > the most <5943 High <5943 , and shall wear <1080 b@la> > out the saints <6922 qaddiysh > of the most <5946 High <5946 , and think <5452 c@bar > to change <8133 sh@na> > times <2166 z@man > and laws <1882 dath >: and they shall be given <3052 y@hab > into his hand <3028 yad > until <5704 a time <5732 and times <5732 and the dividing <6387 p@lag > of time <5732 . 26 But the judgment <1780 diyn > shall sit <3488 y@thiyb >, and they shall take <5709 > away <5709 > his dominion <7985 sholtan >, to consume <8046 sh@mad > and to destroy <7> [it] unto the end <5491 cowph >. 27 And the kingdom <4437 malkuw > and dominion <7985 sholtan >, and the greatness <7238 r@buw > of the kingdom <4437 malkuw > under <8460 t@chowth > the whole <3606 kol > heaven <8065 shamayin >, shall be given <3052 y@hab > to the people <5972 of the saints <6922 qaddiysh > of the most <5945 >elyown > High <5946 , whose kingdom <4437 malkuw > [is] an everlasting <5957 kingdom <4437 malkuw >, and all <3606 kol > dominions <7985 sholtan > shall serve <6399 p@lach > and obey <8086 sh@ma< > him. 28 Hitherto [is] the end <5491 cowph > of the matter <4406 millah >. As for me Daniel <1841 Daniye>l >, my cogitations <7476 ra much <7690 saggiy> > troubled <0927 b@hal > me, and my countenance <2122 ziyv > changed <8133 sh@na> > in me: but I kept <5202 n@tar > the matter <4406 millah > in my heart <3821 leb >. ~~~~~~