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Daniel 7

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OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  0 of 492 words dictionary-mapped
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In the first year of Belshatzar melech Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote down the dream, and the sum of the matters he related.
Daniel answered and said, I saw in my vision that came by night, and, hinei, the arbah ruchot (four winds) of Shomayim burst forth upon the yam hagadol (great sea).
And four chayyot hagedolot (great beasts) came up from the yam, different one from another.
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קַדְמָיְתָ֣א SDBH The first [beast] כְאַרְיֵ֔ה SDBH was like a lion וְגַפִּ֥ין SDBH [the] wings דִּֽי־ - נְשַׁ֖ר SDBH of an eagle לַ֑הּ and it had חָזֵ֣ה SDBH watched הֲוֵ֡ית I עַד֩ SDBH until דִּי־ . . . מְּרִ֨יטוּ SDBH were torn off גַפַּ֜יהּ SDBH its wings וּנְטִ֣ילַת SDBH and it was lifted up מִן־ from אַרְעָ֗א SDBH the ground וְעַל־ on רַגְלַ֙יִן֙ SDBH two feet כֶּאֱנָ֣שׁ SDBH like a man הֳקִימַ֔ת SDBH and made to stand וּלְבַ֥ב SDBH the mind אֱנָ֖שׁ SDBH of a man יְהִ֥יב SDBH and given לַֽהּ׃
Harishonah (the first) was like an arye (lion), and had eagle's wings. I was beholding until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from ha'aretz, and was made to stand upon two feet like a man, and a man's lev was given to it [see Daniel 4:34 (4:31)].
And hinei another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was said thus unto it, Arise, devour much basar (flesh).
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בָּאתַ֨ר SDBH Next דְּנָ֜ה SDBH . . . חָזֵ֣ה SDBH watched הֲוֵ֗ית as I וַאֲר֤וּ SDBH suddenly אָֽחֳרִי֙ SDBH another beast {appeared} כִּנְמַ֔ר SDBH It was like a leopard וְלַ֨הּ it had גַּפִּ֥ין SDBH wings אַרְבַּ֛ע SDBH four דִּי־ like those of ע֖וֹף SDBH a bird עַל־ and on גַּבַּיַּהּ SDBH its back וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה SDBH had four רֵאשִׁין֙ SDBH heads לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א SDBH The beast also וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן SDBH authority to rule יְהִ֥יב SDBH and it was given לַֽהּ׃
After this I beheld, and hinei another, like a leopard, which had upon its sides four wings of a bird; the beast had also arba'ah rashim (four heads) and dominion was given to it.
After this I saw in the night visions, and hinei a fourth Chayyah (Beast), dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it was devouring and crushing, and trampling the residue with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had eser karnayim (ten horns).
I was contemplating the karnayim (horns), and, hinei, there came up among them another keren (horn), a little one, before whom there were three of the first karnayim plucked up by the roots; and, hinei, in this keren were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
I was beholding until kisot (thrones) were placed, and the Atik Yamim (Ancient of Days, i.e., Hashem) did sit, whose raiment was like white snow, and the hair of His rosh like pure wool; His kes (throne) was like the fiery flames, and its wheels like burning eish.
A river of eish was flowing and came forth from before Him; thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him; the court sat, and the sfarim (books) were opened.
I was beholding from (the time of) the voice of the arrogant words which the keren [Anti-Moshiach] spoke, I was beholding even till the Chayyah (Beast) was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning eish.
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וּשְׁאָר֙ SDBH As for the rest חֵֽיוָתָ֔א SDBH of the beasts הֶעְדִּ֖יו SDBH was removed שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן SDBH their dominion וְאַרְכָ֧ה SDBH an extension בְחַיִּ֛ין SDBH of life יְהִ֥יבַת SDBH but they were granted לְה֖וֹן . . . עַד־ SDBH for זְמַ֥ן SDBH a season וְעִדָּֽן׃ SDBH and a time
As concerning the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a time and a season.
I was beholding in visions of the night, and, hinei, one like a Bar Enosh (Ben Adam, i.e., Moshiach) came with the clouds of Shomayim, and came to the Atik Yamim (Ancient of Days, i.e., Hashem), and before Him He was brought.
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וְלֵ֨הּ And יְהִ֤יב SDBH He was given שָׁלְטָן֙ SDBH dominion וִיקָ֣ר SDBH glory וּמַלְכ֔וּ SDBH and kingship וְכֹ֣ל of every עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א SDBH that the people אֻמַיָּ֛א SDBH nation וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א SDBH and language לֵ֣הּ Him יִפְלְח֑וּן SDBH should serve שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ SDBH His dominion שָׁלְטָ֤ן SDBH dominion עָלַם֙ SDBH is an everlasting דִּֽי־ that לָ֣א SDBH will not יֶעְדֵּ֔ה SDBH pass away וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ SDBH and His kingdom is one דִּי־ that לָ֥א SDBH will never תִתְחַבַּֽל׃פ SDBH be destroyed
And there was given Him (Moshiach) dominion, and honor, and sovereignty, that all people, Goyim, tongues, should pey-lammed-chet (see Dan 3:12, serve, reverence as deity Him (Moshiach). His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His (Messianic) Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
As for me, Daniel, my ruach was anxious in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
I drew near to one of the attendants to ask him the certainty concerning all this; and he said to me that he would make me to have da'as of the pesher (interpretation) of the things.
These chayyot hagedolot (great beasts), which are arbah (four), are four melachim, which shall arise out of ha'aretz.
But the kadoshim Elyon (holy ones of the Most High) shall receive the Kingdom, and shall possess the Kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
Then I desired to make sure concerning the fourth Chayyah (Beast), which was different from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its claws brass; it was devouring, crushing, and stamped the residue with its feet;
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וְעַל־ I also wanted to know about קַרְנַיָּ֤א SDBH horns עֲשַׂר֙ SDBH the ten דִּ֣י horn that בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ SDBH on its head וְאָחֳרִי֙ SDBH and the other דִּ֣י . . . סִלְקַ֔ת SDBH came up וּנְפַלוּ SDBH fell מִן־ קֳדָמַיַּהּ SDBH before which תְּלָ֑ת SDBH three of them וְקַרְנָ֨א SDBH the horn דִכֵּ֜ן SDBH - וְעַיְנִ֣ין SDBH with eyes לַ֗הּ and with וְפֻם֙ SDBH a mouth מְמַלִּ֣ל SDBH that spoke רַבְרְבָ֔ן SDBH words of arrogance וְחֶזְוַ֖הּ SDBH whose appearance [was] רַ֥ב SDBH - מִן־ more imposing than חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃ SDBH the others
And concerning the eser karnayim (ten horns) that were in its head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell, even of that horn (Anti-Moshiach) that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogant things, which seemed greater than the others.
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חָזֵ֣ה SDBH watched הֲוֵ֔ית As I וְקַרְנָ֣א SDBH horn דִכֵּ֔ן SDBH this עָבְדָ֥ה SDBH was waging קְרָ֖ב SDBH war עִם־ against קַדִּישִׁ֑ין SDBH the saints וְיָכְלָ֖ה SDBH and prevailing לְהֽוֹן׃ against them
I was beholding, and the same keren (horn, AntiMoshiach) made war against the kadoshim, and prevailed against them;
Until the Atik Yamim (Ancient of Days, Hashem) came, and judgment was given for the kadoshim Elyon; and the time came that the kadoshim possessed the Kingdom.
This is what he said: The fourth Chayyah (Beast) shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all kingdoms, and shall devour kol ha'aretz, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
And the eser karnayim (ten horns) out of this kingdom are asarah melachim (ten kings) that shall arise, and another shall arise after them; and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three melachim.
And he (Anti-Moshiach) shall speak great words against Elyon, and shall wear out the kadoshim Elyon, and think to change set times and law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
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But judgment was given, and there was taken away its [Anti-Moshiach's] power to destroy and to annihilate unto the end.
And the dominion and sovereignty, and greatness of the kingdom under kol HaShomayim, shall be given to the people of the kadoshim Elyon, whose kingdom is a malchut olam (an everlasting kingdom), and all dominions shall serve and obey them.
Unto this point is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and the color of my countenance changed upon me, but I kept the matter in my lev. [T.N. CHANUKAH REMEMBERS THE RESTORED AND RE-DEDICATED WORSHIP IN JERUSALEM 164 B.C.E. AFTER THE ANTI-MOSHIACHLIKE ACTIVITIES OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES PREDICTED IN CHP 8 BELOW.]