Daniel 10

bishnat shalosh lekhoresh melekh paras davar niglah ledaniyyel asher-niqra shemo beleteshatsar ve'emet haddavar vetsava gadol uvin et-haddavar uvinah lo bammareh

In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia, an oracle was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. That oracle was true, but it was a great task to understand the prophecy; understanding came to him through the vision.

bayyamim hahem ani daniyyel hayiti mitabbel sheloshah shavu'im yamim

At that time, I, Daniel, kept three full weeks of mourning.

lekhem khamudot lo akhalti uvasar vayayin lo-va el-pi vesokh lo-sakheti ad-melot sheloshet shavu'im yamim

I ate no tasty food, nor did any meat or wine enter my mouth. I did not anoint myself until the three weeks were over.

uveyom esrim ve'arba'ah lakhodesh harishon va'ani hayiti al yad hannahar haggadol hu khiddaqel

It was on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, when I was on the bank of the great river—the Tigris—

va'essa et-enay va'ere vehinneh ish-ekhad lavush baddim umotnayw khagurim bekhetem ufaz

that I looked and saw a figure dressed in linen, his loins girt in fine gold.

ugeviyyato khetarshish ufanayw kemareh varaq ve'enayw kelappide esh uzero'otayw umargelotayw ke'en nekhoshet qalal veqol devarayw keqol hamon

His body was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and legs had the color of burnished bronze, and the sound of his speech was like the noise of a multitude.

vera'iti ani daniyyel levaddi et-hammarah veha'anashim asher hayu immi lo ra'u et-hammarah aval kharadah gedolah nafelah alehem vayyivrekhu behekhave

I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; the others who were with me did not see the vision, yet they were seized with a great terror and fled into hiding.

va'ani nisharti levaddi va'ereh et-hammarah haggedolah hazzot velo nishar-bi koakh vehodi nehpakh alay lemashkhit velo atsarti koakh

So I was left alone to see this great vision. I was drained of strength, my vigor was destroyed, and I could not summon up strength.

va'eshma et-qol devarayw ukheshomi et-qol devarayw va'ani hayiti nirdam al-panay ufanay aretsah

I heard him speaking; and when I heard him speaking, overcome by a deep sleep, I lay prostrate on the ground.

vehinneh-yad nage'ah bi vatteni'eni al-birkay vekhappot yaday

Then a hand touched me, and shook me onto my hands and knees.

vayyomer elay daniyyel ish-khamudot haven baddevarim asher anokhi dover elekha va'amod al-omdekha ki attah shullakhti elekha uvedabbero immi et-haddavar hazzeh amadti marid

He said to me, “O Daniel, precious one, mark what I say to you and stand up, for I have been sent to you.” After he said this to me, I stood up, trembling.

vayyomer elay al-tira daniyyel ki min-hayyom harishon asher natatta et-libbekha lehavin ulehitannot lifne elohekha nishme'u devarekha va'ani-vati bidvarekha

He then said to me, “Have no fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to get understanding—practicing self-denial before your God—your prayer was heard, and I have come because of your prayer.

vesar malkhut paras omed lenegdi esrim ve'ekhad yom vehinneh mikha'el akhad hassarim harishonim ba le'ozreni va'ani notarti sham etsel malkhe faras

However, the prince of the Persian kingdom opposed me for twenty-one days; now Michael, a prince of the first rank, has come to my aid, after I was detained there with the kings of Persia.

uvati lahavinekha et asher-yiqrah le'ammekha be'akharit hayyamim ki-od khazon layyamim

So I have come to make you understand what is to befall your people in the days to come, for there is yet a vision for those days.”

uvedabbero immi kaddevarim ha'elleh natatti fanay artsah vene'elameti

While he was saying these things to me, I looked down and kept silent.

vehinneh kidmut bene adam nogea al-sefatay va'eftakh-pi va'adabberah va'omerah el-ha'omed lenegdi adoni bammarah nehefkhu tsiray alay velo atsarti koakh

Then [this figure] who looked human touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I have been seized with pangs and cannot summon strength.

vehekh yukhal eved adoni zeh ledabber im-adoni zeh va'ani me'attah lo-ya'amod-bi khoakh uneshamah lo nisharah-vi

How can this servant of my lord speak with my lord, seeing that my strength has failed and no spirit is left in me?”

vayyosef vayyigga-bi kemareh adam vayekhazzeqeni

The one who looked human touched me again, and strengthened me.

vayyomer al-tira ish-khamudot shalom lakh khazaq vakhazaq ukhedabbero immi hitkhazzaqti va'omerah yedabber adoni ki khizzaqtani

He said, “Have no fear, precious one, all will be well with you; be strong, be strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened, and said, “Speak on, my lord, for you have strengthened me!”

vayyomer hayadata lammah-bbati elekha ve'attah ashuv lehillakhem im-sar paras va'ani yotse vehinneh sar-yavan ba

Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I must go back to fight the prince of Persia. When I go off, the prince of Greece will come in.

aval aggid lekha et-harashum bikhtav emet ve'en ekhad mitkhazzeq immi al-elleh ki im-mikha'el sarkhem

No one is helping me against them except your prince, Michael. However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth.