Daniel 2

uvishnat shetayim lemalkhut nevukhadnetsar khalam nevukhadnetsar khalomot vattitpa'em rukho ushenato nihyetah alayw

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream; his spirit was agitated, yet he was overcome by sleep.

vayyomer hammelekh liqro lakhartummim vela'ashafim velamkhashefim velakkasdim lehaggid lammelekh khalomotayw vayyavo'u vayya'amdu lifne hammelekh

The king ordered the magicians, exorcists, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to be summoned in order to tell the king what he had dreamed. They came and stood before the king,

vayyomer lahem hammelekh khalom khalameti vattippa'em rukhi lada'at et-hakhalom

and the king said to them, “I have had a dream and I am full of anxiety to know what I have dreamed.”

vayedabberu hakkasdim lammelekh aramit malka le'alemin kheyi emar khelma (lvdykh) [le'avdakh] ufishra nekhavve

The Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Relate the dream to your servants, and we will tell its meaning.”

aneh malka ve'amar (lkhshdy) [lekhasda'e] milletah minni azda hen la tehode'unnani khelma ufishreh haddamin titavdun uvattekhon nevali yittesamun

The king said in reply to the Chaldeans, “I hereby decree: If you will not make the dream and its meaning known to me, you shall be torn limb from limb and your houses confiscated.

vehen khelma ufishreh tehakhavon mattenan unevizbah viqar saggi teqabbelun min-qodamay lahen khelma ufishreh hakhavoni

But if you tell the dream and its meaning, you shall receive from me gifts, presents, and great honor; therefore, tell me the dream and its meaning.”

ano tinyanut ve'amerin malka khelma yemar le'avdohi ufishrah nehakhaveh

Once again they answered, “Let the king relate the dream to his servants, and we will tell its meaning.”

aneh malka ve'amar min-yatsiv yada anah di iddana antun zavenin kol-qovel di khazeton di azda minni milleta

The king said in reply, “It is clear to me that you are playing for time, since you see that I have decreed

di hen-khelma la tehode'unnani khadah-hi datekhon umillah khidvah ushekhitah (hzmntvn) [hizdemintun] lememar qodamay ad di iddana yishtanne lahen khelma emaru li ve'inda di fishreh tehakhavunnani

that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one verdict for you. You have conspired to tell me something false and fraudulent until circumstances change; so relate the dream to me, and I will then know that you can tell its meaning.”

ano (khshdy) [khasda'e] qodam-malka ve'amerin la-itay enash al-yabbeshta di millat malka yukhal lehakhavayah kol-qovel di kol-melekh rav veshallit millah khidnah la she'el lekhol-khartom ve'ashaf vekhasday

The Chaldeans said in reply to the king, “There is no one on earth who can satisfy the king’s demand, for great king or ruler—none has ever asked such a thing of any magician, exorcist, or Chaldean.

umilleta di-malkah sha'el yaqqirah ve'okhoran la itay di yekhavvinnah qodam malka lahen elahin di medarehon im-bisra la itohi

The thing asked by the king is difficult; there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods whose abode is not among mortals.”

kol-qovel denah malka benas uqetsaf saggi va'amar lehovadah lekhol khakkime vavel

Whereupon the king flew into a violent rage, and gave an order to do away with all the sages of Babylon.

vedata nefqat vekhakkimayya mitqattelin uve'o daniyyel vekhavrohi lehitqetalah

The decree condemning the sages to death was issued. Daniel and his companions were about to be put to death

bedayin daniyyel hativ eta ute'em le'aryokh rav-tabbakhayya di malka di nefaq leqattalah lekhakkime bavel

when Daniel remonstrated with Arioch, the captain of the royal guard who had set out to put the sages of Babylon to death.

aneh ve'amar le'aryokh shallita di-malka al-mah data mehakhtsefah min-qodam malka edayin milleta hoda aryokh ledaniyyel

He spoke up and said to Arioch, the royal officer, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Thereupon Arioch informed Daniel of the matter.

vedaniyyel al uve'ah min-malka di zeman yintin-leh ufishra lehakhavayah lemalka

So Daniel went to ask the king for time, that he might tell the meaning to the king.

edayin daniyyel levayteh azal velakhananyah misha'el va'azaryah khavrohi milleta hoda

Then Daniel went to his house and informed his companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, of the matter,

verakhamin lemive min-qodam elah shemayya al-raza denah di la yehovedun daniyyel vekhavrohi im-she'ar khakkime vavel

that they might implore the God of Heaven for help regarding this mystery, so that Daniel and his colleagues would not be put to death together with the other sages of Babylon.

edayin ledaniyyel bekhezva di-leleya raza geli edayin daniyyel barikh le'elah shemayya

The mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision; then Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.

aneh daniyyel ve'amar leheve shemeh di-elaha mevarakh min-alema ve'ad alema di khokhmeta ugevureta di leh-hi

Daniel spoke up and said: “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power are God’s—

vehu mehashne iddanayya vezimnayya mehadeh malkhin umehaqem malkhin yahev khokhmeta lekhakkimin umande'a leyade'e vinah

Who changes times and seasons, Removes kings and installs kings; Who gives the wise their wisdom And knowledge to those who know;

hu gale ammiqata umesatterata yada mah vakhashokha (vnhyr) [unehora] immeh shere

Who reveals deep and hidden things, Knows what is in the darkness— With whom light dwells.

lakh elah avahati mehode umeshabbakh anah di khokhmeta ugevureta yehavt li ukhe'an hodatani di-ve'ena minnakh di-millat malka hodatena

I acknowledge and praise You, O God of my ancestors, You who have given me wisdom and power, For now You have let me know what we asked of You; You have let us know what concerns the king.”

kol-qovel denah daniyyel al al-aryokh di manni malka lehovadah lekhakkime vavel azal vekhen amar-leh lekhakkime vavel al-tehoved ha'eleni qodam malka ufishra lemalka akhavve

Thereupon Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to do away with the sages of Babylon; he came and said to him as follows, “Do not do away with the sages of Babylon; bring me to the king and I will tell the king the meaning!”

edayin aryokh behitbehalah hanel ledaniyyel qodam malka vekhen amar-leh di-hashkakhat gevar min-bene galuta di yehud di fishra lemalka yehoda

So Arioch rushed Daniel into the king’s presence and said to him, “I have found among the exiles of Judah a man who can make the meaning known to the king!”

aneh malka ve'amar ledaniyyel di shemeh beleteshatsar (hytykh) [ha'itakh] kahel lehoda'utani khelma di-khazet ufishreh

The king said in reply to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar), “Can you really make known to me the dream that I saw and its meaning?”

aneh daniyyel qodam malka ve'amar raza di-malka sha'el la khakkimin ashefin khartummin gazerin yakhelin lehakhavayah lemalka

Daniel answered the king and said, “The mystery about which the king has inquired—sages, exorcists, magicians, and diviners cannot tell to the king.

beram itay elah bishmayya gale razin vehoda lemalka nevukhadnetsar mah di leheve be'akharit yomayya khelmakh vekhezve reshakh al-mishkevakh denah hu

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what is to be at the end of days. This is your dream and the vision that entered your mind in bed:

(nth) [ant] malka rayonakh al-mishkevakh seliqu mah di leheve akhare denah vegale razayya hode'akh mah-di leheve

O king, the thoughts that came to your mind in your bed are about future events; the Revealer of Mysteries has let you know what is to happen.

va'anah la vekhokhmah di-itay bi min-kol-khayyayya raza denah geli li lahen al-divrat di fishra lemalka yehode'un verayone livvakh tinda

Not because my wisdom is greater than that of other creatures has this mystery been revealed to me, but in order that the meaning should be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

(nth) [ant] malka khazeh havayeta va'alu tselem khad saggi tsalma dikken rav veziveh yattir qa'em leqovlakh vereveh dekhil

“O king, as you looked on, there appeared a great statue. This statue, which was huge and its brightness surpassing, stood before you, and its appearance was awesome.

hu tsalma resheh di-dehav tav khadohi udera'ohi di khesaf me'ohi veyarkhateh di nekhash

The head of that statue was of fine gold; its breast and arms were of silver; its belly and thighs, of bronze;

shaqohi di farzel raglohi (mnhvn) [minnehen] di farzel (vmnhvn) [uminnehen] di khasaf

its legs were of iron, and its feet part iron and part clay.

khazeh havayeta ad di hitgezeret even di-la vidayin umekhat letsalma al-raglohi di farzela vekhaspa vehaddeqet himmon

As you looked on, a stone was hewn out, not by hands, and struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.

bedayin daqu khakhadah parzela khaspa nekhasha kaspa vedahava vahavo ke'ur min-iddere-qayit unesa himmon rukha vekhol-atar la-hishtekhakh lehon ve'avna di-mekhat letsalma havat letur rav umelat kol-ara

All at once, the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were crushed, and became like chaff of the threshing floors of summer; a wind carried them off until no trace of them was left. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

denah khelma ufishreh nemar qodam-malka

“Such was the dream, and we will now tell the king its meaning.

(nth) [ant] malka melekh malkhayya di elah shemayya malkhuta khisna vetoqpa viqara yehav-lakh

You, O king—king of kings, to whom the God of Heaven has given kingdom, power, might, and glory;

uvekhol-di (dryn) [dayerin] bene-anasha khevat bara ve'of-shemayya yehav bidakh vehashletakh bekhollehon (nth) [ant-]hu reshah di dahava

into whose hands have been given humans, wild animals, and the fowl of heaven, wherever they may dwell; and to whom has been given dominion over them all—you are the head of gold.

uvaterakh tequm malkhu okhori (r) [ara] minnakh umalkhu (tlyty) [telita'ah] okhori di nekhasha di tishlat bekhol-ara

But another kingdom will arise after you, inferior to yours; then yet a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule over the whole earth.

umalkhu (rvyyh) [revi'a'ah] teheve taqqifah kefarzela kol-qovel di farzela mehaddeq vekhashel kolla ukhefarzela di-mera'a kol-illen taddiq veteroa

But the fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; just as iron crushes and shatters everything—and like iron that smashes—so will it crush and smash all these.

vedi-khazaytah raglayya ve'etsbe'ata (mnhvn) [minnehen] khasaf di-fekhar (vmnhvn) [uminnehen] parzel malkhu feligah teheveh umin-nitsbeta di-farzela leheve-vah kol-qovel di khazaytah parzela me'arav bakhasaf tina

You saw the feet and the toes, part potter’s clay and part iron; that means it will be a divided kingdom; it will have only some of the stability of iron, inasmuch as you saw iron mixed with common clay.

ve'etsbe'at raglayya (mnhvn) [minnehen] parzel (vmnhvn) [uminnehen] khasaf min-qetsat malkhuta teheveh taqqifah uminnah teheve tevirah

And the toes were part iron and part clay; that [means] the kingdom will be in part strong and in part brittle.

(dy) [vedi] khazayta parzela me'arav bakhasaf tina mitarevin lehevon bizra anasha vela-lehevon daveqin denah im-denah he-khedi farzela la mitarav im-khaspa

You saw iron mixed with common clay; that means: they shall intermingle through marriage, but shall not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

uveyomehon di malkhayya innun yeqim elah shemayya malkhu di le'alemin la titkhabbal umalkhutah le'am okhoran la tishteviq taddiq vetasef kol-illen malkhevata vehi tequm le'alemayya

And in the time of those kings, the God of Heaven will establish a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, a kingdom that shall not be transferred to another people. It will crush and wipe out all these kingdoms, but shall itself last forever—

kol-qovel di-khazayta di mittura itgezeret even di-la vidayin vehaddeqet parzela nekhasha khaspa kaspa vedahava elah rav hoda lemalka mah di leheve akhare denah veyatsiv khelma umeheman pishreh

just as you saw how a stone was hewn from the mountain, not by hands, and crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God has made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is sure and its interpretation reliable.”

bedayin malka nevukhadnetsar nefal al-anpohi uledaniyyel segid uminkhah venikhokhin amar lenassakhah leh

Then King Nebuchadnezzar prostrated himself and paid homage to Daniel and ordered that a grain offering and pleasing offerings be made to him.

aneh malka ledaniyyel ve'amar min-qeshot di elahakhon hu elah elahin umare malkhin vegaleh razin di yekheleta lemigle raza denah

The king said in reply to Daniel, “Truly your God must be the God of gods and Sovereign of kings and the revealer of mysteries to have enabled you to reveal this mystery.”

edayin malka ledaniyyel rabbi umattenan ravrevan saggi'an yehav-leh vehashleteh al kol-medinat bavel verav-signin al kol-khakkime vavel

The king then elevated Daniel and gave him very many gifts, and made him governor of the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect of all the sages of Babylon.

vedaniyyel be'a min-malka umanni al avideta di medinat bavel leshadrakh meshakh va'aved nego vedaniyyel bitra malka

At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to administer the province of Babylon; while Daniel himself was at the king’s court.