| א בִּשְׁנַת חֲדָה, לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל, דָּנִיֵּאל חֵלֶם חֲזָה, וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשֵׁהּ עַל-מִשְׁכְּבֵהּ; בֵּאדַיִן חֶלְמָא כְתַב, רֵאשׁ מִלִּין אֲמַר. | 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters. |
| ב עָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר, חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוִי עִם-לֵילְיָא; וַאֲרוּ, אַרְבַּע רוּחֵי שְׁמַיָּא, מְגִיחָן, לְיַמָּא רַבָּא. | 2 Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven broke forth upon the great sea. |
| ג וְאַרְבַּע חֵיוָן רַבְרְבָן, סָלְקָן מִן-יַמָּא, שָׁנְיָן, דָּא מִן-דָּא. | 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. |
| ד קַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה, וְגַפִּין דִּי-נְשַׁר לַהּ; חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי-מְּרִיטוּ גפיה גַפַּהּ וּנְטִילַת מִן-אַרְעָא, וְעַל-רַגְלַיִן כֶּאֱנָשׁ הֳקִימַת, וּלְבַב אֱנָשׁ, יְהִיב לַהּ. | 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings; I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. |
| ה וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה אָחֳרִי תִנְיָנָה דָּמְיָה לְדֹב, וְלִשְׂטַר-חַד הֳקִמַת, וּתְלָת עִלְעִין בְּפֻמַּהּ, בֵּין שניה שִׁנַּהּ; וְכֵן אָמְרִין לַהּ, קוּמִי אֲכֻלִי בְּשַׂר שַׂגִּיא. | 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was said thus unto it: 'Arise, devour much flesh.' |
| ו בָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית, וַאֲרוּ אָחֳרִי כִּנְמַר, וְלַהּ גַּפִּין אַרְבַּע דִּי-עוֹף, עַל-גביה גַּבַּהּ; וְאַרְבְּעָה רֵאשִׁין לְחֵיוְתָא, וְשָׁלְטָן יְהִיב לַהּ. | 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the sides of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. |
| ז בָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא, וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה רביעיה רְבִיעָאָה דְּחִילָה וְאֵימְתָנִי וְתַקִּיפָא יַתִּירָה וְשִׁנַּיִן דִּי-פַרְזֶל לַהּ רַבְרְבָן, אָכְלָה וּמַדֱּקָה, וּשְׁאָרָא ברגליה בְּרַגְלַהּ רָפְסָה; וְהִיא מְשַׁנְּיָה, מִן-כָּל-חֵיוָתָא דִּי קדמיה קָדָמַהּ, וְקַרְנַיִן עֲשַׂר, לַהּ. | 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. |
| ח מִשְׂתַּכַּל הֲוֵית בְּקַרְנַיָּא, וַאֲלוּ קֶרֶן אָחֳרִי זְעֵירָה סִלְקָת ביניהון בֵּינֵיהֵן, וּתְלָת מִן-קַרְנַיָּא קַדְמָיָתָא, אתעקרו אֶתְעֲקַרָה מִן-קדמיה קֳדָמַהּ; וַאֲלוּ עַיְנִין כְּעַיְנֵי אֲנָשָׁא, בְּקַרְנָא-דָא, וּפֻם, מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָן. | 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. |
| ט חָזֵה הֲוֵית, עַד דִּי כָרְסָוָן רְמִיו, וְעַתִּיק יוֹמִין, יְתִב; לְבוּשֵׁהּ כִּתְלַג חִוָּר, וּשְׂעַר רֵאשֵׁהּ כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא, כָּרְסְיֵהּ שְׁבִבִין דִּי-נוּר, גַּלְגִּלּוֹהִי נוּר דָּלִק. | 9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. |
| י נְהַר דִּי-נוּר, נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן-קֳדָמוֹהִי, אֶלֶף אלפים אַלְפִין יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּ, וְרִבּוֹ רבון רִבְבָן קָדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן; דִּינָא יְתִב, וְסִפְרִין פְּתִיחוּ. | 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him; thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the judgment was set, and the books were opened. |
| יא חָזֵה הֲוֵית--בֵּאדַיִן מִן-קָל מִלַּיָּא רַבְרְבָתָא, דִּי קַרְנָא מְמַלֱּלָה; חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי קְטִילַת חֵיוְתָא, וְהוּבַד גִּשְׁמַהּ, וִיהִיבַת, לִיקֵדַת אֶשָּׁא. | 11 I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire. |
| יב וּשְׁאָר, חֵיוָתָא, הֶעְדִּיו, שָׁלְטָנְהוֹן; וְאַרְכָה בְחַיִּין יְהִיבַת לְהוֹן, עַד-זְמַן וְעִדָּן. | 12 And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. |
| יג חָזֵה הֲוֵית, בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא, וַאֲרוּ עִם-עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא, כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ אָתֵה הֲוָא; וְעַד-עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא מְטָה, וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבוּהִי. | 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of days, and he was brought near before Him. |
| יד וְלֵהּ יְהִב שָׁלְטָן, וִיקָר וּמַלְכוּ, וְכֹל עַמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא, לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן; שָׁלְטָנֵהּ שָׁלְטָן עָלַם, דִּי-לָא יֶעְדֵּה, וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ, דִּי-לָא תִתְחַבַּל. {פ} | 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. {P} |
| טו אֶתְכְּרִיַּת רוּחִי אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל, בְּגוֹ נִדְנֶה; וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי, יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי. | 15 As for me Daniel, my spirit was pained in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head affrighted me. |
| טז קִרְבֵת, עַל-חַד מִן-קָאֲמַיָּא, וְיַצִּיבָא אֶבְעֵא-מִנֵּהּ, עַל-כָּל-דְּנָה; וַאֲמַר-לִי, וּפְשַׁר מִלַּיָּא יְהוֹדְעִנַּנִי. | 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things: |
| יז אִלֵּין חֵיוָתָא רַבְרְבָתָא, דִּי אִנִּין אַרְבַּע--אַרְבְּעָה מַלְכִין, יְקוּמוּן מִן-אַרְעָא. | 17 'These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth. |
| יח וִיקַבְּלוּן, מַלְכוּתָא, קַדִּישֵׁי, עֶלְיוֹנִין; וְיַחְסְנוּן מַלְכוּתָא עַד-עָלְמָא, וְעַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא. | 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.' |
| יט אֱדַיִן, צְבִית לְיַצָּבָא עַל-חֵיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא, דִּי-הֲוָת שָׁנְיָה, מִן-כלהון כָּלְּהֵן: דְּחִילָה יַתִּירָה, שניה שִׁנַּהּ דִּי-פַרְזֶל וטפריה וְטִפְרַהּ דִּי-נְחָשׁ, אָכְלָה מַדְּקָה, וּשְׁאָרָא ברגליה בְּרַגְלַהּ רָפְסָה. | 19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; |
| כ וְעַל-קַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר, דִּי בְרֵאשַׁהּ, וְאָחֳרִי דִּי סִלְקַת, ונפלו וּנְפַלָה מִן-קדמיה קֳדָמַהּ תְּלָת; וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן וְעַיְנִין לַהּ, וּפֻם מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָן, וְחֶזְוַהּ, רַב מִן-חַבְרָתַהּ. | 20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose appearance was greater than that of its fellows. |
| כא חָזֵה הֲוֵית--וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן, עָבְדָא קְרָב עִם-קַדִּישִׁין; וְיָכְלָה, לְהֹן. | 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; |
| כב עַד דִּי-אֲתָה, עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא, וְדִינָא יְהִב, לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין; וְזִמְנָא מְטָה, וּמַלְכוּתָא הֶחֱסִנוּ קַדִּישִׁין. | 22 until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High; and the time came, and the saints possessed the kingdom. |
| כג כֵּן, אֲמַר, חֵיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא, מַלְכוּ רביעיה רְבִיעָאָה תֶּהֱוֵא בְאַרְעָא דִּי תִשְׁנֵא מִן-כָּל-מַלְכְוָתָא; וְתֵאכֻל, כָּל-אַרְעָא, וּתְדוּשִׁנַּהּ, וְתַדְּקִנַּהּ. | 23 Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. |
| כד וְקַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר--מִנַּהּ מַלְכוּתָא, עַשְׂרָה מַלְכִין יְקֻמוּן; וְאָחֳרָן יְקוּם אַחֲרֵיהֹן, וְהוּא יִשְׁנֵא מִן-קַדְמָיֵא, וּתְלָתָה מַלְכִין, יְהַשְׁפִּל. | 24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise; and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings. |
| כה וּמִלִּין, לְצַד עליא עִלָּאָה יְמַלִּל, וּלְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין, יְבַלֵּא; וְיִסְבַּר, לְהַשְׁנָיָה זִמְנִין וְדָת, וְיִתְיַהֲבוּן בִּידֵהּ, עַד-עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּן. | 25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time. |
| כו וְדִינָא, יִתִּב; וְשָׁלְטָנֵהּ יְהַעְדּוֹן, לְהַשְׁמָדָה וּלְהוֹבָדָה עַד-סוֹפָא. | 26 But the judgment shall sit, and his dominions shall be taken away, to be consumed and to be destroy unto the end. |
| כז וּמַלְכוּתָא וְשָׁלְטָנָא וּרְבוּתָא, דִּי מַלְכְוָת תְּחוֹת כָּל-שְׁמַיָּא, יְהִיבַת, לְעַם קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין; מַלְכוּתֵהּ, מַלְכוּת עָלַם, וְכֹל שָׁלְטָנַיָּא, לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן וְיִשְׁתַּמְּעוּן. | 27 And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.' |
| כח עַד-כָּה, סוֹפָא דִי-מִלְּתָא; אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל שַׂגִּיא רַעְיוֹנַי יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי, וְזִיוַי יִשְׁתַּנּוֹן עֲלַי, וּמִלְּתָא, בְּלִבִּי נִטְרֵת. {פ} | 28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts much affrighted me, and my countenance was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart. {P} |