H9010–א/–a

and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.

אֲ֠נָשָׁא (א) ' “humankind”בָּרָ֤א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”רֵאשָׁ֖ה (ה) ' “the”דַהֲבָֽא׃ (א) ' “gold”

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

נְחָשָׁ֔א (א) ' “the”אַרְעָֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.

כְּפַרְזְלָ֑א (א) ' “iron”פַרְזְלָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”כֹּ֔לָּא (א) ' “everything”וּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛א (א) ' “iron”

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

רַגְלַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗א (א) ' “the”נִצְבְּתָ֥א (א) ' “the”פַרְזְלָ֖א (א) ' “the”פַּ֨רְזְלָ֔א (א) ' “the”טִינָֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

And [supplied: as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.

רַגְלַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”מַלְכוּתָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”

And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

פַּרְזְלָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”טִינָ֔א (א) ' “the”אֲנָשָׁ֔א (א) ' “humankind”פַרְזְלָ֔א (א) ' “iron”חַסְפָּֽא׃ (א) ' “clay”

And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.

מַלְכַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֤א (א) ' “the”וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה (ה) ' “the”מַלְכְוָתָ֔א (א) ' “the”לְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃ (א) ' “ever”

Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, -- the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.

מִטּוּרָא֩ (א֩) ' “mountain”פַּרְזְלָ֨א (א) ' “the”נְחָשָׁ֤א (א) ' “the”חַסְפָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”כַּסְפָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וְדַהֲבָ֔א (א) ' “the”לְמַלְכָּ֔א (א) ' “the”חֶלְמָ֖א (א) ' “the”

Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

מַלְכָּ֤א (א) ' “the”

The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.

מַלְכָּ֨א (א) ' “the”רָזָ֥ה (ה) ' “the”

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

מַלְכָּ֜א (א) ' “the”

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

מַלְכָּ֔א (א) ' “the”עֲבִֽידְתָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, [supplied: and] its breadth six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

מַלְכָּ֗א (א) ' “the”

And Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

מַלְכָּ֡א (א) ' “the”לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א (א) ' “the”סִגְנַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡א (א) ' “the”אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא֩ (א֩) ' “the”גְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤א (א) ' “the”דְּתָבְרַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”תִּפְתָּיֵ֔א (א) ' “the”מְדִֽינָתָ֑א (א) ' “the”צַלְמָ֔א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א (א) ' “the”סִגְנַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡א (א) ' “the”אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”גְדָבְרַיָּא֩ (א֩) ' “the”דְּתָ֨בְרַיָּ֜א (א) ' “the”תִּפְתָּיֵ֗א (א) ' “the”מְדִֽינָתָ֔א (א) ' “the”צַלְמָ֔א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֑א (א) ' “the”צַלְמָ֔א (א) ' “the”

And the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, [supplied: O] peoples, nations, and languages,

וְכָרוֹזָ֖א (א) ' “the”עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א (א) ' “O”אֻמַּיָּ֖א (א) ' “nations”וְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃ (א) ' “languages”

that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;

בְּעִדָּנָ֡א (א) ' “the”קַרְנָ֣א (א) ' “the”מַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָא (א) ' “the”זְמָרָ֑א (א) ' “music”דַּהֲבָ֔א (א) ' “gold”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

שַׁעֲתָ֣א (א) ' “the”נוּרָ֖א (א) ' “the”יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ (א) ' “burning”

Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down [supplied: and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

זִמְנָ֡א (א) ' “the”עַמְמַיָּ֡א (א) ' “the”קַרְנָא֩ (א֩) ' “the”מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜א (א) ' “the”זְמָרָ֑א (א) ' “music”עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א (א) ' “the”אֻמַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א (א) ' “the”דַּהֲבָ֔א (א) ' “gold”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

זִמְנָ֔א (א) ' “the”יְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!

מַלְכָּ֑א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֖א (א) ' “O”

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

מַלְכָּא֮ (א֮) ' “O”קַרְנָ֣א (א) ' “the”מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָא (א) ' “the”זְמָרָ֑א (א) ' “music”דַּהֲבָֽא׃ (א) ' “gold”

and [supplied: that] whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

נוּרָ֖א (א) ' “the”יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ (א) ' “burning”

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: these men, O king, regard thee not; they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.

גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “O”דַּהֲבָ֛א (א) ' “gold”

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.

גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”