1In the first year of Belshatzar king of Bavel, Dani’el had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters. 2Dani’el spoke and said:
“I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven broke forth upon the great sea. 3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4The 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. 5And behold another beast, a second, like unto 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.’ 6After 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. 7After 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 remainder with its feet; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8I 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. 9I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was Atik Yamim 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. 10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11I 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. 12And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. 13I 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 Atik Yamim, and he was brought near before Him. 14And 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.”
15As for me, Dani’el, my spirit was pained in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head affrighted me. 16I 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: 17“These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth. 18But the Kadosh Ones of Elyon shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.” 19Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; 20and 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. 21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the K’doshim, and prevailed against them; 22until the Atik Yamim came, and judgment was given for the K’doshim of Elyon; and the time came, and the K’doshim possessed the kingdom. 23Thus 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. 24And 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. 25And he shall speak words against Elyon, and shall wear out the K’doshim of Elyon; and he shall think to change the Mo’edim and the Torah; and they shall be given into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time. 26But the judgment shall sit, and his dominions shall be taken away, to be consumed and to be destroyed unto the end. 27And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the K’doshim of Elyon; their kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.” 28Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Dani’el, my thoughts frightened me much, and my countenance was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart.
אבִּשְׁנַת חֲדָה לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל דָּנִיֵּאל חֵלֶם חֲזָה וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשֵׁהּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבֵהּ; בֵּאדַיִן חֶלְמָא כְתַב רֵאשׁ מִלִּין אֲמַר. בעָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר
חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוִי עִם לֵילְיָא; וַאֲרוּ אַרְבַּע רוּחֵי שְׁמַיָּא מְגִיחָן לְיַמָּא רַבָּא. גוְאַרְבַּע חֵיוָן רַבְרְבָן סָלְקָן מִן יַמָּא שָׁנְיָן דָּא מִן דָּא. דקַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה וְגַפִּין דִּי נְשַׁר לַהּ; חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי מְּרִיטוּ גפיה (גַפַּהּ) וּנְטִילַת מִן אַרְעָא וְעַל רַגְלַיִן כֶּאֱנָשׁ הֳקִימַת וּלְבַב אֱנָשׁ יְהִיב לַהּ. הוַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה אָחֳרִי תִנְיָנָה דָּמְיָה לְדֹב וְלִשְׂטַר חַד הֳקִמַת וּתְלָת עִלְעִין בְּפֻמַּהּ בֵּין שניה (שִׁנַּהּ); וְכֵן אָמְרִין לַהּ קוּמִי אֲכֻלִי בְּשַׂר שַׂגִּיא. ובָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית וַאֲרוּ אָחֳרִי כִּנְמַר וְלַהּ גַּפִּין אַרְבַּע דִּי עוֹף עַל גביה (גַּבַּהּ); וְאַרְבְּעָה רֵאשִׁין לְחֵיוְתָא וְשָׁלְטָן יְהִיב לַהּ. זבָּאתַר 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. חמִשְׂתַּכַּל 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. טחָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי כָרְסָוָן רְמִיו וְעַתִּיק יוֹמִין יְתִב; לְבוּשֵׁהּ כִּתְלַג חִוָּר וּשְׂעַר רֵאשֵׁהּ כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא כָּרְסְיֵהּ שְׁבִבִין דִּי נוּר גַּלְגִּלּוֹהִי נוּר דָּלִק. ינְהַר דִּי נוּר נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי אֶלֶף אלפים (אַלְפִין) יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּ וְרִבּוֹ רבון (רִבְבָן) קָדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן; דִּינָא יְתִב וְסִפְרִין פְּתִיחוּ. יאחָזֵה הֲוֵית בֵּאדַיִן מִן קָל מִלַּיָּא רַבְרְבָתָא דִּי קַרְנָא מְמַלֱּלָה; חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי קְטִילַת חֵיוְתָא וְהוּבַד גִּשְׁמַהּ וִיהִיבַת לִיקֵדַת אֶשָּׁא. יבוּשְׁאָר חֵיוָתָא הֶעְדִּיו שָׁלְטָנְהוֹן; וְאַרְכָה בְחַיִּין יְהִיבַת לְהוֹן עַד זְמַן וְעִדָּן. יגחָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא וַאֲרוּ עִם עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ אָתֵה הֲוָא; וְעַד עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא מְטָה וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבוּהִי. ידוְלֵהּ יְהִב שָׁלְטָן וִיקָר וּמַלְכוּ וְכֹל עַמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן; שָׁלְטָנֵהּ שָׁלְטָן עָלַם דִּי לָא יֶעְדֵּה וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּי לָא תִתְחַבַּל.
טואֶתְכְּרִיַּת רוּחִי אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל בְּגוֹ נִדְנֶה; וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי. טזקִרְבֵת עַל חַד מִן קָאֲמַיָּא וְיַצִּיבָא אֶבְעֵא מִנֵּהּ עַל כָּל דְּנָה; וַאֲמַר לִי וּפְשַׁר מִלַּיָּא יְהוֹדְעִנַּנִי. יזאִלֵּין חֵיוָתָא רַבְרְבָתָא דִּי אִנִּין אַרְבַּע אַרְבְּעָה מַלְכִין יְקוּמוּן מִן אַרְעָא. יחוִיקַבְּלוּן מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין; וְיַחְסְנוּן מַלְכוּתָא עַד עָלְמָא וְעַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא. יטאֱדַיִן 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. כוְעַל קַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר דִּי בְרֵאשַׁהּ וְאָחֳרִי דִּי סִלְקַת ונפלו (וּנְפַלָה) מִן קדמיה (קֳדָמַהּ) תְּלָת; וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן וְעַיְנִין לַהּ וּפֻם מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָן וְחֶזְוַהּ רַב מִן חַבְרָתַהּ. כאחָזֵה הֲוֵית וְקַרְנָא דִכֵּן עָבְדָא קְרָב עִם קַדִּישִׁין; וְיָכְלָה לְהֹן. כבעַד דִּי אֲתָה עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא וְדִינָא יְהִב לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין; וְזִמְנָא מְטָה וּמַלְכוּתָא הֶחֱסִנוּ קַדִּישִׁין. כגכֵּן אֲמַר חֵיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא מַלְכוּ רביעיה (רְבִיעָאָה) תֶּהֱוֵא בְאַרְעָא דִּי תִשְׁנֵא מִן כָּל מַלְכְוָתָא; וְתֵאכֻל כָּל אַרְעָא וּתְדוּשִׁנַּהּ וְתַדְּקִנַּהּ. כדוְקַרְנַיָּא עֲשַׂר מִנַּהּ מַלְכוּתָא עַשְׂרָה מַלְכִין יְקֻמוּן; וְאָחֳרָן יְקוּם אַחֲרֵיהֹן וְהוּא יִשְׁנֵא מִן קַדְמָיֵא וּתְלָתָה מַלְכִין יְהַשְׁפִּל. כהוּמִלִּין לְצַד עליא (עִלָּאָה) יְמַלִּל וּלְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין יְבַלֵּא; וְיִסְבַּר לְהַשְׁנָיָה זִמְנִין וְדָת וְיִתְיַהֲבוּן בִּידֵהּ עַד עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּן. כווְדִינָא יִתִּב; וְשָׁלְטָנֵהּ יְהַעְדּוֹן לְהַשְׁמָדָה וּלְהוֹבָדָה עַד סוֹפָא. כזוּמַלְכוּתָא וְשָׁלְטָנָא וּרְבוּתָא דִּי מַלְכְוָת תְּחוֹת כָּל שְׁמַיָּא יְהִיבַת לְעַם קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין; מַלְכוּתֵהּ מַלְכוּת עָלַם וְכֹל שָׁלְטָנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן וְיִשְׁתַּמְּעוּן. כחעַד כָּה סוֹפָא דִי מִלְּתָא; אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל שַׂגִּיא רַעְיוֹנַי יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי וְזִיוַי יִשְׁתַּנּוֹן עֲלַי וּמִלְּתָא בְּלִבִּי נִטְרֵת.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 