Daniel 7 Interlinear Overview
The prophecy of four gigantic beasts in prophetic symbolism
representing kings and sovereignties of planet Earth.
At the end of time 10 kings arise and another different one who speaks against God and wears out the saints of the Most High.
This last power mentioned also changes fixed times and law,
but his authority stands only for a set time.
Then there are scenes from the sitting of the Heavenly Court
where evidence is examined, and judgment is given.
One “like a son of man” is crowned King and
the holy ones of the Most High God inherit the Earth.
Daniel 7:1
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֗ה לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל
In complete-calendar-year one of Belshazzar king of Babylon,
דָּנִיֵּאל֙ חֵ֣לֶם חֲזָ֔ה
Daniel beheld a dream,
וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ
and visions of his head upon his bed;
בֵּאדַ֨יִן֙ חֶלְמָ֣א כְתַ֔ב
Thereupon he wrote the dream,
רֵ֥אשׁ מִלִּ֖ין אֲמַֽר׃
he told essential content of things.
Daniel 7:2
עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר
Daniel saying and relating:
חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א
I was seeing in my vision during the night,
וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א
and behold there, the four winds of heaven,
מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃
stirring up the great sea.
Daniel 7:3
וְאַרְבַּ֤ע חֵיוָן֙ רַבְרְבָ֔ן סָלְקָ֖ן מִן־יַמָּ֑א
Then four wild animals, monstrous,
were ascending from the sea;
שָׁנְיָ֖ן דָּ֥א מִן־דָּֽא׃
being different, this from that.
Daniel 7:4
קַדְמָיְתָ֣א כְאַרְיֵ֔ה וְגַפִּ֥ין דִּֽי־נְשַׁ֖ר לַ֑הּ
The first like a lion, and wings of an eagle it had;
חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית עַד֩ דִּי־מְּרִ֨יטוּ גַפַּ֜יהּ
I was observing, until it’s wings were plucked off,
וּנְטִ֣ילַת מִן־אַרְעָ֗א
and it was lifted away from the Earth,
וְעַל־רַגְלַ֨יִן֙ כֶּאֱנָ֣שׁ הֳקִימַ֔ת
then upon two feet, as a man made stand,
וּלְבַ֥ב אֱנָ֖שׁ יְהִ֥יב לַֽהּ׃
and a human heart, it was given to it
Daniel 7:5
וַאֲר֣וּ חֵיוָה֩ אָחֳרִ֨י תִנְיָנָ֜ה דָּמְיָ֣ה לְדֹ֗ב
And behold another beast, a second,
being similar to a bear,
וְלִשְׂטַר־חַד֙ הֳקִמַ֔ת
and by one side it was made to rise,
וּתְלָ֥ת עִלְעִ֛ין בְּפֻמַּ֖ה בֵּ֣ין שִׁנַּיַּהּ (שִׁנַּ֑הּ ק)
and three ribs, in it’s mouth, between it’s teeth;
וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לַ֔הּ ק֥וּמִֽי אֲכֻ֖לִי בְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃
And thus they are saying to it: “get up devour much flesh”
Daniel 7:6
בָּאתַ֨ר דְּנָ֜ה חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית
After this, I was observing,
וַאֲר֤וּ אָֽחֳרִי֙ כִּנְמַ֔ר
and lo, another, similar to a leopard,
וְלַ֨הּ גַּפִּ֥ין אַרְבַּ֛ע דִּי־עֹ֖וף עַל־ גַּבַּיַּהּ (גַּבַּ֑הּ ק)
and it had four wings, of a bird, upon it’s back;
וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה רֵאשִׁין֙ לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א
moreover the beast had four heads;
וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן יְהִ֥יב לַֽהּ׃
and sovereignty was given to it.
Daniel 7:7
בָּאתַ֣ר דְּנָה֩ חָזֵ֨ה הֲוֵ֜ית בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֗א
After this I was observing, in the visions of the night;
וַאֲר֣וּ חֵיוָ֣ה רְבִיעָיָה (רְֽבִיעָאָ֡ה ק)
And behold there the fourth beast,
דְּחִילָה֩ וְאֵֽימְתָנִ֨י וְתַקִּיפָ֜א יַתִּ֗ירָא
fearsome and terrible and exceedingly strong;
וְשִׁנַּ֨יִן דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֥ל לַהּ֙ רַבְרְבָ֔ן אָֽכְלָ֣ה וּמַדֱּקָ֔ה
And it had massive teeth of iron,
devouring and breaking in pieces,
וּשְׁאָרָ֖א בְּרַגְלַיַּהּ (בְּרַגְלַ֣הּ ק) רָפְסָ֑ה
and stamping the remainder with it’s feet.
וְהִ֣יא מְשַׁנְּיָ֗ה
And it was different
מִן־כָּל־חֵֽיוָתָא֙ דִּ֣י קָֽדָמַ֔יהּ
from all the beasts that were before it;
וְקַרְנַ֥יִן עֲשַׂ֖ר לַֽהּ׃
and it had horns, ten.
Daniel 7:8
מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל הֲוֵ֜ית בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א
I was observing the horns,
וַ֠אֲלוּ קֶ֣רֶן אָחֳרִ֤י זְעֵירָה֙
And lo! – another horn, a small one,
סִלְקָ֣ת בֵּינֵיהֹון (בֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ן ק)
came up between them
וּתְלָ֗ת מִן־קַרְנַיָּא֙ קַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔א
and three, from among the horns, the first ones,
אֶתְעֲקַרוּ (אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה ק) מִן־ קֳדָמַיַּהּ (קֳדָמַ֑הּ ק)
were uprooted from it’s presence!
וַאֲל֨וּ עַיְנִ֜ין כְּעַיְנֵ֤י אֲנָשָׁא֙ בְּקַרְנָא־דָ֔א
And behold eyes, like human eyes, in this horn,
וּפֻ֖ם מְמַלִּ֥ל רַבְרְבָֽן׃
and a mouth, speaking very great things.
Daniel 7:9
חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו
I was looking, when thrones were placed,
וְעַתִּ֥יק יֹומִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב
and the Ancient of Days did sit;
Daniel 7:9 Part 2
לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ כִּתְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר
His garment white like snow,
וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א
the hair of his head like pure wool;
כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ – שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר
His throne flames of fire,
גַּלְגִּלֹּ֖והִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃
the wheels of it burning fire;
Daniel 7:10
נְהַ֣ר דִּי־נ֗וּר נָגֵ֤ד וְנָפֵק֙ מִן־קֳדָמֹ֔והִי
A river of fire flowing and going out from His presence,
אֶ֤לֶף אַלְפַיִם (אַלְפִין֙ ק) יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּ
A million are serving Him,
וְרִבֹּ֥ו רַבְּוָן (רִבְבָ֖ן ק) קָֽדָמֹ֣והִי יְקוּמ֑וּן
And a hundred million are standing before Him;
דִּינָ֥א יְתִ֖ב וְסִפְרִ֥ין פְּתִֽיחוּ׃
The court sat, and the books were opened.
Daniel 7:11
חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית בֵּאדַ֗יִן מִן־קָל֙ מִלַּיָּ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א
I was observing, thereupon, due to the voice,
the very great things,
דִּ֥י קַרְנָ֖א מְמַלֱּלָ֑ה
that which the horn is uttering,
חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית עַד֩ דִּ֨י קְטִילַ֤ת חֵֽיוְתָא֙
I was looking, until the beast was slain,
וְהוּבַ֣ד גִּשְׁמַ֔הּ וִיהִיבַ֖ת לִיקֵדַ֥ת אֶשָּֽׁא׃
and it’s body was delivered – to conflagration fire.
Daniel 7:12
וּשְׁאָר֙ חֵֽיוָתָ֔א הֶעְדִּ֖יו שָׁלְטָנְהֹ֑ון
As for the rest of the beasts,
they removed their sovereignty;
וְאַרְכָ֧ה בְחַיִּ֛ין יְהִ֥יבַת לְהֹ֖ון עַד־זְמַ֥ן וְעִדָּֽן׃
yet a prolongation in life,
it was being granted to them, up to a season and a time.
DANIEL 7:13
חָזֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֔א וַאֲרוּ֙
I was observing, in the night visions, and lo!
עִם־עֲנָנֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א כְּבַ֥ר אֱנָ֖שׁ אָתֵ֣ה הֲוָ֑ה
Is approaching, with the Clouds of Heaven,
like a son of man;
וְעַד־עַתִּ֤יק יֹֽומַיָּא֙ מְטָ֔ה
Then He reached the Ancient of Days,
וּקְדָמֹ֖והִי הַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃
and they brought Him close to His presence;
Daniel 7:14
וְלֵ֨הּ יְהִ֤יב שָׁלְטָן֙ וִיקָ֣ר וּמַלְכ֔וּ
and to Him was sovereignty given,
and honour and a kingdom,
וְכֹ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א לֵ֣הּ יִפְלְח֑וּן
and all peoples, nations and languages,
they will pay Him reverence;
שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ שָׁלְטָ֤ן עָלַם֙ דִּֽי־לָ֣א יֶעְדֵּ֔ה
His dominion – a realm of perpetuity,
that which shall not pass away,
וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ דִּי־לָ֥א תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פ
and His kingdom, that which shall not perish.
Daniel 7:15
אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת רוּחִ֛י אֲנָ֥ה דָנִיֵּ֖אל בְּגֹ֣וא נִדְנֶ֑ה
My spirit became sick, even I Daniel, at container’s core;
וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃
and the visions of my head, they alarmed me.
Daniel 7:16
קִרְבֵ֗ת עַל־חַד֙ מִן־קָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔א
I approached one, from among them standing by,
וְיַצִּיבָ֥א אֶבְעֵֽא־מִנֵּ֖הּ עַֽל־כָּל־דְּנָ֑ה
in order that I might seek the truth from him,
concerning all of this;
וַאֲמַר־לִ֕י וּפְשַׁ֥ר מִלַּיָּ֖א יְהֹודְעִנַּֽנִי׃
Then he told me, so that he would make me understand
the meaning of the matter
Daniel 7:17
אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע
These, the monstrous beasts, they which are four:
אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃
Four kings, they shall arise out of the earth.
Daniel 7:18
וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔א קַדִּישֵׁ֖י עֶלְיֹונִ֑ין
But they will receive the kingdom –
the holy ones of the Most High,
וְיַחְסְנ֤וּן מַלְכוּתָא֙ עַֽד־עָ֣לְמָ֔א
and they shall retain the Kingdom to Eternity,
וְעַ֖ד עָלַ֥ם עָלְמַיָּֽא׃
indeed into the Perpetuity of Eternity.
Daniel 7:19
אֱדַ֗יִן צְבִית֙ לְיַצָּבָ֔א עַל־חֵֽיוְתָא֙ רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔א
I wished, then, to gain certainty, concerning the beast, the fourth one,
דִּֽי־הֲוָ֥ת שָֽׁנְיָ֖ה מִן־כָּלְּהֹון (כָּלְּהֵ֑ין ק)
which was different , than all of them;
דְּחִילָ֣ה יַתִּ֗ירָה שִׁנַּיַּהּ (שִׁנַּ֤הּ ק) דִּֽי־פַרְזֶל֙
exceedingly frightening, it’s teeth of iron,
וְטִפְרַ֣יהּ דִּֽי־נְחָ֔שׁ אָֽכְלָ֣ה מַדֲּקָ֔ה וּשְׁאָרָ֖א
and it’s claws of bronze – devouring, crushing,
וּשְׁאָרָ֖א בְּרַגְלַ֥יהּ רָֽפְסָֽה׃
and the remainder – stamping with it’s feet;
Daniel 7:20
וְעַל־קַרְנַיָּ֤א עֲשַׂר֙ דִּ֣י בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ וְאָחֳרִי֙ דִּ֣י סִלְקַ֔ת
And also concerning the ten horns, that were on its head, and another, that which came up,
וּנְפַלוּ (וּנְפַ֥לָה ק) מִן־קֳדָמַיַּהּ (קֳדָמַ֖הּ ק) תְּלָ֑ת
and three fell, because of its presence;
וְקַרְנָ֨א דִכֵּ֜ן וְעַיְנִ֣ין לַ֗הּ וְפֻם֙ מְמַלִּ֣ל רַבְרְבָ֔ן
and that horn, moreover it had eyes,
and a mouth, speaking massive things,
וְחֶזְוַ֖הּ רַ֥ב מִן־חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃
and its appearance, greater than its companions;
Daniel 7:21
חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית וְקַרְנָ֣א דִכֵּ֔ן
I was observing, and that horn –
עָבְדָ֥ה קְרָ֖ב עִם־קַדִּישִׁ֑ין
Is making war – with holy ones –
וְיָכְלָ֖ה לְהֹֽון׃
and prevailing against them.
Daniel 7:22
עַ֣ד דִּֽי־אֲתָ֗ה עַתִּיק֙ יֹֽומַיָּ֔א
Until He came, the Ancient of Days,
וְדִינָ֣א יְהִ֔ב לְקַדִּישֵׁ֖י עֶלְיֹונִ֑ין
and justice was given,
to the holy ones of the Most High;
וְזִמְנָ֣א מְטָ֔ה
then the moment arrived,
וּמַלְכוּתָ֖א הֶחֱסִ֥נוּ קַדִּישִֽׁין׃
and holy ones took possession of the kingdom.
Daniel 7:23
כֵּן֮ אֲמַר֒ חֵֽיוְתָא֙ רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔א
Thus said he: “The beast, the fourth one,
מַלְכ֤וּ רְבִיעָיָא (רְבִיעָאָה֙ ק) תֶּהֱוֵ֣א בְאַרְעָ֔א
the fourth kingdom on the Earth shall it be,
דִּ֥י תִשְׁנֵ֖א מִן־כָּל־מַלְכְוָתָ֑א
that which shall be different from all the kingdoms;
וְתֵאכֻל֙ כָּל־אַרְעָ֔א וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּ וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃
and it shall devour the whole Earth, moreover tread it down and crush it.
Daniel 7:24
וְקַרְנַיָּ֣א עֲשַׂ֔ר מִנַּהּ֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔ה
And the horns ten: Out of it, the kingdom,
עַשְׂרָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקֻמ֑וּן
ten kings, they shall arise;
וְאָחֳרָ֞ן יְק֣וּם אַחֲרֵיהֹ֗ון
And another, he shall stand up after them,
וְה֤וּא יִשְׁנֵא֙ מִן־קַדְמָיֵ֔א
and he shall be different from the former,
וּתְלָתָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃
and three kings shall he bring down;
Daniel 7:25
וּמִלִּ֗ין לְצַ֤ד עִלָּיָא (עִלָּאָה֙ ק) יְמַלִּ֔ל
And words belonging to the side
of the Highest will he utter,
וּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥י עֶלְיֹונִ֖ין יְבַלֵּ֑א
And the holy ones of
the Most High will he wear away;
וְיִסְבַּ֗ר לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ זִמְנִ֣ין וְדָ֔ת
And he will intend to change fixed times and law,
וְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּן בִּידֵ֔הּ
And they shall be delivered into his power,
עַד־עִדָּ֥ן וְעִדָּנִ֖ין וּפְלַ֥ג עִדָּֽן׃
Even to a time two times, and half a time;
Daniel 7:26
וְדִינָ֖א יִתִּ֑ב
but the court sat
וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּ יְהַעְדֹּ֔ון
and they took way his sovereignty,
לְהַשְׁמָדָ֥ה וּלְהֹובָדָ֖ה עַד־סֹופָֽא׃
to destroy and to kill, until the end.
Daniel 7:27
וּמַלְכוּתָ֨ה וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א וּרְבוּתָ֗א דִּ֚י מַלְכְוָת֙
And the kingdom and the dominion,
and the greatness of the kingdom,
תְּחֹ֣ות כָּל־שְׁמַיָּ֔א
under all heaven,
יְהִיבַ֕ת לְעַ֖ם קַדִּישֵׁ֣י עֶלְיֹונִ֑ין
It shall be given to a people,
the holy ones of the Most High;
מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם
His kingdom – an everlasting kingdom!
וְכֹל֙ שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔א לֵ֥הּ יִפְלְח֖וּן וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃
And every sovereignty,
to Him they will they pay
reverence and be obedient.
Daniel 7:28
עַד־כָּ֖ה סֹופָ֣א דִֽי־מִלְּתָ֑א
To this point: the end of the matter.
אֲנָ֨ה דָֽנִיֵּ֜אל שַׂגִּ֣יא רַעְיֹונַ֣י יְבַהֲלֻנַּ֗נִי
I Daniel, my thoughts disturbed me exceedingly,
וְזִיוַי֙ יִשְׁתַּנֹּ֣ון עֲלַ֔י
And my countenance, it was changed on me,
וּמִלְּתָ֖א בְּלִבִּ֥י נִטְרֵֽת׃ פ
but the matter I kept in my heart.
Daniel 7 Aramaic –
from Hebrew Audio Bible – Academy of Ancient Languages