Daniel 8 Interlinear Overview
A continuation on Chapter 7 regarding world empires, this prophetic chapter is another perspective on the kingdoms of the world up to the end of known civilization.
It starts with Medo-Persia then continues to Greece.
Rome is alluded to in that it stands against the Prince of Princes.
The fact that Greece and Rome are viewed as one empire here and that another great power emanates from them indicates that it refers to the Western World dominating the Earth until the end of earthly time.
Daniel 8:1
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔ושׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
In Belshazzar the king’s 3rd complete-calendar-year-reign,
חָזֹ֞ון נִרְאָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל
A vision appeared to me, even me Daniel,
אַחֲרֵ֛י הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃
after that which appeared to me at the beginning.
Daniel 8:2
וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮ בֶּחָזֹון֒ וַיְהִי֙ בִּרְאֹתִ֔י
And I saw in vision and it happened while looking
וַאֲנִי֙ בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵילָ֣ם הַמְּדִינָ֑ה
I am at Shushan the fortress
which is in Elam Province;
וָאֶרְאֶה֙ בֶּֽחָזֹ֔ון וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי עַל־אוּבַ֥ל אוּלָֽי׃
then I looked in vision and I was by the Ulai canal;
Daniel 8:3
וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ וָאֶרְאֶ֔ה
And I lifted up my eyes, and I looked,
עֹמֵ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֻבָ֖ל וְלֹ֣ו קְרָנָ֑יִם וְהִנֵּ֣ה אַ֣יִל אֶחָ֗ד
and behold, a certain ram,
standing before the canal, and it had two horns,
וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִם גְּבֹהֹ֗ות וְהָאַחַת֙ גְּבֹהָ֣ה מִן־הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית
and the two horns were high,
but the one was taller than the other,
וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔ה עֹלָ֖ה בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃
and the tall one ascending last.
Daniel 8:4
רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־הָאַ֡יִל מְנַגֵּחַ֩ יָ֨מָּה וְצָפֹ֜ונָה וָנֶ֗גְבָּה
I observed the ram, pushing westward and northward and southward,
וְכָל־חַיֹּות֙ לֹֽא־יַֽעַמְד֣וּ לְפָנָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּ֖יל מִיָּדֹ֑ו
and all living could not
remain upright in it’s presence,
and none were delivering from it’s power;
וְעָשָׂ֥ה כִרְצֹנֹ֖ו וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃
and it did according to it’s desire,
and became great.
Daniel 8:5
וַאֲנִ֣י הָיִ֣יתִי מֵבִ֗ין וְהִנֵּ֤ה צְפִיר־הָֽעִזִּים֙
As I was observing, then behold a young goat,
בָּ֤א מִן־הַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין נֹוגֵ֖עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ
coming from the west,
over the face of the whole earth,
and not touching the ground;
וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר קֶ֥רֶן חָז֖וּת בֵּ֥ין עֵינָֽיו׃
and also the goat:
a conspicuous horn between it’s eyes.
Daniel 8:6
וַיָּבֹ֗א עַד־הָאַ֨יִל֙ בַּ֣עַל הַקְּרָנַ֔יִם
And it came up to the ram having the two horns,
אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֔יתִי עֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֻבָ֑ל
whom I had seen standing before the canal;
וַיָּ֥רָץ אֵלָ֖יו בַּחֲמַ֥ת כֹּחֹֽו׃
and it ran towards it, in the wrath of it’s power.
Daniel 8:7
וּרְאִיתִ֞יו מַגִּ֣יעַ אֵ֣צֶל הָאַ֗יִל
and I was watching it approaching beside the ram,
וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י קְרָנָ֔יו
and it was embittering itself against it,
and so it struck the ram,
and shattered it’s two horns,
וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה כֹ֛חַ בָּאַ֖יִל לַעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֑יו
and there wasn’t power within
the ram to stand in it’s presence;
וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּ אַ֨רְצָה֙ וַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּ
and it cast it down to the ground, and trampled it,
וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה מַצִּ֛יל לָאַ֖יִל מִיָּדֹֽו׃
and also there wasn’t rescuing
from it’s power for the ram.
Daniel 8:8
וּצְפִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖ים הִגְדִּ֣יל עַד־מְאֹ֑ד
And the young goat, it became exceedingly great;
וּכְעָצְמֹ֗ו נִשְׁבְּרָה֙ הַקֶּ֣רֶן הַגְּדֹולָ֔ה
But while mighty, the great horn was broken,
וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָה חָז֤וּת אַרְבַּע֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יהָ
And four conspicuous ones,
they ascended instead of it,
לְאַרְבַּ֖ע רוּחֹ֥ות הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
towards the four winds of heaven.
Daniel 8:9
וּמִן־הָאַחַ֣ת מֵהֶ֔ם יָצָ֥א קֶֽרֶן־אַחַ֖ת מִצְּעִירָ֑ה
Now from the one of them,
came forth a certain little horn;
וַתִּגְדַּל־יֶ֛תֶר אֶל־הַנֶּ֥גֶב וְאֶל־הַמִּזְרָ֖ח וְאֶל־הַצֶּֽבִי׃
And it became excessively great,
towards the south and towards the east,
and also towards the Glory.
Daniel 8:10
וַתִּגְדַּ֖ל עַד־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
And it grew up as far as the Host of Heaven;
וַתַּפֵּ֥ל אַ֛רְצָה מִן־הַצָּבָ֥א וּמִן־הַכֹּוכָבִ֖ים
And made some of the Host
and some of the stars fall to earth,
וַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃
and trampled them.
Daniel 8:11
וְעַ֥ד שַֽׂר־הַצָּבָ֖א הִגְדִּ֑יל
Now even to the Commander of the Host,
it had become magnified;
וּמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ הֵרִים (הוּרַ֣ם ק) הַתָּמִ֔יד
And by it the Continuity was lifted up,
וְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְ מְכֹ֥ון מִקְדָּשֹֽׁו׃
and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
Daniel 8:12
וְצָבָ֛א תִּנָּתֵ֥ן עַל־הַתָּמִ֖יד בְּפָ֑שַׁע
Then it was given an army against the Continuity,
through transgression;
וְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֱמֶת֙ אַ֔רְצָה וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה וְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃
and was casting truth earthwards,
and acted with effect and also showed prosperity.
Daniel 8:13
וָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥ה אֶֽחָד־קָדֹ֖ושׁ מְדַבֵּ֑ר
Then I was hearing a Holy Being speaking,
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֶחָ֨ד קָדֹ֜ושׁ לַפַּֽלְמֹונִ֣י הַֽמְדַבֵּ֗ר
and another holy one said
to the particular One who spoke:
עַד־מָתַ֞י הֶחָזֹ֤ון הַתָּמִיד֙
“Up to when….the vision of the Continuity,
וְהַפֶּ֣שַׁע שֹׁמֵ֔ם תֵּ֛ת וְקֹ֥דֶשׁ וְצָבָ֖א מִרְמָֽס׃
and the desolating transgression,
giving both the holy place and host downtreading?”
Daniel 8:14
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י
And He said to me:
עַ֚ד עֶ֣רֶב בֹּ֔קֶר אַלְפַּ֖יִם וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות
“Until evening-morning 2300,
וְנִצְדַּ֖ק קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
then the Holy Place shall be put right/Holiness will be vindicated.
[καθαρισθήσεται τὸ ἅγιον
the Sanctuary will be cleansed. (Septuagint)”]
Daniel 8:15
וַיְהִ֗י בִּרְאֹתִ֛י אֲנִ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל אֶת־הֶחָזֹ֑ון
Now it happened, while I, even I Daniel ,
was considering the vision,
וָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣ה בִינָ֔ה
that I desired insight,
וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד לְנֶגְדִּ֖י כְּמַרְאֵה־גָֽבֶר׃
and behold, standing before me, a likeness of man’s form.
Daniel 8:16
וָאֶשְׁמַ֥ע קֹול־אָדָ֖ם בֵּ֣ין אוּלָ֑י
and I heard a man’s voice amidst Ulai,
וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
and He called out and said,
גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל הָבֵ֥ן לְהַלָּ֖ז אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶֽה׃
“Gabriel, explain the revelation to this one”.
Daniel 8:17
וַיָּבֹא֙ אֵ֣צֶל עָמְדִ֔י וּבְבֹאֹ֣ו נִבְעַ֔תִּי וָאֶפְּלָ֖ה עַל־פָּנָ֑י
And he came near my standing space,
and when he was approaching I was terrified
and I fell on my face.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ הָבֵ֣ן בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם כִּ֖י לְעֶת־קֵ֥ץ הֶחָזֹֽון׃
Then he said to me:
“Understand O son of man that
the vision relates to end time”
Daniel 8:18
וּבְדַבְּרֹ֣ו עִמִּ֔י
Now while he was speaking with me,
נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי עַל־פָּנַ֖י אָ֑רְצָה
I was entranced upon my face earthward;
וַיִּ֨גַּע־בִּ֔י וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִי עַל־עָמְדִֽי׃
then he touched me and stationed
me over my standing space.
Daniel 8:19
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הִנְנִ֣י מֹודִֽיעֲךָ֔
Then he said, behold I am letting you know
אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַזָּ֑עַם
that which will happen in the latter
part of the insolence;
כִּ֖י לְמֹועֵ֥ד קֵֽץ׃
That, pertaining to an appointed end.
Daniel 8:20
הָאַ֥יִל אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֖יתָ בַּ֣עַל הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם
The ram which you saw, having the two horns-
מַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
The kings of Media and Persia.
Daniel 8:21
וְהַצָּפִ֥יר הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ יָוָ֑ן
And the hairy he-goat: the king of Greece.
וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן הַגְּדֹולָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּין־עֵינָ֔יו
And the great horn which was between it’s eyes:
ה֖וּא הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הָרִאשֹֽׁון׃
He was the first king.
Daniel 8:22
וְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶת וַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָה אַרְבַּ֖ע תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָֽ
Now that which had been broken,
and four arose instead of it:
אַרְבַּ֧ע מַלְכֻיֹ֛ות מִגֹּ֥וי יַעֲמֹ֖דְנָה וְלֹ֥א בְכֹחֹֽו׃
Four kingdoms will arise out of a nation,
but not with his strength.
Daniel 8:23
וּֽבְאַחֲרִית֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔ם כְּהָתֵ֖ם הַפֹּשְׁעִ֑ים
And in the latter part of their kingdom,
at the summing up of the apostates,
יַעֲמֹ֛ד מֶ֥לֶךְ עַז־פָּנִ֖ים וּמֵבִ֥ין חִידֹֽות׃
shall arise a king hard-of-face
and comprehending perplexing questions;
Daniel 8:24
וְעָצַ֤ם כֹּחֹו֙ וְלֹ֣א בְכֹחֹ֔ו
And his power will be vast,
but not on account of his own strength;
וְנִפְלָאֹ֥ות יַשְׁחִ֖ית וְהִצְלִ֣יחַ וְעָשָׂ֑ה
Now being extraordinary he will corrupt,
and will both experience prosperity
and act with effect,
וְהִשְׁחִ֥ית עֲצוּמִ֖ים וְעַם־קְדֹשִֽׁים׃
and he will corrupt many,
and also a nation of holy ones.
Daniel 8:25
וְעַל־שִׂכְלֹ֗ו וְהִצְלִ֤יחַ מִרְמָה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו
And on account of his insight,
then deceit will experience prosperity by his hand,
וּבִלְבָבֹ֣ו יַגְדִּ֔יל וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖ה יַשְׁחִ֣ית רַבִּ֑ים
and he will also become magnified
in his own mind,
וְעַ֤ל־שַׂר־שָׂרִים֙ יַעֲמֹ֔ד
and he shall stand up against PRINCE OF PRINCES,
וּבְאֶ֥פֶס יָ֖ד יִשָּׁבֵֽר׃
but will be broken without human hand.
Daniel 8:26
וּמַרְאֵ֨ה הָעֶ֧רֶב וְהַבֹּ֛קֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֶאֱמַ֖ר אֱמֶ֣ת ה֑וּא
And the revelation of the evening and the morning,
that which was declared, it is true.
וְאַתָּה֙ סְתֹ֣ם הֶֽחָזֹ֔ון כִּ֖י לְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃
Now you, conceal the vision,
because it is pertaining to many days.
Daniel 8:27
וַאֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֗אל נִהְיֵ֤יתִי וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ יָמִ֔ים
And I Daniel,
was worn out and exhausted, days,
וָאָק֕וּם וָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
then I arose and dealt with the king’s business;
וָאֶשְׁתֹּומֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מֵבִֽין׃ פ
but I was devastated concerning the revelation,
and not comprehending.
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