23. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 2:23:1 ⧉לָ֣ךְlakhto you Daniel 2:23:2 ⧉אֱלָ֣הּelahGod of Daniel 2:23:3 ⧉אֲבָהָתִ֗יavahatimy fathers Daniel 2:23:4 ⧉מְהוֹדֵ֤אmehodegive thanks Daniel 2:23:5 ⧉וּמְשַׁבַּח֙umeshabakhpraise Daniel 2:23:6 ⧉אֲנָ֔הanaI Daniel 2:23:7 ⧉דִּ֧יdithat Daniel 2:23:8 ⧉חָכְמְתָ֛אkhokhmetawisdom Daniel 2:23:9 ⧉וּגְבוּרְתָ֖אugevurtaand might Daniel 2:23:10 ⧉יְהַ֣בְתְּyehavthave given Daniel 2:23:11 ⧉לִ֑יlito me Daniel 2:23:12 ⧉וּכְעַ֤ןukheanand now Daniel 2:23:13 ⧉הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙hodattanihave made known to me Daniel 2:23:14 ⧉דִּֽי־בְעֵ֣ינָאdibeenawhat we asked Daniel 2:23:15 ⧉מִנָּ֔ךְminnakhfrom you Daniel 2:23:16 ⧉דִּֽי־מִלַּ֥תdimillatmatter of Daniel 2:23:17 ⧉מַלְכָּ֖אmalkathe king Daniel 2:23:18 ⧉הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃hodattenahave made known to us |
23. Formal Translation To You, O God of my fathers {Elah avahati, Ancestral Deity}, I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and might, and now You have made known to me what we asked, for You have made known to us the matter of the king. |
23. Dynamic Translation I thank and praise You, God of my ancestors {Elah avahati, God of my fathers}, because You have given me wisdom and strength, and now You have revealed to me what we requested and made known to us the matter of the king. |