1. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 7:1:1 ⧉בִּשְׁנַ֣תbishnatin the year of Daniel 7:1:2 ⧉חֲדָ֗הkhadaone or first Daniel 7:1:3 ⧉לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙levelashtsarof Belshazzar Daniel 7:1:4 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking Daniel 7:1:5 ⧉בָּבֶ֔לbavelof Babylon Daniel 7:1:6 ⧉דָּנִיֵּאל֙danielDaniel Daniel 7:1:7 ⧉חֵ֣לֶםkhelema dream Daniel 7:1:8 ⧉חֲזָ֔הkhazahe saw Daniel 7:1:9 ⧉וְחֶזְוֵ֥יvekhezveiand visions of Daniel 7:1:10 ⧉רֵאשֵׁ֖הּreshehis head Daniel 7:1:11 ⧉עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּalmishkeveon his bed Daniel 7:1:12 ⧉בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙beadayinthen Daniel 7:1:13 ⧉חֶלְמָ֣אkhelmathe dream Daniel 7:1:14 ⧉כְתַ֔בkhetavhe wrote Daniel 7:1:15 ⧉רֵ֥אשׁreshhead or chief Daniel 7:1:16 ⧉מִלִּ֖יןmillinwords Daniel 7:1:17 ⧉אֲמַֽר׃amarhe said |
1. Formal Translation In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay on his bed; then he wrote down the dream and told the summary of the matters. |
1. Dynamic Translation During the first year of Belshazzar’s reign as king of Babylon, Daniel dreamed and saw visions in his mind while lying on his bed; afterward he wrote down the dream and reported the main points. |