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OET (OET-LV) And_now truth I_will_tell to/for_you(fs) THERE yet three kings will_arise for_Pāraş and_the_fourth_king he_will_gain_wealth wealth great from_all and_according_to_of_his_strength by_wealth_of_his he_will_stir_up (the)_everyone with the_kingdom_of Yāvān.
OET (OET-RV) Now I’ll tell you the truth: Three more kings will reign in Persia, then a fourth one will gain far more riches than all the others. When he becomes strong through his wealth, he’ll stir up everyone against the kingdom of Yavan/Greece.
In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.
The angelic figure who looked like a human being continued to talk to Daniel. It may be helpful to make this explicit, as the GW has done:
The person who looked like a human continued, “What I am about to tell you is the truth…. (GW)
Now then, I will tell you the truth:
¶ “I am speaking the truth to you(sing).
¶ “Daniel, I am going to tell you what will certainly happen.
Now then: The Hebrew compound word that the BSB translates as Now then here introduces something that the angelic figure was about to do. He was about to tell Daniel the truth. It is important to avoid indicating that what he was about to do was in contrast to what he was doing before. He had not been lying to Daniel up to this point. He had not previously been telling Daniel things that were not true. In order to avoid this implication, some English translations do not explicitly translate this conjunction. Introduce what the angel next said to Daniel in a way that is natural in your language.
I will tell you the truth: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as I will tell you the truth emphasizes that what the angel was about to tell Daniel was true and therefore important to hear. Here are some other ways to translate this:
I will announce the truth to you. (NRSV)
What I am about to tell you is the truth. (GW)
What I am going to tell you is certain to happen. (CEV)
Three more kings will arise in Persia,
There will be three more kings in Persia.
After Cyrus three kings will rule over Persia, one after another.
Three more kings will arise in Persia: This clause indicates that after Darius three kings would rule Persia, one after the other. Here are some other ways to translate this:
Three more kings will rule Persia. (GW)
Three more Persian kings will reign. (NLT)
and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others.
Then a fourth king will reign/rule. He will have more wealth than any of the previous kings of Persia.
Then there will be/appear a fourth king. He will gain more riches than any of his predecessors.
and then a fourth: The phrase and then a fourth is a short way of saying “and then a fourth king will arise in Persia.” Here are some other ways to translate this:
Then there will be a fourth (GW)
and then a fourth king will come (NCV)
who will be far richer than all the others: The Hebrew more literally says, “and he will enrich himself with great riches, more than everyone.” The word others probably refers to the previous kings of Persia. Here are some other ways to translate this:
will become much richer than all the others (GW)
He will be much richer than all the kings of Persia before him (NCV)
By the power of his wealth,
Through/By his riches he will become powerful.
He will use his wealth to gain power.
By the power of his wealth: The Hebrew text says “according to his power by his wealth.” Many English translations understand this to mean that this king will become powerful by using his wealth. The important point is that this king will gain a lot of power as well as a lot of wealth. Here are some other ways to translate this:
He…will use his riches to get power. (NCV)
when by his wealth he has extended his power (REB)
In some languages it may be natural to translate the noun power with an adjective meaning “powerful, strong.” For example:
As he becomes strong through his wealth (GW)
This king will use his riches to become very powerful.
his wealth will make him so powerful that… (CEV)
he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
He will arouse/encourage everyone to oppose the kingdom of Javan/Greece.
He will cause all the people to oppose the kingdom of Greece.
he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece: This clause probably indicates that this fourth king will rouse many people to fight against the kingdom of Greece. Here are some other ways to translate this:
he will turn everyone against the kingdom of Greece (GW)
stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece (NLT)
the kingdom of Greece: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as the kingdom of Greece is literally “the kingdom of Javan.” Javan referred to the land that is now Greece. See how you translated this name in 8:21a and 10:20c.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
אֱמֶ֖ת אַגִּ֣יד לָ֑ךְ
truth tell to/for=you(fs)
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of the truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [I will tell you what is true]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
לָ֑ךְ
to/for=you(fs)
The word you is singular here because the angel is addressing Daniel alone, so use the singular form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.
Note 3 topic: writing-foreground
הִנֵּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now truth tell to/for=you(fs) see/lo/see! again/more three kings arise for,Persia and,the_fourth,[king] get_abundance wealth big/great from=all and,according,to_of,his_strength by,wealth_of,his stir_up (the),everyone DOM kingdom_of Yavan )
Daniel is using the term Behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Look]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
עוֹד֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה מְלָכִ֜ים עֹמְדִ֣ים לְפָרַ֗ס
again/more three kings arise for,Persia
Here the angel is speaking as if these kings were standing in Persia, meaning that they will rule there. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [three more kings will reign in Persia]
Note 5 topic: translate-ordinal
וְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙
and,the_fourth,[king]
The expression a fourth means a fourth king. If your language would not represent a number in a form such as a fourth, you could represent this number in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [and after them one more king]
Note 6 topic: writing-poetry
יַעֲשִׁ֤יר עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙ מִכֹּ֔ל
get_abundance wealth big/great from=all
The angel is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. See the UST.
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יָעִ֣יר הַכֹּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַלְכ֥וּת יָוָֽן
stir_up (the),everyone DOM kingdom_of Yavan
Here the angel is speaking as if this king would awaken all his people, meaning that he will rouse them to go to war. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he will stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Javan]
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
יָעִ֣יר הַכֹּ֔ל
stir_up (the),everyone
The angel is using the adjective all as a noun to mean all of the people of his kingdom. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [he will awaken all of the people of his kingdom]
Note 9 topic: translate-names
יָוָֽן
Yavan
The word Javan is the name of a place, Greece.
OET (OET-LV) And_now truth I_will_tell to/for_you(fs) THERE yet three kings will_arise for_Pāraş and_the_fourth_king he_will_gain_wealth wealth great from_all and_according_to_of_his_strength by_wealth_of_his he_will_stir_up (the)_everyone with the_kingdom_of Yāvān.
OET (OET-RV) Now I’ll tell you the truth: Three more kings will reign in Persia, then a fourth one will gain far more riches than all the others. When he becomes strong through his wealth, he’ll stir up everyone against the kingdom of Yavan/Greece.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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