OET interlinear DAN 7:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣⁠א רַבְרְבָתָ֔⁠א

these the,beasts (the),great

This is the beginning of what the “one … standing” told Daniel. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could introduce this as a direct quotation of him. Alternate translation: [He told me, ‘These great beasts]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣⁠א רַבְרְבָתָ֔⁠א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן אַרְעָֽ⁠א

these the,beasts (the),great that/who they four four kings arise from/more_than the,earth

There is a direct quotation inside a direct quotation here. If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [He told me that those great beasts, which are four, are four kings arising from the earth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן אַרְעָֽ⁠א

four kings arise from/more_than the,earth

Here, four kings represent the four kingdoms that these kings rule. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [are four kingdoms that will arise on the earth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן אַרְעָֽ⁠א

arise from/more_than the,earth

The attendant is using arising from the earth as a common expression of the culture to mean “coming to power in the world.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who will come to power in the world]