DANIEL (Hebrew and Aramaic, Many Fragments) [43.083, 41.204, 41.205, 41.207, 41.781, 41.782, 43.437]
{210, 211, 212, 443, 444, 1167, 1410}
{From the microfilm; not completely
compared to the BAS photos.}
Daniel 1:16-19 [{443} Right Fragments, Right
Column]
{Hebrew}
1:16 So the overseer continued to
withhold their choice food and food {different word} and the wine they were to drink, and
kept giving them vegetables.
17 And as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and
wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 Then at the end of the
days which the king had specified for presenting them, the commander of the
officials presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one
was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael
and Azariah; so they
entered the king's personal service.
20 And as for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which
the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all ?????????????????????? the
magicians and conjurers who were in all
?????? his realm.
{The last line of the DSS appears to have
more than is in the MT, but what is there is unclear. It is probably a list of
different types of wise men.}
Daniel 2:?? [{443}
Top Right Fragment, Left Column]
{Only 1 to 3 characters are present on the
right margin which makes its identification tenuous. Even if identified, its
value would be negligible.}
Daniel 2:19-33 [43.083 Right Column of Right
Fragment]
{Aramaic}
2:19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision.
Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;
20 Daniel answered and said,
"Let the name of the great God be blessed
forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.
21 "And it is He who
changes the times and
the epochs; He removes
kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to men of
understanding.
22 "It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; and He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
23 "To Thee, O God
of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For Thou hast given me wisdom and
power illumination; Even now Thou hast made known to me what we requested of Thee, For
Thou hast made known to us the king's
matter."
24 Therefore, Daniel
went in to Arioch, whom
the king had appointed to destroy
the wise men of
25 Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel into the king's presence and spoke to him as follows:
"I have found a man among the exiles
from Judah who can make the interpretation
known to the king!"
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen
and its interpretation?"
27 Daniel answered before the king and said, "As for the mystery about which the king has
inquired, neither wise men,
conjurers, magicians, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.
28 "However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known {slightly different
verb form} to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. O king, this was your dream and the visions in your mind
while on your bed.
29 "As for you, O king, while on your
bed your thoughts turned to what would take place in the future; and He who reveals mysteries has made known to you
what will take place.
30 "But as for me, this mystery has not
been revealed to me for any extraordinary wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation
known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts
of your mind.
31 "You, O king, were looking
and behold, there was a single great statue; that
statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.
32 "The head of that statue was made of
fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs
of bronze,
33 its legs of iron, its feet partly
of iron and partly
Daniel 2:33-35a [43.083 Left Column of Right
Fragment]
{Aramaic}
of clay.
2:34 "You continued looking until there was a stone was cut out without hands,
and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
35 "Then the iron, the clay, the bronze,
the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time, and became and became {different
spelling} like chaff
from the summer threshing floors;
Daniel 2:35b-39a [43.083 {1167} Far Left
Fragment]
{Aramaic}
and the wind carried them away so that
not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a
great mountain and filled the whole earth.
36 "This was the dream; now we shall tell its
interpretation before the king.
37 "You, O king, are
the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and
the glory;
38 and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them
into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of
gold.
39 "And after you there will arise another kingdom inferior to you, then another third kingdom
of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
Daniel 2:40-44 [43.083
{Aramaic}
40 "Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as
iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that
breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.
41 "And in that you saw the feet and toes, partly of
potter's clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch
as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.
42 "And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of
the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.
43 "And$ in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will
combine with one another in the seed of men;
but they will not adhere to one another, even as
{slightly different in Q; no translation difference} iron does not combine with pottery.
44 "And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a
kingdom which will never
be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will
crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
Daniel 2:47-3:2a [{443} Bottom Left]
{Aramaic}
2:47 The king answered Daniel and said,
"Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of
mysteries, since you have been able to
reveal this
mystery."
48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over
the whole
49 And Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the
3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its
width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the
2 Then NebuMechadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers {spelled differently in DSS}, the judges, the magistrates and all the
rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
{Note v 2: There appear to be spelling
errors on the part of the DSS scribe. One error is partially corrected above
the line for `Nebuchadnezzar' (although the beginning of the word is not
corrected), and the DSS spelling of `treasurer' (2 letters are reversed) would
produce an unknown word if correct.}
Daniel 5:5-7a [{444} Top Right Fragment]
{Aramaic}
5:5 Suddenly the fingers of a man's
hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the
wall of the king's palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.
6 Then the king's face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; and his hip joints went
slack, and his knees began knocking together.
7 The king called
aloud to bring in the conjurers, the magicians, the Chaldeans and the diviners. The
king spoke and said to the wise men of
{Missing Between
the Fragments (provided for context)}
5:8 Then all the king's wise men came
in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to
the king.
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, his face grew
even paler, and his nobles were perplexed.
10 The queen entered the banquet hall because of the words of
the king and his nobles; the queen spoke and said, "O king, live forever!
Do not let your thoughts alarm you or your face be pale.
11 "There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of
the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and
wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar,
your father, your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, conjurers,
Chaldeans, and diviners.
Daniel 5:12 [{444} Right Next to Top
Fragment]
{Aramaic}
5:12 "This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas, and
solving of difficult problems were found
in this Daniel, whom the
king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned, and he will read the writing and he will declare the
interpretation."
Daniel 5:13-14a [{444} Right Next to Bottom
Fragment]
{Aramaic}
5:13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, "Are you that
Daniel who is one of the exiles from
Judah, whom my father the king brought from
14 "Now I have heard about you that
a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and
extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.
{Missing Between
the Fragments (provided for context)}
5:15 "Just now the wise men and the conjurers were brought
in before me that they might read this inscription and make its interpretation
known to me, but they could not declare the interpretation of the message.
Daniel 5:16b-19 [444 Bottom Right]
{Aramaic}
5:16 "But I personally have heard about you, that you are
able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able
to read the inscription and make its
interpretation known to
me, you will be clothed with
purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in
the kingdom."
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Keep your gifts for yourself, or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him.
18 "O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, grandeur, glory,
and majesty to
Nebuchadnezzar your father.
19 "And because of the grandeur which
He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations, and men of every language feared
and trembled before him; whomever he wished he killed, and whomever he
wished he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he
wished he humbled.
Daniel 7:25b-8:5a [{444} Center Fragment]
{Aramaic and Hebrew}
{Aramaic}
7:25 `And he will speak out against the Most High and wear down
the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times
and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
26 `But the court will sit
for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.
27 `Then the sovereignty, and% the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms
under the whole heaven will be given
to the people of the saints of the Highest
One; His kingdom will be
an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions
will serve and obey Him.'
28 "At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me
and my face grew pale,
but I kept the matter to myself."
{Hebrew}
8:1 In the third year of the reign of
Belshazzar the king a this
vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously.
2 And I looked in the vision, and it came
about while I was looking, that I was in the citadel of
3 Then I lifted my gaze and looked, and behold, a one ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two
horns were long, but one was
longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last.
4 I saw the ram butting westward, and eastward, and%
northward, and southward, and no other beasts could stand before him, nor was
there anyone to rescue from his power; but he did as
he pleased and magnified himself.
5 While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over to
the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn
between his eyes.
Daniel 10:16b-20 [{444} Top Left Fragment]
{Hebrew}
10:16 And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my
lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, and said to him who was standing before
me, "O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.
17 "For how can such a servant of
my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, there remains just now no strength in me, nor
has any breath been left
in me."
18 Then this one with human appearance touched me again and
strengthened me.
19 And he said, "O man of high esteem,
do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take courage and be
courageous!" Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, "May my lord speak, for you
have strengthened me."
20 Then he said, "Do you understand why I came to you? But I shall now
return to fight against the prince of
Daniel 11:13-16a [{444} Bottom Left
Fragment]
{Hebrew}
11:13 "For the king of the North will again raise a greater
multitude than the former, and after an interval
of some years he will press on with a great army and much equipment.
14 "Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South; the violent ones among your people will also
lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they will fall down.
15 "Then the king
of the North will come, and%
cast up a siege mound,
and capture a well-fortified city; and the forces of the South will not stand
their ground, not even their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.
16 "But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to withstand him;
he will also stay for a time in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his
hand.
Key to the English Text Reconstructions
SIMILARITIES: Regular = MT yes, DSS yes; Italics
= MT yes, DSS probable; Small
Type = MT yes, DSS hole
DIFFERENCES: Italics/Bold (Blue) = MT yes, DSS no; Underline/Bold (Red) = DSS yes, MT no; Underline
(Purple) = DSS probable, MT no
OTHER: .... = blank space, apparently with
no writing; $ = present in NASB, but missing in MT; % = correction of NASB to
make it reflect MT; Phrase in {brackets} = explanation.
ABBREVIATIONS: MT = Masoretic Text (1,000
years old); DSS = Dead Sea Scrolls (2,000 years old); NASB = New American
Standard Bible, a literal English Bible translation