The ‘Son of God’ Text in Translation

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aysrk µdq lpn trv yhl[[ … ¹	¹ … up]on him rested. He fell before the throne
ûwnvw zygr hta aml[[l] akl[m … ²	² … k]ing, [for]ever you are angry, and [your features] are changed
aml[ d[ hta alkw ûwzj a … ³	³ … your vision and you forever
a[ra l[ att hl[ ÷ybrb[r … ⁴	⁴ … the m]ighty. Affliction will come on earth
atnydmb br ÷wryvjnw … ⁵	⁵ … and great carnage among countries
÷yrx[mw] rwta ûlm … ⁶	⁶ … the king of Assyria [and Eg]ypt
a[ra l[ hwhl br … ⁷	⁷ … will be great on earth
÷wvmvy alkw ÷wdb[ … ⁸	⁸ … will serve, and all will minister
hnkty hmvbw arqty ab[r … ⁹	⁹ … will be called [gr]eat, and by his name will be called
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ayqyzk hnwrqy ÷wyl[ rbw rmaty la yd hrb ¹	¹ Son of God he will be called and Son of the Most High they will name him. Like the flashes
l[ ÷wklmy [÷y]nv ÷htwklm ÷k atyzj yd ²	² that you saw, so will their kingdom be. They will rule for year[s] on
hnydml hnydmw vwdy µ[l µ[ ÷wvdy alkw a[ra ³	³ earth, and they will trample all. People will trample people and province, province
brj ÷m jyny alkw la µ[ µwqy d[ vacat ⁴	⁴ [vacat] until the people of God arises and all rests from the sword.
[÷]ydy fwvqb htjra lkw µl[ twklm htwklm ⁵	⁵ His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom and all his ways in truth. He will jud[ge]
¹sy a[ra ÷m brj µlvl db[y alkw fwvqb a[ra ⁶	⁶ the earth in truth and all will make peace. The sword will cease from the earth
hlyab abr la ÷ydgsy hl atnydm lkw ⁷	⁷ and all provinces will worship him. The great God will be his patron.
÷hlkw hdyb ÷tny ÷ytt[ brq hl db[y awh ⁸	⁸ He will make war for him. He will give peoples into his hand and all of them
…ymwht lkw µl[ ÷flv hnflv yhwmdq hmry ⁹	⁹ he will cast down before him. His sovereignty is everlasting sovereignty, and all deeps …