دانيال 12

١ 1 «وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يَقُومُ الرَّئِيسُ الْعَظِيمُ الْمَلاكُ مِيخَائِيلُ حَارِسُ شَعْبِكَ، وَذَلِكَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ ضِيقٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ مُنْذُ أَنْ وُجِدَتْ أُمَّةٌ حَتَّى ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ اسْمُهُ مُدَوَّناً فِي الْكِتَابِ مِنْ شَعْبِكَ يَنْجُو فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ.

[The angel also said to me, ] “After those things happen, the great angel Michael, who protects the [Israeli] people, will appear. Then there will be a time when there will be great troubles/suffering. The troubles will be greater than any troubles/suffering since the nations began. At that time, all of your people whose names have been written in the book [containing the names of those who have eternal life] will be saved.

٢ 2 وَيَسْتَيْقِظُ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ الْمَدْفُونِينَ فِي تُرَابِ الأَرْضِ، بَعْضُهُمْ لِيُثَابُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ لِيُسَامُوا ذُلَّ الْعَارِ وَالازْدِرَاءِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

Many of those who have died [EUP] will become alive again. Some of them will live eternally [with God], and some will be eternally shamed/disgraced [in hell]. (questioned)

٣ 3 وَيُضِيءُ الْحُكَمَاءُ (أَيْ شَعْبُ اللهِ) كَضِيَاءِ الْجَلَدِ، وَكَذَلِكَ الَّذِينَ رَدُّوا كَثِيرِينَ إِلَى الْبِرِّ يَشِعُّونَ كَالْكَوَاكِبِ إِلَى مَدَى الدَّهْرِ.

Those who were wise will shine as brightly as the sky [is bright when the sun is shining]. And those who have shown to others the way to live righteously will shine forever, like the stars [SIM].

٤ 4 أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا دَانِيَالُ فَاكْتُمِ الْكَلامَ، وَاخْتِمْ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ إِلَى مِيعَادِ النِّهَايَةِ. وَكَثِيرُونَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَتَزْدَادُ الْمَعْرِفَةُ».

But as for you, Daniel, close up the scroll [on which you are writing], and seal it [in order that no one can open it] until the end [of the world] is near. [Before that happens, ] many people will travel rapidly here and there, learning more and more [about many things].”

٥ 5 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ أَنَا دَانِيَالَ فَإِذَا بِاثْنَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ وَقَفَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى ضَفَّةٍ مِنْ ضَفَّتَيِ النَّهْرِ،

When [that angel finished speaking], I, Daniel, looked up, and suddenly I saw two other [angels]. One was standing on the side of the river [where I was], and one was standing on the other side.

٦ 6 سَأَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا الرَّجُلَ اللّابِسَ الْكَتَّانِ الْوَاقِفَ عَلَى مِيَاهِ النَّهْرِ: «مَتَى يَنْقَضِي زَمَنُ هَذِهِ الأَحْدَاثِ الْعَجِيبَةِ؟».

One of them [called to] the other one, who was wearing linen/white clothes, who was now standing further up (OR, above) the river, “How long will it be until these amazing/frightening events end?”

٧ 7 فَسَمِعْتُ الرَّجُلَ اللّابِسَ الْكَتَّانِ الْوَاقِفَ فَوْقَ مِيَاهِ النَّهْرِ يَقُولُ، بَعْدَ أَنْ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ نَحْوَ السَّمَاوَاتِ مُقْسِماً بِالْحَيِّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ: «تَنْقَضِي هَذِهِ الْعَجَائِبُ بَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ وَنِصْفٍ، حِينَ يَتِمُّ تَشْتِيتُ قُوَّةِ الشَّعْبِ الْمُقَدَّسِ».

The angel who was on the other side of (OR, above) the river raised his hands toward the sky, and solemnly promised, with the authority [MTY] of God, who lives forever, “It will be three and a half years. All these things will end after God’s people stop fighting against those who (persecute/cause trouble for/cause suffering for) them.”

٨ 8 فَسَمِعْتُ مَا قَالَهُ وَلَكِنَّنِي لَمْ أَفْهَمْ، فَسَأَلْتُ: «يَا سَيِّدِي مَا هِيَ آخِرُ هَذِهِ؟»

I heard [what he said], but I did not understand it. So I asked, “Sir, what will be the result when these things end?”

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَ: «اذْهَبْ يَا دَانِيَالُ لأَنَّ الْكَلِمَاتِ مَكْتُومَةٌ وَمَخْتُومَةٌ إِلَى وَقْتِ النِّهَايَةِ.

He replied, “Daniel, you must leave now. [I cannot answer your question] because what it means must (be kept secret/not be revealed) [DOU] until the time when everything ends.

١٠ 10 كَثِيرُونَ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ وَيَتَنَقَّوْنَ وَيُمَحَّصُونَ بِالتَّجَارِبِ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَرْتَكِبُونَ شَرّاً وَلا يَفْهَمُونَ. إِنَّمَا ذَوُو الْفِطْنَةِ يُدْرِكُونَ.

Many people will thoroughly purify their inner beings [DOU]. But wicked people will not understand these things. They will continue to be wicked. Only those who are wise will understand [these things].

١١ 11 أَمَّا الْفَتْرَةُ مَا بَيْنَ إِزَالَةِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ وَإِقَامَةِ رِجْسِ الْمُخَرَّبِ، فَهِيَ أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَتِسْعُونَ يَوْماً.

[But I can tell you that before everything ends, ] there will be 1,290 days, from the time that people are prevented from offering sacrifices each day, that is, from the time that the abominable/disgusting thing is put in the temple.

١٢ 12 فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ إِلَى الأَلْفِ وَالثَّلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَالْخَمْسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ يَوْماً.

God will be pleased with those who remain faithful until 1,335 days are ended.

١٣ 13 وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَاذْهَبْ إِلَى آخِرَتِكَ فَتَسْتَرِيحَ، ثُمَّ تَقُومَ فِي نِهَايَةِ الأَيَّامِ لِتُثَابَ بِمَا قُسِمَ لَكَ».

So [now I say] to you, continue to faithfully [trust God] until [your life on earth] ends. You will die [EUP], but when everything ends, you will receive your reward [from God].”