دانيال 8

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ مُدَّةِ حُكْمِ بَيلْشَاصَّرَ الْمَلِكِ، ظَهَرَتْ لِي أَنَا دَانِيَالَ رُؤْيَا أُخْرَى بَعْدَ الرُّؤْيَا الأُولَى،

In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign I, Daniel, saw another vision after the one I had seen previously.

٢ 2 وَكُنْتُ آنَئِذٍ فِي شُوشَانَ عَاصِمَةِ وِلايَةِ عِيلامَ بِجِوَارِ نَهْرِ أُولايَ،

In my vision I looked around and saw I was in the castle at Susa in the province of Elam. In the vision I was beside the River Ulai.

٣ 3 فَرَفَعْتُ عَيْنَيَّ وَإذَا بِي أَرَى كَبْشاً وَاقِفاً عِنْدَ النَّهْرِ، وَلَهُ قَرْنَانِ طَوِيلانِ. إِنَّمَا أَحَدُهُمَا أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الآخَرِ، مَعَ أَنَّ الأَطْوَلَ نَبَتَ بَعْدَ الأَوَّلِ.

I looked around and saw a ram standing beside the river. It had two long horns, one longer than the other, even though the longer one had grown last.

٤ 4 وَرَأَيْتُ الْكَبْشَ يَنْطَحُ غَرْباً وَشِمَالاً وَجَنُوباً، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَجْرُؤَ أَيُّ حَيَوَانٍ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ مُنْقِذٍ مِنْهُ، فَفَعَلَ كَمَا يَحْلُو لَهُ وَعَظُمَ شَأْنُهُ

I watched the ram charging west, north, and south. No animal could stand up to it—nor was there any chance of rescue from its power. It did whatever it wanted and grew powerful.

٥ 5 وَبَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ مُتَأَمِّلاً، أَقْبَلَ تَيْسٌ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ عَبَرَ كُلَّ الأَرْضِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا. وَكَانَ لِلتَّيْسِ قَرْنٌ بَارِزٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ.

As I was thinking about what I'd seen, a male goat came in from the west, racing in across the surface of the earth so fast it didn't touch the ground. It had a large, prominent horn between its eyes.

٦ 6 وَانْدَفَعَ بِكُلِّ شِدَّةِ قُوَّتِهِ نَحْوَ الْكَبْشِ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ وَاقِفاً عِنْدَ النَّهْرِ.

It approached the ram with the two horns which I had seen standing beside the river, rushing in to attack in a furious rage.

٧ 7 وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِ وَضَرَبَهُ وَحَطَّمَ قَرْنَيْهِ، فَعَجَزَ الْكَبْشُ عَنْ صَدِّهِ. وَطَرَحَهُ التَّيْسُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَدَاسَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْكَبْشِ مَنْ يُنْقِذُهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ.

I watched as the goat charged furiously at the ram, hitting it and breaking off its two horns. The ram did not have the strength to resist the goat's attack. The goat threw the ram to the ground, trampling on it, and there was no possibility of rescuing it from the goat's power.

٨ 8 فَعَظُمَ شَأْنُ التَّيْسِ. وَعِنْدَمَا اعْتَزَّ انْكَسَرَ الْقَرْنُ الْعَظِيمُ وَنَبَتَ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ أَرْبَعَةُ قُرُونٍ بَارِزَةٍ نَحْوَ جِهَاتِ الأَرْضِ الأَرْبَعِ.

The goat grew very powerful, but at the height of its power its large horn was broken off. In its place four large horns came up, pointing to the four winds of heaven.

٩ 9 وَنَمَا مِنْ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهَا قَرْنٌ صَغِيرٌ عَظُمَ أَمْرُهُ، وَامْتَدَّ جَنُوباً وَشَرْقاً وَنَحْوَ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

A little horn came up from one of them, and grew extremely powerful to the south and to the east and to the Beautiful Land.

١٠ 10 وَبَلَغَ مِنْ عَظَمَتِهِ أَنَّهُ تَطَاوَلَ عَلَى مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ وَقَضَى عَلَى بَعْضِهِمْ وَدَاسَ عَلَيْهِمْ،

It grew in power until it reached the heavenly army, throwing some of them and some of the stars down to the earth and trampled on them.

١١ 11 وَتَحَدَّى حَتَّى رَئِيسِ الْجُنْدِ (أَيِ اللهِ)، وَتَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَلْغَى الْمُحْرَقَةَ الدَّائِمَةَ وَهَدَمَ الْهَيْكَلَ.

It even tried to make itself as great as the Prince of the heavenly army—it removed the continual service, and the place of his sanctuary was destroyed.

١٢ 12 وَبِسَبَبِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ سُلِّطَ عَلَى جُنْدِ القِدِّيسِينَ وَعَلَى الْمُحْرَقَةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ. وَحَالَفَهُ التَّوْفِيقُ فِي كُلِّ مَا صَنَعَ فَطَرَحَ الْحَقَّ عَلى الأَرْضِ.

An army of people and the continual service were handed over to it because of rebellion, and it overthrew truth, and it was successful in everything it did.

١٣ 13 فَسَمِعْتُ قُدُّوساً يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ قُدُّوسٌ آخَرُ: «كَمْ يَطُولُ زَمَنُ الرُّؤْيَا بِشَأْنِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ، وَمَعْصِيَةِ الْخَرَابِ، وَتَسْلِيمِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالْجُنْدِ لِيَكُونُوا مَدُوسِينَ؟»

Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one asked the one who was speaking, “How long is this vision for—the removal of the continual service, the rebellion that causes devastation, the handing over of the sanctuary and the army of people to be trampled down?”

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِلَى أَلْفَيْنِ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةِ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ يَتَطَهَّرُ الْهَيْكَلُ».

He replied, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”

١٥ 15 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ شَاهَدْتُ أَنَا دَانِيَالَ الرُّؤْيَا وَطَلَبْتُ تَفْسِيراً لَهَا، إِذَا بِشِبْهِ إِنْسَانٍ وَاقِفٍ أَمَامِي.

As I, Daniel, tried to work out what this vision meant suddenly I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me.

١٦ 16 وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ إِنْسَانٍ صَادِراً مِنْ بَيْنِ ضَفَّتَيْ نَهْرِ أُولايَ قَائِلاً: «يَا جِبْرَائِيلُ، فَسِّرْ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ الرُّؤْيَا».

I also heard a human voice calling from the River Ulai, “Gabriel, explain to this man the meaning of the vision.”

١٧ 17 فَجَاءَ إِلَيَّ حَيْثُ وَقَفْتُ، فَتَوَلَّانِي الْخَوْفُ وَانْطَرَحْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي، فَقَالَ لِي: «افْهَمْ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ. إِنَّ الرُّؤْيَا تَخْتَصُّ بِوَقْتِ الْمُنْتَهَى».

As he approached me, I was terrified and fell face down before him. “Son of man,” he told me, “You need to understand that this vision refers to the time of the end.”

١٨ 18 وَفِيمَا كَانَ يُخَاطِبُنِي وَأَنَا مُكِبٌّ بِوَجْهِي إِلَى الأَرْضِ غَشِيَنِي سُبَاتٌ عَمِيقٌ، فَلَمَسَنِي وَأَنْهَضَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ،

As he spoke to me I lost consciousness as I laid face down on the ground. But he took hold of me and helped me to my feet.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ: «هَا أَنَا أُطْلِعُكَ عَلَى مَا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي آخِرِ حِقْبَةِ الْغَضَبِ، لأَنَّ الرُّوْيَا تَرْتَبِطُ بِمِيعَادِ الانْتِهَاءِ.

He told me, “Pay attention! I'm going to explain to you what's going to happen during the time of anger, which refers to the appointed time of the end.

٢٠ 20 إِنَّ الْكَبْشَ ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ هُوَ مُلُوكُ مَادِي وَفَارِسَ.

The ram with two horns that you saw symbolizes the kings of Media and Persia.

٢١ 21 وَالتَّيْسَ الأَشْعَرَ هُوَ مَلِكُ الْيُونَانِ، وَالْقَرْنَ الْعَظِيمَ النَّابِتَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الأَوَّلُ.

The male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king.

٢٢ 22 وَمَا إِنِ انْكَسَرَ حَتَّى خَلَفَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ، تَقَاسَمُوا مَمْلَكَتَهُ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يُمَاثِلُوهُ فِي قُوَّتِهِ.

The four horns that came up in place of the large horn that was broken represent the four kingdoms that arose from that nation, but not as powerful as the first.

٢٣ 23 وَفِي أَوَاخِرِ مُلْكِهِمْ عِنْدَمَا تَبْلُغُ الْمَعَاصِي أَقْصَى مَدَاهَا، يَقُومُ مَلِكٌ فَظٌّ حَاذِقٌ دَاهِيَةٌ،

When those kingdoms come to an end, when their sins have reached their fullest extent, a ferocious and treacherous kingdom will rise to power.

٢٤ 24 فَيَعْظُمُ شَأْنُهُ، إِنَّمَا لَيْسَ بِفَضْلِ قُوَّتِهِ. وَيُسَبِّبُ دَمَاراً رَهِيباً وَيُفْلِحُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ عَلَى الأَقْوِيَاءِ، وَيَقْهَرُ شَعْبَ اللهِ.

It will become very powerful but not by its own power. It will be terribly destructive, and will succeed in everything it does. It will destroy great leaders and God's dedicated people.

٢٥ 25 وَبِدَهَائِهِ وَمَكْرِهِ يُحَقِّقُ مَآرِبَهُ، وَيَتَكَبَّرُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَيُهْلِكُ الْكَثِيرِينَ وَهُمْ فِي طُمَأْنِينَةٍ، وَيَتَمَرَّدُ عَلَى رَئِيسِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ لَكِنَّهُ يَتَحَطَّمُ بِغَيْرِ يَدِ الإِنْسَانِ.

Through its deviousness, its lies will be convincing and successful. It shows its arrogance both in thought and action, destroying those who thought they were perfectly safe. It even fights in opposition against the Prince of princes, but it will be defeated, though not by any human power.

٢٦ 26 وَرُؤْيَا الأَلْفَيْنِ وَالثَّلاثِ مِئَةِ يَوْمٍ الَّتِي تَجَلَّتْ لَكَ هِيَ رُؤْيَا حَقٍّ، وَلَكِنِ اكْتُمِ الرُّؤْيَا لأَنَّهَا لَنْ تَتَحَقَّقَ إِلا بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ».

The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been explained to you is true, but for now seal up this vision because it refers to the distant future.”

٢٧ 27 فَضَعُفْتُ أَنَا دَانِيَالَ وَنَحَلْتُ أَيَّاماً، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ وَعُدْتُ أُبَاشِرُ أَعْمَالَ الْمَلِكِ. وَرَوَّعَتْنِي الرُّؤْيَا، وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَفْهَمُهَا.

After this, I, Daniel, became exhausted, and I was sick for days. Then I got up and went back to working for the king, but I was devastated at what I'd seen in vision and I couldn't understand it.