但以理書 7
1 巴比倫王貝爾沙匝元年，達尼爾睡在床上，作了一夢，在腦海裏見了一些異象；他遂寫下那夢，記述了這事的始末。
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the summary of it.
2 達尼爾說道：我夜間見了一個異象：看見天上忽然起了四股巨風，震盪了大海，
Daniel spoke and said, "I saw in my vision by night, and, look, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.
3 遂有四種巨獸從海中出來，各有不同的形狀：
Four great animals came up from the sea, different from one another.
4 第一個相似獅子，具有鷹的翅膀；我觀看，直至看見牠的翅膀被拔去，由地上被舉起來，兩腳直立像一個人，且給了牠一顆人心。
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I saw until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two feet as a man; and a man's mind was given to it.
5 又看見另一個獸，就是第二個，相似熊，半身側立，口內牙齒間銜著三根肋骨；有人吩咐牠說：「起來，大量吞食肉罷! 」
And look, another animal, a second one, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And they said this to it, 'Arise, devour much flesh.'
6 後來我又觀看，看見另有一獸，相似豹子，有四個頭，背上有四隻鳥的翅膀，且賜給了牠統治權。
After this I saw, and look, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 此後，我在夜間的神視中觀看，看見第四個獸，非常可怕，極其兇猛，有巨大的鐵牙，吞噬咬碎，又把剩餘的用腳踐踏；牠與以前各獸不同，尚有十隻角。
After this I saw in the night visions, and look, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and extremely strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped what was left with its feet. And it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 我定睛注視這些角時，看見在那些角中又生出另一隻小角，在這小角前面，以前的角中有三隻角竟被連根拔除；看，小角上還有眼睛，相似人的眼睛，有一個誇大的口。
I considered the horns, and look, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And look, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking arrogant things.
9 我觀望直到安置了寶座，上面坐著一位萬古常存者，他的衣服潔白如雪，他的頭髮潔白如羊毛，他的寶座好似火燄，寶座的輪子如同烈火。
I saw until thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.
10 一道火河湧出，從他面前流下，有千萬服事他的，有億兆侍立在他面前的，審判者已坐堂，案卷已展開。
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
11 那時，我因那隻角說出大話而注意觀望，一直觀望到那獸被殺，牠的屍體被撕毀，被投入火內。
I saw at that time because of the voice of the arrogant words which the horn spoke. I was watching until the animal was killed and its body destroyed and was given to be burned with fire.
12 至於其餘的獸，他們的統治權被剝奪；至於牠們的壽命，也被注定直到某一個時候和期限。
As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
13 我仍在夜間的神視中觀望；看見一位相似人子者，乘著天上的雲彩而來，走向萬古常存者，遂即被引到他面前。
I saw in the night visions, and look, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
14 他便賜給似人子者統治權、尊榮和國度，各民族、各邦國及各異語人民都要侍奉他；他的王權是永遠的王權，永存不替，他的國度永不滅亡。
There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
15 我達尼爾，因此心中憂愁，我所見的異象使我煩亂，
As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my mind troubled me.
16 我遂走近一位侍者，問他關於這一切事的實情；他便告訴了我，使我知道這些事的意義說：「
I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the true meaning concerning all this. So he told me, and revealed to me the interpretation of these things.
17 這四個巨獸就是將在世界上興起的四個君王；
These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who shall arise out of the earth.
18 但至高者的聖民要承受王國，永遠佔有，直至萬世萬代。」
But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.
19 當時我又想知道有關那第四個獸的實情，因為牠與眾不同，非常可怕，牠的牙是鐵的，爪是銅的，吞噬咬碎，又把剩餘的用腳踐踏。
Then I desired to know the true meaning concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its claws of bronze; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped what was left with its feet.
20 我又願意知道牠頭上的那十隻角及生於其中的那另一隻角，即那隻使三隻角墮於牠前的角，這角還有眼睛，有誇大的口，並且它的形狀比其餘的角都大。
And concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogant things, whose look was larger than the others.
21 我觀看，看見這隻角正在與聖民交戰，竟戰勝了他們，
I saw, and the same horn made war with the holy ones, and prevailed against them,
22 直到萬古常存者降來，為至高者的聖民伸冤，於是期限到了，而眾聖民取得了國權。
until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the holy ones of the Most High, and the time came that the holy ones possessed the kingdom.
23 侍者告訴我說：「這第四個獸就是將在世界上興起的地四個國，她與其他各國不同，她要併吞、蹂躪且粉碎天下。
This he said, 'The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 至於那十隻角，即指將由此國而興起的十個君王；他們以後，將興起另一位君王，他與以前者不同，他要制勝三個君王，
As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise, and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.
25 他要說褻瀆至高者的話，企圖消滅至高者的聖民，擅自改變節慶和法律；聖民將被交在他手中，直到一段時期，另兩段時期和半段時期；
He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall oppress the holy ones of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given over to him until a time and times and half a time.
26 然後審判者要坐堂，奪去他的統治權，將他永遠消滅，
And the court shall sit in judgment, and they shall take away his dominion, consumed and completely destroyed forever.
27 將王國的統治權和天下萬邦的尊威，賜給至高者的聖民：他的國是永遠的國，一切邦國都要服事他，順從他。
The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.'
28 此事敘述至此結束，我達尼爾心中十分煩亂，面色都改變了，但我仍將此事存在心中。
Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. I kept the matter to myself."
