但以理書 7
1 巴比倫王伯沙撒元年，但以理在床上做夢，見了腦中的異象，就記錄這夢，述說其中的大意。
In the first yeere of Belshazzar King of Babel, Daniel sawe a dreame, and there were visions in his head, vpon his bed: then he wrote the dreame, and declared the summe of the matter.
2 但以理說： 我夜裏見異象，看見天的四風陡起，颳在大海之上。
Daniel spake and saide, I sawe in my vision by night, and behold, the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the great sea:
3 有四個大獸從海中上來，形狀各有不同：
And foure great beastes came vp from the sea one diuers from another.
4 頭一個像獅子，有鷹的翅膀；我正觀看的時候，獸的翅膀被拔去，獸從地上得立起來，用兩腳站立，像人一樣，又得了人心。
The first was as a lyon, and had eagles wings: I beheld, til the wings thereof were pluckt of, and it was lifted vp from the earth, and set vpon his feete as a man, and a mans heart was giuen him.
5 又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內啣着三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來吞吃多肉。」
And beholde, another beast which was the second, was like a beare and stood vpon the one side: and hee had three ribbes in his mouth betweene his teeth, and they saide thus vnto him, Arise and deuoure much flesh.
6 此後我觀看，又有一獸如豹，背上有鳥的四個翅膀；這獸有四個頭，又得了權柄。
After this I behelde, and loe, there was an other like a leopard, which had vpon his backe foure wings of a foule: the beast had also foure heads, and dominion was giuen him.
7 其後我在夜間的異象中觀看，見第四獸甚是可怕，極其強壯，大有力量，有大鐵牙，吞吃嚼碎，所剩下的用腳踐踏。這獸與前三獸大不相同，頭有十角。
After this I saw in the visions by night, and beholde, the fourth beast was fearefull and terrible and very strong. It had great yron teeth: it deuoured and brake in pieces and stamped the residue vnder his feete: and it was vnlike to the beasts that were before it: for it had ten hornes.
8 我正觀看這些角，見其中又長起一個小角；先前的角中有三角在這角前，連根被牠拔出來。這角有眼，像人的眼，有口說誇大的話。
As I considered the hornes, beholde, there came vp among them another litle horne, before whome there were three of the first hornes pluckt away: and behold, in this horne were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking presumptuous things.
9 我觀看， 見有寶座設立， 上頭坐着亙古常在者。 他的衣服潔白如雪， 頭髮如純淨的羊毛。 寶座乃火焰， 其輪乃烈火。
I behelde, till the thrones were set vp, and the Ancient of dayes did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the heare of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the fierie flame, and his wheeles as burning fire.
10 從他面前有火，像河發出； 事奉他的有千千， 在他面前侍立的有萬萬； 他坐着要行審判， 案卷都展開了。
A fierie streame yssued, and came foorth from before him: thousand thousandes ministred vnto him, and tenne thousand thousands stoode before him: the iudgement was set, and the bookes opened.
11 那時我觀看，見那獸因小角說誇大話的聲音被殺，身體損壞，扔在火中焚燒。
Then I behelde, because of the voyce of the presumptuous wordes, which the horne spake: I behelde, euen till the beast was slaine, and his body destroyed, and giuen to the burning fire.
12 其餘的獸，權柄都被奪去，生命卻仍存留，直到所定的時候和日期。
As concerning the other beastes, they had taken away their dominion: yet their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season.
13 我在夜間的異象中觀看， 見有一位像人子的， 駕着天雲而來， 被領到亙古常在者面前，
As I behelde in visions by night, behold, one like the sonne of man came in the cloudes of heauen, and approched vnto the Ancient of dayes, and they brought him before him.
14 得了權柄、榮耀、國度， 使各方、各國、各族的人都事奉他。 他的權柄是永遠的，不能廢去； 他的國必不敗壞。
And he gaue him dominion, and honour, and a kingdome, that all people, nations and languages should serue him: his dominion is an euerlasting dominion, which shall neuer bee taken away: and his kingdome shall neuer be destroyed.
15 至於我－但以理，我的靈在我裏面愁煩，我腦中的異象使我驚惶。
I Daniel was troubled in my spirit, in the middes of my body, and the visions of mine head made me afraide.
16 我就近一位侍立者，問他這一切的真情。他就告訴我，將那事的講解給我說明：
Therefore I came vnto one of them that stoode by, and asked him the trueth of all this: so he tolde me, and shewed me the interpretation of these things.
17 這四個大獸就是四王將要在世上興起。
These great beastes which are foure, are foure Kings, which shall arise out of the earth,
18 然而，至高者的聖民，必要得國享受，直到永永遠遠。
And they shall take the kingdome of the Saintes of the most High, and possesse the kingdome for euer, euen for euer and euer.
19 那時我願知道第四獸的真情，牠為何與那三獸的真情大不相同，甚是可怕，有鐵牙銅爪，吞吃嚼碎，所剩下的用腳踐踏；
After this, I woulde knowe the trueth of the fourth beast, which was so vnlike to all the others, very fearefull, whose teeth were of yron, and his nailes of brasse: which deuoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue vnder his feete.
20 頭有十角和那另長的一角，在這角前有三角被牠打落。這角有眼，有說誇大話的口，形狀強橫，過於牠的同類。
Also to know of the tenne hornes that were in his head, and of the other which came vp, before whome three fell, and of the horne that had eyes, and of the mouth that spake presumptuous thinges, whose looke was more stoute then his fellowes.
21 我觀看，見這角與聖民爭戰，勝了他們。
I beheld, and the same horne made battel against the Saintes, yea, and preuailed against them,
22 直到亙古常在者來給至高者的聖民伸冤，聖民得國的時候就到了。
Vntill the Ancient of dayes came, and iudgement was giuen to the Saintes of the most High: and the time approched, that the Saintes possessed the kingdome.
23 那侍立者這樣說： 第四獸就是世上必有的第四國， 與一切國大不相同， 必吞吃全地， 並且踐踏嚼碎。
Then he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdome in the earth, which shall be vnlike to all the kingdomes, and shall deuoure the whole earth, and shall treade it downe and breake it in pieces.
24 至於那十角，就是從這國中必興起的十王， 後來又興起一王， 與先前的不同； 他必制伏三王。
And the ten hornes out of this kingdome are tenne Kings that shall rise: and an other shall rise after them, and he shall be vnlike to the first, and he shall subdue three Kings,
25 他必向至高者說誇大的話， 必折磨至高者的聖民， 必想改變節期和律法。 聖民必交付他手一載、二載、半載。
And shall speake wordes against the most High, and shall consume the Saintes of the most High, and thinke that he may change times and lawes, and they shalbe giuen into his hand, vntill a time, and times and the deuiding of time.
26 然而，審判者必坐着行審判； 他的權柄必被奪去， 毀壞，滅絕，一直到底。
But the iudgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it vnto the ende.
27 國度、權柄，和天下諸國的大權 必賜給至高者的聖民。 他的國是永遠的； 一切掌權的都必事奉他，順從他。
And the kingdome, and dominion, and the greatnesse of the kingdome vnder the whole heauen shalbe giue to the holy people of the most High, whose kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and all powers shall serue and obey him.
28 那事至此完畢。至於我－但以理，心中甚是驚惶，臉色也改變了，卻將那事存記在心。
Euen this is the ende of the matter, I Daniel had many cogitations which troubled mee, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in mine heart.
