Daniel 7
1 I Belsazar, Kongen af Babels, første Aar saa Daniel en Drøm og sit Hoveds Syner paa sit Leje; da skrev han Drømmen op, Hovedindholdet fremsatte han.
In the first year of Belshazzar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and the visions of his head while on his couch: afterward he wrote down the dream, relating the principal things.
2 Daniel fortalte og sagde: Jeg saa i mit Syn om Natten, og se, de fire Vejr under Himmelen brøde frem paa det store Hav.
Daniel commenced and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven blew fiercely on the great sea.
3 Og der opsteg fire store Dyr af Havet, det ene anderledes end det andet.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, differing one from another.
4 Det første var som en Løve, og det havde Vinger som en Ørn; jeg saa til, indtil dets Vinger bleve afrevne, og det blev rettet i Vejret fra Jorden og rejst op paa Fødderne som et Menneske, og det blev givet et Menneskehjerte.
the first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I looked till its wings were plucked out, and it was lifted up from the earth, and was placed upon its feet as a man, and a human heart was given to it.
5 Og se, et andet Dyr, næstefter, ligt en Bjørn, og det rejste sig til den ene Side, og det havde tre Ribben i sin Mund, imellem sine Tænder; og man sagde saaledes til det: Staa op, æd meget Kød!
And behold there was another, a second beast, like a bear, and on one side was it placed, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth: and thus they said unto it, Arise, eat much flesh.
6 Derefter saa jeg, og se, et andet Dyr, ligt en Parder, og det havde fire Vinger som af en Fugl paa sin Ryg; og dette. Dyr havde fire Hoveder, og der blev givet det Magt.
After this I looked, and lo there was another, like a leopard; and it had four wings of a bird on its back: the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given unto it.
7 Derefter saa jeg i Nattesynerne og se, et fjerde Dyr, frygteligt og forfærdeligt og meget stærkt, og det havde store Jerntænder, det aad og knuste og nedtraadte det overblevne med sine Fødder; og det var anderledes end alle de Dyr, som havde været før det, og det havde ti Horn.
After this I looked in the night visions, and behold there was a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and ground up, and what was left it stamped with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 Jeg agtede nøje paa Hornene, og se, et andet lidet Horn skød op imellem dem, og tre af de forrige Horn bleve oprykkede for det; og se, der var Øjne som Menneskeøjne paa dette Horn, og en Mund, som talte store Ting.
I looked carefully at the horns, and, behold, another little horn came up between them, and three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots before the same; and, behold, there were eyes like the eyes of man in this horn, with a mouth speaking presumptuous things.
9 Jeg blev ved at se, indtil Stole bleve satte frem, og den Gamle af Dage satte sig; hans Klæder vare hvide som Sne og Haaret paa hans Hoved som ren Uld, hans Stol var Ildsluer, Hjulene derpaa brøndende Ild.
I was looking until chairs were set down, and an Ancient of days seated himself, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of whose head was like clean wool; his chair was like flames of fire, and his wheels like fire that burnt;
10 En Strøm af Ild brød frem og gik ud fra ham; tusinde Gange tusinde tjente ham, og ti Tusinde Gange ti Tusinde stode for ham; Retten blev sat og Bøgerne opladte.
A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; thousand times thousands ministered unto him, and myriad times myriads stood before him: they sat down to hold judgment, and the books were opened.
11 Da saa jeg til, fordi man havde hørt de store Ord, som Hornet havde talt; jeg saa til, indtil Dyret blev ihjelslaget og dets Legeme lagt øde og givet hen til at brændes i Ilden.
I looked then, because of the sound of the presumptuous words which the horn had spoken, —I looked till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and given over to the burning fire.
12 Og hvad de øvrige Dyr angaar, var deres Magt forbi, og dem havde det været givet, hvor længe de skulde leve til Tid og Stund.
But concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet a longer duration of life was given unto them until the time and period.
13 Jeg vedblev at se i Synerne om Natten, og se, med Himmelens Skyer kom der en som en Menneskens Søn, og han kom lige hen til den Gamle af Dage, og blev ført frem for ham.
I looked in the nightly visions, and, behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man, and he attained as far as the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14 Og ham blev givet Magt og Ære og Rige, og alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal skulde tjene ham; hans Herredømme er et evigt Herredømme, som ikke forgaar, og hans Rige et uforkrænkeligt.
And there were given him dominion, and dignity, and government, and all people, nations, and languages had to serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom is one which shall never be destroyed.
15 For mig, Daniel, blev min Aand i det legemlige Hylster bedrøvet, og mit Hoveds Syner forfærdede mig.
My spirit was deeply shaken within me, Daniel, in the midst of its tenement, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16 Jeg gik frem til een af dem, som stode der, for at søge Vished af ham om alt dette; og han sagde mig det og kundgjorde mig Udtydningen paa Tingene.
I came near unto one of those that stood by, and asked him something certain concerning all this: and he spoke to me, and made known unto me the interpretation of the things.
17 Disse store Dyr, af hvilke der er fire, betyde, at fire Konger skulle opstaa af Jorden.
These great beasts, of which there are four, are four kings, who are to arise on the earth.
18 Men den Højestes hellige skulle modtage Riget og besidde Riget evindelig, ja, indtil Evighedernes Evighed.
But the saints of the Most High will obtain the kingdom, and possess the kingdom to eternity, even to all eternity for ever.
19 Da vilde jeg gerne have Vished angaaende det fjerde Dyr, som var anderledes end alle de andre, meget forfærdeligt, havde Jerntænder og Kobberkløer, aad, knuste og nedtraadte det overblevne med sine Fødder,
Then I desired what is certain concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all these others, exceedingly dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and whose nails of copper; which devoured, ground up, and stamped with its feet what was left;
20 og angaaende de ti Horn, som vare paa dets Hoved, samt det andet, som skød op, og for hvilke tre faldt; og dette var det Horn, som havde Øjne og en Mund, der talte store Ting, og hvis Udseende var større end de andres ved Siden af det.
And concerning the ten horns that were in its head, and concerning the other which came up, and before which three fell down, even concerning that horn which had eyes, and a mouth which spoke presumptuous things, and whose appearance was greater than that of its companions.
21 Jeg havde set, at samme Horn førte Krig imod de hellige og fik Overhaand over dem,
I had seen how the same horn had made war with the saints, and had prevailed against them:
22 indtil den Gamle af Dage kom, og Retten blev tilkendt den Højestes hellige, og Tiden kom, da de hellige toge Riget i Besiddelse.
Until the Ancient of days came, and procured justice unto the saints of the Most High; and the time came and the saints took possession of the kingdom.
23 Han sagde saaledes: Det fjerde Dyr betyder, at der skal være et fjerde Rige paa Jorden, som skal blive anderledes end alle Rigerne; og det skal opæde al Jorden og søndertræde den og knuse den.
Thus said he, The fourth beast [signifieth that] a fourth kingdom will be upon earth, which is to be different from all kingdoms, and will devour all the earth, and will tread it down, and grind it up.
24 Men de ti Horn betyde, at der af samme Rige skal opstaa ti Konger; og en anden skal opstaa efter dem, og han skal være anderledes end de foregaaende og nedtrykke tre Konger.
And the ten horns out of this kingdom [signify] that ten kings will arise; and another will rise after them, and he will be different from the first, and three kings will he bring low.
25 Og han skal tale Ord imod den Højeste og undertrykke den Højestes hellige og tænke paa at forandre Tider og Lov, og de skulle gives i hans Haand indtil een Tid og Tider og en halv Tid.
And he will speak words against the Most High, and the saints of the Most High will he oppress, and think to change the festivals and the law: and they will be given up into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
26 Derefter skal Retten sættes, og man skal fratage ham hans Magt for at ødelægge og tilintetgøre den indtil Enden.
But they will sit down to hold judgment, and they will take away his dominion, to destroy and to annihilate it unto the end.
27 Men Riget og Herredømmet og Rigernes Magt under al Himmelen skal gives til et Folk af den Højestes hellige; hans Rige er et evigt Rige, og alle Herredømmer skulle tjene og lyde ham.
And the kingdom and the dominion, and the power over the kingdoms under the whole heaven, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all governments are to worship and obey him.
28 Hermed var Ordet til Ende. Mig, Daniel, forvirrede mine Tanker meget, og jeg Skiftede Farve; men jeg bevarede Ordet i mit Hjerte.
Thus far is the end of the speech. As for me Daniel, my reflections troubled me greatly, and my color was changed on me; but I kept the speech in my heart.
