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, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions of his head upon his bed. Then he wrote the dream, and related the sum of the matters.
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 spake and said: —I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven burst forth upon the great sea.
3 Og der opsteg fire store Dyr af Havet, det ene anderledes end det andet.
And four great beasts came up out of the sea, diverse 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 the wings of an eagle; I beheld till its wings were plucked from it, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon its feet like a man, and a man's 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, another beast, the second, like to a bear; and it stood up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they spake thus to it: Arise, devour 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 beheld, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to 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 saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured, and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet, and it differed 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 gave heed to the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great 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 beheld, till thrones were placed, and an aged one seated himself, his garment white like snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne like a fiery flame, and its wheels like burning fire.
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 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 tribunal sat, 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 beheld; and because of the great words which the horn spake, I beheld till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed and given to the burning flame.
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.
As to the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, for the duration of their lives had been appointed for a season and a time.
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 saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man, and came to the aged one, 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 was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.
15 For mig, Daniel, blev min Aand i det legemlige Hylster bedrøvet, og mit Hoveds Syner forfærdede mig.
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit within me, 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 to one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made known to 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, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 Men den Højestes hellige skulle modtage Riget og besidde Riget evindelig, ja, indtil Evighedernes Evighed.
Then shall the saints of the Most High receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even for ever and 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 to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which differed from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass, which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
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 which were in his head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell, —even that horn which had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, and whose appearance was larger than that of his fellows.
21 Jeg havde set, at samme Horn førte Krig imod de hellige og fik Overhaand over dem,
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints and 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 aged one came, and judgment was rendered to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints should possess 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.
He spake thus: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom upon the earth, which shall differ from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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 are ten kings, which shall arise out of this kingdom; and another shall arise after them; and he shall differ from the former, and shall subdue three kings.
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 great words against the Most High, and will harass the saints of the Most High, and will resolve to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hand 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 the tribunal shall sit, and his dominion shall be taken away, and consumed and destroyed forever.
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 sovereignty and dominion and power over all kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve 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.
Here ended his words. As for me Daniel, my thoughts terrified me much, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart.
