Daniel 8
1 I Kong Belsazars Regerings tredje Aar viste der sig for mig, Daniel, et Syn, efter det, som havde vist sig for mig i Begyndelsen.
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which had appeared unto me at the first.
2 Og jeg saa i Synet, og det skete, idet jeg saa, at jeg var i Borgen Susan, i Landskabet Elam, og jeg saa i Synet, og jeg var ved Floden Ulaj.
And I saw in the vision—and it came to pass, in my seeing, that I was at Shushan the capital, which is in the province of 'Elam; —and I saw in the vision, as though I was by the river Ulai.
3 Og jeg opløftede mine Øjne og saa, og se, en Væder stod lige for Floden, og den havde to Horn; og Hornene vare høje, og det ene højere end det andet, og det højeste voksede op sidst.
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there was a ram standing before the river, and he had two horns; and the horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
4 Jeg saa, at Væderen stangede imod Vesten og Norden og Sønden, og der kunde intet Dyr staa for dens Ansigt, der var ej heller nogen, som kunde redde af dens Vold, og den gjorde efter sin Villie og blev mægtig.
I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; so that all the beasts could not stand before him, and no one was there to deliver out of his hand: and he did according to his will, and became great.
5 Og jeg gav Agt, og se, en Gedebuk kom fra Vesten hen over al Jorden, og den rørte ikke ved Jorden; og Gedebukken havde et anseligt Horn imellem sine Øjne.
And as I was looking attentively, behold, there came a shaggy, he-goat from the west over the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a sightly large horn between his eyes.
6 Og den kom til Væderen, som havde de to Horn, og som jeg havde set staa lige for Floden, og den løb imod deri i sin Krafts Hidsighed.
And he came as far as the ram that had two horns, that I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him with his furious power.
7 Og jeg saa den, at den kom nær hen til Væderen og blev forbitret paa den og slog Væderen og sønderbrød dens to Horn, og der var ingen Kraft i Væderen til at staa for dens Ansigt; og den kastede den til Jorden og nedtraadte den, og der var ingen, som kunde redde Væderen af dens Vold.
And I saw him coming close unto the ram, and he became bitterly enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand forward before him: and he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Og Gedebukken blev saare mægtig; men som den stod i sin Styrke, blev det store Horn sønderbrudt, og i Stedet derfor opvoksede fire anselige Horn imod Himmelens fire Vejr;
And the shaggy he-goat became very great: but when he was grown strong, the great horn was broken; and there came up four slightly large ones in its place toward the four winds of heaven.
9 og fra det ene af dem fremskød eet Horn, i Førstningen lidet, men det blev overmaade stort imod Sønden og imod Østen og imod det herlige Land.
And out of them came forth a little horn, which became exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
10 Og det blev stort, indtil Himmelens Hær, og det kastede nogle af Hæren og af Stjernerne til Jorden og nedtraadte dem.
And it became great, even up to the host of the heavens; and it cast down to the ground some of the host and of the stars, and trod them under foot.
11 Ja, indtil Hærens Fyrste udstrakte det sin Magt og borttog fra ham den stadige Tjeneste, og hans Helligdoms Bolig blev nedkastet.
Yea, it magnified itself even up to the prince of the host, and by it the continual sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 Og en Hær skal hengives tillige med den stadige Tjeneste for Overtrædelsens Skyld; og det skal kaste Sandheden til Jorden og udføre det og have Lykke.
And the host is given up together with the continual sacrifice, by reason of transgression: and it casteth down the truth to the ground, and it doth [this], and is prosperous.
13 Derefter hørte jeg en hellig, som talte, og en anden hellig sagde til den, der talte: Paa hvor lang Tid gaar Synet om den stadige Tjeneste og Overtrædelsen, der bringer Ødelæggelse, at baade Helligdommen og Hæren skulle hengives til at nedtrædes?
Then did I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a holy one said unto the unknown one who was speaking, For how long is the vision concerning the continual sacrifice, and the wasting transgression, to give up both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 Og han sagde til mig: Indtil to Tusinde og tre Hundrede Aftener og Morgener, saa skal Helligdommen faa sin Ret igen.
And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings, when the sanctuary shall be justified.
15 Og det skete, der jeg, Daniel, saa Synet, at jeg søgte Forklaring, og se, der stod een for mig af Udseende som en Mand.
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought for understanding, that, behold, there was standing opposite to me something like the appearance of a man.
16 Og jeg hørte en Menneskerøst imellem Ulaj, og han raabte og sagde: Gabriel! forklar denne Synet!
And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ulai, and it called, and said, Gabriel, cause this one to understand this appearance.
17 Og han kom hen, hvor jeg stod, og der han kom, blev jeg forfærdet og faldt paa mit Ansigt; og han sagde til mig: Giv Agt, du Menneskesøn! thi Synet gaar paa Endens Tid.
So he came close to where I stood: and when he came, I was terrified, and I fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Mark it well, O son of man; because for the time of the end is the vision.
18 Og der han talte med mig, faldt jeg bedøvet paa mit Ansigt til Jorden; men han rørte ved mig og rejste mig op, hvor jeg stod.
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright where I had been standing.
19 Og han sagde: Se, jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad der skal ske i Vredens sidste Tid; thi det gaar paa Endens bestemte Tid.
And he said, Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.
20 Den Væder, som du saa, der havde de to Horn, er Kongerne af Medien og Persien.
The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 Og den laadne Buk er Kongen af Grækenland; og det store Horn, som var imellem dens Øjne, er den første Konge.
And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Og at det blev sønderbrudt, og at fire stode frem i Stedet for det, betyder, at fire Kongeriger skulle opstaa af Folket, men ikke med hans Kraft.
But that it was broken, and that four sprung up in its stead, [signifieth that] four kingdoms will spring up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 Og i deres Herredømmes sidste Tid, naar Overtræderne have gjort Maalet luldt, skal der opstaa en Konge, fræk af Ansigt og kyndig i Rænker.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.
24 Og hans Magt skal blive stærk, dog ikke ved hans Kraft, han skal anrette uhørte Ødelæggelser og have Lykke og udføre det; og han skal ødelægge dte stærke og de helliges Folk.
And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy wonderfully, and will prosper while he doth [this]; and he will destroy very many and the people of the saints.
25 Og formedelst hans Klogskab skal Svig lykkes i hans Haand, og han skal storlig ophøje sig i sit Hjerte og ødelægge mange i deres Tryghed; og han skal staa op imod Fyrsternes Fyrste, men uden Menneskehaand skal han knuses.
And through his intelligence, and because he prospereth, is craftiness in his hand; and in his heart will he magnify himself, and in peace will he destroy many: he will also stand up against the Prince of princes; but without a human hand will he be broken.
26 Og Synet om Aftenerne og Morgenerne, hvorom der er talt, er Sandhed; men luk du til for Synet, thi det skal ske efter mange Dage.
And the appearance of the evening and the morning which was spoken of is true: but do thou keep the vision closed up;
27 Og jeg, Daniel, var aldeles afmægtig og syg i flere Dage; siden stod jeg op og udrettede Kongens Gerning; og jeg var forfærdet over Synet, og der var ingen, som forstod det.
And I Daniel grieved, and was sick several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was depressed because of the appearance; but no one observed it.
