Daniel 9
1 Idet første Aar under Darius, Ahasverus's Søn, som var af Medernes Æt og var sat til Konge over Kaldæernes Rige,
[Now I am going to tell you about what happened] when Darius, who was from the Mede people-group and who was the son of Xerxes, ruled as the King of Babylonia.
2 i det første Aar, der han regerede, gav jeg, Daniel, i Bøgerne Agt paa Aarenes Tal, hvorom Herrens Ord var kommet til Profeten Jeremias, at nemlig halvfjerdsindstyve Aar skulde gaa hen over det ødelagte Jerusalem.
During the first year that he was the king, I, Daniel, was studying/reading the [holy] books/Scriptures the message that Yahweh had given to the prophet Jeremiah. In that message Jeremiah had written that Jerusalem would [be destroyed and] remain ruined for seventy years.
3 Og jeg vendte mit Ansigt til Gud Herren for at søge Bøn og ydmyge Begæringer i Faste og Sæk og Aske.
[After I read that], I pleaded to Yahweh my God [to help us], praying and (fasting/abstaining from eating food). [While doing that, I was wearing] rough cloth and [sitting in] ashes [to show that I was very sad about what was going to happen to us].
4 Og jeg bad til Herren min Gud, og bekendte og sagde: Ak, Herre, du store og forfærdelige Gud, som bevarer Pagt og Miskundhed imod dem, som elske ham, og imod dem, som holde hans Bud!
I confessed [the sins that we had committed], and [this is what I] prayed: Lord, you are great and awesome! You have faithfully done what you said that you would do for us. You faithfully love those who love you and who do what you have commanded [that they should do].
5 Vi have syndet og gjort ilde, og have handlet ugudeligt og været genstridige, og vi ere vegne fra dine Bud og fra dine Love.
But we [Israelis] have sinned. We have done things that are wrong. We have done wicked things, and we have rebelled [against you]. We have turned away from [obeying] your commands [DOU].
6 Og vi hørte ikke paa dine Tjenere, Profeterne, som talte i dit Navn til vore Konger, vore Fyrster og vore Fædre og til alt Folket i Landet.
Your prophets spoke for you [MTY], [giving your messages to] kings, to our other rulers, to our [other] ancestors, and to all the Israeli people, but we have refused to (pay attention to/heed) those prophets.
7 Herre! dig hører Retfærdighed til, men Ansigts Blusel, saaledes som paa denne Dag, er for os, for Judas-Mænd og Jerusalems Indbyggere og hele Israel, dem, som ere nær, og dem, som ere langt borte, i alle de Lande, hvorhen du har fordrevet dem for deres Troløsheds Skyld, som de have begaaet imod dig.
Lord, you always do what is righteous/just/fair, but we have caused ourselves to be ashamed [IDM]. This is [still] true about all of the Israelis who live in Jerusalem and who live in other places in Judea. It is [also] true about all us Israelis whom you scattered, who [were taken to] other countries, some near [Israel] and some far away, because we were very unfaithful/disloyal to you.
8 Herre! Ansigts Blusel er for os, for vore Konger, for vare Fyrster og for vore Fædre, fordi vi have syndet imod dig.
Lord, we and our kings and our other rulers and our [other] ancestors have done very shameful things and have sinned against you.
9 Hos Herren vor Gud er Barmhjertighed og Forladelse, thi vi have været genstridige imod ham,
Although we have rebelled against you, you act mercifully [toward us] and you [are willing/ready] to forgive us.
10 og vi have ikke hørt paa Herren vor Guds Røst, saa at vi vandrede i hans Love, som han gav for vort Ansigt ved sine Tjenere, Profeterne.
Yahweh our God, when you gave your laws to your prophets who served you, and they told us to conduct our lives according to those laws, we did not (listen to/heed) you.
11 Men al Israel har overtraadt din Lov og er afveget, idet de ikke hørte paa din Røst; derfor er der udøst over os den Forbandelse og den Ed, som er skrevet i Mose, Guds Tjeners, Lov; thi vi have syndet imod ham.
All [of us] Israeli people have disobeyed your laws, and we have turned away from [obeying] what you said. We have sinned against you. As a result, [you] have caused us to experience the terrible things that your servant Moses said/wrote [would happen to us] if we sinned against you.
12 Og han har holdt sine Ord, som han talte over os og over vore Dommere, der dømte os, idet han lod en stor Ulykke komme over os, som ikke var sket under hele Himmelen, saaledes som den er sket i Jerusalem.
You warned us and our rulers that you would punish Jerusalem severely by causing a great disaster there, a disaster that would be worse than any disaster that any other city had ever experienced, and you have done what you said that you would do.
13 Ligesom skrevet er i Moses Lov, saa er alt dette onde kommet over os; og vi have ikke formildet Herren vor Guds Ansigt ved at omvende os fra vore Misgerninger og blive forstandige i din Sandhed.
[You] punished us just like Moses wrote [that you would do]. But, Yahweh our God, we still have not tried, by turning away from our sinning and by heeding your truth, to persuade you to act mercifully toward us.
14 Derfor vaagede Herren over Ulykken og lod den komme over os; thi Herren vor Gud er retfærdig i alle sine Gerninger, som han gør, men vi havde ikke hørt paa hans Røst.
So, because we did not obey you, you prepared to punish us, and [then] you did punish us, because you always do what is righteous/just/fair.
15 Og nu, Herre, vor Gud! du, som udførte dit Folk af Ægyptens Land med en stærk Haand og indlagde dig et Navn, som det er paa denne Dag, vi have syndet, vi have handlet ugudeligt.
O Lord our God, you brought your people out of Egypt by your great power [MTY], and by doing that you have caused people from that time until the present time to know that you are great [IDM] [even though] we have sinned and done wicked things.
16 Herre! efter alle din Retfærdigheds Bevisninger, lad dog din Vrede og din Harme vende sig bort fra din Stad Jerusalem, dit hellige Bjerg; thi for vore Synders Skyld og for vore Fædres Misgerningers Skyld er Jerusalem og dit Folk blevet til Forhaanelse for alle dem, som ere trindt omkring os.
Lord, Jerusalem is your city, and [your temple was built there] on your sacred hill. Now all the people who live in nearby [countries/nations] despise Jerusalem and [us] your people because of our sins and because of the evil things that our ancestors did. But [now], because you do what is righteous/just, [we ask you to] not be angry with Jerusalem any longer.
17 Og nu, vor Gud! hør din Tjeners Bøn og hans ydmyge Begæringer, og lad dit Ansigt lyse over din Helligdom, som er ødelagt, for Herrens Skyld.
O Lord our God, listen to what I am praying and pleading [for you to do]. (For your own sake/In order that people will know that you are very great), act kindly [IDM] concerning your temple, which was destroyed [by the armies of Babylonia].
18 Bøj dit Øre, min Gud! og hør, oplad dine Øjne, og se Ødelæggelserne, som ere komne over os og Staden, over hvilken dit Navn kaldes; thi vi nedlægge vore ydmyge Begæringer for dit Ansigt, ikke for vore retfærdige Gerningers Skyld, men for din store Barmhjertigheds Skyld.
My God, listen [to my prayer]. Look [at us] and see our troubles, and see that this city that belongs to you [MTY] has been ruined/destroyed. We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done what is right/good.
19 Herre, hør! Herre, forlad! Herre, giv Agt og gør det! tøv ikke! for din Skyld, min Gud! thi dit Navn kaldes over din Stad og over dit Folk.
Lord, listen [to us]! Lord, forgive us! Lord, this city and these people belong to you, so [we plead with you to] heed what we are saying and act [to help us] right now, (for your own sake/in order that people will know that you are very great)!
20 Og der jeg endnu talte og bad og bekendte min Synd og mit Folk Israels Synd og nedlagde min ydmyge Begæring for Herrens, min Guds, Ansigt, for min Guds hellige Bjergs Skyld,
I continued praying and confessing the sins that my people and I had committed, and pleading with Yahweh my God that he would restore [the temple on] the sacred hill [in Jerusalem].
21 ja, der jeg endnu talte i Bønnen, da kom den Mand, Gabriel, hvilken jeg havde set tilforn i et Syn, der jeg var aldeles afmægtig, hen til mig ved Aftens Madoffers Tid.
While I was praying, Gabriel, the angel/one whom I had seen in the vision previously, came flying rapidly to me, at the time in the evening when [the priests] offered sacrifices.
22 Og han underviste mig og talte med mig og sagde: Daniel! nu er jeg udgangen for at meddele dig Indsigt.
He said to me, “Daniel, I have come to you to enable you to understand [DOU] clearly [the message that God gave to Jeremiah].
23 Med Begyndelsen af dine ydmyge Begæringer udgik et Ord, og jeg er kommen for at kundgøre dig det, thi du er højlig elsket; saa agt da paa Ordet og giv Agt paa Synet!
When you began to plead [with God], he gave me a message [to pass on to you]. He loves you very much, so [he has sent me] to tell you what he said to me. So [now] (pay attention/listen carefully) in order that you may understand the meaning of what he revealed [to Jeremiah].
24 Der er halvfjerdsindstyve Uger bestemte over dit Folk og over din hellige Stad til at hindre Overtrædelsen og til at forsegle Synder og til at sone Misgerning og til at bringe en evig Retfærdighed og til at forsegle Syn og Profet og til at salve et Allerhelligste.
[God] has determined/declared that there will be 490 years until he frees/saves your people from [the guilt of] their sins and to atone for the evil things that they have done. Then [God] will rule everyone justly, and he will do that forever. And [what you saw in] the vision and what [Jeremiah] prophesied will (come true/be fulfilled), and the sacred temple will be dedicated [to God again].
25 Saa vid og forstaa: Fra den Tid, da Ordet udgaar om at genoprette og om at bygge Jerusalem, indtil en Salvet, en Fyrste, er der syv Uger; og i to og tresindstyve Uger skal den genoprettes og bygges i vid Udstrækning og efter bestemt Maal, men under Tidernes Trængsel.
You need to know and understand this: There will be 49 years from the time that [the king] commands that Jerusalem should be rebuilt until the leader/king that God has chosen will come. Then 434 years later, Jerusalem will be rebuilt, and it will have streets and will have a (moat/deep ditch filled with water) around it [to protect the city]. But that will be a time when [God’s people] will have [a lot of] troubles/difficulties/suffering.
26 Men efter de to og tresindstyve Uger skal en Salvet udryddes, og der skal intet være for ham; og en kommende Fyrstes Folk skal ødelægge Staden og Helligdommen, og han skal ende i Oversvømmelsen, og indtil Enden skal der være Krig, og hvad der af Ødelæggelser er bestemt.
After those 434 years, the leader/king whom God has appointed will be killed [when it seems that] he will have accomplished nothing (unjustly/without having done anything wrong). After that, the temple will be destroyed by [the army of] a powerful ruler. The city and the temple will be destroyed like a flood [MET] [destroys everything]. That will be the beginning of the war and destruction that [God] has decreed [will happen].
27 Og han skal befæste en Pagt med de mange i den ene Uge; og i den halve Uge skal han bringe Slagtoffer og Madoffer til at ophøre, og paa Vederstyggelighedernes Vinger kommer Ødelæggeren, og det indtil Undergang og det besluttede Raad udgyder sig over den ødelagte.
That ruler will make a strong agreement with many people. He will promise to do for seven years what he has said in that agreement. But when that time is half finished, he will prevent [priests from] giving any more offerings and sacrifices [to God]. A disgusting idol will be put on the highest part of the temple, and it will stay there until [God] gets rid of the one who put it there, which is what he said that he would do.”
