Daniel 7
1 I Kong Belsazzar af Babels første Regeringsaar havde Daniel et Drømmesyn, og Syner gik igennem hans Hoved paa hans Leje; og siden nedskrev han Drømmen og gengav Hovedindholdet.
In the first year of Baltasar, king of the Chaldeans Daniel had a dream, and visions of his head upon his bed: and he wrote his dream.
2 Daniel tog til Orde og sagde: Jeg skuede i mit Syn om Natten, og se, Himmelens fire Vinde oprørte det store Hav,
I Daniel saw, and, behold, the four winds of heaven blew violently upon the great sea.
3 og fire store Dyr steg op af Havet, det ene forskelligt fra det andet.
And there came up four great beasts out of the sea, differing from one another.
4 Det første saa ud som en Løve og havde Ørnevinger; og jeg skuede, indtil Vingerne reves af, og det rejstes op fra Jorden og stilledes paa to Ben som et Menneske og fik et Menneskehjerte.
The first [was] as a lioness, and her wings as an eagle's; I saw until her wings were plucked, ands she was lifted off from the earth, and she stood on human feet, and a man's heart was given to her.
5 Og se, et andet Dyr, det næste i Rækken, saa ud som en Bjørn; det rejstes op paa den ene Side og havde tre Ribben i Gabet mellem Tænderne, og der blev sagt til det: »Kom, æd meget Kød!«
And, behold, a second beast like a bear, and it supported itself on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth: and thus they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 Saa skuede jeg videre, og se, endnu et Dyr; det saa ud som en Panter og havde fire Fuglevinger paa Ryggen og fire Hoveder, og Magt blev det givet.
After this one I looked, and behold another wild beast as a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon it: and the wild beast had four heads, and power was given to it.
7 Og videre skuede jeg i Nattesynerne, og se, der var et fjerde Dyr, frygteligt, skrækkeligt og umaadelig stærkt; det havde store Jerntænder, aad og knuste, og hvad der levnedes, trampede det ned med Fødderne. Det var forskelligt fra alle de tidligere Dyr og havde ti Horn.
After this one I looked, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong, and its teeth were of iron; devouring and crushing to atoms, and it trampled the remainder with its feet: and it was altogether different from the beasts that were before it; and it [had] ten hours.
8 Jeg lagde nøje Mærke til Hornene, og se, et andet Horn, som var lille, skød frem imellem dem, og tre af de tidligere Horn oprykkedes for at skaffe det Plads; og se, dette Horn havde Øjne som et Menneske og en Mund, der talte store Ord.
I noticed his horns, and behold, another little horn came up in the midst of them, and before it three of the former horns were rooted out: and, behold, [there were] eyes as the eyes of a man in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.
9 Jeg skuede videre: Med eet blev Troner sat frem, en gammel af Dage tog Sæde; hans Klædning var hvid som Sne, hans Hovedhaar rent som Uld; hans Trone var luende Ild, dens Hjul var flammende Ild.
I saw until the thrones were set, and the Ancient of days sat; and his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head, as pure wool: his throne was a flame of fire, [and] his wheels burning fire.
10 En Strøm af Ild flød ud og strømmede frem derfra. Tusinde Tusinder tjente ham, og titusind Titusinder stod ham til Rede. Derpaa sattes Retten, og Bøgerne lukkedes op.
A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads, attended upon him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.
11 Jeg skuede, og ved Lyden af de store Ord, som Hornet talte ...... Jeg skuede, indtil Dyret blev dræbt og dets Krop tilintetgjort, og det blev kastet i Ilden og brændt.
I saw then because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke, until the wild beast was slain and destroyed, and his body given to be burnt with fire.
12 Ogsaa de andre Dyr fratog man deres Magt, og deres Levetid fastsattes til Tid og Stund.
And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times.
13 Jeg skuede videre i Nattesynerne: Og se, med Himlens Skyer kom en, der saa ud som en Menneskesøn. Han kom hen til den gamle af Dage og førtes frem for ham;
I saw in the night vision, and, behold, [one] coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.
14 og Magt og Ære og Herredom gaves ham, og alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal skal tjene ham; hans Magt er en evig Magt, aldrig gaar den til Grunde, hans Rige kan ikke forgaa.
And to him was given the dominion, and the honor, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.
15 Jeg, Daniel, blev saare urolig til Sinds ved alt dette, og mit Hoveds Syner forfærdede mig.
[As for] me Daniel, my spirit in my body trembled, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16 Saa traadte jeg hen til en af de omstaaende og bad ham om sikker Oplysning om alt dette, og han svarede og tydede mig det:
And I drew near to one of them that stood by, and I sought to learn of him the truth of all these things: and he told me the truth, and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
17 »Disse fire store Dyr betyder, at fire Konger skal fremstaa af Jorden;
These four beasts are four kingdoms [that] shall rise up on the earth:
18 men siden skal den Højestes hellige modtage Riget og have det i Eje i Evigheders Evighed.«
which shall be taken away; and the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess it for ever and ever.
19 Saa bad jeg om sikker Oplysning om det fjerde Dyr, som var forskelligt fra alle de andre, overmaade frygteligt, med Jerntænder og Kobberkløer, og som aad og knuste og med sine Fødder nedtrampede, hvad der levnedes,
Then I enquired carefully concerning the fourth beast; for it differed from every [other] beast, exceeding dreadful: its teeth were of iron, and its claws of brass, devouring, and utterly breaking to pieces, and it trampled the remainder with its feet:
20 og om de ti Horn paa dets Hoved og det andet, som skød frem, for hvilket de tre faldt af, det Horn, som havde Øjne og en Mund, der talte store Ord, og som var større at se til end de andre.
and concerning it ten horns that were in its head, and the other that came up, and rooted up [some] of the former, which had eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and his look was bolder than the rest.
21 Jeg havde skuet, hvorledes dette Horn førte Krig mod de hellige og overvandt dem,
I saw, and that horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 indtil den gamle af Dage kom og Retten blev givet den Højestes hellige og Tiden kom, da de hellige tog Riget i Eje.
until the Ancient of days came, and he gave judgment to the saints of the Most High; and the time came on, and the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Hans Svar lød: »Det fjerde Dyr betyder, at et fjerde Rige skal fremstaa paa Jorden, som skal være forskelligt fra alle de andre Riger; det skal opsluge hele Jorden og søndertræde og knuse den.
And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on the earth, which shall excel all [other] kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and trample and destroy it.
24 Og de ti Horn betyder, at der af dette Rige skal fremstaa ti Konger, og efter dem skal der komme en anden, som skal være forskellig fra de tidligere; og han skal fælde tre Konger
And his ten horns are ten kings [that] shall arise: and after them shall arise another, who shall exceed all the former ones in wickedness and he shall subdue three kings.
25 og tale mod den Højeste og mishandle den Højestes hellige; han skal sætte sig for at ændre Tider og Lov, og de skal gives i hans Haand en Tid og to Tider og en halv Tid.
And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change times and law: and [power] shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.
26 Men saa sættes Retten, og hans Herredømme fratages ham og tilintetgøres og ødelægges for evigt.
And the judgment has sat, and they shall remove [his] dominion to abolish it, and to destroy it utterly.
27 Men Riget og Herredømmet og Storheden, som tilhørte alle Rigerne under Himmelen, skal gives den Højestes helliges Folk; dets Rige er et evigt Rige, og alle Magter skal tjene og lyde det.«
And the kingdom and the power and the greatness of the kings that are under the whole heaven were given to the saints of the Most High; and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all powers shall serve and obey him.
28 Her ender Fremstillingen. Jeg, Daniel, blev saare forfærdet over mine Tanker, og mit Ansigt skiftede Farve; men jeg gemte Sagen i mit Hjerte.
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance was changed: but I kept the matter in my heart.
