Daniel 8
1 I Kong Belsazzars tredje Regeringsaar viste der sig et Syn for mig, Daniel; det kom efter det, som tidligere havde vist sig for mig.
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me. After that which I had seen in the beginning, I, Daniel,
2 Jeg skuede i Synet, og det var mig, som om jeg var i Borgen Susan i Landskabet Elam; og jeg saa mig i Synet staaende ved Floden Ulaj.
saw in my vision, that I was in the capital city of Susa, which is in the region of Elam, yet I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of Ulai.
3 Da løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, en Væder stod ved Floden; den havde to store Horn, det ene større end det andet, og det største skød op sidst.
And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a single ram stood before the marsh, having two high horns, and one was higher than the other and growing higher still.
4 Jeg saa Væderen stange mod Vest, Nord og Syd; intet Dyr kunde modstaa den, ingen kunde redde af dens Vold, og den gjorde, hvad den vilde, og blev mægtig.
After this, I saw the ram brandishing his horns against the West, and against the North, and against the Meridian, and all the beasts could not withstand him, nor be freed from his hand, and he did according to his own will, and he became great.
5 Videre saa jeg nøje til, og se, en Gedebuk kom fra Vest farende hen over hele Jorden, men uden at røre den; og Bukken havde et anseligt Horn i Panden.
And I understood, and behold, a he-goat among she-goats came from the West above the face of the entire earth, and he did not touch the ground. Furthermore, the he-goat had a preeminent horn between his eyes.
6 Den kom hen til den tvehornede Væder, som jeg havde set staa ved Floden, og løb imod den med ubændig Kraft;
And he went all the way to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing before the gate, and he ran towards him in the force of his strength.
7 og jeg saa, hvorledes den, da den naaede Væderen, rasende stormede imod den, stødte til den og sønderbrød begge dens Horn; og Væderen havde ikke Kraft til at modstaa den, men Bukken kastede den til Jorden og trampede paa den, og ingen reddede Væderen af dens Vold.
And when he approached near to the ram, he was enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns, and the ram could not withstand him, and when he had cast him down on the ground, he trampled him, and no one was able to free the ram from his hand.
8 Derpaa blev Gedebukken saare mægtig; men som den var allermægtigst, brødes det store Horn af, og i Stedet voksede fire andre frem mod alle fire Verdenshjørner.
But the he-goat among she-goats became exceedingly great, and when he had prospered, the great horn was shattered, and four horns were rising up beneath it by means of the four winds of heaven.
9 Men fra det ene af dem skød et andet og lille Horn op, og det voksede umaadeligt mod Syd og Øst og mod det herlige Land;
But from one of them came forth one little horn, and it became great against the Meridian, and against the East, and against the strength.
10 og det voksede helt op til Himmelens Hær, styrtede nogle af Hæren og af Stjernerne til Jorden og trampede paa dem.
And it was magnified even towards the strength of heaven, and it threw down those of the strength and of the stars, and it trampled them.
11 Og det hovmodede sig mod Hærens Øverste; hans daglige Offer blev ophævet, og hans Helligdoms Sted kastedes til Jorden.
And it was magnified, even to the leader of the strength, and it took away from him the continual sacrifice, and cast down the place of his sanctuary.
12 Og paa Alteret for det daglige Offer lagdes en Misgerning; Sandheden kastedes til Jorden, og Hornet havde Lykke med, hvad det gjorde.
And the advantage was given to him against the continual sacrifice, because of the sins, and truth will be struck down to the ground, and he will act, and he will prosper.
13 Da hørte jeg en hellig tale, og en anden hellig spurgte den talende: »Hvor lang Tid gælder Synet om, at det daglige Offer ophæves, Ødelæggelsens Misgerning opstilles, og Helligdommen og Hæren nedtrampes?«
And I heard one of the holy ones speaking, and one saint said to another, (I know not to whom he was speaking, ) “What is the extent of the vision, and the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the desolation, which has happened, and of the sanctuary and the strength, which will be trampled?”
14 Han svarede: »2300 Aftener og Morgener; saa skal Helligdommen komme til sin Ret igen!«
And he said to him, “From evening until morning, two thousand three hundred days, and so the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
15 Medens jeg, Daniel, nu saa Synet og søgte at forstaa det, se, da stod der for mig en som en Mand at se til,
But it came to pass, when I, Daniel, saw the vision and sought understanding that, behold, there stood in my sight something like the appearance of a man.
16 og jeg hørte en menneskelig Røst raabe over Ulaj: »Gabriel, udlæg ham Synet!«
And I heard the voice of a man within Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, make this one understand the vision.”
17 Saa kom han hen, hvor jeg stod, og ved hans Komme blev jeg overvældet af Rædsel og faldt paa mit Ansigt. Og han sagde til mig: »Se nøje til, Menneskesøn, thi Synet gælder Endens Tid!«
And he came and stood next to where I was standing, and when he approached, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for in the time of the end the vision will be fulfilled.”
18 Medens han talede med mig, laa jeg bedøvet med Ansigtet mod Jorden; men han rørte ved mig og fik mig paa Benene
And when he spoke to me, I fell forward onto the ground, and so he touched me and stood me upright.
19 og sagde: »Se, jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad der skal ske i Vredens sidste Tid; thi Synet gælder Endens bestemte Tid.
And he said to me, “I will reveal to you what the future things are in the earlier tribulation, for the time has its end.
20 Den tvehornede Væder, du saa, er Kongerne af Medien og Persien,
The ram, which you saw to have horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.
21 den laadne Buk er Kongen af Grækenland, og det store Horn i dens Pande er den første Konge.
Furthermore, the he-goat among she-goats is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn, which was between his eyes, is the same one, the first king.
22 At det brødes af, og at fire andre voksede frem i Stedet, betyder, at fire Riger skal fremstaa af hans Folk, dog uden hans Kraft.
And since, having been shattered, there grew four in its place, four kings will rise up from his people, but not in his strength.
23 Men i deres Herredømmes sidste Tid, naar Overtrædelserne har gjort Maalet fuldt, skal en fræk og rænkefuld Konge fremstaa.
And after their reign, when iniquities will be increased, there will arise a king of shameless face and understanding negotiations.
24 Hans Magt skal blive stor, dog ikke som hins; han skal tale utrolige Ting og have Lykke med, hvad han gør, og gennemføre sine Raad og ødelægge mægtige Mænd.
And his advantage will be strengthened, but not by his kind of force, and other than what he will be able to trust, everything will be eradicated, and he will prosper, and he will act. And he will execute the successful and the people of the saints,
25 Mod de hellige skal hans Tanke rettes; hans svigefulde Raad skal lykkes ham, og han skal sætte sig store Ting for og styrte mange i Ulykke i deres Tryghed. Mod Fyrsternes Fyrste skal han rejse sig, men saa skal han knuses, dog ikke ved Menneskehaand.
according to his will, and treachery will be guided by his hand. And his heart will be inflated, and by the abundance of everything he will kill many, and he will rise up against the Lord of lords, and he will be knocked down without a hand.
26 Synet om Aftenerne og Morgenerne, hvorom der var Tale, er Sandhed. Men du skal lukke for Synet; thi det gælder en fjern Fremtid.«
And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true. Therefore, you must seal the vision, because, after many days, it will occur.”
27 Men jeg, Daniel, laa syg en Tid lang; saa stod jeg op og udførte min Gerning i Kongens Tjeneste. Jeg var rædselslagen over Synet og forstod det ikke.
And I, Daniel, languished and was sick for some days, and when I had lifted myself up, I performed the king’s works, and I was astonished at the vision, and there was none who could interpret it.
