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 hath appeared unto me — I Daniel — after that which had appeared unto me at the beginning.
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.
And I see in a vision, and it cometh to pass, in my seeing, and I [am] in Shushan the palace that [is] in Elam the province, and I see in a vision, and I have been by the stream 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 lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns [are] high; and the one [is] higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.
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.
I have seen the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no living creatures do stand before it, and there is none delivering out of its hand, and it hath done according to its pleasure, and hath exerted itself.
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 have been considering, and lo, a young he-goat hath come from the west, over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as to the young he-goat, a conspicuous horn [is] between its eyes.
6 Den kom hen til den tvehornede Væder, som jeg havde set staa ved Floden, og løb imod den med ubændig Kraft;
And it cometh unto the ram possessing the two horns, that I had seen standing before the stream, and runneth unto it in the fury of its power.
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 I have seen it coming near the ram, and it becometh embittered at it, and smiteth the ram, and breaketh its two horns, and there hath been no power in the ram to stand before it, and it casteth it to the earth, and trampleth it down, and there hath been no deliverer to the ram out of its power.
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.
'And the young he-goat hath exerted itself very much, and when it is strong, broken hath been the great horn; and come up doth a vision of four in its place, at the four winds of the heavens.
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;
And from the one of them come forth hath a little horn, and it exerteth itself greatly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauteous [land];
10 og det voksede helt op til Himmelens Hær, styrtede nogle af Hæren og af Stjernerne til Jorden og trampede paa dem.
yea, it exerteth unto the host of the heavens, and causeth to fall to the earth of the host, and of the stars, and trampleth them down.
11 Og det hovmodede sig mod Hærens Øverste; hans daglige Offer blev ophævet, og hans Helligdoms Sted kastedes til Jorden.
And unto the prince of the host it exerteth itself, and by it taken away hath been the continual [sacrifice], and thrown down the base 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 host is given up, with the continual [sacrifice], through transgression, and it throweth down truth to the earth, and it hath worked, and prospered.
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 hear a certain holy one speaking, and a certain holy one saith to the wonderful numberer who is speaking: Till when [is] the vision of the continual [sacrifice], and of the transgression, an astonishment, to make both sanctuary and host a treading down?
14 Han svarede: »2300 Aftener og Morgener; saa skal Helligdommen komme til sin Ret igen!«
And he saith unto me, Till evening — morning two thousand and three hundred, then is the holy place declared right.
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,
'And it cometh to pass in my seeing — I, Daniel — the vision, that I require understanding, and lo, standing over-against me [is] as the appearance of a mighty one.
16 og jeg hørte en menneskelig Røst raabe over Ulaj: »Gabriel, udlæg ham Synet!«
And I hear a voice of man between [the banks of] Ulai, and he calleth and saith: Gabriel, cause this [one] to understand the appearance.
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 cometh in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face, and he saith unto me: Understand, son of man, for at the time of the end [is] the vision.
18 Medens han talede med mig, laa jeg bedøvet med Ansigtet mod Jorden; men han rørte ved mig og fik mig paa Benene
And in his speaking with me, I have been in a trance on my face, on the earth; and he cometh against me, and causeth me to stand on my station,
19 og sagde: »Se, jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad der skal ske i Vredens sidste Tid; thi Synet gælder Endens bestemte Tid.
and saith: Lo, I — I am causing thee to know that which is in the latter end of the indignation; for, at the appointed time [is] the end.
20 Den tvehornede Væder, du saa, er Kongerne af Medien og Persien,
'The ram that thou hast seen possessing two horns, [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 den laadne Buk er Kongen af Grækenland, og det store Horn i dens Pande er den første Konge.
And the young he-goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is 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 that being broken, stand up do four in its place, four kingdoms from the nation do stand up, and not in its power.
23 Men i deres Herredømmes sidste Tid, naar Overtrædelserne har gjort Maalet fuldt, skal en fræk og rænkefuld Konge fremstaa.
'And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, stand up doth a king, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things;
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 power hath been mighty, and not by his own power; and wonderful things he destroyeth, and he hath prospered, and wrought, and destroyed mighty ones, and the people of the Holy Ones.
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.
'And by his understanding he hath also caused deceit to prosper in his hand, and in his heart he exerteth himself, and by ease he destroyeth many; and against the prince of princes he standeth — and without hand he is broken.
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 appearance of the evening and of the morning, that is told, is true; and thou, hide thou the vision, for [it is] after many days.'
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, have been, yea, I became sick [for] days, and I rise, and do the king's work, and am astonished at the appearance, and there is none understanding.
