Daniel 7
1 I Kong Belsazzar af Babels første regeringsår havde Daniel et drømmesyn, og Syner gik igennem hans Hoved på hans Leje; og siden nedskrev han Drømmen og gengav Hovedindholdet.
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.
2 Daniel tog til Orde og sagde: Jeg skuede i mit Syn om Natten, og se, Himmelens fire Vinde oprørte det store Hav,
I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.
3 og fire store Dyr steg op af Havet, det ene forskelligt fra det andet.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
4 Det første så ud som en Løve og havde Ørnevinger; og jeg skuede, indtil Vingerne reves af, og det rejstes op fra Jorden og stilledes på to Ben som et Menneske og fik et Menneskehjerte.
The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; while I was watching its wings were pulled off, and it was lifted up from the earth and placed on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 Og se, et andet Dyr, det næste i Rækken, så ud som en Bjørn; det rejstes op på den ene Side og havde tre Ribben i Gabet mellem Tænderne, og der blev sagt til det: "Kom, æd meget Kød!"
And I saw another beast, like a bear, and it was lifted up on one side, and three side-bones were in its mouth, between its teeth: and they said to it, Up! take much flesh.
6 Så skuede jeg videre, og se, endnu et Dyr; det så ud som en Panter og havde fire Fuglevinger på Ryggen og fire Hoveder, og Magt blev det givet.
After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.
7 Og videre skuede jeg i Nattesynerne, og se, der var et fjerde Dyr, frygteligt, skrækkeligt og umådelig stærkt; det havde store Jerntænder, åd 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, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.
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 was watching the horns with care, and I saw another coming up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots: and there were eyes like a man's eyes in this horn, and a mouth saying great things.
9 Jeg skuede videre: Med eet blev Troner sat frem, en gammel af Dage tog Sæde; hans Klædningvarhvid som Sne, hans Hovedhår rent som Uld; hans Trone var luende Ild, dens Hjul var flammende Ild.
I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its 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. Derpå sattes Retten, og Bøgerne lukkedes op.
A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.
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.
Then I saw — because of the voice of the great words which the horn said — I saw till the beast was put to death, and its body was given to destruction, and the beast was given to the burning of fire.
12 Også de andre dyr fratog man deres Magt, og deres Levetid fastsattes til Tid og Stund.
As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.
13 Jeg skuede videre i Nattesynerne: Og se, med Himlens Skyer kom en, der så ud som en Menneskesøn. Han kom hen til den gamle at Dage og førtes frem for ham;
I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.
14 og Magt og Ære og Herredom gaves ham, og alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemål skal tjene ham; hans Magt er en eviig Magt, aldrig går den til Grunde, hans Rige kan ikke forgå.
And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
15 Jeg, Daniel, blev såre urolig til Sinds ved alt dette, og mit Hoveds Syner forfærdede mig.
As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
16 Så trådte jeg hen til en af de omstående og bad ham om sikker Oplysning om alt dette, og han svarede og tydede mig det:
I came near to one of those who were waiting there, questioning him about what all this was. And he said to me that he would make clear to me the sense of these things.
17 "Disse tre store dyr betyder, at fire Konger skal fremstå af Jorden;
These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.
18 men siden skal den Højestes hellige modtage Riget og have det i Eje i Evigheders Evighed."
But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Så bad jeg om sikker Oplysning om det fjerde Dyr, som var forskelligt fra alle de andre, overmåde frygteligt, med Jerntænder og Kobberkløer, og som åd ogknuste og med sine Fødder nedtrampede, hvad der levnedes,
Then it was my desire to have certain knowledge about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, a cause of great fear, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass; who took his food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping on the rest with his feet;
20 og om de ti Horn på 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 about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.
21 Jeg havde skuet, hvorledes dette Horn førte Krig mod de hellige og overvandt dem,
And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame 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.
Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom.
23 Hans Svar lød: "Det fjerde Dyr betyder, at et fjerde Rige skal fremstå på Jorden, som skaj være forskelligt fra alle de andre Riger; det skal opsluge hele Jorden og søndertræde og knuse den.
This is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it.
24 Og de ti Horn betyder, at der af dette Rige skal fremstå ti Konger, og efter dem skal der komme en anden, som skal være forskellig fra de tidligere; og han skal fælde tre Konger
And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will come to power; and after them another will come up: he will be different from the first ones and will put down 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 Hånd en Tid og to Tider og en halv Tid.
And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.
26 Men så sættes Retten, og hans Herredømme fratages ham og tilintetgøres og ødelægges for evigt.
But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
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 authority and the power of the kingdoms under all the heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all powers will be his servants and do his pleasure.
28 Her ender Fremstillingen. Jeg, Daniel, blev såre forfærdet over mine Tanker, og mit Ansigt skiftede Farve; men jeg gemte Sagen i mit Hjerte.
Here is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, I was greatly troubled by my thoughts, and the colour went from my face: but I kept the thing in my heart.
