Daniel 8
1 I Kong Belsazzars tredje regeringsår 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 has appeared to me—I Daniel—after that which had appeared to 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 så mig i Synet stående ved Floden Ulaj.
And I see in a vision, and it comes 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 my eyes, and look, and behold, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it has two horns, and the two horns [are] high; and one [is] higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.
4 Jeg så Væderen stange mod Vest, Nord og Syd; intet Dyr kunde modstå 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 stand before it, and there is none delivering out of its hand, and it has done according to its pleasure, and has exerted itself.
5 Videre så 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 behold, a young male goat has come from the west, over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as for the young male goat, a conspicuous horn [is] between its eyes.
6 Den kom hen til den tvehornede Væder, som jeg havde set stå ved Floden, og løb imod den med ubændig Kraft;
And it comes to the ram possessing the two horns, that I had seen standing before the stream, and runs to it in the fury of its power.
7 og jeg så, hvorledes den, da den nåede Væderen, rasende stormede imod den, stødte til den og sønderbrød begge dens Horn; og Væderen havde ikke kraft til at modstå den, men Bukken kastede den til Jorden og trampede på den, og ingen reddede Væderen af dens Vold.
And I have seen it coming near the ram, and it becomes embittered at it, and strikes the ram, and breaks its two horns, and there has been no power in the ram to stand before it, and it casts it to the earth, and tramples it down, and there has been no deliverer to the ram out of its power.
8 Derpå blev Gedebukken såre 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 male goat has exerted itself very much, and when it is strong, the great horn has been broken; and a vision of four comes up 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 umådeligt mod Syd og Øst og mod det herlige Land;
And from one of them has come forth a little horn, and it exerts itself greatly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful [land];
10 og det voksede helt op til Himmelens Hær, styrtede nogle af Hæren og af Stjernerne til Jorden og trampede på dem.
indeed, it exerts to the host of the heavens, and causes to fall to the earth of the host, and of the stars, and tramples them down.
11 Og det hovmodede sig mod Hærens Øverste; hans daglige Offer blev ophævet, og hans Helligdoms Sted kastedes til Jorden.
And to the prince of the host it exerts itself, and the continual [sacrifice] has been taken away by it, and thrown down the base of his sanctuary.
12 Og på 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 throws down truth to the earth, and it has 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 says to the wonderful numberer who is speaking: Until when [is] the vision of the continual [sacrifice], and of the transgression, an astonishment, to make a treading down of both sanctuary and host?
14 Han svarede: "2300 Aftener og Morgener; så skal Helligdommen komme til sin Ret igen!"
And he says to me, Until evening—morning two thousand and three hundred, then is the holy place declared right.
15 Medens jeg, Daniel, nu så Synet og søgte at forstå det, se, da stod der for mig en som en Mand at se til,
And it comes to pass in my seeing—I, Daniel—the vision, that I require understanding, and behold, standing before me [is] as the appearance of a mighty one.
16 og jeg hørte en menneskelig Røst råbe over Ulaj: "Gabriel, udlæg ham Synet!"
And I hear a voice of man between [the banks of] Ulai, and he calls and says: Gabriel, cause this [one] to understand the appearance.
17 Så kom han hen, hvor jeg stod, og ved hans Komme blev jeg overvældet af Rædsel og faldt på mit Ansigt. Og han sagde til mig: "Se nøje til, Menneskesøn, thi Synet gælder Endens Tid!"
And he comes in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face, and he says to me: Understand, son of man, for at the time of the end [is] the vision.
18 Medens han taledemed mig, lå jeg bedøvet med Ansigtet mod Jorden; men han rørte ved mig og fik mig på Benene
And in his speaking with me, I have been in a trance on my face, on the earth; and he comes against me, and causes 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 says: Behold, I am causing you 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 så, er Kongerne af Medien og Persien,
The ram that you have seen possessing two horns, [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 den lådne Buk er Kongen af Grækenland, og det store Horn i dens Pande er den første Konge.
And the young male 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 fremstå af hans Folk, dog uden hans Kraft.
and that being broken, four stand up in its place, four kingdoms stand up from the nation, and not in its power.
23 Men i deres Herredømmes sidste Tid, når Overtrædelserne har gjort Målet fuldt, skal en fræk og rænkefuld konge fremstå.
And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, a king stands up, 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 Råd og ødelægge mægtige Mænd.
and his power has been mighty, and not by his own power; and he destroys wonderful things, and he has prospered, and worked, and destroyed mighty ones, and the people of the Holy Ones.
25 Mod de hellige skal hans Tanke rettes; hans svigefulde Råd 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 så skal han knuses, dog ikke ved Menneskehånd.
And by his understanding he has also caused deceit to prosper in his hand, and in his heart he exerts himself, and by ease he destroys many; and he stands against the Prince of princes—and he is broken without hand.
26 Synet om Affenerne 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 you, hide the vision, for [it is] after many days.
27 Men jeg, Daniel, lå syg en Tid lang; så stod jeg op og udførte min Gerning i kongens Tjeneste. Jeg var rædselslagen over Synet og forstod det ikke.
And I, Daniel, have been, indeed, 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.”
