Daniel 7
1 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.
Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis Daniel somnium vidit visio autem capitis eius in cubili suo et somnium scribens brevi sermone comprehendit summatimque perstringens ait
2 I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.
Videbam in visione mea nocte et ecce quattuor venti caeli pugnabant in mari magno
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
Et quattuor bestiae grandes ascendebant de mari diversae inter se
4 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.
Prima quasi leaena et alas habebat aquilae aspiciebam donec evulsae sunt alae eius et sublata est de terra et super pedes quasi homo stetit et cor hominis datum est ei
5 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.
Et ecce bestia alia similis urso in parte stetit et tres ordines erant in ore eius et in dentibus eius et sic dicebant ei Surge comede carnes plurimas
6 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.
Post haec aspiciebam et ecce alia quasi pardus et alas habebat quasi avis quattuor super se et quattuor capita erant in bestia et potestas data est ei
7 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.
Post haec aspiciebam in visione noctis et ecce bestia quarta terribilis atque mirabilis et fortis nimis dentes ferreos habebat magnos comedens atque comminuens et reliqua pedibus suis conculcans dissimilis autem erat ceteris bestiis quas videram ante eam et habebat cornua decem
8 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.
Considerabam cornua et ecce cornu aliud parvulum ortum est de medio eorum et tria de cornibus primis evulsa sunt a facie eius et ecce oculi quasi oculi hominis erant in cornu isto et os loquens ingentia
9 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.
Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt et antiquus dierum sedit vestimentum eius candidum quasi nix et capilli capitis eius quasi lana munda thronus eius flammae ignis rotae eius ignis accensus
10 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.
Fluvius igneus rapidusque egrediebatur a facie eius millia millium ministrabant ei et decies millies centena millia assistebant ei iudicium sedit et libri aperti sunt
11 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.
Aspiciebam propter vocem sermonum grandium quos cornu illud loquebatur et vidi quoniam interfecta esset bestia et perisset corpus eius et traditum esset ad comburendum igni
12 As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.
aliarum quoque bestiarum ablata esset potestas et tempora vitae constituta essent eis usque ad tempus et tempus
13 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.
Aspiciebam ergo in visione noctis et ecce cum nubibus caeli quasi filius hominis veniebat et usque ad antiquum dierum pervenit et in conspectu eius obtulerunt eum
14 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.
Et dedit ei potestatem et honorem et regnum et omnes populi tribus et linguae ipsi servient potestas eius potestas aeterna quae non auferetur et regnum eius quod non corrumpetur
15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
Horruit spiritus meus ego Daniel territus sum in his et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me
16 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.
Accessi ad unum de assistentibus et veritatem quaerebam ab eo de omnibus his Qui dixit mihi interpretationem sermonum et docuit me
17 These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.
Hae quattuor bestiae magnae quattuor sunt regna quae consurgent de terra
18 But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.
Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi et obtinebunt regnum usque in saeculum et saeculum saeculorum
19 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;
Post hoc volui diligenter discere de bestia quarta quae erat dissimilis valde ab omnibus et terribilis nimis dentes et ungues eius ferrei comedebat et comminuebat et reliqua pedibus suis conculcabat
20 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.
et de cornibus decem quae habebat in capite et de alio quod ortum fuerat ante quod ceciderant tria cornua et de cornu illo quod habebat oculos et os loquens grandia et maius erat ceteris
21 And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them,
Aspiciebam et ecce cornu illud faciebat bellum adversus sanctos et praevalebat eis
22 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.
donec venit antiquus dierum et iudicium dedit sanctis Excelsi et tempus advenit et regnum obtinuerunt sancti
23 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.
Et sic ait Bestia quarta regnum quartum erit in terra quod maius erit omnibus regnis et devorabit universam terram et conculcabit et comminuet eam
24 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.
Porro cornua decem ipsius regni decem reges erunt et alius consurget post eos et ipse potentior erit prioribus et tres reges humiliabit
25 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.
Et sermones contra Excelsum loquetur et sanctos Altissimi conteret et putabit quod possit mutare tempora et leges et tradentur in manu eius usque ad tempus et tempora et dimidium temporis
26 But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
Et iudicium sedebit ut auferatur potentia et conteratur et dispereat usque in finem
27 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.
Regnum autem et potestas et magnitudo regni quae est subter omne caelum detur populo sanctorum Altissimi cuius regnum regnum sempiternum est et omnes reges servient ei et obedient
28 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.
Hucusque finis verbi Ego Daniel multum cogitationibus meis conturbabar et facies mea mutata est in me verbum autem in corde meo conservavi
