Daniel 7
1 In the first year of Baltasar, king of the Chaldeans Daniel had a dream, and visions of his head upon his bed: and he wrote his dream.
巴比倫王伯沙撒元年，但以理在床上做夢，見了腦中的異象，就記錄這夢，述說其中的大意。
2 I Daniel saw, and, behold, the four winds of heaven blew violently upon the great sea.
但以理說： 我夜裏見異象，看見天的四風陡起，颳在大海之上。
3 And there came up four great beasts out of the sea, differing from one another.
有四個大獸從海中上來，形狀各有不同：
4 The first [was] as a lioness, and her wings as an eagle's; I saw until her wings were plucked, ands she was lifted off from the earth, and she stood on human feet, and a man's heart was given to her.
頭一個像獅子，有鷹的翅膀；我正觀看的時候，獸的翅膀被拔去，獸從地上得立起來，用兩腳站立，像人一樣，又得了人心。
5 And, behold, a second beast like a bear, and it supported itself on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth: and thus they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內啣着三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來吞吃多肉。」
6 After this one I looked, and behold another wild beast as a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon it: and the wild beast had four heads, and power was given to it.
此後我觀看，又有一獸如豹，背上有鳥的四個翅膀；這獸有四個頭，又得了權柄。
7 After this one I looked, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong, and its teeth were of iron; devouring and crushing to atoms, and it trampled the remainder with its feet: and it was altogether different from the beasts that were before it; and it [had] ten hours.
其後我在夜間的異象中觀看，見第四獸甚是可怕，極其強壯，大有力量，有大鐵牙，吞吃嚼碎，所剩下的用腳踐踏。這獸與前三獸大不相同，頭有十角。
8 I noticed his horns, and behold, another little horn came up in the midst of them, and before it three of the former horns were rooted out: and, behold, [there were] eyes as the eyes of a man in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.
我正觀看這些角，見其中又長起一個小角；先前的角中有三角在這角前，連根被牠拔出來。這角有眼，像人的眼，有口說誇大的話。
9 I saw until the thrones were set, and the Ancient of days sat; and his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head, as pure wool: his throne was a flame of fire, [and] his wheels burning fire.
我觀看， 見有寶座設立， 上頭坐着亙古常在者。 他的衣服潔白如雪， 頭髮如純淨的羊毛。 寶座乃火焰， 其輪乃烈火。
10 A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads, attended upon him: the judgement sat, and the books were opened.
從他面前有火，像河發出； 事奉他的有千千， 在他面前侍立的有萬萬； 他坐着要行審判， 案卷都展開了。
11 I saw then because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke, until the wild beast was slain and destroyed, and his body given to be burnt with fire.
那時我觀看，見那獸因小角說誇大話的聲音被殺，身體損壞，扔在火中焚燒。
12 And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times.
其餘的獸，權柄都被奪去，生命卻仍存留，直到所定的時候和日期。
13 I saw in the night vision, and, behold, [one] coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.
我在夜間的異象中觀看， 見有一位像人子的， 駕着天雲而來， 被領到亙古常在者面前，
14 And to him was given the dominion, and the honour, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.
得了權柄、榮耀、國度， 使各方、各國、各族的人都事奉他。 他的權柄是永遠的，不能廢去； 他的國必不敗壞。
15 [As for] me Daniel, my spirit in my body trembled, and the visions of my head troubled me.
至於我－但以理，我的靈在我裏面愁煩，我腦中的異象使我驚惶。
16 And I drew near to one of them that stood by, and I sought to learn of him the truth of all these things: and he told me the truth, and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
我就近一位侍立者，問他這一切的真情。他就告訴我，將那事的講解給我說明：
17 These four beasts are four kingdoms [that] shall rise up on the earth:
這四個大獸就是四王將要在世上興起。
18 which shall be taken away; and the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess it for ever and ever.
然而，至高者的聖民，必要得國享受，直到永永遠遠。
19 Then I enquired carefully concerning the fourth beast; for it differed from every [other] beast, exceeding dreadful: its teeth were of iron, and its claws of brass, devouring, and utterly breaking to pieces, and it trampled the remainder with its feet:
那時我願知道第四獸的真情，牠為何與那三獸的真情大不相同，甚是可怕，有鐵牙銅爪，吞吃嚼碎，所剩下的用腳踐踏；
20 and concerning it ten horns that were in its head, and the other that came up, and rooted up [some] of the former, which had eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and his look was bolder than the rest.
頭有十角和那另長的一角，在這角前有三角被牠打落。這角有眼，有說誇大話的口，形狀強橫，過於牠的同類。
21 I saw, and that horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
我觀看，見這角與聖民爭戰，勝了他們。
22 until the Ancient of days came, and he gave judgement to the saints of the Most High; and the time came on, and the saints possessed the kingdom.
直到亙古常在者來給至高者的聖民伸冤，聖民得國的時候就到了。
23 And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on the earth, which shall excel all [other] kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and trample and destroy it.
那侍立者這樣說： 第四獸就是世上必有的第四國， 與一切國大不相同， 必吞吃全地， 並且踐踏嚼碎。
24 And his ten horns are ten kings [that] shall arise: and after them shall arise another, who shall exceed all the former ones in wickedness and he shall subdue three kings.
至於那十角，就是從這國中必興起的十王， 後來又興起一王， 與先前的不同； 他必制伏三王。
25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change times and law: and [power] shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.
他必向至高者說誇大的話， 必折磨至高者的聖民， 必想改變節期和律法。 聖民必交付他手一載、二載、半載。
26 And the judgement has sat, and they shall remove [his] dominion to abolish it, and to destroy it utterly.
然而，審判者必坐着行審判； 他的權柄必被奪去， 毀壞，滅絕，一直到底。
27 And the kingdom and the power and the greatness of the kings that are under the whole heaven were given to the saints of the Most High; and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all powers shall serve and obey him.
國度、權柄，和天下諸國的大權 必賜給至高者的聖民。 他的國是永遠的； 一切掌權的都必事奉他，順從他。
28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance was changed: but I kept the matter in my heart.
那事至此完畢。至於我－但以理，心中甚是驚惶，臉色也改變了，卻將那事存記在心。
