Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision, appeared unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the beginning.
Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahan Raja Belsyazar, aku mendapat penglihatan kedua.
2 So then I saw, in the vision, and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in Shusan the fortress, which is in Persia the province, —yea I saw it in a vision, when, I, was by the river Ulai.
Dalam penglihatan itu kudapati diriku di provinsi Elam, di Susan, ibukota Persia. Aku berdiri di dekat Sungai Ulai,
3 So then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and lo! a ram, standing before the river, and, it, had two horns, —and, the two horns, were high, but, the one, was higher than the other, and, the higher, had come up, last.
dan di pinggir sungai itu tampak seekor domba jantan yang mempunyai dua buah tanduk panjang, yang satu lebih panjang dan lebih baru daripada yang lain.
4 I saw the ram, pushing strongly westward and northward and southward, so that no wild beast could stand before him, and none could deliver out of his hand, —but he did according to his own pleasure, and shewed himself great.
Kulihat domba jantan itu menanduk ke arah barat, utara dan selatan. Tak seekor binatang pun yang tahan menghadapinya atau luput dari kuasanya. Ia berbuat sekehendak hatinya dan menjadi sombong.
5 Now, I, was observing, when lo! a he-goat, coming in out of the west, over the face of all the earth, but it meddled not with the earth, —and, the goat, had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
Sementara aku memandangnya, tampak seekor kambing jantan berlari-lari dari sebelah barat melintasi bumi. Begitu kencang larinya sehingga kakinya tidak menyentuh tanah. Di antara kedua matanya ada satu tanduk yang menyolok.
6 So then he came up to the ram having the two horns, which I had seen, standing before the river, —and ran unto him, in the fury of his strength.
Kambing jantan itu mendekati domba jantan yang kulihat di pinggir sungai itu, lalu menyerbu ke arahnya dengan ganas.
7 Yea I saw him coming close upon the ram, and he was enraged at him, and smote the ram, and brake in pieces both his horns, and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him, —but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled him underfoot, and there was none could deliver the ram out of his power.
Kuperhatikan ia menyerang domba jantan itu. Ia begitu ganas sehingga menubruk domba jantan itu dan mematahkan kedua tanduknya. Domba jantan itu tidak berdaya untuk melawan. Ia terlempar ke tanah dan diinjak-injak, dan tak ada seorang pun yang dapat menolongnya.
8 But, the he-goat, shewed himself very great, —and, when he had become mighty, the great horn, was broken in pieces, and there came up afterwards four, in its stead, towards the four winds of the heavens;
Kambing jantan itu semakin besar. Tetapi ketika ia sampai pada puncak kekuasaannya, patahlah tanduknya yang besar itu, lalu di tempat itu tumbuh empat buah tanduk yang menyolok, masing-masing menunjuk ke arah yang berlainan.
9 and, out of the first of them, came forth a little horn, —which became exceedingly great, against the south and against the east, and against the beautiful [land];
Dari salah satu tanduk itu tumbuhlah tanduk kecil, yang menjadi sangat besar dan kekuasaannya meluas ke arah selatan, ke arah timur dan ke arah tanah yang permai.
10 yea it became great as far as the host of the heavens, —and caused to fall, to the earth, some of the host and some of the stars, and trampled them underfoot;
Tanduk itu menjadi semakin besar sampai cukup kuat untuk menyerang tentara surga yaitu bintang-bintang, malahan beberapa di antaranya dilemparkannya ke tanah dan diinjak-injaknya.
11 even as far as the ruler of the host, shewed he his greatness, —and, because of him, was taken away the continual [ascending-sacrifice], and the place of the sanctuary, was cast down;
Bahkan ia menantang panglima tentara surga, menghentikan kurban persembahan harian yang dipersembahkan kepada panglima itu, dan merobohkan rumah ibadat untuk dia.
12 and, a host, was set over the continual [ascending-sacrifice], by transgression, —and faithfulness, was cast down, to the ground, and so he acted with effect, and succeeded.
Lalu orang-orang di sana mulai berdosa dan tidak mempersembahkan kurban-kurban yang diwajibkan itu. Maka ibadah yang benar telah dicampakkan ke tanah. Tanduk itu berhasil dalam segala perbuatannya.
13 Then heard I a certain holy one, speaking, —and another holy one said to that certain holy one who was speaking—How long is the vision of the continual [ascending-sacrifice] as taken away, and the transgression which astoundeth, for both sanctuary and host to be given over to be trampled underfoot?
Kemudian kudengar seorang malaikat berkata kepada yang lain, "Sampai berapa lamakah semua yang tampak dalam penglihatan itu akan berlangsung? Sampai kapan dosa besar itu menggantikan kurban harian? Sampai kapan tentara surga dan rumah ibadat itu diinjak-injak?"
14 And he said unto him, Until two thousand and three hundred evening-mornings, —then shall the sanctuary, be vindicated.
Kudengar malaikat yang satu lagi menjawab, "Sampai 1.150 hari lagi. Selama itu kurban petang dan kurban pagi tidak dipersembahkan. Setelah itu barulah rumah ibadat akan dipulihkan."
15 And it came to pass, when, I Daniel, had seen the vision, —and had sought discernment, that lo! there was standing before me, as the appearance of a man.
Ketika aku sedang berusaha untuk memahami arti penglihatan itu, tiba-tiba berdiri di depanku sesuatu yang seperti manusia.
16 Then heard I a human voice, between [the banks of] the Ulai, —which cried out, and said, Gabriel! cause this man to understand the revelation.
Kudengar suara yang berseru di seberang Sungai Ulai, katanya, "Gabriel, terangkanlah kepadanya penglihatannya itu."
17 So he came near where I stood, and, when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my face, —but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man, that, to the time of the end, belongeth the vision.
Lalu Gabriel yang berdiri di depanku itu mendekati aku. Aku menjadi begitu takut, sehingga aku rebah. Kata Gabriel kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, engkau harus tahu bahwa penglihatan itu adalah mengenai akhir zaman."
18 And, when he spake with me, I fell stunned upon my face, to the earth, —but he touched me, and caused me to stand up where I was.
Sementara ia berbicara, aku pingsan. Tetapi ia memegang aku dan menolong aku berdiri kembali. Lalu ia berkata,
19 Then said he, Behold me! causing thee to know, that which shall come to pass in the afterpart of the indignation, —for, at an appointed time, shall be an end.
"Aku akan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi kelak sebagai akibat kemarahan Allah. Sebab penglihatanmu itu menunjuk kepada akhir zaman.
20 The ram which thou sawest, having the two horns, representeth the kings of Media and Persia;
Domba jantan yang kaulihat itu, yang mempunyai dua buah tanduk, melambangkan kerajaan Media dan Persia.
21 and, the he-goat, is the king of Greece, —and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, is the first king.
Kambing jantan itu melambangkan kerajaan Yunani, dan tanduk yang menyolok di antara kedua matanya itu ialah rajanya yang pertama.
22 Now, as for its being broken in pieces, whereupon there stood up four in its stead, four kingdoms, out of his nation, shall stand up, but not with his strength;
Keempat tanduk yang muncul setelah tanduk pertama itu patah, berarti bahwa kerajaan Yunani akan terbagi-bagi menjadi empat kerajaan, tetapi satu pun tidak akan sekuat kerajaan yang mula-mula itu.
23 but, in the aftertime of their kingdom, when transgressions, have filled up their measure, —there will stand up a king of mighty presence, and skilful in dissimulation;
Menjelang akhir kerajaan-kerajaan itu, apabila kejahatan sudah memuncak, maka akan muncul seorang raja yang keras kepala dan pandai menipu.
24 and his strength, will be mighty, but not through his own strength, and, wonderfully, will he destroy, and succeed and act with effect, —and will destroy mighty ones, and the people of holy ones;
Ia akan menjadi kuat sekali, tetapi tidak karena kekuatannya sendiri. Ia akan mendatangkan kebinasaan yang mengerikan dan apa saja yang dilakukannya akan berhasil. Ia akan membinasakan orang-orang perkasa dan umat Allah.
25 and, by his cunning, will he both cause deceit to succeed in his hand, and, in his own heart, will he shew himself to be great, and, by their careless security, will he destroy many, —and, against the ruler of rulers, will he stand up, but, without hand, shall be broken in pieces.
Karena ia licik, penipuan-penipuannya akan berhasil. Ia akan menyombongkan dirinya, dan tanpa memberi peringatan lebih dahulu ia akan membinasakan banyak orang. Bahkan ia berani melawan Raja Yang Mahabesar. Tetapi ia akan dihancurkan tanpa kekuatan manusia.
26 Now, the revelation of the evening and the morning which hath been told, faithful, indeed it is, —but, thou, close up the vision, because it is for many days.
Penglihatan tentang kurban petang dan pagi yang telah diterangkan kepadamu itu, benar-benar akan terjadi. Tetapi semua itu akan terjadi di masa depan yang masih jauh; jadi jangan ceritakan kepada seorang pun."
27 Now, as for me Daniel, then was I sick for days, but I arose and did the business of the king, —and, though I was confounded concerning the revelation, yet could no one discern it.
Kemudian aku merasa lemah lalu jatuh sakit beberapa hari lamanya. Setelah itu bangunlah aku dan kembali melakukan tugas-tugasku untuk raja. Tetapi aku gelisah memikirkan penglihatan-penglihatan itu dan tak dapat memahaminya.
