Daniel 7
1 [Previously, ] during the first year that Belshazzar was the king of Babylonia, I had a dream and a vision one night as I lay on my bed. [The next morning] I wrote down what I had dreamed. This is what I wrote:
No primeiro ano de Belshazzar, rei de Babilônia, teve Daniel um sonho e visões da sua cabeça estando na sua cama: escreveu logo o sonho, e relatou a suma das coisas.
2 I, Daniel, had a vision last night. In the vision I saw that strong winds were blowing from all four directions, stirring up [the water in] the ocean.
Falou Daniel, e disse: Eu estava vendo na minha visão da noite, e eis que os quatro ventos do céu combatiam no mar grande.
3 Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
E quatro animais grandes, diferentes uns dos outros, subiam do mar.
4 The first one resembled a lion, but it had wings like an eagle has. But as I watched, something tore off its wings {its wings were pulled off}. The beast was left there, standing on its two hind/rear legs, like a human being stands. And it was given a mind like humans have.
O primeiro era como leão, e tinha asas de águia: eu estava olhando, até que lhe foram arrancadas as asas; e foi levantado da terra, e posto em pé como um homem, e foi-lhe dado um coração de homem.
5 The second beast resembled a bear. It was crouching, and it held between its teeth three ribs [from another animal that it had killed and eaten]. Someone said to it {It was told}, “Stand up and eat as much meat [as you want]!”
E eis aqui outro segundo animal, semelhante a um urso, o qual se levantou de um lado, e tinha na boca três costelas entre os seus dentes, e foi-lhe dito assim: Levanta-te, devora muita carne.
6 Then I saw in front of me the third of those beasts. It resembled a leopard, but it had four wings protruding from its back. The wings were like a bird’s wings. It had four heads. It was given the power/authority to rule [people].
Depois disto, eu estava olhando, e eis aqui outro, que era como leopardo, e tinha quatro asas de ave nas suas costas: tinha também este animal quatro cabeças, e foi-lhe dado domínio.
7 In the vision I saw a fourth beast. It was stronger than the other beasts, and it was more terrifying. It crushed other creatures with its huge iron teeth and ate their flesh. The parts of animals that it did not grind with its teeth, it trampled [on the ground]. It was different from the other three beasts: It had ten horns [on its head].
Depois disto, eu estava olhando nas visões da noite, e eis aqui o quarto animal, terrível e espantoso, e muito forte, o qual tinha dentes grandes de ferro, devorava e fazia em pedaços, e pizava aos seus pés o que sobejava; e era diferente de todos os animais que foram antes dele, e tinha dez pontas.
8 While I was looking at those horns, I saw a little horn appear [on the head of that beast]. It tore out three of the other horns. This little horn had eyes like humans have, and it had a mouth [with which it spoke] very boastfully.
Estando eu considerando as pontas, eis que outra ponta pequena subia entre elas, e três das pontas primeiras foram arrancadas de diante dele; e eis que nesta ponta havia olhos, como olhos de homem, e uma boca que falava grandiosamente.
9 [Then] while I watched, thrones were put in the places [where they belonged], and [God], the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones. His clothes were as white as snow, and his hair was as white as pure/clean wool. His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire, and his throne was [also] blazing.
Eu estive olhando, até que foram postos uns tronos, e o ancião de dias se assentou: o seu vestido era branco como a neve, e o cabelo da sua cabeça como a limpa lã; o seu trono chamas de fogo, e as rodas dele fogo ardente.
10 A fire was rushing out of in front of him like a stream. Many thousands [of people] (OR, [angels]) [were there] serving him, and millions [of other people] (OR, [angels]) were standing in front of him. They started (the court session/judging people), and they opened the books [in which they had written the record of all the good and bad things that people had done].
Um rio de fogo manava e saía de diante dele: milhares de milhares o serviam, e milhões de milhões estavam em pé diante dele: assentou-se o juízo, e abriram-se os livros.
11 While I was watching, I could hear the little horn speaking very boastfully. As I [continued to] watch, the [fourth] beast was killed. Its corpse was thrown into a fire and completely burned.
Então estive olhando, por causa da voz das grandes palavras que falava a ponta: estive olhando até que mataram o animal, e o seu corpo foi desfeito, e entregue para ser queimado pelo fogo.
12 The power/authority of the other [three] beasts was taken away from them, but they were allowed to continue to live for a while.
E, quanto aos outros animais, foi-lhes tirado o domínio; todavia foi-lhes dado prolongação de vida até certo espaço de tempo.
13 While I [continued to] see the vision that night, I saw someone who resembled a human being. He was coming [closer to me], surrounded by clouds. Then he was taken to [God], the one who had been living forever.
Eu estava vendo nas minhas visões da noite, e eis que era vindo nas nuvens do céu um como o filho do homem: e chegou até ao ancião dos dias, e o fizeram chegar perante ele.
14 He was honored and given great authority to rule over all the nations in the world, in order that people from every people-group and every nation, people from all language groups, would worship/serve him. He will rule forever; he will never stop ruling. The kingdom that he rules will never be destroyed.
E foi-lhe dado o domínio e a honra, e o reino, e que todos os povos, nações e línguas o servissem: o seu domínio é um domínio eterno, que não passará, e o seu reino se não destruirá.
15 As for me, Daniel, I was very terrified by what I had seen in that vision, and I did not know what to think about it.
Quanto a mim, Daniel, o meu espírito foi abatido dentro do corpo, e as visões da minha cabeça me espantavam.
16 I went to one of those who were standing in front of the throne of God, and I asked him to tell me what it meant. So he told me the meaning of it.
Cheguei-me a um dos que estavam em pé, e pedi-lhe a certeza acerca de tudo isto. E ele me disse, e fêz-me saber a interpretação das coisas.
17 [He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.
Estes grandes animais, que são quatro, são quatro reis, que se levantarão da terra.
18 But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
Mas os santos do altíssimo receberão o reino, e possuirão o reino para todo o sempre, e de eternidade em eternidade.
19 Then I wanted to know what the fourth beast signified—[the beast] that was different from the other three, the beast that crushed [those that it attacked] with its bronze claws, and [then] ate [their flesh] with its iron teeth, and trampled on the parts of their bodies [that it did not eat].
Então tive desejo de ter certeza do quarto animal, que era diferente de todos os outros, muito terrível, cujos dentes eram de ferro, e as suas unhas de metal; que devorava, fazia em pedaços e pizava a pés o que sobrava.
20 [I also wanted to know about] the ten horns on its head, and about the horn that appeared later, which got rid of three of the other horns. [I wanted to know what it meant that] it had eyes and a mouth with which it spoke very boastfully. [The beast that was represented by] that horn was more terrifying than the other beasts.
Também das dez pontas que tinha na cabeça, e da outra que subia, de diante da qual cairam três, daquela ponta, digo, que tinha olhos, e boca que falava grandiosamente, e cujo parecer era maior do que o das suas companheiras.
21 While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating them.
Eu olhava, e eis que esta ponta fazia guerra contra os santos, e os vencia.
22 But then the Supreme God, the one who had been living forever, came and judged in favor of the people who belonged to him. And [I knew that] it was time for God’s people to receive authority [to rule].
Até que veio o ancião de dias, e se deu o juízo aos santos do altíssimo, e chegou o tempo em que os santos possuiram o reino.
23 [Then] the man who was standing there said [to me], “The fourth beast represents an empire that will exist on the earth; that [empire] will be different from all [other] empires. [The army of] that empire will crush/kill [people all over] the world and trample [on their bodies].
Disse assim: O quarto animal será o quarto reino na terra, o qual será diferente de todos os reinos; e devorará toda a terra, e a pizará aos pés, e a fará em pedaços.
24 As for its ten horns, they represent ten kings who will rule that empire, [one after the other]. Then another [king] will appear. He will be different from the previous kings. He will defeat the three kings [that were represented by the three horns that were pulled out].
E, quanto às dez pontas, daquele mesmo reino se levantarão dez reis; e depois deles se levantará outro, o qual será diferente dos primeiros, e abaterá a três reis
25 He will revile the Supreme God, and he will oppress God’s people. He will try to change the [sacred] festivals and their [religious] laws/regulations. He will control them for three and a half years.
E falará palavras contra o altíssimo, e destruirá os santos do altíssimo, e cuidará em mudar os tempos e a lei; e serão entregues na sua mão por um tempo, e tempos, e a metade dum tempo.
26 But there will be a session/meeting of the court/judges in heaven, and that king’s authority/power will be taken away, and he will be completely destroyed.
E o juízo estará assentado, e tirarão o seu domínio, para o destruir e para o desfazer até ao fim.
27 Then all the power and the greatness of all the kingdoms on the earth will be given to the people who belong to the Supreme God. The kingdom that he rules (OR, they rule) will endure forever. And the rulers of all the nations on the earth will serve and obey him (OR, them).”
E o reino, e o domínio, e a magestade dos reinos debaixo de todo o céu se dará ao povo dos santos do altíssimo: o seu reino será um reino eterno, e todos os domínios o servirão, e lhe obedecerão:
28 That is [what I saw in] my vision/dream. I, Daniel, was terrified, with the result that my face became pale. But I did not tell anyone about the vision [that I had seen].
Até aqui foi o fim do negócio. Quanto a mim, Daniel, os meus pensamentos muito me espantavam, e mudou-se em mim o meu semblante; mas guardei o negócio no meu coração.
