Daniel 8
1 During the third year that Belshazzar was the King [of Babylonia], I had another vision.
I det tridje styringsåret åt Belsassar såg eg, Daniel, ei syn, ei som kom etter den eg fyrr hadde set.
2 In that vision I was in Susa, the capital city of Elam Province. I was [standing] alongside the Ulai Canal.
Då eg no i denne syni skulde til å sjå, syntest det meg at eg var i Susanborgi i Elamfylket; og då eg såg meir til i syni, fann eg at eg var ved elvi Ulai.
3 I looked up and saw a ram that was standing alongside the canal. It had two [long] horns, but the newest one was longer than the other one.
Og då eg såg upp, fekk eg sjå ein ver framved elvi, og han hadde tvo horn; og båe horni var høge; men det eine var høgre enn hitt, og det som var høgre, skaut sist upp.
4 The ram butted/knocked away [with its horns] everything that was west and everything that was north and everything that was south of it. There were no [other] animals that were able to oppose it, and none that could rescue/save [other animals] from its power. The ram did whatever it wanted to do and became very powerful.
Eg såg veren stanga med horni vestetter og nordetter og sudetter, og inkje dyr kunde standa honom imot, og ingen kunde berga or hans vald; han for fram som han vilde, og tok seg store ting til.
5 While I was thinking [about what I had seen, in the vision] I saw a goat come from the west. It ran across the land so quickly, that [it seemed like] its feet did not touch the ground. This goat had one very large horn between its eyes.
Og då eg gav meir gaum, fekk eg sjå ein bukk koma vestantil og fara fram yver all jordi, men han kom ikkje nær marki; og bukken hadde eit drustelegt horn i skallen.
6 It was very angry, and it ran [straight] toward the ram that I had seen [previously, the ram] that was standing alongside the canal.
Og han kom burt til veren med dei tvo horni, den som eg hadde set standa framved elvi, og for imot honom i veldug vreide.
7 The goat struck the ram furiously and broke off its two horns, with the result that the ram was unable [to defend itself]. [So] the goat knocked the ram down and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
Eg såg honom koma radt inn på veren og drusa til honom i illska, og han stanga til veren og braut sund båe horni hans, so at veren ingi magt hadde til å standa imot honom; og han kasta honom til jordi og trakka på honom, og det beid ingen som kunde berga veren or hans vald.
8 The goat became very powerful. But when its power was very great, its horn was broken off. But four [other] large horns took its place. They each pointed in a different direction.
Og bukken briska seg storleg. Men då han stod i si beste magt, brotna det store hornet hans, og fire andre drustelege horn skaut upp i staden, ut mot dei fire himmelætterne.
9 [Then] from one of those [large horns] appeared a little horn, which became very big, [and pointed] toward the south and [then] toward the east and [then] toward the beautiful land [of Israel].
Frå eitt av deim gjekk det ut eit nytt horn, lite i fyrstningi, og det voks oversleg sudetter og austetter og mot det herlege landet.
10 [The man who was represented by] that horn became very strong, with the result that he attacked some of the [soldiers of the] army of heaven, and (OR, meaning) the stars in the sky [which represented God’s people]. He threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them.
Og det voks ende upp til himmelheren og kasta nokre av denne heren, av stjernorne, ned til jordi og trakka på deim.
11 He (defied/considered himself to be greater than) the leader of the army [of heaven], and prevented [priests from] offering sacrifices to him. He also (defiled the temple/caused the temple to become unholy).
Ja, jamvel mot hovdingen yver heren briska det seg; han tok burt det daglege offeret, og hans heilagdoms bustad vart nedriven.
12 Then God’s people allowed the [man who was represented by] that horn to control/rule them, with the result that they sinned by offering sacrifices to him. And he threw to the ground the [laws that contained the] true religion. Everything that he did was successful.
Saman med det daglege offeret vart og ein herskare gjeven til pris for brot skuld. Og det slo sanningi ned til jordi, og det lukkast vel, alt det tok seg til.
13 Then I heard two angels who were talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the things/events that were in this vision continue? How long will the man who rebels against God and causes [the temple] to be defiled be able to prevent [priests from] offering sacrifices? How long will he trample on the temple and on the armies of heaven?”
Sidan høyrde eg ein heilag som tala, og ein annan heilag spurde honom som tala: «Kor lang tid sigtar ho på, syni um det daglege offeret og um brotet som valdar øyding, og um nedtrakkingi av både heilagdom og her?»
14 The other angel replied, “[It will continue] for 1,150 days. During all of that time, [people will not be permitted to offer sacrifices] in the morning or in the evening. After that, the temple will be purified.”
Då svara han meg: «Tvo tusund og tri hundrad kveldar og morgnar; etter det skal heilagdomen koma til retten sin att.»
15 While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly [an angel] who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.
Då eg, Daniel, no hadde set denne syni og freista skyna henne, fekk eg sjå at det stod noko framfyre meg, som liktest ein mann.
16 And I heard a man call out from [the other side of] the Ulai Canal, saying, “Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision [that he saw]!”
Og midt yver Ulai høyrde eg ei mannerøyst, som ropa og sagde: «Gabriel, tyd syni for denne mannen!»
17 So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that [the events that you saw in] the vision will occur [near] the time that [the world] will end.”
Då kom han innåt staden der eg stod; men eg vart rædd då han kom, og kasta meg å gruve. Og han sagde til meg: «Gjev gaum på dette, du menneskjeson; for syni sigtar på endetidi.»
18 While he was speaking, I fainted. I lay there, unconscious, with my face still on the ground. But Gabriel put his hand on me and lifted me up in order that I could stand again.
Medan han soleis tala med meg, seig eg i uvit med andlitet mot jordi; men han rørde ved meg og reiste meg upp att.
19 Then he said, “I [have come here to] tell you what will happen because of [God] being angry. These things will happen near the time when [the world] will end.
So sagde han: «Sjå, eg vil kunngjera deg kva som skal henda når det lid til endes med vreiden; for på endetidi sigtar dette.
20 As for the ram with two horns that you saw, those horns [represent] the kingdoms of Media and Persia.
Den tvihyrnte veren som du såg, tyder kongarne i Media og Persia.
21 The goat [that you saw represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes [represents] its first king.
Men den raggute bukken er Javan-kongen, og det store hornet i skallen hans er den fyrste kongen.
22 As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they [represent] four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided [after the first king dies]. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong/powerful as the first kingdom was.
Men at det brotna, og at det kom fire andre att i staden, det tyder at folket hans skal verta fire rike, men ikkje med hans kraft.
23 The people [in those kingdoms] will become very wicked, with the result that it will be necessary for them to be punished. But near the time when those kingdoms will end, one of those kingdoms will have a king who will be very proud/defiant [IDM]. He will [also] be very fierce and very deceitful.
Og ved slutten på veldet deira, når illgjerdsmennerne hev fyllt sitt mål, skal det koma upp ein konge, ubljug og meinsløg.
24 He will become very powerful, but it will not be because of what he himself does. He will terribly destroy things in many places, and he will succeed in doing everything that he wants to. He will get rid of [many] powerful men, and [also] some of God’s people.
Veldet hans skal verta stort, men ikkje med hans kraft; og han skal gjera utruleg stor skade og hava heppa med seg i verket sitt; megtige skal han tyna, og eit folk av heilage.
25 Because he is very cunning/clever, he will succeed by doing things that deceive many people. He will be proud of himself. He will destroy many people when they think that they are safe. He will also rebel against [God] [EUP], who is the greatest king. But [God] will destroy him, without the help [MTY] of any human being.
Med di han er so klok, skal han hava slik heppa med seg i svikarferdi si; han skal setja seg store ting fyre, og uventande skal han tyna mange. Ja, mot hovdingen yver hovdingarne skal han setja seg upp; men utan manns hand skal han då verta krasa.
26 What you saw in the vision about [priests being prevented from making] sacrifices in the morning and in the evening, which [I] explained [to you], will surely happen. But [for the present time], do not reveal the vision [to others], because it will be many years before those things happen.”
Og sanning er syni um kveldarne og morgnarne, som no er umtala. Men gøym du denne syni, for ho peikar langt fram i tidi.»
27 Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and [returned to] doing the work that the king [had given to me], but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.
Men eg, Daniel, vart reint utav det og låg sjuk ei tid. Sidan kom eg meg på føterne att og gjorde mi tenesta hjå kongen; og eg var forstøkt yver syni; men det var ingen som merka det.
