Daniel 10
1 Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahan Raja Koresh atas Persia, suatu pesan dinyatakan kepada Daniel alias Beltsazar. Pesan itu benar, tetapi sangat sukar untuk dimengerti. Ketika berusaha memahaminya Daniel menerima keterangan tentang arti pesan itu dalam suatu penglihatan.
In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Baltasar; and the thing was true, and great power and understanding in the vision was given to him.
2 Pada waktu itu aku sedang bertapa tiga minggu penuh.
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
3 Selama waktu itu aku tidak makan makanan yang enak atau pun daging; aku tidak minum anggur, dan tidak juga menyisir rambut.
I ate no pleasant bread, and no flesh or wine entered into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself with oil, until three whole weeks were accomplished.
4 Pada tanggal dua puluh empat bulan pertama tahun itu, aku sedang berdiri di tepi Sungai Tigris yang besar itu.
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was near the great river, which is Tigris Eddekel.
5 Aku menengadah, lalu kulihat seorang yang memakai pakaian dari linen dan ikat pinggang dari emas murni.
And I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girt with gold of Ophaz:
6 Tubuhnya bersinar-sinar seperti permata, wajahnya seterang cahaya kilat, dan matanya menyala-nyala seperti api. Lengan dan kakinya berkilau seperti tembaga yang digosok, dan suaranya terdengar seperti suara orang banyak.
and his body was as Tharsis, and his face was as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his legs as the appearance of shining brass, and the voice of his words as the voice of a multitude.
7 Hanya aku sendiri yang melihat penglihatan itu. Orang-orang yang bersamaku tidak melihatnya, tetapi mereka ketakutan sehingga lari dan bersembunyi.
And I Daniel only saw the vision: and the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great amazement fell upon them, and they fled in fear.
8 Aku ditinggalkan di situ seorang diri, sambil memperhatikan penglihatan yang mengagetkan itu. Aku sudah tidak berdaya lagi dan wajahku menjadi pucat pasi.
So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there was no strength left in me, and my glory was turned into corruption, and I retained no strength.
9 Ketika aku mendengar suaranya, jatuh pingsanlah aku sampai tertelungkup di tanah.
Yet I heard the voice of his words: and when I heard him I was pricked [in the heart], and [I fell with] my face to the earth.
10 Kemudian ada tangan menyentuh aku dan membuat aku bangun sambil bertumpu pada tangan dan lututku.
And, behold, a hand touched me, and it raised me on my knees.
11 Malaikat itu berkata kepadaku, "Daniel, engkau dikasihi oleh Allah. Bangkitlah dan berdiri lalu dengarkanlah kata-kataku ini baik-baik. Aku ini telah diutus kepadamu." Ketika ia mengatakan hal itu, berdirilah aku dengan gemetar.
And he said to me, O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words which I speak to thee, and stand upright: for I am now sent to thee. And when he had spoken to me this word, I stood trembling.
12 Lalu katanya kepadaku, "Daniel, jangan takut. Allah telah mendengar doamu sejak hari pertama engkau mengambil keputusan untuk merendahkan dirimu supaya menjadi bijaksana. Aku telah datang sebagai jawaban atas doamu.
And he said to me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to afflict thyself before the Lord thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come because of thy words.
13 Malaikat pelindung kerajaan Persia melawan aku selama dua puluh satu hari. Lalu Mikhael, salah seorang dari pemimpin-pemimpin malaikat, datang menolong aku. Kutinggalkan dia di sana, di Persia.
But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians withstood me twenty-one days: and behold, Michael, one of the princes, came to help me; and I left him there with the chief of the kingdom of the Persians:
14 Aku datang untuk membuat engkau mengerti apa yang kelak akan terjadi pada bangsamu. Penglihatan ini tentang hari depan."
and I have come to inform thee of all that shall befall thy people in the last days: for the vision is yet for [many] days.
15 Ketika ia mengatakan hal itu, aku tunduk dan tak dapat berbicara.
And when he had spoken with me according to these words, I turned my face to the ground, and was pricked [in the heart].
16 Kemudian malaikat yang menyerupai manusia itu mengulurkan tangannya dan menyentuh bibirku. Aku berkata kepadanya, "Tuan, penglihatan ini membuat aku begitu tertekan sehingga aku tidak berdaya sama sekali.
And, behold, as it were the likeness of a son of man touched my lips; and I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him that stood before me, O [my] lord, at the sight of thee my bowels were turned within me, and I had no strength.
17 Aku seperti seorang hamba yang berdiri di hadapan tuannya. Bagaimana mungkin aku bicara kepada Tuan? Tenagaku habis dan napasku sesak."
And how shall thy servant be able, O [my] lord, to speak with this my lord? and as for me, from henceforth strength will not remain in me, and there is no breath left in me.
18 Maka sekali lagi ia menyentuh aku, lalu kurasa tenagaku bertambah.
And there touched me again as it were the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
19 Ia berkata, "Allah mengasihi engkau, sebab itu janganlah cemas atau takut, ayo, jadilah kuat!" Sementara ia mengatakan hal itu, aku merasa lebih kuat lagi dan berkata, "Silakan bicara, Tuan. Tuan telah menambah kekuatanku."
and said to me, Fear not, man greatly beloved: peace be to thee, quit thyself like a man, and be strong. And when he had spoken with me, I received strength, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
20 Lalu ia menjawab, "Tahukah engkau mengapa aku datang kepadamu? Maksudnya ialah untuk mengatakan kepadamu apa yang tertulis di dalam Buku Kebenaran. Sekarang aku harus kembali untuk berperang melawan malaikat pelindung Persia. Sesudah itu malaikat pelindung Yunani akan datang. Tak ada yang akan menolongku kecuali Mikhael, malaikat pelindung Israel, negaramu.
And he said, Knowest thou, wherefore I am come to thee? and now I will return to fight with the prince of the Persians: and I was going in, and the prince of the Greeks came.
But I will tell thee that which is ordained in the scripture of truth: and there is no one that holds with me in these matters but Michael your prince.
