Daniel 8
1 Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahan Raja Belsyazar, aku mendapat penglihatan kedua.
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which had appeared unto me at the first.
2 Dalam penglihatan itu kudapati diriku di provinsi Elam, di Susan, ibukota Persia. Aku berdiri di dekat Sungai Ulai,
And I saw in the vision—and it came to pass, in my seeing, that I was at Shushan the capital, which is in the province of 'Elam; —and I saw in the vision, as though I was by the river Ulai.
3 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.
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there was a ram standing before the river, and he had two horns; and the horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
4 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.
I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; so that all the beasts could not stand before him, and no one was there to deliver out of his hand: and he did according to his will, and became great.
5 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.
And as I was looking attentively, behold, there came a shaggy, he-goat from the west over the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a sightly large horn between his eyes.
6 Kambing jantan itu mendekati domba jantan yang kulihat di pinggir sungai itu, lalu menyerbu ke arahnya dengan ganas.
And he came as far as the ram that had two horns, that I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him with his furious power.
7 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.
And I saw him coming close unto the ram, and he became bitterly enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand forward before him: and he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 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.
And the shaggy he-goat became very great: but when he was grown strong, the great horn was broken; and there came up four slightly large ones in its place toward the four winds of heaven.
9 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.
And out of them came forth a little horn, which became exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
10 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.
And it became great, even up to the host of the heavens; and it cast down to the ground some of the host and of the stars, and trod them under foot.
11 Bahkan ia menantang panglima tentara surga, menghentikan kurban persembahan harian yang dipersembahkan kepada panglima itu, dan merobohkan rumah ibadat untuk dia.
Yea, it magnified itself even up to the prince of the host, and by it the continual sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 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.
And the host is given up together with the continual sacrifice, by reason of transgression: and it casteth down the truth to the ground, and it doth [this], and is prosperous.
13 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?"
Then did I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a holy one said unto the unknown one who was speaking, For how long is the vision concerning the continual sacrifice, and the wasting transgression, to give up both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 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."
And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings, when the sanctuary shall be justified.
15 Ketika aku sedang berusaha untuk memahami arti penglihatan itu, tiba-tiba berdiri di depanku sesuatu yang seperti manusia.
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought for understanding, that, behold, there was standing opposite to me something like the appearance of a man.
16 Kudengar suara yang berseru di seberang Sungai Ulai, katanya, "Gabriel, terangkanlah kepadanya penglihatannya itu."
And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ulai, and it called, and said, Gabriel, cause this one to understand this appearance.
17 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."
So he came close to where I stood: and when he came, I was terrified, and I fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Mark it well, O son of man; because for the time of the end is the vision.
18 Sementara ia berbicara, aku pingsan. Tetapi ia memegang aku dan menolong aku berdiri kembali. Lalu ia berkata,
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright where I had been standing.
19 "Aku akan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi kelak sebagai akibat kemarahan Allah. Sebab penglihatanmu itu menunjuk kepada akhir zaman.
And he said, Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.
20 Domba jantan yang kaulihat itu, yang mempunyai dua buah tanduk, melambangkan kerajaan Media dan Persia.
The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 Kambing jantan itu melambangkan kerajaan Yunani, dan tanduk yang menyolok di antara kedua matanya itu ialah rajanya yang pertama.
And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.
22 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.
But that it was broken, and that four sprung up in its stead, [signifieth that] four kingdoms will spring up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 Menjelang akhir kerajaan-kerajaan itu, apabila kejahatan sudah memuncak, maka akan muncul seorang raja yang keras kepala dan pandai menipu.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.
24 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.
And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy wonderfully, and will prosper while he doth [this]; and he will destroy very many and the people of the saints.
25 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.
And through his intelligence, and because he prospereth, is craftiness in his hand; and in his heart will he magnify himself, and in peace will he destroy many: he will also stand up against the Prince of princes; but without a human hand will he be broken.
26 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."
And the appearance of the evening and the morning which was spoken of is true: but do thou keep the vision closed up;
27 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.
And I Daniel grieved, and was sick several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was depressed because of the appearance; but no one observed it.
