Daniel 8

1 Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahan Raja Belsyazar, aku mendapat penglihatan kedua.

During the third year that Belshazzar was the King [of Babylonia], I had another vision.

2 Dalam penglihatan itu kudapati diriku di provinsi Elam, di Susan, ibukota Persia. Aku berdiri di dekat Sungai Ulai,

In that vision I was in Susa, the capital city of Elam Province. I was [standing] alongside the Ulai Canal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

6 Kambing jantan itu mendekati domba jantan yang kulihat di pinggir sungai itu, lalu menyerbu ke arahnya dengan ganas.

It was very angry, and it ran [straight] toward the ram that I had seen [previously, the ram] that was standing alongside the canal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[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].

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.

[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.

11 Bahkan ia menantang panglima tentara surga, menghentikan kurban persembahan harian yang dipersembahkan kepada panglima itu, dan merobohkan rumah ibadat untuk dia.

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).

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.

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.

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 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?”

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."

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.”

15 Ketika aku sedang berusaha untuk memahami arti penglihatan itu, tiba-tiba berdiri di depanku sesuatu yang seperti manusia.

While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly [an angel] who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.

16 Kudengar suara yang berseru di seberang Sungai Ulai, katanya, "Gabriel, terangkanlah kepadanya penglihatannya itu."

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]!”

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 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.”

18 Sementara ia berbicara, aku pingsan. Tetapi ia memegang aku dan menolong aku berdiri kembali. Lalu ia berkata,

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.

19 "Aku akan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi kelak sebagai akibat kemarahan Allah. Sebab penglihatanmu itu menunjuk kepada akhir zaman.

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.

20 Domba jantan yang kaulihat itu, yang mempunyai dua buah tanduk, melambangkan kerajaan Media dan Persia.

As for the ram with two horns that you saw, those horns [represent] the kingdoms of Media and Persia.

21 Kambing jantan itu melambangkan kerajaan Yunani, dan tanduk yang menyolok di antara kedua matanya itu ialah rajanya yang pertama.

The goat [that you saw represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes [represents] its 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.

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.

23 Menjelang akhir kerajaan-kerajaan itu, apabila kejahatan sudah memuncak, maka akan muncul seorang raja yang keras kepala dan pandai menipu.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.”

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.

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.