Daniel 8

1 Pada tahun yang ketiga pemerintahan raja Belsyazar, nampaklah kepadaku, Daniel, suatu penglihatan sesudah yang tampak kepadaku dahulu itu.

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

2 Aku melihat dalam penglihatan itu, dan sementara aku melihat, aku berada di puri Susan, yang ada di wilayah Elam, dan aku melihat dalam penglihatan itu, bahwa aku sedang di tepi sungai Ulai.

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

3 Aku mengangkat mukaku dan melihat, tampak seekor domba jantan berdiri di depan sungai itu; tanduknya dua dan kedua tanduk itu tinggi, tetapi yang satu lebih tinggi dari yang lain, dan yang tinggi itu tumbuh terakhir.

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 Aku melihat domba jantan itu menanduk ke barat, ke utara dan ke selatan, dan tidak ada seekor binatangpun yang tahan menghadapi dia, dan tidak ada yang dapat membebaskan dari kuasanya; ia berbuat sekehendak hatinya dan membesarkan diri.

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 Tetapi sementara aku memperhatikannya, tampak seekor kambing jantan datang dari sebelah barat, yang melintasi seluruh bumi tanpa menginjak tanah; dan kambing jantan itu mempunyai satu tanduk yang aneh di antara kedua matanya.

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 Ia datang pada domba jantan yang dua tanduknya dan yang kulihat berdiri di depan sungai itu, lalu menyerangnya dengan keganasan yang hebat.

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 Aku melihatnya mendekati domba jantan itu; ia menggeram, lalu ditanduknya domba jantan itu, dipatahkannya kedua tanduknya, dan domba jantan itu tidak berdaya untuk tahan menghadapi dia; dihempaskannya dia ke bumi, diinjak-injaknya, dan tidak ada yang melepaskan domba jantan itu dari kuasanya.

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 sangat membesarkan dirinya, tetapi ketika ia sampai pada puncak kuasanya, patahlah tanduk yang besar itu, lalu pada tempatnya tumbuh empat tanduk yang aneh, sejajar dengan keempat mata angin yang dari langit.

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 Maka dari salah satu tanduk itu muncul suatu tanduk kecil, yang menjadi sangat besar ke arah selatan, ke arah timur dan ke arah Tanah 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 Ia menjadi besar, bahkan sampai kepada bala tentara langit, dan dari bala tentara itu, dari bintang-bintang, dijatuhkannya beberapa ke bumi, 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 terhadap Panglima bala tentara itupun ia membesarkan dirinya, dan dari pada-Nya diambilnya korban persembahan sehari-hari, dan tempat-Nya yang kudus dirobohkannya.

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 Suatu kebaktian diadakan secara fasik menggantikan korban sehari-hari, kebenaran dihempaskannya ke bumi, dan apapun yang dibuatnya, semuanya berhasil.

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 kudus berbicara, dan seorang kudus lain berkata kepada yang berbicara itu: "Sampai berapa lama berlaku penglihatan ini, yakni korban sehari-hari dan kefasikan yang membinasakan, tempat kudus yang diserahkan dan bala tentara yang 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 Maka ia menjawab: "Sampai lewat dua ribu tiga ratus petang dan pagi, lalu tempat kudus itu akan dipulihkan dalam keadaan yang wajar."

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 Sedang aku, Daniel, melihat penglihatan itu dan berusaha memahaminya, maka tampaklah seorang berdiri di depanku, yang rupanya seperti seorang laki-laki;

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 dan aku mendengar dari tengah sungai Ulai itu suara manusia yang berseru: "Gabriel, buatlah orang ini memahami penglihatan 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 datanglah ia ke tempat aku berdiri, dan ketika ia datang, terkejutlah aku dan jatuh tertelungkup, lalu ia berkata kepadaku: "Pahamilah, anak manusia, bahwa penglihatan itu mengenai akhir masa!"

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 dengan aku, jatuh pingsanlah aku tertelungkup ke tanah; tetapi ia menyentuh aku dan membuat aku berdiri kembali.

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 Lalu berkatalah ia: "Kuberitahukan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi pada akhir murka ini, sebab hal itu mengenai 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, dengan kedua tanduknya, ialah raja-raja orang Media dan Persia.

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

21 Dan kambing jantan yang berbulu kesat itu ialah raja negeri Yunani, dan tanduk besar yang di antara kedua matanya itu ialah raja 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 Dan bahwa tanduk itu patah dan pada tempatnya itu muncul empat buah, berarti: empat kerajaan akan muncul dari bangsa itu, tetapi tidak sekuat yang terdahulu.

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 Dan pada akhir kerajaan mereka, apabila orang-orang fasik telah penuh kejahatannya, maka akan muncul seorang raja dengan muka yang garang dan yang 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 Kekuatannya akan menjadi hebat, tetapi tidak sekuat yang terdahulu, dan ia akan mendatangkan kebinasaan yang mengerikan, dan apa yang dilakukannya akan berhasil; orang-orang berkuasa akan dibinasakannya, juga umat orang kudus.

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 Dan oleh karena akalnya, penipuan yang dilakukannya akan berhasil; ia akan membesarkan dirinya dalam hatinya, dan dengan tak disangka-sangka banyak orang akan dibinasakannya; juga ia akan bangkit melawan Raja segala raja. Tetapi tanpa perbuatan tangan manusia, ia akan dihancurkan.

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 Adapun penglihatan tentang petang dan pagi itu, apa yang dikatakan tentang itu adalah benar. Tetapi engkau, sembunyikanlah penglihatan itu, sebab hal itu mengenai masa depan yang masih jauh."

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 Maka aku, Daniel, lelah dan jatuh sakit beberapa hari lamanya; kemudian bangunlah aku dan melakukan pula urusan raja. Dan aku tercengang-cengang tentang penglihatan itu, tetapi tidak 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.