Daniel 7
1 I det fyrste styringsåret åt den babyloniske kongen Belsassar hadde Daniel ein draum og såg ei syn i hovudet på lægjet sitt. Sidan skreiv han upp draumen og fortalde hovudsummen av innhaldet.
[Previously, ] during the first year that Belshazzar was the king of Babylonia, I had a dream and a vision one night as I lay on my bed. [The next morning] I wrote down what I had dreamed. This is what I wrote:
2 Daniel tok til ords og sagde: Eg hadde ei syn um natti, og i den syni såg eg korleis dei fire himmelvindarne storma fram yver det store havet.
I, Daniel, had a vision last night. In the vision I saw that strong winds were blowing from all four directions, stirring up [the water in] the ocean.
3 Og fire store dyr steig upp or havet, det eine ulikt det andre.
Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
4 Det fyrste liktest ei løva, men det hadde vengjer som ein ørn. Medan eg såg på det, vart vengjerne rivne av dyret, og det vart lyft upp frå marki og sett på tvo føter som eit menneskje, og eit mannehjarta fekk det.
The first one resembled a lion, but it had wings like an eagle has. But as I watched, something tore off its wings {its wings were pulled off}. The beast was left there, standing on its two hind/rear legs, like a human being stands. And it was given a mind like humans have.
5 So fekk eg sjå eit dyr til, det andre i rekkja; det var likt ein bjørn, og det lette seg upp på den eine sida, og det hadde tri sidebein i gapet millom tennerne. Og til dyret vart det sagt: «Statt upp, og et mykje kjøt!»
The second beast resembled a bear. It was crouching, and it held between its teeth three ribs [from another animal that it had killed and eaten]. Someone said to it {It was told}, “Stand up and eat as much meat [as you want]!”
6 Etter det fekk eg sjå eit anna dyr, som liktest ein pantar, men på sidorne hadde det fire fuglevengjer; og dyret hadde fire hovud, og velde vart det gjeve.
Then I saw in front of me the third of those beasts. It resembled a leopard, but it had four wings protruding from its back. The wings were like a bird’s wings. It had four heads. It was given the power/authority to rule [people].
7 Etter det fekk eg i syni mi um natti sjå det fjorde dyret, øgjelegt og skræmelegt og uhorveleg sterkt; det hadde store tenner av jarn, det åt og krasa, og leivningarne trakka det sund med føterne: det var ulikt alle hine dyri og hadde ti horn.
In the vision I saw a fourth beast. It was stronger than the other beasts, and it was more terrifying. It crushed other creatures with its huge iron teeth and ate their flesh. The parts of animals that it did not grind with its teeth, it trampled [on the ground]. It was different from the other three beasts: It had ten horns [on its head].
8 Medan eg skoda på horni, fekk eg sjå korleis det skaut upp millom deim eit anna horn, eit lite, som skuva undan seg tri av hine horni; og sjå, det hornet hadde augo lik manneaugo, og ein munn som tala store ord.
While I was looking at those horns, I saw a little horn appear [on the head of that beast]. It tore out three of the other horns. This little horn had eyes like humans have, and it had a mouth [with which it spoke] very boastfully.
9 Medan eg heldt på og såg på dette, vart det sett fram stolar, og ein som gamall var, sette seg ned. Klædnaden hans var snøkvit, og håret på hovudet hans som rein ull; stolen hans var av eldslogar, og hjuli under var av brennande eld.
[Then] while I watched, thrones were put in the places [where they belonged], and [God], the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones. His clothes were as white as snow, and his hair was as white as pure/clean wool. His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire, and his throne was [also] blazing.
10 Ei elv av eld strøymde ut frå honom; tusund gonger tusund var tenarane hans, og ti tusund gonger ti tusund stod til tenesta for honom. So vart retten sett, og bøker vart opna.
A fire was rushing out of in front of him like a stream. Many thousands [of people] (OR, [angels]) [were there] serving him, and millions [of other people] (OR, [angels]) were standing in front of him. They started (the court session/judging people), and they opened the books [in which they had written the record of all the good and bad things that people had done].
11 Medan eg heldt på og såg på dette, hende det, for dei store ord skuld som hornet tala, at medan eg heldt på og såg på dette, vart dyret drepe, og kroppen åt dyret vart tynt og kasta i elden til å brennast.
While I was watching, I could hear the little horn speaking very boastfully. As I [continued to] watch, the [fourth] beast was killed. Its corpse was thrown into a fire and completely burned.
12 Veldet åt dei andre dyri vart frå deim teke; for livetidi var fastsett til tid og stund.
The power/authority of the other [three] beasts was taken away from them, but they were allowed to continue to live for a while.
13 Sidan fekk eg sjå i nattsynerne korleis ein som liktest ein menneskjeson, kom med himmelskyerne; han gjekk burt til den gamle og vart ført fram for honom.
While I [continued to] see the vision that night, I saw someone who resembled a human being. He was coming [closer to me], surrounded by clouds. Then he was taken to [God], the one who had been living forever.
14 Og han fekk velde og æra og rike, og alle folk og ætter og tungemål skulde tena honom. Hans velde er eit ævelegt velde, som ikkje skal verta frå honom teke, og riket hans skal ikkje rikkast.
He was honored and given great authority to rule over all the nations in the world, in order that people from every people-group and every nation, people from all language groups, would worship/serve him. He will rule forever; he will never stop ruling. The kingdom that he rules will never be destroyed.
15 Då kjende eg, Daniel, åndi mi uroast i meg, og synerne i hovudet mitt skræmde meg.
As for me, Daniel, I was very terrified by what I had seen in that vision, and I did not know what to think about it.
16 Eg gjekk fram til ein av deim som stod der, og bad honom um ei pålitande uttyding på alt dette. Og han svara meg og sagde meg uttydingi på det:
I went to one of those who were standing in front of the throne of God, and I asked him to tell me what it meant. So he told me the meaning of it.
17 «Desse fire store dyri tyder at det skal koma upp fire kongar av jordi.
[He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.
18 Men sidan skal dei heilage åt den Høgste taka imot riket og hava det i eiga alt til æva, ja, til ævordoms æva.»
But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
19 Etter dette vilde eg hava pålitande uttyding um det fjorde dyret som var ulikt alle hine, det som var so oversleg øgjelegt og hadde tenner av jarn og klør av kopar, det som åt og krasa og sidan trakka under føterne det som det leivde;
Then I wanted to know what the fourth beast signified—[the beast] that was different from the other three, the beast that crushed [those that it attacked] with its bronze claws, and [then] ate [their flesh] with its iron teeth, and trampled on the parts of their bodies [that it did not eat].
20 so og um dei ti horni på hovudet åt det og um det nye hornet, det som sidan skaut upp, og som dei tri andre fall av for, det hornet som hadde augo og ein munn som tala store ord, det som var større å sjå til enn alle hine.
[I also wanted to know about] the ten horns on its head, and about the horn that appeared later, which got rid of three of the other horns. [I wanted to know what it meant that] it had eyes and a mouth with which it spoke very boastfully. [The beast that was represented by] that horn was more terrifying than the other beasts.
21 Eg hadde set hornet føra krig mot dei heilage og sigra yver deim,
While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating them.
22 til dess han kom, han som gamall var, og retten vart gjeven til dei heilage åt den Høgste, og tidi var komi då dei heilage fekk riket i eiga.
But then the Supreme God, the one who had been living forever, came and judged in favor of the people who belonged to him. And [I knew that] it was time for God’s people to receive authority [to rule].
23 Då svara han og sagde: «Det fjorde dyret tyder at eit fjorde rike skal koma upp på jordi og vera ulikt alle hine riki. Det skal gløypa heile jordi og trakka henne sund og krasa henne.
[Then] the man who was standing there said [to me], “The fourth beast represents an empire that will exist on the earth; that [empire] will be different from all [other] empires. [The army of] that empire will crush/kill [people all over] the world and trample [on their bodies].
24 Og dei ti horni tyder at det skal koma upp ti kongar i det riket; og etter deim skal det koma upp ein annan, som skal vera dei fyrre ulik, og som skal slå ned tri kongar.
As for its ten horns, they represent ten kings who will rule that empire, [one after the other]. Then another [king] will appear. He will be different from the previous kings. He will defeat the three kings [that were represented by the three horns that were pulled out].
25 Og han skal tala ord mot den Høgste, og dei heilage åt den Høgste skal han øyda; han skal setja seg fyre å skifta um tider og lov; og dei skal gjevast i hans hand ei tid og tider og ei halv tid.
He will revile the Supreme God, and he will oppress God’s people. He will try to change the [sacred] festivals and their [religious] laws/regulations. He will control them for three and a half years.
26 Men so vert retten sett, og veldet hans skal verta frå honom teke, spillt og avøydt alt til endes.
But there will be a session/meeting of the court/judges in heaven, and that king’s authority/power will be taken away, and he will be completely destroyed.
27 Men herredøme og veldet og stordom yver alle rike under himmelen skal verta gjeve til lyden av dei heilage åt den Høgste. Hans rike skal vera eit ævelegt rike, og alle herrevelde skal tena og lyda det.»
Then all the power and the greatness of all the kingdoms on the earth will be given to the people who belong to the Supreme God. The kingdom that he rules (OR, they rule) will endure forever. And the rulers of all the nations on the earth will serve and obey him (OR, them).”
28 Her sluttar fråsegni. Men eg, Daniel, vart full av mange urolege tankar, og eg skifte liter i andlitet; men eg gøymde i hjarta mitt det som hadde hendt.
That is [what I saw in] my vision/dream. I, Daniel, was terrified, with the result that my face became pale. But I did not tell anyone about the vision [that I had seen].
