Daniel 8
1 I det tridje styringsåret åt Belsassar såg eg, Daniel, ei syn, ei som kom etter den eg fyrr hadde set.
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, I, Daniel, had a vision appear to me (after the one that appeared to me at first).
2 Då eg no i denne syni skulde til å sjå, syntest det meg at eg var i Susanborgi i Elamfylket; og då eg såg meir til i syni, fann eg at eg var ved elvi Ulai.
I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
3 Og då eg såg upp, fekk eg sjå ein ver framved elvi, og han hadde tvo horn; og båe horni var høge; men det eine var høgre enn hitt, og det som var høgre, skaut sist upp.
I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it.
4 Eg såg veren stanga med horni vestetter og nordetter og sudetter, og inkje dyr kunde standa honom imot, og ingen kunde berga or hans vald; han for fram som han vilde, og tok seg store ting til.
I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
5 Og då eg gav meir gaum, fekk eg sjå ein bukk koma vestantil og fara fram yver all jordi, men han kom ikkje nær marki; og bukken hadde eit drustelegt horn i skallen.
As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, who went across the surface of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes.
6 Og han kom burt til veren med dei tvo horni, den som eg hadde set standa framved elvi, og for imot honom i veldug vreide.
He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage.
7 Eg såg honom koma radt inn på veren og drusa til honom i illska, og han stanga til veren og braut sund båe horni hans, so at veren ingi magt hadde til å standa imot honom; og han kasta honom til jordi og trakka på honom, og det beid ingen som kunde berga veren or hans vald.
I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
8 Og bukken briska seg storleg. Men då han stod i si beste magt, brotna det store hornet hans, og fire andre drustelege horn skaut upp i staden, ut mot dei fire himmelætterne.
Then the goat became very large. But when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in its place four other large horns grew up that pointed toward the four winds of the heavens.
9 Frå eitt av deim gjekk det ut eit nytt horn, lite i fyrstningi, og det voks oversleg sudetter og austetter og mot det herlege landet.
Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which became very large in the south, in the east, and in the land of beauty.
10 Og det voks ende upp til himmelheren og kasta nokre av denne heren, av stjernorne, ned til jordi og trakka på deim.
It became so large as to engage in war with the army of heaven. Some of that army and some of the stars were thrown down to the earth, and it trampled on them.
11 Ja, jamvel mot hovdingen yver heren briska det seg; han tok burt det daglege offeret, og hans heilagdoms bustad vart nedriven.
It made itself to be as great as the commander of the army. It took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was polluted.
12 Saman med det daglege offeret vart og ein herskare gjeven til pris for brot skuld. Og det slo sanningi ned til jordi, og det lukkast vel, alt det tok seg til.
Because of rebellion, the army will be given over to the goat's horn, and the burnt offering will be stopped. The horn will throw truth down to the ground, and it will succeed in what it does.
13 Sidan høyrde eg ein heilag som tala, og ein annan heilag spurde honom som tala: «Kor lang tid sigtar ho på, syni um det daglege offeret og um brotet som valdar øyding, og um nedtrakkingi av både heilagdom og her?»
Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, “How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?”
14 Då svara han meg: «Tvo tusund og tri hundrad kveldar og morgnar; etter det skal heilagdomen koma til retten sin att.»
He said to me, “It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right.”
15 Då eg, Daniel, no hadde set denne syni og freista skyna henne, fekk eg sjå at det stod noko framfyre meg, som liktest ein mann.
When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then there stood before me one who looked like a man.
16 Og midt yver Ulai høyrde eg ei mannerøyst, som ropa og sagde: «Gabriel, tyd syni for denne mannen!»
I heard a man's voice calling between the banks of the Ulai Canal. He said, “Gabriel, help this man understand the vision.”
17 Då kom han innåt staden der eg stod; men eg vart rædd då han kom, og kasta meg å gruve. Og han sagde til meg: «Gjev gaum på dette, du menneskjeson; for syni sigtar på endetidi.»
So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and prostrated myself on the ground. He said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
18 Medan han soleis tala med meg, seig eg i uvit med andlitet mot jordi; men han rørde ved meg og reiste meg upp att.
When he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand up.
19 So sagde han: «Sjå, eg vil kunngjera deg kva som skal henda når det lid til endes med vreiden; for på endetidi sigtar dette.
He said, “See, I will show you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
20 Den tvihyrnte veren som du såg, tyder kongarne i Media og Persia.
As for the ram you saw, the one that had two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 Men den raggute bukken er Javan-kongen, og det store hornet i skallen hans er den fyrste kongen.
The male goat is the king of Greece. The large horn between his eyes is the first king.
22 Men at det brotna, og at det kom fire andre att i staden, det tyder at folket hans skal verta fire rike, men ikkje med hans kraft.
As for the horn that was broken, in the place of which four others arose—four kingdoms will arise from his nation, but not with his great power.
23 Og ved slutten på veldet deira, når illgjerdsmennerne hev fyllt sitt mål, skal det koma upp ein konge, ubljug og meinsløg.
At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.
24 Veldet hans skal verta stort, men ikkje med hans kraft; og han skal gjera utruleg stor skade og hava heppa med seg i verket sitt; megtige skal han tyna, og eit folk av heilage.
His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy powerful people, people among the holy ones.
25 Med di han er so klok, skal han hava slik heppa med seg i svikarferdi si; han skal setja seg store ting fyre, og uventande skal han tyna mange. Ja, mot hovdingen yver hovdingarne skal han setja seg upp; men utan manns hand skal han då verta krasa.
By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
26 Og sanning er syni um kveldarne og morgnarne, som no er umtala. Men gøym du denne syni, for ho peikar langt fram i tidi.»
The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future.”
27 Men eg, Daniel, vart reint utav det og låg sjuk ei tid. Sidan kom eg meg på føterne att og gjorde mi tenesta hjå kongen; og eg var forstøkt yver syni; men det var ingen som merka det.
Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
