Daniel 7
1 En el primer año de Belsasar, rey de Babilonia, Daniel tuvo un sueño y visiones de su cabeza mientras estaba en su cama. Luego escribió el sueño y contó la suma de los asuntos.
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.
2 Daniel habló y dijo: “Vi en mi visión de noche, y he aquí que los cuatro vientos del cielo estallaban sobre el gran mar.
I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.
3 Cuatro grandes animales subían del mar, diferentes unos de otros.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
4 “El primero era como un león y tenía alas de águila. Yo observé hasta que le fueron arrancadas las alas, y fue levantado de la tierra y puesto en pie sobre dos pies como un hombre. Se le dio un corazón de hombre.
The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; while I was watching its wings were pulled off, and it was lifted up from the earth and placed on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 “He aquí que había otro animal, un segundo, como un oso. Estaba levantado por un lado, y tenía tres costillas en la boca entre los dientes. Le dijeron lo siguiente ‘¡Levántate! Devora mucha carne”.
And I saw another beast, like a bear, and it was lifted up on one side, and three side-bones were in its mouth, between its teeth: and they said to it, Up! take much flesh.
6 “Después de esto vi, y he aquí otro, semejante a un leopardo, que tenía sobre su espalda cuatro alas de ave. Este animal también tenía cuatro cabezas; y se le dio dominio.
After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.
7 “Después de esto, vi en las visiones nocturnas, y he aquí que había un cuarto animal, imponente, poderoso y sumamente fuerte. Tenía grandes dientes de hierro. Devoraba y despedazaba, y pisoteaba los restos con sus patas. Era diferente de todos los animales anteriores. Tenía diez cuernos.
After this, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.
8 “Consideré los cuernos, y he aquí que entre ellos subía otro cuerno, pequeño, ante el cual fueron arrancados de raíz tres de los primeros cuernos; y he aquí que en este cuerno había ojos como ojos de hombre, y una boca que hablaba con arrogancia.
I was watching the horns with care, and I saw another coming up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots: and there were eyes like a man's eyes in this horn, and a mouth saying great things.
9 “Observé hasta que se colocaron los tronos, y se sentó uno que era antiguo de días. Su ropa era blanca como la nieve, y el pelo de su cabeza como lana pura. Su trono era de llamas ardientes, y sus ruedas arden.
I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.
10 Un chorro de fuego salió de delante de él. Miles de miles de personas lo atendieron. Diez mil veces diez mil estaban ante él. La sentencia fue fijada. Los libros fueron abiertos.
A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.
11 “Velé en aquel tiempo por la voz de las palabras arrogantes que el cuerno pronunció. Velé hasta que el animal fue sacrificado, y su cuerpo destruido, y fue entregado para ser quemado con fuego.
Then I saw — because of the voice of the great words which the horn said — I saw till the beast was put to death, and its body was given to destruction, and the beast was given to the burning of fire.
12 En cuanto al resto de los animales, se les quitó el dominio; pero su vida se prolongó por una temporada y un tiempo.
As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.
13 “Vi en las visiones nocturnas, y he aquí que venía con las nubes del cielo uno como un hijo de hombre, y llegó hasta el Anciano de Días, y lo acercaron ante él.
I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.
14 Se le dio dominio, gloria y reino, para que todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas le sirvieran. Su dominio es un dominio eterno, que no pasará, y su reino uno que no será destruido.
And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
15 “En cuanto a mí, Daniel, mi espíritu estaba afligido dentro de mi cuerpo, y las visiones de mi cabeza me turbaban.
As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
16 Me acerqué a uno de los que estaban allí y le pregunté la verdad sobre todo esto. “Así me lo dijo, y me hizo saber la interpretación de las cosas.
I came near to one of those who were waiting there, questioning him about what all this was. And he said to me that he would make clear to me the sense of these things.
17 ‘Estos grandes animales, que son cuatro, son cuatro reyes que se levantarán de la tierra.
These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.
18 Pero los santos del Altísimo recibirán el reino y poseerán el reino para siempre, por los siglos de los siglos.’
But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 “Entonces quise saber la verdad acerca del cuarto animal, que era diferente de todos ellos, sumamente terrible, cuyos dientes eran de hierro, y sus uñas de bronce; que devoraba, desmenuzaba y pisoteaba las sobras con sus pies;
Then it was my desire to have certain knowledge about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, a cause of great fear, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass; who took his food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping on the rest with his feet;
20 y acerca de los diez cuernos que tenía en la cabeza y del otro cuerno que subía, y ante el cual cayeron tres, aquel cuerno que tenía ojos y boca que hablaba con arrogancia, cuya mirada era más robusta que la de sus compañeros.
And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.
21 Vi, y el mismo cuerno hizo la guerra contra los santos, y prevaleció contra ellos,
And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them,
22 hasta que llegó la antigüedad de los días, y se dio el juicio a los santos del Altísimo, y llegó el tiempo en que los santos poseyeron el reino.
Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom.
23 “Y dijo: ‘El cuarto animal será un cuarto reino en la tierra, que será diferente de todos los reinos, y devorará toda la tierra, y la pisoteará y la hará pedazos.
This is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it.
24 En cuanto a los diez cuernos, diez reyes se levantarán de este reino. Después de ellos se levantará otro, que será diferente de los anteriores, y derribará a tres reyes.
And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will come to power; and after them another will come up: he will be different from the first ones and will put down three kings.
25 Él hablará palabras contra el Altísimo, y desgastará a los santos del Altísimo. Él planeará cambiar los tiempos y la ley; y serán entregados en su mano hasta un tiempo y tiempos y medio tiempo.
And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.
26 “‘Pero el juicio será fijado, y le quitarán su dominio, para consumirlo y destruirlo hasta el fin.
But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
27 El reino y el dominio, y la grandeza de los reinos bajo todo el cielo, serán dados al pueblo de los santos del Altísimo. Su reino es un reino eterno, y todos los dominios le servirán y le obedecerán”.
And the kingdom and the authority and the power of the kingdoms under all the heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all powers will be his servants and do his pleasure.
28 “Aquíestá el final del asunto. En cuanto a mí, Daniel, mis pensamientos me turbaron mucho, y mi rostro se transformó en mí; pero guardé el asunto en mi corazón.”
Here is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, I was greatly troubled by my thoughts, and the colour went from my face: but I kept the thing in my heart.
