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.
[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 habló y dijo: “Vi en mi visión de noche, y he aquí que los cuatro vientos del cielo estallaban sobre el gran mar.
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 Cuatro grandes animales subían del mar, diferentes unos de otros.
Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
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 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 “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”.
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 “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.
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 “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.
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 “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.
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 “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.
[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 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 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 “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.
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 En cuanto al resto de los animales, se les quitó el dominio; pero su vida se prolongó por una temporada y un tiempo.
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 “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.
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 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.
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 “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, I was very terrified by what I had seen in that vision, and I did not know what to think about it.
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 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 ‘Estos grandes animales, que son cuatro, son cuatro reyes que se levantarán de la tierra.
[He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on 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 Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
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 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 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.
[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 Vi, y el mismo cuerno hizo la guerra contra los santos, y prevaleció contra ellos,
While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating 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.
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 “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.
[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 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.
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 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.
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 “‘Pero el juicio será fijado, y le quitarán su dominio, para consumirlo y destruirlo hasta el fin.
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 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”.
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 “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.”
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].
