Daniel 7
1 El primer año de Belsasar, rey de Babilonia, Daniel tuvo un sueño y visiones de su cabeza mientras estaba en su cama. Entonces escribió el sueño y relató un resumen de él.
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: Yo miraba en mi visión nocturna y vi que los cuatro puntos cardinales del cielo se desataban 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 bestias, diferentes la una de la otra, subieron del mar.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
4 La primera era como un león, y tenía alas de águila. Yo miraba hasta que sus alas fueron arrancadas, y ella fue levantada de la tierra. La levantaron a estar sobre sus dos pies, a manera de hombre, y le fue dado 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 Miré una segunda bestia semejante a un oso. Estaba elevado de un lado. Tenía tres costillas entre los dientes de su boca, y se le dijo: ¡Levántate y 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 eso yo miraba. Ahí estaba otra bestia, semejante a un leopardo que tenía cuatro alas de ave en sus espaldas. Esta bestia 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 eso miraba en las visiones de la noche. Ahí estaba la cuarta bestia, espantosa, terrible y muy fuerte, la cual tenía grandes dientes de hierro, con los cuales devoraba y desmenuzaba, y lo sobrante lo aplastaba con sus patas. Era muy diferente de todas las bestias que vi antes de ella, y 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 Yo observaba los cuernos, y vi que otro cuerno pequeño salía entre ellos, ante el cual tres de los primeros cuernos fueron arrancados de raíz. Y vi que este cuerno tenía ojos como de hombre y una boca que hablaba grandes cosas.
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 Yo miraba hasta que tronos fueron puestos. Se sentó un Anciano de Días, cuya ropa era blanca como la nieve y el cabello de su cabeza como lana pura. Su trono era llamas de fuego, y las ruedas del trono, de fuego ardiente.
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 río de fuego procedía de delante de Él y corría. Millares de millares le servían, y millones de millones estaban en pie delante de Él. El Juez se sentó, y los rollos 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 Entonces yo miraba a causa del ruido de las palabras arrogantes que el cuerno hablaba. Yo miraba hasta que la bestia fue matada, su cuerpo destruido y echado al fuego ardiente.
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 a las otras bestias, se les quitó su dominio, pero la vida les fue prolongada por un tiempo determinado.
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 Yo observaba en las visiones nocturnas. Vi Uno como un Hijo de Hombre que venía con las nubes del cielo. Llegó hasta el Anciano de Días y se presentó 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 concedió dominio, gloria y un reino para que todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas le sirvan. Su dominio es eterno, que no pasará, y su reino no será jamás 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, se me turbó el espíritu a causa de esto, y las visiones de mi cabeza me alarmaban.
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 en pie, y le pregunté la verdad con respecto a todo esto. Él me habló y me informó 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 Estas cuatro bestias grandes son cuatro reyes que se levantarán en la tierra.
These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.
18 Después los santos del Altísimo recibirán el reino, y lo poseerán por toda la eternidad, por todas las edades venideras.
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 con respecto a la cuarta bestia que era diferente de todas las otras, espantosa en gran manera. Devoraba y descuartizaba con sus dientes de hierro y uñas de bronce. Aplastaba con sus patas lo sobrante.
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 Tenía diez cuernos en su cabeza. Le salió otro cuerno delante del cual cayeron tres de ellos. Este cuerno tenía ojos y una boca que hablaba cosas grandes. Su aspecto era más imponente que el 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 Observaba que este cuerno hacía guerra contra los santos y los vencía
And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them,
22 hasta que vino el Anciano de Días, y se dio el juicio a los santos del Altísimo. Cuando llegó el tiempo, 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 Dijo: La cuarta bestia será un cuarto reino en la tierra, el cual será diferente de todos los otros reinos. Devorará, trillará y despedazará toda la tierra.
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 ese reino, y otro tras ellos, el cual será diferente de los primeros, y a tres reyes derribará.
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 Hablará palabras contra el Altísimo y quebrantará a sus santos. Intentará cambiar los tiempos y la Ley. Serán entregados en su mano por un tiempo, 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 Juez se sentará y le quitará su dominio para que sea destruido y arruinado 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, el dominio y la majestad de los reinos bajo todo el cielo será dado al pueblo de los santos del Altísimo, cuyo reino es eterno. Todos los dominios le servirán y 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 En este punto terminó la revelación. En cuanto a mí, Daniel, mis pensamientos me alarmaron muchísimo y mi semblante palideció, 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.
