Daniel 7
1 Sa unang taon ni haring Belsazar ng Babilonia, nagkaroon si Daniel ng panaginip at mga pangitain habang siya ay nakahiga sa kaniyang higaan. Pagkatapos, isinulat niya kung ano ang kaniyang nakita sa panaginip. Isinulat niya ang mga pinakamahalagang kaganapan.
[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 Ipinaliwanag ni Daniel, “Sa aking pangitain kagabi, nakita ko na pinapagalaw ng apat na hangin ng langit ang malaking dagat.
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 Lumitaw mula sa dagat ang apat na malalaking hayop, bawat isa ay hindi magkakapareho
Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
4 Ang una ay tulad ng isang leon ngunit mayroong mga pakpak ng agila. Habang ako ay nagmamasid, natanggal ang mga pakpak nito at iniangat ito mula sa lupa at pinatayo sa dalawang paa tulad ng tao. Ibinigay rito ang pag-iisip ng isang tao.
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 At mayroong ikalawang hayop na tulad ng isang oso, nakayuko at mayroon itong tatlong tadyang sa pagitan ng mga ngipin sa bunganga nito. Sinabihan ito na, “Tumayo ka at lamunin ang maraming tao.'
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 Pagkatapos, muli akong tumingin. Mayroon pang isang hayop na kahawig ng isang leopardo. Sa likod nito ay mayroong apat na pakpak na tulad ng mga pakpak ng ibon at mayroon itong apat na ulo. Binigyan ito ng karapatan upang mamahala.
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 Pagkatapos nito, nakita ko sa aking panaginip kagabi ang ika-apat na hayop na nakakasindak, nakakatakot at napakalakas. Mayroon itong malaking bakal na ngipin. Lumalamon ito, dumudurog ng mga piraso at tinapak-tapakan ang natira. Kakaiba ito sa iba pang mga hayop at mayroon itong sampung sungay.
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 Habang pinagmamasdan ko ang mga sungay, tumingin ako at nakita ko ang isa pang sungay na tumubo mula sa kanila, isang maliit na sungay. Tatlo mula sa mga sungay ang pinihit palabas sa kanilang mga ugat. Nakita ko sa sungay na ito ang mga mata na tulad ng mga mata ng tao at isang bibig na nagmamayabang tungkol sa dakilang mga bagay.
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 Habang nakatingin ako, inihanda ang mga trono sa lugar nito at naupo sa kaniyang upuan ang Sinaunang mga Araw. Kasing puti ng niyebe ang kaniyang damit at ang buhok sa kaniyang ulo ay tulad ng balahibo ng tupa. Nagliliyab na apoy ang kaniyang trono at nagliliyab na apoy ang mga gulong nito.
[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 Isang ilog na apoy ang umaagos palabas sa kaniyang harapan, milyon-milyon ang naglilingkod sa kaniya, at isang daang milyon ang nakatayo sa kaniyang harapan. Nasa pagpupulong ang hukuman at nabuksan ang mga libro.
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 Patuloy akong tumingin dahil sa mayayabang na mga salitang binanggit ng sungay. Pinanood ko ang hayop habang pinapatay, nawasak ang katawan nito at ibinigay upang sunugin.
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 Para sa mga natitira sa apat na hayop, inalis ang kanilang kapangyarihan ng pamamahala, ngunit pinahaba ang kanilang buhay para sa nalalabing panahon.
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 Sa aking pangitain nang gabing iyon, nakita ko ang isang dumarating kasabay ang mga ulap ng langit tulad ng isang anak ng tao. Lumapit siya sa Sinaunang mga Araw at iniharap siya sa kaniya.
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 Ibinigay sa kaniya ang karapatan upang mamuno, ang kaluwalhatian at ang makaharing kapangyarihan upang ang lahat ng mga tao, mga bansa, at mga wika ay dapat maglingkod sa kaniya. Walang hanggan ang kaniyang karapatang mamuno na hindi lilipas at hindi kailanman mawawasak ang kaniyang kaharian.
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 Ngunit para sa akin, na si Daniel, nagdadalamhati sa aking kaloob-looban ang aking espiritu at ginagambala ako ng mga pangitain na aking nakita sa aking isipan.
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 Nilapitan ko ang isa sa kanila na nakatayo roon at hiniling ko sa kaniya na ipakita sa akin ang kahulugan ng mga bagay na ito.
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 Ang malalaking hayop na ito, na apat ang bilang, ay apat na haring manggagaling mula sa daigdig.
[He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.
18 Ngunit tatanggapin ng mga taong banal ng Kataas-taasan ang kaharian at aangkinin nila ito magpakailanman.
But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
19 At nais ko pang malaman ang tungkol sa ikaapat na hayop, labis itong kakaiba sa mga iba at labis na kakila-kilabot ang bakal na ngipin at ang tansong mga kuko nito. Lumalamon ito, dumudurog ng mga piraso at tinatapakan ang anumang natira.
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 Nais kong malaman ang tungkol sa sampung sungay sa kaniyang ulo at ang tungkol sa ibang sungay na tumubo bago pa mahulog ang tatlong sungay. Nais ko pang malaman ang tungkol sa sungay na mayroong mga mata at tungkol sa bibig na nagyayabang tungkol sa mga dakilang mga bagay na parang mas nakatataas ito sa kaniyang mga kasamahan.
[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 Habang nakatingin ako, nagtaguyod ng digmaan ang sungay na ito laban sa mga taong banal at tinatalo ang mga ito
While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating them.
22 hanggang dumating ang Sinaunang mga Araw at ibinigay ang katarungan sa mga taong banal ng Kataas-taasan. At dumating ang panahon na tinanggap ng mga taong banal ang kaharian.
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 Ito ang sinabi ng taong iyon, 'Ngunit para sa ikaapat na hayop, magiging ikaapat na kaharian ito sa daigdig na magiging kakaiba mula sa iba pang mga kaharian. Lalamunin, aapakan at dudurugin nito nang pira-piraso ang buong daigdig.
[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 Ngunit para sa sampung sungay, mula sa kahariang ito manggagaling ang sampung hari at isa pa ang lilitaw pagkatapos nila. Magiging kakaiba siya mula sa mga nauna. At masasakop niya ang tatlong hari.
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 Magsasabi siya ng mga salita laban sa Kataas-taasan at aapihin niya ang mga taong banal ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Susubukan niyang palitan ang mga pagdiriwang at ang kautusan. Maibibigay ang mga bagay na ito sa kaniyang mga kamay sa isang taon, dalawang taon at kalahating taon.
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 Ngunit magpupulong ang hukuman at kukunin ang kaniyang makaharing kapangyarihan upang tupukin at wasakin sa huli.
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 Maibibigay sa mga taong kabilang sa mga banal na tao ng Kataas-taasan ang kaharian, at ang kapangyarihan, ang mga kadakilaan ng mga kaharian sa ibaba ng buong kalangitan. Walang hanggang kaharian ang kaniyang kaharian, paglilingkuran at susundin siya ng lahat ng iba pang mga kaharian.
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 Narito ang katapusan ng lahat ng bagay. Ngunit para sa akin, na si Daniel, labis na nabahala ang aking isipan at nabago ang itsura ng aking mukha. Ngunit itinago ko ang mga bagay na ito sa aking sarili.”
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].
