Taniela 8

1 ‌ʻI hono tolu taʻu ʻoe pule ʻae tuʻi ko Pelesasa, naʻe ai ʻae meʻa naʻe hā mai kiate au, ʻio, kiate au Taniela, ʻi he hili ange ia ʻaia naʻe tomuʻa hā mai.

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

2 Pea ne u mamata ki he meʻa hā mai; pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi heʻeku mamata, ne u ʻi Susani ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he vahe fonua ʻo ʻIlami; pea ne u mamata ʻi he meʻa hā mai, pea naʻaku ʻi he veʻe vaitafe ko ʻUlai.

And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

3 Pea ne u hanga hake hoku mata ʻo mamata, pea vakai, naʻe tuʻu ʻi he veʻe vaitafe ʻae sipitangata pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae nifo ʻe ua: pea naʻe māʻolunga ʻae ongo nifo; ka naʻe māʻolunga ʻae taha ʻi he taha, pea naʻe tupu fakamuimui ʻaia naʻe māʻolunga.

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4 Ne u mamata ki he sipitangata naʻe ʻoho fano ki he potu hihifo, mo e tokelau mo e tonga; ko ia naʻe ʻikai faʻa tuʻu ʻi hono ʻao ha fanga manu kehe, pea naʻe ʻikai ai ha niʻihi ʻe lavaʻi ha fakahaofi mei hono nima; ka naʻa ne fai ki he anga ʻo hono loto, pea ne hoko ʻo lahi.

I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

5 Pea ʻi heʻeku kei fakakaukau, vakai naʻe haʻu ha kosi tangata mei he potu hihifo ʻi he funga ʻo māmani kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tuʻu ki he kelekele: pea naʻe ʻi he kosi ha nifo māsila ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono mata.

And as I was considering, behold, an he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 Pea naʻa ne haʻu ki he sipitangata ʻaia naʻe ʻi ai ʻae nifo ʻe ua, ʻaia ne u mamata ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he veʻe vaitafe, pea naʻa ne ʻoho mālohi kiate ia ʻi heʻene lili.

And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.

7 Pea ne u mamata ki heʻene ʻunuʻunu atu ki he sipitangata, pea naʻa ne ʻoho mālohi kiate ia, pea ne taaʻi ʻae sipitangata, ʻo fesiʻi hono ongo nifo: pea naʻe ʻikai ha mālohi ʻi he sipitangata ke tuʻu ʻi hono ʻao, ka naʻa ne lī hifo ia ki he kelekele pea ne malaki ia: pea naʻe ʻikai ha taha ke fakahaofi ʻae sipitangata mei hono nima.

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him: but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 Ko ia naʻe hoko ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻae kosi tangata: pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻa ʻene mālohi naʻe fasi ʻae nifo māsila; pea ke fetongi ia, naʻe tupu hake ʻae nifo ʻe fā ki he feituʻu matangi ʻe fā ʻoe langi.

And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of heaven.

9 Pea naʻe tupu mei ha taha ʻiate kinautolu ha kihiʻi nifo siʻi, ʻaia naʻe tupu ʻo lahi ʻaupito, ki he potu tonga, pea mo e potu hahake, pea mo e fonua ʻoe monūʻia.

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land].

10 Pea naʻe tupu ia ʻo lahi, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe langi, pea naʻa ne lī hifo ʻae kau māʻolunga niʻihi, pea mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ki he kelekele, ʻo ne malaki ʻakinautolu.

And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.

11 ‌ʻIo, naʻa mo e ʻEiki ʻoe ngaahi tokolahi naʻa ne fai fakafielahi ki ai, pea naʻe taʻofi meiate ia ʻae feilaulau ʻaho, pea naʻe fakalieliaʻi hono potu tapu.

Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual [burnt offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

12 Pea naʻe tuku kiate ia ʻae kautau ke taʻofi ʻaki ʻae feilaulau ʻaho koeʻuhi ko e angahala, pea naʻa ne fakahifo ki lalo ʻae moʻoni, pea naʻa ne faʻa fai mo tupu lelei.

And the host was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt offering] through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered.

13 Pea ne u fanongo ki he tokotaha ʻoe kau māʻoniʻoni naʻe lea, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha kehe ʻoe kau māʻoniʻoni ki he tokotaha ko ia naʻe lea, “ʻE fēfē hono fuoloa ʻoe meʻa hā mai ki he feilaulau ʻaho, pea mo e angahala fakamalaʻia ʻaia ʻoku tukuange ai ʻae potu māʻoniʻoni, pea mo e kau tau ke moloki hifo ʻi he vaʻe?”

Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one which spake, How long shall be the vision [concerning] the continual [burnt offering], and the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

14 Pea naʻa ne pehē mai kiate ia, “ʻO aʻu ki hono ua afe ma tolungeau ʻoe ʻaho; ʻaia ʻe toki fakamaʻa ai ʻae potu māʻoniʻoni.”

And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

15 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili ʻeku mamata, ʻio, ko au Taniela, ki he meʻa hā mai, mo ʻeku kumi ki hono ʻuhinga, pea ʻiloange naʻe hangē ne tuʻu ʻi hoku ʻao ha tangata.

And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

16 Pea ne u fanongo ki he leʻo ʻoe tangata mei he vahaʻa ʻoe ongo kauvai ʻo ʻUlai, ʻaia naʻe ui ʻo pehē, “ʻE Kepeleli ke ke fakapotoʻi ʻae tangata ni ke ne ʻilo ʻae meʻa hā mai.”

And I heard a man’s voice between [the banks of] Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

17 Ko ia naʻa ne haʻu ʻo ofi ki he potu ʻaia ne u tuʻu ai: pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ne u manavahē, pea ne u tō fakafoʻohifo ki hoku mata: pea ne pehē mai kiate au, “Ke ke ʻilo ʻe foha ʻoe tangata, he ka aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻoe kuonga ʻe hoko ai ʻae meʻa hā mai.”

So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.

18 Pea ʻi heʻene kei lea kiate au, naʻaku mohe maʻu mo hoku mata ki he kelekele: ka naʻa ne ala mai kiate au, pea fokotuʻu hake au.

Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

19 Pea ne pehē, “Vakai, te u fakapotoʻi koe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa e hoko ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻoe houhau: koeʻuhi ʻe hoko ʻae ngataʻanga ʻi hono kuonga kuo tuʻutuʻuni.

And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation: for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end.

20 “Ko e sipitangata ʻaia naʻa ke mamata ai naʻe ua hono nifo, ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Mitia mo Peasia ia.

The ram which thou sawest that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 Pea ko e kosi fulufulu ko e tuʻi Kalisi ia; pea ko e nifo māsila ʻoku ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono ongo mata ko e ʻuluaki tuʻi ia.

And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

22 Pea koeʻuhi foki naʻe fasi ia, pea tuʻu hake ai ʻae toko fā, ʻe tuʻu hake mei he puleʻanga ʻae puleʻanga ʻe fā, ka e ʻikai tatau mo hono mālohi ʻoʻona.

And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

23 “Pea ʻi he kuonga fakamui ʻo honau puleʻanga, ʻoka hoko ʻo kakato ʻae ngaahi angahala, ʻe tuʻu hake ha tuʻi ʻoku fofonga houhau, pea faʻa ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi kupuʻi lea ʻilongataʻa.

And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

24 Pea ko hono mālohi ʻe lahi ʻaupito, ka e ʻikai ʻi heʻene mālohi ʻaʻana: pea te ne fai ʻae fakaʻauha fakamanavahē, pea ʻe tupu pe ia mo faʻa fai, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae kakai mālohi mo māʻoniʻoni.

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do [his pleasure]: and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

25 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fai fakapotopoto foki, te ne ʻai ke ʻaonga ʻae kākā ʻi hono nima; pea te ne fakafuofua lahi ia ʻi hono loto, pea te ne fakaʻauha ʻae tokolahi ʻaki ʻae melino; pea te ne tuʻu hake foki ki he ʻEiki ʻoe ngaahi ʻeiki; ka e fesiʻi ia taʻeala ki ai ha nima.

And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

26 Pea ko e meʻa hā mai ʻoe efiafi mo e pongipongi, ʻaia naʻe tala ʻoku moʻoni ia: ko ia ke ke tāpuni ke maʻu ʻae meʻa hā mai; he ko e meʻa ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho lahi.”

And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days [to come].

27 Pea ko au Taniela ne u pongia, pea ne u mahaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho niʻihi; pea hili ia ne u tuʻu hake ʻo fai ʻae ngāue ʻae tuʻi: pea ne u ofo ʻi he meʻa hā mai, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻe ha taha.

And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king’s business: and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.