1 I det tredje året av Belsasars kongedømme, fikk jeg, Daniel, et syn, etter det jeg først hadde sett.

In the third year of the rule of Belshazzar the king, a vision was seen by me, Daniel, after the one I saw at first.

2 Og jeg så i synet, og jeg var i den sterke byen Susa, som ligger i landet Elam, og i synet befant jeg meg ved vannporten Ulai.

And I saw in the vision; and when I saw it, I was in the strong town Shushan, which is in the country of Elam; and in the vision I was by the water-door of the Ulai.

3 Da jeg så opp, så jeg en vær med to horn stå foran elven. De to hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste opp sist.

And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.

4 Jeg så væren støte mot vest, nord og sør, ingen dyr kunne stå seg imot ham, og ingen kunne redde seg fra hans makt; han gjorde som han ville og ble stor.

I saw the sheep pushing to the west and to the north and to the south; and no beasts were able to keep their place before him, and no one was able to get people out of his power; but he did whatever his pleasure was and made himself great.

5 Mens jeg tenkte på dette, så jeg en geitebukk komme fra vest over jorden uten å berøre den, og geitebukken hadde et stort horn mellom øynene.

And while I was giving thought to this, I saw a he-goat coming from the west over the face of all the earth without touching the earth: and the he-goat had a great horn between his eyes.

6 Han kom til væren med de to horn som jeg hadde sett stå foran elven, og stormet mot ham i sin sterke kraft.

And he came to the two-horned sheep which I saw before the stream, rushing at him in the heat of his power.

7 Og jeg så ham komme nært til væren, grepet av voldsom vrede mot ham, og han slo væren og brøt hans to horn; væren hadde ingen kraft til å motstå ham, men ble kastet til jorden og tråkket ned, og ingen kunne redde væren fra hans makt.

And I saw him come right up to the sheep, and he was moved with wrath against him, attacking the sheep so that his two horns were broken; and the sheep had not strength to keep his place before him, but was pushed down on the earth and crushed under his feet: and there was no one to get the sheep out of his power.

8 Geitebukken ble veldig stor, men da han var på sitt sterkeste, ble det store hornet brukket av, og fire andre horn vokste opp i stedet, rettet mot himmelens fire vinder.

And the he-goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and in its place came up four other horns turned to the four winds of heaven.

9 Fra et av dem kom et annet horn, lite, men det vokste veldig stort mot sør, øst og mot det fagre landet.

And out of one of them came another horn, a little one, which became very great, stretching to the south and to the east and to the beautiful land.

10 Det vokste opp så stort som himmelens hær, og kastet noen av hæren, ja, av stjernene til jorden og tråkket på dem.

And it became great, even as high as the army of heaven, pulling down some of the army, even of the stars, to the earth and crushing them under its feet.

11 Det gjorde seg stort, like stort som hærens herrer; og ved det ble det daglige offeret tatt bort, og stedet for helligdommen ble ødelagt.

It made itself great, even as great as the lord of the army; and by it the regular burned offering was taken away, and the place overturned and the holy place made waste.

12 ... mot det daglige offeret; og ... kastet ned til jorden, og det gjorde som det ville og hadde fremgang.

... against the regular burned offering; and ... crushed down to the earth, and it did its pleasure and things went well for it.

13 Da hørte jeg en hellig tale, og en annen hellig sa til den som talte, Hvor lenge skal synet vare mens det daglige offeret blir tatt bort, og den skremmende synden blir oppreist, og helligdommen trådt ned?

Then there came to my ears the voice of a holy one talking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was talking, How long will the vision be while the regular burned offering is taken away, and the unclean thing causing fear is put up, and the holy place crushed under foot?

14 Og han sa til ham, I to tusen tre hundre kvelder og morgener; da skal helligdommen bli renset.

And he said to him, For two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be made clean.

15 Og da jeg, Daniel, hadde sett dette synet, ønsket jeg å forstå betydningen av det; og jeg så en som liknet en mann stå foran meg.

And it came about that when I, Daniel, had seen this vision, I had a desire for the sense of it to be unfolded; and I saw one before me in the form of a man.

16 Og jeg hørte en menneskelig stemme mellom sidene av Ulai, som ropte og sa, Gabriel, gjør dette synet tydelig for denne mannen.

And the voice of a man came to my ears between the sides of the Ulai, crying out and saying, Gabriel, make the vision clear to this man.

17 Så kom han nær der jeg var; og da han kom, ble jeg fylt av redsel og falt med ansiktet mot jorden, men han sa til meg, Forstå, du mennesker, for synet gjelder tidsalderen ved slutten.

So he came and took his place near where I was; and when he came, I was full of fear and went down on my face: but he said to me, Let it be clear to you, O son of man; for the vision has to do with the time of the end.

18 Mens han talte til meg, falt jeg i dyp søvn med ansiktet mot jorden: men han rørte ved meg og reiste meg opp til å stå der jeg var.

Now while he was talking to me, I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth: but touching me, he put me on my feet where I had been.

19 Og han sa, Se, jeg vil gjøre deg kjent med hva som skal skje i tiden med vreden mot slutten, for den tilhører den bestemte tiden ved slutten.

And he said, See, I will make clear to you what is to come in the later time of the wrath: for it has to do with the fixed time of the end.

20 Væren som du så med de to hornene, er Medere og Persernes konger.

The sheep which you saw with two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 Og geitebukken er Grekenlands konge, og det store hornet mellom øynene er den første kongen.

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

22 Og angående det som ble brukket, hvor fire vokste opp i stedet, vil fire riker stå opp fra hans nasjon, men ikke med hans makt.

And as for that which was broken, in place of which four came up, four kingdoms will come up from his nation, but not with his power.

23 Når rikets siste dager nærmer seg, når deres ondsinn har blitt fullført, vil en konge full av overmot og dyktig i mørke ordninger stå fram.

And in the later years of their kingdom, when their evil doings have become complete, there will come up a king full of pride and expert in dark sayings.

24 Hans makt vil være stor, og han vil utføre underlige ting. Alt vil gå godt for ham, og han vil gjøre som han vil; og han vil bringe ødeleggelse over de sterke.

And his power will be great, and he will be purposing strange things. And all will go well for him and he will do his pleasure; and he will send destruction on the strong ones.

25 Hans planer vil vendes mot det hellige folket, for han vil oppnå suksess gjennom bedrageri; i sitt hjerte vil han gjøre seg selv stor, og sende ødeleggelse mot mange som lever uten fare; og han vil reise seg mot fyrstenes fyrste; men han vil bli knust, uten menneskelig hånd.

And his designs will be turned against the holy people, causing deceit to do well in his hand; in his heart he will make himself great, and send destruction on numbers who are living unconscious of their danger; and he will put himself up against the prince of princes; but he will be broken, though not by men's hands.

26 Og visjonen om kvelder og morgener som har blitt omtalt, er sann: og hold visjonen hemmelig; for den gjelder en fjern framtid.

And the vision of evenings and mornings which has been talked of is true: and keep the vision secret; for it has to do with the far-off future.

27 Og jeg, Daniel, var syk i flere dager; deretter reiste jeg meg og utførte kongens oppgaver: og jeg var full av undring over synet, men ingen kunne gi meningen med det.

And I, Daniel, was ill for some days; then I got up and did the king's business: and I was full of wonder at the vision, but no one was able to give the sense of it.