Daniel 8
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Viziunea cu berbecul şi ţapul
8 În al treilea an al domniei împăratului Belşaţar, mie, Daniel, mi s-a arătat o viziune, după cea care mi se arătase înainte. 2 În viziunea aceasta, m-am văzut în capitala Susa, în provincia Elam[a]; am mai văzut în viziune că eram pe malul râului Ulai. 3 Mi-am ridicat privirea, m-am uitat şi iată că lângă râu stătea un berbec cu două coarne. Coarnele acestea erau lungi, dar unul era mai lung decât celălalt, cel lung crescând la urmă. 4 Am văzut cum berbecul împungea spre apus, spre nord şi spre sud. Nici un animal nu-i putea sta împotrivă şi nimeni nu putea scăpa de sub puterea lui. El făcea ce voia şi a ajuns puternic.
5 În timp ce căutam să înţeleg aceste lucruri, iată că a venit un ţap din apus, străbătând toată suprafaţa pământului, fără să atingă însă pământul. Ţapul avea un corn impunător între ochi. 6 A venit până la berbecul care avea două coarne, pe care l-am văzut stând lângă râu, şi s-a năpustit asupra lui cu o furie năprasnică. 7 L-am văzut cum s-a apropiat de berbec şi s-a întărâtat împotriva lui. Apoi a izbit berbecul şi i-a rupt cele două coarne, fără ca berbecul să fi avut putere să i se împotrivească. L-a trântit la pământ şi l-a călcat în picioare; şi nu a fost nimeni care să-l poată scăpa pe berbec de sub puterea ţapului.
8 Ţapul a continuat să crească în putere, dar, când a ajuns la culmea puterii sale, cornul cel mare i s-a rupt. În locul lui au ieşit alte patru coarne, impunătoare, înspre cele patru vânturi ale cerului.
9 Dintr-unul din ele a ieşit un corn mai mic, care a crescut peste măsură de mult spre sud, spre răsărit şi spre ţara cea minunată. 10 S-a înălţat până la oştirea cerurilor, a aruncat la pământ o parte din oştire şi din stele[b] şi le-a călcat în picioare. 11 S-a înălţat până la[c] Căpetenia oştirii şi i-a luat jertfa continuă, iar locul Sanctuarului Lui a fost dărâmat[d]. 12 Oştirea şi jertfa continuă au fost date pe mâna lui din pricina nelegiuirii.[e] Cornul a aruncat adevărul la pământ şi a reuşit în ceea ce a făcut.
13 Atunci am auzit un sfânt vorbind şi un alt sfânt întrebându-l pe cel ce vorbea: „În cât timp se va împlini viziunea despre jertfa continuă, despre nelegiuirea[f] care a adus pustiire şi despre călcarea în picioare a Sfântului Lăcaş şi a oştirii?“ 14 El mi-a dat mie răspunsul: „Până vor trece două mii trei sute de seri şi dimineţi[g]; apoi Sfântul Lăcaş va fi curăţit.“
Interpretarea viziunii
15 În timp ce eu, Daniel, aveam viziunea aceasta şi căutam s-o înţeleg, iată că cineva, care era la înfăţişare ca un om, a apărut stând în picioare în faţa mea. 16 Am auzit un glas de om venind din mijlocul râului Ulai care striga şi zicea astfel: „Gabriele[h], fă-l să înţeleagă această viziune!“ 17 Când a venit lângă locul unde eram, m-am înspăimântat şi am căzut cu faţa la pământ. El mi-a zis: „Înţelege, fiul omului, că viziunea este cu privire la vremea sfârşitului!“
18 Când mi-a vorbit, am căzut leşinat[i] cu faţa la pământ. El m-a atins şi m-a ridicat iarăşi în picioare în locul unde mă aflam.
19 Apoi mi-a zis astfel: „Iată, îţi voi spune ce se va întâmpla în vremea de apoi a mâniei, căci viziunea se referă la vremea hotărâtă sfârşitului[j]. 20 Berbecul pe care l-ai văzut, cu cele două coarne, îi înfăţişează pe împăraţii Mediei şi Persiei.[k] 21 Ţapul cel aprig este împăratul Greciei[l]. Cornul cel mare, care era între ochii lui, este primul împărat.[m] 22 Faptul că acest corn a fost frânt şi că în locul lui s-au ridicat altele patru înseamnă că din neamul aceasta se vor ridica patru împărăţii, dar nu vor avea puterea ei.[n]
23 La sfârşitul domniei lor,
când păcatele răzvrătiţilor vor fi la culme,
se va ridica un împărat semeţ[o]
şi iscusit în uneltiri.
24 El va fi puternic, dar nu prin propria-i putere;
va face pustiiri de necrezut
şi va reuşi în ceea ce va face.
Îi va nimici pe cei puternici
şi pe poporul sfinţilor.
25 Datorită vicleniei lui,
va face înşelăciunea să biruiască prin mâna lui
şi apoi se va mândri în inima lui.
Va distruge pe mulţi care se credeau în siguranţă
şi va sta chiar împotriva[p] Căpeteniei căpeteniilor,
dar va fi zdrobit, fără ajutorul vreunei mâini omeneşti.
26 Cât despre viziunea cu serile şi dimineţile,
care ţi s-a spus, ea este adevărată.
Tu însă tăinuieşte viziunea,
căci este cu privire la nişte zile îndepărtate“.
27 Eu, Daniel, am fost istovit şi bolnav câteva zile, dar apoi m-am sculat şi m-am ocupat de treburile împăratului. Eram uimit din pricina viziunii pe care nimeni nu o putea înţelege.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:2 Statutul pe care îl va avea Susa şi Elamul în perioada la care face referire profeţia
- Daniel 8:10 Vezi Daniel 12:3
- Daniel 8:11 Sau: A sfidat pe
- Daniel 8:11 Sau: profanat
- Daniel 8:12 Sensul în ebraică al acestei propoziţii este nesigur; sau: din pricina rebeliunii (vezi v. 11)
- Daniel 8:13 Sau: rebeliunea
- Daniel 8:14 Probabil numărul jertfelor continue, care aveau loc de două ori pe zi, dimineaţa şi seara; astfel, numărul zilelor este 1150
- Daniel 8:16 Gabriel înseamnă Omul lui Dumnezeu (vezi v. 15)
- Daniel 8:18 Termenul ebraic se referă la un somn adânc sau la un fel de transă
- Daniel 8:19 Sau: căci sfârşitul va fi la vremea hotărâtă.
- Daniel 8:20 Cornul mai mare, din v. 3, reprezintă probabil poziţia proeminentă a Persiei
- Daniel 8:21 Ebr.: Iavan
- Daniel 8:21 Alexandru Macedon (336-323 î.Cr.)
- Daniel 8:22 După moartea lui Alexandru, imperiul s-a divizat în patru, nemaiavând puterea dinainte
- Daniel 8:23 Este vorba despre Antioh IV Epiphanes (175-164 î.Cr.)
- Daniel 8:25 Cu sensul de a sfida, a provoca
Daniel 8
English Standard Version
Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the Goat
8 In the third year of the reign of (A)King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, (B)after that which appeared to me (C)at the first. 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in (D)Susa the citadel, which is in the province of (E)Elam. And (F)I saw in the vision, (G)and I was at the (H)Ulai canal. 3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, (I)a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4 I saw (J)the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No (K)beast (L)could stand before him, (M)and there was no one who could rescue from his power. (N)He did as he pleased and (O)became great.
5 As I was considering, behold, a (P)male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had (Q)a conspicuous horn between his eyes. 6 He came to (R)the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, (S)and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. 7 I saw him come close to the ram, (T)and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. (U)And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he (V)cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. 8 Then (W)the goat (X)became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four (Y)conspicuous horns toward (Z)the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of them came (AA)a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward (AB)the south, toward the east, and toward (AC)the glorious land. 10 (AD)It grew great, (AE)even to the host of heaven. And some of the host (AF)and some[a] of (AG)the stars it threw down to the ground and (AH)trampled on them. 11 (AI)It became great, even as great as (AJ)the Prince of the host. (AK)And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. 12 And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression,[b] and it will throw truth to the ground, and (AL)it will act and prosper. 13 Then I heard (AM)a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, (AN)“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, (AO)the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14 And he said to me,[c] “For 2,300 (AP)evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I (AQ)sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having (AR)the appearance of a man. 16 (AS)And I heard a man's voice (AT)between the banks of the (AU)Ulai, and it called, (AV)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, (AW)I was frightened (AX)and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, (AY)O son of man, that the vision is for (AZ)the time of the end.”
18 And when he had spoken to me, (BA)I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But (BB)he touched me and made me stand up. 19 He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of (BC)the indignation, for it refers to (BD)the appointed time of the end. 20 As for (BE)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of (BF)Media and Persia. 21 And (BG)the goat[d] is the king of Greece. And (BH)the great horn between his eyes is (BI)the first king. 22 (BJ)As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his[e] nation, (BK)but not with his power. 23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—(BL)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (BM)and shall succeed in what he does, (BN)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (BO)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (BP)he shall become great. (BQ)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (BR)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (BS)by no human hand. 26 The vision of (BT)the evenings and the mornings that has been told (BU)is true, but (BV)seal up the vision, (BW)for it refers to many days from now.”
27 And (BX)I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision (BY)and did not understand it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:10 Or host, that is, some
- Daniel 8:12 Or in an act of rebellion
- Daniel 8:14 Hebrew; Septuagint, Theodotion, Vulgate to him
- Daniel 8:21 Or the shaggy goat
- Daniel 8:22 Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew a
Daniel 8
New King James Version
Vision of a Ram and a Goat
8 In[a] the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me (A)the first time. 2 I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in (B)Shushan,[b] the [c]citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai. 3 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was (C)higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could [d]withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, (D)but he did according to his will and became great.
5 And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable (E)horn between his eyes. 6 Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. 7 And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, [e]attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.
8 Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it (F)four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. 9 (G)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, (H)toward the east, and toward the (I)Glorious Land. 10 (J)And it grew up to (K)the host of heaven; and (L)it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11 (M)He even exalted himself as high as (N)the Prince of the host; (O)and by him (P)the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of [f]His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, (Q)an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast (R)truth down to the ground. He (S)did all this and prospered.
13 Then I heard (T)a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression [g]of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”
14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred [h]days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”
Gabriel Interprets the Vision
15 Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and (U)was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me (V)one having the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man’s voice (W)between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, (X)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and (Y)fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”
18 (Z)Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; (AA)but he touched me, and stood me upright. 19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; (AB)for at the appointed time the end shall be. 20 The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the [i]male goat is the [j]kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes (AC)is the first king. 22 (AD)As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
(AE)Having fierce [k]features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, (AF)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [l]fearfully,
(AG)And shall prosper and thrive;
(AH)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through(AI) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his [m]rule;
(AJ)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
(AK)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be (AL)broken without human [n]means.
26 “And the vision of the evenings and mornings
Which was told is true;
(AM)Therefore seal up the vision,
For it refers to many days in the future.”
27 (AN)And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was [o]astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:1 The Hebrew language resumes in Dan. 8:1.
- Daniel 8:2 Or Susa
- Daniel 8:2 Or fortified palace
- Daniel 8:4 Lit. stand before him
- Daniel 8:7 Lit. struck
- Daniel 8:11 The temple
- Daniel 8:13 Or making desolate
- Daniel 8:14 Lit. evening-mornings
- Daniel 8:21 shaggy male
- Daniel 8:21 Lit. king, representing his kingdom, Dan. 7:17, 23
- Daniel 8:23 Lit. countenance
- Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:27 amazed
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