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Daniel 8
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Daniel 8
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Israels öde
(8:1—12:13)
Synen om baggen och bocken
8 Under kung Belshassars tredje regeringsår[a] hade jag, Daniel, en syn efter den jag först hade sett. 2 I min syn såg jag mig själv i Susa, den befästa staden i provinsen Elam, och i min syn såg jag mig stå vid floden Ulaj. 3 När jag såg mig omkring, fick jag se en bagge med två horn stå vid flodstranden. Hornen var långa, men det ena var längre än det andra, och det längre hade vuxit fram senare. 4 Jag såg baggen stånga mot väster, norr och söder. Inget djur kunde stå emot den, och ingen kunde rädda något ur dess våld. Den gjorde vad den ville och blev mycket mäktig.
5 Medan jag funderade över detta dök plötsligt en bock upp från väster. Den for fram över hela jorden utan att vidröra marken, och den hade ett stort horn i pannan. 6 Den kom mot baggen med de två hornen, den som jag hade sett stå vid flodstranden, och anföll den i stort raseri. 7 Jag såg den rusa inpå baggen och ursinnigt stöta till den, så att dess båda horn bröts av. Baggen hade ingen kraft att stå emot, utan bocken stångade omkull den på marken och trampade ner den, och det fanns ingen som kunde rädda baggen ur dess våld.
8 Bocken blev oerhört mäktig, men när den stod på höjden av sin makt bröts det stora hornet av, och i stället växte det fram fyra framstående horn mot himlens fyra väderstreck. 9 Från ett av dem kom ytterligare ett horn, som först var litet men växte starkt mot söder, öster och mot det härliga landet. 10 Det växte ända upp till himlens härskara och kastade några av denna här och några stjärnor ner till jorden och trampade ner dem. 11 Det nådde till och med upp till härens furste och tog bort från honom det dagliga offret och skändade helgedomen. 12 För överträdelsens skull överlämnades hären och det dagliga offret åt det, och det kastade ner sanningen på marken och hade framgång i vad det än företog sig.[b]
13 Sedan hörde jag en av de heliga tala, och en annan av de heliga sa till denne som talade: ”Hur lång tid gäller synen om det dagliga offret, den skändande överträdelsen och helgedomen och hären som trampas ner?” 14 Denne sa till mig[c]: ”Efter 2 300 kvällar och morgnar ska helgedomen återställas till sin rätt[d].”
Uttydning av synen
15 När jag, Daniel, hade sett denna syn och försökte förstå den stod någon framför mig som såg ut som en man. 16 Jag hörde en mansröst ropa tvärs över Ulaj: ”Gabriel, berätta för denne vad synen betyder!” 17 Han kom fram till mig där jag stod, men när han närmade sig blev jag förskräckt och föll ner med ansiktet mot marken. Han sa till mig: ”Du människa, du måste förstå att synen gäller den sista tiden.” 18 Medan han talade till mig var jag i djup sömn, med ansiktet mot marken. Sedan vidrörde han mig och hjälpte mig upp på fötter. 19 Han sa: ”Jag ska låta dig veta vad som kommer att hända under vredens sista tid, för det här gäller den sista tiden.
20 Baggen med de två hornen, som du såg, är Mediens och Persiens kungar. 21 Den raggiga bocken är Greklands kung, och det stora hornet i dess panna är den förste kungen. 22 Att det bröts av och fyra andra växte fram i dess ställe betyder att fyra riken ska uppstå ur hans folk, men de har inte samma styrka.
23 Mot slutet av deras regering, när de har fullföljt överträdelserna, ska en ondsint kung, en intrigernas mästare, uppstå. 24 Hans makt ska vara mycket stor, men den kommer inte från honom själv. Han ska vålla en häpnadsväckande förödelse och lyckas i vad han än gör. Han ska fördärva mäktiga män och heligt folk. 25 Med sin skicklighet får han bedrägerierna att lyckas. Han ska ha höga tankar om sig själv och fördärva många i deras trygghet. Han ska till och med vända sig mot furstarnas Furste. Men han kommer att krossas utan mänskligt ingripande.
26 Synen om 2 300 kvällar och morgnar som är omtalad här är sann. Men håll synen hemlig, för den gäller en avlägsen framtid.”
27 Jag, Daniel, blev matt och låg sjuk i flera dagar. Sedan steg jag upp och utförde min tjänst hos kungen. Men jag var förskräckt av synen och kunde inte förstå den.
Daniel 8
New International Version
Daniel 8
New International Version
Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat
8 In the third year of King Belshazzar’s(A) reign, I, Daniel, had a vision,(B) after the one that had already appeared to me. 2 In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa(C) in the province of Elam;(D) in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. 3 I looked up,(E) and there before me was a ram(F) with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. 4 I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power.(G) It did as it pleased(H) and became great.
5 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. 6 It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. 7 I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it,(I) and none could rescue the ram from its power.(J) 8 The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off,(K) and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.(L)
9 Out of one of them came another horn, which started small(M) but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.(N) 10 It grew until it reached(O) the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth(P) and trampled(Q) on them. 11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander(R) of the army of the Lord;(S) it took away the daily sacrifice(T) from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down.(U) 12 Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.(V)
13 Then I heard a holy one(W) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(X)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(Y) of the Lord’s people?”
14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(Z)
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision(AA) and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.(AB) 16 And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai(AC) calling, “Gabriel,(AD) tell this man the meaning of the vision.”(AE)
17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate.(AF) “Son of man,”[b] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”(AG)
18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.(AH) Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.(AI)
19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(AJ) because the vision concerns the appointed time(AK) of the end.[c](AL) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(AM) 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece,(AN) and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.(AO) 22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.
23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.(AP) 25 He will cause deceit(AQ) to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes.(AR) Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.(AS)
26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(AT) but seal(AU) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(AV)
27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted(AW) for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business.(AX) I was appalled(AY) by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:12 Or rebellion, the armies
- Daniel 8:17 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
- Daniel 8:19 Or because the end will be at the appointed time
Daniel 8
English Standard Version
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
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