Daniel 7

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
I Kong Belsazzar af Babels første regeringsår havde Daniel et drømmesyn, og Syner gik igennem hans Hoved på hans Leje; og siden nedskrev han Drømmen og gengav Hovedindholdet.
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Daniel tog til Orde og sagde: Jeg skuede i mit Syn om Natten, og se, Himmelens fire Vinde oprørte det store Hav,
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
og fire store Dyr steg op af Havet, det ene forskelligt fra det andet.
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Det første så ud som en Løve og havde Ørnevinger; og jeg skuede, indtil Vingerne reves af, og det rejstes op fra Jorden og stilledes på to Ben som et Menneske og fik et Menneskehjerte.
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Og se, et andet Dyr, det næste i Rækken, så ud som en Bjørn; det rejstes op på den ene Side og havde tre Ribben i Gabet mellem Tænderne, og der blev sagt til det: "Kom, æd meget Kød!"
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Så skuede jeg videre, og se, endnu et Dyr; det så ud som en Panter og havde fire Fuglevinger på Ryggen og fire Hoveder, og Magt blev det givet.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Og videre skuede jeg i Nattesynerne, og se, der var et fjerde Dyr, frygteligt, skrækkeligt og umådelig stærkt; det havde store Jerntænder, åd og knuste, og hvad der levnedes, trampede det ned med Fødderne. Det var forskelligt fra alle de tidligere Dyr og havde ti Horn.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Jeg lagde nøje Mærke til Hornene, og se, et andet Horn, som var lille, skød frem imellem dem, og tre af de tidligere Horn oprykkedes for at skaffe det Plads; og se, dette Horn havde Øjne som et Menneske og en Mund, der talte store Ord.
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Jeg skuede videre: Med eet blev Troner sat frem, en gammel af Dage tog Sæde; hans Klædningvarhvid som Sne, hans Hovedhår rent som Uld; hans Trone var luende Ild, dens Hjul var flammende Ild.
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
En Strøm af Ild flød ud og strømmede frem derfra. Tusinde Tusinder tjente ham, og titusind Titusinder stod ham til Rede. Derpå sattes Retten, og Bøgerne lukkedes op.
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
Jeg skuede, og ved Lyden af de store Ord, som Hornet talte. Jeg skuede, indtil Dyret blev dræbt og dets Krop tilintetgjort, og det blev kastet i Ilden og brændt.
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Også de andre dyr fratog man deres Magt, og deres Levetid fastsattes til Tid og Stund.
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Jeg skuede videre i Nattesynerne: Og se, med Himlens Skyer kom en, der så ud som en Menneskesøn. Han kom hen til den gamle at Dage og førtes frem for ham;
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
og Magt og Ære og Herredom gaves ham, og alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemål skal tjene ham; hans Magt er en eviig Magt, aldrig går den til Grunde, hans Rige kan ikke forgå.
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Jeg, Daniel, blev såre urolig til Sinds ved alt dette, og mit Hoveds Syner forfærdede mig.
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Så trådte jeg hen til en af de omstående og bad ham om sikker Oplysning om alt dette, og han svarede og tydede mig det:
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
"Disse tre store dyr betyder, at fire Konger skal fremstå af Jorden;
But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
men siden skal den Højestes hellige modtage Riget og have det i Eje i Evigheders Evighed."
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Så bad jeg om sikker Oplysning om det fjerde Dyr, som var forskelligt fra alle de andre, overmåde frygteligt, med Jerntænder og Kobberkløer, og som åd ogknuste og med sine Fødder nedtrampede, hvad der levnedes,
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
og om de ti Horn på dets Hoved og det andet, som skød frem, for hvilket de tre faldt af, det Horn, som havde Øjne og en Mund, der talte store Ord, og som var større at se til end de andre.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Jeg havde skuet, hvorledes dette Horn førte Krig mod de hellige og overvandt dem,
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
indtil den gamle af dage kom og Retten blev givet den Højestes hellige og Tiden kom, da de hellige tog Riget i Eje.
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Hans Svar lød: "Det fjerde Dyr betyder, at et fjerde Rige skal fremstå på Jorden, som skaj være forskelligt fra alle de andre Riger; det skal opsluge hele Jorden og søndertræde og knuse den.
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Og de ti Horn betyder, at der af dette Rige skal fremstå ti Konger, og efter dem skal der komme en anden, som skal være forskellig fra de tidligere; og han skal fælde tre Konger
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
og tale mod den Højeste og mishandle den Højestes hellige; han skal sætte sig for at ændre Tider og Lov, og de skal gives i hans Hånd en Tid og to Tider og en halv Tid.
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Men så sættes Retten, og hans Herredømme fratages ham og tilintetgøres og ødelægges for evigt.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Men Riget og Herredømmet og Storheden, som tilhørte alle Rigerne under Himmelen, skal gives den Højestes helliges Folk; dets Rige er et evigt Rige, og alle Magter skal tjene og lyde det."
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Her ender Fremstillingen. Jeg, Daniel, blev såre forfærdet over mine Tanker, og mit Ansigt skiftede Farve; men jeg gemte Sagen i mit Hjerte.