Daniels bog 7 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 I babylonerkongen Belshassars første regeringsår havde Daniel et drømmesyn, og der gik syner gennem hans hoved, da han lå på sit leje. Bagefter skrev han drømmen ned, og således begyndte hans beretning. | 1 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. |
| 2 Daniel sagde: I mit nattesyn så jeg, at himlens fire vinde bragte det store hav i oprør, | 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. |
| 3 og fire store dyr steg op af havet, det ene forskelligt fra det andet. | 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. |
| 4 Det første var som en løve, og det havde ørnevinger. Mens jeg så på det, blev dets vinger revet af, det blev løftet op fra jorden og stillet på to fødder som et menneske, og det fik et menneskehjerte. | 4 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. |
| 5 Det andet dyr lignede en bjørn. Det blev rejst halvt op, og i sit gab holdt det tre ribben mellem tænderne; så blev der sagt til det: »Rejs dig, og æd meget kød!« | 5 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. |
| 6 Derefter så jeg endnu et dyr; det så ud som en panter. Det havde fire fuglevinger på ryggen, og dyret havde fire hoveder, og det fik overdraget magt. | 6 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. |
| 7 Derefter så jeg i nattesynet et fjerde dyr. Det var frygteligt, rædselsvækkende og meget stærkt; det havde store jerntænder, det åd og knuste alt og trådte det, der var tilbage, ned med fødderne. Det var forskelligt fra alle de andre dyr, og det havde ti horn. | 7 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. |
| 8 Mens jeg så nøje på hornene, voksede der endnu et horn, et lille et, frem mellem de andre. Tre af de andre horn blev revet af, så det kunne fa plads. Og se, dette horn havde øjne som et menneske og en mund, der talte store ord. | 8 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. |
| 9 Da så jeg dette: Troner blev stillet frem, og en gammel af dage tog sæde; hans klæder var hvide som sne, og håret på hans hoved var rent som uld. Hans trone var flammer af ild, dens hjul var luende ild. | 9 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. |
| 10 En flod af ild strømmede frem og løb ud foran ham. Tusind, ja tusinder tjente ham, ti tusind, ja titusinder stod foran ham. Retten blev sat, bøgerne blev åbnet. | 10 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. |
| 11 Derpå så jeg dette: Jeg så, at dyret blev dræbt på grund af de store ord, som hornet talte; dets krop blev tilintetgjort og overgivet til den flammende ild. | 11 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. |
| 12 Herredømmet blev også taget fra de andre dyr, og deres levetid blev begrænset til en fastsat tid. | 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. |
| 13 I nattesynerne så jeg dette: Med himlens skyer kom en, der så ud som en menneskesøn; han kom hen til den gamle af dage og blev ført frem for ham. | 13 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. |
| 14 Herredømme, ære og kongerige blev givet ham; alle folk, stammer og tungemål tjente ham. Hans herredømme er et evigt herredømme, som ikke skal forgå, hans kongerige skal ikke gå til grunde. | 14 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. |
| 15 Jeg, Daniel, blev grebet af uro over dette, og de syner, der gik gennem mit hoved, slog mig med rædsel. | 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. |
| 16 Jeg gik hen til en af dem, som stod der, og bad ham om den rette forklaring på alt dette; han gav mig tydningen: | 16 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. |
| 17 At der er fire store dyr, betyder, at fire konger skal komme op af jorden, | 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. |
| 18 men den Højestes hellige skal overtage kongedømmet, og de skal beholde det i evighed og i evighedernes evighed. | 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. |
| 19 Så ønskede jeg at fa den rette forklaring på det fjerde dyr, som var forskelligt fra alle de andre, det meget frygtelige, som havde jerntænder og kobberkløer, og som åd og knuste alt og trådte det, der var tilbage, ned med fødderne, | 19 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; |
| 20 og forklaringen på de ti horn, det havde på hovedet, og på det nye horn, der voksede frem, mens tre andre faldt af, så det kunne få plads, det horn, der havde øjne og en mund, der talte store ord, og som så større ud end de andre. | 20 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. |
| 21 Mens jeg så på det, havde dette horn ført krig mod de hellige og besejret dem, | 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; |
| 22 indtil den gamle af dage var kommet, og dommen var blevet fældet til fordel for den Højestes hellige, og den tid kom, da de hellige overtog kongedømmet. | 22 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. |
| 23 Således sagde han: Det fjerde dyr betyder, at et fjerde kongerige vil opstå på jorden. Det skal være forskelligt fra alle de andre kongeriger, opæde hele jorden, søndertrampe den og knuse den. | 23 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. |
| 24 De ti horn betyder, at fra dette kongerige skal fremstå ti konger. Efter dem skal der fremstå en anden, der er forskellig fra de tidligere, og han skal bringe tre konger til fald. | 24 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. |
| 25 Han skal tale imod den Højeste og underkue den Højestes hellige. Han tragter efter at ændre tider og lov, og de skal gives i hans magt én tid, to tider og en halv tid. | 25 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. |
| 26 Så bliver dommen fældet, og herredømmet bliver taget fra ham og ødelagt og fuldstændig tilintetgjort. | 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. |
| 27 Men kongedømmet, herredømmet og magten i alle kongeriger under himlen bliver givet til den Højestes helliges folk. Dets kongerige er et evigt rige, og alle magter skal tjene og lyde det. | 27 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. |
| 28 Her ender beretningen. Mine tanker slog mig, Daniel, med stor rædsel, og mit ansigt skiftede farve. Men jeg gemte ordene i mit hjerte. | 28 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. |