Daniel 7
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Pangitain ni Daniel tungkol sa Apat na Halimaw
7 Noong unang taon ni Belsazar bilang hari ng Babilonia, si Daniel ay nagkaroon ng pangitain sa kanyang panaginip. Isinulat ito ni Daniel.
2 Isang gabi nakita ko na kabi-kabila ay binabayo ng malakas na hangin ang malaking dagat. 3 Mula(A) sa dagat ay may umahong apat na iba't ibang halimaw. 4 Ang(B) una ay parang leon, ngunit may mga pakpak ng agila; habang ako'y nakatingin, nabunot ang mga pakpak nito. Umangat ito sa lupa at tumayong parang tao. Binigyan ito ng isip ng tao. 5 Ang ikalawa naman ay parang oso. Ang dalawang paa lamang nito sa huli ang inilalakad at may kagat pang tatlong tadyang. May tinig na nag-utos dito, “Sige, magpakasawa ka sa karne.” 6 Ang ikatlo ay kahawig ng leopardo. Ito'y may apat na pakpak sa likod tulad ng sa ibon, apat din ang ulo, at binigyan ito ng kapangyarihan. 7 Pagkaraan,(C) nakita ko ang ikaapat na halimaw. Nakakatakot ito at napakalakas. Bakal ang ngipin nito at niluluray ang anumang makagat at tinatapakan ang matira doon. Kakaiba ito sa tatlong nauna sapagkat ito'y may sampung sungay. 8 Pinagmasdan(D) kong mabuti ang mga sungay at nakita kong may tumutubo pang isa. Ang tatlong sungay ay nabunot upang magkaroon ng puwang ang sungay na tumutubo. Ang sungay na ito ay may mga mata na tulad sa tao at may bibig na nagsasalita ng sobrang kayabangan.
Ang Pangitain tungkol sa Nabubuhay Magpakailanpaman
9 Habang(E) ako'y nakatingin, mayroong naglagay ng mga trono. Naupo sa isa sa mga ito ang Nabubuhay Magpakailanpaman. Puting-puti ang kanyang kasuotan at gayundin ang kanyang buhok. Ang trono niya'y naglalagablab at ang mga gulong nito'y nagliliyab. 10 Parang(F) bukal ang apoy na dumadaloy mula sa kanya. Pinaglilingkuran siya ng milyun-milyon, bukod pa sa daan-daang milyon na nakatayo sa harap niya. Humanda na siya sa paggagawad ng hatol at binuksan ang mga aklat.
11 Dahil sa sobrang kayabangang sinasabi ng sungay, muli akong tumingin at nakitang pinatay ang ikaapat na hayop at inihagis ito sa apoy. 12 Ang iba namang halimaw ay inalisan ng kapangyarihan ngunit binigyan pa ng panahong mabuhay.
13 Patuloy(G) ang aking pangitain. Nakita ko sa alapaap sa langit ang parang isang tao. Lumapit siya sa Nabubuhay Magpakailanpaman. 14 Binigyan(H) siya ng kapamahalaan, ng karangalan at ng kaharian upang paglingkuran siya ng lahat ng tao sa bawat bansa at wika. Ang pamamahala niya ay hindi magwawakas, at ang kanyang kaharian ay hindi mawawasak.
Ang Kahulugan ng mga Pangitain
15 Akong si Daniel ay nalito at nabagabag dahil sa pangitaing iyon. 16 Kaya't nilapitan ko ang isang nakatayo roon at tinanong ko siya kung ano ang kahulugan ng mga bagay na aking nasaksihan. Ipinaliwanag naman niya ang mga ito sa akin. 17 Ang sabi niya, “Ang apat na halimaw ay apat na kahariang lilitaw sa daigdig. 18 Ngunit(I) ang mga hinirang ng Kataas-taasang Diyos ang bibigyan ng karapatang mamahala magpakailanman.”
19 Hinangad kong malaman ang kahulugan ng ikaapat na halimaw sapagkat malaki ang kaibahan nito sa tatlo at dahil sa nakakatakot ang anyo nito: bakal ang mga ngipin at tanso ang mga panga. Dinudurog nito saka nilulunok ang lahat ng abutan at tinatapakan ang matira. 20 Hinangad ko ring malaman ang kahulugan ng sampung sungay at ang kahulugan noong isang sungay na tumubo at naging dahilan para mabunot ang tatlo. Gusto ko ring malaman ang kahulugan ng mga mata at ng bibig sa sungay na sobrang kayabangan ang pinagsasasabi, at kung bakit ang sungay na ito'y mas malaki kaysa iba.
21 Samantalang(J) ako'y nakatingin, nakita kong dinigma at nilupig ng sungay na ito ang mga hinirang ng Diyos. 22 Pagkatapos,(K) dumating ang Nabubuhay Magpakailanpaman at nagbigay ng hatol sa panig ng mga hinirang ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Dumating ang araw para ibigay sa bayan ng Diyos ang pamamahala sa kaharian.
23 Ganito ang sinabi niya sa akin: “Ang ikaapat na hayop ay ang ikaapat na kahariang lilitaw sa daigdig. Kakaiba ito sa lahat ng kaharian sapagkat masasakop, yuyurakan at dudurugin nito ang buong daigdig. 24 Ang(L) sampung sungay ay kumakatawan sa sampung hari ng kahariang ito. Sa gitna nila'y lilitaw ang isa na kaiba sa mga nauna at tatlong hari ang kanyang pababagsakin. 25 Magsasalita(M) siya laban sa Kataas-taasan at pahihirapan niya ang mga hinirang ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Tatangkain niyang baguhin ang kautusan at mga takdang kapanahunan. Ang mga hinirang ng Diyos ay ipapailalim sa kanyang kapangyarihan sa loob ng tatlong taon at kalahati. 26 Ngunit siya'y hahatulan. Kukunin sa kanya ang kaharian at pupuksain siya nang lubusan. 27 Ang(N) kaharian at ang karangalan ng mga kaharian sa buong daigdig ay ibibigay sa mga hinirang ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Sila ay maghahari magpakailanman. Maglilingkod at susunod sa kanila ang lahat ng kaharian.”
28 Dito natapos ang pangitain. Akong si Daniel ay lubhang nabahala at namutla sa takot. Sinarili ko na lamang ang mga bagay na ito.
Daniel 7
King James Version
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.
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 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
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 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
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 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 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
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 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 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 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 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
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 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.
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