但以理書 8
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
公綿羊、公山羊的異象
8 伯沙撒王在位第三年,有異象向我—但以理顯現,是在先前所見的異象之後。 2 我在異象中觀看,見自己在以攔省書珊的城堡中;我在異象中又見自己在烏萊河邊。 3 我舉目觀看,看哪,有一隻公綿羊站在河邊,牠有兩隻角,這兩角都高,一角高過另一角,後長出來的比較高。 4 我見那公綿羊向西、向北、向南牴撞,沒有任何獸在牠面前站立得住,沒有能逃脫牠手的;牠任意而行,自高自大。
5 我正思想的時候,看哪,有一隻公山羊從西而來,遍行全地,腳不着地。這山羊兩眼當中有一隻顯眼的角。 6 牠往我先前所見、站在河邊、有雙角的公綿羊那裏,以猛烈的怒氣向牠直闖。 7 我見公山羊靠近公綿羊,向牠發怒,攻擊牠,折斷牠的兩角。公綿羊在公山羊面前站立不住;牠把公綿羊撞倒在地,用腳踐踏,沒有能救公綿羊脫離牠手的。 8 這公山羊長得極其高大,正強壯的時候,那大角折斷了,從角的下面向天的四方[a]長出四隻顯眼的角來。 9 從四角中的一角又長出另一隻小角,向南、向東、向佳美之地,日漸壯大。 10 牠漸壯大,高及諸天萬象,把一些天象和星辰摔落在地,用腳踐踏。 11 牠自高自大[b],自以為高及萬象之君,牠除掉經常獻給君的祭,毀壞君的聖所。 12 因罪過的緣故,有軍隊和經常獻的祭交給牠。牠把真理拋在地上,任意而行[c],無往不利。
13 我聽見有一位聖者說話,又有一位聖者向那說話的聖者說:「這經常獻的祭、帶來荒涼的罪過、聖所與軍隊被踐踏的異象,要持續到幾時呢?」 14 他對我[d]說:「要到二千三百日,聖所就必潔淨[e]。」
天使加百列解釋異象
15 我—但以理見了這異象,想要明白其中的意思。看哪,有一位形狀像人的站在我面前。 16 我聽見烏萊河中有人聲呼叫說:「加百列啊,要使這人明白這異象。」 17 他就來到我所站的地方。他一來,我就驚慌,臉伏於地。他對我說:「人子啊,你要明白,因為這是關乎末後時期的異象。」
18 他對我說話的時候,我在沉睡,臉伏於地。他就摸我,扶我站起來。 19 他說:「看哪,我要指示你惱怒結束的時候必成的事,因為這是關乎末後指定的時期。 20 你所看見那有雙角的公綿羊就是瑪代王和波斯王。 21 那公山羊就是希臘[f]王;兩眼當中的大角就是第一個王。 22 至於角折斷了,又從角的下面長出四隻角,意思就是有四個國要從這國興起,只是權勢都不及它。 23 這四國末期,惡貫滿盈的時候,必有一王興起,面貌兇惡,詭計多端。 24 他的權柄極大,卻不是因自己的能力;他要施行驚人的毀滅,無往不利,任意而行,又要毀滅強有力的人和眾聖民。 25 他用權術使手中的詭計成功;他的心自高自大,趁人無備的時候毀滅多人。他又起來攻擊萬君之君,至終卻非因人的手而遭毀滅。 26 所說二千三百日[g]的異象是真的,但你要將這異象封住,因為它關乎未來許多的日子。」
27 於是我—但以理昏倒,病了數日,然後起來辦理王的事務。我因這異象驚駭不已,但還是不能了解。
但以理书 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
公绵羊和公山羊的异象
8 在看见先前的异象之后,我但以理在伯沙撒王执政第三年又看见一个异象。 2 我在异象中看见自己在以拦省的书珊城,又看见自己站在乌莱河畔。 3 我举目观看,见一只长着长角的公绵羊站在河边,其中一角比另一角长,较长的角是后长出来的。 4 我看见这公绵羊向西方、北方和南方顶撞,没有兽能抵挡它,或逃脱它的威力。它随心所欲,狂妄自大。
5 我正沉思的时候,忽然从西面出现一只公山羊,穿越大地,脚不沾地。它双眼之间有一个大角。 6 这公山羊来到我之前看见的那只站在河边的双角公绵羊那里,愤怒地向它顶去。 7 我看见公山羊愤怒地顶向公绵羊,攻击它,折断了它的双角。公绵羊无力抵挡,被撞倒在地,践踏在脚下,无人能救它脱离公山羊的威力。 8 公山羊极其狂妄自大。但正值鼎盛之时,它的大角突然折断,在原处又长出四个奇特的角,朝着天的四方。 9 其中一个角又长出一个小角,向南方、东方和佳美之地[a]扩张势力。 10 它逐渐强大,高及天军,将一些天军和星宿抛到地上,用脚践踏。 11 它狂妄自大,要与天军的统帅比高,它废除日常献给祂的祭,毁坏祂的圣所。 12 因为反叛的缘故,天军和日常所献的祭都交给了它。它将真理抛在地上,它所行的无不顺利。
13 接着,我听见一位圣者在说话,另一位圣者问他:“异象中出现的有关日常所献的祭,毁灭性的反叛和践踏圣所及天军的事要持续多久呢?” 14 他对我说:“两千三百个昼夜。之后,圣所才会洁净。”
解释异象
15 我但以理看见这异象,正想明白它的意思,忽然有一个外貌像人的站在我面前。 16 我听见有人声从乌莱河两岸之间呼喊:“加百列啊,要让此人明白这异象。” 17 于是,他朝我站的地方走来,当他走来的时候,我吓得俯伏在地。他对我说:“人子啊,你要明白,这异象是关于末后的时期。” 18 他和我说话的时候,我伏在地上昏睡过去,他便轻拍我,扶我起来, 19 对我说:“我要告诉你将来上帝发烈怒时所发生的事,因为这异象是关于那定好的末后时期。 20 你看见的那只有两角的公绵羊指玛代和波斯的诸王。 21 公山羊指希腊王,在它双眼之间的大角指第一个王。 22 大角折断后,从原处长出四个角表示四个国必从这国兴起,但都不及这国强大。 23 在四国的末期,人们恶贯满盈的时候,必有一个面貌凶恶、诡计多端的王兴起。 24 他势力强大,却不是靠自己的力量。他必带来可怕的毁灭,而且凡事亨通,他必毁灭强者和圣民。 25 他利用诡计和骗术得逞,心高气傲,乘人不备突然毁灭许多人,甚至要攻击万君之君,然而他终必被击垮,但并非被人的手击垮。 26 异象中所说的两千三百个昼夜是真的。但你要保密,不可告诉别人,因为这指的是遥远的将来。”
27 我但以理精疲力尽,病了几天。后来我起来照常办理王的事务,但我对这异象感到惊奇不已,不明白它的意思。
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
New Century Version
Daniel’s Vision
8 During the third year of King Belshazzar’s rule, I, Daniel, saw another vision, which was like the first one. 2 In this vision I saw myself in the capital city of Susa, in the area of Elam. I was standing by the Ulai Canal 3 when I looked up and saw a male sheep standing beside the canal. It had two long horns, but one horn was longer and newer than the other. 4 I watched the sheep charge to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stand before him, and none could save another animal from his power. He did whatever he wanted and became very powerful.
5 While I was watching this, I saw a male goat come from the west. This goat had one large horn between his eyes that was easy to see. He crossed over the whole earth so fast that his feet hardly touched the ground.
6 In his anger the goat charged the sheep with the two horns that I had seen standing by the canal. 7 I watched the angry goat attack the sheep and break the sheep’s two horns. The sheep was not strong enough to stop it. The goat knocked the sheep to the ground and then walked all over him. No one was able to save the sheep from the goat, 8 so the male goat became very great. But when he was strong, his big horn broke off and four horns grew in place of the one big horn. Those four horns pointed in four different directions and were easy to see.
9 Then a little horn grew from one of those four horns, and it became very big. It grew to the south, the east, and toward the beautiful land of Judah. 10 That little horn grew until it reached to the sky. It even threw some of the army of heaven to the ground and walked on them! 11 That little horn set itself up as equal to God, the Commander of heaven’s armies. It stopped the daily sacrifices that were offered to him, and the Temple, the place where people worshiped him, was pulled down. 12 Because there was a turning away from God, the people stopped the daily sacrifices. Truth was thrown down to the ground, and the horn was successful in everything it did.
13 Then I heard a holy angel speaking. Another holy angel asked the first one, “How long will the things in this vision last—the daily sacrifices, the turning away from God that brings destruction, the Temple being pulled down, and the army of heaven being walked on?”
14 The angel said to me, “This will happen for twenty-three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the holy place will be repaired.”
15 I, Daniel, saw this vision and tried to understand what it meant. In it I saw someone who looked like a man standing near me. 16 And I heard a man’s voice calling from the Ulai Canal: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
17 Gabriel came to where I was standing. When he came close to me, I was very afraid and bowed facedown on the ground. But Gabriel said to me, “Human being, understand that this vision is about the time of the end.”
18 While Gabriel was speaking, I fell into a deep sleep with my face on the ground. Then he touched me and lifted me to my feet. 19 He said, “Now, I will explain to you what will happen in the time of God’s anger. Your vision was about the set time of the end.
20 “You saw a male sheep with two horns, which are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 The male goat is the king of Greece, and the big horn between its eyes is the first king. 22 The four horns that grew in the place of the broken horn are four kingdoms. Those four kingdoms will come from the nation of the first king, but they will not be as strong as the first king.
23 “When the end comes near for those kingdoms, a bold and cruel king who tells lies will come. This will happen when many people have turned against God. 24 This king will be very powerful, but his power will not come from himself. He will cause terrible destruction and will be successful in everything he does. He will destroy powerful people and even God’s holy people. 25 This king will succeed by using lies and force. He will think that he is very important. He will destroy many people without warning; he will try to fight even the Prince of princes! But that cruel king will be destroyed, and not by human power.
26 “The vision that has been shown to you about these evenings and mornings is true. But seal up the vision, because those things won’t happen for a long time.”
27 I, Daniel, became very weak and was sick for several days after that vision. Then I got up and went back to work for the king, but I was very upset about the vision. I didn’t understand what it meant.
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