但以理书 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
但以理梦见四兽
7 巴比伦王伯沙撒元年,但以理在床上做了一个梦,脑中出现了异象,便把梦记录下来,讲述其中的大意。 2 但以理说:“我在夜间的异象中看见天风四面吹来,搅动大海。 3 接着,四只巨兽从海中上来,各有不同的形状。 4 第一只兽像狮子,但有鹰的翅膀。我观看时,见它的翅膀被拔掉。它被扶起来,像人一样双脚站在地上,并被赋予人的头脑。 5 第二只兽像熊,用两只后腿站立,牙齿间叼着三根肋骨,有声音对它说,‘起来,多吞吃肉吧!’
6 “此后,我继续观看,见还有一只兽像豹,背上有四个如鸟翼般的翅膀。这兽有四个头,并被赋予权柄。 7 此后,我在夜间的异象中看见第四只兽,恐怖可怕,极其强壮,用大铁牙吞吃、咬碎猎物,用脚践踏所剩的。这兽与前三只兽不同,它有十个角。 8 我观看这些角时,见其中长出一个小角,先前的角中有三个被连根拔出,让它取而代之。这小角有人的眼睛和说狂言的口。
9 “我看见宝座已设立,
上面坐着亘古长存者,
祂的衣服洁白如雪,
头发如纯净的羊毛。
祂的宝座是火焰,
宝座的轮子是烈火。
10 从祂面前流出火河,
事奉祂的有千千,
侍立在祂面前的有万万。
祂坐下要审判,
案卷已经展开。
11 “我继续观看,见那兽被杀,身体被毁并被扔进火中,因为它的小角口出狂言。 12 至于其余的兽,它们的权柄都被夺去,但获准再存活一段时间。
13 “我在夜间的异象中看见一位像人子的,驾着天云而来,到亘古长存者那里,被引到祂面前。 14 他得到权柄、荣耀和国度,各族、各邦、各语种的人都要事奉他。他的统治直到永远、没有穷尽,他的国度永不灭亡。
解释异象
15 “我但以理心中不安,脑中出现的异象令我恐惧, 16 便走近一位侍立一旁的,问他这些事的意思。他就向我解释这些事的意思,说, 17 ‘这四只巨兽是指四个将要在世上兴起的国。 18 但至高者的圣民必承受国度,并永永远远拥有国度。’
19 “那时,我想知道关于第四兽的事,它与其余三兽不同,极其可怕,有铁牙铜爪,吞吃、咬碎猎物,用脚践踏所剩的。 20 我也想知道有关它头上的十角及后来长出的小角的事。这小角取代了三角,它有眼和说狂言的口,比其他的角更强大。 21 我看见这小角与圣民争战,并占了上风。 22 后来亘古长存的至高者来为祂的圣民申冤。圣民拥有国度的时候到了。
23 “那位侍立一旁的说,‘第四只兽是指世上将兴起的第四个国,与其他各国不同,它将吞吃、践踏、咬碎天下。 24 十角是指这国中将兴起十个王,后来又兴起一王,与先前的王不同,他将制服三个王。 25 他必亵渎至高者,迫害至高者的圣民,试图改变节期和律法。圣民将被交在他手中三年半。 26 然而,审判者将坐下来审判,夺去并永远废除他的权柄。 27 那时,国度、权柄和天下万国的尊荣必赐给至高者的圣民。祂的国度直到永远,一切掌权者都要事奉祂,顺服祂。’
28 “这就是我的梦。我但以理心中十分害怕,脸色苍白,但我没有把这事告诉别人。”
但以理書 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
但以理夢見四獸
7 巴比倫王伯沙撒元年,但以理在床上做了一個夢,腦中出現了異象,便把夢記錄下來,講述其中的大意。 2 但以理說:「我在夜間的異象中看見天風四面吹來,攪動大海。 3 接著,四隻巨獸從海中上來,各有不同的形狀。 4 第一隻獸像獅子,但有鷹的翅膀。我觀看時,見牠的翅膀被拔掉。牠被扶起來,像人一樣雙腳站在地上,並被賦予人的頭腦。 5 第二隻獸像熊,用兩隻後腿站立,牙齒間叼著三根肋骨,有聲音對牠說,『起來,多吞吃肉吧!』
6 「此後,我繼續觀看,見還有一隻獸像豹,背上有四個如鳥翼般的翅膀。這獸有四個頭,並被賦予權柄。 7 此後,我在夜間的異象中看見第四隻獸,恐怖可怕,極其強壯,用大鐵牙吞吃、咬碎獵物,用腳踐踏所剩的。這獸與前三隻獸不同,牠有十個角。 8 我觀看這些角時,見其中長出一個小角,先前的角中有三個被連根拔出,讓它取而代之。這小角有人的眼睛和說狂言的口。
9 「我看見寶座已設立,
上面坐著亙古長存者,
祂的衣服潔白如雪,
頭髮如純淨的羊毛。
祂的寶座是火焰,
寶座的輪子是烈火。
10 從祂面前流出火河,
事奉祂的有千千,
侍立在祂面前的有萬萬。
祂坐下要審判,
案卷已經展開。
11 「我繼續觀看,見那獸被殺,身體被毀並被扔進火中,因為牠的小角口出狂言。 12 至於其餘的獸,牠們的權柄都被奪去,但獲准再存活一段時間。
13 「我在夜間的異象中看見一位像人子的,駕著天雲而來,到亙古長存者那裡,被引到祂面前。 14 他得到權柄、榮耀和國度,各族、各邦、各語種的人都要事奉他。他的統治直到永遠、沒有窮盡,他的國度永不滅亡。
解釋異象
15 「我但以理心中不安,腦中出現的異象令我恐懼, 16 便走近一位侍立一旁的,問他這些事的意思。他就向我解釋這些事的意思,說, 17 『這四隻巨獸是指四個將要在世上興起的國。 18 但至高者的聖民必承受國度,並永永遠遠擁有國度。』
19 「那時,我想知道關於第四獸的事,牠與其餘三獸不同,極其可怕,有鐵牙銅爪,吞吃、咬碎獵物,用腳踐踏所剩的。 20 我也想知道有關牠頭上的十角及後來長出的小角的事。這小角取代了三角,它有眼和說狂言的口,比其他的角更強大。 21 我看見這小角與聖民爭戰,並佔了上風。 22 後來亙古長存的至高者來為祂的聖民伸冤。聖民擁有國度的時候到了。
23 「那位侍立一旁的說,『第四隻獸是指世上將興起的第四個國,與其他各國不同,牠將吞吃、踐踏、咬碎天下。 24 十角是指這國中將興起十個王,後來又興起一王,與先前的王不同,他將制伏三個王。 25 他必褻瀆至高者,迫害至高者的聖民,試圖改變節期和律法。聖民將被交在他手中三年半。 26 然而,審判者將坐下來審判,奪去並永遠廢除他的權柄。 27 那時,國度、權柄和天下萬國的尊榮必賜給至高者的聖民。祂的國度直到永遠,一切掌權者都要事奉祂,順服祂。』
28 「這就是我的夢。我但以理心中十分害怕,臉色蒼白,但我沒有把這事告訴別人。」
Daniel 7
Orthodox Jewish Bible
7 In the first year of Belshatzar melech Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote down the dream, and the sum of the matters he related.
2 Daniel answered and said, I saw in my vision that came by night, and, hinei, the arbah ruchot (four winds) of Shomayim burst forth upon the yam hagadol (great sea).
3 And four chayyot hagedolot (great beasts) came up from the yam, different one from another.
4 Harishonah (the first) was like an arye (lion), and had eagle’s wings. I was beholding until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from ha’aretz, and was made to stand upon two feet like a man, and a man’s lev was given to it [see Daniel 4:34 (4:31)].
5 And hinei another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was said thus unto it, Arise, devour much basar (flesh).
6 After this I beheld, and hinei another, like a leopard, which had upon its sides four wings of a bird; the beast had also arba’ah rashim (four heads) and dominion was given to it.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and hinei a fourth Chayyah (Beast), dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it was devouring and crushing, and trampling the residue with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had eser karnayim (ten horns).
8 I was contemplating the karnayim (horns), and, hinei, there came up among them another keren (horn), a little one, before whom there were three of the first karnayim plucked up by the roots; and, hinei, in this keren were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
9 I was beholding until kisot (thrones) were placed, and the Atik Yomin (Ancient of Days, i.e., Hashem) did sit, whose raiment was like white snow, and the hair of His rosh like pure wool; His kes (throne) was like the fiery flames, and its wheels like burning eish.
10 A river of eish was flowing and came forth from before Him; thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him; the court sat, and the sfarim (books) were opened.
11 I was beholding from (the time of) the voice of the arrogant words which the keren [Anti-Moshiach] spoke, I was beholding even till the Chayyah (Beast) was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning eish.
12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a time and a season.
13 I was beholding in visions of the night, and, hinei, one like a Bar Enosh (Ben Adam, i.e., Moshiach) came with the clouds of Shomayim, and came to the Atik Yomin (Ancient of Days, i.e., Hashem), and before Him He was brought.
14 And there was given Him (Moshiach) dominion, and honor, and sovereignty, that all people, Goyim, tongues, should pey-lammed-chet (see Dan 3:12, serve, reverence as deity Him (Moshiach). His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His (Messianic) Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
15 As for me, Daniel, my ruach was anxious in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
16 I drew near to one of the attendants to ask him the certainty concerning all this; and he said to me that he would make me to have da’as of the pesher (interpretation) of the things.
17 These chayyot hagedolot (great beasts), which are arbah (four), are four melachim, which shall arise out of ha’aretz.
18 But the kadoshim Elyon (holy ones of the Most High) shall receive the Kingdom, and shall possess the Kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
19 Then I desired to make sure concerning the fourth Chayyah (Beast), which was different from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its claws brass; it was devouring, crushing, and stamped the residue with its feet;
20 And concerning the eser karnayim (ten horns) that were in its head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell, even of that horn (Anti-Moshiach) that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogant things, which seemed greater than the others.
21 I was beholding, and the same keren (horn, Anti-Moshiach) made war against the kadoshim, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Atik Yomin (Ancient of Days, Hashem) came, and judgment was given for the kadoshim Elyon; and the time came that the kadoshim possessed the Kingdom.
23 This is what he said: The fourth Chayyah (Beast) shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all kingdoms, and shall devour kol ha’aretz, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the eser karnayim (ten horns) out of this kingdom are asarah melachim (ten kings) that shall arise, and another shall arise after them; and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three melachim.
25 And he (Anti-Moshiach) shall speak great words against Elyon, and shall wear out the kadoshim Elyon, and think to change set times and law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
26 But judgment was given, and there was taken away its [Anti-Moshiach’s] power to destroy and to annihilate unto the end.
27 And the dominion and sovereignty, and greatness of the kingdom under kol HaShomayim, shall be given to the people of the kadoshim Elyon, whose kingdom is a malchut olam (an everlasting kingdom), and all dominions shall serve and obey them.
28 Unto this point is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and the color of my countenance changed upon me, but I kept the matter in my lev. [T.N. Chanukah remembers the restored and re-dedicated worship in Jerusalem 164 B.C.E. after the Anti-Moshiachlike activities of Antiochus Epiphanes predicted in chp 8 below.]
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