Daniel 8
Dios Habla Hoy
Visión del carnero y del chivo
8 «Durante el tercer año del reinado de Belsasar, yo, Daniel, tuve otra visión, además de la que antes había tenido. 2 Durante la visión, me parecía estar en la ciudadela de Susa, en la provincia de Elam, a orillas del río Ulai. 3 Miré a lo lejos, y vi un carnero que estaba a la orilla del río. Tenía dos cuernos altos, pero uno de ellos le había salido más tarde y era más alto que el otro. 4 Vi que el carnero embestía con sus cuernos hacia el oeste, el norte y el sur, y que ningún otro animal podía hacerle frente ni librarse de sus golpes. Hacía lo que mejor le parecía, y cada vez era más fuerte.
5 »Todavía estaba yo pensando en lo que había visto, cuando me di cuenta de que un chivo venía del oeste, corriendo tan deprisa que ni siquiera tocaba el suelo. Este chivo tenía un gran cuerno entre los ojos, 6 y cuando llegó cerca del carnero de dos cuernos, que yo había visto junto al río, lo embistió con todas sus fuerzas 7 y le rompió sus dos cuernos, sin que el carnero tuviera fuerzas para enfrentarse con él. Después el chivo derribó por tierra al carnero y lo pisoteó, sin que nadie pudiera salvarlo.
8 »El chivo se hacía cada vez más fuerte, pero en el momento en que más poder tenía, su gran cuerno se rompió, y en su lugar le salieron cuatro cuernos que apuntaban hacia los cuatro vientos. 9 De uno de ellos salió otro cuerno pequeño, que creció mucho hacia el sur, hacia el este y hacia la Tierra de la Hermosura. 10 Tanto creció que llegó hasta el ejército del cielo, derribó parte de las estrellas y las pisoteó, 11 y aun llegó a desafiar al jefe mismo de ese ejército; suprimió el sacrificio diario y profanó el lugar de adoración. 12 Perversamente hizo que su ejército acampara donde antes se ofrecía el sacrificio, y echó por los suelos la verdad. Hizo, en fin, todo cuanto quiso, y en todo tuvo éxito.
13 »Después oí que un ángel le preguntaba a otro ángel: “¿Cuándo va a terminar esto que se ve en el altar del sacrificio diario? ¿Cuánto va a durar el horrible pecado de entregar el santuario del Señor y los creyentes en él, para ser pisoteados?” 14 Y la respuesta fue: “Hasta dos mil trescientas tardes y mañanas. Después de eso, el santuario será purificado.”
15 «Mientras yo, Daniel, contemplaba esta visión y trataba de comprender su significado, apareció de repente delante de mí una figura parecida a un hombre, 16 y oí una voz humana que venía del río Ulai, la cual decía: “Gabriel, explícale a este hombre la visión.”
17 »Entonces él se me acercó. Yo me asusté, y me incliné hasta tocar el suelo con la frente, pero él me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, ten en cuenta que esta visión se refiere al final de los tiempos.”
18 »Mientras él me estaba hablando, yo me desmayé y quedé tendido en el suelo; pero él me tocó, hizo que me pusiera de pie, 19 y me dijo:
»“Voy a explicarte lo que va a pasar cuando termine el tiempo de la ira de Dios, pues la visión se refiere al tiempo del fin.
20 »”El carnero con dos cuernos representa a los reyes de Media y de Persia. 21 El chivo es el rey de Grecia, y el gran cuerno que tiene entre los ojos es el primer rey. 22 Los cuatro cuernos que salieron cuando el primer cuerno se rompió, significan que de esta nación saldrán cuatro reinos más, pero no con el poder del primero.
23 »”Cuando el dominio de estos reinos llegue a su fin
y las maldades hayan llegado al colmo,
un rey insolente y astuto ocupará el poder.
24 Llegará a ser poderoso,
pero no con su propio poder;
destruirá de manera increíble
y triunfará en todo lo que haga.
Destruirá a hombres poderosos
y también a muchos del pueblo de Dios.
25 Por su astucia,
sus engaños triunfarán.
Se llenará de orgullo,
y a mucha gente que vivía confiada
le quitará la vida a traición.
Hará frente al príncipe de príncipes,
pero será destruido por él.
26 »”La visión de las tardes y las mañanas te ha sido revelada, y es verdadera; pero tú manténla en secreto, pues se cumplirá cuando haya pasado mucho tiempo.”
27 »Yo, Daniel, sentí que me faltaban las fuerzas, y estuve enfermo varios días. Después me levanté y seguí atendiendo los asuntos del gobierno de la nación. Pero estaba yo muy preocupado por la visión que había tenido, pues no podía comprenderla.
Daniel 8
New King James Version
Vision of a Ram and a Goat
8 In[a] the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me (A)the first time. 2 I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in (B)Shushan,[b] the [c]citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai. 3 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was (C)higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could [d]withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, (D)but he did according to his will and became great.
5 And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable (E)horn between his eyes. 6 Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. 7 And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, [e]attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.
8 Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it (F)four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. 9 (G)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, (H)toward the east, and toward the (I)Glorious Land. 10 (J)And it grew up to (K)the host of heaven; and (L)it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11 (M)He even exalted himself as high as (N)the Prince of the host; (O)and by him (P)the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of [f]His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, (Q)an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast (R)truth down to the ground. He (S)did all this and prospered.
13 Then I heard (T)a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression [g]of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”
14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred [h]days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”
Gabriel Interprets the Vision
15 Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and (U)was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me (V)one having the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man’s voice (W)between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, (X)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and (Y)fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”
18 (Z)Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; (AA)but he touched me, and stood me upright. 19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; (AB)for at the appointed time the end shall be. 20 The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the [i]male goat is the [j]kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes (AC)is the first king. 22 (AD)As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
(AE)Having fierce [k]features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, (AF)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [l]fearfully,
(AG)And shall prosper and thrive;
(AH)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through(AI) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his [m]rule;
(AJ)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
(AK)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be (AL)broken without human [n]means.
26 “And the vision of the evenings and mornings
Which was told is true;
(AM)Therefore seal up the vision,
For it refers to many days in the future.”
27 (AN)And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was [o]astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:1 The Hebrew language resumes in Dan. 8:1.
- Daniel 8:2 Or Susa
- Daniel 8:2 Or fortified palace
- Daniel 8:4 Lit. stand before him
- Daniel 8:7 Lit. struck
- Daniel 8:11 The temple
- Daniel 8:13 Or making desolate
- Daniel 8:14 Lit. evening-mornings
- Daniel 8:21 shaggy male
- Daniel 8:21 Lit. king, representing his kingdom, Dan. 7:17, 23
- Daniel 8:23 Lit. countenance
- Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:27 amazed
Daniel 8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
8 In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a vision appeared to me. I Daniel, after what I had seen in the beginning,
2 Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of Ulai.
3 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold a ram stood before the water, having two high horns, and one higher than the other, and growing up.
4 Afterward I saw the ram pushing with his horns against the west, and against the north, and against the south: and no beasts could withstand him, nor be delivered out of his hand: and he did according to his own will, and became great.
5 And I understood: and behold a he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and he touched not the ground, and the he goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 And he went up to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing before the gate, and he ran towards him in the force of his strength.
7 And when he was come near the ram, he was enraged against him, and struck the ram: and broke his two horns, and the ram could not withstand him: and when he had cast him down on the ground, he stamped upon him, and none could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 And the he goat became exceeding great: and when he was grown, the great horn was broken, and there came up four horns under it towards the four winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn: and it became great against the south, and against the east, and against the strength.
10 And it was magnified even unto the strength of heaven: and it threw down of the strength, and of the stars, and trod upon them.
11 And it was magnified even to the prince of the strength: and it took away from him the continual sacrifice, and cast down the place of his sanctuary.
12 And strength was given him against the continual sacrifice, because of sins: and truth shall be cast down on the ground, and he shall do and shall prosper.
13 And I heard one of the saints speaking, and one saint said to another, I know not to whom that was speaking: How long shall be the vision, concerning the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the desolation that is made: and the sanctuary, and the strength be trodden under foot?
14 And he said to him: Unto evening and morning two thousand three hundred days: and the sanctuary shall be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass when I Daniel saw the vision, and sought the meaning, that behold there stood before me as it were the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard the voice of a man between Ulai: and he called, and said: Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
17 And he came and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled.
18 And when he spoke to me I fell flat on the ground: and he touched me, and set me upright,
19 And he said to me: I will shew thee what things are to come to pass in the end of the malediction: for the time hath its end.
20 The ram, which thou sawest with horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.
21 And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.
22 But whereas when that was broken, there arose up four for it: four kings shall rise up of his nation, but not with his strength.
23 And after their reign, when iniquities shall be grown up, there shall arise a king of a shameless face, and understanding dark sentences.
24 And his power shall be strengthened, but not by his own force: and he shall lay all things waste, and shall prosper, and do more than can be believed. And he shall destroy the mighty, and the people of the saints,
25 According to his will, and craft shall be successful in his hand: and his heart shall be puffed up, and in the abundance of all things he shall kill many: and he shall rise up against the prince of princes, and shall be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true: thou therefore seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days.
27 And I Daniel languished, and was sick for some days: and when I was risen up, I did the king's business, and I was astonished at the vision, and there was none that could interpret it.
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