Daniel 7
La Palabra (España)
II.— LIBRO DE LAS VISIONES (7—12)
Visión de las bestias
7 El año primero de Baltasar, rey de Babilonia, Daniel tuvo un sueño y visiones mientras dormía. Al despertar, puso por escrito el sueño que había tenido: 2 En mi visión nocturna contemplé cómo los cuatro vientos del cielo agitaban el inmenso mar, 3 y cómo salían de él cuatro bestias enormes, diferentes entre sí. 4 La primera parecía un león con alas de águila. Mientras la estaba contemplando, le arrancaron las alas, la levantaron en vilo, la pusieron derecha sobre sus patas, como si fuera un ser humano, y le concedieron entendimiento humano. 5 Apareció después la segunda bestia, parecida a un oso; estaba erguida sobre un costado y llevaba tres costillas en las fauces, entre los dientes. Le decían: “Vete y atibórrate de carne”. 6 Después vi otra bestia, parecida a un leopardo, con cuatro alas de ave en la espalda y cuatro cabezas. Le dieron el poder. 7 Después de esta, mientras contemplaba la visión nocturna, pude ver una cuarta bestia. Era terrible, espantosa y fortísima. Tenía unos enormes dientes de hierro, con los que devoraba y trituraba; después pisoteaba las sobras con sus patas. Era distinta a las anteriores. Tenía diez cuernos. 8 Estaba yo mirándolos, cuando de pronto vi que, entre los diez cuernos, aparecía otro más pequeño. Para hacerle sitio, tuvieron que arrancar tres de los anteriores. Aquel nuevo cuerno tenía ojos humanos y una boca que hablaba con insolencia.
Visión del anciano y del hijo de hombre
9 Mientras seguía mirando, pude ver cómo colocaban unos tronos y cómo se sentaba un anciano. Su ropa era blanca como la nieve, y sus cabellos parecían lana purísima. Su trono eran llamas, y las ruedas que lo sostenían, fuego ardiente. 10 Por delante de él manaba un río de fuego. Le servían miles y miles; sus asistentes se contaban por millones. El tribunal se sentó y fueron abiertos unos libros.
11 Yo seguía mirando, asustado por las palabras insolentes que profería el cuerno. Entonces vi que mataban a la bestia, troceaban su cuerpo y lo arrojaban al fuego. 12 Las otras bestias fueron privadas de poder, pero se les permitió seguir con vida hasta un tiempo y momento determinados. 13 Después, mientras contemplaba la visión nocturna, vi venir sobre las nubes del cielo a alguien que parecía un ser humano. Cuando llegó junto al anciano, lo presentaron ante él 14 y le fueron concedidos poder, honor y reino. Le rindieron homenaje gentes de todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas. Su poder es eterno, nunca sucumbirá; su reino no será destruido.
Interpretación de la visión
15 Yo, Daniel, quedé profundamente impresionado, alarmado por las visiones de mi imaginación. 16 Así que me acerqué a uno de los presentes y le rogué que me explicara el significado de todo aquello. Él me respondió con la siguiente interpretación: 17 “Esas cuatro bestias enormes representan a cuatro reyes que aparecerán en la tierra. 18 Después de ellos, los santos del Altísimo recibirán el reino y lo poseerán para siempre, por los siglos de los siglos”.
19 Quise entonces conocer el significado de la cuarta bestia, pues era distinta a las anteriores, terrible en extremo: tenía dientes de hierro y uñas de bronce, con los que devoraba y trituraba, para después pisotear las sobras con sus patas. 20 Quise también conocer el significado de los diez cuernos de la cabeza de la bestia, así como el del cuerno que le salió a continuación y que desplazó a otros tres, que tenía ojos humanos y una boca que hablaba con insolencia, y que parecía más grande que los otros. 21 Yo había sido testigo de cómo aquel cuerno luchaba contra los santos y los vencía, 22 hasta que hizo su aparición el anciano para hacer justicia a los santos del Altísimo y llegaba el momento en que los santos tomaban posesión del reino. 23 Me dijo:
— La cuarta bestia representa a un cuarto reino que aparecerá sobre la tierra, diferente de todos los demás. Devorará la tierra entera, la pisoteará y la hará añicos. 24 Los diez cuernos representan a diez reyes que aparecerán en ese reino. Después aparecerá otro, distinto de ellos, que destronará a tres. 25 Blasfemará contra el Altísimo, perseguirá a los santos del Altísimo y tratará de cambiar las fiestas y la ley. Los santos le estarán sometidos durante un tiempo, dos tiempos y medio tiempo. 26 Finalmente el tribunal lo juzgará y le quitará el poder, hasta destruirlo y aniquilarlo totalmente. 27 Y el pueblo de los santos del Altísimo recibirá la soberanía, el poder y la gloria de todos los reinos que existen bajo el cielo. Su reino será eterno y todos los poderes le obedecerán y estarán a su servicio.
28 Aquí termina el relato. Yo, Daniel, quedé preocupado con todas las ideas que me bullían y hasta se me mudó el color del semblante, al tiempo que guardaba en mi corazón todas aquellas cosas.
Daniel 7
Legacy Standard Bible
The Vision of the Four Beasts
7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a (A)dream and visions in his head as he lay on his bed; then he (B)wrote the dream down and said the [a]following summary of the matter. 2 Daniel answered and said, “I was (C)looking in my vision by night, and behold, the (D)four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3 And four great (E)beasts were coming up from the sea, different from one another. 4 The first was (F)like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; and a heart of a man was given to it. 5 And behold, another beast, a second one in the likeness of a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and thus they said to it, ‘Arise, devour much meat!’ 6 After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, (G)like a leopard, which had on its [b]back four wings of a bird; the beast also had (H)four heads, and [c]dominion was given to it. 7 After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a (I)fourth beast, fearsome and terrifying and extraordinarily strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had (J)ten horns. 8 While I was contemplating the horns, behold, (K)another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, [d]this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and (L)a mouth speaking great boasts.
The Ancient of Days
9 “I kept looking
Until (M)thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days was seated;
His (N)clothing was like white snow
And the (O)hair of His head like pure wool.
His (P)throne was [e]ablaze with fire,
Its (Q)wheels were a burning fire.
10 A river of (R)fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
(S)Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The (T)court sat,
And (U)the books were opened.
11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the great boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the (V)burning [f]fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their [g]dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was given to them for an appointed season of time.
The Son of Man
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a (W)Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And came near before Him.
14 And to Him was given [h](X)dominion,
Glory, and (Y)a kingdom,
(Z)That all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue
Might serve Him.
(AA)His [i]dominion is an everlasting [j]dominion
Which will not be taken away;
(AB)And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
The Vision Interpreted
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed [k]within me, and the (AC)visions of my head kept (AD)alarming me. 16 I came near to one of those who were (AE)standing by and began seeking out from him the [l]exact meaning of all this. So he (AF)said it to me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the [m](AG)saints of the Highest One will (AH)receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, [n]for all ages to come.’
19 “Then I desired to know the [o]exact meaning of the (AI)fourth beast, which was different from all [p]the others, extraordinarily fearsome, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet, 20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth speaking great boasts and [q]which was larger in appearance than its associates. 21 I kept looking, and that horn was (AJ)waging war with the saints and overcoming them 22 until the Ancient of Days came and (AK)judgment was given in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the season arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.
23 “Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. 24 As for the (AL)ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will make low three kings. 25 He will (AM)speak words against the (AN)Most High and (AO)wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make (AP)changes in seasons and in law; and [r]they will be given into his hand for a [s](AQ)time, [t]times, and half a [u]time. 26 But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be (AR)taken away, [v]annihilated and destroyed [w]forever. 27 Then the [x](AS)reign, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an (AT)everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will (AU)serve and obey Him.’
28 “[y]At this point the matter of this revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were (AV)greatly alarming me, and the [z]splendor of my face changed, but I (AW)kept the matter in my heart.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 7:1 Or beginning
- Daniel 7:6 Or sides
- Daniel 7:6 Or powerful reign; or in Heb powerful rule
- Daniel 7:8 Lit in this horn were eyes
- Daniel 7:9 Lit flames of fire
- Daniel 7:11 Lit of the fire
- Daniel 7:12 Or powerful reign; or in Heb powerful rule
- Daniel 7:14 Or powerful reign; or in Heb powerful rule
- Daniel 7:14 Or powerful reign; or in Heb powerful rule
- Daniel 7:14 Or powerful reign; or in Heb powerful rule
- Daniel 7:15 Lit in the midst of its sheath
- Daniel 7:16 Lit truth concerning
- Daniel 7:18 Lit holy ones, so in ch
- Daniel 7:18 Lit and unto the age of the ages
- Daniel 7:19 Lit truth concerning
- Daniel 7:19 Lit of them
- Daniel 7:20 Lit its appearance was larger
- Daniel 7:25 The saints
- Daniel 7:25 Year(s)
- Daniel 7:25 Year(s)
- Daniel 7:25 Year(s)
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to annihilate and to destroy
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to the end
- Daniel 7:27 Or kingdom
- Daniel 7:28 Lit To here the end of the word
- Daniel 7:28 Lit brightness was changing upon me
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