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16 och jag hörde en mansstämma ropa tvärs över floden: Gabriel, berätta för Daniel vad drömmen betyder.

17 Gabriel kom fram till mig, men när han närmade sig blev jag så rädd att jag föll till marken med ansiktet mot jorden. Du människobarn, sa han, du måste förstå att händelserna du har sett i din syn inte kommer att äga rum förrän vid tidens avslutning.

18 Medan Gabriel talade var jag i djup sömn, alldeles utslagen. Sedan vidrörde han mig och hjälpte mig upp på fötter.

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16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

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16 And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai(A) calling, “Gabriel,(B) tell this man the meaning of the vision.”(C)

17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate.(D) “Son of man,”[a] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”(E)

18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.(F) Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

16 And I heard a man’s voice (A)between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, (B)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and (C)fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”

18 (D)Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; (E)but he touched me, and stood me upright.

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16 (A)And I heard a man's voice (B)between the banks of the (C)Ulai, and it called, (D)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, (E)I was frightened (F)and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, (G)O son of man, that the vision is for (H)the time of the end.”

18 And when he had spoken to me, (I)I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But (J)he touched me and made me stand up.

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