Daniel 8
Christian Standard Bible
The Vision of a Ram and a Goat
8 In the third year of King Belshazzar’s(A) reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me earlier.(B) 2 I saw the vision, and as I watched, I was in the fortress city of Susa,(C) in the province of Elam.(D) I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal. 3 I looked up,[a] and there was a ram(E) standing beside the canal. He had two horns. The two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last. 4 I saw the ram charging to the west, the north, and the south.(F) No animal could stand against him, and there was no rescue from his power. He did whatever he wanted(G) and became great.
5 As I was observing, a male goat appeared, coming from the west across the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground. The goat had a conspicuous horn[b] between his eyes.(H) 6 He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with savage fury. 7 I saw him approaching the ram and, infuriated with him, he struck the ram, breaking his two horns, and the ram was not strong enough to stand against him. The goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and there was no one to rescue the ram from his power. 8 Then the male goat acted even more arrogantly,(I) but when he became powerful, the large horn was broken.(J) Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.(K)
The Little Horn
9 From one of them a little horn(L) emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.[c](M) 10 It grew as high as the heavenly army, made some of the army and some of the stars[d] fall to the earth,(N) and trampled them.(O) 11 It acted arrogantly(P) even against the Prince of the heavenly army;(Q) it revoked his regular sacrifice(R) and overthrew the place of his sanctuary. 12 In the rebellion, the army was given up, together with the regular sacrifice. The horn threw truth to the ground and was successful(S) in what it did.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking,(T) and another holy one said to the speaker, “How long will the events of this vision last(U)—the regular sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the army to be trampled?” (V)
14 He said to me,[e] “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be restored.”
Interpretation of the Vision
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.(W) 16 I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel,(X) explain the vision to this man.”
17 So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell facedown.(Y) “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision refers to the time of the end.”(Z) 18 While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep,(AA) with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,(AB) 19 and said, “I am here to tell you what will happen at the conclusion of the time of wrath, because it refers to the appointed time of the end.(AC) 20 The two-horned ram(AD) that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. 21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.[f] 22 The four horns that took the place of the broken horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power.
23 Near the end of their kingdoms,
when the rebels have reached
the full measure of their sin,[g](AE)
a ruthless[h] king, skilled in intrigue,[i]
will come to the throne.
24 His power will be great,
but it will not be his own.
He will cause outrageous destruction(AF)
and succeed in whatever he does.
He will destroy the powerful
along with the holy people.(AG)
25 He will cause deceit to prosper
through his cunning and by his influence,
and in his own mind he will exalt himself.
He will destroy many in a time of peace;
he will even stand against the Prince of princes.
Yet he will be broken—not by human hands.(AH)
26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings
that has been told is true.
Now you are to seal up the vision(AI)
because it refers to many days in the future.”
27 I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for days.(AJ) Then I got up and went about the king’s business.(AK) I was greatly disturbed by the vision and could not understand it.
Daniel 8
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Visión del carnero y del macho cabrío
8 En el año tercero del reinado del rey Belsasar, yo, Daniel, tuve una visión, además de la que antes había tenido. 2 En esa visión, vi que estaba yo en las márgenes del río Ulay, en Susa, que es la capital del reino, en la provincia de Elam. 3 Al levantar la vista, allí junto al río vi un carnero. Tenía dos cuernos muy largos, aunque uno de ellos era más largo que el otro y le había crecido después. 4 Vi también que el carnero embestía con sus cuernos hacia el poniente, el norte y el sur, y que ninguna bestia podía enfrentársele ni librarse de su poder; hacía todo lo que quería, y se ufanaba de ello.
5 Mientras yo trataba de entender esto, por el lado poniente apareció un macho cabrío, que sin siquiera tocar el suelo se dispuso a atacar toda la tierra. Tenía entre los ojos un cuerno muy prominente. 6 Cuando llegó adonde estaba el carnero de dos cuernos, que yo había visto en la ribera del río, se lanzó contra él con todas sus fuerzas. 7 Yo vi cuando llegó hasta el carnero y lo atacó; lo hirió y le quebró sus dos cuernos, y el carnero no tenía fuerzas para hacerle frente, así que lo derribó y lo pisoteó, y no hubo nadie que lo librara de su poder. 8 Y este macho cabrío se hizo muy poderoso; pero en la cumbre de su poder se le quebró el cuerno más largo, y en su lugar salieron otros cuatro cuernos de gran tamaño, que se lanzaron contra los cuatro vientos del cielo.
9 De uno de ellos salió un cuerno pequeño, que creció mucho hacia el sur, hacia el oriente, y hacia la tierra gloriosa. 10 Tan grande llegó a ser que desafió al ejército del cielo, y hasta echó por tierra y pisoteó a parte de ese ejército y de las estrellas.(A) 11 Incluso desafió al príncipe de los ejércitos, y por causa de él se suspendió el sacrificio continuo y se echó por tierra el lugar del santuario. 12 Por causa del pecado del pueblo le fue entregado el ejército, junto con el continuo sacrificio; y echó por tierra la verdad, e hizo cuanto quiso, y en todo prosperó.
13 Entonces oí que uno de los santos hablaba, y que otro de los santos le preguntaba:
«¿Hasta cuándo durará la visión del sacrificio continuo, y el pecado desolador de permitir que el santuario y el ejército sean pisoteados?»
14 Y aquél dijo:
«Hasta que hayan pasado dos mil trescientas tardes y mañanas. Después de eso, el santuario será purificado.»
15 Mientras yo, Daniel, contemplaba esta visión y trataba de entenderla, apareció ante mí alguien con apariencia humana. 16 Entonces, desde las márgenes del río Ulay oí la voz de un hombre que gritaba:
«¡Gabriel,(B) explícale a éste la visión!»
17 Gabriel se acercó a mí, lo cual me llenó de temor, así que incliné mi rostro. Pero Gabriel me dijo:
«Debes entender, hijo de hombre, que la visión se refiere a los últimos tiempos.»
18 Mientras Gabriel me hablaba, yo me quedé dormido y boca abajo. Pero Gabriel me tocó y me hizo ponerme de pie. 19 Entonces dijo:
«Presta atención, que voy a enseñarte lo que sucederá cuando cese la ira de Dios. Esto es para el tiempo del fin. 20 Tú viste un carnero con dos cuernos; esos dos cuernos son los reyes de Media y de Persia, 21 y el macho cabrío es el rey de Grecia. El cuerno grande que tenía entre los ojos es el primer rey. 22 El cuerno que fue quebrado, y los cuatro cuernos que salieron en su lugar, significa que de esa nación surgirán cuatro reinos, aunque no tan fuertes como ella. 23 Cuando estos reinos lleguen a su fin y los pecadores lleguen al colmo de su maldad, se levantará un rey despótico e intrigante. 24 Llegará a tener mucho poder, pero no por méritos propios, y causará grandes daños, pues actuará de manera arbitraria; será tal su éxito que destruirá a pueblos poderosos y al pueblo de los santos. 25 Sus hechos llevarán la marca de la astucia y del engaño; se llenará de soberbia y arteramente destruirá a muchos pueblos, y desafiará al Príncipe de los príncipes. Pero será derrotado, y no por la intervención humana. 26 La visión que tuviste de las tardes y mañanas es verdadera, pero tú debes mantenerla en secreto porque aún falta mucho tiempo.»
27 Yo, Daniel, me quedé sin fuerzas, y durante algún tiempo estuve enfermo. Una vez restablecido, volví a ocuparme de los negocios del rey, aunque me quedé espantado por causa de la visión, pues no la entendía.
Daniel 8
GOD’S WORD Translation
Daniel’s Vision about the Ram and the Goat
8 In Belshazzar’s third year as king, I, Daniel, saw a vision. This vision came after the one I saw earlier. 2 In my vision I saw myself in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. In my vision I saw myself at Ulai Gate. 3 I looked up and saw a single ram standing beside the gate. The ram had two long horns, one longer than the other, though the longer one had grown up later. 4 I saw the ram charging west, north, and south. No other animal could stand in front of it, and no one could escape from its power. It did anything it pleased and continued to grow.
5 As I was watching closely, I saw a male goat coming from the west. It crossed the whole earth without touching it. This goat had a prominent horn between its eyes. 6 The goat was coming toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the gate. It furiously ran at the ram. 7 I saw it come closer to the ram. The goat was extremely angry with the ram, so it attacked the ram. It broke both of the ram’s horns. The ram didn’t have the strength to stand up against the goat. So the ram was thrown down on the ground and trampled. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
8 The male goat became very important. But when the goat became powerful, his large horn broke off. In its place grew four horns. They corresponded to the four winds of heaven. 9 Out of one of the horns came a small horn. It gained power over the south, the east, and the beautiful land. 10 It continued to gain power until it reached the army of heaven. It threw some of the army of heaven, the stars, down on the ground and trampled them. 11 Then it attacked the commander of the army so that it took the daily burnt offering from him and wrecked his holy place. 12 In its rebelliousness it was given an army to put a stop to the daily burnt offering. It threw truth on the ground. The horn was successful in everything it did.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “How long will the things in this vision—the daily burnt offering, the destructive rebellion, the surrender of the holy place, and the trampling of the army—take place?”
14 He told me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the holy place will be made acceptable to God.”
15 Now as I, Daniel, watched the vision and tried to understand it, I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me. 16 I heard a man in Ulai ⌞Gate⌟ call loudly, “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
17 Gabriel came up beside me, and when he came, I was terrified and immediately knelt down.
He said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision is about the end times.” 18 As he spoke to me, I fainted facedown on the ground, but he touched me and made me stand up. 19 He said, “I will tell you what will happen in the last days, ⌞the time of God’s⌟ anger, because the end time has been determined.
20 “The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kingdoms of Media and Persia. 21 The hairy male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king. 22 The horn broke off, and four horns replaced it. Four kingdoms will come out of that nation, but they won’t be as strong as the first king was.
23 “In the last days of those kingdoms, when rebellions are finished, a stern-looking king who understands mysterious things will rise to power. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own strength. He will cause astounding destruction and will be successful in everything he does. He will destroy those who are powerful along with some holy people. 25 He will cleverly use his power to deceive others successfully. He will consider himself to be great and destroy many people when they don’t expect it. He will oppose the Commander of Commanders, but he will be defeated, though not by any human power. 26 The vision about the ⌞2,300⌟ evenings and mornings that was explained to you is true. Seal the vision, because it is about things that will happen in the distant future.”
27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and worked for the king. The vision horrified me because I couldn’t understand it.
Daniel 8
King James Version
8 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.
12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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