Daniel 8
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Visión del carnero y el chivo
8 «En el tercer año del reinado del rey Belsasar tuve otra visión, además de la que había tenido antes. 2 En esta visión yo me encontraba en la ciudadela de Susa, en la provincia de Elam, parado al lado del río Ulay. 3 Mientras miraba frente a mí, vi un carnero con dos cuernos largos parado a la orilla del río. Uno de estos cuernos comenzó a crecer hasta que llegó a ser más largo que el otro.
4 »El carnero atacaba todo lo que se le ponía al frente en su camino hacia el oeste, el norte y el sur, y nadie podía enfrentarlo o siquiera ayudar a sus víctimas. Hacía lo que quería, y cada vez se volvía más poderoso.
5 »Mientras yo estaba pensando en el significado de lo que había visto, de repente un chivo apareció del oeste, yendo a tal velocidad que ni siquiera tocaba el suelo. Este chivo, que tenía un cuerno muy grande entre sus ojos, 6 atacó violentamente al carnero con dos cuernos, el que yo había visto junto al río, 7 y le rompió sus dos cuernos, sin que el carnero pudiera hacer nada para defenderse. Después el chivo derribó al carnero y lo pisoteó, sin que nadie pudiera salvarlo.
8 »El chivo se hizo muy poderoso, pero de repente, en el momento que más poder tenía, su cuerno se rompió y en su lugar crecieron cuatro cuernos que apuntaban hacia las cuatro direcciones. 9 De uno de los cuernos grandes surgió uno pequeño, que creció mucho hacia el sur y el este, y hacia la tierra gloriosa de Israel. 10 Creció hasta alcanzar a los ejércitos celestiales y derribó parte del ejército celestial y de las estrellas, y las pisoteó. 11 Aun llegó a desafiar al jefe del ejército del cielo al prohibir los sacrificios rituales diarios que se le ofrecían, además de echar por tierra el lugar más sagrado de su templo. 12 Pero no se le permitió al ejército del cielo destruirlo por su pecaminosidad. Como resultado de esto, contaminaron las ceremonias del templo y dañaron las cosas más sagradas del pueblo de Dios. En fin, el cuerno hizo lo que quiso, y en todo tuvo éxito.
13 »Entonces oí a dos de los santos hablando entre sí. Uno de ellos dijo: “¿Cuánto tiempo pasará esto que se ve, para que de nuevo haya sacrificio ritual diario en honor a Dios? ¿Cuánto tiempo va durar la terrible maldad de entregar el templo de Jerusalén y los ejércitos celestiales para ser pisoteados?”. 14 El otro contestó: “Primero deben pasar dos mil trescientos días; entonces el templo será purificado de nuevo”.
Significado de la visión
15 »Mientras yo estaba tratando de comprender el significado de esta visión, repentinamente un hombre, o por lo menos parecía un hombre, se paró delante de mí, 16 y oí una voz humana que gritaba desde el río Ulay: “Gabriel, dile a Daniel el significado de su visión”.
17 »Por eso Gabriel se dirigió hacia mí. Pero al acercarse, yo estaba demasiado asustado como para mantenerme en pie, y caí con mi rostro hacia el suelo. “Hombre, me dijo, debes comprender que lo que pasa en la visión se refiere al tiempo final”.
18 »Mientras él hablaba me desmayé, tirado boca abajo en el suelo. Pero él me despertó con un toque suyo, y me ayudó a ponerme de pie. 19 “Estoy aquí, me dijo, para decirte lo que va a suceder en los últimos días del gran enojo de Dios, pues lo que has visto se refiere al fin del tiempo. 20 Los dos cuernos del carnero que viste son los reyes de Media y Persia; 21 el chivo lanudo es el rey de Grecia, y su cuerno largo entre los ojos, representa al primer rey de ese imperio. 22 Cuando viste quebrarse el cuerno para ser reemplazado por cuatro cuernos más pequeños, esto significa que el imperio griego se dividirá en cuatro poderes con cuatro reyes, ninguno de los cuales será tan grande como el primero.
23 »”Cuando sus gobiernos lleguen a su fin, y su maldad llegue al colmo, un rey astuto y cruel asumirá el poder. 24 Llegará a ser muy poderoso, pero no por él mismo. Causará gran destrucción y triunfará en todo lo que haga. Destruirá a los poderosos y dañará mucho al pueblo de Dios. 25 Será experto en engañar. Derrotará a muchos al sorprenderlos desprevenidos. Sin advertencia alguna los destruirá. Se enfrentará al Príncipe de los príncipes pero será destruido aunque no por un poder humano. 26 Tu visión de los dos mil trescientos días, es verdad. Pero ninguna de estas cosas sucederá pronto, así que no se lo cuentes a nadie aún”.
27 »Luego me debilité y estuve enfermo durante varios días. Después me levanté y reanudé mis actividades y cumplí con mis deberes hacia el rey. Pero estaba muy preocupado por el sueño y no lo comprendía del todo».
Daniel 8
English Standard Version
Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the Goat
8 In the third year of the reign of (A)King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, (B)after that which appeared to me (C)at the first. 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in (D)Susa the citadel, which is in the province of (E)Elam. And (F)I saw in the vision, (G)and I was at the (H)Ulai canal. 3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, (I)a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4 I saw (J)the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No (K)beast (L)could stand before him, (M)and there was no one who could rescue from his power. (N)He did as he pleased and (O)became great.
5 As I was considering, behold, a (P)male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had (Q)a conspicuous horn between his eyes. 6 He came to (R)the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, (S)and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. 7 I saw him come close to the ram, (T)and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. (U)And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he (V)cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. 8 Then (W)the goat (X)became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four (Y)conspicuous horns toward (Z)the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of them came (AA)a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward (AB)the south, toward the east, and toward (AC)the glorious land. 10 (AD)It grew great, (AE)even to the host of heaven. And some of the host (AF)and some[a] of (AG)the stars it threw down to the ground and (AH)trampled on them. 11 (AI)It became great, even as great as (AJ)the Prince of the host. (AK)And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. 12 And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression,[b] and it will throw truth to the ground, and (AL)it will act and prosper. 13 Then I heard (AM)a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, (AN)“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, (AO)the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14 And he said to me,[c] “For 2,300 (AP)evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I (AQ)sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having (AR)the appearance of a man. 16 (AS)And I heard a man's voice (AT)between the banks of the (AU)Ulai, and it called, (AV)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, (AW)I was frightened (AX)and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, (AY)O son of man, that the vision is for (AZ)the time of the end.”
18 And when he had spoken to me, (BA)I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But (BB)he touched me and made me stand up. 19 He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of (BC)the indignation, for it refers to (BD)the appointed time of the end. 20 As for (BE)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of (BF)Media and Persia. 21 And (BG)the goat[d] is the king of Greece. And (BH)the great horn between his eyes is (BI)the first king. 22 (BJ)As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his[e] nation, (BK)but not with his power. 23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—(BL)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (BM)and shall succeed in what he does, (BN)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (BO)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (BP)he shall become great. (BQ)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (BR)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (BS)by no human hand. 26 The vision of (BT)the evenings and the mornings that has been told (BU)is true, but (BV)seal up the vision, (BW)for it refers to many days from now.”
27 And (BX)I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision (BY)and did not understand it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:10 Or host, that is, some
- Daniel 8:12 Or in an act of rebellion
- Daniel 8:14 Hebrew; Septuagint, Theodotion, Vulgate to him
- Daniel 8:21 Or the shaggy goat
- Daniel 8:22 Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew a
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
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