Daniel 8
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Danielova vizija o ovnu i jarcu
8 [a] U trećoj godini[b] vladavine kralja Belšasara, ja, Daniel, imao sam još jednu viziju. Bila je drugačija od one prethodne. 2 Vidio sam samoga sebe u gradu Suzi[c], kraljevskoj prijestolnici na području Elama. Bio sam na obali rijeke Ulaj. 3 Tu sam ugledao ovna s dva velika roga. Jedan mu je rog bio veći iako je drugi rog prvi počeo rasti. 4 Ovan se zalijetao rogovima prema zapadu, sjeveru i jugu. Ni jedna životinja nije mu se mogla suprotstaviti. Nitko mu nije mogao pobjeći. Činio je što je htio. Postao je veoma moćan.
5 Razmišljao sam o ovnu, kad sam ugledao jarca. Došao je sa zapada. Prešao je cijelu zemlju. Trčao je tako brzo da je jedva dodirivao tlo. Imao je jedan veliki rog koji se isticao. 6 Došao je do dvorogog ovna, kojeg sam vidio na obali rijeke, i žestoko ga napao. 7 Vidio sam da je nasrnuo na njega i slomio mu oba roga. Ovan se nije mogao obraniti. Jarac ga je oborio na zemlju i zgazio. Nitko ga nije mogao spasiti.
8 Jarac je pokazivao veliku snagu i moć. No kad je bio na vrhuncu svoje snage, slomio mu se veliki rog. Umjesto njega, izrasla su mu četiri roga koja su se isticala i pružala na četiri strane svijeta.
9 Iz jednog od njih izrastao je mali rog. Narastao je i postao velik te se protegnuo na jugoistok i prema Lijepoj Zemlji[d]. 10 Zatim je postao ogroman. Narastao je sve do neba i napao nebesku vojsku. Srušio je dio nebeske vojske[e] na zemlju i zgazio ih. 11 Postao je veoma moćan. Suprotstavio se i samom Poglavaru nebeske vojske[f]. Ukinuo je običaj da se Poglavaru svakodnevno prinose žrtve i onečistio svetište u kojem su ga štovali vjernici. 12 Njegov je grijeh doveo do toga da se trajno prekine običaj svakodnevnog prinošenja žrtava. Rog je prezreo i odbacio istinu. Uspješno je provodio sve svoje zamisli.
13 Tada sam začuo razgovor dvaju svetih bića[g]. Jedno je pitalo drugo: »Koliko će dugo trajati prizori iz ove vizije? Koliko će dugo vladati grijeh umjesto da se prinosi dnevna žrtva? Koliko će se dugo razarati svetište i uništavati nebeska vojska?«
14 Drugo je sveto biće odgovorilo: »Ovo će potrajati još dvije tisuće i tristo dana. Potom će svetište biti obnovljeno.«
Anđeo Gabriel tumači Danielovu viziju
15 Ja, Daniel, razmišljao sam o svojoj viziji i pokušavao razumjeti njezino značenje. Odjednom je pred mene stao netko tko je izgledao kao muškarac. 16 Čuo sam ljudski glas koji se dizao nad vodom Ulaja. Doviknuo je: »Gabriele, objasni mu značenje njegove vizije!«
17 Anđeo mi se približio. Bio sam jako uplašen. Pao sam pred njim na zemlju. No Gabriel mi je rekao: »Čovječe[h], trebaš razumjeti da si imao viziju o posljednjim danima.«
18 Dok mi je govorio, ležao sam na zemlji bez svijesti. No uhvatio me i podigao na noge. 19 Rekao je: »Sada ću ti objasniti što si vidio. Reći ću ti što će se dogoditi u budućnosti. Imao si viziju o posljednjim danima.
20 Vidio si ovna, čija dva roga predstavljaju kraljeve Medije i Perzije. 21 Jarac je kralj Grčke, a veliki rog među njegovim očima je prvi kralj. 22 Taj rog odlomio se i na njegovom su mjestu izrasla četiri nova roga. Četiri su to kraljevstva koja će nastati iz naroda prvog kralja, ali neće imati njegovu snagu.
23 Prije samog kraja, kad grijeh ljudi u tim kraljevstvima bude dosegao vrhunac, zavladat će jedan vrlo okrutan i lukav kralj. 24 Bit će veoma moćan, ali ne svojom snagom.[i] Izazvat će strašna razaranja. Bit će uspješan u svemu što poduzme. Uništavat će moćne ljude i proganjati sveti narod[j].
25 Uspijevat će uz pomoć laži i prijevara. Bit će ponosan na samog sebe. Uništit će mnogo ljudi koji su do tada mirno živjeli. Sukobit će se s najvećim Kraljem[k]. Bit će uništen, ali ne ljudskom snagom.
26 Vizija o broju dana je istinita. No to što si vidio, zadrži za sebe, jer sve vrijedi tek za daleku budućnost.«
27 Ja, Daniel, bio sam jako slab i nekoliko sam dana ležao bolestan. Poslije sam ustao i nastavio obavljati poslove za kralja. No bio sam veoma uznemiren vizijom jer nisam razumio njezino značenje.
Footnotes
- 8,1 Izvorni tekst ovdje se mijenja iz aramejskog ponovo na hebrejski jezik.
- 8,1 Oko 551. godine pr. Kr.
- 8,2 Suza Glavni grad Perzije.
- 8,9 Lijepoj Zemlji Vjerojatno se odnosi na Izrael.
- 8,10 nebeska vojska Ili: »zvijezde«. Isto u 11. i 13. retku.
- 8,11 Poglavaru nebeske vojske Izraz se odnosi na Boga.
- 8,13 sveta bića Vjerojatno se odnosi na anđele.
- 8,17 Čovječe Doslovno: »sine čovječji«.
- 8,24 ali ne svojom snagom Neki od starih rukopisa ne sadrže ove riječi. Vjerojatno su slučajno prepisane iz 22. retka.
- 8,24 sveti narod Vjerojatno se odnosi na izraelski narod.
- 8,25 najvećim Kraljem Vjerojatno se odnosi na Boga.
Daniel 8
World English Bible
8 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 2 I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram which had two horns stood before the river. 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, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power. 7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
9 Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land. 10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground and trampled on them. 11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience. It cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”
14 He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
15 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man. 16 I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.
19 He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end. 20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 “In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding riddles, will stand up. 24 His power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy awesomely, and will prosper in what he does. He will destroy the mighty ones and the holy people. 25 Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.
26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”
27 I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick for some days. Then I rose up and did the king’s business. I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.
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