Daniel 8
1599 Geneva Bible
8 A vision of a battle between a ram and a goat: 20 The understanding of the vision.
1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar, a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, [a]after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in a vision, and when I saw it, I was in the palace of Shushan, which is in the province [b]of Elam, and in a vision me thought I was by the river of Ulai.
3 Then I looked up and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a [c]ram which had two horns, and these two horns were high: but one was [d]higher than another, and the highest came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing against the West, and against the North, and against the South: so that no [e]beasts might stand before him, nor could deliver out of his hand, but he did what he listed, and became great.
5 And as I considered, behold, [f]a goat came from the West over the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and this goat had an [g]horn that appeared between his eyes.
6 And he came unto the ram that had the two horns, whom I had seen standing by the river, and ran unto him in his fierce rage.
7 And I saw him come unto the ram, and being moved against him, he [h]smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand against 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 power.
8 Therefore the goat waxed exceeding great, and when he was at the strongest, his great [i]horn was broken: and for it came up four that [j]appeared toward the four winds of the heaven.
9 And out of one of them came forth a [k]little horn, which waxed very great toward the [l]South, and toward the [m]East, and toward the [n]pleasant land.
10 Yea, it grew up unto the [o]host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host, and of the stars to the ground, and trode upon them,
11 And extolled himself against the [p]prince of the host, from whom the [q]daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his Sanctuary was cast down.
12 And [r]a time shall be given him over the daily sacrifice for the iniquity: and it shall [s]cast down the truth to the ground, and thus shall it do, and prosper.
13 Then I heard one of the [t]Saints speaking, and one of the Saints spake unto a certain one, saying, How long shall endure the vision of the daily sacrifice, and the iniquity of the [u]desolation to tread both the Sanctuary and the [v]army underfoot?
14 And [w]he answered me, Unto the [x]evening and the morning, two thousand and three hundred: then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed.
15 ¶ Now when I Daniel had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, behold, there stood before me [y]like the similitude of a man.
16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, [z]make this man to understand the vision.
17 So he came 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 [aa]in the last time shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking unto me, I being asleep fell on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me up in my place.
19 And he said, Behold, I will show thee what shall be in the last [ab]wrath: for in the end of the time appointed it shall come.
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns, are the Kings of the Medes and Persians.
21 And the goat is the King of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes, is the first king.
22 And that that is broken, and four stood up for it, are four kingdoms, which shall stand up [ac]of that nation, but not [ad]in his strength.
23 And in the end of their kingdom, when the rebellious shall be consumed, a King of [ae]fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not [af]in his strength: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the [ag]mighty, and the holy people.
25 And through his [ah]policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, and he shall extol himself in his heart, and by [ai]peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the [aj]prince of princes, but he shall be broken down [ak]without hand.
26 And the vision of the [al]evening and the morning, which is declared, is true: therefore seal thou up the vision, for it shall be after many days.
27 And I Daniel was stricken and sick [am]certain days: but when I rose up, I did the king’s business, and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:1 After the general vision, he cometh to certain particular visions as touching the destruction of the Monarchy of the Persians, and Macedonians: for the ruin of the Babylonians was at hand, and also he had sufficiently spoken thereof.
- Daniel 8:2 That is, of Persia.
- Daniel 8:3 Which represented the kingdom of the Persians and Medes, which were joined together.
- Daniel 8:3 Meaning, Cyrus, which after grew greater in power than Darius his uncle and father-in-law.
- Daniel 8:4 That is, no kings or nations.
- Daniel 8:5 Meaning, Alexander that came from Greece with great speed and expedition.
- Daniel 8:5 Though he came in the name of all Greece, yet he bore the title and dignity of the general captain, so that the strength was attributed to him, which is meant by this horn.
- Daniel 8:7 Alexander overcame Darius in two sundry battles, and so had the two kingdoms of the Medes and Persians.
- Daniel 8:8 Alexander’s great power was broken: for when he had overcome all the East, he thought to return toward Greece to subdue them that had rebelled, and so died by the way.
- Daniel 8:8 That is, which were famous: for almost in the space of fifteen years there were fifteen divers successors before this monarchy was divided to these four, whereof Cassander had Macedonia, Seleucus Syria, Antigonus Asia the less, and Ptolemy Egypt.
- Daniel 8:9 Which was Antiochus Epiphanes, who was of a servile and flattering nature, and also there were others between him and the kingdom, and therefore is here called the little horn, because neither princely conditions, nor any other thing was in him, why he should obtain this kingdom.
- Daniel 8:9 That is, toward Egypt.
- Daniel 8:9 Whereby he meaneth Ptolemeus.
- Daniel 8:9 That is, Judea.
- Daniel 8:10 Antiochus raged against the elect of God, and trode his precious stars under feet, which are so called, because they are separated from the world.
- Daniel 8:11 That is, God, who governeth and maintaineth his Church.
- Daniel 8:11 He labored to abolish all religion, and therefore cast God’s service out of his Temple, which God had chosen as a little corner from all the rest of the world to have his Name there truly called upon.
- Daniel 8:12 He showeth that their sins are the cause of these horrible afflictions: and yet comforteth them, in that he appointeth this tyrant a time, whom he would not suffer utterly to abolish his religion.
- Daniel 8:12 This horn shall abolish for a time the true doctrine, and so corrupt God’s service.
- Daniel 8:13 Meaning, that he heard one of the Angels asking this question of Christ, whom he called a certain one, or a secret one, or a marvelous one.
- Daniel 8:13 That is, the Jews’ sins, which were cause of his destruction.
- Daniel 8:13 That is, which suppresseth God’s religion, and his people.
- Daniel 8:14 Christ answered me for the comfort of the Church.
- Daniel 8:14 That is, until so many natural days be past, which make 6 years, 3 months and an half: for so long under Antiochus was the Temple profaned.
- Daniel 8:15 Which was Christ who in this manner declared himself to the old fathers, how he would be God manifest in flesh.
- Daniel 8:16 This power to command the Angel, declared that he was God.
- Daniel 8:17 The effect of this vision shall not yet appear, but a long time after.
- Daniel 8:19 Meaning, that great rage which Antiochus should show against the Church.
- Daniel 8:22 That is, out of Greece.
- Daniel 8:22 They shall not have like power as had Alexander.
- Daniel 8:23 Noting that this Antiochus was impudent and cruel, and also crafty that he could not be deceived.
- Daniel 8:24 That is, not like Alexander’s strength.
- Daniel 8:24 Both the Gentiles that dwelt about him, and also the Jews.
- Daniel 8:25 Whatsoever he goeth about by his craft, he shall bring it to pass.
- Daniel 8:25 That is, under pretence of peace, or as it were in sport.
- Daniel 8:25 Meaning, against God.
- Daniel 8:25 For God would destroy him with a notable plague, and so comfort his Church.
- Daniel 8:26 Read verse 14.
- Daniel 8:27 For fear and astonishment.
Daniel 8
La Biblia de las Américas
Visión del carnero y del macho cabrío
8 En el año tercero del reinado del rey Belsasar, se me apareció a mí, Daniel[a], una visión, después de aquella que se me había aparecido anteriormente[b]. 2 Cuando miré en la visión, sucedió que al mirar, yo me encontraba en la ciudadela de Susa(A), que está en la provincia de Elam(B), y vi en la visión que yo estaba junto al río[c](C) Ulai. 3 Alcé, pues, mis ojos y miré, y he aquí que un carnero estaba delante del río[d]. Tenía dos cuernos(D), y los dos cuernos eran altos, pero uno era más alto que el otro, y el más alto creció[e] el último. 4 Vi al carnero dando cornadas al oeste, al norte y al sur, y ninguna bestia podía mantenerse en pie delante de él, y nadie podía librarse de su poder[f](E). Hacía lo que quería, y se engrandeció(F).
5 Estando yo observando, he aquí, un macho cabrío venía del occidente sobre la superficie de toda la tierra sin tocar el suelo; el macho cabrío tenía un cuerno prominente entre los ojos(G). 6 Se dirigió al carnero que tenía los dos cuernos, que yo había visto parado delante del río[g], y lo acometió con la furia de su poder. 7 Lo vi venir junto al carnero, y enfurecido contra él, hirió al carnero y le rompió los dos cuernos, y el carnero no tenía fuerza para mantenerse en pie delante de él; lo arrojó en tierra y lo pisoteó, y no hubo nadie que librara al carnero de su poder[h]. 8 El macho cabrío se engrandeció sobremanera, pero en cuanto llegó a ser poderoso, el gran cuerno(H) se le rompió, y en su lugar le salieron cuatro cuernos(I) prominentes hacia los cuatro vientos del cielo(J).
9 Y de uno de ellos salió un cuerno pequeño, que creció mucho(K) hacia el sur, hacia el oriente y hacia la Tierra Hermosa[i](L). 10 Creció hasta el ejército del cielo, e hizo caer a la tierra parte del ejército y de las estrellas(M), y las pisoteó(N). 11 Se engrandeció hasta igualarse con el Jefe[j](O) del ejército, le quitó su sacrificio continuo(P) y fue derribado el lugar de su santuario. 12 Y el ejército será entregado al cuerno junto con el sacrificio continuo a causa de la transgresión; arrojará por tierra la verdad(Q) y hará su voluntad y prosperará. 13 Oí entonces hablar a un santo(R), y otro santo dijo al que hablaba: ¿Hasta cuándo durará la visión(S) del sacrificio continuo, de la transgresión que espanta, y de que el lugar santo y el ejército sean pisoteados(T)? 14 Y le[k] respondió: Por dos mil trescientas tardes y mañanas; entonces el lugar santo será restaurado[l](U).
15 Y sucedió que después que yo, Daniel, había visto la visión(V), y trataba de comprenderla[m], he aquí, vi de pie, ante mí, uno con apariencia de hombre(W). 16 Y oí una voz de hombre entre las márgenes del Ulai, que gritaba y decía: Gabriel, explícale a este la visión(X). 17 Él se acercó adonde yo estaba, y cuando llegó, me aterroricé y caí sobre mi rostro(Y), pero él me dijo: Entiende, hijo de hombre, que la visión se refiere al tiempo del fin(Z). 18 Mientras él hablaba conmigo, caí en un sueño profundo con mi rostro en tierra(AA); él me tocó y me hizo incorporar(AB) donde yo estaba. 19 Y dijo: He aquí, te voy a dar a conocer lo que sucederá al final de la ira, porque se refiere al tiempo señalado del fin(AC). 20 El carnero que viste, con los dos cuernos(AD), representa a los reyes de Media y de Persia. 21 Y el macho cabrío peludo representa al reino[n] de Grecia, y el cuerno grande que está entre sus ojos es el primer rey. 22 Y el cuerno roto y los cuatro cuernos(AE) que salieron en su lugar representan cuatro reinos que se levantarán de su nación, pero no con su poder.
23 Y al final de su reinado[o],
cuando los transgresores se acaben,
se levantará un rey,
insolente[p] y hábil en intrigas[q].
24 Su poder será grande, pero no por su propio poder;
destruirá[r] en forma extraordinaria,
prosperará y hará su voluntad;
destruirá[s] a los poderosos y al pueblo santo[t](AF).
25 Y por su astucia
hará que el engaño prospere por su influencia[u];
él se engrandecerá en su corazón,
y destruirá[v] a muchos que están confiados[w].
Aun se levantará contra el[x] Príncipe de los príncipes(AG),
pero será destruido sin intervención humana[y](AH).
26 Y la visión de las tardes y de las mañanas
que ha sido relatada, es verdadera;
pero tú, guarda en secreto la visión(AI),
porque se refiere a muchos días aún lejanos(AJ).
27 Yo, Daniel, me sentí agotado y enfermo algunos días. Después me levanté y atendí los asuntos del rey(AK); pero yo estaba espantado a causa de la visión(AL), y no había nadie que la interpretara[z].
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:1 Lit., yo, Daniel
- Daniel 8:1 Lit., al principio
- Daniel 8:2 O, canal
- Daniel 8:3 O, canal
- Daniel 8:3 Lit., subió
- Daniel 8:4 Lit., mano
- Daniel 8:6 O, canal
- Daniel 8:7 Lit., mano
- Daniel 8:9 I.e., Palestina
- Daniel 8:11 O, Príncipe
- Daniel 8:14 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., me
- Daniel 8:14 Lit., justificado
- Daniel 8:15 Lit., busqué entendimiento
- Daniel 8:21 Lit., rey
- Daniel 8:23 O, soberanía
- Daniel 8:23 Lit., fuerte de rostro
- Daniel 8:23 O, en hablar ambiguo
- Daniel 8:24 O, corromperá
- Daniel 8:24 O, corromperá
- Daniel 8:24 Lit., de los santos
- Daniel 8:25 Lit., mano
- Daniel 8:25 O, corromperá
- Daniel 8:25 O, seguros
- Daniel 8:25 O, se opondrá el
- Daniel 8:25 Lit., sin mano
- Daniel 8:27 Lit., la diera a conocer
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