Daniel 8
Holman 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, shattering 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 became very great,(I) but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered.(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 host, made some of the stars and some of the host fall to the earth,(N) and trampled them.(O) 11 It made itself great,(P) even up to the Prince of the host;(Q) it removed His daily sacrifice(R) and overthrew the place of His sanctuary. 12 Because of rebellion, a host, together with the daily sacrifice, will be given over. The horn will throw truth to the ground and will be successful(S) in whatever it does.
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 daily sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”(V)
14 He said to me,[d] “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.[e] 22 The four horns that took the place of the shattered 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,[f]
an insolent king, skilled in intrigue,[g]
will come to the throne.
24 His power will be great,
but it will not be his own.
He will cause terrible destruction(AE)
and succeed in whatever he does.
He will destroy the powerful
along with the holy people.(AF)
25 He will cause deceit to prosper
through his cunning and by his influence,
and in his own mind he will make himself great.
He will destroy many in a time of peace;
he will even stand against the Prince of princes.
Yet he will be shattered—not by human hands.(AG)
26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings
that has been told is true.
Now you must seal up the vision(AH)
because it refers to many days in the future.”
27 I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for days.(AI) Then I got up and went about the king’s business.(AJ) I was greatly disturbed by the vision and could not understand it.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:3 Lit I lifted my eyes and looked
- Daniel 8:5 Lit a horn of a vision
- Daniel 8:9 = Israel
- Daniel 8:14 LXX, Theod, Syr, Vg read him
- Daniel 8:21 = Alexander the Great
- Daniel 8:23 Lit have become complete
- Daniel 8:23 Lit king, and understanding riddles
但以理书 8
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
但以理再見異象
8 伯沙撒王在位第三年，在先前顯給我的異象之後，再有一個異象向我但以理顯現。 2 我在異象中觀看，看見自己在以攔省書珊城堡裡；我在異象中繼續觀看，看見自己在烏萊河的岸邊。
公綿羊
3 我舉目觀看，看見一隻公綿羊，站在河邊；牠有兩個角，兩角都很高，但高低不一；那較高的角是較遲長出來的。 4 我看見那公綿羊向西、向北、向南撞去，沒有走獸能在牠面前站立得住，也沒有能拯救脫離牠手的；牠任意而行，狂妄自大。
公山羊
5 我正在思考的時候，忽然有一隻公山羊從西而來，走遍全地，快得腳不沾塵；這山羊兩眼之間有一個顯眼的角。 6 牠走到我先前所看見站在河邊、那有兩個角的公綿羊那裡去，忿怒地向公綿羊猛力衝去。 7 我看見公山羊走近公綿羊，向牠發怒，撞擊牠，折斷牠的兩個角；公綿羊在牠面前站立不住，牠把公綿羊撞倒在地上，又用腳踐踏牠，沒有能拯救公綿羊脫離牠手的。 8 這公山羊非常狂妄自大；但在牠強盛的時候，那大角被折斷了；在大角原來的地方，有四個顯眼的角向天的四方長出來。
9 從這四個角中的一個角，又長出一個小角來，這小角向南、向東和向榮美之地，不斷強大起來。 10 牠漸漸長大，高及天象，把一些天象和星星摔落在地上，用腳踐踏。 11 牠狂妄自大，要高及天象之君；牠除掉獻給天象之君的常獻祭，又拆毀他的聖所。 12 因罪過的緣故，聖民（“聖民”和8:10、11的“天象”原文是同一個字）連同常獻的祭都交給牠；牠把真理丟在地上，任意而行，凡事順利。 13 我聽見一位聖者在說話，又有一位聖者問他：“這個關於除掉常獻的祭，和引致毀壞的罪過，以及踐踏聖所和聖民（“聖民”和8:10、11的“天象”原文是同一個字）的異象，要到幾時呢？” 14 他對我說：“要到二千三百個晚上和早晨，聖所才得潔淨。”
加百列解釋異象的意義
15 我但以理看見了這異象以後，就想明白它的意義；忽然有一位外貌像人的，站在我面前。 16 我又聽見從烏萊河兩岸之間，有人的聲音呼叫著說：“加百列啊！你要使這人明白這異象。” 17 他就來到我所站的地方；他來到的時候，我就害怕，臉伏在地；他對我說：“人子啊，你要明白！這異象是關於末後的時期的。” 18 他和我說話的時候，我沉睡了，臉伏在地；他觸摸我，使我站起來。 19 他說：“看哪！我要告訴你在 神忿怒審判的後期必要發生的事，因為這是有關那末後的定期的。 20 你所看見那有兩個角的公綿羊，就是瑪代和波斯王。 21 那多毛的公山羊就是希臘王；那兩眼之間的大角就是第一個王。 22 至於代替那折斷了的角，在牠原來的地方長出來的四個角，就是四個要從他的國中興起的王國，只是沒有他的權勢。
23 “在這四國的後期，
犯罪的人惡貫滿盈的時候，
必有一個面貌兇惡的王興起，
他詭計多端。
24 他的權勢強大，卻不是出於自己的能力；
他必造成驚人的毀滅；
他任意而行，凡事順利；
他必毀滅有強力的，
又毀滅聖民。
25 他運用詭計，
行騙無往而不利；
他心裡狂妄自大；
他必乘人不備的時候，毀滅許多人；
他要起來攻擊萬君之君，
最後卻非因人的手被毀滅。
26 關於所說二千三百個晚上和早晨的異象是真的，
但你要把這異象封住，
因為那是關於將來許多的年日的。”
27 我但以理精疲力竭，病了幾天，後來我起來，辦理王的事務，但我仍因這異象驚駭不已，不明白它的意思。
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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