Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar a vision appeared to me, [even] to me Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.
I det tridje styringsåret åt Belsassar såg eg, Daniel, ei syn, ei som kom etter den eg fyrr hadde set.
2 And I was in Susa the palace, which is in the land of Aelam, and I was on the [bank of] Ubal.
Då eg no i denne syni skulde til å sjå, syntest det meg at eg var i Susanborgi i Elamfylket; og då eg såg meir til i syni, fann eg at eg var ved elvi Ulai.
3 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a ram standing in front of the Ubal; and he had high horns; and one was higher than the other, and the high one came up last.
Og då eg såg upp, fekk eg sjå ein ver framved elvi, og han hadde tvo horn; og båe horni var høge; men det eine var høgre enn hitt, og det som var høgre, skaut sist upp.
4 And I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; and no beast could stand before him, and there was none that could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great.
Eg såg veren stanga med horni vestetter og nordetter og sudetter, og inkje dyr kunde standa honom imot, og ingen kunde berga or hans vald; han for fram som han vilde, og tok seg store ting til.
5 And I was considering, and, behold, a he-goat came from the southwest on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the earth: and the goat [had] a horn between his eyes.
Og då eg gav meir gaum, fekk eg sjå ein bukk koma vestantil og fara fram yver all jordi, men han kom ikkje nær marki; og bukken hadde eit drustelegt horn i skallen.
6 And he came to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing in front of the Ubal, and he ran at him with the violence of his strength.
Og han kom burt til veren med dei tvo horni, den som eg hadde set standa framved elvi, og for imot honom i veldug vreide.
7 And I saw him coming up close to the ram, and he was furiously enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke both his horns: and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him on the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Eg såg honom koma radt inn på veren og drusa til honom i illska, og han stanga til veren og braut sund båe horni hans, so at veren ingi magt hadde til å standa imot honom; og han kasta honom til jordi og trakka på honom, og det beid ingen som kunde berga veren or hans vald.
8 And the he-goat grew exceedingly great: and when he was strong, his great horn was broken; and four other [horns] rose up in its place toward the four winds of heaven.
Og bukken briska seg storleg. Men då han stod i si beste magt, brotna det store hornet hans, og fire andre drustelege horn skaut upp i staden, ut mot dei fire himmelætterne.
9 And out of one of them came forth one strong horn, and it grew very great toward the south, and toward the host:
Frå eitt av deim gjekk det ut eit nytt horn, lite i fyrstningi, og det voks oversleg sudetter og austetter og mot det herlege landet.
10 and it magnified itself to the host of heaven; and there fell to the earth [some] of the host of heaven and of the stars, and they trampled on them.
Og det voks ende upp til himmelheren og kasta nokre av denne heren, av stjernorne, ned til jordi og trakka på deim.
11 And [this shall be] until the chief captain shall have delivered the captivity: and by reason of him the sacrifice was disturbed, and he prospered; and the holy place shall be made desolate.
Ja, jamvel mot hovdingen yver heren briska det seg; han tok burt det daglege offeret, og hans heilagdoms bustad vart nedriven.
12 And a sin-offering was given for the sacrifice, and righteousness was cast down to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Saman med det daglege offeret vart og ein herskare gjeven til pris for brot skuld. Og det slo sanningi ned til jordi, og det lukkast vel, alt det tok seg til.
13 And I heard one saint speaking, and a saint said to a certain one speaking, How long shall the vision continue, [even] the removal of the sacrifice, and the bringing in of the sin of desolation; and [how long] shall the sanctuary and host be trampled?
Sidan høyrde eg ein heilag som tala, og ein annan heilag spurde honom som tala: «Kor lang tid sigtar ho på, syni um det daglege offeret og um brotet som valdar øyding, og um nedtrakkingi av både heilagdom og her?»
14 And he said to him, Evening and morning [there shall be] two thousand and four hundred days; and [then] the sanctuary shall be cleansed.
Då svara han meg: «Tvo tusund og tri hundrad kveldar og morgnar; etter det skal heilagdomen koma til retten sin att.»
15 And it came to pass, as I, [even] I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought to understand it, that, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
Då eg, Daniel, no hadde set denne syni og freista skyna henne, fekk eg sjå at det stod noko framfyre meg, som liktest ein mann.
16 And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ubal; and he called, and said, Gabriel, cause that man to understand the vision.
Og midt yver Ulai høyrde eg ei mannerøyst, som ropa og sagde: «Gabriel, tyd syni for denne mannen!»
17 And he came and stood near where I stood: and when he came, I was struck with awe, and fell upon my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man: for yet the vision is for an appointed time.
Då kom han innåt staden der eg stod; men eg vart rædd då han kom, og kasta meg å gruve. Og han sagde til meg: «Gjev gaum på dette, du menneskjeson; for syni sigtar på endetidi.»
18 And while he spoke with me, I fell upon my face to the earth: and he touched me, and set me on my feet.
Medan han soleis tala med meg, seig eg i uvit med andlitet mot jordi; men han rørde ved meg og reiste meg upp att.
19 And he said, Behold, I make you know the things that shall come to pass at the end of the wrath: for the vision [is] yet for an appointed time.
So sagde han: «Sjå, eg vil kunngjera deg kva som skal henda når det lid til endes med vreiden; for på endetidi sigtar dette.
20 The ram which you saw that had the horns is the king of the Medes and Persians.
Den tvihyrnte veren som du såg, tyder kongarne i Media og Persia.
21 The he-goat is the King of the Greeks: and the great horn which was between his eyes, he is the first king.
Men den raggute bukken er Javan-kongen, og det store hornet i skallen hans er den fyrste kongen.
22 And [as for] the one that was broken, in whose place there stood up four horns, four kings shall arise out of his nation, but not in their [own] strength.
Men at det brotna, og at det kom fire andre att i staden, det tyder at folket hans skal verta fire rike, men ikkje med hans kraft.
23 And at the latter time of their kingdom, when their sins are coming to the full, there shall arise a king bold in countenance, and understanding riddles.
Og ved slutten på veldet deira, når illgjerdsmennerne hev fyllt sitt mål, skal det koma upp ein konge, ubljug og meinsløg.
24 And his power [shall be] great, and he shall destroy wonderfully, and prosper, and practise, and shall destroy mighty men, and the holy people.
Veldet hans skal verta stort, men ikkje med hans kraft; og han skal gjera utruleg stor skade og hava heppa med seg i verket sitt; megtige skal han tyna, og eit folk av heilage.
25 And the yoke of his chain shall prosper: [there is] craft in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by craft shall destroy many, and he shall stand up for the destruction of many, and shall crush them as eggs in his hand.
Med di han er so klok, skal han hava slik heppa med seg i svikarferdi si; han skal setja seg store ting fyre, og uventande skal han tyna mange. Ja, mot hovdingen yver hovdingarne skal han setja seg upp; men utan manns hand skal han då verta krasa.
26 And the vision of the evening and morning that was mentioned is true: and do you seal the vision; for [it is] for many days.
Og sanning er syni um kveldarne og morgnarne, som no er umtala. Men gøym du denne syni, for ho peikar langt fram i tidi.»
27 And I Daniel fell asleep, and was sick: then I arose, and did the king's business; and I wondered at the vision, and there was none that understood [it].
Men eg, Daniel, vart reint utav det og låg sjuk ei tid. Sidan kom eg meg på føterne att og gjorde mi tenesta hjå kongen; og eg var forstøkt yver syni; men det var ingen som merka det.
