Daniel 8
1 During the third year that Belshazzar was the King [of Babylonia], I had another vision.
NELL'anno terzo del regno del re Belsasar, una visione apparve a me, Daniele, dopo [quella che] mi era apparita al principio.
2 In that vision I was in Susa, the capital city of Elam Province. I was [standing] alongside the Ulai Canal.
Io adunque riguardava in visione (or io [era], quando vidi [quella visione], in Susan, stanza reale, ch'[è] nella provincia di Elam); riguardava, [dico], in visione, essendo in sul fiume Ulai.
3 I looked up and saw a ram that was standing alongside the canal. It had two [long] horns, but the newest one was longer than the other one.
Ed alzai gli occhi, e riguardai, ed ecco un montone stava in piè dirincontro al fiume, il quale avea due corna, e quelle due corna [erano] alte; me l'uno [era] più alto dell'altro, e il più alto saliva l'ultimo.
4 The ram butted/knocked away [with its horns] everything that was west and everything that was north and everything that was south of it. There were no [other] animals that were able to oppose it, and none that could rescue/save [other animals] from its power. The ram did whatever it wanted to do and became very powerful.
Io vidi che quel montone cozzava verso l'Occidente, verso il Settentrione, e verso il Mezzodì; e niuna bestia poteva durar davanti a lui; e non [vi era] alcuno che riscotesse di man sua, e faceva ciò che gli piaceva, e divenne grande.
5 While I was thinking [about what I had seen, in the vision] I saw a goat come from the west. It ran across the land so quickly, that [it seemed like] its feet did not touch the ground. This goat had one very large horn between its eyes.
Ed io posi mente, ed ecco un becco veniva d'Occidente, sopra la faccia di tutta la terra, e non toccava punto la terra; e questo becco avea un corno ritorto in mezzo degli occhi.
6 It was very angry, and it ran [straight] toward the ram that I had seen [previously, the ram] that was standing alongside the canal.
Ed esso venne fino al montone che avea quelle due corna, il quale io avea veduto stare in piè, dirincontro al fiume; e corse sopra lui nel furor della sua forza.
7 The goat struck the ram furiously and broke off its two horns, with the result that the ram was unable [to defend itself]. [So] the goat knocked the ram down and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
Ed io vidi che, essendo presso del montone, egli infellonì contro a lui, e cozzò il montone, e fiaccò le sue due corna, e non vi fu forza nel montone da durar davanti a lui; laonde lo gettò per terra, e lo calpestò; e non vi fu chi scampasse il montone di man sua.
8 The goat became very powerful. But when its power was very great, its horn was broken off. But four [other] large horns took its place. They each pointed in a different direction.
E il becco divenne sommamente grande; ma come egli si fu fortificato, quel gran corno fu rotto; e in luogo di quello, sorsero quattro [altre corna] ritorte, verso i quattro venti del cielo.
9 [Then] from one of those [large horns] appeared a little horn, which became very big, [and pointed] toward the south and [then] toward the east and [then] toward the beautiful land [of Israel].
E dell'uno d'essi uscì un piccol corno, il quale divenne molto grande verso il Mezzodì, e verso il Levante, e verso il [paese della] bellezza;
10 [The man who was represented by] that horn became very strong, with the result that he attacked some of the [soldiers of the] army of heaven, and (OR, meaning) the stars in the sky [which represented God’s people]. He threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them.
e divenne grande fino all'esercito del cielo, ed abbattè in terra [una parte] di quell'esercito, e delle stelle, e le calpestò.
11 He (defied/considered himself to be greater than) the leader of the army [of heaven], and prevented [priests from] offering sacrifices to him. He also (defiled the temple/caused the temple to become unholy).
Anzi si fece grande fino al capo dell'esercito; e da quel [corno] fu tolto via il [sacrificio] continuo e fu gettata a basso la stanza del santuario d'esso.
12 Then God’s people allowed the [man who was represented by] that horn to control/rule them, with the result that they sinned by offering sacrifices to him. And he threw to the ground the [laws that contained the] true religion. Everything that he did was successful.
E l'esercito fu esposto a misfatto contro al [sacrificio] continuo; ed egli gettò la verità in terra, ed operò, e prosperò.
13 Then I heard two angels who were talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the things/events that were in this vision continue? How long will the man who rebels against God and causes [the temple] to be defiled be able to prevent [priests from] offering sacrifices? How long will he trample on the temple and on the armies of heaven?”
Ed io udii un santo, che parlava; e un [altro] santo disse a quel tale che parlava: Fino a quando [durerà] la visione intorno al [servigio] continuo, ed al misfatto che devasta? [infino a quando] saranno il santuario, e l'esercito, esposti ad esser calpestati?
14 The other angel replied, “[It will continue] for 1,150 days. During all of that time, [people will not be permitted to offer sacrifices] in the morning or in the evening. After that, the temple will be purified.”
Ed egli mi disse: Fino a duemila trecento [giorni di] sera, e mattina; poi il santuario sarà giustificato.
15 While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly [an angel] who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.
Ora, quando io Daniele ebbi veduta la visione, ne richiesi l'intendimento; ed ecco, davanti a me stava come la sembianza di un uomo.
16 And I heard a man call out from [the other side of] the Ulai Canal, saying, “Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision [that he saw]!”
Ed io udii la voce d'un uomo, nel mezzo di Ulai, il qual gridò, e disse: Gabriele, dichiara a costui la visione.
17 So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that [the events that you saw in] the vision will occur [near] the time that [the world] will end.”
Ed esso venne presso del luogo dove io stava; e quando fu venuto, io fui spaventato, e caddi sopra la mia faccia; ed egli mi disse: Intendi, figliuol d'uomo; perciocchè questa visione [è] per lo tempo della fine.
18 While he was speaking, I fainted. I lay there, unconscious, with my face still on the ground. But Gabriel put his hand on me and lifted me up in order that I could stand again.
E mentre egli parlava a me, mi addormentai profondamente, con la faccia in terra; ma egli mi toccò, e mi fece rizzare in piè, nel luogo dove io stava.
19 Then he said, “I [have come here to] tell you what will happen because of [God] being angry. These things will happen near the time when [the world] will end.
E disse: Ecco, io ti farò assapere ciò che avverrà, alla fine dell'indegnazione; perciocchè [vi sarà] una fine al tempo ordinato.
20 As for the ram with two horns that you saw, those horns [represent] the kingdoms of Media and Persia.
Il montone con due corna, che tu hai veduto, [significa] i re di Media, e di Persia.
21 The goat [that you saw represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes [represents] its first king.
E il becco irsuto[significa] il re di Iavan; e il gran corno, ch'[era] in mezzo de' suoi occhi, è il primo re.
22 As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they [represent] four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided [after the first king dies]. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong/powerful as the first kingdom was.
E ciò che quello è stato rotto, e quattro son sorti in luogo di esso[significa che] quattro regni sorgeranno della [medesima] nazione, ma non già con medesima possanza di quello.
23 The people [in those kingdoms] will become very wicked, with the result that it will be necessary for them to be punished. But near the time when those kingdoms will end, one of those kingdoms will have a king who will be very proud/defiant [IDM]. He will [also] be very fierce and very deceitful.
Ed alla fine del lor regno, quando gli scellerati saranno venuti al colmo, sorgerà un re audace, e sfacciato, ed intendente in sottigliezze.
24 He will become very powerful, but it will not be because of what he himself does. He will terribly destroy things in many places, and he will succeed in doing everything that he wants to. He will get rid of [many] powerful men, and [also] some of God’s people.
E la sua potenza si fortificherà, ma non già per la sua forza; ed egli farà di strane ruine, e prospererà, ed opererà, e distruggerà i possenti, e il popolo de' santi.
25 Because he is very cunning/clever, he will succeed by doing things that deceive many people. He will be proud of himself. He will destroy many people when they think that they are safe. He will also rebel against [God] [EUP], who is the greatest king. But [God] will destroy him, without the help [MTY] of any human being.
E per lo suo senno, la frode prospererà in man sua; ed egli si magnificherà nel cuor suo, e in pace ne distruggerà molti; e si eleverà contro al Principe de' principi; ma sarà rotto senza [opera di] mani.
26 What you saw in the vision about [priests being prevented from making] sacrifices in the morning and in the evening, which [I] explained [to you], will surely happen. But [for the present time], do not reveal the vision [to others], because it will be many years before those things happen.”
E la visione de' giorni di sera, e mattina, ch'è stata detta, è verità; or tu, serra la visione; perciocchè [è di cose che avverranno] di qui a molto tempo.
27 Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and [returned to] doing the work that the king [had given to me], but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.
Ed io Daniele fui tutto disfatto, e languido per [molti] giorni; poi mi levai, e feci gli affari del re; ed io stupiva della visione; ma niuno se ne avvide.
