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Ang Palanan-awon ni Daniel Parte sa Karnero kag sa Kanding

Sang ikatatlo nga tuig sang paghari ni Belshazar, may palanan-awon liwat ako. Sa akon palanan-awon nakita ko nga nagatindog ako sa higad sang Suba sang Ulai didto sa napaderan nga siyudad sang Susa, sa probinsya sang Elam. Dayon may nakita ako nga isa ka lalaki nga karnero nga nagatindog sa higad sang suba. May duha siya ka malaba nga sungay. Pero sang ulihi naglaba pa gid ang isa ka sungay sang sa isa. Nakita ko siya nga nagapanungay sa bisan diin nga lugar. Wala sing iban nga sapat nga makapugong sa iya, kag wala man sing may makapalagyo sa iya. Gani pagusto lang siya sa iya ginahimo kag nangin gamhanan siya.

Samtang ginatan-aw ko ato, gulpi lang nga may nag-abot nga kanding halin sa nakatundan. Naglibot ini sa kalibutan nga wala nagadapat ang iya mga tiil sa duta sa kadasigon. May pinasahi siya nga sungay sa ulot sang iya mga mata. Ginsalakay niya sang bug-os niya nga kusog ang lalaki nga karnero nga may duha ka sungay, nga nakita ko nga nagatindog sa higad sang suba. Sa iya puwerte nga kaakig, wala niya pag-untati salakay ang karnero hasta nga napungal ang duha ka sungay sini. Indi na makabato ang karnero, gani natumba ini kag gintasak-tasak sang kanding. Wala gid sing may nakabulig sa iya. Nangin gamhanan pa gid ang kanding. Pero sang puwerte na gid ang iya pagkagamhanan, napungal ang iya sungay. Pero gintubuan ini sang apat ka pinasahi nga mga sungay nga nagapuntirya sa apat ka direksyon sang kalibutan.

Ang isa sang apat gintubuan sang gamay nga sungay. Nangin gamhanan ini nga sungay sa bagatnan kag sa sidlangan kag sa matahom nga duta sang Israel. 10 Ang iya pagkagamhanan naglambot hasta sa kalangitan kag ginpanghulog niya ang iban nga langitnon nga mga tinuga kag mga bituon, kag dayon gintasak-tasak niya. 11 Ginkabig niya ang iya kaugalingon nga mas gamhanan sang sa Pangulo sang langitnon nga mga tinuga.[a] Ginpauntat niya ang adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad sa templo sang Dios, kag ginhalitan niya ang templo. 12 Sa sini nga paglapas niya, ginpasakop sa iya ang langitnon nga mga tinuga kag ang adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad. Ginbaliwala niya ang kamatuoran, kag nagmadinalag-on siya sa iya mga ginhimo.

13 Dayon nabatian ko ang duha ka anghel nga nagaestoryahanay. Nagpamangkot ang isa ka anghel sa isa, “Ano ayhan kalawig ang katumanan sang palanan-awon parte sa pagpauntat sang adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad, sa paglapas sa templo nga mangin kabangdanan nga pabay-an ini, sa pagtugyan sa templo sa mga kaaway, kag sa pagtasak-tasak sang langitnon nga mga tinuga?”[b] 14 Nagsabat sa iya ang isa ka anghel, “Matabo ini sa sulod sang 2,300 ka aga kag hapon[c] kag dayon limpyuhan ang templo.”

Ginsaysay ni Gabriel ang Kahulugan sang Damgo

15 Samtang nagatan-aw ako sang sadto nga palanan-awon kag nagahunahuna kon ano ang iya kahulugan, gulpi lang nga may nagtindog sa akon atubangan nga daw sa tawo. 16 Dayon may nabatian ako nga tingog sang tawo halin sa Suba sang Ulai nga nagsiling, “Gabriel, isaysay sa iya ang kahulugan sang palanan-awon nga iya nakita.”

17 Sang nagpalapit si Gabriel sa akon, nagluhod ako sa kahadlok. Pero nagsiling siya, “Tawo, dapat maintiendihan mo nga ang imo palanan-awon parte sa katapusan nga tion.” 18 Samtang nagapakighambal siya sa akon, nalipong ako nga nagahapa sa duta. Pero gin-uyatan niya ako kag ginpabangon. 19 Nagsiling siya, “Sugiran ko ikaw kon ano ang matabo sa palaabuton kon ipakita na sang Dios ang iya kaakig, kay gintalana na ina nga katapusan nga tion. 20 Atong karnero nga may duha ka sungay nagarepresentar sang mga ginharian sang Media kag Persia. 21 Atong kanding nagarepresentar sang ginharian sang Grecia, kag ang dako nga sungay sa ulot sang iya mga mata nagarepresentar sang nahauna nga hari. 22 Ang apat ka sungay nga nagtubo sang mapungal ang nahauna nga sungay nagarepresentar sang apat ka ginharian sang Grecia nga nagbinahin-bahin. Pero ang ila mga hari indi pareho kagamhanan sa hari nga nauna sa ila.

23 “Sa ulihi nga mga inadlaw sang paggahom sang sini nga mga hari, sa tion nga ang ila pagpakasala puwerte na gid, magahari ang isa ka mapintas kag madaya nga hari. 24 Mangin gamhanan siya, pero indi pareho kagamhanan sa hari nga nauna sa iya.[d] Matingala ang mga tawo sa himuon niya nga pagpanglaglag, kag mangin madinalag-on siya sa bisan ano nga iya pagahimuon. Laglagon niya ang gamhanan nga mga tawo kag ang pinili nga katawhan sang Dios. 25 Tungod sa iya abilidad, mangin madinalag-on siya sa iya pagpangdaya. Magapabugal siya sang iya kaugalingon, kag madamo nga mga tawo ang pamatyon niya nga wala sing pulupaandam. Magabato pa gid siya sa Pangulo sang mga pangulo. Pero sa ulihi, laglagon siya indi sa gahom sang tawo kundi sa gahom sang Dios.

26 Daniel, matuod gid ang ginsugid ko sa imo parte sa pagpauntat sang aga kag hapon[e] nga mga paghalad. Pero indi mo lang anay pag-ipanugid ini kay madugay pa man ini matabo.”

27 Pagkatapos sadto, ako, si Daniel, nagpalangluya kag nagmasakit sing mga pila ka adlaw. Pag-ayo ko, nagbalik ako sa trabaho nga gintugyan sa akon sang hari. Pero sige gihapon ang akon palibog sadtong palanan-awon nga akon nakita. Mabudlay ato intiendihon.

Footnotes

  1. 8:11 Pangulo sang langitnon nga mga tinuga: posible ang Dios.
  2. 8:13 sa pagtugyan… tinuga: ukon, sa pagtugyan sa templo kag sa langitnon nga mga tinuga agod tasak-tasakon.
  3. 8:14 2,300 ka aga kag hapon: Siguro ang 2,300 amo ang kadamuon sang pang-aga kag panghapon nga mga halad sa sulod sang 1,150 ka adlaw. (Tan-awa man sa Ezr. 3:3 parte sa sini nga mga halad.) Ang panghapon nga halad ginahimo sang nagasalop na ang adlaw.
  4. 8:24 pero indi… sa iya: ukon, pero indi paagi sa iya gahom.
  5. 8:26 hapon: sang nagasalop na ang adlaw.

Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

In the third year of King Belshazzar’s(A) reign, I, Daniel, had a vision,(B) after the one that had already appeared to me. In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa(C) in the province of Elam;(D) in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. I looked up,(E) and there before me was a ram(F) with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power.(G) It did as it pleased(H) and became great.

As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it,(I) and none could rescue the ram from its power.(J) The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off,(K) and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.(L)

Out of one of them came another horn, which started small(M) but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.(N) 10 It grew until it reached(O) the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth(P) and trampled(Q) on them. 11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander(R) of the army of the Lord;(S) it took away the daily sacrifice(T) from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down.(U) 12 Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.(V)

13 Then I heard a holy one(W) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(X)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(Y) of the Lord’s people?”

14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(Z)

The Interpretation of the Vision

15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision(AA) and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.(AB) 16 And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai(AC) calling, “Gabriel,(AD) tell this man the meaning of the vision.”(AE)

17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate.(AF) “Son of man,”[b] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”(AG)

18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.(AH) Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.(AI)

19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(AJ) because the vision concerns the appointed time(AK) of the end.[c](AL) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(AM) 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece,(AN) and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.(AO) 22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.

23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.(AP) 25 He will cause deceit(AQ) to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes.(AR) Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.(AS)

26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(AT) but seal(AU) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(AV)

27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted(AW) for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business.(AX) I was appalled(AY) by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:12 Or rebellion, the armies
  2. Daniel 8:17 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
  3. Daniel 8:19 Or because the end will be at the appointed time

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.