1 I n 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.

فِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ مِنْ حُكمِ المَلِكِ بِيلْشاصَّرَ، ظَهَرَتْ لِي، أنا دانِيالَ، رُؤيا أُخْرَى بَعدَ تِلكَ الَّتِي رَأيتُها فِي البِدايَةِ.

2 A nd 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.

رَأيتُ هَذِهِ الرُؤيَةَ بَينَما كُنتُ فِي العاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ، عاصِمَةِ مُقاطَعَةِ عَيِلامَ. وَقَد رَأيتُ هَذِهِ الرُّؤيا قُربَ نَهرِ أُولايَ.

3 T hen 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.

رَفَعتُ عَينَيَّ فَرَأيتُ كَبْشاً واقِفاً قُربَ النَّهرِ. وَكانَ لَهُ قَرنانِ طَوِيلانِ، أحَدُهُما أطوَلُ مِنَ الآخَرِ. فَظَهَرَ الطَّوِيلُ بَعدَ ظُهُورِ القَصِيرِ.

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.

رَأيتُ الكَبْشَ مُندَفِعاً نَحوَ الغَربِ وَالشَّمالِ وَالجَنُوبِ، وَلَمْ يَستَطِعْ أيُّ حَيَوانٍ الصُّمُودَ أمامَهُ وَاستَمَرَّ يَعمَلُ ما يُرِيدُ وَيَزدادُ فِي القُوَّةِ.

5 A nd 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.

وَبَينَما كُنتُ أنظُرُ، جاءَ تَيسٌ مِنَ الغَربِ عابِراً فَوقَ سَطْحِ الأرْضِ. لَمْ تَكُنْ قَدَماهُ تَلمِسانِ الأرْضَ، وَكانَ لِهُ قَرنٌ بارِزٌ بَينَ عَينَيهِ.

6 A nd 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.

ثُمَّ رَكَضَ بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِهِ نَحوَ الكَبْشِ ذِي القَرنَينِ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ سابِقاً يَقِفُ عِندَ النَّهرِ.

7 A nd 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.

وَرَأيتُهُ يَضرِبُ الكَبْشَ بِعُنفٍ شَدِيدٍ. وَحِينَ ضَرَبَ التَّيسُ الكَبْشَ كَسَرَ لَهُ قَرنَيهِ، فَلَمْ يَستَطِعِ الكَبْشُ الصُّمُودَ أمامَهُ. فَطَرَحَ التَّيسُ الكَبْشَ أرْضاً وَداسَ عَلَيهِ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ مَنْ يُنقِذُ الكَبْشَ.

8 T herefore 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.

ثُمَّ استَمَرَّ التَّيسُ يَزدادُ عَظَمَةً. لَكِن فِي قِمَّةِ قُوَّتِهِ، انكَسَرَ القَرنُ الكَبِيرُ وَخَرَجَتْ مَكانَهُ أربَعَةُ قُرُونٍ بارِزَةٍ. يَتَّجِهُ كُلٌّ مِنها نَحوَ جِهَةٍ مِنَ الجِّهاتِ الأربَعِ.

9 A nd 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.

وَخَرَجَ قَرنٌ صَغِيرٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ القُرُونِ الأربَعَةِ، وَاتَّجَهَ نَحوَ الجَنُوبِ الشَّرقِيِّ، نَحوَ الأرْضِ الجَمِيلَةِ.

10 A nd 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.

وَارتَفَعَ القَرنُ نَحوَ السَّماءِ، وَطَرَحَ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ النُّجُومِ وَالكَواكِبِ إلَى الأرْضِ وَداسَ عَلَيها.

11 Y ea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

وَرَفَعَ نَفسَهُ مُتَحَدِّياً رَبَّ جُندِ السَّماءِ. وَألغَى الذَّبِيحَةَ اليَومِيَّةَ، وَهَدَمَ الهَيكَلَ.

12 A nd 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.

وَبِسَبَبِ المَعْصِيَةِ، تَوَقَّفَ تَقدِيمُ الذَّبِيحَةِ اليَومِيَّةِ. فَعَلَ القَرْنُ الصَّغِيرُ هَذا، وَطرَحَ الحَقَّ إلَى الأرْضِ، وَنَجَحَ فِي ما عَمِلَ!

13 T hen 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?

وَسَمِعْتُ أحَدَ القِدِّيسينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ. فَقالَ أحَدُ القِدِّيسينَ لِلَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ: «كَمْ سَتَدُومُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ الَّتِي ظَهَرَت فِي الرُّؤيا – أي تَوَقُّفُ الذَّبِيحَةِ اليَومِيَّةِ بِسَبَبِ الإثمِ، وَدَوْسُ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ وَالجُندِ السَّماوِيِّ؟»

14 A nd he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

فَقالَ: «سَيَبقَى هَذا ألفَيْنِ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ نَهارٍ وَلَيلَةٍ، إلَى أنْ يُستَرَدَّ المَكانُ المُقَدَّسُ.» شَرحُ الرُّؤيا لِدانِيال

15 A nd 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.

حِينَ رَأيتُ، أنا دانِيالَ، الرُّؤيا طَلَبتُ مُساعَدَةً لِفِهمِها. وَفَجأةً ظَهَرَ شَخصٌ أمامِي، وَكانَ فِي هَيئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

16 A nd I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً بَشَرِيّاً مِنْ وَسَطِ النَّهرِ يَقولُ: «يا جِبرائِيلُ، اشرَحِ الرُّؤيا لِهَذا الرَّجُلِ.»

17 S o 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.

فَجاءَ جِبرائِيلُ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي كُنتُ واقِفاً فِيهِ، وَإذْ كانَ يَقتَرِبُ إلَيَّ ارتَعَبتُ جِدّاً وَسَقطتُ عَلَى وَجهِي. فَقالَ لِيَ: «افهَمُ أيُّها الإنسانُ، فَالرُّؤيا تَختَصُّ بِنِهايَةِ الزَّمَنِ.»

18 N ow 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.

وَحِينَ تَكَلَّمَ إلَيَّ أُغمَيَ عَلَيَّ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمَسَنِي وَأوقَفَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ.

19 A nd 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.

حِينَئِذٍ قالَ لِي: «ها أنا سَأُخبِرُكَ بِما سَيَحدُثُ بَعدَ الغَضَبِ، أي بَعدَ انتِهاءِ الوَقتِ المُعَيَّنِ.

20 T he ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

«الكَبْشُ ذُو القَرنَينِ الَّذِي رَأيتَهُ يُمَثِّلُ مَلِكَ الإمبَراطُورِيَّةِ المادِيَّةِ وَالفارِسِيَّةِ.

21 A nd the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

وَالتَيسُ يُمَثِّلُ حُكمَ اليُونانِ، وَالقَرنُ الضَّخمُ الَّذِي بَينَ عَينَيهِ يُمَثِّلُ المُلكَ الأوَّلَ.

22 N ow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

أمّا كَسْرُ القَرنِ الأوَّلِ وَخُرُوجُ أربَعَةِ قُرُونٍ مِنْهُ، فَيُمَثِّلُ قِيامَ أربَعِ مَمالِكَ بَعدَ مَوتِ المَلِكِ الأوَّلِ، مَعَ أنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَكُونُوا بِقُوَّتِهِ.

23 A nd 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.

«وَفِي نِهايَةِ مُلْكِهِمْ، وَحِينَ تَصِلُ المَعصِيَةُ ذُروَتَها، سَيَقُومُ مَلِكٌ عَنِيدٌ وَقاسٍ يَعْمَلُ بِالمَكْرِ.

24 A nd 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.

سَيَكُونُ قَوِيّاً جِدّاً، مَعَ أنَّ قُوَّتَهُ لَنْ تَكُونَ مِثلَ قُوَّةِ المَلِكِ الأوَّلِ. سَيَكُونُ مُدَمِّراً بِشَكلٍ مُدهِشٍ وَسَيَتَقَدَّمُ فِي كُلِّ ما يَعمَلُهُ. وَسَيُهلِكُ القادَةَ الأقوِياءَ وَالشَّعْبَ المُقَدَّسَ.

25 A nd 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.

«سَيَنجَحُ بِذَكائِهِ وَخِداعِهِ، وَسَيَنسِبُ العَظَمَةَ إلَى نَفسِهِ. وَخِلالَ فَترَةٍ مِنَ السَّلامِ سَيَقتُلُ كَثِيرِينَ. حَتَّى إنَّهُ سَيَقِفُ لِيُقاوِمَ رَئِيسَ الرُّؤَساءِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَتَحَطَّمُ دُونَ أيِّ تَدَخُّلٍ بَشَرِيٍّ.

26 A nd 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.

«رُؤيا المَساءِ وَالصَّباحِ الَّتِي أُعلِنَت لَكَ صَحِيحَةٌ. أمّا أنتَ فَاختِمْ عَلَى الرُّؤيا، فَهِيَ لَنْ تَتِمَّ إلّا بَعدَ فَترَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.»

27 A nd 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.

أنا، دانِيالَ، مَرِضتُ لِعِدَّةِ أيّامٍ، ثُمَّ نَهَضتُ وَاستأنَفْتُ عَمَلِي عِندَ المَلِكِ. وَكُنتُ مُندَهِشاً مِنَ الرُّؤيا الَّتِي ما زِلتُ لا أفهَمُها.