1 I n the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that appeared to 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 the vision and it seemed that I was at Shushan the palace or fortress, which is in the province of Elam, and I saw in the 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 A nd I lifted up my 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 one 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 looked and saw the ram pushing and charging westward and northward and southward; no beast could stand before him, neither could anyone rescue from his power, but he did according to his will and pleasure and magnified himself.

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

5 A s I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground, and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable 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 the two horns which I had seen standing on the bank of the river and ran at him in the heat of his power.

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

7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him and he struck the ram and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but the goat threw him to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

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 A nd the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly, and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the heavens.

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 O ut of littleness and small beginnings one of them came forth, a horn whose grew exceedingly great toward the south and toward the east and toward the ornament.

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

10 A nd grew great, even against the host of heaven, and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground and trampled on them,

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

11 Y es, magnified itself, even against the Prince of the host; and from Him the continual was taken away and the place of sanctuary was cast down and profaned.

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

12 A nd the host was given together with the continual burnt offering because of the transgression. And righteousness and truth were cast down to the ground, and it accomplished this 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 a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one that spoke, For how long is the vision concerning the continual offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?

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 to him and to me, For 2, 300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed and restored.

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

15 W hen I, even I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; then behold, there stood before me one with 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 the Ulai which called and said, Gabriel, make this man 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 frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, Understand, O son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.

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 fell stunned and in deep unconsciousness with my face to 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 you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it has to do with the time of the end.

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

20 T he ram you saw having two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

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

21 A nd the shaggy and rough he-goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

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

22 A nd as for the horn which was shattered, in whose place four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise out of his nation but not having 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 at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached the fullness, a king of fierce countenance and understanding dark trickery and craftiness 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 corrupt and destroy astonishingly and shall prosper and do his own pleasure, and he shall corrupt and destroy the mighty men and the holy people (the people of the saints).

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 he shall cause trickery to prosper in his hand; he shall magnify himself in his heart and mind, and in their security he will corrupt and destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken and that by no 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 T he vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been told you is true. But seal up the vision, for it has to do with and belongs to the distant future.

«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 days. Afterward I rose up and did the king’s business; and I wondered at the vision, but there was no one who understood it or could make it understood.

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