1 ف ِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى لِحُكمِ دارِيُوسَ بنِ أحْشُورِيوشَ الَّذِي يَنحَدِرُ مِنْ نَسلِ المادِيِّينَ وَالَّذِي تُوِّجَ مَلِكاً عَلَى الكَلْدانِيِّينَ،

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

2 أ نا دانِيالَ، كُنتُ أتَفَحَّصُ الكُتُبَ المُقَدَّسَةَ وَلاحَظتُ أنَّ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ إلَى النَبِيِّ إرْمِيا تَقُولُ إنَّ الهَيكَلَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ سَيَبقَى خَرِباً لِسَبعِينَ سَنَةٍ.

in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by the books that the number of the years, whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishment of the desolations of Jerusalem, was seventy years.

3 ف َتَوَجَّهتُ إلَى الرَّبَّ الإلَهِ بِالصَّلَواتِ وَالتَضَرُّعاتِ وَالصَّومِ، وَلَبِسْتُ الخَيشَ وَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى الرَّمادِ.

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

4 ص َلَّيتُ إلَى إلَهِي وَاعتَرَفتُ بِخَطايايَ، فَقُلْتُ: «يا رَبُّ، أيُّها الإلَهُ العَظِيمُ المُهِيبُ الَّذِي يَحفَظُ العَهدَ وَالمَحَبَّةَ لِلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَهُ وَيُطِيعُونَ وَصاياهُ،

and I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made my confession, and said, Alas Lord! the great and terrible God, keeping covenant and loving-kindness with them that love him, and that keep his commandments:

5 أ خطَأْنا وَضَلَلْنا وَعَمِلْنا أُمُوراً شِرِّيرَةً. وَعَصَيْنا وَابتَعَدْنا عَن كُلِّ وَصاياكَ وَأحكامِكَ،

we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy commandments and from thine ordinances.

6 و َلَمْ نَسمَعْ لِخُدّامِكَ الأنبِياءِ الَّذِينَ تَكَلَّمُوا باسمِكَ لِمُلُوكِنا وَرُؤَسائِنا وَلآبائِنا وَلِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ.

And we have not hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 « لَكَ البِرُّ، أمّا نَحنُ رِجالَ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَكُلَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ المُشَتَّتِينَ فِي كُلِّ البِلادِ القَرِيبَةِ وَالبَعِيدَةِ – حَيثُ شَتَّتَّهُمْ بَعدَ أنْ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيكَ – فَلَنا الخِزيُ.

Thine, O Lord, is the righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, in all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their unfaithfulness in which they have been unfaithful against thee.

8 ن َعَمْ يا اللهُ ، الخِزيُ لَنا وَلِمُلُوكِنا وَرُؤَسائِنا وَلآبائِنا الَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا إلَيكَ.

O Lord, unto us is confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

9 « أمّا أنتَ أيُّها الرَّبُّ إلَهَنا فَلَكَ الرَّحمَةُ وَالغُفرانُ لأنَّنا تَمَرَّدنا عَلَيكَ.

With the Lord our God are mercies and pardons, for we have rebelled against him;

10 ف َلَمْ نُطِعِ إلَهَنا حِينَ أمَرَنا بِأنْ نَعِيشَ بِحَسَبِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أعطاها لَنا مِنْ خِلالِ خُدّامِهِ الأنبِياءِ.

and we have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us through his servants the prophets.

11 ك ُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ تَعَدَّوْا شَرِيعَتَكَ وَضَلُّوا بِعَدَمِ استِماعِهِمْ لِصَوتِكَ. وَقَدْ جَلَبْتَ عَلَينا اللَّعَناتِ وَالأقسامَ المَكتُوبَةَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى خادِمِ اللهِ، لأنَّنا أخطَأنا إلَيكَ.

And all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside so as not to listen unto thy voice. And the curse hath been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God: for we have sinned against him.

12 « وَهَكَذا تَمَّمَ اللهُ كَلِمَتُهُ الَّتِي قالَها ضِدَّنا وَضِدَّ قادَتِنا. فَحَلَّتْ كارِثَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ بِمَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لا تُشبِهُ أيَّةَ كارِثَةٍ أُخْرَى تَحتَ السَّماءِ.

And he hath performed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; so that there hath not been done under the whole heaven as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

13 ك ُلُّ الضِّيقِ الَّذِي كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى حَدَثَ لَنا، تَماماً كَما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ. وَمَعَ هَذا، لَمْ نَطلُبِ اللهَ أوْ نَتُبْ عَن سُلُوكِنا الخاطِئِ وَعَنْ عَدَمِ فَهمِنا لِلحَقِّ.

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us; yet we besought not Jehovah our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

14 ف َأعَدَّ اللهُ هَذا العِقابَ ثُمَّ أوقَعَهُ عَلَينا. إلَهُنا عادِلٌ فِي كُلِّ ما يَعمَلُ، أمّا نَحنُ فَلَمْ نُطِعْ صَوتَهُ.

And Jehovah hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he hath done; and we have not hearkened unto his voice.

15 « وَالآنَ أيُّها الرَّبُّ إلَهُنا، أنتَ أخرَجْتَ شَعبَكَ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِيَدٍ جَبَّارَةٍ، فَجَعَلْتَ اسمَكَ مَعرُوفاً إلَى هَذا اليَومِ. لَكِنَّنا أخطَأنا وَأثِمْنا.

—And now, O Lord our God, who broughtest thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and hast made thee a name, as it is this day,—we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 ي ا رَبُّ أبعِدْ غَضَبَكَ عَن مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، عَن جَبَلِكَ المُقَدَّسِ بِحَسَبِ إحْساناتِكَ. فَبِسَبَبِ آثامِ آبائِنا وَخَطايانا صارَتْ مَدينَةُ القُدْسِ وَشَعبُكَ مُحتَقَرِينَ فِي نَظَرِ البِلادِ المُجاوِرَةِ.

Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people a reproach to all round about us.

17 « يا إلَهَنا، استَمِعْ إلَى صَلَواتِ خادِمِكَ وَطِلباتِهِ لأجلِ الرَّحمَةِ. أشرِقْ بِوَجهِكَ عَلَى هَيكَلِكَ الخَرِبِ، مِنْ أجلِكَ أيُّها الرَّبُّ.

And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

18 ي ا إلَهِي، أمِلْ أُذنَكَ وَاسمَعْ، افتَحْ عَينَيكَ وَانظُرْ خَرائِبَنا وَدَمارَ المَدِينَةِ المَدعُوَّةِ باسمِكَ. إنَّنا لا نَطلُبُ الرَّحمَةَ عَلَى أساسِ أعمالِنا الصّالِحَةِ، بَلْ نَطلُبُها بِسَبَبِ رَحمَتِكَ العَظِيمَةِ.

Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.

19 ي ا رَبُّ اسْمَعنا. يا رَبُّ اغفِرْ لَنا. يا رَبُّ استَمِعْ وَاستَجِبْ لَنا. لأجلِ نَفسِكَ لا تَتَأخَّرْ، لأنَّ شَعبَكَ وَمَدِينَتَكَ يُدْعَوْنَ باسمِكَ.» تَفسِيرُ المَلاك

Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, hearken and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God! for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

20 و َبَينَما كُنتُ أتَكَلَّمُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأعتَرِفُ بِخَطايايَ وَخَطايا شَعبِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَأُقَدِّمُ طِلبَتِي لِأجلِ الرَّحمَةِ أمامَ إلَهِي السّاكِنِ فِي جَبَلِهِ المُقَدَّسِ –

And whilst I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Jehovah my God for the holy mountain of my God;

21 أ ي بَينَما كُنتُ أُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلاةَ – طارَ الرَّجُلُ جِبرِيلُ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ قَبلاً فِي الرُّؤيا مُسرِعاً فَوَصَلَ إلَيَّ فِي وَقتِ ذَبِيحَةِ المَساءِ.

whilst I was yet speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

22 و َقَد جاءَ إلَيَّ لِيُساعِدَنِي كَي أفهَمَ، فَقالَ: «يا دانِيالُ، جِئتُ لِلتَوِّ لِأُعَلِّمَكَ وَلِأُساعِدَكَ أنْ تَفهَمَ.

And he informed, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.

23 م ُنذُ أنْ بَدَأتَ تُصَلِّي طَلَباً للِرَّحمَةِ، صَدَرَ إلَيَّ أمرٌ بِأنْ آتِي وَأُخبِرَكَ بِأنَّكَ مَحبُوبٌ. فَانتَبِهْ إلَى كَلِمَةِ اللهِ وَافهَمِ الرُّؤيا.

At the beginning of thy supplications the word went forth, and I am come to declare; for thou art one greatly beloved. Therefore consider the word, and have understanding in the vision:

24 « لَقَد تَمَّ تَعْيّينُ سَبعِينَ أُسبُوعاً لِشَعبِكَ وَلِمَدِينَتِكَ المُقَدَّسَةِ لإنهاءِ الإثمِ وَالخَطِيَّةِ، وَللِتَّكفِيرِ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ، وَلإحضارِ البِرِّ السَّرمَدِيِّ وَلِخَتْمِ الرُّؤيا وَالنُبُوَّةِ، وَلِمَسحِ قُدسِ الأقداسِ.

Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to close the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make expiation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal the vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

25 « فَاعلَمْ وَافهَمْ أنَّهُ مِنْ إعطاءِ الأمرِ بِرَدِّ الشَّعبِ وَإعادَةِ بِناءِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَحَتَّى مَجِيءِ المَسِيحِ الرَّئِيسِ، سَيَكُونُ هُناكَ سَبعَةُ أسابِيعَ. وَخِلالَ اثْنَينِ وَسِتِّينَ أُسبُوعاً، سَيُعادُ بِناءُ ساحَةِ المَدِينَةِ وَخَندَقِ المِياهِ حَولَها. وَسَتَكُونُ هُناكَ ضِيقاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي تِلْكَ الأثْناءِ.

Know therefore and understand: From the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah, the Prince, are seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. The street and the moat shall be built again, even in troublous times.

26 و َفِي نِهايَةِ الاثْنَينِ وَالسِتِّينَ أُسبُوعاً، سَيُقتَلُ المَسِيحُ، وَلَيسَ لَهُ. وَقَوّاتُ الرَّئيِسِ القادِمِ سَتُخَرِّبُ المَدِينَةَ وَالهَيكَلَ. سَتَكُونُ النِّهايَةُ كَطُوفانٍ، وَسَيَكُونُ القِتالُ وَالتَّدمِيرُ مَحتُومَينِ حَتَّى النِّهايَةِ.

And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war,—the desolations determined.

27 و َسَيَفرِضُ المُخَرِّبُ مُعاهَدَةً عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ لِمُدَّةِ أُسبُوعٍ. وَسَيُوقِفُ الذَّبائِحَ وَالتَّقدِماتِ لِمُدَّةِ نِصفِ أُسبُوعٍ. وَيأتِي النَّجِسُ المُخَرِّبُ، إلَى أنْ يَحِلَّ قَضاءُ اللهِ المَحتُومُ بِتَدمِيرِ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ تَماماً.»

And he shall confirm a covenant with the many one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and because of the protection of abominations a desolator, even until that the consumption and what is determined shall be poured out upon the desolate.