1 N o terceiro ano do reinado do rei Belsazar, eu, Daniel, tive outra visão, a segunda.

¶ In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, Daniel, after that vision which had appeared unto me before.

2 N a minha visão eu me vi na cidadela de Susã, na província de Elão; na visão eu estava junto do canal de Ulai.

And I saw in the vision; (and it came to pass, when I saw it, that I was at Shushan, which is the head of the kingdom in the province of Persia); so that I saw in that vision, being by the river of Ulai,

3 O lhei para cima e, diante de mim, junto ao canal, estava um carneiro; seus dois chifres eram compridos, um mais que o outro, mas o mais comprido cresceu depois do outro.

and I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, a ram was standing before the river, which had two horns; and even though they were high, the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

4 O bservei o carneiro enquanto ele avançava para o oeste, para o norte e para o sul. Nenhum animal conseguia resistir-lhe, e ninguém podia livrar-se do seu poder. Ele fazia o que bem desejava e foi ficando cada vez maior.

I saw that the ram smote with the horns to the west, to the north, and to the south and that no beast could stand before him, nor could anyone escape from his hand; but he did according to his will and made himself great.

5 E nquanto eu considerava isso, de repente um bode, com um chifre enorme entre os olhos, veio do oeste, percorrendo toda a extensão da terra sem encostar no chão.

And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west upon the face of the whole earth and did not touch the earth: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 E le veio na direção do carneiro de dois chifres que eu tinha visto ao lado do canal, e avançou contra ele com grande fúria.

And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river and ran against him in the fury of his power.

7 E u o vi atacar furiosamente o carneiro, atingi-lo e quebrar os seus dois chifres. O carneiro não teve forças para resistir a ele; o bode o derrubou no chão e o pisoteou, e ninguém foi capaz de livrar o carneiro do seu poder.

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he rose up against him and smote him, and broke his two horns: because the ram did not have the strength to stand before him; therefore he cast him down to the ground and trod him under; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 O bode tornou-se muito grande, mas no auge da sua força o seu grande chifre foi quebrado, e em seu lugar cresceram quatro chifres enormes, na direção dos quatro ventos da terra.

And the he goat made himself very great, and when he was at his greatest strength, that great horn was broken; and in its place came up another four marvellous ones toward the four winds of heaven.

9 D e um deles saiu um pequeno chifre, que logo cresceu em poder na direção do sul, do leste e da Terra Magnífica.

And out of the first of them came forth a little horn, which grew much toward the south and toward the east and toward the desirable land.

10 C resceu até alcançar o exército dos céus, e atirou na terra parte do exército das estrelas e os pisoteou.

And it magnified itself unto the host of heaven, and it cast down part of the host and of the stars to the ground and trod them under.

11 T anto cresceu que chegou a desafiar o príncipe do exército; suprimiu o sacrifício diário oferecido ao príncipe, e o local do santuário foi destruído.

Even against the prince of the host did he magnify himself, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast to the earth.

12 P or causa da rebelião, o exército dos santos e o sacrifício diário foram dados ao chifre. Ele tinha êxito em tudo o que fazia, e a verdade foi lançada por terra.

And the host was given over by reason of the prevarication upon the daily sacrifice; and he cast the truth to the ground; and he did whatever he would and prospered.

13 E ntão ouvi dois anjos conversando, e um deles perguntou ao outro: “Quanto tempo durarão os acontecimentos anunciados por esta visão? Até quando será suprimido o sacrifício diário e a rebelião devastadora prevalecerá? Até quando o santuário e o exército ficarão entregues ao poder do chifre e serão pisoteados?”

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto the one which spoke, How long shall the vision of the daily sacrifice last and the prevarication of desolation that places both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

14 E le me disse: “Isso tudo levará duas mil e trezentas tardes e manhãs; então o santuário será reconsagrado”. A Interpretação da Visão

And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days of evening and morning; then shall the sanctuary be justified.

15 E nquanto eu, Daniel, observava a visão e tentava entendê-la, diante de mim apareceu um ser que parecia homem.

¶ And it came to pass, as I, Daniel, was considering the vision and seeking to understand it, behold, there stood before me the likeness of a man.

16 E ouvi a voz de um homem que vinha do Ulai: “Gabriel, dê a esse homem o significado da visão”.

And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, Gabriel, teach this man the vision.

17 Q uando ele se aproximou de mim, fiquei aterrorizado e caí prostrado. Ele me disse: “Filho do homem, saiba que a visão refere-se aos tempos do fim”.

So he came near where I stood, and with his coming, I was afraid and fell upon my face; and he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time appointed by God the vision shall be fulfilled.

18 E nquanto ele falava comigo, eu, com o rosto em terra, perdi os sentidos. Então ele tocou em mim e me pôs em pé.

Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep on the ground upon my face; and he touched me and changed my state.

19 E disse: “Vou contar-lhe o que acontecerá depois, no tempo da ira, pois a visão se refere ao tempo do fim.

And he said, Behold, I will show thee that which is to come in the last end of the wrath; for at the time appointed this shall be fulfilled.

20 O carneiro de dois chifres que você viu representa os reis da Média e da Pérsia.

The ram which thou didst see having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 O bode peludo é o rei da Grécia, e o grande chifre entre os seus olhos é o primeiro rei.

And the he goat is the king of Grecia, and the great horn that he had between his eyes is the first king.

22 O s quatro chifres que tomaram o lugar do chifre que foi quebrado são quatro reis. Seus reinos surgirão da nação daquele rei, mas não terão o mesmo poder.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its place, means that four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his strength.

23 “ No final do reinado deles, quando a rebelião dos ímpios tiver chegado ao máximo, surgirá um rei de duro semblante, mestre em astúcias.

And at the end of their empire, when the prevaricators are come to the full, a king of arrogant countenance and expert in enigmas shall raise himself up.

24 E le se tornará muito forte, mas não pelo seu próprio poder. Provocará devastações terríveis e será bem-sucedido em tudo o que fizer. Destruirá os homens poderosos e o povo santo.

And his power shall be strengthened, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously and shall prosper and do according to his will and shall destroy the mighty and the people of the saints.

25 C om o intuito de prosperar, ele enganará a muitos e se considerará superior aos outros. Destruirá muitos que nele confiam e se insurgirá contra o Príncipe dos príncipes. Apesar disso, ele será destruído, mas não pelo poder dos homens.

And with his understanding he shall cause the deceit in his hand to prosper, and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace he shall destroy many; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, and without hand he shall be broken.

26 “ A visão das tardes e das manhãs que você recebeu é verdadeira; sele porém a visão, pois refere-se ao futuro distante”.

And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true; therefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

27 E u, Daniel, fiquei exausto e doente por vários dias. Depois levantei-me e voltei a cuidar dos negócios do rei. Fiquei assustado com a visão; estava além da compreensão humana.

And I Daniel was broken and was sick certain days; and after I rose up, I did the king’s business; but I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one who could understand it.