Prophetia Danielis, 8

1. Anno tertio regni Balthasar regis visio apparuit mihi, ego Daniel, post id quod mihi apparuerat in principio.

1. In the third year of the reign of King Belshaz'zar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

2. Vidi in visione, et factum est, dum viderem, eram in Susis castro, quod est in Elam provincia; vidi autem in visione esse me super rivum Ulai.

2. And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was at the river U'lai.

3. Et levavi oculos meos et vidi: et ecce aries unus stabat ante rivum habens cornua et cornua excelsa et unum excelsius altero, et excelsius crescebat in postero.

3. I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the river. It had two horns; and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

4. Vidi arietem cornibus ventilantem contra occidentem et contra aquilonem et contra meridiem, et omnes bestiae non poterant resistere ei neque liberari de manu eius; fecitque secundum voluntatem suam et magnificatus est.

4. I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward; no beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power; he did as he pleased and magnified himself.

5. Et ego intellegebam: ecce autem hircus caprarum veniebat ab occidente super faciem totius terrae et non tangebat terram; porro hircus habebat cornu insigne inter oculos suos.

5. As 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 horn between his eyes.

6. Et venit usque ad arietem illum cornutum, quem videram stantem ante rivum, et cucurrit ad eum in impetu fortitudinis suae.

6. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the river, and he ran at him in his mighty wrath.

7. Vidi eum appropinquantem prope arietem, et efferatus est in eum et percussit arietem et comminuit duo cornua eius, et non poterat aries resistere ei; cumque eum misisset in terram, conculcavit, et nemo quibat liberare arietem de manu eius.

7. I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns; and the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled upon him; and there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

8. Hircus autem caprarum magnus factus est nimis; cumque crevisset, fractum est cornu magnum, et orta sunt quattuor cornua loco illius per quattuor ventos caeli.

8. Then the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

9. De uno autem ex eis egressum est cornu unum modicum et factum est grande contra meridiem et contra orientem et contra fortitudinem

9. Out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

10. et magnificatum est usque ad fortitudinem caeli et deiecit de fortitudine et de stellis et conculcavit eas;

10. It grew great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.

11. et usque ad principem fortitudinis magnificatum est et ab eo tulit iuge sacrificium et deiecit locum sanctificationis eius.

11. It magnified itself, even up to the Prince of the host; and the continual burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.

12. Militia autem data est contra iuge sacrificium propter peccata, et prostrata est veritas in terra; cornu autem fecit et prosperatum est.

12. And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through transgression; and truth was cast down to the ground, and the horn acted and prospered.

13. Et audivi unum de sanctis loquentem, et dixit unus sanctus alteri, nescio cui, loquenti: “Usquequo visio et iuge sacrificium et peccatum desolationis, quae facta est, et sanctuarium et fortitudo conculcabitur?”.

13. Then 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 burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled under foot?"

14. Et dixit ei: “Usque ad vesperam et mane, dies duo milia trecenti; et mundabitur sanctuarium”.

14. And he said to him, "For two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."

15. Factum est autem cum viderem ego Daniel visionem et quaererem intellegentiam, ecce stetit in conspectu meo quasi species viri;

15. When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

16. et audivi vocem viri inter Ulai, et clamavit et ait: “Gabriel, fac intellegere istum visionem”.

16. And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the U'lai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."

17. Et venit et stetit iuxta, ubi ego stabam; cumque venisset, pavens corrui in faciem meam, et ait ad me: “Intellege, fili hominis, quoniam in tempore finis complebitur visio”.

17. So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened and fell upon my face. But he said to me, "Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."

18. Cumque loqueretur ad me, collapsus sum pronus in terram, et tetigit me et statuit me in gradu meo

18. As he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me and set me on my feet.

19. dixitque: “Ecce ego ostendam tibi, quae futura sint in novissimo maledictionis, quoniam in tempore erit finis.

19. He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation; for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

20. Aries, quem vidisti habere cornua, reges Medorum est atque Persarum;

20. As for the ram which you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.

21. porro hircus caprarum rex Graecorum est, et cornu grande, quod erat inter oculos eius, ipse est rex primus.

21. And the he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

22. Quod autem, fracto illo, surrexerunt quattuor pro eo, quattuor regna de gente eius consurgent sed non in fortitudine eius.

22. As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.

23. Et post regnum eorum, cum creverint iniquitate, consurget rex impudens facie et intellegens propositiones;

23. And at the latter end of their rule, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a king of bold countenance, one who understands riddles, shall arise.

24. et roborabitur fortitudo eius sed non in viribus suis, et supra quam credi potest universa vastabit et prosperabitur et faciet et interficiet robustos et populum sanctorum,

24. His power shall be great, and he shall cause fearful destruction, and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people of the saints.

25. et secundum sapientiam suam prosperabitur dolus in manu eius, et in corde suo magnificabitur et in tranquillitate occidet plurimos et contra principem principum consurget et sine manu conteretur.

25. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall magnify himself. Without warning he shall destroy many; and he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes; but, by no human hand, he shall be broken.

26. Et visio vespere et mane, quae dicta est, vera est; tu ergo signa visionem, quia post dies multos erit”.

26. The vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it pertains to many days hence."

27. Et ego Daniel langui et aegrotavi per dies; cumque surrexissem, faciebam opera regis et stupebam ad visionem, et non erat qui intellegeret.

27. And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days; then I rose and went about the king's business; but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.