Ang Panan-awon ni Daniel bahin sa Karnero ug sa Kanding
1Sa ikatulong tuig sa paghari ni Belshazar, may panan-awon na usab ako. 2Sa akong panan-awon nakita ko nga nagtindog ako sa daplin sa Suba sa Ulai, didto sa pinarilan nga lungsod sa Susa, nga sakop sa probinsya sa Elam. 3Unya may nakita akong usa ka laking karnero nga nagtindog daplin sa suba. Adunay duha ka tag-as nga sungay, apan mas taas ang usa ka sungay niini kaysa usa bisan ug ulahi kining mitubo. 4Nakita ko siya nga mipaingon sa kasadpan, amihan ug habagatan, ug nanungag bisan asa. Walay ubang mananap nga makapugong kaniya ug walay makaikyas gikan kaniya. Nagpatuyang siya sa paghimo sa iyang gusto ug nahimo siyang gamhanan.
5Samtang gihunahuna ko kadto, kalit lang nga may miabot nga usa ka laking kanding gikan sa kasadpan. Tulin kining milatas sa kalibotan nga halos wala na magdapat ang mga tiil niini sa yuta. Makadani sa pagtagad ang iyang usa ka sungay nga diha sa tunga-tunga sa iyang duha ka mga mata. 6Gidasmagan niya gamit ang tibuok niyang kusog ang laking karnero nga may duha ka sungay, nga nakita kong nagtindog daplin sa suba. 7Mapungtanon niyang gisungag ang karnero hangtod nga napungil ang duha ka sungay niini. Wala na makahimo pa sa pagsukol ang karnero, busa natumba kini ug dayon iya kining gitunob-tunoban. Wala gayoy nakatabang niini. 8Nahimong gamhanan ang kanding. Apan sa dihang hilabihan na siya kagamhanan, napungil ang iyang dakong sungay. Puli niini mitubo ang talagsaong upat ka mga sungay nga nagaatubang sa upat ka bahin sa kalibotan.
9Gikan sa usa kanila mitubo ang usa ka gamay nga sungay. Nahimo kining gamhanan sa habagatan ug sa sidlakan ug sa matahom nga yuta sa Israel. 10Misamot pa gayod kini ka gamhanan hangtod sa langit ug gipanghulog niini ang ubang langitnon nga mga binuhat ug mga bitoon, ug unya gitamak-tamakan. 11Giila niini ang iyang kaugalingon nga gamhanan kaysa Pangulo sa langitnon nga mga binuhat.8:11 Pangulo sa langitnon nga mga binuhat: posible ang Dios. Gipaundang niya ang adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad sa templo sa Dios, ug gipanamastamasan niya ang templo. 12Tungod niining iyang paglapas, gipasakop kaniya ang langitnon nga mga binuhat ug ang adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad. Gipakawalay-bili niya ang kamatuoran, ug nagmalampuson siya sa iyang gipanghimo.
13Unya may nadunggan ako nga duha ka anghel nga nagsultihanay. Nangutana ang usa ka anghel sa usa, “Unsa kaha kadugay molungtad kining mga panghitabo sa panan-awon mahitungod sa pagpaundang sa adlaw-adlaw nga paghalad, sa paglapas ug pagpanamastamas sa templo, ug ang pagtunob-tunob sa langitnon nga mga binuhat?” 14Mitubag kaniya ang usa ka anghel, “Molungtad kini sulod sa 2,300 ka gabii ug adlaw, ug pagkahuman hinloan ang templo.”
Gisaysay ni Gabriel ang Kahulogan sa Damgo
15Samtang nagtan-aw ako niadtong panan-awon ug namalandong kon unsay kahulogan niini, kalit lang nga may mitindog sa akong atubangan nga morag tawo. 16Unya may nadunggan akong tingog sa tawo gikan sa Suba sa Ulai nga nagaingon, “Gabriel, isulti kaniya ang kahulogan sa panan-awon.”
17Miduol si Gabriel kanako, ug mihapa ako sa kahadlok. Apan miingon siya, “Tawo, kinahanglang masabtan mo nga ang imong panan-awon mahitungod sa kataposan nga panahon.” 18Samtang nakigsulti siya kanako, nawad-an ako ug panimuot ug natumba sa yuta. Apan gikuptan niya ako ug gipatindog. 19Miingon siya, “Sultihan ko ikaw kon unsay mahitabo sa umaabot kon ipasinati na sa Dios ang iyang kapungot, kay ang panan-awon mahitungod man sa gitakda na nga kataposan sa panahon. 20Kadtong karnero nga may duha ka sungay nagarepresentar sa mga gingharian sa Media ug Persia. 21Kadtong laki nga kanding nagarepresentar sa gingharian sa Greece, ug ang sungay nga gitaliwad-an sa iyang duha ka mata mao ang unang hari. 22Ang upat ka sungay nga mipuli diha sa naputol nga sungay nagarepresentar sa upat ka gingharian nga mobarog diha sa maong nasod, apan dili sama ka lig-on sa unang gingharian.
23“Sa kataposang mga adlaw sa ilang paghari, sa panahon nga grabe na gyud ang ilang pagpakasala, magahari ang usa ka mabangis ug limbongan nga hari. 24Mahimo siyang gamhanan, apan dili pinaagi sa iyang kaugalingong gahom. Makalilisang ang himuon niyang pagpanglaglag ug magmalampuson siya sa tanan niyang buhaton. Laglagon niya ang gamhanan nga mga tawo ug ang katawhan sa Dios. 25Tungod sa iyang kaigmat, magmalampuson siya sa iyang pagpanglimbong. Ipasigarbo niya ang iyang kaugalingon, ug daghang mga tawo ang iyang pamatyon nga walay pagpasidaan. Mosukol siya sa Pangulo sa mga pangulo, apan laglagon siya dili pinaagi sa gahom sa tawo kondili sa gahom sa Dios.
26“Tinuod gayod ang panan-awon nga gisulti ko kanimo mahitungod niadtong pagpahunong sa buntag ug gabii nga mga paghalad. Apan ayaw lang usa kini ipanugilon kay dugay pa kining mahitabo.”
27Pagkahuman niadto, ako, si Daniel, nagluya ug nagsakit sulod sa pipila ka adlaw. Pagkaayo nako, mibalik ako sa trabaho nga gitugyan kanako sa hari. Apan wala gihapon ako mahimutang niadtong panan-awon nga akong nakita. Lisod kaayo kadto sabton.
Daniel Has a Vision About a Ram and a Goat
1It was the third year of King Belshazzar’s rule. After the vision that had already appeared to me, I had another one. 2In my vision I saw myself in the city of Susa. It has high walls around it. It is in the land of Elam. In the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. 3I looked up and saw a ram that had two horns. It was standing beside the canal. Its horns were long. One of them was longer than the other. But that horn grew up later. 4I watched the ram as it charged toward the west. It also charged toward the north and the south. No animal could stand up against it. Not one of them could save anyone from its power. It did as it pleased. And it became great.
5I was thinking about all of this. Then a goat suddenly came from the west. It had a large horn between its eyes. The goat raced across the whole earth without even touching the ground. 6It came toward the ram that had the two horns. It was the ram I had seen standing beside the canal. The goat was very angry. It charged at the ram. 7I saw it attack the ram with mighty force. It struck the ram and broke the ram’s two horns. The ram didn’t have the power to stand up against it. The goat knocked the ram to the ground and stomped on it. No one could save the ram from the goat’s power. 8The goat became very great. But when its power was at its greatest, the goat’s large horn was broken off. In its place four large horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
9Out of one of the four horns came another horn. It was small at first but became more and more powerful. It grew to the south and to the east and toward the beautiful land of Israel. 10It grew until it reached the stars in the sky. It threw some of them down to the earth. And it stomped on them. 11It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the Lord’s army. It took away the daily sacrifices from the Lord. And his temple in Jerusalem was thrown down. 12Because many of the Lord’s people refused to obey him, they were handed over to the horn. The daily sacrifices were also given over to it. The horn was successful no matter what it did. And true worship of God was thrown down to the ground.
13Then I heard a holy angel speaking. Another holy angel spoke to him. He asked, “How long will it take for the vision to come true? When will the daily sacrifices be stopped? When will those who refuse to obey God be destroyed? When will the temple be handed over to an enemy? And when will some of the Lord’s people be stomped on?”
14One of the holy angels said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the temple will be made holy again.”
Gabriel Tells Daniel What His Vision Means
15I was having the vision. And I was trying to understand it. Then I saw someone who looked like a man. 16I heard a voice from the Ulai Canal. It called out, “Gabriel, tell Daniel what his vision means.”
17Gabriel came close to where I was standing. I was terrified and fell down flat with my face toward the ground. Here is what he said to me. “Son of man, I want you to understand the vision. It’s about the time of the end.”
18While he was speaking to me, I was sound asleep. I lay with my face on the ground. Then he touched me. He raised me to my feet.
19He said, “I am going to tell you what will happen later. It will take place when God is angry. The vision is about the appointed time of the end. 20You saw a ram that had two horns. It stands for the kings of Media and Persia. 21The goat stands for the king of Greece. The large horn between its eyes is the first king. 22Four horns took the horn’s place when it was broken off. They stand for four kingdoms that will come from his nation. But those kingdoms will not be as powerful as his.
23“Toward the end of their rule, those who refuse to obey God will become completely evil. Then another king will appear. He will have a scary-looking face. He will be a master at making clever plans. 24He will become very strong. But he will not get that way by his own power. People will be amazed at the way he destroys everything. He will be successful no matter what he does. He will destroy mighty people. Those mighty people are God’s holy people. 25He will tell lies in order to succeed. He will think he is more important than anyone else. When people feel safe, he will destroy many of them. He will stand up against the greatest Prince of all. Then he will be destroyed. But he will not be killed by human beings.
26“The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given to you is true. But seal up the vision. It is about a time far off.”
27I, Daniel, was worn out. I was too tired to get up for several days. Then I got up and returned to my work for the king. The vision bewildered me. I couldn’t understand it.
