但以理書 8 – CCBT & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

但以理書 8:1-27

公綿羊和公山羊的異象

1在看見先前的異象之後,我但以理伯沙撒王執政第三年又看見一個異象。 2我在異象中看見自己在以攔省的書珊城,又看見自己站在烏萊河畔。 3我舉目觀看,見一隻長著長角的公綿羊站在河邊,其中一角比另一角長,較長的角是後長出來的。 4我看見這公綿羊向西方、北方和南方頂撞,沒有獸能抵擋牠,或逃脫牠的威力。牠隨心所欲,狂妄自大。

5我正沉思的時候,忽然從西面出現一隻公山羊,穿越大地,腳不沾地。牠雙眼之間有一個大角。 6這公山羊來到我之前看見的那隻站在河邊的雙角公綿羊那裡,憤怒地向牠頂去。 7我看見公山羊憤怒地頂向公綿羊,攻擊牠,折斷了牠的雙角。公綿羊無力抵擋,被撞倒在地,踐踏在腳下,無人能救牠脫離公山羊的威力。 8公山羊極其狂妄自大。但正值鼎盛之時,牠的大角突然折斷,在原處又長出四個奇特的角,朝著天的四方。 9其中一個角又長出一個小角,向南方、東方和佳美之地8·9 佳美之地」指以色列,下同11·1641擴張勢力。 10它逐漸強大,高及天軍,將一些天軍和星宿拋到地上,用腳踐踏。 11它狂妄自大,要與天軍的統帥比高,它廢除日常獻給祂的祭,毀壞祂的聖所。 12因為反叛的緣故,天軍和日常所獻的祭都交給了它。它將真理拋在地上,它所行的無不順利。

13接著,我聽見一位聖者在說話,另一位聖者問他:「異象中出現的有關日常所獻的祭,毀滅性的反叛和踐踏聖所及天軍的事要持續多久呢?」 14他對我說:「兩千三百個晝夜。之後,聖所才會潔淨。」

解釋異象

15但以理看見這異象,正想明白它的意思,忽然有一個外貌像人的站在我面前。 16我聽見有人聲從烏萊河兩岸之間呼喊:「加百列啊,要讓此人明白這異象。」 17於是,他朝我站的地方走來,當他走來的時候,我嚇得俯伏在地。他對我說:「人子啊,你要明白,這異象是關於末後的時期。」 18他和我說話的時候,我伏在地上昏睡過去,他便輕拍我,扶我起來, 19對我說:「我要告訴你將來上帝發烈怒時所發生的事,因為這異象是關於那定好的末後時期。 20你看見的那隻有兩角的公綿羊指瑪代波斯的諸王。 21公山羊指希臘王,在牠雙眼之間的大角指第一個王。 22大角折斷後,從原處長出四個角表示四個國必從這國興起,但都不及這國強大。 23在四國的末期,人們惡貫滿盈的時候,必有一個面貌兇惡、詭計多端的王興起。 24他勢力強大,卻不是靠自己的力量。他必帶來可怕的毀滅,而且凡事亨通,他必毀滅強者和聖民。 25他利用詭計和騙術得逞,心高氣傲,乘人不備突然毀滅許多人,甚至要攻擊萬君之君,然而他終必被擊垮,但並非被人的手擊垮。 26異象中所說的兩千三百個晝夜是真的。但你要保密,不可告訴別人,因為這指的是遙遠的將來。」

27但以理精疲力盡,病了幾天。後來我起來照常辦理王的事務,但我對這異象感到驚奇不已,不明白它的意思。

New International Reader’s Version

Daniel 8:1-27

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.