1 No primeiro ano de Belsazar, rei de Babilônia, teve Daniel um sonho e visões da sua cabeça, estando na sua cama; então escreveu o sonho e relatou a soma das coisas.
2 Falou Daniel e disse: Vi na minha visão noturna, e eis que os quatro ventos do céu irrompiam sobre o grande mar.
3 Quatro grandes animais, diferentes uns dos outros, subiam do mar.
4 O primeiro era como um leão, e tinha asas de águia; enquanto eu olhava, foram-lhe arrancadas as asas, ele foi levantado da terra, e posto em dois pés como um homem, e foi-lhe dado um coração de homem.
5 Eis outro animal, o segundo, semelhante a um urso, que se levantou sobre um dos seus lados, e tinha três costelas na boca; e diziam-lhe assim: Levanta-te, devora muita carne.
6 Depois disto estava eu olhando e eis outro, semelhante a um leopardo, que tinha nas costas quatro asas de ave; tinha o animal também quatro cabeças, e foi-lhe dado domínio.
7 Depois disto vi nas visões noturnas, e eis um quarto animal, terrível e espantoso, e sobremaneira forte; tinha grandes dentes de ferro; devorava e fazia em pedaços, e pisava aos pés o que sobejava: era diferente de todos os animais que o precediam, e tinha dez chifres.
8 Eu considerava os chifres, e eis que entre eles subia outro chifre, pequenino, diante do qual três dos primeiros chifres foram arrancados; e eis que neste chifre havia olhos como olhos de homem, e uma boca que falava grandes coisas.
9 Eu estava olhando até que foram postos uns tronos, e um que era antigo de dias se assentou; o seu vestido era branco como a neve, e os cabelos da sua cabeça como pura lã; o seu trono era chamas de fogo, e as rodas do mesmo fogo ardente.
10 De diante dele manava e saía um rio de fogo; milhares de milhares o serviam, e miríades de miríades assistiam diante dele; assentou-se o juízo, e abriram-se os livros.
11 Eu estava olhando nesse tempo, por causa da voz das grandes palavras que falava o chifre. Eu estava olhando até que foi morto o animal, e destruído o seu corpo; e ele foi entregue para ser queimado pelo fogo.
12 Quanto aos outros animais, foi-lhes tirado o seu domínio; todavia as suas vidas foram prolongadas para uma estação e um tempo.
13 Vi nas visões noturnas, e eis que vinha com as nuvens do céu um como filho de homem, que se chegou até o antigo de dias; foi apresentado diante dele.
14 Foi-lhe dado domínio e glória e um reino, para que todos os povos, nações e línguas o servissem; o seu domínio é um domínio sempiterno, que não passará, e o seu reino tal, que não será destruído.
15 Quanto a mim, Daniel, o meu espírito foi contrariado no meio do meu corpo, e as visões da minha cabeça me perturbaram.
16 Cheguei-me a um dos circunstantes, e perguntei-lhe a verdade a respeito de tudo isto. Assim ele me disse, e fez-me saber a interpretação das coisas.
17 Estes grandes animais, que são quatro, são quatro reis, que se levantarão da terra.
18 Mas os santos do Altíssimo receberão o reino, e possuirão o reino para sempre, sim para todo o sempre.
19 Então tive desejo de saber a verdade a respeito do quarto animal, que era diferente de todos eles, sobremaneira terrível, cujos dentes eram de ferro, e as suas unhas de cobre, que devorava, fazia em pedaços e pisava aos pés o que sobejava:
20 a respeito dos dez chifres, que ele tinha na cabeça, e a respeito do outro chifre que subiu, e diante do qual caíram três, a saber, daquele chifre que tinha olhos, e uma boca que falava grandes coisas, e pareceu ser mais robusto do que os seus companheiros.
21 Eu estava olhando, e o mesmo chifre fazia guerra contra os santos, e prevalecia contra eles,
22 até que veio o antigo de dias, e o juízo foi dado aos santos do Altíssimo; e chegou o tempo em que os santos possuíram o reino.
23 Ele disse assim: O quarto animal será o quarto reino na terra, o qual será diferente de todos os reinos, e devorará toda a terra, e a pisará aos pés e a fará em pedaços.
24 Quanto aos dez chifres, deste reino se levantarão dez reis; depois deles se levantará outro; ele será diferente dos primeiros, e abaterá a três reis.
25 Ele falará palavras contra o Altíssimo, e consumirá os santos do Altíssimo; cuidará em mudar os tempos e a lei, e os santos lhe serão entregues nas mãos até um tempo e tempos e metade dum tempo.
26 Mas o juízo se assentará, e tirar-lhe-ão o domínio, para o consumir e destruir até o fim.
27 O reino e o domínio, e a grandeza dos reinos debaixo de todo o céu, serão dados ao povo dos santos do Altíssimo: este reino é um reino sempiterno, e todos os domínios o servirão e lhe obedecerão.
28 Aqui é o fim do assunto. Quanto a mim Daniel, muito me perturbaram os meus pensamentos, e o meu semblante se me mudou; mas guardei o assunto no meu coração.
1 In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.
2 I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
4 The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; while I was watching its wings were pulled off, and it was lifted up from the earth and placed on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 And I saw another beast, like a bear, and it was lifted up on one side, and three side-bones were in its mouth, between its teeth: and they said to it, Up! take much flesh.
6 After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.
7 After this, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I was watching the horns with care, and I saw another coming up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots: and there were eyes like a man's eyes in this horn, and a mouth saying great things.
9 I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.
10 A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.
11 Then I saw--because of the voice of the great words which the horn said--I saw till the beast was put to death, and its body was given to destruction, and the beast was given to the burning of fire.
12 As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.
13 I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.
14 And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.
16 I came near to one of those who were waiting there, questioning him about what all this was. And he said to me that he would make clear to me the sense of these things.
17 These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.
18 But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then it was my desire to have certain knowledge about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, a cause of great fear, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass; who took his food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping on the rest with his feet;
20 And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.
21 And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them,
22 Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom.
23 This is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it.
24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will come to power; and after them another will come up: he will be different from the first ones and will put down three kings.
25 And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.
26 But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
27 And the kingdom and the authority and the power of the kingdoms under all the heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all powers will be his servants and do his pleasure.
28 Here is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, I was greatly troubled by my thoughts, and the colour went from my face: but I kept the thing in my heart.