Daniel 7 (NAV) · Opened

1فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى لِحُكْمِ بَيلْشَاصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ رَأَى دَانِيَالُ حُلْماً وَرُؤىً، مَرَّتْ بِرَأْسِهِ وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي فِرَاشِهِ، فَدَوَّنَ الْحُلْمَ وَحَدَّثَ بِخُلاصَةِ الرُّؤْيَا.In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

2قَالَ دَانِيَالُ: شَاهَدْتُ فِي رُؤْيَايَ لَيْلاً، وَإذَا بِأَرْبَعِ رِيَاحِ السَّمَاءِ قَدْ هَجَمَتْ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ،Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

3وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ صَعِدَ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ أَرْبعَةُ حَيَوَانَاتٍ عَظِيمَةٍ يَخْتَلِفُ بَعْضُهَا عَنْ بَعْضٍ.Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:

4فَكَانَ الأَوَّلُ كَالأَسَدِ بِجَنَاحَيْنِ كَجَنَاحَيِ النَّسْرِ. وَبَقِيتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى اقْتُلِعَ جَنَاحَاهُ، وَانْتَصَبَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَاقِفاً عَلَى رِجْلَيْنِ كَإِنْسَانٍ، وَأُعْطِيَ عَقْلَ إِنْسَانٍ.The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.

5وَرَأَيْتُ حَيَوَاناً آخَرَ شَبِيهاً بِالدُّبِّ، قَائِماً عَلَى جَنْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَفِي فَمِهِ بَيْنَ أَسْنَانِهِ ثَلاثُ أَضْلُعٍ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: انْهَضْ وَكُلْ لَحْماً كَثِيراً.Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’

6ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ بَعْدَ هَذَا حَيَوَاناً آخَرَ مِثْلَ النَّمِرِ، لَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ كَأَجْنِحَةِ الطَّائِرِ، وَكَانَ لِهَذَا الْحَيَوَانِ أَرْبَعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ، وَفُوِّضَتْ إِلَيْهِ سُلْطَاتٌ.Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

7وَشَهِدْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي رُؤَى اللَّيْلِ وَإذَا بِحَيَوَانٍ رَابِعٍ هَائِلٍ وَقَوِيٍّ وَشَدِيدٍ جِدّاً، ذِي أَسْنَانٍ ضَخْمَةٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، افْتَرَسَ وَسَحَقَ وَدَاسَ مَا تَبَقَّى بِرِجْلَيْهِ. وَكَانَ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ سَائِرِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَلَهُ عَشَرَةُ قُرُونٍ.After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.

8وَفِيمَا كُنْتُ أَتَأَمَّلُ الْقُرُونَ إِذَا بِقَرْنٍ آخَرَ صَغِيرٍ نَبَتَ بَيْنَهَا، وَاقْتُلِعَتْ ثَلاثَةُ قُرُونٍ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ، وَكَانَ فِي هَذَا الْقَرْنِ عُيُونٌ كَعُيُونِ الإِنْسَانِ وَفَمٌ يَنْطِقُ بِعَظَائِمَ.While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

9وَفِيمَا كُنْتُ أَنْظُرُ، نُصِبَتْ عُرُوشٌ وَاعْتَلَى الأَزَلِيُّ كُرْسِيَّهُ وَكَانَتْ ثِيَابُهُ بَيْضَاءَ كَالثَّلْجِ، وَشَعْرُ رَأْسِهِ كَالصُّوفِ النَّقِيِّ، وَعَرْشُهُ لَهِيباً مُتَوَهِّجاً وَعَجَلاتُهُ نَاراً مُتَّقِدَةً.As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

10وَمِنْ أَمَامِهِ يَتَدَفَّقُ وَيَجْرِي نَهْرٌ مِنْ نَارٍ، وَتَخْدُمُهُ أُلُوفُ أُلُوفِ الْمَلائِكَةِ، وَيَمْثُلُ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ عَشَرَاتُ الأُلُوفِ. فَانْعَقَدَ مَجْلِسُ الْقَضَاءِ وَفُتِحَتِ الأَسْفَارُ.A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

11وَبَقَيتُ أُرَاقِبُ الْقَرْنَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا تَفَوَّهَ بِهِ مِنْ عَظَائِمَ، حَتَّى قُتِلَ الْحَيَوَانُ وَتَلِفَ جِسْمُهُ وَطُرِحَ وَقُوداً لِلنَّارِ.Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.

12أَمَّا سَائِرُ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ فَقَدْ جُرِّدَتْ مِنْ سُلْطَانِهَا، وَلَكِنَّهَا وُهِبَتِ الْبَقَاءَ عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ لِزَمَنٍ مَا.As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.

13وَشَاهَدْتُ أَيْضاً فِي رُؤَى اللَّيْلِ وَإذَا بِمِثْلِ ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ مُقْبِلاً عَلَى سَحَابٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الأَزَلِيَّ فَقَرَّبُوهُ مِنْهُ.In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

14فَأَنْعَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِسُلْطَانٍ وَمَجْدٍ وَمَلَكُوتٍ لِتَتَعَبَّدَ لَهُ كُلُّ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ مِنْ كُلِّ لِسَانٍ. سُلْطَانُهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَبَدِيٌّ لَا يَفْنَى، وَمُلْكُهُ لَا يَنْقَرِضُ.And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

15أَمَّا أَنَا دَانِيَالَ فَقَدْ ظَهَرَ الْحُزْنُ عَلَى رُوحِي فِي دَاخِلِي وَرَوَّعَتْنِي رُؤَى رَأْسِي.I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.

16فَاقْتَرَبْتُ مِنْ أَحَدِ الْوَاقِفِينَ أَسْتَفْسِرُ مِنْهُ حَقِيقَةَ الأَمْرِ، فَأَطْلَعَنِي عَلَى مَعْنَى الرُّؤْيَا قَائِلاً:I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:

17«هَذِهِ الْحَيَوَانَاتُ الأَرْبَعَةُ الْعَظِيمَةُ هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ مُلُوكٍ يَظْهَرُونَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.

18غَيْرَ أَنَّ قِدِّيسِي الْعَلِيِّ يَسْتَوْلُونَ عَلَى الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَيَتَمَلَّكُونَهَا إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ.But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’

19حِينَئِذٍ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَطَّلِعَ عَلَى حَقِيقَةِ الْحَيَوَانِ الرَّابِعِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ سَائِرِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ، إِذْ كَانَ هَائِلاً جِدّاً ذَا أَسْنَانٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَمَخَالِبَ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، وَقَدِ افْتَرَسَ وَسَحَقَ وَدَاسَ مَا تَبَقَّى بِرِجْلَيْهِ.Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.

20وَعَنِ الْقُرُونِ الْعَشَرَةِ النَّامِيَةِ فِي رَأْسِهِ، وَعَنِ الْقَرْنِ الآخَرِ الصَّغِيرِ الَّذِي نَبَتَ، فَاقْتُلِعَتْ أَمَامَهُ ثَلاثَةُ قُرُونٍ. هَذَا الْقَرْنُ ذُو الْعُيُونِ النَّاطِقُ بِالْعَظَائِمِ وَمَنْظَرُهُ أَشَدُّ هَوْلاً مِنْ رِفَاقِهِ.I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

21وَقَدْ شَهِدْتُ هَذَا الْقَرْنَ يُحَارِبُ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَيَغْلِبُهُمْ.As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,

22إِلَى أَنْ جَاءَ الأَزَلِيُّ وَانْعَقَدَ مَجْلِسُ الْقَضَاءِ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَبَرَّأَتْ سَاحَةُ قِدِّيسِي الْعَلِيِّ، وَأَزِفَ الْوَقْتُ الَّذِي فِيهِ امْتَلَكُوا الْمَمْلَكَةَ.until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.

23فَأَجَابَ: إِنَّ الْحَيَوَانَ الرَّابِعَ هُوَ رَمْزٌ لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَهِيَ تَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ سَائِرِ الْمَمَالِكِ لأَنَّهَا تَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرْضِ وَتُخْضِعُهَا وَتَسْحَقُهَا.This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.

24أَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ فَهِيَ عَشَرَةُ مُلُوكٍ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهَا، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ بَعْدَهُمْ مَلِكٌ آخَرُ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنِ الْمُلُوكِ السَّالِفِينَ، وَيُخْضِعُ ثَلاثَةَ مُلُوكٍ،And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.

25وَيُعَيِّرُ الْعَلِيَّ وَيُنَكِّلُ بِقِدِّيسِيهِ، وَيُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَ الأَوْقَاتَ وَالْقَوَانِينَ، فَيُذِلُّ الْقِدِّيسيِنَ ثَلاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ وَنِصْفَ السَّنَةِ.He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.

26وَلَكِنْ يَنْعَقِدُ مَجْلِسُ الْقَضَاءِ، فَيُجَرَّدُ مِنْ سُلْطَانِهِ فَيُدَمَّرُ وَيَفْنَى إِلَى الْمُنْتَهَى.But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.

27وَتُوهَبُ الْمَمْلَكَةُ وَالسُّلْطَانُ وَعَظَمَةُ الْمَمَالِكِ الْقَائِمَةِ تَحْتَ كُلِّ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى شَعْبِ قِدِّيسِي الْعَلِيِّ، فَيَكُونُ مَلَكُوتُ الْعَلِيِّ مَلَكُوتاً أَبَدِيًّا، وَتَعْبُدُهُ جَمِيعُ السَّلاطِينِ وَيُطِيعُونَهُ.Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’

28إِلَى هُنَا خِتَامُ الرُّؤْيَا. أَمَّا أَنَا دَانِيَالَ فَقَدْ رَوَّعَتْنِي أَفْكَارِي كَثِيراً وَتَغَيَّرَتْ هَيْئَتِي، وَلَكِنِّي كَتَمْتُ الأَمْرَ فِي قَلْبِي».Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

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