Daniel 9 (NAV) · Opened

1فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ حُكْمِ دَارِيُّوسَ بْنِ أَحْشَوِيرُوشَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْمَادِيِّينَ، الَّذِي اعْتَلَى عَرْشَ مَمْلَكَةِ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ.In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—

2فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَا دَانِيَالَ، مِنْ دِرَاسَةِ الأَسْفَارِ الَّتِي دُوِّنَ فِيهَا وَحْيُ الرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا، أَنَّ عَدَدَ السَّنَوَاتِ الَّتِي قُضِيَ بِها عَلَى خَرَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ هُوَ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً.in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

3فَاتَّجَهْتُ بِنَفْسِي إِلَى السَّيِّدِ الرَّبِّ، أَبْتَهِلُ إِلَيهِ بِالْصَّلاةِ وَالتَّضَرُّعَاتِ وَالصَّوْمِ وَارْتِدَاءِ الْمَسْحِ وَالتَّعَفُّرِ بِالرَّمَادِ.So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

4وَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْمَهُوبُ، حَافِظُ الْعَهْدِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ لِمُحِبِّيهِ وَعَامِلِي وَصَايَاهُ.And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

5إِنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا وَأَثِمْنَا وَارْتَكَبْنَا الشَّرَّ، وَتَمَرَّدْنَا وَانْحَرَفْنَا عَنْ وَصَايَاكَ وَأَحْكَامِكَ.we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

6وَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ لِعَبِيدِكَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ بِاسْمِكَ أَنْذَرُوا مُلُوكَنَا وَرُؤَسَاءَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا وَجَمِيعَ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ.We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.

7لَكَ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الْبِرُّ، وَلَنَا الْخِزْيُ، كَمَا هُوَ حَادِثٌ الْيَوْمَ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلأَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلِسَائِرِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْقَرِيبِينَ وَالْبَعِيدِينَ، الْمُشَتَّتِينَ فِي كُلِّ الْبُلْدَانِ الَّتِي أَجْلَيْتَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا عِقَاباً لَهُمْ عَلَى مَا اقْتَرَفُوهُ مِنْ خِيَانَةٍ فِي حَقِّكَ.To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.

8فَلَنَا أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الْخِزْيُ، نَحْنُ وَمُلُوكِنَا وَرُؤَسَائِنَا وَآبَائِنَا، لأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْكَ.O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

9إِنَّمَا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْمَغْفِرَةُ لأَنَّنَا عَصَيْنَاكَ.To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

10وَلَمْ نُطِعْ صَوْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِنَسْلُكَ فِي شَرَائِعِهِ الَّتِي أَعْلَنَهَا لَنَا عَلَى لِسَانِ عَبِيدِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ.and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.

11قَدْ تَعَدَّى كُلُّ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى شَرِيعَتِكَ، وَانْحَرَفُوا فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَكَ، فَسَكَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا اللَّعْنَةَ وَمَا أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ تُوْقِعَهُ بِنَا، كَمَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ مُوسَى عَبْدِ اللهِ، لأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْكَ.All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

12وَقَدْ نَفَّذْتَ قَضَاءَكَ الَّذِي قَضَيْتَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى قُضَاتِنَا الَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْا أَمْرَنَا، جَالِباً عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ شَرّاً عَظِيماً لَمْ يَحْدُثْ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ.You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.

13وَكَمَا وَرَدَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، أَصَابَنَا جَمِيعُ هَذَا الْبَلاءِ، وَلَمْ نَسْتَعْطِفْ وَجْهَكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا تَائِبِينَ عَنْ آثَامِنَا وَمُتَنَبِّهِينَ لِحَقِّكَ.Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.

14فَأَضْمَرْتَ لَنَا الْعِقَابَ وَأَوْقَعْتَهُ بِنَا لأَنَّكَ إِلَهُنَا الْبَارُّ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِكَ الَّتِي صَنَعْتَهَا لأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْتَمِعْ إِلَيْكَ.Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.

15وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ إِلَهُنَا، يَا مَنْ أَخْرَجْتَ شَعْبَكَ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ بِقُوَّةٍ مُقْتَدِرَةٍ، وَأَشْهَرْتَ اسْمَكَ كَمَا هُوَ حَادِثٌ الْيَوْمَ، قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا وَارْتَكَبْنَا الشَّرَّ.Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.

16فَاصْرِفْ يَا سَيِّدُ، حَسَبَ رَحْمَتِكَ، سَخَطَكَ وَغَضَبَكَ عَنْ مَدِينَتِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَبَلِ قُدْسِكَ إِذْ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ خَطَايَانَا وَآثَامِ آبَائِنَا أَصْبَحَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ مَثَارَ عَارٍ لَنَا عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِنَا.O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.

17فَأَنْصِتِ الآنَ يَا إِلَهَنَا إِلَى صَلاةِ عَبْدِكَ وَابْتِهَالاتِهِ، وَأَضِئْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَلَى هَيْكَلِكَ الْمُتَهَدِّمِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَاتِكَ.So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.

18أَرْهِفْ أُذُنَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَاسْتَمِعْ، وَافْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ وَشَاهِدْ خَرَائِبَنَا وَالْمَدِينَةَ الَّتِي دُعِيَ اسْمُكَ عَلَيْهَا، فَإِنَّنَا لَا مِنْ أَجْلِ بِرٍّ فِينَا نَرْفَعُ تَضَرُّعَاتِنَا إِلَيْكَ، بَلْ بِفَضْلِ مَرَاحِمِكَ الْعَظِيمَةِ.Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

19فَاسْتَمِعْ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ وَاغْفِرْ. أَصْغِ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ وَتَصَرَّفْ وَلا تُبْطِئ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِكَ يَا إِلَهِي، لأَنَّ اسْمَكَ دُعِيَ عَلَى مَدِينَتِكَ وَعَلَى شَعْبِكَ».O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”

20وَبَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِخَطِيئَتِي وَخَطِيئَةِ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَرْفَعُ تَضَرُّعَاتِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي مِنْ أَجْلِ جَبَلِ قُدْسِ إِلَهِي،While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—

21إِذَا بِالْمَلاكِ جِبْرَائِيلَ الَّذِي عَايَنْتُهُ فِي الرُّؤْيَا فِي الْبَدْءِ، قَدْ طَارَ إِلَيَّ مُسْرِعاً وَلَمَسَنِي، فِي مَوْعِدِ تَقْدِمَةِ الْمَسَاءِ.while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

22وَأَفْهَمَنِي قَائِلاً: «يَا دَانِيَالُ قَدْ جِئْتُ لأُعَلِّمَكَ الْفَهْمَ.He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

23فَمُنْذُ أَنْ شَرَعْتَ فِي تَضَرُّعَاتِكَ صَدَرَ إِلَيَّ الأَمْرُ لأَجِيءَ إِلَيْكَ وَأُطْلِعَكَ عَلَى مَا تَبْغِي، لأَنَّكَ مَحْبُوبٌ جِدّاً، لِهَذَا تَأَمَّلْ مَا أَقُولُ وَافْهَمِ الرُّؤْيَا.At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:

24قَدْ صَدَرَ الْقَضَاءُ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ سَبْعُونَ أُسْبُوعاً عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَعَلَى مَدِينَةِ قُدْسِكَ، لِلانْتِهَاءِ مِنَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَالْقَضَاءِ عَلَى الْخَطِيئَةِ، وَلِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنِ الإِثْمِ، وَلإِشَاعَةِ الْبِرِّ الأَبَدِيِّ وَخَتْمِ الرُّؤْيَا وَالنُّبُوءَةِ وَلِمَسْحِ قُدُّوسِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ.Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

25لِهَذَا فَاعْلَمْ وَافْهَمْ أَنَّ الْحِقْبَةَ الْمُمْتَدَّةَ مُنْذُ صُدُورِ الأَمْرِ بِإِعَادَةِ بِنَاءِ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى مَجِيءِ الْمَسِيحِ، سَبْعَةُ أَسَابِيعَ، ثُمَّ اثْنَانِ وَسِتُّونَ أُسْبُوعاً يُبْنَى فِي غُضُونِهَا سُوقٌ وَخَلِيجٌ. إِنَّمَا تَكُونُ تِلْكَ أَزْمِنَةَ ضِيقٍ.Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

26وَبَعْدَ اثْنَيْنِ وَسِتِّينَ أُسْبُوعاً يُقْتَلُ الْمَسِيحُ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِهِ، وَيُدَمِّرُ شَعْبُ رَئِيسٍ آتٍ الْمَدِينَةَ وَالْقُدْسَ، وَتُقْبِلُ آخِرَتُهَا كَطُوفَانٍ، وَتَسْتَمِرُّ الْحَرْبُ حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ، وَيَعُمُّ الْخَرَابُ الْمَقْضِيُّ بِهِ.Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

27وَيُبْرِمُ عَهْداً ثَابِتاً مَعَ كَثِيرِينَ لِمُدَّةِ أُسْبُوعٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ فِي وَسَطِ الأُسْبُوعِ يُبْطِلُ الذَّبِيحَةَ وَالتَّقْدِمَةَ، وَيُقِيمُ عَلَى جَنَاحِ الْهَيْكَلِ رَجَاسَةَ الْخَرَابِ، إِلَى أَنْ يَتِمَّ الْقَضَاءُ، فَيَنْصَبُّ الْعِقَابُ عَلَى الْمُخَرِّبِ».And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”

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