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1Il primo anno di Belsatsar, re di Babilonia, Daniele, mentr’era a letto, fece un sogno, ed ebbe delle visioni nella sua mente. Poi scrisse il sogno, e narrò la sostanza delle cose.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.

2Daniele dunque prese a dire: Io guardavo, nella mia visione notturna, ed ecco scatenarsi sul mar grande i quattro venti del cielo.Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

3E quattro grandi bestie salirono dal mare, una diversa dall’altra.Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:

4La prima era come un leone, ed avea delle ali d’aquila. Io guardai, finché non le furono strappate le ali; e fu sollevata da terra, fu fatta stare in piedi come un uomo, e le fu dato un cuor d’uomo.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.

5Ed ecco una seconda bestia, simile ad un orso; essa rizzavasi sopra un lato, avea tre costole in bocca fra i denti; e le fu detto: “Lèvati, mangia molta carne!”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!’

6Dopo questo, io guardavo, ed eccone un’altra simile ad un leopardo, che aveva addosso quattro ali d’uccello; questa bestia aveva quattro teste, e le fu dato il dominio.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.

7Dopo questo, io guardavo, nelle visione notturne, ed ecco una quarta bestia spaventevole, terribile e straordinariamente forte; aveva dei denti grandi, di ferro; divorava e sbranava, e calpestava il resto coi piedi; era diversa da tutte le bestie che l’avevano preceduta, e aveva dieci corna.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.

8Io esaminavo quelle corna, ed ecco un altro piccolo corno spuntò tra quelle, e tre delle prime corna furono divelte dinanzi ad esso; ed ecco che quel corno avea degli occhi simili a occhi d’uomo, e una bocca che proferiva grandi cose.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.

9Io continuai a guardare fino al momento in cui furon collocati de’ troni, e un vegliardo s’assise. La sua veste era bianca come la neve, e i capelli del suo capo eran come lana pura; fiamme di fuoco erano il suo trono e le ruote d’esso erano fuoco ardente.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.

10Un fiume di fuoco sgorgava e scendeva dalla sua presenza; mille migliaia lo servivano, e diecimila miriadi gli stavan davanti. Il giudizio si tenne, e i libri furono aperti.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.

11Allora io guardai a motivo delle parole orgogliose che il corno proferiva; guardai, finché la bestia non fu uccisa, e il suo corpo distrutto, gettato nel fuoco per esser arso.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.

12Quanto alle altre bestie, il dominio fu loro tolto; ma fu loro concesso un prolungamento di vita per un tempo determinato.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.

13Io guardavo, nelle visioni notturne, ed ecco venire sulle nuvole del cielo uno simile a un figliuol d’uomo; egli giunse fino al vegliardo, e fu fatto accostare a lui.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.

14E gli furon dati dominio, gloria e regno, perché tutti i popoli, tutte le nazioni e lingue lo servissero; il suo dominio è un dominio eterno che non passerà, e il suo regno, un regno che non sarà distrutto.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.

15Quanto a me, Daniele, il mio spirito fu turbato dentro di me, e le visioni della mia mente mi spaventarono.I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.

16M’accostai a uno degli astanti, e gli domandai la verità intorno a tutto questo; ed egli mi parlò, e mi dette l’interpretazione di quelle cose: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“Queste quattro grandi bestie, sono quattro re che sorgeranno dalla terra;‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.

18poi i santi dell’Altissimo riceveranno il regno e lo possederanno per sempre, d’eternità in eternità”.But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’

19Allora desiderai sapere la verità intorno alla quarta bestia, ch’era diversa da tutte le altre, straordinariamente terribile, che aveva i denti di ferro e le unghie di rame, che divorava, sbranava, e calpestava il resto con i piedi,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.

20e intorno alle dieci corna che aveva in capo, e intorno all’altro corno che spuntava, e davanti al quale tre erano cadute: a quel corno che avea degli occhi, e una bocca proferenti cose grandi, e che appariva maggiore delle altre corna.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.

21Io guardai, e quello stesso corno faceva guerra ai santi e aveva il sopravvento,As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,

22finché non giunse il vegliardo e il giudicio fu dato ai santi dell’Altissimo, e venne il tempo che i santi possederono il regno.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.

23Ed egli mi parlò così: “La quarta bestia è un quarto regno sulla terra, che differirà da tutti i regni, divorerà tutta la terra, la calpesterà e la frantumerà.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.

24Le dieci corna sono dieci re che sorgeranno da questo regno; e, dopo quelli, ne sorgerà un altro, che sarà diverso dai precedenti, e abbatterà tre re.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.

25Egli proferirà parole contro l’Altissimo, ridurrà allo stremo i santi dell’Altissimo, e penserà di mutare i tempi e la legge; i santi saran dati nelle sue mani per un tempo, dei tempi, e la metà d’un tempo.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.

26Poi si terrà il giudizio e gli sarà tolto il dominio, che verrà distrutto ed annientato per sempre.But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.

27E il regno e il dominio e la grandezza dei regni che sono sotto tutti i cieli saranno dati al popolo dei santi dell’Altissimo; il suo regno è un regno eterno, e tutti i domini lo serviranno e gli ubbidiranno”.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.’

28Qui finirono le parole rivoltemi. Quanto a me, Daniele, i miei pensieri mi spaventarono molto, e mutai di colore; ma serbai la cosa nel cuore.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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