Daniel 7
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Daniel 7
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| 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. | No primeiro ano de Belsazar, rei de Babilônia, teve Daniel, na sua cama, um sonho e visões da sua cabeça. Então escreveu o sonho, e relatou a suma das coisas. |
| I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea. | Falou Daniel, e disse: Eu estava olhando, numa visão noturna, e eis que os quatro ventos do céu agitavam o Mar Grande. |
| And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another. | E quatro grandes animais, diferentes uns dos outros, subiam do mar. |
| 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. | O primeiro era como leão, e tinha asas de águia; enquanto eu olhava, foram-lhe arrancadas as asas, e foi levantado da terra, e posto em dois pés como um homem; e foi-lhe dado um coração de homem. |
| 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. | Continuei olhando, e eis aqui o segundo animal, semelhante a um urso, o qual se levantou de um lado, tendo na boca três costelas entre os seus dentes; e foi-lhe dito assim: Levanta-te, devora muita carne. |
| 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. | Depois disto, continuei olhando, e eis aqui outro, semelhante a um leopardo, e tinha nas costas quatro asas de ave; tinha também este animal quatro cabeças; e foi-lhe dado domínio. |
| 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. | Depois disto, eu continuava olhando, em visões noturnas, e eis aqui o quarto animal, terrível e espantoso, e muito forte, o qual tinha grandes dentes de ferro; ele devorava e fazia em pedaços, e pisava aos pés o que sobejava; era diferente de todos os animais que apareceram antes dele, e tinha dez chifres. |
| 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. | Eu considerava os chifres, e eis que entre eles subiu outro chifre, pequeno, diante do qual três dos primeiros chifres foram arrancados; e eis que neste chifre havia olhos, como os de homem, e uma boca que falava grandes coisas. |
| 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. | Eu continuei olhando, até que foram postos uns tronos, e um ancião de dias se assentou; o seu vestido era branco como a neve, e o cabelo da sua cabeça como lã puríssima; o seu trono era de chamas de fogo, e as rodas dele eram fogo ardente. |
| 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. | Um rio de fogo manava e saía de diante dele; milhares de milhares o serviam, e miríades de miríades assistiam diante dele. Assentou-se para o juízo, e os livros foram abertos. |
| 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. | Então estive olhando, por causa da voz das grandes palavras que o chifre proferia; estive olhando até que o animal foi morto, e o seu corpo destruído; pois ele foi entregue para ser queimado pelo fogo. |
| As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time. | Quanto aos outros animais, foi-lhes tirado o domínio; todavia foi-lhes concedida prolongação de vida por um prazo e mais um tempo. |
| 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. | Eu estava olhando nas minhas visões noturnas, e eis que vinha com as nuvens do céu um como filho de homem; e dirigiu-se ao ancião de dias, e foi apresentado diante dele. |
| 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. | E 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 eterno, que não passará, e o seu reino tal, que não será destruído. |
| As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me. | Quanto a mim, Daniel, o meu espírito foi abatido dentro do corpo, e as visões da minha cabeça me perturbavam. |
| 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. | Cheguei-me a um dos que estavam perto, e perguntei-lhe a verdadeira significação de tudo isso. Ele me respondeu e me fez saber a interpretação das coisas. |
| These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth. | Estes grandes animais, que são quatro, são quatro reis, que se levantarão da terra. |
| But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever. | Mas os santos do Altíssimo receberão o reino e o possuirão para todo o sempre, sim, para todo o sempre. |
| 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; | Então tive desejo de conhecer a verdade a respeito do quarto animal, que era diferente de todos os outros, sobremodo terrível, com dentes de ferro e unhas de bronze; o qual devorava, fazia em pedaços, e pisava aos pés o que sobrava; |
| 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. | e também a respeito dos dez chifres que ele tinha na cabeça, e do outro que subiu e diante do qual caíram três, isto é, daquele chifre que tinha olhos, e uma boca que falava grandes coisas, e parecia ser mais robusto do que os seus companheiros. |
| And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them, | Enquanto eu olhava, eis que o mesmo chifre fazia guerra contra os santos, e prevalecia contra eles, |
| 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. | até que veio o ancião de dias, e foi executado o juízo a favor dos santos do Altíssimo; e chegou o tempo em que os santos possuíram o reino. |
| 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. | Assim me disse ele: O quarto animal será um quarto reino na terra, o qual será diferente de todos os reinos; devorará toda a terra, e a pisará aos pés, e a fará em pedaços. |
| 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. | Quanto aos dez chifres, daquele mesmo reino se levantarão dez reis; e depois deles se levantará outro, o quál será diferente dos primeiros, e abaterá a três reis. |
| 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. | Proferirá palavras contra o Altíssimo, e consumirá os santos do Altíssimo; cuidará em mudar os tempos e a lei; os santos lhe serão entregues na mão por um tempo, e tempos, e metade de um tempo. |
| But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it. | Mas o tribunal se assentará em juízo, e lhe tirará o domínio, para o destruir e para o desfazer até o fim. |
| 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. | O reino, e o domínio, e a grandeza dos reinos debaixo de todo o céu serão dados ao povo dos santos do Altíssimo. O seu reino será um reino eterno, e todos os domínios o servirão, e lhe obedecerão. |
| 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. | Aqui é o fim do assunto. Quanto a mim, Daniel, os meus pensamentos muito me perturbaram e o meu semblante se mudou; mas guardei estas coisas no coração. |
