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1 «En el tercer año del reinado del rey Belsasar tuve otra visión, además de la que había tenido antes.

1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

2 En esta visión yo me encontraba en la ciudadela de Susa, en la provincia de Elam, parado al lado del río Ulay.

2 I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

3 Mientras miraba frente a mí, vi un carnero con dos cuernos largos parado a la orilla del río. Uno de estos cuernos comenzó a crecer hasta que llegó a ser más largo que el otro.

3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram which had two horns stood before the river. The two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4 »El carnero atacaba todo lo que se le ponía al frente en su camino hacia el oeste, el norte y el sur, y nadie podía enfrentarlo o siquiera ayudar a sus víctimas. Hacía lo que quería, y cada vez se volvía más poderoso.

4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

5 »Mientras yo estaba pensando en el significado de lo que había visto, de repente un chivo apareció del oeste, yendo a tal velocidad que ni siquiera tocaba el suelo. Este chivo, que tenía un cuerno muy grande entre sus ojos,

5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 atacó violentamente al carnero con dos cuernos, el que yo había visto junto al río,

6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.

7 y le rompió sus dos cuernos, sin que el carnero pudiera hacer nada para defenderse. Después el chivo derribó al carnero y lo pisoteó, sin que nadie pudiera salvarlo.

7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 »El chivo se hizo muy poderoso, pero de repente, en el momento que más poder tenía, su cuerno se rompió y en su lugar crecieron cuatro cuernos que apuntaban hacia las cuatro direcciones.

8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.

9 De uno de los cuernos grandes surgió uno pequeño, que creció mucho hacia el sur y el este, y hacia la tierra gloriosa de Israel.

9 Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

10 Creció hasta alcanzar a los ejércitos celestiales y derribó parte del ejército celestial y de las estrellas, y las pisoteó.

10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground and trampled on them.

11 Aun llegó a desafiar al jefe del ejército del cielo al prohibir los sacrificios rituales diarios que se le ofrecían, además de echar por tierra el lugar más sagrado de su templo.

11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

12 Pero no se le permitió al ejército del cielo destruirlo por su pecaminosidad. Como resultado de esto, contaminaron las ceremonias del templo y dañaron las cosas más sagradas del pueblo de Dios. En fin, el cuerno hizo lo que quiso, y en todo tuvo éxito.

12 The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience. It cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.

13 »Entonces oí a dos de los santos hablando entre sí. Uno de ellos dijo: “¿Cuánto tiempo pasará esto que se ve, para que de nuevo haya sacrificio ritual diario en honor a Dios? ¿Cuánto tiempo va durar la terrible maldad de entregar el templo de Jerusalén y los ejércitos celestiales para ser pisoteados?”.

13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”

14 El otro contestó: “Primero deben pasar dos mil trescientos días; entonces el templo será purificado de nuevo”.

14 He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”

15 »Mientras yo estaba tratando de comprender el significado de esta visión, repentinamente un hombre, o por lo menos parecía un hombre, se paró delante de mí,

15 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.

16 y oí una voz humana que gritaba desde el río Ulay: “Gabriel, dile a Daniel el significado de su visión”.

16 I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

17 »Por eso Gabriel se dirigió hacia mí. Pero al acercarse, yo estaba demasiado asustado como para mantenerme en pie, y caí con mi rostro hacia el suelo. “Hombre, me dijo, debes comprender que lo que pasa en la visión se refiere al tiempo final”.

17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”

18 »Mientras él hablaba me desmayé, tirado boca abajo en el suelo. Pero él me despertó con un toque suyo, y me ayudó a ponerme de pie.

18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.

19 “Estoy aquí, me dijo, para decirte lo que va a suceder en los últimos días del gran enojo de Dios, pues lo que has visto se refiere al fin del tiempo.

19 He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.

20 Los dos cuernos del carnero que viste son los reyes de Media y Persia;

20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 el chivo lanudo es el rey de Grecia, y su cuerno largo entre los ojos, representa al primer rey de ese imperio.

21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

22 Cuando viste quebrarse el cuerno para ser reemplazado por cuatro cuernos más pequeños, esto significa que el imperio griego se dividirá en cuatro poderes con cuatro reyes, ninguno de los cuales será tan grande como el primero.

22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

23 »”Cuando sus gobiernos lleguen a su fin, y su maldad llegue al colmo, un rey astuto y cruel asumirá el poder.

23 “In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding riddles, will stand up.

24 Llegará a ser muy poderoso, pero no por él mismo. Causará gran destrucción y triunfará en todo lo que haga. Destruirá a los poderosos y dañará mucho al pueblo de Dios.

24 His power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy awesomely, and will prosper in what he does. He will destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

25 Será experto en engañar. Derrotará a muchos al sorprenderlos desprevenidos. Sin advertencia alguna los destruirá. Se enfrentará al Príncipe de los príncipes pero será destruido aunque no por un poder humano.

25 Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.

26 Tu visión de los dos mil trescientos días, es verdad. Pero ninguna de estas cosas sucederá pronto, así que no se lo cuentes a nadie aún”.

26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”

27 »Luego me debilité y estuve enfermo durante varios días. Después me levanté y reanudé mis actividades y cumplí con mis deberes hacia el rey. Pero estaba muy preocupado por el sueño y no lo comprendía del todo».

27 I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick for some days. Then I rose up and did the king’s business. I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.

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