Daniel · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Daniel 7 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Εν τω πρώτω έτει του Βαλτάσαρ βασιλέως της Βαβυλώνος ο Δανιήλ είδεν ενύπνιον και οράσεις της κεφαλής αυτού επί της κλίνης αυτού· τότε έγραψε το ενύπνιον και διηγήθη το κεφάλαιον των λόγων.
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
2 Ο Δανιήλ ελάλησε και είπεν, Εγώ εθεώρουν εν τω οράματί μου την νύκτα και ιδού οι τέσσαρες άνεμοι του ουρανού συνεφώρμησαν επί την θάλασσαν την μεγάλην.
2 Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke out on the great sea.
3 Και τέσσαρα θηρία μεγάλα ανέβησαν εκ της θαλάσσης, διαφέροντα απ' αλλήλων.
3 Four great animals came up from the sea, different from one another.
4 Το πρώτον ήτο ως λέων και είχε πτέρυγας αετού· εθεώρουν εωσού απεσπάσθησαν αι πτέρυγες αυτού, και εσηκώθη από της γης και εστάθη επί τους πόδας ως άνθρωπος, και καρδία ανθρώπου εδόθη εις αυτό.
4 “The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet as a man. A man’s heart was given to it.
5 Και ιδού, έπειτα θηρίον δεύτερον όμοιον με άρκτον, και εσηκώθη κατά το εν πλάγιον, και είχε τρεις πλευράς εν τω στόματι αυτού μεταξύ των οδόντων αυτού· και έλεγον ούτω προς αυτό· Σηκώθητι, κατάφαγε σάρκας πολλάς.
5 “Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’
6 Μετά τούτο εθεώρουν και ιδού, έτερον ως λεοπάρδαλις, έχον επί τα νώτα αυτού τέσσαρας πτέρυγας πτηνού· το θηρίον είχεν έτι τέσσαρας κεφαλάς· και εδόθη εξουσία εις αυτό.
6 “After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 Μετά τούτο είδον εν τοις οράμασι της νυκτός και ιδού, θηρίον τέταρτον, τρομερόν και καταπληκτικόν και ισχυρόν σφόδρα· και είχε μεγάλους σιδηρούς οδόντας· κατέτρωγε και κατεσύντριβε και κατεπάτει το υπόλοιπον με τους πόδας αυτού· και αυτό ήτο διάφορον πάντων των θηρίων των προ αυτού· και είχε δέκα κέρατα.
7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the animals that were before it. It had ten horns.
8 Παρετήρουν τα κέρατα και ιδού, έτερον μικρόν κέρας ανέβη μεταξύ αυτών, έμπροσθεν του οποίου τρία εκ των πρώτων κεράτων εξερριζώθησαν· και ιδού, εν τω κέρατι τούτω ήσαν οφθαλμοί ως οφθαλμοί ανθρώπου και στόμα λαλούν πράγματα μεγάλα.
8 “I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking arrogantly.
9 Εθεώρουν έως ότου οι θρόνοι ετέθησαν και ο Παλαιός των ημερών εκάθησε, του οποίου το ένδυμα ήτο λευκόν ως χιών και αι τρίχες της κεφαλής αυτού ως μαλλίον καθαρόν· ο θρόνος αυτού ήτο ως φλόξ πυρός, οι τροχοί αυτού ως πυρ καταφλέγον.
9 “I watched until thrones were placed, and one who was Ancient of Days sat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.
10 Ποταμός πυρός εξήρχετο και διεχέετο απ' έμπροσθεν αυτού· χίλιαι χιλιάδες υπηρέτουν εις αυτόν και μύριαι μυριάδες παρίσταντο ενώπιον αυτού· το κριτήριον εκάθησε και τα βιβλία ανεώχθησαν.
10 A fiery stream issued and came out from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set. The books were opened.
11 Εθεώρουν τότε εξ αιτίας της φωνής των μεγάλων λόγων, τους οποίους το κέρας ελάλει, εθεώρουν εωσού εθανατώθη το θηρίον και το σώμα αυτού απωλέσθη και εδόθη εις καύσιν πυρός.
11 “I watched at that time because of the voice of the arrogant words which the horn spoke. I watched even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.
12 Περί δε των λοιπών θηρίων, η εξουσία αυτών αφηρέθη· πλην παράτασις ζωής εδόθη εις αυτά έως καιρού και χρόνου.
12 As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
13 Είδον εν οράμασι νυκτός και ιδού, ως Υιός ανθρώπου ήρχετο μετά των νεφελών του ουρανού και έφθασεν έως του Παλαιού των ημερών και εισήγαγον αυτόν ενώπιον αυτού.
13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
14 Και εις αυτόν εδόθη η εξουσία και η δόξα και η βασιλεία, διά να λατρεύωσιν αυτόν πάντες οι λαοί, τα έθνη και αι γλώσσαι· η εξουσία αυτού είναι εξουσία αιώνιος, ήτις δεν θέλει παρέλθει, και η βασιλεία αυτού, ήτις δεν θέλει φθαρή.
14 Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be destroyed.
15 Έφριξε το πνεύμα εμού του Δανιήλ εντός του σώματός μου και αι οράσεις της κεφαλής μου με ετάραττον.
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16 Επλησίασα εις ένα των παρισταμένων και εζήτουν να μάθω παρ' αυτού την αλήθειαν πάντων τούτων. Και ελάλησε προς εμέ και μοι εφανέρωσε την ερμηνείαν των πραγμάτων.
16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
17 Ταύτα τα μεγάλα θηρία, τα οποία είναι τέσσαρα, είναι τέσσαρες βασιλείς, οίτινες θέλουσιν εγερθή εκ της γης.
17 ‘These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who will arise out of the earth.
18 Αλλ' οι άγιοι του Υψίστου θέλουσι παραλάβει την βασιλείαν και θέλουσιν έχει το βασίλειον εις τον αιώνα και εις τον αιώνα του αιώνος.
18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
19 Τότε ήθελον να μάθω την αλήθειαν περί του τετάρτου θηρίου, το οποίον ήτο διάφορον από πάντων των άλλων, καθ' υπερβολήν τρομερόν, του οποίου οι οδόντες ήσαν σιδηροί και οι όνυχες αυτού χάλκινοι· κατέτρωγε, κατεσύντριβε και κατεπάτει το υπόλοιπον με τους πόδας αυτού·
19 “Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of bronze; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
20 και περί των δέκα κεράτων, τα οποία ήσαν εν τη κεφαλή αυτού και περί του άλλου, το οποίον ανέβη και έμπροσθεν του οποίου έπεσον τρία· περί του κέρατος λέγω εκείνου, το οποίον είχεν οφθαλμούς και στόμα λαλούν μεγάλα πράγματα, του οποίου η όψις ήτο ρωμαλεωτέρα παρά των συντρόφων αυτού.
20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, whose look was more stout than its fellows.
21 Εθεώρουν, και το κέρας εκείνο έκαμνε πόλεμον μετά των αγίων και υπερίσχυε κατ' αυτών·
21 I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,
22 εωσού ήλθεν ο Παλαιός των ημερών και εδόθη η κρίσις εις τους αγίους του Υψίστου· και ο καιρός έφθασε και οι άγιοι έλαβον την βασιλείαν.
22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Και εκείνος είπε, το θηρίον το τέταρτον θέλει είσθαι η τετάρτη βασιλεία επί της γης, ήτις θέλει διαφέρει από πασών των βασιλειών, και θέλει καταφάγει πάσαν την γην και θέλει καταπατήσει αυτήν και κατασυντρίψει αυτήν.
23 “So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down and break it in pieces.
24 Και τα δέκα κέρατα είναι δέκα βασιλείς, οίτινες θέλουσιν εγερθή εκ της βασιλείας ταύτης· και κατόπιν αυτών άλλος θέλει εγερθή· και αυτός θέλει διαφέρει των πρώτων και θέλει υποτάξει τρεις βασιλείς.
24 As for the ten horns, ten kings will arise out of this kingdom. Another will arise after them; and he will be different from the former, and he will put down three kings.
25 Και θέλει λαλήσει λόγους εναντίον του Υψίστου, και θέλει κατατρέχει τους αγίους του Υψίστου, και θέλει διανοηθή να μεταβάλλη καιρούς και νόμους· και θέλουσι δοθή εις την χείρα αυτού μέχρι καιρού και καιρών και ημίσεος καιρού.
25 He will speak words against the Most High, and will wear out the saints of the Most High. He will plan to change the times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
26 Κριτήριον όμως θέλει καθήσει, και θέλει αφαιρεθή η εξουσία αυτού, διά να φθαρή και να αφανισθή έως τέλους.
26 “‘But the judgment will be set, and they will take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.
27 Και η βασιλεία και η εξουσία και η μεγαλωσύνη των βασιλειών των υποκάτω παντός του ουρανού θέλει δοθή εις τον λαόν των αγίων του Υψίστου, του οποίου η βασιλεία είναι βασιλεία αιώνιος, και πάσαι αι εξουσίαι θέλουσι λατρεύσει και υπακούσει εις αυτόν.
27 The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’
28 Έως ενταύθα είναι το τέλος του πράγματος. Όσον δι' εμέ τον Δανιήλ, οι διαλογισμοί μου πολύ με ετάραττον και η όψις μου ηλλοιώθη εν εμοί· πλην συνετήρησα το πράγμα εν τη καρδία μου.
28 “Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart.”
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 5:1; Jeremiah 23:28; Amos 3:7; Daniel 4:5; Daniel 1:17
- 2 Revelation 7:1; Revelation 17:15
- 3 Revelation 13:1; Daniel 7:17; Daniel 2:32–33; Daniel 7:4–8; Ezekiel 19:3–8
- 4 Jeremiah 4:7; Isaiah 14:13–17; Daniel 5:18–23; Ezekiel 17:3; Habakkuk 1:6–8
- 5 Daniel 2:39; Jeremiah 50:21–32; Hosea 13:8; 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 13:17–18
- 6 Revelation 13:2; Daniel 11:3–20; Daniel 8:20–22; Daniel 2:39; Hosea 13:7
- 7 Revelation 13:1; Revelation 12:3; Revelation 17:12; Daniel 7:23–24; Daniel 7:19–20
- 8 Revelation 13:5–6; Revelation 13:1; Psalm 12:3; Revelation 13:11–13; Revelation 9:7
- 9 Revelation 1:14; Mark 9:3; Daniel 7:13; Matthew 17:2; Daniel 7:22
- 10 Isaiah 30:27; Deuteronomy 33:2; Revelation 20:11–15; Psalm 50:3; Revelation 5:11
- 11 Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10; Daniel 7:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 18:8
- 12 Daniel 8:7
- 13 Matthew 26:64; Revelation 1:7; Luke 21:27; Revelation 14:14; Matthew 24:30
- 14 Revelation 11:15; Daniel 7:27; Daniel 2:44; John 3:35; 1 Corinthians 15:24–28
- 15 Daniel 7:28; Jeremiah 17:16; Romans 9:2–3; 2 Peter 1:14; Daniel 2:1
- 16 Revelation 7:13–14; Zechariah 2:3; Daniel 7:10; Revelation 5:5; Daniel 12:5–6
- 17 Revelation 13:11; Daniel 7:3–4; Psalm 17:14; John 18:36; Revelation 13:1
- 18 Daniel 7:27; Isaiah 60:12–14; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 2:26–27
- 19 Daniel 7:7; Daniel 2:40–43
- 20 Daniel 7:8; Daniel 7:23; Daniel 7:11; Daniel 8:9–11; Daniel 11:36–37
- 21 Daniel 12:7; Revelation 17:14; Daniel 8:24; Revelation 13:5–18; Revelation 12:3–4
- 22 Daniel 7:18; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 14:8–20
- 23 Daniel 7:7; Daniel 2:40; Luke 2:1
- 24 Daniel 7:20; Daniel 11:36; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:16–18
- 25 Daniel 12:7; Revelation 12:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:5–11; Revelation 12:6
- 26 Revelation 20:10–11; Revelation 11:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Daniel 7:10–11; Daniel 7:22
- 27 Psalm 72:11; Revelation 11:15; Luke 1:33; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 22:27
- 28 Luke 2:19; Luke 2:51; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 7:15; Daniel 12:9
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
For the Scripture saith, "Ten thousand times ten thousand stood around Him, and thousands of thousands ministered unto Him, and cried, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the Lord of Sabaoth; the whole creation is full of His glory." And let us therefore, conscientiously gathering together in harmony, cry to Him earnestly, as with one mouth, that we may be made partakers …
The Lord, strong and mighty." And how also He should come again out of heaven with glory, hear what was spoken in reference to this by the prophet Jeremiah. His words are: "Behold, as the Son of man He cometh in the clouds of heaven, and His angels with Him." Chapter LII — Certain fulfilment of prophecy Since, then, we …
And then, again, since there are many, yea, innumerable angels who surround the Creator, as all the prophets acknowledge,--[saying, for instance,] "Ten thousand times ten thousand stood beside Him, and many thousands of thousands ministered unto Him," --then, according to them, the angels of the Pleroma will have as images the angels of the Creator, and the entire creation remains …
… king, who is recognized as Antichrist, and after this the eternal kingdom of the Son of man, that is to say, of Christ, he says, "My spirit was terrified, I Daniel in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me," etc.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… learned them out of the divine Scriptures used in the Church, and chiefly from the prophecy of Daniel just now read; as Gabriel also the Archangel interpreted it, speaking thus: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall surpass all kingdoms.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)