Daniel · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Daniel 8 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).
Daniel is not in PT1904.
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 Εν τω τρίτω έτει της βασιλείας του βασιλέως Βαλτάσαρ όρασις εφάνη εις εμέ, εις εμέ τον Δανιήλ, μετά την εις εμέ φανείσαν πρότερον.
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.
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2 Και είδον εν τη οράσει· και ότε είδον, ήμην εν Σούσοις τη βασιλευούση τη εν τη επαρχία Ελάμ· και είδον εν τη οράσει και εγώ ήμην πλησίον του ποταμού Ουλαΐ.
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.
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3 Και εσήκωσα τους οφθαλμούς μου και είδον και ιδού, ίστατο έμπροσθεν του ποταμού κριός εις έχων κέρατα· και τα κέρατα ήσαν υψηλά, το εν όμως υψηλότερον του άλλου· και το υψηλότερον εξεφύτρωσεν ύστερον.
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.
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4 Είδον τον κριόν κερατίζοντα προς δύσιν και προς βορράν και προς νότον· και ουδέν θηρίον ηδύνατο να σταθή έμπροσθεν αυτού και δεν υπήρχεν ο ελευθερών εκ της χειρός αυτού· αλλ' έκαμνε κατά την θέλησιν αυτού και εμεγαλύνθη.
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.
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5 Ενώ δε εγώ εσκεπτόμην, ιδού, τράγος ήρχετο από της δύσεως επί πρόσωπον πάσης της γης και δεν ήγγιζε το έδαφος· και ο τράγος είχε κέρας περίβλεπτον μεταξύ των οφθαλμών αυτού.
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.
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6 Και ήλθεν έως του κριού του έχοντος τα δύο κέρατα, τον οποίον είδον ιστάμενον έμπροσθεν του ποταμού, και έδραμε προς αυτόν εν τη ορμή της δυνάμεως αυτού.
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.
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7 Και είδον αυτόν ότι επλησίασεν εις τον κριόν και εξηγριώθη κατ' αυτού και εκτύπησε τον κριόν και συνέτριψε τα δύο κέρατα αυτού· και δεν ήτο δύναμις εν τω κριώ να σταθή έμπροσθεν αυτού, αλλ' έρριψεν αυτόν κατά γης και κατεπάτησεν αυτόν· και δεν υπήρχεν ο ελευθερών τον κριόν εκ της χειρός αυτού.
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.
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8 Διά τούτο ο τράγος εμεγαλύνθη σφόδρα· και ότε ενεδυναμώθη, συνετρίβη το κέρας το μέγα· και αντ' αυτού ανέβησαν τέσσαρα άλλα περίβλεπτα προς τους τέσσαρας ανέμους του ουρανού.
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.
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9 Και εκ του ενός εξ αυτών εξήλθεν εν κέρας μικρόν, το οποίον εμεγαλύνθη καθ' υπερβολήν προς τον νότον και προς την ανατολήν και προς την γην της δόξης·
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.
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10 και εμεγαλύνθη έως του στρατεύματος του ουρανού· και έρριψεν εις την γην μέρος εκ της στρατιάς και εκ των αστέρων και κατεπάτησεν αυτά·
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.
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11 μάλιστα εμεγαλύνθη έως κατά του άρχοντος του στρατεύματος· και αφήρεσεν απ' αυτού την παντοτεινήν θυσίαν, και το άγιον κατοικητήριον αυτού κατεβλήθη·
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.
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12 και το στράτευμα παρεδόθη εις αυτόν μετά της παντοτεινής θυσίας εξ αιτίας της παραβάσεως, και έρριψε κατά γης την αλήθειαν· και έπραξε και ευωδώθη.
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.
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13 Τότε ήκουσα αγίου τινός λαλούντος· και άλλος άγιος έλεγε προς τον δείνα λαλούντα, Έως πότε θέλει διαρκεί όρασις η περί της παντοτεινής θυσίας και της παραβάσεως, ήτις φέρει την ερήμωσιν, και το αγιαστήριον και το στράτευμα παραδίδονται εις καταπάτησιν;
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?”
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14 Και είπε προς εμέ, Έως δύο χιλιάδων και τριακοσίων ημερονυκτίων· τότε το αγιαστήριον θέλει καθαρισθή.
14 He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
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15 Και ότε εγώ ο Δανιήλ είδον την όρασιν και εζήτουν την έννοιαν, τότε ιδού, εστάθη έμπροσθέν μου ως θέα ανθρώπου·
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.
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16 και ήκουσα φωνήν ανθρώπου εν μέσω του Ουλαΐ, ήτις έκραξε και είπε, Γαβριήλ, κάμε τον άνθρωπον τούτον να εννοήση την όρασιν.
16 I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
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17 Και ήλθε πλησίον όπου ιστάμην· και ότε ήλθεν, ετρόμαξα και έπεσον επί πρόσωπόν μου· ο δε είπε προς εμέ, Εννόησον, υιέ ανθρώπου· διότι η όρασις είναι διά τους εσχάτους καιρούς.
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.”
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18 Και ενώ ελάλει προς εμέ, εγώ ήμην βεβυθισμένος εις βαθύν ύπνον με το πρόσωπόν μου επί την γήν· πλην με ήγγισε και με έκαμε να σταθώ όρθιος.
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.
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19 Και είπεν, Ιδού, εγώ θέλω σε κάμει να γνωρίσης τι θέλει συμβή εν τοις εσχάτοις της οργής· διότι εν τω ωρισμένω καιρώ θέλει είσθαι το τέλος.
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.
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20 Ο κριός, τον οποίον είδες, ο έχων τα δύο κέρατα, είναι οι βασιλείς της Μηδίας και της Περσίας.
20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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21 Και ο τριχωτός τράγος είναι ο βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος· και το κέρας το μέγα, το μεταξύ των οφθαλμών αυτού, αυτός είναι ο πρώτος βασιλεύς.
21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
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22 Το δε ότι συνετρίβη και ανέβησαν τέσσαρα αντ' αυτού, δηλοί ότι τέσσαρα βασίλεια θέλουσιν εγερθή εκ του έθνους τούτου· πλην ουχί κατά την δύναμιν αυτού.
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.
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23 Και εν τοις εσχάτοις καιροίς της βασιλείας αυτών, όταν αι ανομίαι φθάσωσιν εις το πλήρες, θέλει εγερθή βασιλεύς σκληροπρόσωπος και συνετός εις πανουργίας.
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.
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24 Και η δύναμις αυτού θέλει είσθαι ισχυρά, ουχί όμως εξ ιδίας αυτού δυνάμεως· και θέλει αφανίζει εξαισίως και θέλει ευοδούσθαι και κατορθόνει και θέλει αφανίζει τους ισχυρούς και τον λαόν τον άγιον.
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.
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25 Και διά της πανουργίας αυτού θέλει κάμει να ευοδούται η απάτη εν τη χειρί αυτού· και θέλει μεγαλυνθή εν τη καρδία αυτού και εν ειρήνη θέλει αφανίσει πολλούς· και θέλει σηκωθή κατά του Άρχοντος των αρχόντων· πλην θέλει συντριφθή άνευ χειρός.
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.
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26 Και η ρηθείσα όρασις περί των ημερονυκτίων είναι αληθής· συ λοιπόν σφράγισον την όρασιν, διότι είναι διά ημέρας πολλάς.
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.”
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27 Και εγώ ο Δανιήλ ελιποθύμησα και ήμην ασθενής ημέρας τινάς· μετά ταύτα εσηκώθην και έκαμνον τα έργα του βασιλέως· εθαύμαζον δε διά την όρασιν και δεν υπήρχεν ο εννοών.
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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Gabriel
The man-like heavenly figure who was told to make Daniel understand a vision and who came to him at the evening offering with insight. In Luke he announces the birth of John to…
Cited in the guide: Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21; Luke 1:19
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 11:4; Daniel 10:7; Daniel 7:1; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 7:15
- 2 Esther 1:2; Nehemiah 1:1; Jeremiah 25:25; Genesis 14:1; Ezekiel 32:24
- 3 Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:5; Zechariah 5:5; Jeremiah 51:11; Isaiah 44:28
- 4 Daniel 11:16; Daniel 11:36; Daniel 8:7; Isaiah 45:1–5; Micah 5:8
- 5 Daniel 8:21; Daniel 8:8; Daniel 11:3; Daniel 7:6; Daniel 2:39
- 7 Daniel 11:11; Daniel 7:7; Joshua 8:20; Leviticus 26:37
- 8 Daniel 7:2; Revelation 7:1; Daniel 5:20; Daniel 8:22; Daniel 8:5
- 9 Daniel 11:16; Psalm 48:2; Ezekiel 20:6; Daniel 7:8; Ezekiel 20:15
- 10 Isaiah 14:13; Revelation 12:4; Daniel 8:7; Daniel 7:7; Daniel 11:28
- 11 Daniel 12:11; Revelation 13:5–7; Daniel 8:25; Ezekiel 46:14; Daniel 11:31
- 12 Jeremiah 12:1; Isaiah 59:14; Daniel 11:28; Revelation 13:7; Daniel 11:31–36
- 13 Revelation 11:2; Revelation 6:10; Daniel 9:27; Luke 21:24; Daniel 4:13
- 14 Daniel 12:7; Daniel 7:25; Revelation 11:2–3; Daniel 12:11; Isaiah 45:25
- 15 Daniel 10:16; Daniel 10:18; Revelation 1:13; 1 Peter 1:10–11; Revelation 13:18
- 16 Luke 1:19; Luke 1:26; Daniel 8:2; Daniel 12:5–7; Revelation 22:16
- 17 Daniel 8:19; Daniel 12:4; Daniel 12:13; Daniel 11:35–36; Habakkuk 2:3
- 18 Daniel 10:18; Luke 9:32; Ezekiel 2:2; Daniel 10:16; Daniel 10:8–10
- 19 Habakkuk 2:3; Daniel 11:27; Daniel 8:15–17; Revelation 17:17; Revelation 15:1
- 20 Daniel 8:3; Daniel 11:1–2
- 21 Daniel 11:3; Daniel 10:20; Daniel 8:5–8
- 22 Daniel 8:3; Daniel 8:8; Daniel 11:4
- 23 Revelation 13:11–14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; Revelation 19:20; Daniel 8:9–12; 1 Timothy 4:1
- 24 Daniel 8:12; Revelation 17:17; Daniel 7:25; Daniel 12:7; Daniel 11:31–36
- 25 Daniel 8:11; Daniel 11:32–33; Revelation 17:14; Job 34:20; Daniel 11:21–25
- 26 Daniel 10:1; Daniel 12:9; Daniel 12:4; Daniel 10:14; Ezekiel 12:27
- 27 Daniel 7:28; Habakkuk 3:16; Daniel 2:48–49; Daniel 6:2–3; Daniel 10:16
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To this purpose Daniel says again: "And he shall desolate the holy place; and sin has been given for a sacrifice, and righteousness been cast away in the earth, and he has been active (fecit), and gone on prosperously." And the angel Gabriel, when explaining his vision, states with regard to this person: "And towards the end of their kingdom …