Daniel

Court tales and apocalyptic visions from the Babylonian and Persian periods

Two genres in one book: court tales of Daniel and his companions surviving the lion's den and the fiery furnace, and apocalyptic visions of successive empires culminating in the son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. The visionary chapters are the principal apocalyptic source in the Hebrew Bible.

第1章

犹大王约雅敬在位第三年、巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来到耶路撒冷、将城围困。

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

主将犹大王约雅敬、并神殿中器皿的几分交付他手、他就把这器皿带到示拿地、收入他神的庙里、放在他神的库中。

The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. He brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

王吩咐太监长亚施毘拿、从以色列人的宗室和贵胄中、带进几个人来、

The king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles;

就是年少没有残疾、相貌俊美、通达各样学问、知识聪明俱备、足能侍立在王宫里的、要教他们迦勒底的文字言语。

youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.

王派定将自己所用的膳、和所饮的酒、每日赐他们一分、养他们三年．满了三年、好叫他们在王面前侍立。

The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king.

他们中间有犹大族的人、但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅．

Now among these were of the children of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

太监长给他们起名、称但以理为伯提沙撒、称哈拿尼雅为沙得拉、称米沙利为米煞、称亚撒利雅为亚伯尼歌。

The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

但以理却立志、不以王的膳、和王所饮的酒、玷污自己、所以求太监长容他不玷污自己。

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

神使但以理在太监长眼前蒙恩惠、受怜悯．

Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.

太监长对但以理说、我惧怕我主我王、他已经派定你们的饮食．倘若他见你们的面貌、比你们同岁的少年人肌瘦、怎么好呢、这样、你们就使我的头在王那里难保。

The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? So would you endanger my head with the king.”

但以理对太监长所派管理但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅的委办说、

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

求你试试仆人们十天、给我们素菜吃、白水喝、

“Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

然后看看我们的面貌、和用王膳那少年人的面貌．就照你所看的待仆人罢。

Then let our faces be examined before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king’s dainties; and as you see, deal with your servants.”

委办便允准他们这件事、试看他们十天。

So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.

过了十天、见他们的面貌、比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖．

At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s dainties.

于是委办撤去派他们用的膳、饮的酒、给他们素菜吃。

So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they would drink, and gave them vegetables.

这四个少年人、神在各样文字学问上、〈学问原文作智慧〉赐给他们聪明知识．但以理又明白各样的异象和梦兆。

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

尼布甲尼撒王豫定带进少年人来的日期满了、太监长就把他们带到王面前。

At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

王与他们谈论、见少年人中、无一人能比但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅、所以留他们在王面前侍立。

The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king.

王考问他们一切事、就见他们的智慧聪明、比通国的术士、和用法术的、胜过十倍。

In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.

到古列王元年、但以理还在。

Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.

第2章

尼布甲尼撒在位第二年、他作了梦、心里烦乱、不能睡觉。

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

王吩咐人将术士、用法术的、行邪术的、和迦勒底人召来、要他们将王的梦告诉王．他们就来站在王前．

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

王对他们说、我作了一梦、心里烦乱、要知道这是甚么梦。

The king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”

迦勒底人、用亚兰的言语对王说、愿王万岁、请将那梦告诉仆人、仆人就可以讲解。

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

王回答迦勒底人说、梦我已经忘了、〈或作我已定命八节同〉你们若不将梦和梦的讲解告诉我、就必被凌迟、你们的房屋必成为粪堆．

The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.

你们若将梦和梦的讲解告诉我、就必从我这里得赠品、和赏赐、并大尊荣。现在你们要将梦和梦的讲解告诉我。

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you will receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”

他们第二次对王说、请王将梦告诉仆人、仆人就可以讲解。

They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

王回答说、我准知道你们是故意迟延、因为你们知道那梦我已经忘了．

The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.

你们若不将梦告诉我、只有一法待你们、因为你们豫备了谎言乱语向我说、要等候时势改变。现在你们要将梦告诉我、因我知道你们能将梦的讲解告诉我。

But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.”

迦勒底人在王面前回答说、世上没有人能将王所问的事说出来、因为没有君王、大臣、掌权的、向术士、或用法术的、或迦勒底人、问过这样的事．

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

王所问的事甚难、除了不与世人同居的神明、没有人在王面前能说出来。

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

因此王气忿忿的大发烈怒、吩咐灭绝巴比伦所有的哲士．

Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

于是命令发出、哲士将要见杀、人就寻找但以理和他的同伴、要杀他们。

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

王的护卫长亚略出来、要杀巴比伦的哲士、但以理就用婉言回答他、

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

向王的护卫长亚略说、王的命令为何这样紧急呢．亚略就将情节告诉但以理。

He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

但以理遂进去求王宽限、就可以将梦的讲解告诉王。

Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

但以理回到他的居所、将这事告诉他的同伴哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅、

Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

要他们祈求天上的神施怜悯、将这奥秘的事指明、免得但以理和他的同伴、与巴比伦其馀的哲士、一同灭亡。

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

这奥秘的事、就在夜间异象中、给但以理显明。但以理便称颂天上的神．

Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

但以理说、神的名是应当称颂的、从亘古直到永远、因为智慧能力都属乎他．

Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

他改变时候、日期、废王、立王、将智慧赐与智慧人、将知识赐与聪明人．

He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

他显明深奥隐秘的事、知道暗中所有的、光明也与他同居。

He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

我列祖的神阿、我感谢你、赞美你、因你将智慧才能赐给我．允准我们所求的、把王的事给我们指明。

I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

于是但以理进去见亚略、就是王所派灭绝巴比伦哲士的、对他说、不要灭绝巴比伦的哲士、求你领我到王面前、我要将梦的讲解告诉王。

Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”

亚略就急忙将但以理领到王面前、对王说、我在被掳的犹大人中遇见一人、他能将梦的讲解告诉王。

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

王问称为伯提沙撒的但以理说、你能将我所作的梦、和梦的讲解、告诉我么。

The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”

但以理在王面前回答说、王所问的那奥秘事、哲士、用法术的、术士、观兆的、都不能告诉王．

Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;

只有一位在天上的神、能显明奥秘的事他已将日后必有的事、指示尼布甲尼撒王．你的梦、和你在床上脑中的异象是这样。

but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:

王阿、你在床上想到后来的事、那显明奥秘事的主、把将来必有的事指示你．

“As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen.

至于那奥秘的事显明给我、并非因我的智慧胜过一切活人、乃为使王知道梦的讲解、和心里的思念。

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

王阿、你梦见一个大像、这像甚高、极其光耀、站在你面前、形状甚是可怕．

“You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.

这像的头是精金的、胸膛和膀臂是银的、肚腹和腰是铜的、

As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

腿是铁的、脚是半铁半泥的．

its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

你观看、见有一块非人手凿出来的石头、打在这像半铁半泥的脚上、把脚砸碎、

You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

于是金、银、铜、铁、泥、都一同砸得粉碎、成如夏天禾场上的糠秕、被风吹散、无处可寻．打碎这像的石头、变成一座大山、充满天下。

Then the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

这就是那梦、我们在王面前要讲解那梦．

“This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king.

王阿、你是诸王之王、天上的神已将国度、权柄、能力、尊荣、都赐给你．

You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.

凡世人所住之地的走兽、并天空的飞鸟、他都交付你手、使你掌管这一切、你就是那金头．

Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

在你以后必另兴一国、不及于你．又有第三国、就是铜的、必掌管天下．

“After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which will rule over all the earth.

第四国、必坚壮如铁、铁能打碎克制百物、又能压碎一切、那国也必打碎压制列国。

The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.

你既见像的脚和脚指头、一半是窑匠的泥、一半是铁、那国将来也必分开．你既见铁与泥搀杂、那国也必有铁的力量．

Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

那脚指头、既是半铁半泥、那国也必半强半弱．

As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong, and partly broken.

你既见铁与泥搀杂、那国民也必与各种人搀杂、却不能彼此相合、正如铁与泥不能相合一样。

Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay.

当那列王在位的时候、天上的神必另立一国、永不败坏、也不归别国的人、却要打碎灭绝那一切国、这国必存到永远。

“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

你既看见非人手凿出来的一块石头、从山而出、打碎金、银、铜、铁、泥、那就是至大的神把后来必有的事给王指明．这梦准是这样、这讲解也是确实的。

Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

当时尼布甲尼撒王、俯伏在地、向但以理下拜、并且吩咐人给他奉上供物和香品。

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.

王对但以理说、你既能显明这奥秘的事、你们的神、诚然是万神之神、万王之主、又是显明奥秘事的。

The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”

于是王高抬但以理、赏赐他许多上等礼物、派他管理巴比伦全省、又立他为总理、掌管巴比伦的一切哲士。

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

但以理求王、王就派沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、管理巴比伦省的事务、只是但以理常在朝中侍立。

Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel was in the king’s gate.

第3章

尼布甲尼撒王造了一个金像、高六十肘、宽六肘、立在巴比伦省杜拉平原．

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

尼布甲尼撒王差人将总督、钦差、巡抚、臬司、藩司、谋士、法官、和各省的官员、都召了来、为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像、行开光之礼。

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

于是总督、钦差、巡抚、臬司、藩司、谋士、法官、和各省的官员、都聚集了来、要为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像、行开光之礼、就站在尼布甲尼撒所立的像前。

Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

那时传令的、大声呼叫说、各方、各国、各族的人哪〈族原文作舌下同〉、有令传与你们。

Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,

你们一听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙、和各样乐器的声音、就当俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像．

that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.

凡不俯伏敬拜的、必立时扔在烈火的窑中。

Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”

因此各方、各国、各族的人民、一听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟和各样乐器的声音、就都俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。

Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

那时有几个迦勒底人、进前来控告犹大人．

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

他们对尼布甲尼撒王说、愿王万岁．

They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!

王阿、你曾降旨说、凡听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙、和各样乐器声音的、都当俯伏敬拜金像。

You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

凡不俯伏敬拜的、必扔在烈火的窑中．

and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.

现在有几个犹大人、就是王所派管理巴比伦省事务的沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、王阿、这些人不理你、不事奉你的神、也不敬拜你所立的金像。

There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”

当时尼布甲尼撒冲冲大怒、吩咐人把沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌带过来、他们就把那些人带到王面前。

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.

尼布甲尼撒问他们说、沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、你们不事奉我的神、也不敬拜我所立的金像、是故意的么．

Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it on purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

你们再听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙、和各样乐器的声音、若俯伏敬拜我所造的像、却还可以、若不敬拜、必立时扔在烈火的窑中、有何神能救你们脱离我手呢。

Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god that will deliver you out of my hands?”

沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、对王说、尼布甲尼撒阿、这件事我们不必回答你．

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

即便如此、我们所事奉的神、能将我们从烈火的窑中救出来．王阿、他也必救我们脱离你的手．

If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

即或不然、王阿、你当知道我们决不事奉你的神、也不敬拜你所立的金像。

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”

当时尼布甲尼撒怒气填胸、向沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、变了脸色、吩咐人把窑烧热、比寻常更加七倍．

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

又吩咐他军中的几个壮士、将沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌捆起来、扔在烈火的窑中。

He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

这三人穿着裤子、内袍、外衣、和别的衣服、被捆起来扔在烈火的窑中。

Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.

因为王命紧急、窑又甚热、那抬沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的人、都被火焰烧死。

Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、这三个人、都被捆着落在烈火的窑中。

These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.

那时尼布甲尼撒王惊奇、急忙起来、对谋士说、我们捆起来扔在火里的不是三个人么．他们回答王说、王阿、是．

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”

王说、看哪、我见有四个人、并没有捆绑、在火中游行、也没有受伤、那第四个的相貌、好像神子。

He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”

于是尼布甲尼撒就近烈火窑门、说、至高神的仆人沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌出来、上这里来罢．沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌、就从火中出来了。

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.

那些总督、钦差、巡抚、和王的谋士、一同聚集看这三个人、见火无力伤他们的身体、头发也没有烧焦、衣裳也没有变色、并没有火燎的气味。

The satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed, the smell of fire wasn’t even on them.

尼布甲尼撒说、沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的神、是应当称颂的、他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人、他们不遵王命、舍去己身、在他们神以外不肯事奉敬拜别神．

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

现在我降旨、无论何方何国何族的人、谤讟沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌之神的、必被凌迟、他的房屋必成粪堆、因为没有别神能这样施行拯救。

Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”

那时王在巴比伦省、高升了沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌。

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

第4章

尼布甲尼撒王、晓谕住在全地各方各国各族的人说、愿你们大享平安．

Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

我乐意将至高的神向我所行的神迹奇事、宣扬出来．

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

他的神迹何其大、他的奇事何其盛、他的国是永远的、他的权柄存到万代。

How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation.

我尼布甲尼撒安居在宫中、平顺在殿内、

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

我作了一梦、使我惧怕．我在床上的思念、并脑中的异象、使我惊惶．

I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

所以我降旨召巴比伦的一切哲士到我面前、叫他们把梦的讲解告诉我．

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

于是那些术士、用法术的、迦勒底人、观兆的、都进来、我将那梦告诉了他们、他们却不能把梦的讲解告诉我．

Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

末后那照我神的名、称为伯提沙撒的但以理、来到我面前、他里头有圣神的灵、我将梦告诉他说、

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. I told the dream before him, saying,

术士的领袖伯提沙撒阿、因我知道你里头有圣神的灵、甚么奥秘的事、都不能使你为难、现在要把我梦中所见的异象、和梦的讲解告诉我．

“Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

我在床上脑中的异象是这样．我看见地当中有一棵树、极其高大、

Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.

那树渐长、而且坚固、高得顶天、从地极都能看见、

The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.

叶子华美、果子甚多、可作众生的食物、田野的走兽、卧在荫下、天空的飞鸟、宿在枝上、凡有血气的、都从这树得食．

The leaves of it were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

我在床上脑中的异象、见有一位守望的圣者、从天而降、

“I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.

大声呼叫说、伐倒这树、砍下枝子、摇掉叶子、抛散果子、使走兽离开树下、飞鸟躲开树枝、

He cried aloud, and said thus, ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

树𣎴却要留在地内、用铁圈和铜圈箍住、在田野的青草中、让天露滴湿、使他与地上的兽一同吃草、

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.

使他的心改变、不如人心、给他一个兽心、使他经过七期．〈期或作年本章同〉

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.

这是守望者所发的命、圣者所出的令、好叫世人知道、至高者在人的国中掌权、要将国赐与谁、就赐与谁．或立极卑微的人执掌国权．

“‘The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.’

这是我尼布甲尼撒王所作的梦、伯提沙撒阿、你要说明这梦的讲解、因为我国中的一切哲士、都不能将梦的讲解告诉我、惟独你能、因你里头有圣神的灵。

“This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

于是称为伯提沙撒的但以理、惊讶片时、心意惊惶。王说、伯提沙撒阿、不要因梦和梦的讲解惊惶。伯提沙撒回答说、我主阿、愿这梦归与恨恶你的人、讲解归与你的敌人。

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

你所见的树渐长、而且坚固、高得顶天、从地极都能看见、

The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;

叶子华美、果子甚多、可作众生的食物、田野的走兽、住在其下、天空的飞鸟、宿在枝上．

whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:

王阿、这渐长又坚固的树就是你、你的威势渐长及天、你的权柄管到地极．

it is you, O king, that have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

王既看见一位守望的圣者从天而降、说、将这树砍伐毁坏、树𣎴却要留在地内、用铁圈和铜圈箍住、在田野的青草中、让天露滴湿、使他与地上的兽一同吃草、直到经过七期。

“Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, ‘Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.

王阿、讲解就是这样．临到我主我王的事、是出于至高者的命．

“This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:

你必被赶出离开世人、与野地的兽同居、吃草如牛、被天露滴湿、且要经过七期。等你知道至高者在人的国中掌权、要将国赐与谁、就赐与谁．

that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

守望者既吩咐存留树𣎴、等你知道诸天掌权、以后你的国必定归你．

Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you will have known that the heavens do rule.

王阿、求你悦纳我的谏言、以施行公义断绝罪过、以怜悯穷人除掉罪孽、或者你的平安可以延长。

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

这事都临到尼布甲尼撒王。

All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.

过了十二个月、他游行在巴比伦王宫里、〈原文作上〉

At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

他说、这大巴比伦不是我用大能大力建为京都、要显我威严的荣耀么。

The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

这话在王口中尚未说完、有声音从天降下、说、尼布甲尼撒王阿、有话对你说、你的国位离开你了．

While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.

你必被赶出离开世人、与野地的兽同居、吃草如牛、且要经过七期．等你知道至高者在人的国中掌权、要将国赐与谁、就赐与谁。

You shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.’”

当时这话就应验在尼布甲尼撒的身上、他被赶出离开世人、吃草如牛、身被天露滴湿、头发长长、好像鹰毛、指甲长长、如同鸟爪。

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

日子满足、我尼布甲尼撒举目望天、我的聪明复归于我、我便称颂至高者、赞美尊敬活到永远的神、他的权柄是永有的、他的国存到万代。

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

世上所有的居民、都算为虚无、在天上的万军、和世上的居民中、他都凭自己的意旨行事．无人能拦住他手、或问他说、你作甚么呢。

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

那时我的聪明复归于我、为我国的荣耀威严和光耀、也都复归于我、并且我的谋士和大臣、也来朝见我．我又得坚立在国位上、至大的权柄加增于我。

At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

现在我尼布甲尼撒赞美尊崇恭敬天上的王、因为他所作的全都诚实、他所行的也都公平．那行动骄傲的、他能降为卑。

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

第5章

伯沙撒王为他的一千大臣、设摆盛筵、与这一千人对面饮酒．

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

伯沙撒欢饮之间、吩咐人将他父〈父或作祖下同〉尼布甲尼撒、从耶路撒冷殿中所掠的金银器皿拿来、王与大臣皇后妃嫔、好用这器皿饮酒．

Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.

于是他们把耶路撒冷神殿库房中所掠的金器皿拿来、王和大臣皇后妃嫔、就用这器皿饮酒。

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of God’s house which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.

他们饮酒、赞美金银铜铁木石所造的神。

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

当时忽有人的指头显出、在王宫与灯台相对的粉墙上写字．王看见写字的指头、

In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

就变了脸色、心意惊惶、腰骨好像脱节、双膝彼此相碰、

Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.

大声吩咐将用法术的、和迦勒底人、并观兆的领进来、对巴比伦的哲士说、谁能读这文字、把讲解告诉我、他必身穿紫袍、项带金链、在我国中位列第三．

The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

于是王的一切哲士都进来、却不能读那文字、也不能把讲解告诉王。

Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.

伯沙撒王就甚惊惶、脸色改变、他的大臣也都惊奇。

Then king Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

太后〈或作皇后下同〉因王和他大臣所说的话、就进入宴宫、说、愿王万岁。你心意不要惊惶、脸面不要变色．

The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever; don’t let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

在你国中有一人、他里头有圣神的灵、你父在世的日子、这人心中光明、又有聪明智慧、好像神的智慧．你父尼布甲尼撒王、就是王的父、立他为术士、用法术的、和迦勒底人、并观兆的领袖．

There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. The king Nebuchadnezzar your father, yes, the king, your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

在他里头有美好的灵性、又有知识聪明、能圆梦、释谜语、解疑惑、这人名叫但以理、尼布甲尼撒王又称他为伯提沙撒．现在可以召他来、他必解明这意思。

because an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

但以理就被领到王前．王问但以理说、你是被掳之犹大人中的但以理么．就是我父王从犹大掳来的么．

Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

我听说你里头有神的灵、心中光明、又有聪明和美好的智慧．

I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you.

现在哲士和用法术的、都领到我面前、为叫他们读这文字、把讲解告诉我、无奈他们都不能把讲解说出来．

Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.

我听说你善于讲解、能解疑惑．现在你若能读这文字、把讲解告诉我、就必身穿紫袍、项戴金链、在我国中位列第三。

But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

但以理在王面前回答说、你的赠品可以归你自己．你的赏赐可以归给别人．我却要为王读这文字、把讲解告诉王。

Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

王阿、至高的神曾将国位、大权、荣耀、威严、赐与你父尼布甲尼撒．

“You, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.

因神所赐他的大权、各方各国各族的人、都在他面前战兢恐惧、他可以随意生杀、随意升降．

Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to.

但他心高气傲、灵也刚愎、甚至行事狂傲、就被革去王位、夺去荣耀．

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

他被赶出离开世人、他的心变如兽心、与野驴同居、吃草如牛、身被天露滴湿、等他知道至高的神在人的国中掌权、凭自己的意旨立人治国。

He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky; until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.

伯沙撒阿、你是他的儿子、〈或作孙子〉你虽知道这一切、你心仍不自卑、

“You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

竟向天上的主自高、使人将他殿中的器皿拿到你面前、你和大臣皇后妃嫔用这器皿饮酒．你又赞美那不能看、不能听、无知无识金银铜铁木石所造的神、却没有将荣耀归与那手中有你气息、管理你一切行动的神．

but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.

因此从神那里显出指头来、写这文字。

Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

所写的文字是弥尼、弥尼、提客勒、乌法珥新．

“This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’

讲解是这样。弥尼、就是神已经数算你国的年日到此完毕．

“This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE: God has counted your kingdom, and brought it to an end.

提客勒、就是你被称在天平里显出你的亏欠．

TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.

毘勒斯、〈与乌法珥新同义〉就是你的国分裂、归与玛代人和波斯人。

PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”

伯沙撒下令、人就把紫袍给但以理穿上、把金链给他戴在颈项上、又传令使他在国中位列第三。

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

当夜迦勒底王伯沙撒被杀．

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

玛代人大利乌、年六十二岁、取了迦勒底国。

Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

第6章

大利乌随心所愿、立一百二十个总督、治理通国。

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

又在他们以上立总长三人、（但以理在其中）使总督在他们三人面前回复事务、免得王受亏损。

and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.

因这但以理有美好的灵性、所以显然超乎其馀的总长和总督、王又想立他治理通国。

Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

那时总长和总督、寻找但以理误国的把柄、为要参他．只是找不着他的错误过失、因他忠心办事、毫无错误过失。

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

那些人便说、我们要找参这但以理的把柄、除非在他神的律法中就寻不着。

Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

于是总长和总督、纷纷聚集来见王、说、愿大利乌王万岁．

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, “King Darius, live forever!

国中的总长、钦差、总督、谋士、和巡抚、彼此商议、要立一条坚定的禁令．〈或作求王下旨要立一条云云〉三十日内不拘何人、若在王以外或向神或向人求甚么、就必扔在狮子坑中．

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

王阿、现在求你立这禁令、加盖玉玺、使禁令决不更改、照玛代和波斯人的例、是不可更改的。

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”

于是大利乌王立这禁令、加盖玉玺。

Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

但以理知道这禁令盖了玉玺、就到自己家里、（他楼上的窗户、开向耶路撒冷）一日三次、双膝跪在他神面前、祷告感谢、与素常一样。

When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.

那些人就纷纷聚集、见但以理在他神面前祈祷恳求．

Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

他们便进到王前、题王的禁令、说、王阿、三十日内不拘何人、若在王以外或向神或向人求甚么．必被扔在狮子坑中、王不是在这禁令上盖了玉玺么。王回答说、实有这事、照玛代和波斯人的例、是不可更改的。

Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered, “This thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”

他们对王说、王阿、那被掳之犹大人中的但以理不理你、也不遵你盖了玉玺的禁令、他竟一日三次祈祷。

Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

王听见这话、就甚愁烦、一心要救但以理、筹画解救他、直到日落的时候。

Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.

那些人就纷纷聚集来见王、说、王阿、当知道玛代人和波斯人有例、凡王所立的禁令、和律例、都不可更改。

Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

王下令、人就把但以理带来、扔在狮子坑中．王对但以理说、你所常事奉的神、他必救你。

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

有人搬石头放在坑口、王用自己的玺、和大臣的印、封闭那坑、使惩办但以理的事、毫无更改。

A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

王回宫、终夜禁食、无人拿乐器到他面前．并且睡不着觉。

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

次日黎明、王就起来、急忙往狮子坑那里去、

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.

临近坑边、哀声呼叫但以理、对但以理说、永生神的仆人但以理阿、你所常事奉的神能救你脱离狮子么。

When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”

但以理对王说、愿王万岁。

Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!

我的神差遣使者、封住狮子的口、叫狮子不伤我、因我在神面前无辜、我在王面前也没有行过亏损的事。

My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

王就甚喜乐、吩咐人将但以理从坑里系上来．于是但以理从坑里被系上来．身上毫无伤损、因为信靠他的神。

Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

王下令、人就把那些控告但以理的人、连他们的妻子儿女都带来、扔在狮子坑中．他们还没有到坑底、狮子就抓住他们、〈抓住原文作胜了〉咬碎他们的骨头。

The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions mauled them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.

那时大利乌王传旨、晓谕住在全地、各方各国各族的人、说、愿你们大享平安．

Then king Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.

现在我降旨晓谕我所统辖的全国人民、要在但以理的神面前、战兢恐惧、因为他是永远长存的活神、他的国永不败坏、他的权柄永存无极．

“I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; “for he is the living God, and steadfast forever. His kingdom is that which will not be destroyed. His dominion will be even to the end.

他护庇人、搭救人、在天上地下施行神迹奇事、救了但以理脱离狮子的口。

He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

如此、这但以理当大利乌王在位的时候、和波斯王古列在位的时候、大享亨通。

So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

第7章

巴比伦王伯沙撒元年、但以理在床上作梦、见了脑中的异象、就记录这梦、述说其中的大意．

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

但以理说、我夜里见异象、看见天的四风陡起、刮在大海之上。

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.

有四个大兽从海中上来、形状各有不同、

Four great animals came up from the sea, different from one another.

头一个像狮子、有鹰的翅膀、我正观看的时候、兽的翅膀被拔去、兽从地上得立起来、用两脚站立、像人一样、又得了人心。

“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.

又有一兽如熊、就是第二兽、旁跨而坐、口齿内衔着三根肋骨、有吩咐这兽的、说、起来吞吃多肉、

“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!’

此后、我观看、又有一兽如豹、背上有鸟的四个翅膀、这兽有四个头、又得了权柄。

“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.

其后我在夜间的异象中观看、见第四兽甚是可怕、极其强壮、大有力量、有大铁牙、吞吃嚼碎、所剩下的用脚践踏、这兽与前三兽、大不相同、头有十角．

“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome and 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 than all the animals that were before it. It had ten horns.

我正观看这些角、见其中又长起一个小角、先前的角中、有三角在这角前、连根被他拔出来．这角有眼、像人的眼、有口说夸大的话。

“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 great things.

我观看、见有宝座设立、上头坐着亘古常在者、他的衣服洁白如雪、头发如纯净的羊毛、宝座乃火焰、其轮乃烈火．

“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.

从他面前有火像河发出、事奉他的有千千、在他面前侍立的有万万．他坐着要行审判、案卷都展开了。

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.

那时我观看、见那兽因小角说夸大话的声音被杀、身体损坏、扔在火中焚烧。

“I watched at that time because of the voice of the great 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.

其馀的兽、权柄都被夺去、生命却仍存留、直到所定的时候和日期。

As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

我在夜间的异象中观看、见有一位像人子的、驾着天云而来、被领到亘古常在者面前、

“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.

得了权柄、荣耀、国度、使各方各国各族的人都事奉他．他的权柄是永远的、不能废去、他的国必不败坏。

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 that which will not be destroyed.

至于我但以理、我的灵在我里面愁烦、我脑中的异象使我惊惶。

“As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

我就近一位侍立者、问他这一切的真情．他就告诉我、将那事的讲解给我说明。

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.

这四个大兽就是四王将要在世上兴起．

‘These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who will arise out of the earth.

然而至高者的圣民、必要得国享受、直到永永远远。

But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’

那时我愿知道第四兽的真情、他为何与那三兽的真情、大不相同、甚是可怕、有铁牙铜爪、吞吃嚼碎、所剩下的用脚践踏、

“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different than all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;

头有十角、和那另长的一角、在这角前有三角被他打落、这角有眼、有说夸大话的口、形状强横、过于他的同类。

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 great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.

我观看、见这角与圣民争战、胜了他们、

I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,

直到亘古常在者来给至高者的圣民伸冤、圣民得国的时候就到了。

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.

那侍立者这样说、第四兽就是世上必有的第四国、与一切国大不相同、必吞吃全地、并且践踏嚼碎。

“Thus he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different than all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down, and break it in pieces.

至于那十角、就是从这国中必兴起的十王、后来又兴起一王、与先前的不同、他必制伏三王。

As for the ten horns, ten kings will arise out of this kingdom. Another will arise after them; and he will be different than the former, and he will put down three kings.

他必向至高者说夸大的话、必折磨至高者的圣民、必想改变节期、和律法．圣民必交付他手一载、二载、半载。

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.

然而审判者必坐着行审判、他的权柄必被夺去、毁坏、灭绝、一直到底。

“‘But the judgment will be set, and they will take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.

国度、权柄、和天下诸国的大权、必赐给至高者的圣民．他的国是永远的、一切掌权的都必事奉他、顺从他。

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.’

那事至此完毕。至于我但以理、心中甚是惊惶、脸色也改变了、却将那事存记在心。

“Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart.”

第8章

伯沙撒王在位第三年、有异象现与我但以理是在先前所见的异象之后。

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.

我见了异象的时候、我以为在以拦省、书珊城中．〈城或作宫〉我见异象又如在乌莱河边。

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.

我举目观看、见有双角的公绵羊站在河边、两角都高、这角高过那角、更高的是后长的。

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

我见那公绵羊往西、往北、往南抵触、兽在他面前都站立不住、也没有能救护脱离他手的、但他任意而行、自高自大。

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.

我正思想的时候、见有一只公山羊从西而来、遍行全地、脚不沾尘．这山羊两眼当中、有一非常的角。

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.

他往我所看见站在河边、有双角的公绵羊那里去、大发忿怒、向他直闯。

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.

我见公山羊就近公绵羊、向他发烈怒、抵触他．折断他的两角、绵羊在他面前站立不住、他将绵羊触倒在地、用脚践踏、没有能救绵羊脱离他手的。

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.

这山羊极其自高自大、正强盛的时候、那大角折断了．又在角根上向天的四方、〈方原文作风〉长出四个非常的角来。

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.

四角之中、有一角长出一个小角、向南、向东、向荣美之地、渐渐成为强大。

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

他渐渐强大、高及天象、将些天象和星宿抛落在地、用脚践踏。

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.

并且他自高自大、以为高及天象之君．除掉常献给君的燔祭、毁坏君的圣所。

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.

因罪过的缘故、有军旅和常献的燔祭交付他、他将真理抛在地上、任意而行、无不顺利。

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.

我听见有一位圣者说话、又有一位圣者问那说话的圣者、说、这除掉常献的燔祭、和施行毁坏的罪过、将圣所与军旅践踏的异象、〈军旅或作以色列的军〉要到几时才应验呢。

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?”

他对我说、到二千三百日圣所就必洁净。

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

我但以理见了这异象、愿意明白其中的意思、忽有一位形状像人的、站在我面前。

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

我又听见乌莱河两岸中有人声呼叫说、加百列阿、要使此人明白这异象。

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

他便来到我所站的地方．他一来、我就惊慌俯伏在地．他对我说、人子阿、你要明白、因为这是关乎末后的异象。

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.”

他与我说话的时候、我面伏在地沉睡．他就摸我、扶我站起来、

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.

说我要指示你恼怒临完必有的事、因为这是关乎末后的定期。

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.

你所看见双角的公绵羊、就是玛代和波斯王。

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

那公山羊、就是希腊王．〈希腊原文作雅完下同〉两眼当中的大角、就是头一王。

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

至于那折断了的角、在其根上又长出四角、这四角就是四国、必从这国里兴起来、只是权势都不及他。

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.

这四国末时、犯法的人罪恶满盈、必有一王兴起、面貌凶恶、能用双关的诈语。

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

他的权柄必大、却不是因自己的能力、他必行非常的毁灭、事情顺利、任意而行．又必毁灭有能力的和圣民。

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.

他用权术成就手中的诡计、心里自高自大、在人坦然无备的时候、毁灭多人．又要站起来攻击万君之君、至终却非因人手而灭亡。

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 hand.

所说二千三百日的异象是真的、但你要将这异象封住、因为关乎后来许多的日子。

“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.”

于是我但以理昏迷不醒、病了数日、然后起来办理王的事务．我因这异象惊奇、却无人能明白其中的意思。

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.

第9章

玛代族、亚哈随鲁的儿子大利乌、立为迦勒底国的王元年、

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

就是他在位第一年、我但以理从书上得知耶和华的话临到先知耶利米、论耶路撒冷荒凉的年数、七十年为满。

in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.

我便禁食、披麻蒙灰、定意向主神祈祷恳求。

I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

我向耶和华我的神祈祷、认罪、说、主阿、大而可畏的神、向爱主守主诫命的人、守约施慈爱．

I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, “Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,

我们犯罪作孽、行恶叛逆、偏离你的诫命典章．

we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances.

没有听从你仆人众先知、奉你名向我们君王、首领、列祖、和国中一切百姓所说的话。

We haven’t listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

主阿、你是公义的、我们是脸上蒙羞的．因我们犹大人、和耶路撒冷的居民、并以色列众人、或在近处、或在远处、被你赶到各国的人、都得罪了你、正如今日一样。

“Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as it is today; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.

主阿、我们和我们的君王、首领、列祖、因得罪了你、就都脸上蒙羞。

Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

主、我们的神、是怜悯饶恕人的、我们却违背了他、

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him.

也没有听从耶和华我们神的话、没有遵行他藉仆人众先知向我们所陈明的律法。

We haven’t obeyed Yahweh our God’s voice, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

以色列众人都犯了你的律法、偏行、不听从你的话、因此、在你仆人摩西律法上所写的咒诅、和誓言、都倾在我们身上、因我们得罪了神。

Yes, all Israel have transgressed your law, turning aside, that they should not obey your voice. “Therefore the curse and the oath written in the law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us; for we have sinned against him.

他使大灾祸临到我们、成就了警戒我们和审判我们官长的话．原来在普天之下、未曾行过像在耶路撒冷所行的。

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such has not been done as has been done to Jerusalem.

这一切灾祸临到我们身上、是照摩西律法上所写的、我们却没有求耶和华我们神的恩典、使我们回头离开罪孽、明白你的真理。

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come on us. Yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.

所以耶和华留意使这灾祸临到我们身上、因为耶和华我们的神在他所行的事上、都是公义．我们并没有听从他的话。

Therefore Yahweh has watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.

主我们的神阿、你曾用大能的手领你的子民出埃及地、使自己得了名、正如今日一样．我们犯了罪、作了恶。

“Now, Lord our God, who has brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have gotten yourself renown, as it is today; we have sinned. We have done wickedly.

主阿、求你按你的大仁大义、使你的怒气和忿怒转离你的城耶路撒冷、就是你的圣山．耶路撒冷和你的子民、因我们的罪恶和我们列祖的罪孽、被四围的人羞辱。

Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.

我们的神阿、现在求你垂听仆人的祈祷恳求、为自己使脸光照你荒凉的圣所。

“Now therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

我的神阿、求你侧耳而听、睁眼而看、眷顾我们荒凉之地、和称为你名下的城．我们在你面前恳求、原不是因自己的义、乃因你的大怜悯。

My God, turn your ear, and hear. Open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name; for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake.

求主垂听、求主赦免、求主应允而行、为你自己不要迟延、我的神阿、因这城和这民、都是称为你名下的。

Lord, hear. Lord, forgive. Lord, listen and do. Don’t defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”

我说话、祷告、承认我的罪、和本国之民以色列的罪、为我神的圣山、在耶和华我神面前恳求．

While I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God for the holy mountain of my God;

我正祷告的时候、先前在异象中所见的那位加百列、奉命迅速飞来、约在献晚祭的时候、按手在我身上。

yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.

他指教我说、但以理阿、现在我出来要使你有智慧、有聪明。

He instructed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, “I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding.

你初恳求的时候、就发出命令、我来告诉你、因你大蒙眷爱．所以你要思想明白这以下的事、和异象。

At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

为你本国之民、和你圣城、已经定了七十个七、要止住罪过、除净罪恶、赎尽罪孽、引进〈或作彰显〉永义、封住异象和豫言、并膏至圣者。〈者或作所〉

“Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

你当知道、当明白、从出令重新建造耶路撒冷、直到有受膏君的时候、必有七个七、和六十二个七．正在艰难的时候、耶路撒冷城连街带濠、都必重新建造。

“Know therefore and discern that from the going out of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Anointed One, the prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be built again, with street and moat, even in troubled times.

过了六十二个七、那受膏者〈那或作有〉必被剪除、一无所有、必有一王的民来毁灭这城、和圣所．至终必如洪水冲没、必有争战．一直到底、荒凉的事已经定了。

After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off, and will have nothing. The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined.

一七之内、他必与许多人坚定盟约、一七之半、他必使祭祀与供献止息．那行毁坏可憎的〈或作使地荒凉的〉如飞而来、并且有忿怒倾在那行毁坏的身上、〈或作倾在那荒凉之地〉直到所定的结局。

He will make a firm covenant with many for one week. In the middle of the week he will cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease. On the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, wrath will be poured out on the desolate.”

第10章

波斯王古列第三年、有事显给称为伯提沙撒的但以理．这事是真的、是指着大争战、但以理通达这事、明白这异象。

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare. He understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

当那时、我但以理悲伤了三个七日。

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

美味我没有吃、酒肉没有入我的口、也没有用油抹我的身、直到满了三个七日。

I ate no pleasant bread. No meat or wine came into my mouth. I didn’t anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.

正月二十四日、我在希底结大河边、

In the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,

举目观看、见有一人身穿细麻衣、腰束乌法精金带。

I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose thighs were adorned with pure gold of Uphaz.

他身体如水苍玉、面貌如闪电、眼目如火把、手和脚如光明的铜、说话的声音如大众的声音。

His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches. His arms and his feet were like burnished brass. The voice of his words was like the voice of a multitude.

这异象、惟有我但以理一人看见、同着我的人没有看见、他们却大大战兢、逃跑隐藏、

I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn’t see the vision; but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.

只剩下我一人．我见了这大异象便浑身无力、面貌失色、毫无气力。

So I was left alone, and saw this great vision. No strength remained in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

我却听见他说话的声音、一听见就面伏在地沉睡了。

Yet I heard the voice of his words. When I heard the voice of his words, then I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.

忽然有一手按在我身上、使我用膝和手掌、支持微起。

Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.

他对我说、大蒙眷爱的但以理阿、要明白我与你所说的话、只管站起来、因为我现在奉差遣来到你这里．他对我说这话、我便战战兢兢的立起来。

He said to me, Daniel, you greatly beloved man, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for I have been sent to you, now. When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.

他就说、但以理阿、不要惧怕、因为从你第一日专心求明白将来的事、又在你神面前刻苦己心、你的言语已蒙应允、我是因你的言语而来。

Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come for your words’ sake.

但波斯国的魔君、拦阻我二十一日、忽然有大君〈就是天使长二十一节同〉中的一位米迦勒来帮助我、我就停留在波斯诸王那里。

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia.

现在我来要使你明白本国之民日后必遭遇的事、因为这异象关乎后来许多的日子。

Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.”

他向我这样说、我就脸面朝地、哑口无声。

When he had spoken these words to me, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.

不料、有一位像人的、摸我的嘴唇、我便开口向那站在我面前的说、我主阿、因见这异象我大大愁苦、毫无气力。

Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, “My lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows have overtaken me, and I retain no strength.

我主的仆人怎能与我主说话呢．我一见异象就浑身无力、毫无气息。

For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me. There was no breath left in me.”

有一位形状像人的、又摸我使我有力量。

Then one like the appearance of a man touched me again, and he strengthened me.

他说、大蒙眷爱的人哪、不要惧怕、愿你平安、你总要坚强．他一向我说话、我便觉得有力量、说、我主请说、因你使我有力量。

He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid. Peace be to you. Be strong. Yes, be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.”

他就说、你知道我为何来见你么、现在我要回去与波斯的魔君争战、我去后希腊〈原文作雅完〉的魔君必来。

Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.

但我要将那录在真确书上的事告诉你．除了你们的大君米迦勒之外、没有帮助我抵挡这两魔君的。

But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth. There is no one who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.

第11章

又说、当玛代王大利乌元年、我曾起来扶助米迦勒、使他坚强。

“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

现在我将真事指示你、波斯还有三王兴起、第四王必富足远胜诸王、他因富足成为强盛、就必激动大众攻击希腊国。

“Now will I show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia; and the fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece.

必有一个勇敢的王兴起、执掌大权、随意而行。

A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

他兴起的时候、他的国必破裂、向天的四方〈方原文作风〉分开、却不归他的后裔、治国的权势也都不及他、因为他的国必被拔出、归与他后裔之外的人。

When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken, and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these.

南方的王必强盛、他将帅中必有一个比他更强盛、执掌权柄、他的权柄甚大。

“The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him, and have dominion. His dominion will be a great dominion.

过些年后、他们必互相连合．南方王的女儿、必就了北方王来立约、但这女子帮助之力、存立不住、王和他所倚靠之力、也不能存立．这女子和引导他来的、并生他的、以及当时扶助他的、都必交与死地。

At the end of years they will join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.

但这女子的本家、〈本家原文作根〉必另生一子〈子原文作枝〉继续王位、他必率领军队进入北方王的保障、攻击他们、而且得胜．

“But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army, and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them, and will prevail.

并将他们的神像、和铸成的偶像、与金银的宝器掠到埃及去．数年之内、他不去攻击北方的王。

He will also carry their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from the king of the north.

北方的王〈原文作他〉必入南方王的国、却要仍回本地。

He will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land.

北方王〈原文作他〉的二子必动干戈、招聚许多军兵、这军兵前去、如洪水泛滥、又必再去争战直到南方王的保障。

His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces, which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.

南方王必发烈怒、出来与北方王争战、摆列大军、北方王的军兵必交付他手。

“The king of the south will be moved with anger, and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. He will send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand.

他的众军高傲、他的心也必自高、他虽使数万人仆倒、却不得常胜。

The multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail.

北方王必回来摆列大军、比先前的更多、满了所定的年数、他必率领大军、带极多的军装来。

The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

那时必有许多人起来攻击南方王、并且你本国的强暴人必兴起、要应验那异象、他们却要败亡。

“In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they will fall.

北方王必来筑垒攻取坚固城．南方的军兵必站立不住、就是选择的精兵〈精兵原文作民〉也无力站住。

So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his chosen people, neither will there be any strength to stand.

来攻击他的、必任意而行、无人在北方王〈原文作他〉面前站立得住．他必站在那荣美之地、用手施行毁灭。

But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand.

他必定意用全国之力而来、立公正的约、照约而行、将自己的女儿给南方王为妻、想要败坏他、〈或作埃及〉这计却不得成就、与自己毫无益处。

He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she will not stand, and won’t be for him.

其后他必转回夺取了许多海岛．但有一大帅、除掉他令人受的羞辱、并且使这羞辱归他本身。

After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many; but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on him.

他就必转向本地的保障、却要绊跌仆倒、归于无有。

Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.

那时必有一人兴起接续他为王、使横征暴敛的人、通行国中的荣美地、这王不多日就必灭亡、却不因忿怒、也不因争战。

“Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

必有一个卑鄙的人兴起接续为王、人未曾将国的尊荣给他、他却趁人坦然无备的时候、用谄媚的话得国。

“In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

必有无数的军兵势如洪水、在他面前冲没败坏．同盟的君也必如此。

The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.

与那君结盟之后、他必行诡诈、因为他必上来以微小的军〈原文作民〉成为强盛。

After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up, and will become strong, with a small people.

趁人坦然无备的时候、他必来到国中极肥美之地、行他列祖和他列祖之祖所未曾行的、将掳物、掠物、和财宝、散给众人．又要设计攻打保障、然而这都是暂时的。

In time of security he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and substance. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, even for a time.

他必奋勇向前、率领大军攻击南方王、南方王也必以极大极强的军兵与他争战、却站立不住、因为有人设计谋害南方王。

“He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him.

吃王膳的、必败坏他、他的军队、必被冲没、而且被杀的甚多。

Yes, those who eat of his dainties will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain.

至于这二王、他们心怀恶计、同席说谎、计谋却不成就、因为到了定期、事就了结。

As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.

北方王〈原文作他〉必带许多财宝回往本国、他的心反对圣约、任意而行、回到本地。

Then he will return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He will take action, and return to his own land.

到了定期、他必返回、来到南方、后一次、却不如前一次、

“He will return at the appointed time, and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former.

因为基提战船、必来攻击他、他就丧胆而回、又要恼恨圣约、任意而行．他必回来联络背弃圣约的人。

For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

他必兴兵、这兵必亵渎圣地、就是保障、除掉常献的燔祭、设立那行毁坏可憎的。

“Forces will stand on his part, and they will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they will set up the abomination that makes desolate.

作恶违背圣约的人、他必用巧言勾引．惟独认识神的子民、必刚强行事。

He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong, and take action.

民间的智慧人、必训诲多人、然而他们多日必倒在刀下、或被火烧、或被掳掠抢夺。

“Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.

他们仆倒的时候、稍得扶助、却有许多人用谄媚的话亲近他们。

Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries.

智慧人中有些仆倒的、为要熬炼其馀的人、使他们清净洁白、直到末了、因为到了定期、事就了结。

Some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

王必任意而行、自高自大、超过所有的神、又用奇异的话攻击万神之神．他必行事亨通、直到主的忿怒完毕、因为所定的事、必然成就。

“The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for that which is determined will be done.

他必不顾他列祖的神、也不顾妇女所羡慕的神、无论何神他都不顾、因为他必自大、高过一切。

He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all.

他倒要敬拜保障的神、用金银宝石、和可爱之物、敬奉他列祖所不认识的神。

But in his place he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.

他必靠外邦神的帮助、攻破最坚固的保障．凡承认他的、他必将荣耀加给他们、使他们管辖许多人、又为贿赂分地与他们。

He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for a price.

到末了、南方王要与他交战、北方王必用战车、马兵、和许多战船、势如暴风来攻击他、也必进入列国如洪水泛滥．

“At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through.

又必进入那荣美之地、有许多国就被倾覆、但以东人、摩押人、和一大半亚扪人、必脱离他的手。

He will enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

他必伸手攻击列国．埃及地也不得脱离。

He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape.

他必把持埃及的金银财宝、和各样的宝物．吕彼亚人、和古实人、都必跟从他。

But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will be at his steps.

但从东方和北方必有消息扰乱他、他就大发烈怒出去、要将多人杀灭净尽。

But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he will go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.

他必在海和荣美的圣山中间、设立他如宫殿的帐幕．然而到了他的结局、必无人能帮助他。

He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

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那时保佑你本国之民的天使长〈原文作大君〉米迦勒、必站起来．并且有大艰难、从有国以来直到此时、没有这样的．你本国的民中、凡名录在册上的、必得拯救。

“At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there will be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. At that time your people will be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.

睡在尘埃中的、必有多人复醒．其中有得永生的、有受羞辱永远被憎恶的。

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

智慧人必发光、如同天上的光．那使多人归义的、必发光如星、直到永永远远。

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

但以理阿、你要隐藏这话、封闭这书．直到末时、必有多人来往奔跑、〈或作切心研究〉知识就必增长。

But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”

我但以理观看、见另有两个人站立、一个在河这边、一个在河那边。

Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on the river bank on this side, and the other on the river bank on that side.

有一个问那站在河水以上、穿细麻衣的、说、这奇异的事、到几时才应验呢。

One said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be to the end of these wonders?”

我听见那站在河水以上、穿细麻衣的、向天举起左右手、指着活到永远的主起誓、说、要到一载、二载、半载、打破圣民权力的时候、这一切事就都应验了

I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it will be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have finished breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.

我听见这话、却不明白、就说、我主阿、这些事的结局是怎样呢。

I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

他说、但以理阿、你只管去、因为这话已经隐藏封闭、直到末时。

He said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

必有许多人使自己清净洁白、且被熬炼．但恶人仍必行恶、一切恶人都不明白、惟独智慧人能明白。

Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand; but those who are wise will understand.

从除掉常献的燔祭、并设立那行毁坏可憎之物的时候、必有一千二百九十日。

“From the time that the continual burnt offering is taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there will be one thousand two hundred ninety days.

等到一千三百三十五日的、那人便为有福。

Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

你且去等候结局、因为你必安歇．到了末期、你必起来、享受你的福分。

“But go you your way until the end; for you will rest, and will stand in your inheritance at the end of the days.”

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