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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and related the following summary of it.
В первом году правления Валтасара, царя Вавилона,33 Даниилу приснился сон, и видения были ему, когда он лежал в постели. Он записал свой сон, и вот его рассказ:
“The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it.
Первый был точно лев и имел орлиные крылья. Я глядел, пока не были вырваны его крылья, и, поднятый над землей, он встал на две ноги, как человек, и дано ему было человеческое сердце.
“And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and thus they said to it, ‘Arise, devour much meat!’
И явился второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он был поднят на одну сторону, и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка.34 Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
“After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
После этого я посмотрел, и явился иной зверь, подобный леопарду. На спине у него было четыре крыла, словно птичьи. Зверь этот был четырехглавый, и дана ему была власть править.
“After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
После этого видел я в ночных видениях четвертого зверя — жуткого, ужасного и очень сильного. У него были огромные железные зубы; он крушил и пожирал свои жертвы, и остатки попирал ногами. Он не был похож на всех предыдущих зверей, и было у него десять рогов.
“While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts.
Пока я размышлял о рогах, явился другой рог, маленький, вышедший среди них, и три из прежних рогов были с корнем вырваны перед ним. У этого рога были глаза, подобные человечьим, и рот, говоривший высокомерно.
“I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.
поставлены были престолы, и воссел Древний Днями. Одежда Его, как снег бела, волосы на голове, как чистая шерсть. Престол Его полыхал огнем, в пламени были под ним колеса.
“A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened.
Растекалась огненная река — перед Ним был ее исток. Тысячи тысяч служили Ему, десять тысяч раз по десять тысяч перед Ним стояли. Воссели судьи, и были раскрыты книги.
“Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire.
“I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him.
“And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
Ему были даны владычество, слава и царство, чтобы все народы, племена и люди всякого языка служили Ему. Владычество Его — владычество вечное, которое не прекратится, и царство Его никогда не погибнет.
“I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:
“Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet,
Тогда я захотел узнать истину о четвертом звере, не похожем на всех остальных и самом жутком, с его железными зубами и бронзовыми когтями — о том звере, что крушил и пожирал свои жертвы и попирал ногами остатки.
and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates.
Еще я хотел знать о десяти рогах на его голове и о том роге, который вышел и перед которым три других выпали — о том роге, который казался больше прочих и имел глаза и рот, говорящий высокомерно.
until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.
“Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it.
‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings.
‘He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Он будет говорить слова против Всевышнего и святых Его изнурит, и будет стараться переменить праздничные времена и законы. Святые будут отданы ему на год, два года и полгода.37
‘Then the sovereignty, the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
А могущество, власть и величие всех царств под небом будут переданы святым, народу Всевышнего. Его царство будет вечным царством, и все властители будут служить и повиноваться Ему“.