Daniel 8

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 After this first vision, I, Daniel, had another, in the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar.	1 ܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܒܠܛܫܨܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܝ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܙܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܝ
2 In my vision I saw myself in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam; I was beside the river Ulai.	2 ܚܙܝܬ ܒܚܠܡܝ ܕܒܫܘܫܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܝܠܡ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܒܚܠܡܝ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܠ ܐܘܠܝ
3 I looked up and saw standing by the river a ram with two great horns, the one larger and newer than the other.	3 ܘܐܪܝܡܬ ܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܘܗܐ ܕܟܪܐ ܚܕ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܠ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ ܪ̈ܡܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܬܗ̇ ܘܗ̇ܝ ܪܡܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬ ܝܥܬ
4 I saw the ram butting toward the west, north, and south. No beast could withstand it or be rescued from its power; it did what it pleased and became very powerful.	4 ܘܚܙܝܬ ܕܟܪܐ ܡܕܩܪ ܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܠܬܝܡܢܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܘܐܬܪܝܡ
5 As I was reflecting, a he-goat with a prominent horn on its forehead suddenly came from the west across the whole earth without touching the ground.	5 ܘܐܢܐ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܨܦܪܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܢ̇ܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܨܦܪܝܐ ܩܪܢܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܥ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ
6 It approached the two-horned ram I had seen standing by the river, and rushed toward it with savage force.	6 ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܘܡܛ̣ܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܕܟܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܠ ܘܪܗ̣ܛ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܐܦܗ
7 I saw it attack the ram with furious blows when they met, and break both its horns. It threw the ram, which had not the force to withstand it, to the ground, and trampled upon it; and no one could rescue it from its power.	7 ܘܡܛܝܗܝ ܠܕܟܪܐ ܘܐܬܡܪܡܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܠܕܟܪܐ ܘܬܒܪ ܠܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܒܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܕܟܪܐ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܐܪܡܝܗ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܫܗ ܘܠܐ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܕܡܦܨܐ ܠܗ ܠܕܟܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܨܦܪܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ
8 The he-goat became very powerful, but at the height of its power the great horn was shattered, and in its place came up four others, facing the four winds of heaven.	8 ܘܨܦܪܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܪܒ̣ܐ ܣܓܝ ܘܟܕ ܥܫ̣ܢ ܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܩܪܢܗ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܣܠ̣ܩ ܕܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢ ܐܪܒܥ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܬܝܗ̇ ܠܐܪܒܥ ܪ̈ܘܚܝ ܫܡܝܐ
9 Out of one of them came a little horn which kept growing toward the south, the east, and the glorious country.	9 ܘܡܢ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܢܦܩܬ ܩܪܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܘܪܒܬ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ ܘܠܡܕܢܚܐ
10 Its power extended to the host of heaven, so that it cast down to earth some of the host and some of the stars and trampled on them.	10 ܘܪܒܬ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܦܠܬ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ ܘܕܫܬ ܐܢܘܢ
11 It boasted even against the prince of the host, from whom it removed the daily sacrifice, and whose sanctuary it cast down,	11 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܬ ܘܡܢܗ ܐܪܝܡ ܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ̣ܪܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܡܩܕܫܗ
12 as well as the host, while sin replaced the daily sacrifice. It cast truth to the ground, and was succeeding in its undertaking.	12 ܘܚܝܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒ ܥܠ ܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܒܚܘܒ̈ܐ ܘܐܫܬܕܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܒ̣ܪ ܘܐܨܠܚ
13 I heard a holy one speaking, and another said to whichever one it was that spoke, "How long shall the events of this vision last concerning the daily sacrifice, the desolating sin which is placed there, the sanctuary, and the trampled host?"	13 ܘܫܡܥܬ ܚܕ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܚܕ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܦܠܘܡܢܝ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥ̣ܘܠܐ ܘܚܒܠܐ ܢܫܬܠܡ ܘܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܢܬܕܝܫ
14 He answered him, "For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be purified."	14 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܥܕ ܪܡܫ ܨܦܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܢܙ̣ܟܐ ܙܕܩܐ
15 While I, Daniel, sought the meaning of the vision I had seen, a manlike figure stood before me,	15 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܘܗܐ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ
16 and on the Ulai I heard a human voice that cried out, "Gabriel, explain the vision to this man."	16 ܘܫܡܥܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܘܠܝ ܕܩܪܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܣ̇ܟܠ ܠܗܢܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܗܢܐ
17 When he came near where I was standing, I fell prostrate in terror. But he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the end time."	17 ܘܐ̣ܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܐܬܪ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܐ ܘܟܕ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܕܚܠܬ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܐܣܬܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܥܕܢ ܣܘܦܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܗܢܐ
18 As he spoke to me, I fell forward in a faint; he touched me and made me stand up.	18 ܘܟܕ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܝ ܐܬܓ̇ܪܓܚܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܩ̣ܪܒ ܠܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܢܝ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܝ
19 "I will show you," he said, "what is to happen later in the period of wrath; for at the appointed time, there will be an end.	19 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܚܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܡܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܣܘܦ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܣܘܦܐ
20 "The two-horned ram you saw represents the kings of the Medes and Persians.	20 ܕܟܪܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܡ̇ܠܟ ܡܕܝ ܘܦܪܣ
21 The he-goat is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn on its forehead is the first king.	21 ܘܨܦܪܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܩܪܢܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܥܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܗܘܝܘ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
22 The four that rose in its place when it was broken are four kingdoms that will issue from his nation, but without his strength.	22 ܘܕܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܘܩܡ ܐܪܒܥ ܬܚܘܬܝܗ̇ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܡ̈ܠܟܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܝܠܗܘܢ
23 "After their reign, when sinners have reached their measure, There shall arise a king, impudent and skilled in intrigue.	23 ܘܒܣܘܦ ܡܠܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܬܩܝܦ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܡܣ̇ܬܟܠ ܐܘܚ̈ܕܢ
24 He shall be strong and powerful, bring about fearful ruin, and succeed in his undertaking. He shall destroy powerful peoples;	24 ܘܬܩܝܦ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܚ̇ܒܠ ܘܢܨܠܚ ܘܢܥܒܪ ܘܢܚ̇ܒܠ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
25 his cunning shall be against the holy ones, his treacherous conduct shall succeed. He shall be proud of heart and destroy many by stealth. But when he rises against the prince of princes, he shall be broken without a hand being raised.	25 ܘܒܐܘܚܕܢܗ ܢܨܠܚ ܢܟܠܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܠܒܗ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܘܒܫܠܝܐ ܢܚ̇ܒܠ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܠܝܛ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܘܒܡܐܚܕ ܐܝܕܐ ܢܬܬܒܪ
26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings is true, as spoken; Do you, however, keep this vision undisclosed, because the days are to be many."	26 ܘܚܙܘܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܕܪܡܫܐ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܠܚܙܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ
27 I, Daniel, was weak and ill for some days; then I arose and took care of the king's affairs. But I was appalled at the vision, which I could not understand.	27 ܘܐܢܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܙܥܬ ܘܐܬܕܠܚܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܩܡܬ ܘܣܥܪܬ ܥܒ̈ܝܕܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܬܕܡܪܬ ܒܚܙܘܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܬܒܝܢ