தானியேல் 7
1 பாபிலோன் ராஜாவாகிய பெல்ஷாத்சாரின் முதலாம் வருஷத்திலே தானியேல் ஒரு சொப்பனத்தையும் தன் படுக்கையின்மேல் தன் தலையில் தோன்றின தரிசனங்களையும் கண்டான். பின்பு அவன் அந்தச் சொப்பனத்தை எழுதி, காரியங்களின் தொகையை விவரித்தான்.
2 தானியேல் சொன்னது: இராத்திரிகாலத்தில் எனக்கு உண்டான தரிசனத்திலே நான் கண்டது என்னவென்றால்: இதோ, வானத்தின் நாலு காற்றுகளும் பெரிய சமுத்திரத்தின்மேல் அடித்தது.
3 அப்பொழுது வெவ்வேறு ரூபமுள்ள நாலு பெரிய மிருகங்கள் சமுத்திரத்திலிருந்து எழும்பின.
4 முந்தினது சிங்கத்தைப்போல இருந்தது; அதற்குக் கழுகின் செட்டைகள் உண்டாயிருந்தது; நான் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருக்கையில், அதின் இறகுகள் பிடுங்கப்பட்டது; அது தரையிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்டு, மனுஷனைப்போல இரண்டு காலின்மேல் நிமிர்ந்து நிற்கும்படி செய்யப்பட்டது; மனுஷ இருதயம் அதற்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.
5 பின்பு, கரடிக்கு ஒப்பாகிய வேறே இரண்டாம் மிருகத்தைக் கண்டேன்; அது ஒரு பக்கமாய்ச் சாய்ந்துநின்று, தன் வாயின் பற்களுக்குள்ளே மூன்று விலாவெலும்புகளைக் கவ்விக்கொண்டிருந்தது; எழும்பி வெகு மாம்சம் தின்னென்று அதற்குச் சொல்லப்பட்டது.
6 அதின் பின்பு, சிவிங்கியைப்போலிருக்கிற வேறொரு மிருகத்தைக் கண்டேன்; அதின் முதுகின்மேல் பட்சியின்செட்டைகள் நாலு இருந்தது; அந்த மிருகத்துக்கு நாலு தலைகளும் உண்டாயிருந்தது; அதற்கு ஆளுகை அளிக்கப்பட்டது.
7 அதற்குப்பின்பு, இராத்தரிசனங்களில் நாலாம் மிருகத்தைக் கண்டேன்; அது கெடியும் பயங்கரமும் மகா பலத்ததுமாயிருந்தது; அதற்குப் பெரிய இருப்புப்பற்கள் இருந்தது; அது நொறுக்கிப் பட்சித்து, மீதியானதைத் தன் கால்களால் மிதித்துப்போட்டது; அது தனக்கு முன்னிருந்த எல்லா மிருகங்களைப்பார்க்கிலும் வேற்றுருவமாயிருந்தது, அதற்குப் பத்துக் கொம்புகள் இருந்தது.
8 அந்தக் கொம்புகளை நான் கவனித்திருக்கையில், இதோ, அவைகளுக்கு இடையிலே வேறொரு சின்ன கொம்பு எழும்பிற்று; அதற்கு முன்பாக முந்தினகொம்புகளில் மூன்றுபிடுங்கப்படது; இதோ, அந்தக் கொம்பிலே மனுஷகண்களுக்கு ஒப்பான கண்களும் பெருமையானவகளைப் பேசும் வாயும் இருந்தது.
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.