DAN 8:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So he came over near where I stood, but I was frightened and fell to my knees with my face to the ground. However, he said to me, “You, human male, that vision concerns the end of the world.”

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”

UST So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that the events that you saw in the vision will occur near the time that the world will end.”

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WEBBE 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

LSV And he comes in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face, and he says to me: Understand, son of man, for at the time of the end [is] the vision.

FBV As he approached me, I was terrified and fell face down before him. “Son of man,” he told me, “You need to understand that this vision refers to the time of the end.”

T4T So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that the events that you saw in the vision will occur near the time that the world will end.”

LEB And he came beside _⌊where I was standing_⌋,[fn] and _⌊when he came_⌋[fn] I became terrified and I fell prostrate on my face. And he said to me, “Understand, son of man,[fn] that the vision is for the time of the end.”

8:17 Literally “my standing”

8:17 Literally “at his coming”

8:17 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”

BBE So he came and took his place near where I was; and when he came, I was full of fear and went down on my face: but he said to me, Let it be clear to you, O son of man; for the vision has to do with the time of the end.

Moff So he came forward to where I was standing; as he came near, I was terrified and dropped on my face. He said to me, “Understand the vision, O son of man, for it relates to the crisis at the close.”

JPS So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my face; but he said unto me: 'Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.'

ASV So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.

DRA And he came and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled.

YLT And he cometh in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face, and he saith unto me: Understand, son of man, for at the time of the end [is] the vision.

Drby And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell on my face; and he said unto me, Understand, son of man; for the vision is for the time of the end.

RV So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.
(So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, Oh son of man; for the vision belongeth/belongs to the time of the end. )

SLT And he will come near my standing: and in his coming I was afraid, and I shall fall upon my face; and he will say to me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end, the vision.

Wbstr So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said to me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

KJB-1769 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
(So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, Oh son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. )

KJB-1611 So he came neere where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell vpon my face: but he said vnto mee, Understand, O sonne of man: for at the time of the end shalbe the vision.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps So he came and stoode by me: but I was afraide at his comming, and fell downe vpo my face: Then said he vnto me, Understand O thou sonne of man: for at the time of the ende this vision shalbe.
(So he came and stood by me: but I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face: Then said he unto me, Understand Oh thou/you son of man: for at the time of the end this vision shall be.)

Gnva So he came where I stood: and when hee came, I was afraide, and fell vpon my face: but he sayd vnto me, Vnderstand, O sonne of man: for in the last time shalbe the vision.
(So he came where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, Oh son of man: for in the last time shall be the vision. )

Cvdl So he came, and stode by me. But I was afrayed at his cominge, and fell downe vpon my face. Then sayde he vnto me: O thou sonne of man, marcke well, for in the last tyme shall this vision be fulfylled.
(So he came, and stood by me. But I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face. Then said he unto me: Oh thou/you son of man, mark well, for in the last time shall this vision be fulfilled.)

Wycl And he cam, and stood bisidis where Y stood; and whanne he was comun, Y dredde, and felle on my face. And he seide to me, Thou, sone of man, vndurstonde, for the visioun schal be fillid in the tyme of ende.
(And he came, and stood besides where I stood; and when he was come, I dreaded, and fell on my face. And he said to me, Thou, son of man, understood, for the vision shall be filled in the time of end.)

Luth Und er kam hart zu mir. Ich erschrak aber, da er kam, und fiel auf mein Angesicht. Er aber sprach zu mir: Merke auf, du Menschenkind; denn dies Gesicht gehört in die Zeit des Endes.
(And he came hard to/for to_me. I frightened but, there he came, and fell on/in/to my face. He but spoke to/for to_me: Merke on/in/to, you(sg) human_child; because/than this/these vision/face heard in the time/period the Endes.)

ClVg Et venit, et stetit juxta ubi ego stabam: cumque venisset, pavens corrui in faciem meam: et ait ad me: Intellige, fili hominis, quoniam in tempore finis complebitur visio.
(And he_came, and he_stood next_to where I I_was_standing: how_come had_come, pavens corrui in/into/on face of_mine: and he_said to me: Intellige, son of_man, since/because in/into/on at_the_time end/limit will_be_completed visio. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–27 Daniel had a dream about a ram and a goat

At this point in the narrative, the author of the book of Daniel again began to write in the Hebrew language. He described another vision, this one occurring during the third year of Belshazzar’s reign over Babylon. In this vision Daniel was by the bank of a canal near the city of Susa. He saw a very powerful ram with two horns that charged in all directions. Next he saw a goat with one large horn between its eyes. The goat attacked and defeated the ram and grew very powerful. Its large horn broke and four prominent horns grew in its place. From one of those four horns grew a small horn. That little horn grew as high as the stars, as high as the army of heaven, and as high as the commander of the army. When it was at its highest, it stopped the daily sacrifices and desecrated the temple.

The angel Gabriel came to Daniel and explained the meaning of what he had seen. The ram and the goat represented kings and their kingdoms. The little horn represented a particularly wicked king. That king would even defy God, but in the end that wicked king would be destroyed.

Some versions have two headings within this section. For example:

NET Daniel Has a Vision of a Goat and a Ram (8:1)

An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision (8:15)

NRSV Vision of a Ram and a Goat (8:1)

Gabriel Interprets the Vision (8:15)

GNT Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

The Angel Gabriel Explains the Vision (8:15)

BFrCL88 Second vision: the Ram and the Goat (8:1)

Interpretation of the second vision (8:15)

GeCL97 A second vision: The battle between the Ram and the Goat (8:1)

The meaning of the vision of the ram and the goat (8:15)

There are a number of similarities between chapter eight and chapter seven. For example, both chapters use symbolic language to describe kingdoms, and both use the symbol of a horn to refer to particular rulers of those kingdoms. In spite of these similarities, it is important to understand that the symbols in the two chapters do not necessarily refer to the same things. For example, while there are similarities between the two little horns, there are also important differences. The Notes will explain some of these differences. The Notes will also suggest ways to translate these symbols.

As noted above, the chapter is divided into two parts, one that describes the vision and one that gives the interpretation of the vision. Both parts lead to a climax. In the first part the horn grew until it became so great that it succeeded in everything it did (8:12). A similar sequence of events occurs in the second part of the vision. Gabriel described the growth of the horn and its climactic success (8:24–26). At the end of the chapter, Gabriel announced that God would destroy the horn (8:25).

The vision includes a number of images that may seem obscure and confusing. It is usually best to translate these images in a literal way. Even Daniel did not understand the full meaning of what he saw.

Paragraph 8:17–19

This paragraph introduces Gabriel’s explanation of Daniel’s vision.

8:17a

As he came near to where I stood,

Then Gabriel came to the place where I was standing.
So he/Gabriel approached me,
When he/Gabriel came near,

As he came near to where I stood: The pronoun he here refers to Gabriel. In some languages it will be necessary to make this explicit. For example:

Gabriel came to where I was standing. (NCV)

Gabriel came and stood beside me. (GNT)

8:17b

I was terrified and fell facedown.

I became very afraid and bowed down with my face to the ground.
and as he came, I felt terrified and lowered myself to the ground in awe.
I lay down on the ground in fear.

I was terrified and fell facedown: In his vision, Daniel was so frightened that he dropped to the ground. Other ways to translate this include:

I was so terrified that I fell to the ground (GNT)

I was very afraid and bowed facedown on the ground. (NCV)

Struck by fear/awe, I knelt down on the ground

fell facedown: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as fell facedown is literally “and I fell on my face.” However, Daniel did not fall accidentally and hit his face. He quickly lowered himself and put his face on the ground because he was awed and afraid. Express this idea in a way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in Daniel 2:46. 5/

General Comment on 8:17a–b

There is a logical connection between the verbs in these verse parts: Gabriel came near, and that caused Daniel to be afraid. Because of his fear, he fell prostrate on the ground. Show these connections in a way that is natural in your languages. For example:

Gabriel came over, and I fell to the ground in fear. (CEV)

So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. (NET)

8:17c

“Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

Gabriel said to me, “Son of the human race, I want you to know that the events you saw in the vision are about the time of the end.”
Then he said, “I want you to understand, human, that what you saw in the vision is what will happen at the end of time.”

“Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end”: The BSB has placed the phrase he said to me in the middle of the quotation. Place these words where it is natural in your language. For example:

He said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision is about the end times” (GW)

Son of man: The Hebrew says “son of adam.” This way of addressing Daniel emphasizes his humanity. Here are some other ways to translate it:

Human being (NCV)

child of mankind

understand that the vision concerns the time of the end: Gabriel wanted Daniel to know that what he had seen would be fulfilled not immediately but in the end time. However, he did not indicate to what end this refers. It is best to leave this open. Other ways to translate this include:

understand that this vision is about the time of the end (NCV)

you must understand that the events you have seen in your vision relate to the time of the end (NLT)