DAN 8:22 Parallel Verse View

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ULT The horn that was broken and the four that arose in its place represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, but not with his power.

UST As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they represent four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided after the first king dies. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong as the first kingdom was.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The horn that was broken and in whose place there arose four others stands for four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, though they will not have his strength.

LSV and that being broken, four stand up in its place, four kingdoms stand up from the nation, and not in its power.

FBV The four horns that came up in place of the large horn that was broken represent the four kingdoms that arose from that nation, but not as powerful as the first.

T4T As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they represent four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided after the first king dies. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong/powerful as the first kingdom was.

LEB And the horn that was broken, and then there arose four horns in place of it—these are four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, but not with his power.

BBE And as for that which was broken, in place of which four came up, four kingdoms will come up from his nation, but not with his power.

Moff As for the four horns which rose in place of the broken horn, four kingdoms shall rise out of the Greek nation, but with less power.

JPS And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

ASV And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

DRA But whereas when that was broken, there arose up four for it: four kings shall rise up of his nation, but not with his strength.

YLT and that being broken, stand up do four in its place, four kingdoms from the nation do stand up, and not in its power.

Drby Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

RV And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

SLT And that being broken, and four will stand up underneath it, four kingdoms from the nation shall stand up, and not in his power.

Wbstr Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

KJB-1769 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

KJB-1611 Now that being broken, whereas foure stood vp for it, foure kingdomes shall stand vp out of the nation, but not in his power.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But where as it brake, & foure other rose vp in the steade: it signifieth, that out of this people shall stande vp foure kingdomes, but not so mightie as it.
(But where as it brake, and four other rose up in the stead: it signifieth, that out of this people shall stand up four kingdoms, but not so mighty as it.)

Gnva And that that is broken, and foure stoode vp for it, are foure kingdomes, which shall stand vp of that nation, but not in his strength.
(And that that is broken, and four stood up for it, are four kingdoms, which shall stand up of that nation, but not in his strength. )

Cvdl But where as it brake, and foure other rose vp in the steade: it signifieth, that out of this people shall stonde vp foure kyngdomes, but not so mightie as it.
(But where as it brake, and four other rose up in the stead: it signifieth, that out of this people shall stand up four kingdoms, but not so mighty as it.)

Wycl Forsothe that whanne that horn was brokun, foure hornes risiden for it, foure kyngis schulen rise of the folc of hym, but not in the strengthe of hym.
(For_certain/Truly that when that horn was broken, four horns rose for it, four kings should rise of the folk/people of him, but not in the strength of him.)

Luth Daß aber vier an seiner Statt stunden, da es zerbrochen war, bedeutet, daß vier Königreiche aus dem Volk entstehen werden, aber nicht so mächtig, als er war.
(That but four at/to his instead_of hours, there it broken was, bedeutet, that four kingdoms out_of to_him people entstehen become, but not so powerful, as he was.)

ClVg Quod autem fracto illo surrexerunt quatuor pro eo: quatuor reges de gente ejus consurgent, sed non in fortitudine ejus.
(That however broken that/there they_rose_up four for by_him: four kings from/about nation his they_will_rise_up, but not/no in/into/on with_courage his. )

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 8:20–22

Gabriel explained the meaning of the ram that Daniel had seen in his vision.

8:22a

The four horns that replaced the broken one

As for the broken horn and the four horns that arose/appeared in its place,
One horn broke off and four horns replaced it.
The four horns that grew/came up when the first horn broke

The four horns that replaced the broken one: This verse part refers back to what Daniel saw in 8:8. The large or great horn on the goat was broken off, and four other horns grew up in its place. In your translation, try to use the same words and phrases as in 8:8. Here are some other ways to translate this:

As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four other arose (RSV)

The four horns that came up when the first horn was broken (GNT)

The first horn broke off, and four horns replaced it.

the broken one: The Hebrew word that the BSB literally translates as the broken one refers to the horn that was broken off suddenly (8:8). In some languages it will be natural to make it explicit that this refers to a broken horn For example:

the first horn was broken (GNT)

After this horn is broken (CEV)

8:22b

represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation,

four kingdoms shall arise/appear from that/one nation.
This indicates that four kingdoms will come out of one nation.
represent four kingdoms that will come from that/his nation.

represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation: The BSB has again supplied the verb represent, which is not in the Hebrew text. The four horns in the vision represented or symbolized four kingdoms. The vision indicated that four kingdoms would come from the nation represented or symbolized by the one horn. Or, in other words, the one kingdom would divide into four. Other ways to translate this include:

four other kingdoms will appear (CEV)

four kingdoms shall arise from his nation (RSV)

into which that nation will be divided (GNT)

that nation: The Hebrew text says “a nation,” but the Septuagint (LXX) and other ancient translations say “his nation.” The reference is to the nation that the broken horn symbolized. In your translation, you should make it clear that the phrase that nation refers to the nation represented by the broken horn.

General Comment on 8:22a–b

The Hebrew text mentions the broken horn before the horns that arose in his/its place. There are various ways to arrange or organize the information in these verse parts. Here are some examples of translations that follow the Hebrew order:

As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation (NRSV)

As for the horn which was broken off and replaced by four other horns: four kingdoms will rise out of that nation (REB)

Use the order that is most natural in your language.

8:22c

but will not have the same power.

However they will not have as much power as the first nation.
But they will not be as strong/great as it was.

but will not have the same power: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as but will not have the same power is more literally “but not with his power” (see the RSV). These four nations will all be weaker than the first nation, the Greek empire. None of them will be as strong as that first nation. Here are some other ways to translate this:

and which will not be as strong as the first kingdom (GNT)

but none as great as the first (NLT)