Daniel 8

The vision of the ram and goat

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Dn 8:1Annō tertiō regnī Baltassar rēgis, vīsiō appāruit mihi.In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me. Dn 8:1Ego Daniēl, post id quod vīderam in prīncipiō, vīdī in vīsiōne meā, cum essem in Sūsīs castrō, quod est in Aelam regiōne: vīdī autem in vīsiōne esse mē super portam Ulai.I, Daniel, after that which I had seen at the beginning, saw in my vision, when I was in the fortress of Susa, which is in the region of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was above the gate of Ulai. Dn 8:3Et levāvī oculōs meōs, et vīdī: et ecce ariēs ūnus stābat ante palūdem, habēns cornua excelsa, et ūnum excelsius alterō atque succrēscēns.And I lifted my eyes, and saw: and behold, one ram was standing before the marsh, having lofty horns, and one loftier than the other and growing up after it. Dn 8:3Posteā vīdī arietem cornibus ventilantem contrā occidentem, et contrā aquilōnem, et contrā merīdiem, et omnēs bēstiae nōn poterant resistere eī, neque līberārī dē manū ejus: fēcitque secundum voluntātem suam, et magnificātus est.Afterwards I saw the ram butting with its horns towards the west, and towards the north, and towards the south, and all the beasts could not resist it, nor be freed from its hand: and it did according to its will, and was made great.

Dn 8:5Et ego intelligēbam: ecce autem hircus caprārum veniēbat ab occidente super faciem tōtīus terrae, et nōn tangēbat terram: porrō hircus habēbat cornū īnsigne inter oculōs suōs.And I was understanding: but behold, a he-goat of the goats was coming from the west over the face of the whole earth, and it was not touching the earth: further, the he-goat had a notable horn between its eyes. Dn 8:6Et vēnit ūsque ad arietem illum cornūtum, quem vīderam stantem ante portam, et cucurrit ad eum in impetū fortitūdinis suae.And it came right up to that horned ram, which I had seen standing before the gate, and it ran at it in the onrush of its strength. Dn 8:7Cumque appropinquāsset prope arietem, efferātus est in eum, et percussit arietem: et comminuit duo cornua ejus, et nōn poterat ariēs resistere eī: cumque eum mīsisset in terram, conculcāvit, et nēmō quībat līberāre arietem dē manū ejus.And when it had drawn near beside the ram, it grew savage against it, and struck the ram: and it broke its two horns in pieces, and the ram could not resist it: and when it had cast it to the ground, it trampled it, and no one was able to free the ram from its hand.

Dn 8:8Hircus autem caprārum magnus factus est nimis: cumque crēvisset, frāctum est cornū magnum, et orta sunt quatuor cornua subter illud per quatuor ventōs caelī.But the he-goat of the goats became exceedingly great: and when it had grown, the great horn was broken, and four horns arose under it towards the four winds of heaven. Dn 8:9Dē ūnō autem ex eīs ēgressum est cornū ūnum modicum: et factum est grande contrā merīdiem, et contrā orientem, et contrā fortitūdinem.But from one of them there went out one small horn: and it became great towards the south, and towards the east, and towards the strength. Dn 8:10Et magnificātum est ūsque ad fortitūdinem caelī: et dējēcit dē fortitūdine, et dē stellīs, et conculcāvit eās.And it was made great right up to the strength of heaven: and it threw down some of the strength, and of the stars, and trampled them. Dn 8:11Et ūsque ad prīncipem fortitūdinis magnificātum est: et ab eō tulit jūge sacrificium, et dējēcit locum sānctificātiōnis ejus.And right up to the prince of the strength it was made great: and from him it took away the continual sacrifice, and threw down the place of his sanctuary.

Dn 8:12Rōbur autem datum est eī contrā jūge sacrificium propter peccāta: et prōsternētur vēritās in terrā, et faciet, et prosperābitur.And might was given to it against the continual sacrifice on account of sins: and truth will be cast down on the earth, and it will act, and will prosper. Dn 8:13Et audīvī ūnum dē sānctīs loquentem: et dīxit ūnus sānctus alterī nesciō cui loquentī: Usquequō vīsiō, et jūge sacrificium, et peccātum dēsōlātiōnis quae facta est: et sānctuārium, et fortitūdō conculcābitur?And I heard one of the holy ones speaking: and one holy one said to another, I do not know whom, who was speaking: "How long the vision, and the continual sacrifice, and the sin of desolation which has been made: and the sanctuary, and the strength will be trampled?" Dn 8:14Et dīxit eī: Ūsque ad vesperam et māne, diēs duo mīllia trecentī: et mundābitur sānctuārium.And he said to him: "Up to evening and morning, two thousand three hundred days: and the sanctuary will be cleansed." Dn 8:15Factum est autem cum vidērem ego Daniēl vīsiōnem, et quaererem intelligentiam: ecce stetit in cōnspectū meō quasi speciēs virī.And it happened, when I, Daniel, was seeing the vision, and seeking understanding: behold, there stood in my sight as it were the appearance of a man.

Dn 8:16Et audīvī vōcem virī inter Ulai: et clāmāvit, et ait: Gabriēl, fac intelligere istam vīsiōnem.And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai: and he cried out, and said: "Gabriel, make him understand this vision." Dn 8:17Et vēnit, et stetit jūxtā ubi ego stābam: cumque vēnisset, pavēns corruī in faciem meam: et ait ad mē: Intellige, fīlī hominis, quoniam in tempore fīnis complēbitur vīsiō.And he came, and stood beside where I was standing: and when he had come, trembling I fell on my face: and he said to me: "Understand, son of man, that in the time of the end the vision will be fulfilled." Dn 8:18Cumque loquerētur ad mē, collapsus sum prōnus in terram: et tetigit mē, et statuit mē in gradū meō, dīxitque mihi: Ego ostendam tibi quae futūra sunt in novissimō maledictiōnis: quoniam habet tempus fīnem suum.And while he was speaking to me, I collapsed face down on the ground: and he touched me, and set me in my place, and said to me: "I will show you the things which are to be in the last time of the curse: since the time has its end.

Dn 8:20Ariēs, quem vīdistī habēre cornua, rēx Mēdōrum est atque Persārum.The ram which you saw having horns is the king of the Medes and Persians. Dn 8:21Porrō hircus caprārum, rēx Graecōrum est;Further, the he-goat of the goats is the king of the Greeks; Dn 8:21Et cornū grande, quod erat inter oculōs ejus, ipse est rēx prīmus.and the great horn which was between its eyes, that is the first king. Dn 8:22Quod autem frāctō illō surrēxērunt quatuor prō eō: quatuor rēgēs dē gente ejus cōnsurgent, sed nōn in fortitūdine ejus.But as for four arising in its place when that one was broken: four kings will rise up from his nation, but not in his strength. Dn 8:23Et post regnum eōrum, cum crēverint inīquitātēs, cōnsurget rēx impudēns faciē, et intelligēns prōpositiōnēs;And after their kingdom, when iniquities have grown, there will rise up a king shameless of face, and understanding riddles; Dn 8:24Et rōborābitur fortitūdō ejus, sed nōn in vīribus suīs: et suprā quam crēdī potest, ūniversa vāstābit, et prosperābitur, et faciet.and his strength will be made firm, but not by his own powers: and beyond what can be believed, he will lay waste all things, and will prosper, and will act.

Dn 8:24Et interficiet rōbustōs, et populum sānctōrum secundum voluntātem suam, et dīrigētur dolus in manū ejus: et cor suum magnificābit, et in cōpiā rērum omnium occīdet plūrimōs: et contrā prīncipem prīncipum cōnsurget, et sine manū conterētur.And he will kill the mighty, and the people of the saints, according to his will, and guile will be guided in his hand: and he will make his heart great, and in the abundance of all things he will slay very many: and against the prince of princes he will rise up, and without a hand he will be crushed. Dn 8:26Et vīsiō vespere et māne, quae dicta est, vēra est: tū ergō vīsiōnem signā, quia post multōs diēs erit.And the vision of evening and morning which has been told is true: you therefore seal up the vision, because it will be after many days." Dn 8:27Et ego Daniēl languī, et aegrōtāvī per diēs: cumque surrēxissem, faciēbam opera rēgis, et stupēbam ad vīsiōnem, et nōn erat quī interpretārētur.And I, Daniel, languished, and was sick for days: and when I had risen, I was doing the king's works, and I was astounded at the vision, and there was no one to interpret it.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (198 words)

annus, -ī, m.	year
tertius, -a, -um	third
regnum, -ī, n.	royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
vīsiō, -ōnis f.	vision, sight; something seen, apparition
appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum	appear, come into view, show oneself
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
prīncipium, -ī n.	beginning; prīncipiō, in the first place
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
castrum, -ī n.	fortress, stronghold, fortified place
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
porta, -ae, f.	gate; door
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift; lighten, relieve
oculus, -ī, m.	eye
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
ariēs, -etis, m.	ram
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
palūs, -ūdis, f.	swamp, marsh
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
cornū, -ūs, n.	horn
excelsus, -a, -um	high, tall
alter, -era, -erum	one or the other (of two); another, second
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
succrēscō, -ere, -crēvī	grow up from below, be replenished
posteā, adv.	after this, afterwards
ventilō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	brandish, toss, fan; winnow (grain)
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
occidēns, -entis m.	the west
aquilō, -ōnis m.	the north wind; the north-east wind
merīdiēs, -ēī, m.	midday, noon; south
omnis, -e	all, every
bestia, -ae f.	beast, wild animal
nōn, adv.	not
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
resistō, -sistere, -stitī	stand back, resist
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	set free, free, liberate, release
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
que, enclitic conj.	and
secundum (prep. + acc.)	after, besides; along
voluntās, -tātis, f.	wish, will
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
magnificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	extol, praise, glorify; hold in high esteem
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	perceive, understand
hircus, -ī m.	he-goat, billy goat
capra, -ae f.	she-goat
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
faciēs, -ēī f.	face; appearance
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus	touch
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
īnsignis, -e	notable, remarkable
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus	run
impetus, -ūs, m.	attack; impetum facere, to charge
fortitūdō, -inis f.	bravery
appropinquō, -propinquāre, -propinquāvī, -propinquātus	approach to, approach
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)	near, nearly
efferō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make wild, make savage; (pass.) grow wild
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
comminuō, -ere, -minuī, -minūtus	break in pieces, smash
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
conculcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	trample underfoot, tread down
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.	no one, nobody
queō, -īre, -īvī (-iī)	be able, can
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
nimis (adv.)	too much, too
crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētum	grow, rise (in power)
frangō, frangere, frēgī, frāctus	break; dash to pieces, wreck
orior, -īrī, -tus	arise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
quattuor, indecl. adj.	four
subter (prep. + acc. or abl.)	beneath, under
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
ventus, -ī, m.	wind
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
modicus, -a, -um	moderate, small; modicum: a little
grandis, -e	large, big
oriēns, -entis m.	the rising sun; the East
dēiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw down, cast, drive out of one's course
stēlla, -ae f.	star
prīnceps, -ipis	first, chief; as noun: leader
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
iūgis, -e	continual, perpetual, unfailing; iūge sacrificium: the daily sacrifice
sacrificium, -ī, n.	sacrifice
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
sānctificātiō, -ōnis f.	sanctification, holiness, consecration
rōbur, rōboris, n.	oak
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin
prōsternō, -sternere, -strāvī, -strātus	strew or spread before, throw or knock down
vēritās, -ātis f.	truth
prosperō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make prosperous, grant success; (pass.) prosper, succeed
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
sānctus, -a, -um	consecrated, sacred
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
nesciō, -scīre, -scīvī	not know, be ignorant; nesciō quis, I know not who, some one or other (nesciō is thus used with other interrogative words also)
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
usquequō (adv.)	how long? until when?
dēsōlātiō, -ōnis f.	desolation, laying waste
sānctuārium, -ī n.	sanctuary, holy place
vespera, -ae f.	evening
māne, adv.	in the morning, early in the morning
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
mīlle, indecl. adj.	a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
trecentī, -ae, -a	three hundred
mundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	make clean, cleanse
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
intellegentia (intelligentia), -ae f.	understanding, insight, discernment
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
quasi, conj.	as if
speciēs, -ēī, f.	sight, appearance, shape
vir, virī, m.	man
vōx, vōcis, f.	voice; word
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
ubi, adv.	where; conj., when
paveō, -ēre, pāvī	be terrified, tremble
corruō, -ere, -ruī	fall down, collapse
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
homō, hominis, m.	man
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
fīnis, -is, m.	end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
compleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētus	fill full, fill up
collābor (conlābor), -lābī, -lapsus sum	fall together, collapse, faint
prōnus, -a, -um	leaning forward; inclined, prone (to)
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus	cause to stand; decide, resolve
gradus, -ūs m.	step, stage; rank
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch out before, show, explain
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
novissimus, -a, -um	last (novissimum agmen: the rear)
maledictiō, -ōnis f.	abuse, slander; curse
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
prīmus, -a, -um	first, foremost
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus	rise, get up, stand up
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
gēns, gentis, f.	race, nation
cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctus	rise together, stand up
sed, conj.	but
inīquitās, -ātis f.	unevenness; unfairness, difficulty
impudēns, -entis	shameless
prōpositiō, -ōnis f.	setting forth; pānēs prōpositiōnis, the bread of the Presence (set out in the Temple)
rōborō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	strengthen, make firm
vīs, vīs, f.	violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.	above, before
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	believe
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lay waste
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	put out of the way, kill
rōbustus, -a, -um	strong, sturdy
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
dīrigō (dērigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctus	set straight, arrange in line; dērēctus: straight
dolus, -ī, m.	trick, craft
cor, cordis n.	heart
cōpia, -ae, f.	supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus	cut down, kill
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
sine, prep. with abl.	without
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus	crush, grind, bruise
vesper, vesperī, m.	evening
vērus, -a, -um	true; rē vērā, in truth, in fact
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
signō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	mark, seal; certify
quia (conj.)	because
langueō, -ēre, languī	be faint, be sick
aegrōtō, -āre, -āvī	be ill, be sick
opus, operis, n.	work, task
stupeō, -ēre, -uī	be stunned, astounded, or amazed
interpretor, -ārī, -ātus sum	explain, interpret

Vulgate, Daniel. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.