| Chapter 8 |
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En tw tritw etei thV basileiaV tou basilewV Baltasar orasiV efanh eiV eme, eiV eme ton Danihl, meta thn eiV eme faneisan proteron. |
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Kai eidon en th orasei× kai ote eidon, hmhn en SousoiV th basileuoush th en th eparcia Elam× kai eidon en th orasei kai egw hmhn plhsion tou potamou Oulai. |
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Kai eshkwsa touV ofqalmouV mou kai eidon kai idou, istato emprosqen tou potamou krioV eiV ecwn kerata× kai ta kerata hsan uyhla, to en omwV uyhloteron tou allou× kai to uyhloteron exefutrwsen usteron. |
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Eidon ton krion keratizonta proV dusin kai proV borran kai proV noton× kai ouden qhrion hdunato na staqh emprosqen autou kai den uphrcen o eleuqerwn ek thV ceiroV autou× all' ekamne kata thn qelhsin autou kai emegalunqh. |
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Enw de egw eskeptomhn, idou, tragoV hrceto apo thV dusewV epi proswpon pashV thV ghV kai den hggize to edafoV× kai o tragoV eice keraV periblepton metaxu twn ofqalmwn autou. |
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Kai hlqen ewV tou kriou tou econtoV ta duo kerata, ton opoion eidon istamenon emprosqen tou potamou, kai edrame proV auton en th ormh thV dunamewV autou. |
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Kai eidon auton oti eplhsiasen eiV ton krion kai exhgriwqh kat' autou kai ektuphse ton krion kai sunetriye ta duo kerata autou× kai den hto dunamiV en tw kriw na staqh emprosqen autou, all' erriyen auton kata ghV kai katepathsen auton× kai den uphrcen o eleuqerwn ton krion ek thV ceiroV autou. |
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Dia touto o tragoV emegalunqh sfodra× kai ote enedunamwqh, sunetribh to keraV to mega× kai ant' autou anebhsan tessara alla periblepta proV touV tessaraV anemouV tou ouranou. |
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Kai ek tou enoV ex autwn exhlqen en keraV mikron, to opoion emegalunqh kaq' uperbolhn proV ton noton kai proV thn anatolhn kai proV thn ghn thV doxhV× |
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kai emegalunqh ewV tou strateumatoV tou ouranou× kai erriyen eiV thn ghn meroV ek thV stratiaV kai ek twn asterwn kai katepathsen auta× |
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malista emegalunqh ewV kata tou arcontoV tou strateumatoV× kai afhresen ap' autou thn pantoteinhn qusian, kai to agion katoikhthrion autou kateblhqh× |
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kai to strateuma paredoqh eiV auton meta thV pantoteinhV qusiaV ex aitiaV thV parabasewV, kai erriye kata ghV thn alhqeian× kai epraxe kai euwdwqh. |
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Tote hkousa agiou tinoV lalountoV× kai alloV agioV elege proV ton deina lalounta, EwV pote qelei diarkei orasiV h peri thV pantoteinhV qusiaV kai thV parabasewV, htiV ferei thn erhmwsin, kai to agiasthrion kai to strateuma paradidontai eiV katapathsin; |
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Kai eipe proV eme, EwV duo ciliadwn kai triakosiwn hmeronuktiwn× tote to agiasthrion qelei kaqarisqh. |
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Kai ote egw o Danihl eidon thn orasin kai ezhtoun thn ennoian, tote idou, estaqh emprosqen mou wV qea anqrwpou× |
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kai hkousa fwnhn anqrwpou en mesw tou Oulai, htiV ekraxe kai eipe, Gabrihl, kame ton anqrwpon touton na ennohsh thn orasin. |
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Kai hlqe plhsion opou istamhn× kai ote hlqen, etromaxa kai epeson epi proswpon mou× o de eipe proV eme, Ennohson, uie anqrwpou× dioti h orasiV einai dia touV escatouV kairouV. |
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Kai enw elalei proV eme, egw hmhn bebuqismenoV eiV baqun upnon me to proswpon mou epi thn ghn× plhn me hggise kai me ekame na staqw orqioV. |
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Kai eipen, Idou, egw qelw se kamei na gnwrishV ti qelei sumbh en toiV escatoiV thV orghV× dioti en tw wrismenw kairw qelei eisqai to teloV. |
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O krioV, ton opoion eideV, o ecwn ta duo kerata, einai oi basileiV thV MhdiaV kai thV PersiaV. |
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Kai o tricwtoV tragoV einai o basileuV thV ElladoV× kai to keraV to mega, to metaxu twn ofqalmwn autou, autoV einai o prwtoV basileuV. |
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To de oti sunetribh kai anebhsan tessara ant' autou, dhloi oti tessara basileia qelousin egerqh ek tou eqnouV toutou× plhn ouci kata thn dunamin autou. |
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Kai en toiV escatoiV kairoiV thV basileiaV autwn, otan ai anomiai fqaswsin eiV to plhreV, qelei egerqh basileuV sklhroproswpoV kai sunetoV eiV panourgiaV. |
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Kai h dunamiV autou qelei eisqai iscura, ouci omwV ex idiaV autou dunamewV× kai qelei afanizei exaisiwV kai qelei euodousqai kai katorqonei kai qelei afanizei touV iscurouV kai ton laon ton agion. |
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Kai dia thV panourgiaV autou qelei kamei na euodoutai h apath en th ceiri autou× kai qelei megalunqh en th kardia autou kai en eirhnh qelei afanisei pollouV× kai qelei shkwqh kata tou ArcontoV twn arcontwn× plhn qelei suntrifqh aneu ceiroV. |
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Kai h rhqeisa orasiV peri twn hmeronuktiwn einai alhqhV× su loipon sfragison thn orasin, dioti einai dia hmeraV pollaV. |
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Kai egw o Danihl elipoqumhsa kai hmhn asqenhV hmeraV tinaV× meta tauta eshkwqhn kai ekamnon ta erga tou basilewV× eqaumazon de dia thn orasin kai den uphrcen o ennown. |