I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 7 of Daniel. Daniel is troubled by the vision and approaches one of the attendants to ask for an explanation. The seer’s reaction reminds the reader that apocalyptic images should not be treated as transparent symbols. Even Daniel needs interpretation. The passage introduces an important feature of the later chapters: divine revelation can be true while still requiring discernment to understand its meaning.
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Und ich ging zu der einem, die dastanden, und bat ihn, daß er mir von dem allem gewissen Bericht gäbe. Und er redete mit mir und zeigte mir, was es bedeutete.
Llegueme a uno de los que asistían, y preguntele la verdad acerca de todo esto. Y hablome, y declarome la interpretación de las cosas.
Me acerqué a uno de los que estaban allí de pie y le pedí la verdad acerca de todo esto. Él me habló y me dio a conocer la interpretación del asunto:
Je m'approchai de l'un de ceux qui étaient là, et je lui demandai ce qu'il y avait de vrai dans toutes ces choses. Il me le dit, et m'en donna l'explication:
E mi accostai ad uno de’ circostanti, e gli domandai la verità intorno a tutte queste cose; ed egli me la disse, e mi dichiarò l’interpretazione delle cose, dicendo:
Cheguei-me a um dos que estavam perto, e pedi-lhe a verdade acerca de tudo isto. E ele me disse, e fez-me saber a interpretação das coisas.
我走近其中一位侍立者,問他這一切的實情。他就告訴我,使我知道這事的解釋:
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