In the third year
of the reign
of king
Belshazzar
a vision
appeared
unto me, even unto me Daniel
, after
that which appeared
unto me at the first
.
And I saw in a vision
; and it came to pass, when I saw
, that I was at Shushan
in the palace
, which is in the province
of Elam
; and I saw
in a vision
, and I was by the river
of Ulai
.
Then I lifted up mine eyes
, and saw
, and, behold, there stood
before
the river
a
ram
which had two horns
: and the two horns
were high
; but one
was higher
than the other
, and the higher
came up
last
.
I saw the ram
pushing
westward
, and northward
, and southward
; so that no beasts
might stand
before
him, neither was there any that could deliver
out of his hand
; but he did
according to his will
, and became great
.
And as I was considering, behold, an he
goat
came
from the west
on the face
of the whole earth
, and touched
not the ground
: and the goat
had a notable
horn
between his eyes
.
And he came to the ram
that had
two horns
, which I had seen
standing
before
the river
, and ran
unto him in the fury
of his power
.
And I saw him come
close unto
the ram
, and he was moved with choler
against him, and smote
the ram
, and brake
his two
horns
: and there was no power
in the ram
to stand
before
him, but he cast him down
to the ground
, and stamped
upon him: and there was none that could deliver
the ram
out of his hand
.
Therefore the he goat
waxed very
great
: and when he was strong
, the great
horn
was broken
; and for it came up
four
notable ones
toward the four
winds
of heaven
.
And out of one of them came forth
a little
horn
, which waxed exceeding
great
, toward the south
, and toward the east
, and toward the pleasant
land .
And it waxed great, even to the host
of heaven
; and it cast down
some of the host
and of the stars
to the ground
, and stamped
upon them.
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince
of the host
, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away
, and the place
of his sanctuary
was cast down
.
And an host was given
him against the daily
sacrifice by reason of transgression
, and it cast down
the truth
to the ground
; and it practised
, and prospered
.
Then I heard one
saint
speaking
, and another
saint
said
unto that certain
saint which spake
, How long shall be the vision
concerning the daily
sacrifice , and the transgression
of desolation
, to give
both the sanctuary
and the host
to be trodden under foot
?
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand
and three
hundred
days
; then shall the sanctuary
be cleansed
.
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen
the vision
, and sought
for the meaning
, then, behold, there stood
before me as the appearance
of a man
.
And I heard a man's
voice
between the banks of Ulai
, which called
, and said
, Gabriel
, make this
man to understand
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
, O son
of man
: for at the time
of the end
shall be the vision
.
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep
on my face
toward the ground
: but he touched
me, and set
me upright
.
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know
what shall be in the last end
of the indignation
: for at the time appointed
the end
shall be .
The ram which thou sawest
having
two horns
are the kings
of Media
and Persia
.
And the rough goat
is the king
of Grecia
: and the great
horn
that is between his eyes
is the first
king
.
Now that being broken, whereas four
stood up
for it, four
kingdoms
shall stand up
out of the nation
, but not in his power
.
And in the latter time of their kingdom
, when the transgressors
are come to the full
, a king
of fierce
countenance
, and understanding
dark sentences
, shall stand up
.
And his power shall be mighty
, but not by his own power
: and he shall destroy
wonderfully
, and shall prosper
, and practise
, and shall destroy
the mighty
and the holy
people
.
And through his policy also he shall cause craft
to prosper
in his hand
; and he shall magnify
himself in his heart
, and by peace
shall destroy
many
: he shall also stand up
against the Prince
of princes
; but he shall be broken
without
hand
.
And the vision of the evening
and the morning
which was told
is true
: wherefore shut thou up
the vision
; for it shall be for many
days
.
And I Daniel fainted
, and was sick
certain days
; afterward I rose up
, and did
the king's
business
; and I was astonished
at the vision
, but none understood
it .