In the third year
of the reign
of Belshazzar
the king
a vision
appeared
to me, 1Daniel
, subsequent
to the one which appeared
to me 2previously
.
I alooked in the vision
, and while I was looking
I was in the citadel
of bSusa
, which
is in the province
of cElam
; and I looked
in the vision
and I myself
was beside
the Ulai
1Canal
.
Then I lifted my eyes
and looked
, and behold
, a aram
which had two horns
was standing
in front
of the 1canal
. Now the two horns
were 2long
, but one
was 2longer
than
the other
, with the 2longer
one
coming
up last
.
I saw the ram
abutting
westward
, northward
, and southward
, and no
other beasts
could stand
before
him nor
was there
anyone to rescue
from his 1power
, but bhe did
as he pleased
and magnified
himself.
While I was observing, behold
, a male
goat
was coming
from the west
over
the surface
of the whole
earth
without
touching
the ground
; and the 1goat
had a aconspicuous
horn
between
his eyes
.
He came up to the ram
that had the two horns
, which
I had seen
standing
in front
of the 1canal
, and rushed
at him in his mighty
wrath
.
I saw him come
beside
the ram
, and he was enraged
at him; and he struck
the ram
and shattered
his two
horns
, and the ram
had
no
strength
to withstand
him. So he hurled
him to the ground
and trampled
on him, and there was none
to rescue
the ram
from his 1power
.
Then the male goat
magnified
himself exceedingly
. But as soon as ahe was mighty
, the blarge
horn
was broken
; and in its place
there came
up four
conspicuous
horns toward the cfour
winds
of heaven
.
Out of one of them came
forth
a rather asmall
horn
which grew
exceedingly
great
toward
the south
, toward
the east
, and toward
the 1 bBeautiful
Land.
It grew up to the host
of heaven
and caused some
of the host
and some
of the astars
to fall
to the earth
, and it btrampled
them down
.
It even amagnified
itself 1to be equal
with the 2Commander
of the host
; and it removed
the bregular
sacrifice
from Him, and the place
of His sanctuary
was thrown
down
.
And on account of transgression the host
will be given
over to the horn along
with the regular
sacrifice
; and it will afling
truth
to the ground
and perform
its will and prosper
.
Then I heard a aholy
one
speaking
, and another
holy
one
said
to that particular
one
who was speaking
, " bHow
long
will the vision
about the regular
sacrifice
apply, 1while the transgression
causes
horror
, so as to allow
both the holy
place and the host
2to be ctrampled
?"
He said to me, "For a2,300
evenings
and mornings
; then the holy
place will be 1properly
restored
."
When aI, Daniel, had seen
the vision
, I sought
1to understand
it; and behold
, standing
before
me was one 2who
looked
like a bman
.
And I heard the voice
of a man
between
the banks of Ulai
, and he called
out and said
, " aGabriel
, give
this
man an understanding
of the vision
."
So he came near
to where
I was standing
, and when he came
I was frightened
and afell
on my face
; but he said
to me, "Son
of man
, understand
that the vision
pertains to the btime
of the end
."
Now while he was talking with me, I asank
into a deep
sleep
with my face
to the ground
; but he btouched
me and made me stand
1upright
.
He said, "Behold
, I am going to alet you know
what
will occur
at the final
period
of the indignation
, for it pertains to the appointed
time
of the end
.
"The aram which
you saw
with the two horns
represents the kings
of Media
and Persia
.
"The shaggy 1goat
represents the 2kingdom
of Greece
, and the large
horn
that is between
his eyes
is the first
king
.
"The abroken horn and the four
horns that arose
in its place
represent four
kingdoms
which will arise
from his nation
, although not with his power
.
"In the latter period
of their 1rule
, When the transgressors
have 2run
their course, A king
will arise
, 3Insolent
and skilled
in 4intrigue
.
"His power will be mighty
, but not by his own power
, And he will 1 adestroy
to an extraordinary
degree
And prosper
and perform
his will; He will 1destroy
mighty
men
and 2the holy
people
.
"And through his shrewdness
He will cause deceit
to succeed
by his 1influence
; And he will magnify
himself in his heart
, And he will 2destroy
many
while they are 3at ease
. He will even 4 aoppose
the Prince
of princes
, But he will be broken
bwithout
1human
agency
.
"The vision of the evenings
and mornings
Which
has been told
is atrue
; But bkeep
the vision
secret
, For it pertains to many
cdays
in the future."
Then I, Daniel, was 1 aexhausted
and sick
for days
. Then I got
up again and bcarried
on the king's
business
; but I was astounded
at the vision
, and there
was none
to 2explain
it.