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.
02 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.
03 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.
04 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.
05 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.
06 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.
07 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.
08 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.
09 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.
10 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.
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince
of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was
taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was
cast down.
12 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.
13 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?
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14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and
three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed.
15 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.
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of
Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this
man to understand the vision.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are
the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and
the great horn that is between his eyes is the
first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up
for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the
nation, but not in his power.
23 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.
24 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.
25 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.
26 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.
27 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.
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