Daniel 7

1In the first yearH8140 of BelshazzarH1113 kingH4430 of BabylonH895 DanielH1841 had a dreamH2493 and visionsH2376 of his headH7217 upon his bedH4903: thenH116 he wrote the dreamH2493 and toldH560 the sum of the matters. 2DanielH1841 spake and saidH560, I sawH2370 in my visionH2376 by nightH3916, and, behold, the fourH703 winds of heavenH8065 brake forth upon the greatH7229 seaH3221. 3And fourH703 greatH7260 beastsH2423 came up from the seaH3221, diverse oneH1668 from another. 4The first was like a lionH744, and had eagle’s wingsH1611: I beheld till the wingsH1611 thereof were plucked, and it was liftedH5191 up from the earthH772, and made to standH6966 upon two feet as a manH606; and a man’sH606 heartH3825 was given to it. 5And, behold, another beastH2423, a second, likeH1821 to a bear; and it was raised up on oneH2298 side, and threeH8532 ribs were in its mouthH6433 between its teeth: and they saidH560 thus unto it, AriseH6966, devourH399 much flesh. 6After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back fourH703 wingsH1611 of a birdH5776; the beastH2423 had also fourH703 headsH7217; and dominionH7985 was given to it. 7After this I sawH2370 in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourthH7244 beastH2423, terrible and powerful, and strongH8624 exceedinglyH3493; and it had greatH7260 ironH6523 teeth; it devouredH399 and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the beastsH2423 that were before it; and it had tenH6236 hornsH7162. 8I considered the hornsH7162, and, behold, there came up among them another hornH7162, a little oneH1668, before which threeH8532 of the first hornsH7162 were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this hornH7162 were eyesH5870 like the eyesH5870 of a manH606, and a mouthH6433 speakingH4449 greatH7260 things.

9I beheld till thronesH3764 were placed, and one that was ancientH6268 of daysH3118 did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hairH8177 of his headH7217 like pure wool; his throneH3764 was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fireH5135. 10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousandsH506 of thousandsH506 ministered unto him, and ten thousandH506 times ten thousandH506 stoodH6966 before him: the judgment was setH6966, and the booksH5609 were openedH6606. 11I beheld at that time because of the voiceH7032 of the greatH7260 wordsH4406 which the hornH7162 spake; I beheld even till the beastH2423 was slain, and its bodyH1655 destroyedH7, and it was given to be burned with fire. 12And as for the restH7606 of the beastsH2423, their dominionH7985 was taken awayH5709: yet their lives were prolongedH754 for a season and a timeH5732.

13I sawH2370 in the night-visions, and, behold, there cameH858 with the clouds of heavenH8065 one like unto a sonH1247 of manH606, and he cameH858 even to the ancientH6268 of daysH3118, and they broughtH858 him near before him. 14And there was given him dominionH7985, and glory, and a kingdomH4437, that all the peoplesH5972, nationsH524, and languages should serve him: his dominionH7985 is an everlasting dominionH7985, which shall not passH5709 awayH5709, and his kingdomH4437 that which shall not be destroyedH2255.

15As for me, DanielH1841, my spiritH7308 was grieved in the midstH1459 of my body, and the visionsH2376 of my headH7217 troubled me. 16I came near unto oneH2298 of them that stoodH6966 by, and asked him the truth concerningH5922 all this. So he toldH560 me, and madeH3046 me knowH3046 the interpretationH6591 of the things. 17These greatH7260 beastsH2423, which are fourH703, are fourH703 kingsH4430, that shall ariseH6966 out of the earthH772. 18But the saints of the Most High shall receiveH6902 the kingdomH4437, and possess the kingdomH4437 for everH5957, even for everH5957 and everH5957. 19ThenH116 I desired to know the truth concerningH5922 the fourthH7244 beastH2423, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of ironH6523, and its nails of brass; which devouredH399, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; 20and concerningH5922 the tenH6236 hornsH7162 that were on its headH7217, and the other hornH7162 which came up, and before which threeH8532 fellH5308, even that hornH7162 that had eyesH5870, and a mouthH6433 that spake greatH7229 things, whose look was moreH4481 stout than its fellows. 21I beheld, and the same hornH7162 made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22until the ancientH6268 of daysH3118 cameH858, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the timeH2166 cameH858 that the saints possessed the kingdomH4437.

23Thus he saidH560, The fourthH7244 beastH2423 shall be a fourthH7244 kingdomH4437 upon earthH772, which shall be diverse from all the kingdomsH4437, and shall devourH399 the whole earthH772, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24And as for the tenH6236 hornsH7162, out of this kingdomH4437 shall tenH6236 kingsH4430 ariseH6966: and another shall ariseH6966 after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down threeH8532 kingsH4430. 25And he shall speakH4449 wordsH4406 against the MostH5943 HighH5943, and shall wear out the saints of the MostH5943 HighH5943; and he shall think to changeH8133 the timesH2166 and the lawH1882; and they shall be given into his handH3028 until a timeH5732 and timesH2166 and half a timeH5732. 26But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take awayH5709 his dominionH7985, to consume and to destroyH7 it unto the endH5491. 27And the kingdomH4437 and the dominionH7985, and the greatnessH7238 of the kingdomsH4437 under the whole heavenH8065, shall be given to the peopleH5972 of the saints of the Most High: his kingdomH4437 is an everlasting kingdomH4437, and all dominionsH7985 shall serve and obey him. 28Here is the endH5491 of the matterH4406. As for me, DanielH1841, my thoughtsH7476 much troubled me, and my countenance was changedH8133 in me: but I kept the matterH4406 in my heart.