Daniel 8

1In the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of the reignH4438 of KingH4428 BelshazzarH1112, a visionH2377 appearedH7200 to meH413H589, DanielH1841, subsequentH310 to the one that had appearedH7200 to meH413 earlierH8462. 2And in the visionH2377 I sawH7200 myselfH589 in the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800, in the provinceH4082 of ElamH5867. I sawH7200 in the visionH2377 that IH589 wasH1961 besideH5921 the UlaiH195 CanalH180.

3Then I lifted upH5375 my eyesH5869 and sawH7200 a ramH352 with two hornsH7161 standingH5975 besideH6440 the canalH180. The hornsH7161 were longH1364, but oneH259 was longerH1364 thanH4480 the otherH8145, and the longerH1364 one grew upH5927 laterH314. 4I sawH7200 the ramH352 chargingH5055 toward the westH3220 and the northH6828 and the southH5045. NoH3605H3808 animalH2416 could standH5975 against himH6440, and there was noH369 deliveranceH5337 from his powerH3027. He didH6213 as he pleasedH7522 and became greatH1431.

5As IH589 wasH1961 contemplating all thisH995, suddenlyH2009 a goatH6842 with a prominentH2380 hornH7161 betweenH996 his eyesH5869H5795 cameH935 out ofH4480 the westH4628, crossingH5921 the surfaceH6440 of the entireH3605 earthH776 withoutH369 touchingH5060 the groundH776. 6He cameH935 towardH5704 the two-hornedH7161 ramH352H1167 I had seenH7200 standingH5975 besideH6440 the canalH180 and rushedH7323 at himH413 with furiousH2534 powerH3581. 7I saw himH7200 approachH5060H681 the ramH352 in a rageH4843 against himH413, and he struckH5221 the ramH352 and shatteredH7665 his twoH8147 hornsH7161. The ramH352 wasH1961 powerlessH3808H3581 to standH5975 against himH6440, and the goat threw himH7993 to the groundH776 and trampled himH7429, and no oneH3808 could deliverH5337 the ramH352 from his powerH3027.

8Thus the goatH6842H5795 becameH5704 veryH3966 greatH1431, but at the height of his powerH6105, his largeH1419 hornH7161 was broken offH7665, and fourH702 prominentH2380 horns came upH5927 in its placeH8478, pointing toward the fourH702 windsH7307 of heavenH8064.

9FromH4480 oneH259 of these horns aH259 littleH6810 hornH7161 emergedH3318 and grewH1431 extensivelyH3499 towardH413 the southH5045 and the eastH4217H413 and towardH413 the Beautiful LandH6643. 10It grew as highH1431 asH5704 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064, and it cast downH5307 some ofH4480 the hostH6635 andH4480 some of the starsH3556 to the earthH776 and trampled themH7429. 11It magnified itselfH1431H4480, even toH5704 the PrinceH8269 of the hostH6635; it removedH7311 His daily sacrificeH8548 and overthrewH7993 the placeH4349 of His sanctuaryH4720. 12And in the rebellionH6588,1 the hostH6635 and the daily sacrificeH8548 were given overH5414 to the horn, and it flungH7993 truthH571 to the groundH776 and prosperedH6743 in whatever it didH6213.

13Then I heardH8085 aH259 holy oneH6918 speakingH1696, and anotherH259 holyH6918H6422 one saidH559 toH1696 him, “HowH5704 longH4970 until the fulfillment of the visionH2377 of the daily sacrificeH8548, the rebellionH6588 that causes desolationH8074, and the surrenderH5414 of the sanctuaryH6944 and of the hostH6635 to be trampledH4823?”

14He saidH559 to meH413, “It will takeH5704 2,300H505H7969H3967 eveningsH6153 and morningsH1242; then the sanctuaryH6944 will be properly restoredH6663.”

Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision

15WhileH1961 IH589, DanielH1841, was watchingH7200 the visionH2377 and trying toH1245 understand itH998, thereH2009 stoodH5975 before meH5048 one having the appearanceH4758 of a manH1397. 16And I heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of a manH120 callingH7121H559 from betweenH996 the banks of the UlaiH195: “GabrielH1403, explainH995 the visionH4758 to this manH1975.”

17As he cameH935 nearH681 to where I stoodH5977, I was terrifiedH1204 and fellH5307 facedownH5921H6440.

“SonH1121 of manH120,” he saidH559 to meH413, “understandH995 thatH3588 the visionH2377 concerns the timeH6256 of the endH7093.”

18While he was speakingH1696 with meH5973, I fell into a deep sleepH7290, withH5921 my faceH6440 to the groundH776.

Then he touchedH5060 me, helped me to my feetH5975H5921H5977, 19and saidH559, “BeholdH2005, I will make known to youH3045 whatH834 will happenH1961 in the latter timeH319 of wrathH2195, becauseH3588 it concerns the appointed timeH4150 of the endH7093.

20The two-hornedH7161 ramH352 thatH834 you sawH7200H1167 represents the kingsH4428 of MediaH4074 and PersiaH6539. 21The shaggyH8163 goatH6842 represents the kingH4428 of GreeceH3120,2 and the largeH1419 hornH7161 betweenH996 his eyesH5869 isH1931 the firstH7223 kingH4428. 22The fourH702 horns that replacedH8478 the brokenH7665 one represent fourH702 kingdomsH4438 that will riseH5975 from that nationH1471H5975 but will not haveH3808 the same powerH3581.

23In the latter partH319 of their reignH4438, when the rebellionH6586 has reached its full measureH8552, an insolentH5794H6440 kingH4428, skilledH995 in intrigueH2420, will come to the throneH5975. 24His powerH3581 will be greatH6105, but itH3581H6381 will not be his ownH3808. He will cause terrible destructionH7843 and succeedH6743 in whatever he doesH6213. He will destroyH7843 the mighty menH6099 along with the holyH6918 peopleH5971. 25ThroughH5921 his craftH7922 and by his handH3027, he will cause deceitH4820 to prosperH6743, and in his own mindH3824 he will make himself greatH1431. In a time of peaceH7962 he will destroyH7843 manyH7227, and he will even standH5975 againstH5921 the PrinceH8269 of princesH8269. Yet he will be broken offH7665, but notH657 by human handsH3027.

26The visionH4758 of the eveningsH6153 and the morningsH1242 thatH834 has been spokenH559 is trueH571H1931. Now youH859 must seal upH5640 the visionH2377, forH3588 it concerns the distantH7227 futureH3117.”

27IH589, DanielH1841, was exhaustedH1961 and lay illH2470 for daysH3117. Then I got upH6965 and went aboutH6213 the king’sH4428 businessH4399. I was confoundedH8074 byH5921 the visionH4758; it was beyondH369 understandingH995.