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 collar against him,
and smote the ram, and break 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 practiced 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 Uli, 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 Grisha, 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 practice, 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.