Daniel, 8

1. 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.

1. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, I, Daniel, had another vision.

2. 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.

2. In the vision, I saw myself in Susa, the fortified city in the province of Elam; I noticed that I was by the river Ulai.

3. 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.

3. I raised my eyes and saw a ram standing before the river. It had two long horns, but one was longer than the other.

4. 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.

4. I saw the ram charging westward, northward and southward. No animal could resist it, none could escape its power. It did as it pleased and so became great.

5. 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.

5. As I was thinking, a he-goat came from the west, as if flying above the entire earth without touching the ground; it had a great horn between its eyes.

6. 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.

6. It approached the ram with the two horns which I had seen by the river, and it ran towards the ram with all the fury of its strength.

7. 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.

7. I saw how it reached the ram and directed itself against it; it charged the ram and broke its two horns, and the ram was unable to resist. It cast it down to the ground and crushed it. No one could free the ram from its power.

8. 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.

8. The he-goat became very great, but when it was powerful, the great horn snapped and in its place sprang four great horns facing the four winds of heaven.

9. 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].

9. From one of these, the small one, sprang a horn which grew big towards the south and east and towards the Beautiful 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.

10. It grew up to the army of heaven and flung part of the stars to the ground and crushed them underfoot.

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 his sanctuary was cast down.

11. It even came to the Commander of the army, deprived him of the perpetual sacrifice and made useless his temple

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.

12. and the army. It put Abomination in place of the sacrifice and flung Truth to the ground. And whatever it undertook succeeded.

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?

13. Then I heard a holy one speaking and another who asked him in return, "When shall the vision be fulfilled? What about the perpetual offering, the Abomination of the devastator, the sanctuary handed over and the army trampled underfoot?"

14. And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

14. He answered, "Until two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings have gone by, then the Temple shall be restored."

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.

15. As I, Daniel, looked at this vision and tried to understand it, I suddenly saw before me someone like 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.

16. and I heard a human voice over the river Ulai that cried out to him: "Gabriel, explain the vision to this man."

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.

17. He approached the place where I was. When he came, I was terrified and fell on my face. He said to me, "Son of man, understand: this vision refers to the end-time."

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.

18. As he spoke, I lost consciousness and fell face down on the ground. He touched me and raised me to my feet.

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].

19. Then he said, "See, I will reveal to you what is going to happen when the wrath comes to an end, for the end is set.

20. The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the kings of Media and Persia.

20. The ram you have seen, with its two horns, stands for the two kings of the Medes and the Persians.

21. And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.

21. The hairy he-goat is the king of Greece; the great horn between its eyes is the first of its kings; this horn snapped,

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.

22. and the four horns that sprang up in its place are the four kingdoms that will rise from his nation, but will not overpower him.

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.

23. At the end of their reign, when the sinners have reached their full number, a king will arise, insolent and wise in cunning.

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.

24. His strength will increase, so that he shall plot things unheard of before. Whatever he undertakes shall prosper, he shall destroy the powerful and the very people of the holy ones.

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.

25. He shall carry out his deceits, will be believed in by many and, in the fullness of peace, shall destroy many. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes, but he shall be destroyed without the intervention of any human 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.

26. What I said of the vision of the mornings and evenings is true, but keep the vision secret, for it will be fulfilled only in the remote future."

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].

27. I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for several days. Then I got up to attend to the king's affairs. I remained frightened because of the vision and did not understand it.