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1 In Belshazzar's third year as king, I, Daniel, saw a vision. This vision came after the one I saw earlier. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.
2 In my vision I saw myself in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. In my vision I saw myself at Ulai Gate. And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal.
3 I looked up and saw a single ram standing beside the gate. The ram had two long horns, one longer than the other, though the longer one had grown up later. I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.
4 I saw the ram charging west, north, and south. No other animal could stand in front of it, and no one could escape from its power. It did anything it pleased and continued to grow. I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.
5 As I was watching closely, I saw a male goat coming from the west. It crossed the whole earth without touching it. This goat had a prominent horn between its eyes. As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.
6 The goat was coming toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the gate. It furiously ran at the ram. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage.
7 I saw it come closer to the ram. The goat was extremely angry with the ram, so it attacked the ram. It broke both of the ram's horns. The ram didn't have the strength to stand up against the goat. So the ram was thrown down on the ground and trampled. No one could rescue the ram from the goat's power. I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.
8 The male goat became very important. But when the goat became powerful, his large horn broke off. In its place grew four horns. They corresponded to the four winds of heaven. Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven. The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of the horns came a small horn. It gained power over the south, the east, and the beautiful land. Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land. Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
10 It continued to gain power until it reached the army of heaven. It threw some of the army of heaven, the stars, down on the ground and trampled them. It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them. It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.
11 Then it attacked the commander of the army so that it took the daily burnt offering from him and wrecked his holy place. It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the army of the LORD; it took away the daily sacrifice from the LORD, and his sanctuary was thrown down.
12 In its rebelliousness it was given an army to put a stop to the daily burnt offering. It threw truth on the ground. The horn was successful in everything it did. And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper. Because of rebellion, the LORD’s people and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, |How long will the things in this vision-the daily burnt offering, the destructive rebellion, the surrender of the holy place, and the trampling of the army-take place?| Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the LORD’s people?”
14 He told me, |For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the holy place will be made acceptable to God.| And he said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.” He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”
15 Now as I, Daniel, watched the vision and tried to understand it, I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me. When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.
16 I heard a man in Ulai [Gate] call loudly, |Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.| And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”
17 Gabriel came up beside me, and when he came, I was terrified and immediately knelt down. He said to me, |Son of man, understand that the vision is about the end times.| So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.” As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
18 As he spoke to me, I fainted facedown on the ground, but he touched me and made me stand up. And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up. While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
19 He said, |I will tell you what will happen in the last days, [the time of God's] anger, because the end time has been determined. He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end. He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.
20 |The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kingdoms of Media and Persia. As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia. The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The hairy male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king. And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
22 The horn broke off, and four horns replaced it. Four kingdoms will come out of that nation, but they won't be as strong as the first king was. As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.
23 |In the last days of those kingdoms, when rebellions are finished, a stern-looking king who understands mysterious things will rise to power. And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.
24 He will become very strong, but not by his own strength. He will cause astounding destruction and will be successful in everything he does. He will destroy those who are powerful along with some holy people. His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.
25 He will cleverly use his power to deceive others successfully. He will consider himself to be great and destroy many people when they don't expect it. He will oppose the Commander of Commanders, but he will be defeated, though not by any human power. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but by no human hand. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that was explained to you is true. Seal the vision, because it is about things that will happen in the distant future.| The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.” “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and worked for the king. The vision horrified me because I couldn't understand it. And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it. I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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