1 I n the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously.

¶ In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, Daniel, after that vision which had appeared unto me before.

2 I looked in the vision, and while I was looking I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I looked in the vision and I myself was beside the Ulai Canal.

And I saw in the vision; (and it came to pass, when I saw it, that I was at Shushan, which is the head of the kingdom in the province of Persia); so that I saw in that vision, being by the river of Ulai,

3 T hen I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last.

and I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, a ram was standing before the river, which had two horns; and even though they were high, the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

4 I saw the ram butting westward, northward, and southward, and no other beasts could stand before him nor was there anyone to rescue from his power, but he did as he pleased and magnified himself.

I saw that the ram smote with the horns to the west, to the north, and to the south and that no beast could stand before him, nor could anyone escape from his hand; but he did according to his will and made himself great.

5 W hile I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west upon the face of the whole earth and did not touch the earth: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 H e came up to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing in front of the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty wrath.

And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river and ran against him in the fury of his power.

7 I saw him come beside the ram, and he was enraged at him; and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns, and the ram had no strength to withstand him. So he hurled him to the ground and trampled on him, and there was none to rescue the ram from his power.

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he rose up against him and smote him, and broke his two horns: because the ram did not have the strength to stand before him; therefore he cast him down to the ground and trod him under; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 T hen the male goat magnified himself exceedingly. But as soon as he was mighty, the large horn was broken; and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven. The Little Horn

And the he goat made himself very great, and when he was at his greatest strength, that great horn was broken; and in its place came up another four marvellous ones toward the four winds of heaven.

9 O ut of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.

And out of the first of them came forth a little horn, which grew much toward the south and toward the east and toward the desirable land.

10 I t grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down.

And it magnified itself unto the host of heaven, and it cast down part of the host and of the stars to the ground and trod them under.

11 I t even magnified itself to be equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down.

Even against the prince of the host did he magnify himself, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast to the earth.

12 A nd on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its will and prosper.

And the host was given over by reason of the prevarication upon the daily sacrifice; and he cast the truth to the ground; and he did whatever he would and prospered.

13 T hen I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “ How long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, while the transgression causes horror, so as to allow both the holy place and the host to be trampled?”

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto the one which spoke, How long shall the vision of the daily sacrifice last and the prevarication of desolation that places both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

14 H e said to me, “For 2, 300 evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be properly restored.” Interpretation of the Vision

And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days of evening and morning; then shall the sanctuary be justified.

15 W hen I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.

¶ And it came to pass, as I, Daniel, was considering the vision and seeking to understand it, behold, there stood before me the likeness of a man.

16 A nd I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “ Gabriel, give this man an understanding of the vision.”

And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, Gabriel, teach this man the vision.

17 S o he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

So he came near where I stood, and with his coming, I was afraid and fell upon my face; and he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time appointed by God the vision shall be fulfilled.

18 N ow while he was talking with me, I sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand upright.

Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep on the ground upon my face; and he touched me and changed my state.

19 H e said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end. The Ram’s Identity

And he said, Behold, I will show thee that which is to come in the last end of the wrath; for at the time appointed this shall be fulfilled.

20 T he ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia. The Goat

The ram which thou didst see having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 T he shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

And the he goat is the king of Grecia, and the great horn that he had between his eyes is the first king.

22 T he broken horn and the four horns that arose in its place represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, although not with his power.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its place, means that four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his strength.

23 “ In the latter period of their rule, When the transgressors have run their course, A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in intrigue.

And at the end of their empire, when the prevaricators are come to the full, a king of arrogant countenance and expert in enigmas shall raise himself up.

24 “ His power will be mighty, but not by his own power, And he will destroy to an extraordinary degree And prosper and perform his will; He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.

And his power shall be strengthened, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously and shall prosper and do according to his will and shall destroy the mighty and the people of the saints.

25 “ And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken without human agency.

And with his understanding he shall cause the deceit in his hand to prosper, and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace he shall destroy many; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, and without hand he shall be broken.

26 “ The vision of the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it pertains to many days in the future.”

And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true; therefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

27 T hen I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up again and carried on the king’s business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was none to explain it.

And I Daniel was broken and was sick certain days; and after I rose up, I did the king’s business; but I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one who could understand it.