1 I n the third year that Belshazzar was king, I, Daniel, had another special dream.

In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

2 I n the dream I looked and saw that I was in the strong city of Susa, in the land of Elam. I saw that I was beside the Ulai River.

And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

3 T hen I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing by the river. The two horns were long, but one was longer than the other. And the longer one came up last.

And 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; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4 I saw the ram pushing to the west, to the north, and to the south. No other animals could stop him or be saved from his power. He did as he pleased and made himself great.

I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no beast could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great.

5 W hile I was watching, a male goat came from the west across the whole earth without touching the ground. And the goat had a horn between his eyes that was very easy to see.

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

6 H e came up to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing by the river, and rushed at him in his strong anger.

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

7 I saw him come at the ram in his anger. He hit the ram and broke his two horns to pieces. The ram was not strong enough to fight against him. So the goat threw him to the ground and crushed him under foot. And there was no one to save the ram from his power.

And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged with him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; and he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 T hen the male goat became very great. But as soon as he was powerful, the large horn was broken. And four large horns came up in its place, toward the four winds of heaven.

And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.

9 O ut of them came a little horn which grew in power toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauty.

10 I t grew to be as great as the army of heaven and made some of them fall to the earth, and it crushed them into the ground.

And it became great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.

11 I t thought itself to be as great as the Ruler of the army of heaven. It took away the burnt gifts which were given to Him each day, and destroyed His holy place.

(And he magnified even to the prince of the host, and from him the continual was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

12 B ecause of sin, the army of heaven and the burnt gifts were given over to the horn. It did well in whatever it wanted to do, and truth was thrown to the ground.

And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual by reason of transgression.) And it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised and prospered.

13 T hen I heard a holy one speaking. And another holy one said to the one that spoke, “How long will it take for the things seen in the dream to happen? How long will the burnt gifts be taken, and sin allowed to destroy, so that the holy place and the army of heaven are crushed under foot?”

And I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that one who spoke, How long shall be the vision of the continual and of the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden down under foot?

14 H e said to me, “For 2, 300 evenings and mornings. Then the holy place will be put to use again.” Gabriel Tells the Meaning of the Dream

And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings mornings: then shall the sanctuary be vindicated.

15 W hen I, Daniel, had seen the special dream, I tried to understand it. Then I saw one standing in front of me who looked like a man.

And it came to pass, when I Daniel had seen the vision, I sought for the understanding of it, and behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

16 A nd I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai River. He called out and said, “Gabriel, help this man to understand the special dream.”

And I heard a man's voice between the Ulai; and he called and said, Gabriel, make this to understand the vision.

17 W hen he came near the place where I was standing, I was afraid and fell on my face to the ground. But he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the special dream is about the time of the end.”

And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell on my face; and he said unto me, Understand, son of man; for the vision is for the time of the end.

18 W hile he was talking to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.

Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep stupor, with my face toward the ground. And he touched me, and set me up where I had stood.

19 H e said, “I am going to let you know what the end of God’s anger will be. For the special dream is about the time of the end.

And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation: for at the set time the end shall be.

20 T he ram you saw had two horns which are the kings of Media and Persia.

The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 T he male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.

22 T he broken horn and the four horns that grew in its place are the four nations which will come from his nation. But they will not be as powerful.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

23 I n the later part of their rule, when they have become as sinful as they can be, a king will rise to power. This king will be very proud and will understand secret things.

And at the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors shall have come to the full, a king of bold countenance, and understanding riddles, shall stand up.

24 H e will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will destroy much, and do well in whatever he wants done. He will destroy powerful men and the holy people.

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously, and shall prosper, and shall practise, and shall destroy the mighty ones, and the people of the saints.

25 H e will do well by using his false ways and lies, and will think of himself as great. He will destroy many who are taking it easy. He will even go against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by a human hand.

And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he will magnify in his heart, and by prosperity will corrupt many; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand.

26 T he special dream of the evenings and mornings that has been given to you is true. But keep the dream secret, for it has to do with things far into the future.”

And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true; but close thou up the vision, for it is for many days.

27 I , Daniel, was tired and sick for days. Then I got up again and did the work that the king had given me. But I was filled with wonder because of the special dream, and did not understand it.

And I Daniel fainted, and was sick days: then I rose up, and did the king's business. And I was astonished at the vision, but none understood.