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

¶ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 against 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 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 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 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 them came a little horn which grew in power 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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?”

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 put to use again.” Gabriel Tells the Meaning of the Dream

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 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, 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 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 banks of the Ulai, which called and said, Gabriel, teach this man 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.”

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 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 fell into a deep sleep on the ground upon my face; and he touched me and changed my state.

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 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 you saw had two horns which are the kings of Media and Persia.

The ram which thou didst see having two horns 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 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 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 place, means that four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his strength.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 was told is true; therefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be 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 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.