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 to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to 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.

I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, 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.

Then I lifted up my 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.

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 animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

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.

As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch 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.

He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on 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.

I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him; and there was no one who 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.

The male goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.

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

Out of one of them came out a little horn, which grew exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious 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.

It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and some of the army and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled on 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.

Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, 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.

The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure 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 a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army 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

He said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

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.

When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand 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.”

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

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, son of man; for the vision belongs to 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 fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright.

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.

He said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.

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

The ram which you saw, that had 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.

The rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is 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.

As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, 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.

In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding dark sentences, 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.

His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper in what he does; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

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.

Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and he shall destroy many in their security. He shall also 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.”

The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true: but seal up the vision; for it belongs to many days to come.

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.

I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king’s business: and I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.