1 I n the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel hath seen a dream, and the visions of his head on his bed, then the dream he hath written, the chief of the things he hath said.

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions in his head as he was lying upon his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the gist of the matter.

2 A nswered hath Daniel and said, `I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;

Daniel said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens were stirring up the great sea.

3 a nd four great beasts are coming up from the sea, diverse one from another.

And four great beasts came up out of the sea in succession, and different from one another.

4 T he first like a lion, and it hath an eagle's wings. I was seeing till that its wings have been plucked, and it hath been lifted up from the earth, and on feet as a man it hath been caused to stand, and a heart of man is given to it.

The first was like a lion and had eagle’s wings. I looked till the wings of it were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand upon two feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.

5 A nd lo, another beast, a second, like to a bear, and to the same authority it hath been raised, and three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth, and thus they are saying to it, Rise, consume much flesh.

And behold another beast, a second one, was like a bear, and it raised up itself on one side and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, Arise, devour much flesh.

6 ` After this I was seeing, and lo, another like a leopard, and it hath four wings of a fowl on its back, and four heads hath the beast, and dominion is given to it.

After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard which had four wings of a bird on its back. The beast had also four heads, and dominion was given to it.

7 ` After this I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and fearful, and exceedingly strong; and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it diverse from all the beasts that before it; and it hath ten horns.

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast —terrible, powerful and dreadful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and crushed and trampled what was left with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

8 ` I was considering about the horns, and lo, another horn, a little one, hath come up between them, and three of the first horns have been eradicated from before it, and lo, eyes as the eyes of man in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things.

9 ` I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow white, and the hair of his head as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

I kept looking until thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took His seat, Whose garment was white as snow and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was like the fiery flame; its wheels were burning fire.

10 A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.

A stream of fire came forth from before Him; a thousand thousands ministered to Him and ten thousand times ten thousand rose up and stood before Him; the Judge was seated and the books were opened.

11 ` I was seeing, then, because of the voice of the great words that the horn is speaking, I was seeing till that the beast is slain, and his body hath been destroyed, and given to the burning fire;

I looked then because of the sound of the great words which the horn was speaking. I watched until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.

12 a nd the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time.

And as for the rest of the beasts, their power of dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 ` I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as a son of man was coming, and unto the Ancient of Days he hath come, and before Him they have brought him near.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, on the clouds of the heavens came One like a Son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.

14 A nd to him is given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages do serve him, his dominion a dominion age-during, that passeth not away, and his kingdom that which is not destroyed.

And there was given Him dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one which shall not be destroyed.

15 ` Pierced hath been my spirit -- I, Daniel -- in the midst of the sheath, and the visions of my head trouble me;

As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved and anxious within me, and the visions of my head alarmed and agitated me.

16 I have drawn near unto one of those standing, and the certainty I seek from him of all this; and he hath said to me, yea, the interpretation of the things he hath caused me to know:

I came near to one of those who stood there and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

17 ` These great beasts, that four, four kings, they rise up from the earth;

These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

18 a nd receive the kingdom do the saints of the Most High, and they strengthen the kingdom unto the age, even unto the age of the ages.

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

19 ` Then I wished for certainty concerning the fourth beast, that was diverse from them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of iron, and its nails of brass, it hath devoured, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled;

Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast—which was different from all the others, exceedingly terrible and shocking, whose teeth were of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke and crushed, and trampled what was left with its feet—

20 a nd concerning the ten horns that in its heads, and of the other that came up, and before which three have fallen, even of that horn that hath eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance great above its companions.

And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up later and before which three of fell, the horn which had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things and which looked greater than the others.

21 ` I was seeing, and this horn is making war with the saints, and hath prevailed over them,

As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them

22 t ill that the Ancient of Days hath come, and judgment is given to the saints of the Most High, and the time hath come, and the saints have strengthened the kingdom.

Until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.

23 ` Thus he said: The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom in the earth, that is diverse from all kingdoms, and it consumeth all the earth, and treadeth it down, and breaketh it small.

Thus said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth, tread it down, and break it in pieces and crush it.

24 A nd the ten horns out of the kingdom ten kings, they rise, and another doth rise after them, and it is diverse from the former, and three kings it humbleth;

And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise; and another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former ones, and he shall subdue and put down three kings.

25 a nd words as an adversary of the Most High it doth speak, and the saints of the Most High it doth wear out, and it hopeth to change seasons and law; and they are given into its hand, till a time, and times, and a division of a time.

And he shall speak words against the Most High and shall wear out the saints of the Most High and think to change the time and the law; and the saints shall be given into his hand for a time, two times, and half a time.

26 ` And the Judge is seated, and its dominion they cause to pass away, to cut off, and to destroy -- unto the end;

But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion to consume it and to destroy it in the end.

27 a nd the kingdom, and the dominion, even the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens, is given to the people -- the saints of the Most High, His kingdom a kingdom age-during, and all dominions do serve and obey Him.

And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions shall serve and obey Him.

28 ` Hitherto the end of the matter. I, Daniel, greatly do my thoughts trouble me, and my countenance is changed on me, and the matter in my heart I have kept.

Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled and alarmed me much and my cheerfulness of countenance was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart and mind.