Daniel 8
8
The Vision of the Ram and Goat
1In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me, #8:1 Lit I, DanielDaniel, after the one which appeared to me #8:1 Lit at the beginningpreviously. 2And I looked in the vision. And it happened that 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 #8:2 Or RiverCanal. 3Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the #8:3 Or rivercanal. Now the two horns were #8:3 Lit high(er)long, but one was #8:3 Lit high(er)longer than the other, with the #8:3 Lit high(er)longer one coming up last. 4I saw the ram butting westward, northward, and southward, and no other beasts could stand before it, nor was there anyone to deliver from its #8:4 Lit handpower, but it did as it pleased and magnified itself.
5And while I was considering, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the #8:5 Lit buckgoat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes. 6Then it came up to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing in front of the #8:6 Or rivercanal, and ran at it in his strong wrath. 7And I saw it reach the side of the ram, and it was enraged at it; and it struck the ram and broke its two horns in pieces, and the ram had no strength to stand in #8:7 Lit beforeopposition to it. So it threw it down to the ground and trampled on it, and there was none to deliver the ram from its #8:7 Lit handpower. 8Then the male goat magnified itself exceedingly. But as soon as it was mighty, the large horn was broken; and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of #8:8 Or the skyheaven.
The Small Horn
9And out of one of them came forth a rather small horn. And it grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the #8:9 IsraelBeautiful Land. 10Then it 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. 11And it even magnified itself #8:11 Lit up to theto be equal with the #8:11 Or PrinceCommander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down. 12And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will throw truth down to the ground and do its will and succeed. 13Then 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, #8:13 Or possibly and the transgression that horrifieswhile the transgression causes desolation, so as to allow both the holy place and the host #8:13 Lit as a tramplingto be trampled?” 14He said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be #8:14 Or properly restoredmade righteous.”
Daniel Seeks to Understand the Vision
15Now it happened when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought #8:15 Lit understandingto understand it; and behold, standing before me was one #8:15 Lit like the appearance of a manwho had the appearance of a man. 16And 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 what has appeared.” 17So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was terrified and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”
18Now 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 #8:18 Lit on my standingupright. 19Then he said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will happen at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end. 20The ram which you saw with the two horns is the kings of Media and Persia. 21Now the shaggy #8:21 Lit buckgoat is the #8:21 Or kingdomking of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22And the broken horn and the four horns that stood in its place are four kingdoms which will take their stand from his nation, although not with his power.
23“In the latter period of their #8:23 Or kingdomreign,
When the transgressors have #8:23 Lit finishedrun their course,
A king will stand,
# 8:23 Lit Strong of face Insolent and skilled in #8:23 Or ambiguous speechintrigue.
24“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power,
And he will #8:24 Or corruptdestroy to an #8:24 Or wondrous; lit extraordinaryastonishing degree
And succeed and do his will;
He will #8:24 Or corruptdestroy mighty men and #8:24 Lit people of the saints, cf. 7:27the holy people.
25“And through his insight
He will cause deceit to succeed by his hand;
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will #8:25 Or corruptdestroy many while they are #8:25 Or secureat ease.
He will even stand against the Prince of princes,
But he will be broken without hands.
26“And what had appeared about the evenings and mornings
Which has been told is true;
But as for you, conceal the vision,
For it pertains to many days in the future.”
27Then I, Daniel, was #8:27 Or done inexhausted and sick for days. Then I rose up again and did the king’s work; but I was appalled at what had appeared, and there was none to make me understand it.
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