| 8:1 |
In the third year of the
reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even
unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the
first. |
| 8:2 |
And I saw in a vision;
and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in
the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw
in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. |
| 8:3 |
Then 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;
but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up
last. |
| 8:4 |
I saw the ram pushing
westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts
might stand before him, neither was there any that could
deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his
will, and became great. |
| 8:5 |
And as I was considering,
behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the
whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had
a notable horn between his eyes. |
| 8:6 |
And he came to the ram
that had two horns, which I had there seen standing
before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his
power. |
| 8:7 |
And I saw him come close
unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him,
and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was
no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him
down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was
none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. |
| 8:8 |
Therefore the he goat
waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward
the four winds of heaven. |
| 8:9 |
And out of one of them
came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great,
toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the
pleasant land. |
| 8:10 |
And it waxed great, even
to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host
and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. |
| 8:11 |
Yea, he magnified himself
even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary
was cast down. |
| 8:12 |
And an host was given him
against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression,
and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it
practised, and prospered. |
| 8:13 |
Then I heard one saint
speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint
which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the
daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to
give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under
foot? |
| 8:14 |
And he said unto me, Unto
two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed. |
| 8:15 |
And it came to pass, when
I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the
meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the
appearance of a man. |
| 8:16 |
And I heard a man's voice
between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said,
Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. |
| 8:17 |
So he came near where I
stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my
face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for
at the time of the end shall be the vision. |
| 8:18 |
Now as he was speaking
with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the
ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. |
| 8:19 |
And he said, Behold, I
will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the
indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. |
| 8:20 |
The ram which thou sawest
having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. |
| 8:21 |
And the rough goat is the
king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king. |
| 8:22 |
Now that being broken,
whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand
up out of the nation, but not in his power. |
| 8:23 |
And in the latter time of
their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the
full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding
dark sentences, shall stand up. |
| 8:24 |
And his power shall be
mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy
wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall
destroy the mighty and the holy people. |
| 8:25 |
And through his policy
also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he
shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall
destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince
of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. |
| 8:26 |
And the vision of the
evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore
shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. |
| 8:27 |
And I Daniel fainted, and
was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the
king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but
none understood it. |