The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Portions 08
1 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 saw the vision. Now it was so, that
when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa,
which is in the province of Elam. I saw in
the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and
behold, a ram which had two horns stood
before the river. The two horns were high;
but one was higher than the other, and the
higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward,
northward, and southward. No animals
could stand before him. There wasn’t anyone
who could deliver out of his hand; but
he did according to his will, and magnified
himself.
5 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. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 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 close to the ram, and
he was moved with anger against him, and
struck the ram, and broke his two horns.
There was no power in the ram to stand
before him; but he cast him down to the
ground, and trampled on him. There was
no one who could deliver the ram out ofhis
hand.
8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly.
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 Out of one of them came out a little
horn, which grew exceedingly great, toward
the south, and toward the east, and
toward the glorious land.
10 It grew great, even to the army of the
sky; and it cast down some ofthe army and
of the stars to the ground, and trampled on
them.
11 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.
12NThe army was given over to it together
with the continual burnt offering through
disobedience. It cast down truth to the
ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking;
and another holy one said to that certain
one who spoke, “How long will 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 be?”
14 He said to me, “To two thousand and
three hundred evenings and mornings.
Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
15 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the
vision, I sought to understand it. Then
behold, there stood before me something
like the appearance of a man.
16 I heard a man’s voice between the
banks of the Ulai, which called, and said,
“Gabriel, make this man understand the
vision.”
17 So he came near where I stood; and
when he came, I was frightened, and fell
onmy face; buthe saidtome, “Understand,
son of man; for the vision belongs to the
time of the end.”
18 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 He said, “Behold,I will make you know
what will be in the latter time of the indignation;
for it belongs to the appointed time
of the end.
20 The ram which you saw, that had the
two horns, they are the kings of Media and
Persia.
21 The rough male goat is the king of
Greece. The great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king.
22 As for that which was broken, in the
place where four stood up, four kingdoms
will stand up out ofthe nation, butnot with
his power.
23 “In the latter time of their kingdom,
when the transgressors have come to the
full, a king of fierce face, and understanding
dark sentences, will stand up.
24 His power will be mighty, but not
by his own power. He will destroy awesomely,
and will prosper in what he does.
He will destroy the mighty ones and the
holy people.
25 Through his policy he will cause deceit
to prosper in his hand. He will magnify
himself in his heart, and he will destroy
many in their security. He will also stand
up againstthe prince of princes; buthe will
be broken without human power.
26 “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, fainted, and was sick for
some days. Then I rose up, and did the
king’s business. I wondered at the vision,
but no one understood it.