DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-8:6  And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I had

seen standing

before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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].

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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 practiced,

and prospered.

DA-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?

DA-8:14  And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three

hundred days; then

shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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].

DA-8:20  The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the

kings of Media

and Persia.

DA-8:21  And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the

great horn that

[is] between his eyes [is] the first king.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-8:24  And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:

 and he shall

destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall

destroy the

mighty and the holy people.

DA-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.

DA-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.

DA-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].

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