¹ In the first^◦ year of^◦ Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head on his bed; then he wrote the dream, the sum of the words that he said.

² Daniel answered and said, I was seeing in my vision by^▵ night, and, lo, the four winds of the heavens rushed at^◦ the great^◦ sea.

³ And four great^◦ animals came·​·up from the sea, different^* this^▫ from that^▫.

⁴ The foremost was as a lion, and had^◦ wings of an eagle; I was seeing until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted·​·up^▵ from the earth, and was raised·​·up on the feet as a man^▵, and a heart of a man^▵ was given^▵ to it.

⁵ And lo, another animal, a second, was·​·like a bear, and it raised· itself ·up on one side, and there was three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they said thus^◦ to it, Arise, eat much flesh.

⁶ In the place of this I was seeing, and lo, another, as a leopard, and it had^◦ on the back of it four wings of a fowl; and the animal had^◦ four heads; and dominion was given^▵ to it.

⁷ In the place of this I was seeing in the night visions, and lo, a fourth animal, fearful and dreadful, and exceedingly strong; and it had great^◦ teeth of iron; it ate·​·up and crushed·​·thin, and trampled^◦ what was left with its feet; and it^◦ was different from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.

⁸ I was considering^* the horns, and, behold, there came·​·up between them another little horn, from before which there were three from the foremost horns uprooted; and, behold, in this^▫ horn were eyes as the eyes of man^▵, and a mouth speaking great^◦ things.

⁹ I was seeing until the thrones were cast·​·out, and the Ancient^◦ of Days did sit, whose clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head as the pure wool; His throne was like the fiery flame, and His rolling wheels as chasing fire.

¹⁰ A river of fire emanated and came·​·out from before Him; a thousand thousands ministered to Him, and a myriad of myriads rose·​·up before Him; the judgment^◦ did sit, and the books were·​·opened.

¹¹ I was seeing then because of the voice of the great^◦ words which the horn spoke; I was seeing even until the animal was killed^◦, and his body perished, and was given^▵ to the burning^◦ fire.

¹² And what was left of the animals, their dominion was made to pass·​·away; but a lengthening in their lives was given^▵ to them until a season and a time.

¹³ I was seeing in the night visions and lo, one as the Son^◦ of Man^▵ was coming with^▵ the clouds of the heavens, and reached even·​·to the Ancient^◦ of Days, and they brought· Him ·near before Him.

¹⁴ And there was given^▵ to Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations^◦, and tongues, should serve Him; His dominion is an eternal dominion, which shall not pass·​·away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed^◦.

¹⁵ I^◦ Daniel was pierced in my spirit in the midst of my body^▵, and the visions of my head vexed me.

¹⁶ I came·​·near upon one of those who stood by, and sought from him the certainty concerning all this. And he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the thing.

¹⁷ These great^◦ animals, which are these^◦ four, are four kings, which shall arise from the earth.

¹⁸ But the holy·​·ones of the Most·​·High shall receive the kingdom, and secure^◦ the kingdom even·​·for the age, and even·​·for ages of ages.

¹⁹ Then I desired certainty concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly fearful, whose teeth were of iron and his nails^◦ of bronze, which ate·​·up, crushed·​·thin, and trampled^◦ what was left with his feet;

²⁰ and concerning the ten horns that were on^◦ its head, and the other which came·​·up, and before whom the three fell; and that^▫ horn had^◦ eyes, and a mouth that spoke great^◦ things, and its vision was greater^◦ than its friend.

²¹ I was seeing, and that^▫ horn made war^* with^▵ the holy·​·ones, and prevailed^◦ against^▵ them,

²² until this Ancient^◦ of Days came, and judgment^◦ was given^▵ to the holy·​·ones of the Most·​·High; and the time^▵ was reached and the holy·​·ones secured^◦ the kingdom.

²³ Thus^◦ he said, The fourth animal shall be the fourth kingdom in the earth, which shall be changed^◦ from all the kingdoms, and shall eat·​·up all the earth, and shall tread·​·on her, and crush· her ·thin.

²⁴ And the ten horns from the kingdom are the ten kings that shall arise; and another shall arise after them, and he^◦ shall be different^* from the foremost, and he shall make·​·low the three kings.

²⁵ And he shall speak words against the Most·​·High, and shall wear·​·down the holy·​·ones of the Most·​·High, and think^▵ to change^◦ times^▵ and the law^◦; and they shall be given^▵ into his hand until a time and times and a division of time.

²⁶ But the judgment^◦ shall sit, and they shall make his dominion to pass·​·away, to blot·​·out and to make it perish until the end^▫.

²⁷ And the kingdom and the dominion, and the majesty^◦ of the kingdom under all of the heavens, shall be given^▵ to the people of the holy·​·ones of the Most·​·High. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.

²⁸ Even·​·for now^▫ is the end^▫ of the thing^*. As for me^◦, Daniel, my concerns much vexed me, and my countenance changed^◦ upon me; but I kept the thing in my heart.