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In the third year of the kingdom of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to▵ me, to me◦ Daniel, after that which appeared to▵ me in the beginning.
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And I saw in a vision, and it was, when I saw, that I◦ was at Shushan in the palace▵, which is in the province Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I◦ was by◦ the River▵ Ulai.
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And I lifted my eyes and saw, and, behold, one ram stood before the river▵, and it had◦ two··horns; and the two··horns were tall; but the one was taller than the second, and the taller one came··up afterwards.
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I saw the ram charging··out westward◦, and northward, and southward; and all animals stood not before him, and none could rescue from his hand; but he did according··to his good··pleasure, and became··great.
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And I◦ was understanding, and behold, a he-goat▵ of the goats came from the sunset on the faces of all the earth, and touched not◦ on◦ the earth; and the he-goat▵ had a horn to··behold between his eyes.
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And he came to◦ the ram, the owner* of two··horns, which I had seen standing before the river▵, and ran to▵ him in the fury of his power.
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And I saw him reaching beside the ram, and he was made··bitter toward▵ him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no◦ power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down toward the earth, and trampled him, and there was none▵ to rescue the ram from his hand.
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And the he-goat▵ of the goats became· very ·great; and as he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead··of it came··up four horns to··behold to the four winds of the heavens.
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And from one of them◦ came··out a little horn, and it became· exceedingly ·great, toward▵ the south, and toward▵ the sunrise, and toward▵ the elegance.
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And it became··great, even··to the army of the heavens; and it made some of the army and of the stars fall toward the earth, and trampled them.
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And it magnified itself even··to the Prince of the army, and by Him the continual offering was lifted··up◦ away, and the establishment of His sanctuary was cast down.
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And an army was given over upon the continual offering into transgression, because it cast the truth to▫ the earth; and so it did, and it prospered.
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And I heard one holy··one speaking, and one other holy··one said to that certain holy··one who spoke, How▵ long shall be the vision concerning the continual offering, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trampled?
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And he said to▵ me, Even··to evening when it becomes morning, two··thousand and three hundred; and the sanctuary shall be made··just.
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And it was, when I◦ Daniel saw the vision, that I sought understanding, and behold, there was standing in··front··of me as the appearance of a mighty··man.
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And I heard the voice of man* between the banks of Ulai, and it called and said, Gabriel, make yonder man to understand the vision◦.
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And he came beside where· I ·stood; and when he came, it alarmed me, and I fell on my face; but he said to▵ me, Understand, O son of man, for at◦ the time of the end shall be the vision.
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And when he spoke with me, I was··in··a··deep··sleep on my face toward the earth; but he touched me, and caused me to stand, standing me up.
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And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the uttermost··part of the indignation; for at◦ the time··appointed the end shall be.
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The ram which thou sawest, the owner* of two··horns, are the kings of Media and Persia.
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And the hairy he-goat▵ is the king of Javan*; and the great horn that is between his eyes, he◦ is the first king.
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And she shall be broken, and four shall stand instead··of her; four kingdoms out··of the nation shall stand, but not in its power.
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And in the last times of their kingdom, when the transgressors reach··their··height, a king of strong faces, and understanding enigmas, shall stand.
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And his power shall be numerous, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonders, and shall prosper, and do, and shall destroy the numerous and the people of the holy··ones.
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And on··account··of his intelligence he shall make deceit prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by tranquility shall destroy many; and he shall stand against the Prince of princes; but with no▵ hand he shall be broken.
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And the vision◦ of the evening and the morning which was said, it◦ is true; and block· thou◦ ·off the vision, for it shall be for many days.
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And I◦, Daniel, became and was··sick for days; and afterward I arose, and did the business of the king; and I was··astonished over the sight, but none understood it.
