¹ 第九年十月初十日，耶和华的话又临到我说：

² 人子啊，今日正是巴比伦王就近耶路撒冷的日子，你要将这日记下，

³ 要向这悖逆之家设比喻说，主耶和华如此说：将锅放在火上，放好了，就倒水在其中；

⁴ 将肉块，就是一切肥美的肉块、腿，和肩都聚在其中，拿美好的骨头把锅装满；

⁵ 取羊群中最好的，将柴堆在锅下，使锅开滚，好把骨头煮在其中。

⁶ 主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，就是长锈的锅。其中的锈未曾除掉，须要将肉块从其中一一取出来，不必为他拈阄。

⁷ 城中所流的血倒在净光的磐石上，不倒在地上，用土掩盖。

⁸ 这城中所流的血倒在净光的磐石上，不得掩盖，乃是出於我，为要发忿怒施行报应。

⁹ 所以主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，我也必大堆火柴，

¹⁰ 添上木柴，使火着旺，将肉煮烂，把汤熬浓，使骨头烤焦；

¹¹ 把锅倒空坐在炭火上，使锅烧热，使铜烧红，镕化其中的污秽，除净其上的锈。

¹² 这锅劳碌疲乏，所长的大锈仍未除掉；这锈就是用火也不能除掉。

¹³ 在你污秽中有淫行，我洁净你，你却不洁净。你的污秽再不能洁净，直等我向你发的忿怒止息。

¹⁴ 我─耶和华说过的必定成就，必照话而行，必不返回，必不顾惜，也不後悔。人必照你的举动行为审判你。这是主耶和华说的。

¹⁵ 耶和华的话又临到我说：

¹⁶ 人子啊，我要将你眼目所喜爱的忽然取去，你却不可悲哀哭泣，也不可流泪，

¹⁷ 只可叹息，不可出声，不可办理丧事；头上仍勒裹头巾，脚上仍穿鞋，不可蒙着嘴唇，也不可吃吊丧的食物。

¹⁸ 於是我将这事早晨告诉百姓，晚上我的妻就死了。次日早晨我便遵命而行。

¹⁹ 百姓问我说：你这样行与我们有甚麽关系，你不告诉我们麽？

²⁰ 我回答他们：耶和华的话临到我说：

²¹ 你告诉以色列家，主耶和华如此说：我必使我的圣所，就是你们势力所夸耀、眼里所喜爱、心中所爱惜的被亵渎，并且你们所遗留的儿女必倒在刀下。

²² 那时，你们必行我仆人所行的，不蒙着嘴唇，也不吃吊丧的食物。

²³ 你们仍要头上勒裹头巾，脚上穿鞋；不可悲哀哭泣。你们必因自己的罪孽相对叹息，渐渐消灭。

²⁴ 以西结必这样为你们作预兆；凡他所行的，你们也必照样行。那事来到，你们就知道我是主耶和华。

²⁵ 人子啊，我除掉他们所倚靠、所欢喜的荣耀，并眼中所喜爱、心里所重看的儿女。

²⁶ 那日逃脱的人岂不来到你这里，使你耳闻这事麽？

²⁷ 你必向逃脱的人开口说话，不再哑口。你必这样为他们作预兆，他们就知道我是耶和华。

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 in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

³ Then I lifted up my 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.

⁴ I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any 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: and 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; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none who could deliver the ram out of his hand.

⁸ The male goat magnified himself exceedingly: and 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 forth a little horn, which grew exceeding 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 some of the army and of the stars it cast down 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.

¹² The army was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt offering] through disobedience; and 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 shall be the vision [concerning] the continual [burnt offering], and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot?

¹⁴ He said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

¹⁵ It happened, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold, there stood before me as 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 to understand the vision.

¹⁷ So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face: but he said to me, 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 shall 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: and 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 shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

²³ In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

²⁴ His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do [his pleasure]; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

²⁵ Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

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 certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.