¹ 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.

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ 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.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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?

¹⁴ And he said to^▵ me, Even·​·to evening when it becomes morning, two·​·thousand and three hundred; and the sanctuary shall be made·​·just.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ 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^◦.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ The ram which thou sawest, the owner^* of two·​·horns, are the kings of Media and Persia.

²¹ And the hairy he-goat^▵ is the king of Javan^*; and the great horn that is between his eyes, he^◦ is the first king.

²² 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.

²³ And in the last times of their kingdom, when the transgressors reach·​·their·​·height, a king of strong faces, and understanding enigmas, shall stand.

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ 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.