1In 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 . 2And I saw in the vision ; now it was so , that when I saw , I was in Shushan the palace , which is in the province of Elam ; and I saw in the vision , and I was by the river Ulai. 3Then 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 . 4I saw the ram pushing westward , and northward , and southward ; and no beasts could stand before him , neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand ; but he did according to his will , and magnified himself . 5And as I was considering, behold , a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground : and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes . 6And he came to the ram that had the two horns , which I saw standing before the river , and ran upon him in the fury of his power . 7And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with anger 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 trampled upon him ; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand . 8And the he-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 heaven . 9And out of one of them came forth a little horn , which waxed exceeding great , toward the south , and toward the east , and toward the glorious land . 10And it waxed great , even to the host of heaven ; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them . 11Yea, it magnified itself , even to the prince of the host ; and it took away from him the continual burnt-offering , and the place of his sanctuary was cast down . 12And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through transgression ; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered . 13Then I heard a holy one speaking ; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spake , How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering , and the transgression that maketh desolate , to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot ? 14And he said unto me , Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings ; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed .
The Little Horn and Its Blasphemies
15And it came to pass , 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 . 16And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called , and said , Gabriel , make this man to understand the vision . 17So he came near where I stood ; and when he came , I was affrighted , and fell upon my face : but he said unto me , Understand, O son of man ; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end . 18Now 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 . 19And he said, Behold , I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation ; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end . 20The ram which thou sawest , that had the two horns , they are the kings of Media and Persia . 21And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece : and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king . 22And as for that which was broken , in the place whereof four stood up , four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not with his power . 23And 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 . 24And 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 . 25And 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 . 26And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision ; for it belongeth to many days to come . 27And 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 .