LEB - Daniel - 8

8:1  In the third year of the kingdom of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared ⌞to me, Daniel⌟, after the one that appeared to me ⌞previously⌟.

8:2  And I saw in the vision, ⌞and when I saw⌟, I was in Susa, the citadel that was in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and ⌞I myself⌟ was at the stream of Ulai.

8:3  And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and look! A ram standing ⌞before⌟ the stream, and ⌞it had⌟ two horns, and the horns were long, but the one was longer than the second, and the longer one came up ⌞after the other one⌟.

8:4  I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward, and ⌞none of the beasts stood before it⌟, and there was no rescuing from ⌞its power⌟, and it did ⌞what it wanted⌟ and it became strong.

8:5  And I was considering this, and look, a he-goat coming from the west across the face of the whole earth, and it was not touching the ground; and the he-goat had ⌞a conspicuous horn⌟ between its eyes.

8:6  Then it came toward the ram ⌞that had the two horns⌟ that I saw standing ⌞before⌟ the stream, and it ran at it with the rage of its power.

8:7  And I saw it approaching the ram and it was furious at it, and it struck the ram, and it broke its two horns, and ⌞there was not strength in the ram to stand before him⌟, and he threw it down to the ground and trampled it, ⌞and there was no one who could rescue the ram⌟ from its power.

8:8  And the he-goat grew ⌞exceedingly great⌟, and ⌞at the height of its power⌟ the great horn was broken, and four conspicuous horns came up in place of it toward the four winds of heaven.

8:9  ⌞And from one of them⌟ came forth a horn, ⌞a little one⌟, and it grew exceedingly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.

8:10  And it grew up to the host of heaven, and it threw down to the ground some of the host and some of the stars and trampled them.

8:11  Even against the prince of the hosts it acted arrogantly and took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.

8:12  And on account of transgression, the host was given over to the horn in addition to the regular burnt offering. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it ⌞acted⌟, and it had success.

8:13  And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and a certain other holy one said to the specific one ⌞who was speaking⌟, “⌞For how long⌟ is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, and the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and the host to trampling?”

8:14  And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be restored.”

8:15  ⌞And then⌟ when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and I was seeking understanding, there was one standing before me with the appearance of a man.

8:16  And I heard the voice of a human at the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

8:17  And he came beside ⌞where I was standing⌟, and ⌞when he came⌟ I became terrified and I fell prostrate on my face. And he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”

8:18  And ⌞when he spoke⌟ with me I fell into a trance with my face to the ground, and he touched me and made me stand on by feet.

8:19  And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what will happen in the period of wrath, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.

8:20  “The ram that you saw ⌞who had two horns⌟ represents the kings of Media and Persia.

8:21  “And the hairy he-goat is the ⌞kingdom⌟ of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes—he is the first king.

8:22  And the horn that was broken, and then there arose four horns in place of it—these are four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, but not with his power.

8:23  And at the end of their kingdom, when the transgressions are completed, a king will arise, fierce in countenance and skilled in riddles.

8:24  And his power will grow, but not by his own power, and he will cause fearful destruction, and he will succeed and ⌞he will act⌟, and he will destroy the mighty and the people of the holy ones.

8:25  And by his planning he will make a success of deceit by his hand, and in his ⌞mind⌟ he will ⌞boast⌟, and in their ease he will destroy many, and even against the prince of princes he will rise up, and he will be broken, but not by human hands.

8:26  And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been ⌞described⌟, it is true; and you, seal up the vision, for ⌞it refers to many days to come⌟.”

8:27  And I, Daniel, was overcome, and I became ill for some days, and I ⌞performed⌟ the business of the king, and I was dismayed over the vision and ⌞I did not understand it⌟.