1 No ano terceiro do reinado do rei Belsazar, eu, Daniel, tive uma visão depois daquela que eu tivera a princípio. 2 Quando a visão me veio, pareceu-me estar eu na cidadela de Susã, que é província de Elão, e vi que estava junto ao rio Ulai. 3 Então, levantei os olhos e vi, e eis que, diante do rio, estava um carneiro, o qual tinha dois chifres, e os dois chifres eram altos, mas um, mais alto do que o outro; e o mais alto subiu por último. 4 Vi que o carneiro dava marradas para o ocidente, e para o norte, e para o sul; e nenhum dos animais lhe podia resistir, nem havia quem pudesse livrar-se do seu poder; ele, porém, fazia segundo a sua vontade e, assim, se engrandecia.

5 Estando eu observando, eis que um bode vinha do ocidente sobre toda a terra, mas sem tocar no chão; este bode tinha um chifre notável entre os olhos; 6 dirigiu-se ao carneiro que tinha os dois chifres, o qual eu tinha visto diante do rio; e correu contra ele com todo o seu furioso poder. 7 Vi-o chegar perto do carneiro, e, enfurecido contra ele, o feriu e lhe quebrou os dois chifres, pois não havia força no carneiro para lhe resistir; e o bode o lançou por terra e o pisou aos pés, e não houve quem pudesse livrar o carneiro do poder dele. 8 O bode se engrandeceu sobremaneira; e, na sua força, quebrou-se-lhe o grande chifre, e em seu lugar saíram quatro chifres notáveis, para os quatro ventos do céu.

9 De um dos chifres saiu um chifre pequeno e se tornou muito forte para o sul, para o oriente e para a terra gloriosa. 10 Cresceu até atingir o exército dos céus; a alguns do exército e das estrelas lançou por terra e os pisou. 11 Sim, engrandeceu-se até ao príncipe do exército; dele tirou o sacrifício diário e o lugar do seu santuário foi deitado abaixo. 12 O exército lhe foi entregue, com o sacrifício diário, por causa das transgressões; e deitou por terra a verdade; e o que fez prosperou. 13 Depois, ouvi um santo que falava; e disse outro santo àquele que falava: Até quando durará a visão do sacrifício diário e da transgressão assoladora, visão na qual é entregue o santuário e o exército, a fim de serem pisados? 14 Ele me disse: Até duas mil e trezentas tardes e manhãs; e o santuário será purificado.

15 Havendo eu, Daniel, tido a visão, procurei entendê-la, e eis que se me apresentou diante uma como aparência de homem. 16 E ouvi uma voz de homem de entre as margens do Ulai, a qual gritou e disse: Gabriel, dá a entender a este a visão. 17 Veio, pois, para perto donde eu estava; ao chegar ele, fiquei amedrontado e prostrei-me com o rosto em terra; mas ele me disse: Entende, filho do homem, pois esta visão se refere ao tempo do fim.

18 Falava ele comigo quando caí sem sentidos, rosto em terra; ele, porém, me tocou e me pôs em pé no lugar onde eu me achava; 19 e disse: Eis que te farei saber o que há de acontecer no último tempo da ira, porque esta visão se refere ao tempo determinado do fim. 20 Aquele carneiro com dois chifres, que viste, são os reis da Média e da Pérsia; 21 mas o bode peludo é o rei da Grécia; o chifre grande entre os olhos é o primeiro rei; 22 o ter sido quebrado, levantando-se quatro em lugar dele, significa que quatro reinos se levantarão deste povo, mas não com força igual à que ele tinha. 23 Mas, no fim do seu reinado, quando os prevaricadores acabarem, levantar-se-á um rei de feroz catadura e especialista em intrigas. 24 Grande é o seu poder, mas não por sua própria força; causará estupendas destruições, prosperará e fará o que lhe aprouver; destruirá os poderosos e o povo santo. 25 Por sua astúcia nos seus empreendimentos, fará prosperar o engano, no seu coração se engrandecerá e destruirá a muitos que vivem despreocupadamente; levantar-se-á contra o Príncipe dos príncipes, mas será quebrado sem esforço de mãos humanas. 26 A visão da tarde e da manhã, que foi dita, é verdadeira; tu, porém, preserva a visão, porque se refere a dias ainda mui distantes.

27 Eu, Daniel, enfraqueci e estive enfermo alguns dias; então, me levantei e tratei dos negócios do rei. Espantava-me com a visão, e não havia quem a entendesse.

1 In 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. 2 And 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. 3 Then 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. 4 I 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.

5 And 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. 6 And 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. 7 And 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. 8 And 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.

9 And 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. 10 And 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. 11 Yea, 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. 12 And 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. 13 Then 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? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

15 And 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. 16 And 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 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. 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 And 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. 20 The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 And 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. 23 And 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. 24 And 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 And 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 And 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. 27 And 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.

1 In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.

2 In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal.

3 I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.

4 I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.

5 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.

6 It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage.

7 I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.

8 The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.

9 Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

10 It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.

11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the army of the LORD; it took away the daily sacrifice from the LORD, and his sanctuary was thrown down.

12 Because of rebellion, the LORD's people "and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.

13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled —the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the LORD's people?"

14 He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated."

15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.

16 And I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision."

17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. "Son of man," "he said to me, "understand that the vision concerns the time of the end."

18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.

19 He said: "I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end. [^3]

20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.

22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.

23 "In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.

24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.

25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.

26 "The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future."

27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king's business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.