And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Then I lifted up mineeyes, and saw, and, behold, therestoodbefore the river a ram which had two horns: and the two hornswerehigh; but one was higherthan the other, and the highercame up last.
I saw the ram pushingwestward, and northward, and southward; so that no beastsmightstandbefore him, neither was there any thatcoulddeliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and becamegreat.
And as I was considering, behold, an he goatcamefrom the west on the face of the wholeearth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notablehornbetween his eyes.
And I saw him comecloseunto the ram, and he was movedwithcholeragainst him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to standbefore him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stampedupon him: and there was nonethatcoulddeliver the ram out of his hand.
Therefore the he goatwaxedverygreat: and when he was strong, the greathorn was broken; and for it came up fournotableonestoward the fourwinds of heaven.
And an host was given him against the dailysacrifice by reason of transgression, and it castdown the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Then I heard one saintspeaking, and anothersaintsaiduntothatcertainsaintwhichspake, How longshall be the visionconcerning the dailysacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to giveboth the sanctuary and the host to be troddenunderfoot?
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, therestoodbefore me as the appearance of a man.
So he camenearwhere I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fellupon my face: but he saidunto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
And in the lattertime of theirkingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fiercecountenance, and understandingdarksentences, shallstand up.
And his powershall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shalldestroywonderfully, and shallprosper, and practise, and shalldestroy the mighty and the holypeople.
And through his policyalso he shallcausecraft to prosper in his hand; and he shallmagnifyhimself in his heart, and by peaceshalldestroymany: he shallalsostand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be brokenwithouthand.
And I Danielfainted, and was sickcertaindays; afterward I rose up, and did the king’sbusiness; and I was astonished at the vision, but noneunderstood it.