him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
[11] I beheld then because of the voice of the
great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and
given to the burning flame.
[12] As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet
their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
[13] I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like
the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought
him near before him.
[14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people,
nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass
away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
[15] I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the
midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
[16] I came near unto one of them that stood
by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
[17]
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
[18] But the saints
of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
[19]
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful,
whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue
with his feet;
[20] And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before
whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look
was more stout than his fellows.
[21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed
against them;
[22] Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most
High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
[23] Thus he said, The fourth beast
shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the
whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
[24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom
are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first,
and he shall subdue three kings.
[25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into
his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
[26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall
take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
[27] And the kingdom and dominion,
and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints
of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey
him.
[28] Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my
countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Dan.8
[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 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.
[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; so that no beasts might
stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his
will, and became great.
[5] And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on 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 two horns, which I had there seen standing before the river, and ran
unto him in the fury of his power.
[7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with
choler 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 stamped upon him: and there was none
that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
[8] Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was
strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones 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 pleasant land.
[10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it
cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[11] Yea, he magnified
himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place
of his sanctuary was cast down.
[12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason
of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
[13] Then I