Daniel 7:2–14

2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, dthe four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts efcame up from the sea, sdiverse one from another. 4 The first was ghlike a lion, and had eieagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, ||and lit was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and ja man’s heart was given to it. 5 And behold kanother beast, a second, glike to a bear, and ||lit raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo kanother, gmlike a leopard, nwhich had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also nnfour heads; and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I saw oin the night visions, and behold pqa fourth beast, qdreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and qit had great riron teeth: qit devoured and qrbrake in pieces, and qstamped the residue with the feet of it: and it qswas diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and tit had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, uthere came up among them another little horn, ubefore whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were uueyes like the eyes vof man, and wa mouth xspeaking great things.

9 I beheld till ythe thrones were cast down, and zthe Ancient of days did sit, awhose garment was bwhite as snow, and athe hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like cthe fiery flame, and dhis wheels as burning fire. 10 eA fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: fthousand thousands gministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand ggstood before him: hthe judgment was set, and ithe books were opened. 11 I beheld then because of the voice of kthe great words which the horn spake: I beheld even ltill the beast was slain, and lhis body destroyed, and mgiven to the burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, nthey had their dominion taken away: yet †their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13 pI saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like qrthe Son of man rcame with the clouds of heaven, and came to sthe Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And tthere was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, uthat all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: vhis dominion is an everlasting dominion, nwhich shall not pass away, and vhis kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.