Daniel 8:15–27

¹⁵And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and ^vsought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me ^was the appearance of a man. ¹⁶And I heard a man’s voice ^xbetween the banks of ^yUlai, which called, and said, ^zGabriel, make this man to understand the vision. ¹⁷So he came near where I stood: and when he came, ^aI was afraid, and ^bfell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, ^cO son of man: for at ^ccthe time of the end shall be the vision. ¹⁸Now as he was speaking with me, ^dI was in a deep sleep ^deon my face toward the ground: but ^eehe touched me, and ^fset me upright. ¹⁹And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of ^hthe indignation: for at ⁱthe time appointed the end shall be. ^20kThe ram which thou sawest having two horns are ^lthe kings of ^mMedia and Persia. ²¹ⁿAnd ^othe rough goat is ^lthe king of ^pGrecia: and ⁿthe great horn that is between his eyes ^qis the first king. ²²Now ^rthat being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, ^sbut not in his power. ²³And in the latter time of their kingdom, ^twhen the transgressors are come to the full, a king ^uof fierce countenance, and ^vunderstanding dark sentences, shall stand up. ²⁴And his power shall be mighty, ^wbut not by his own power: and he shall destroy ^xwonderfully, and ^yshall prosper, and ^ypractise, and ^zashall destroy the mighty and ^zthe holy people. ²⁵And ^bthrough his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and ^che shall magnify himself in his heart, and ^dby peace ^eshall destroy many: he shall also stand up ^cagainst the Prince of princes; but ^fhe shall be broken ^gwithout hand. ²⁶And the vision ^hof the evening and the morning which was told ⁱis true: wherefore ^kshut thou up the vision; for ^lit shall be for many days. ²⁷And ^mI Daniel fainted, and was sick ⁿcertain days; afterward I rose up, and ^odid the king’s business; and I ^pwas astonished at the vision, but ^qnone understood it.

IX.