| Chapter 8
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| 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
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. |
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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 the 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 heard one saint speaking, and
another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the
vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, 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 days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. |
| 15 | And it came to pass, when I, even I
Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there
stood before me as the appearance of a man. |
| 16 | And I heard a man's voice between the banks of 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 afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto
me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the
vision. |
| 18 | Now as he was
speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he
touched me, and set me upright. |
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19 | And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the
last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. |
| 20 | The ram which thou sawest
having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. |
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21 | And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the
great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. |
| 22 | Now that being broken, whereas four
stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in 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 practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy
people. |
| 25 | And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall 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 evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up
the vision; for it shall be for many days. |
| 27 | And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days;
afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the
vision, but none understood it. |
