In the first{H2298} year{H8140} of Belshazzar{H1113} king{H4430} of Babylon{H895} Daniel{H1841} had{H2370} a dream{H2493} and visions{H2376} of his head{H7217} upon{H5922} his bed:{H4903} then{H116} he wrote{H3790} the dream{H2493} and told{H560} the sum{H7217} of the matters.{H4406}

Daniel{H1841} spake{H6032} and said,{H560} I saw{H2370} in my vision{H2376} by{H5974} night,{H3916} and, behold,{H718} the four{H703} winds{H7308} of heaven{H8065} brake{H1519} forth upon the great{H7229} sea.{H3221}

And four{H703} great{H7260} beasts{H2423} came up{H5559} from{H4481} the sea,{H3221} diverse{H8133} one{H1668} from{H4481} another.{H1668}

The first{H6933} was like a lion,{H744} and had eagle's{H5403} wings:{H1611} I beheld{H1934} till{H5705} the wings{H1611} thereof were plucked,{H4804} and it was lifted up{H5191} from{H4481} the earth,{H772} and made to stand{H6966} upon{H5922} two feet{H7271} as a man;{H606} and a man's{H606} heart{H3825} was given{H3052} to it.

And, behold,{H718} another{H317} beast,{H2423} a second,{H8578} like{H1821} to a bear;{H1678} and it was raised up{H6966} on one{H2298} side,{H7859} and three{H8532} ribs{H5967} were in its mouth{H6433} between{H997} its teeth:{H8128} and they said{H560} thus{H3652} unto it, Arise,{H6966} devour{H399} much{H7690} flesh.{H1321}

After{H870} this{H1836} I beheld,{H1934} and, lo,{H718} another,{H317} like a leopard,{H5245} which had upon{H5922} its back{H1355} four{H703} wings{H1611} of a bird;{H5776} the beast{H2423} had also four{H703} heads;{H7217} and dominion{H7985} was given{H3052} to it.

After{H870} this{H1836} I saw{H1934} in the night -{H3916} visions,{H2376} and, behold,{H718} a fourth{H7244} beast,{H2423} terrible{H574} and powerful, and strong{H8624} exceedingly;{H3493} and it had great{H7260} iron{H6523} teeth;{H8128} it devoured{H399} and brake in pieces,{H1855} and stamped{H7512} the residue{H7606} with its{H1932} feet:{H7271} and it{H1932} was diverse{H8133} from{H4481} all{H3606} the beasts{H2423} that were before{H6925} it; and it had ten{H6236} horns.{H7162}

I considered{H1934} the horns,{H7162} and, behold,{H431} there came up{H5559} among{H997} them another{H317} horn,{H7162} a little{H2192} one, before{H6925} which three{H8532} of{H4481} the first{H6933} horns{H7162} were plucked up by the roots:{H6132} and, behold,{H431} in this{H1668} horn{H7162} were eyes{H5870} like the eyes{H5870} of a man,{H606} and a mouth{H6433} speaking{H4449} great things.{H7260}

I beheld{H1934} till{H5705} thrones{H3764} were placed,{H7412} and one that was ancient{H6268} of days{H3118} did sit:{H3488} his raiment{H3831} was white{H2358} as snow,{H8517} and the hair{H8177} of his head{H7217} like pure{H5343} wool;{H6015} his throne{H3764} was fiery{H5135} flames,{H7631} and the wheels{H1535} thereof burning{H1815} fire.{H5135}

A fiery{H5135} stream{H5103} issued{H5047} and came forth{H5312} from{H4481} before{H6925} him: thousands{H506} of thousands{H506} ministered{H8120} unto him, and ten thousand{H7240} times ten thousand{H7240} stood{H6966} before{H6925} him: the judgment{H1780} was set,{H3488} and the books{H5609} were opened.{H6606}

I beheld{H1934} at that time{H116} because{H4481} of the voice{H7032} of the great{H7260} words{H4406} which the horn{H7162} spake;{H4449} I beheld{H1934} even till{H5705} the beast{H2423} was slain,{H6992} and its body{H1655} destroyed,{H7} and it was given{H3052} to be burned{H3346} with fire.{H785}

And as for the rest{H7606} of the beasts,{H2423} their dominion{H7985} was taken away:{H5709} yet their lives{H2417} were prolonged{H3052} for{H5705} a season{H2166} and a time.{H5732}

I saw{H1934} in the night -{H3916} visions,{H2376} and, behold,{H718} there came{H858} with{H5974} the clouds{H6050} of heaven{H8065} one like unto a son{H1247} of man,{H606} and he came{H4291} even to{H5705} the ancient{H6268} of days,{H3118} and they brought him near{H7127} before{H6925} him.

And there was given{H3052} him dominion,{H7985} and glory,{H3367} and a kingdom,{H4437} that all{H3606} the peoples,{H5972} nations,{H524} and languages{H3961} should serve{H6399} him: his dominion{H7985} is an everlasting{H5957} dominion,{H7985} which shall not{H3809} pass away,{H5709} and his kingdom{H4437} that which shall not{H3809} be destroyed.{H2255}

As for me,{H576} Daniel,{H1841} my spirit{H7308} was grieved{H3735} in the midst{H1459} of my body,{H5085} and the visions{H2376} of my head{H7217} troubled{H927} me.

I came near{H7127} unto{H5922} one{H2298} of{H4481} them that stood by,{H6966} and asked{H1156} him{H4481} the truth{H3330} concerning all{H3606} this.{H1836} So he told{H560} me, and made me know{H3046} the interpretation{H6591} of the things.{H4406}

These{H459} great{H7260} beasts,{H2423} which{H581} are four,{H703} are four{H703} kings,{H4430} that shall arise{H6966} out of{H4481} the earth.{H772}

But the saints{H6922} of the Most High{H5946} shall receive{H6902} the kingdom,{H4437} and possess{H2631} the kingdom{H4437} for{H5705} ever,{H5957} even for{H5705} ever{H5957} and ever.{H5957}

Then{H116} I desired{H6634} to know the truth{H3321} concerning{H5922} the fourth{H7244} beast,{H2423} which was{H1934} diverse{H8133} from{H4481} all{H3606} of them, exceeding{H3493} terrible,{H1763} whose teeth{H8128} were of iron,{H6523} and its nails{H2953} of brass;{H5174} which devoured,{H399} brake in pieces,{H1855} and stamped{H7512} the residue{H7606} with its feet;{H7271}

and concerning the ten{H6236} horns{H7162} that were on its head,{H7217} and the other{H317} [horn] which came up,{H5559} and before{H4481} which three{H8532} fell,{H5308} even that{H1797} horn{H7162} that{H1797} had eyes,{H5870} and a mouth{H6433} that spake{H4449} great things,{H7260} whose look{H2376} was more{H4481} stout{H7229} than{H4481} its fellows.{H2273}

I beheld,{H1934} and the same{H1797} horn{H7162} made{H5648} war{H7129} with{H5974} the saints,{H6922} and prevailed{H3202} against them;

until{H5705} the ancient{H6268} of days{H3118} came,{H858} and judgment{H1780} was given{H3052} to the saints{H6922} of the Most High,{H5946} and the time{H2166} came{H4291} that the saints{H6922} possessed{H2631} the kingdom.{H4437}

Thus{H3652} he said,{H560} The fourth{H7244} beast{H2423} shall be{H1934} a fourth{H7244} kingdom{H4437} upon earth,{H772} which shall be diverse{H8133} from{H4481} all{H3606} the kingdoms,{H4437} and shall devour{H399} the whole{H3606} earth,{H772} and shall tread it down,{H1759} and break it in pieces.{H1855}

And as for the ten{H6236} horns,{H7162} out of{H4481} this kingdom{H4437} shall ten{H6236} kings{H4430} arise:{H6966} and another{H321} shall arise{H6966} after{H311} them; and he shall be diverse{H8133} from{H4481} the former,{H6933} and he shall put down{H8214} three{H8532} kings.{H4430}

And he shall speak{H4449} words{H4406} against{H6655} the Most High,{H5943} and shall wear out{H1080} the saints{H6922} of the Most High;{H5946} and he shall think{H5452} to change{H8133} the times{H2166} and the law;{H1882} and they shall be given{H3052} into his hand{H3028} until{H5705} a time{H5732} and times{H5732} and half{H6387} a time.{H5732}

But the judgment{H1780} shall be set,{H3488} and they shall take away{H5709} his dominion,{H7985} to consume{H8046} and to destroy{H7} it unto{H5705} the end.{H5491}

And the kingdom{H4437} and the dominion,{H7985} and the greatness{H7238} of the kingdoms{H4437} under{H8460} the whole{H3606} heaven,{H8065} shall be given{H3052} to the people{H5972} of the saints{H6922} of the Most High:{H5946} his kingdom{H4437} is an everlasting{H5957} kingdom,{H4437} and all{H3606} dominions{H7985} shall serve{H6399} and obey{H8086} him.

Here{H5705} is the end{H5491} of the matter.{H4406} As for me,{H576} Daniel,{H1841} my thoughts much{H7690} troubled{H927} me,{H5922} and my countenance{H2122} was changed{H8133} in me:{H5922} but I kept{H5202} the matter{H4406} in my heart.{H3821}