1Daniel's vision of the four beasts, 9and of God's kingdom. 15The interpretation thereof.
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1In the first year of 1Belshazzar king of Babylon 2Daniel ahad a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he 3wrote the dream, and told the sum of the bmatters.
2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the 1four winds of the heaven strove upon the 2great sea.
3And 1four great 2beasts came 3up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4The first was1like a lion, and had 2eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof 3were plucked, aand it 4was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5And behold 1another beast, a second, like to a bear, and ait raised up itself on one side, and it had2three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6After this I beheld, and lo 1another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it 2four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold 1a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it 2was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them 1another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were2eyes like the eyes of man, and 3a mouth speaking great things.
9¶ I beheld till 1the thrones were 2cast down, and the 3Ancient of days did sit, whose 4garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: 5his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10A 1fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: 2thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: 3the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
11I beheld then because of 1the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till 2the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12As concerning 1the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet atheir lives were prolonged for a season and time.
13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, 1one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the 2Ancient of days, and 3they brought him near before him.
14And there 1was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is2an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
15¶ I Daniel 1was grieved in my spirit in the midst of myabody, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16I came near unto 1one of them that stood by, and 2asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
17These great beasts, which are four, are1four kings, which shall arise 2out of the earth.
18But the saints of the amost High 1shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse afrom 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;
20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of1the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, 2whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21I beheld, and the same horn 1made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
221Until the Ancient of days came, and 2judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and 3the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be 1the 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.
24And the 1ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and 2another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25And he shall 1speak great words against the most High, and shall 2wear out the saints of the most High, and think 3to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until 4a time and times and the dividing of time.
261But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27And 1the 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 2all adominions shall serve and obey him.
28Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations 1much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but 2I kept the matter in my heart.