Dan 8
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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.
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And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the castle,
which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the stream
Ulai.
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And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the stream 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.
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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could
stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he
did according to his will, and magnified himself.
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And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the
whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between
his eyes.
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And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the stream,
and ran at him in the fury of his power.
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And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and
smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand
before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was
none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
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And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and instead of it there came up the appearance of four horns toward the
four winds of heaven.
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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 beauteous land.
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And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars
it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.
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Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and from him the continual
burnt-offering was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
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And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through
transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought, and prospered.
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Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one
who spoke: 'How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering,
and the transgression that causes appalment, to give both the sanctuary and the host
to be trampled under foot?'
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And he said unto me: 'Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then
shall the sanctuary be victorious.'
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And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to
understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, who called, and said: 'Gabriel,
make this man to understand the vision.'
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So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my
face; but he said unto me: 'Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to
the time of the end.'
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Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground;
but he touched me, and set me upright.
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And he said: 'Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the
indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end.
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The ram which thou sawest having the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king.
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And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms
shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
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And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their
transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding
stratagems.
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And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully,
and shall prosper and do; and he shall destroy them that are mighty and the people
of the saints.
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And through his cunning he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and in time of security shall he destroy many; he shall
also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true; but thou,
shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come.'
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And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's
business; and I was appalled at the vision, but understood it not.