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always, nor for an endless age. And let no one tell me that he speaks of a short time. For what is, It shall not pass away? nor shall it be given to another people? And see the things concerning Darius and the Macedonians. For what reason are these things? Because of the Jews. For this reason Alexander also worshiped at the temple, as they say, having seen this book; and the Greeks marveled at the power of his prophecy. Concerning these things no one spoke, but he alone.

CHAPTER 8.

In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, I Daniel,

after that which appeared to me at the beginning. And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in Susa the palace, which is in the country of Elam. And I saw in a vision, and I was on the Ubal. And I lifted up my eyes, and saw; and behold, a ram stood before the Ubal; and he had horns, and the horns were high; and the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. And I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward, and southwestward; and all the beasts shall not stand before him, and there was no one who could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great. And I was considering; and behold, a he-goat came from the southwest over the face of the whole earth; and he was not touching the ground; and that goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. And the goat came up to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing before the Ubal; and he ran at him with the fury of his strength. And I saw him reach the ram, and he was enraged at him, and he struck the ram, and broke both of his horns; and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him. And he cast him upon the ground, and trampled him, and there was no one to deliver the ram from his hand. And the he-goat became exceedingly great. And when he had become strong, his great horn was broken; and four horns rose up from under it toward the four winds of 56.235 heaven. And out of one of them came forth one strong horn, and it grew exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the west. And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and there fell to the earth some of the host of heaven, and of the stars, and it trampled them. And it was established even up to the prince of the host; and because of him the sacrifice was disturbed, and it happened, and it prospered for him. And the sanctuary will be made desolate; and sin was given against the sacrifice, and righteousness was cast to the ground. And he acted, and prospered. And I heard one saint speaking, and one saint said to the certain one who was speaking: For how long shall the vision stand, and the sacrifice that was taken away, and the sin of desolation that was given, and the sanctuary, and the host be trampled? And he said to him: Until evening and morning, two thousand and three hundred days, and the sanctuary shall be cleansed. And it came to pass when I, Daniel, saw the vision, seeking (l. and I was seeking) understanding. And behold, one stood before me. And an appearance (l. of me, as an app.) of a man between the Ubal. And he called out, and said: Gabriel, make that one understand the vision. And he came, and stood near (l. standing near) my standing-place. And when he came, I was terrified, and I fall upon my face. And he said to me: Understand, son of man; for the vision is yet for the end of time. And as he was speaking with me, I fall upon my face to the ground; and he touched me, and set me on my feet. And he said: Behold, I am making known to you the things that shall be at the last of the indignation; for it is yet for the end of time. The ram which you saw, that has the horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians. And the he-goat is the king of the Greeks. And the great horn, which was between his eyes, he is the first king. And that it was broken, and four horns rose up under it, four kings shall arise from his nation, and not in the strength

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ἀεὶ, οὐδὲ εἰς ἄπειρον αἰῶνα. Καὶ μή μοι λεγέτω τις, ὅτι βραχὺν χρόνον λέγει. Τὸ γὰρ, Οὐ παρελεύσεται, τί ἐστιν; οὐδὲ ἔθνει ἑτέρῳ δοθήσεται; Καὶ ὅρα τὰ κατὰ ∆α ρεῖον καὶ Μακεδόνας. Τίνος ἕνεκεν ταῦτα; ∆ιὰ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους. ∆ιὰ τοῦτο καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος προσεκύνησε τὸν ναὸν, ὥς φασι, τὸ βιβλίον τοῦτο ἰδών· καὶ Ἕλλη νες ἐθαύμασαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἰσχὺν τῆς προῤῥήσεως. Περὶ τούτων οὐδεὶς εἶπεν, ἀλλ' ἢ οὗτος μόνος.

ΚΕΦΑL. Ηʹ.

Ἐν ἔτει τρίτῳ τῆς βασιλείας Βαλτάσαρ ὅρασις ὤφθη πρός με, ἐγὼ ∆ανιὴλ,

μετὰ τὴν ὀφθεῖσάν μοι ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ. Καὶ εἶδον ἐν τῇ ὁράσει· καὶ ἐγέ νετο ἐν τῷ ἰδεῖν με, καὶ ἤμην ἐν Σούσοις τῇ βά ρει, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν χώρᾳ Ἐλάμ. Καὶ εἶδον ἐν ὁράματι, καὶ ἤμην ἐπὶ τοῦ Οὐβάl. Καὶ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ εἶδον· καὶ ἰδοὺ κριὸς εἷς ἑστηκὼς πρὸ τοῦ Οὐβάλ· καὶ αὐτῷ κέρατα, καὶ τὰ κέρατα ὑψη λά· καὶ τὸ ἓν ὑψηλότερον τοῦ ἑτέρου, καὶ τὸ ὑψηλότερον ἀνέβαινεν ἐπ' ἐσχάτων. Καὶ εἶδον τὸν κριὸν κερατίζοντα κατὰ θάλασσαν, καὶ βοῤ ῥᾶν, καὶ νότον, καὶ λίβα· καὶ πάντα τὰ θηρία οὐ στήσονται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐξαιρού μενος ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐποίησε κατὰ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη. Καὶ ἐγὼ ἤμην συνιών· καὶ ἰδοὺ τράγος αἰγῶν ἤρχετο ἀπὸ λιβὸς ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς· καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἁπτόμενος τῆς γῆς· καὶ τῷ τράγῳ ἐκείνῳ κέρας θεωρητὸν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ τράγος ἕως τοῦ κριοῦ τοῦ τὰ κέρατα ἔχοντος, ὃν εἶδον ἑστῶτα ἐνώπιον τοῦ Οὐβάλ· καὶ ἔδραμε πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν ὀργῇ τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ. Καὶ εἶ δον αὐτὸν φθάσαντα ἕως τοῦ κριοῦ, καὶ ἐξηγριώθη πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔπαισε τὸν κριὸν, καὶ συνέτριψεν ἀμφότερα τὰ κέρατα αὐτοῦ· καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἰσχὺς τῷ κριῷ τοῦ στῆναι ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἔῤῥιψεν αὐ τὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ συνεπάτησεν αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος τὸν κριὸν ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ὁ τράγος τῶν αἰγῶν ἐμεγαλύνθη ἕως σφόδρα. Καὶ ἐν τῷ ἰσχῦσαι αὐτὸν, συνετρίβη τὸ κέρας αὐτοῦ τὸ μέγα· καὶ ἀνέβη τέσσαρα κέρατα ὑπο κάτωθεν αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τοῦ 56.235 οὐρανοῦ. Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς αὐτῶν ἐξῆλθε κέρας ἓν ἰσχυρὸν, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη περισσῶς πρὸς τὸν νό τον, καὶ πρὸς ἀνατολὴν, καὶ πρὸς τὴν δύ σιν. Καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη ἕως τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ οὐ ρανοῦ· καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀστέρων, καὶ συνεπά τησεν αὐτούς. Καὶ ἕως ἄρχοντος τῆς δυνάμεως ἡδρύνθη· καὶ δι' αὐτὸν θυσία ἐταράχθη, καὶ ἐγενήθη, καὶ κατευωδώθη αὐτῷ. Καὶ τὸ ἅγιον ἐρημωθήσεται· καὶ ἐδόθη ἐπὶ τὴν θυσίαν ἁμαρ τία, καὶ ἐῤῥίφη χαμαὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη. Καὶ ἐποίησε, καὶ εὐωδώθη. Καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἁγίου λαλοῦντος, καὶ εἶπεν εἷς ἅγιος τῷ φελμουνὶ τῷ λαλοῦντι· Ἕως πότε ἡ ὅρασις στήσεται, καὶ ἡ θυσία ἡ ἀρ θεῖσα, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία τῆς ἐρημώσεως ἡ δοθεῖσα, καὶ τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ ἡ δύναμις συμπατηθήσεται; Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἕως ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωῒ ἡμέραι δισχίλιαι καὶ τριακόσιαι, καὶ καθαρισθήσεται τὸ ἅγιον. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἰδεῖν με, ἐγὼ ∆ανιὴλ, τὴν ὅρασιν, ζητῶν (l. καὶ ἐζήτουν) σύνεσιν. Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔστη ἐνώπιόν μου. Καὶ ὅρασις (l. μου, ὡς ὅρ.) ἀνδρὸς ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ Οὐβάl. Καὶ ἐκάλεσε, καὶ εἶπεν· Γαβριὴλ, συνέτισον ἐκεῖνον τὴν ὅρασιν. Καὶ ἦλθε, καὶ ἔστη ἐχόμενα τὸν (l. ἐχόμενος τῆς) στάσεώς μου. Καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν, ἐθαμβή θην, καὶ πίπτω ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν μου. Καὶ εἶπε πρός με· Σύνες, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου· ἔτι γὰρ εἰς και ροῦ πέρας ἡ ὅρασις. Καὶ ἐν τῷ λαλεῖν αὐτὸν μετ' ἐμοῦ, πίπτω ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν μου ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν· καὶ ἥψατό μου, καὶ ἔστησέ με ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας μου. Καὶ εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ γνωρίζω σοι τὰ ἐσόμενα ἐπ' ἐσχάτων τῆς ὀργῆς· ἔτι γὰρ εἰς καιροῦ πέρας. Ὁ κριὸς ὃν εἶδες, ὁ ἔχων τὰ κέρατα, βασιλεὺς Μή δων καὶ Περσῶν. Καὶ ὁ τράγος τῶν αἰγῶν, βασι λεὺς Ἑλλήνων. Καὶ τὸ κέρας τὸ μέγα, ὃ ἦν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ, αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ βα σιλεὺς ὁ πρῶτος. Καὶ ὅτι συνετρίβη, καὶ ἀνέστη τέσσαρα κέρατα ὑποκάτωθεν αὐτοῦ, τέσσαρες βασιλεῖς ἀναστήσονται ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔθνους αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐν τῇ ἰσχύϊ