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Daniel 8

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` In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king , a vision hath appeared unto me -- I Daniel -- after that which had appeared unto me at the beginning .
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 .
And I see in a vision , and it cometh to pass, in my seeing , and I `am' in Shushan the palace that ` is ' in Elam the province , and I see in a vision, and I have been by the stream Ulai.
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.
And I lift up mine eyes, and look , and lo , a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns , and the two horns `are' high; and the one `is' higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.
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.
I have seen the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward , and no living creatures do stand before it , and there is none delivering out of its hand , and it hath done according to its pleasure , and hath exerted itself .
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 .
` And I have been considering, and lo , a young he - goat hath come from the west , over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as to the young he- goat , a conspicuous horn `is' between its eyes.
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.
And it cometh unto the ram possessing the two horns, that I had seen standing before the stream , and runneth unto it in the fury of its power.
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.
And I have seen it coming near the ram, and it becometh embittered at it , and smiteth the ram, and breaketh its two horns , and there hath been no power in the ram to stand before it , and it casteth it to the earth , and trampleth it down, and there hath been no deliverer to the ram out of its power .
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 .
`And the young he - goat hath exerted itself very much, and when it is strong, broken hath been the great horn; and come up doth a vision of four in its place, at the four winds of the heavens .
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 .
And from the one of them come forth hath a little horn, and it exerteth itself greatly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauteous ` land ';
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 .
yea, it exerteth unto the host of the heavens, and causeth to fall to the earth of the host , and of the stars, and trampleth them down .
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.
And unto the prince of the host it exerteth itself , and by it taken away hath been the continual ` sacrifice ' , and thrown down the base of his sanctuary.
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 .
And the host is given up, with the continual ` sacrifice ', through transgression, and it throweth down truth to the earth, and it hath worked , and prospered.
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.
`And I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a certain holy one saith to the wonderful numberer who is speaking: Till when `is' the vision of the continual ` sacrifice ' , and of the transgression , an astonishment , to make both sanctuary and host a treading down ?
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 ?
And he saith unto me, Till evening -- morning two thousand and three hundred , then is the holy place declared right .
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed .
` And it cometh to pass in my seeing -- I, Daniel -- the vision, that I require understanding, and lo , standing over-against me `is' as the appearance of a mighty one .
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 .
And I hear a voice of man between ` the banks of ' Ulai, and he calleth and saith: Gabriel, cause this `one' to understand the appearance .
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision .
And he cometh in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face , and he saith unto me : Understand, son of man , for at the time of the end `is' the vision.
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.
And in his speaking with me, I have been in a trance on my face , on the earth; and he cometh against me, and causeth me to stand on my station,
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.
and saith: Lo , I -- I am causing thee to know that which is in the latter end of the indignation ; for , at the appointed time `is' the end.
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 .
` The ram that thou hast seen possessing two horns , ` are ' the kings of Media and Persia.
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
And the young he- goat , the hairy one, ` is ' the king of Javan; and the great horn that ` is ' between its eyes is the first king ;
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king .
and that being broken, stand up do four in its place , four kingdoms from the nation do stand up, and not in its power.
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it , four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not in his power.
` And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, stand up doth a king , fierce of face , and understanding hidden things;
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.
and his power hath been mighty, and not by his own power ; and wonderful things he destroyeth , and he hath prospered , and wrought , and destroyed mighty ones, and the people of the Holy Ones .
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 .
` And by his understanding he hath also caused deceit to prosper in his hand , and in his heart he exerteth himself , and by ease he destroyeth many ; and against the prince of princes he standeth -- and without hand he is broken .
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.
And the appearance of the evening and of the morning , that is told , is true ; and thou, hide thou the vision , for ` it is' after many days. '
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.
And I , Daniel , have been, yea , I became sick `for' days , and I rise , and do the king's work, and am astonished at the appearance , and there is none understanding .
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 .

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