Daniel 8

1 in/on/with year three to/for royalty Belshazzar [the] king vision to see: see to(wards) me I Daniel after [the] to see: see to(wards) me in/on/with beginning

In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign I, Daniel, saw another vision after the one I had seen previously.

2 and to see: see in/on/with vision and to be in/on/with to see: see I and I in/on/with Susa [the] palace which in/on/with Elam [the] province and to see: see in/on/with vision and I to be upon river Ulai

In my vision I looked around and saw I was in the castle at Susa in the province of Elam. In the vision I was beside the River Ulai.

3 and to lift: look eye my and to see: see and behold ram one to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] river and to/for him horn and [the] horn high and [the] one high from [the] second and [the] high to ascend: rise in/on/with last

I looked around and saw a ram standing beside the river. It had two long horns, one longer than the other, even though the longer one had grown last.

4 to see: see [obj] [the] ram to gore sea: west [to] and north [to] and south [to] and all living thing not to stand: stand to/for face: before his and nothing to rescue from hand: power his and to make: do like/as acceptance his and to magnify

I watched the ram charging west, north, and south. No animal could stand up to it—nor was there any chance of rescue from its power. It did whatever it wanted and grew powerful.

5 and I to be to understand and behold male goat [the] goat to come (in): come from [the] west upon face: surface all [the] land: country/planet and nothing to touch in/on/with land: soil and [the] male goat horn vision between eye his

As I was thinking about what I'd seen, a male goat came in from the west, racing in across the surface of the earth so fast it didn't touch the ground. It had a large, prominent horn between its eyes.

6 and to come (in): come till [the] ram master: owning [the] horn which to see: see to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] river and to run: run to(wards) him in/on/with rage strength his

It approached the ram with the two horns which I had seen standing beside the river, rushing in to attack in a furious rage.

7 and to see: see him to touch beside [the] ram and to provoke to(wards) him and to smite [obj] [the] ram and to break [obj] two horn his and not to be strength in/on/with ram to/for to stand: stand to/for face: before his and to throw him land: soil [to] and to trample him and not to be to rescue to/for ram from hand: power his

I watched as the goat charged furiously at the ram, hitting it and breaking off its two horns. The ram did not have the strength to resist the goat's attack. The goat threw the ram to the ground, trampling on it, and there was no possibility of rescuing it from the goat's power.

8 and male goat [the] goat to magnify till much and like/as be vast he to break [the] horn [the] great: large and to ascend: rise vision four underneath: instead her to/for four spirit: breath [the] heaven

The goat grew very powerful, but at the height of its power its large horn was broken off. In its place four large horns came up, pointing to the four winds of heaven.

9 and from [the] one from them to come out: come horn one from little and to magnify remainder to(wards) [the] south and to(wards) [the] east and to(wards) [the] beauty

A little horn came up from one of them, and grew extremely powerful to the south and to the east and to the Beautiful Land.

10 and to magnify till army [the] heaven and to fall: fall land: soil [to] from [the] army and from [the] star and to trample them

It grew in power until it reached the heavenly army, throwing some of them and some of the stars down to the earth and trampled on them.

11 and till ruler [the] army to magnify and from him (to exalt *QK) [the] continually and to throw foundation sanctuary his

It even tried to make itself as great as the Prince of the heavenly army—it removed the continual service, and the place of his sanctuary was destroyed.

12 and army to give: give upon [the] continually in/on/with transgression and to throw truth: true land: soil [to] and to make: do and to prosper

An army of people and the continual service were handed over to it because of rebellion, and it overthrew truth, and it was successful in everything it did.

13 and to hear: hear [emph?] one holy to speak: speak and to say one holy to/for certain [the] to speak: speak till how [the] vision [the] continually and [the] transgression be desolate: destroyed to give: give and holiness and army trampling

Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one asked the one who was speaking, “How long is this vision for—the removal of the continual service, the rebellion that causes devastation, the handing over of the sanctuary and the army of people to be trampled down?”

14 and to say to(wards) me till evening morning thousand and three hundred and to justify holiness

He replied, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”

15 and to be in/on/with to see: see I I Daniel [obj] [the] vision and to seek [emph?] understanding and behold to stand: stand to/for before me like/as appearance great man

As I, Daniel, tried to work out what this vision meant suddenly I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me.

16 and to hear: hear voice man between Ulai and to call: call by and to say Gabriel to understand to/for this [obj] [the] appearance

I also heard a human voice calling from the River Ulai, “Gabriel, explain to this man the meaning of the vision.”

17 and to come (in): come beside post my and in/on/with to come (in): come he to terrify and to fall: fall [emph?] upon face my and to say to(wards) me to understand son: child man for to/for time end [the] vision

As he approached me, I was terrified and fell face down before him. “Son of man,” he told me, “You need to understand that this vision refers to the time of the end.”

18 and in/on/with to speak: speak he with me to sleep upon face my land: soil [to] and to touch in/on/with me and to stand: stand me upon post my

As he spoke to me I lost consciousness as I laid face down on the ground. But he took hold of me and helped me to my feet.

19 and to say look! I to know you [obj] which to be in/on/with end [the] indignation for to/for meeting: time appointed end

He told me, “Pay attention! I'm going to explain to you what's going to happen during the time of anger, which refers to the appointed time of the end.

20 [the] ram which to see: see master: owning [the] horn king Media and Persia

The ram with two horns that you saw symbolizes the kings of Media and Persia.

21 and [the] male goat [the] he-goat king Greece and [the] horn [the] great: large which between eye his he/she/it [the] king [the] first

The male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king.

22 and [the] to break and to stand: rise four underneath: instead her four royalty from nation to stand: rise and not in/on/with strength his

The four horns that came up in place of the large horn that was broken represent the four kingdoms that arose from that nation, but not as powerful as the first.

23 and in/on/with end royalty their like/as to finish [the] to transgress to stand: rise king strong face and to understand riddle

When those kingdoms come to an end, when their sins have reached their fullest extent, a ferocious and treacherous kingdom will rise to power.

24 and be vast strength his and not in/on/with strength his and to wonder to ruin and to prosper and to make: do and to ruin mighty and people holy: saint

It will become very powerful but not by its own power. It will be terribly destructive, and will succeed in everything it does. It will destroy great leaders and God's dedicated people.

25 and upon understanding his and to prosper deceit in/on/with hand: power his and in/on/with heart his to magnify and in/on/with ease to ruin many and upon ruler ruler to stand: rise and in/on/with end hand: power to break

Through its deviousness, its lies will be convincing and successful. It shows its arrogance both in thought and action, destroying those who thought they were perfectly safe. It even fights in opposition against the Prince of princes, but it will be defeated, though not by any human power.

26 and appearance [the] evening and [the] morning which to say truth: true he/she/it and you(m. s.) to close [the] vision for to/for day many

The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been explained to you is true, but for now seal up this vision because it refers to the distant future.”

27 and I Daniel to be and be weak: ill day and to arise: rise and to make: do [obj] work [the] king and be desolate: appalled upon [the] appearance and nothing to understand

After this, I, Daniel, became exhausted, and I was sick for days. Then I got up and went back to working for the king, but I was devastated at what I'd seen in vision and I couldn't understand it.