1   In the thirde yeere of the reigne of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared vnto mee, euen vnto me Daniel, ^note after that which appeared vnto mee at the first.

2   And I saw in a vision, and when I sawe it, I was in the palace of Shushan, which is in the prouince ^note of Elam, and in a vision me thought I was by the riuer of Vlai.

3   Then I looked vp and sawe, and beholde, there stoode before the riuer a ^note ramme, which had two hornes: and these two hornes were hie: but one was ^note hier then another, and the hyest came vp last.

4   I sawe the ramme pusshing against þe; West, and against the North, and against the South: so that no ^note beastes might stande before him, nor could deliuer out of his hand, but he did what he listed, and became great.

5   And as I considered, beholde, ^note a goate came from the West ouer the whole earth, and touched not the grounde: and this goate had an ^note horne that appeared betweene his eyes.

6   And he came vnto the ramme that had the two hornes, whome I had seene standing by the riuer, and ranne vnto him in his fierce rage.

7   And I saw him come vnto the ramme, and being moued against him, he ^note smote the ramme, and brake his two hornes: and there was no power in the ramme to stand against him, but he cast him downe to the grounde, and stamped vpon him, and there was none that coulde deliuer the ramme out of his power.

8   Therefore the goate waxed exceeding great, and when he was at the strongest, his great ^note horne was broken: and for it came vp foure that

A vision and the interpretation. ^note appeared toward the foure windes of þe; heauen.

9   And out of one of them came foorth ^note a litle horne, which waxed very great toward the ^note South, and toward the ^note East, and towarde the ^note pleasant land.

10   Yea, it grewe vp vnto the ^note hoste of heauen, and it cast downe some of the hoste, & of the starres to the ground, and trode vpon them,

11   And extolled himselfe against the ^note prince of the hoste from whome the ^note dayly sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his Sanctuarie was cast downe.

12   And ^note a time shall be giuen him ouer the dayly sacrifice for the iniquitie: and it shall ^note cast downe the trueth to the ground, and thus shall it doe, and prosper.

13   Then I heard one of the ^note Saints speaking, and one of the Saints spake vnto a certaine one, saying, Howe long shall endure the vision of the dayly sacrifice, and the iniquitie of the ^note desolation to treade both the Sanctuarie and the ^note armie vnder foote?

14   And ^note he answered me, Vnto the ^note euening and the morning, two thousand and three hundreth: then shall the Sanctuarie be clensed.

15   ¶2; Nowe when I Daniel had seene the vision, and sought for the meaning, beholde, there stoode before me ^note like the similitude of a man.

16   And I heard a mans voyce betweene the bankes of Vlai, which called, and sayde, Gabriel, ^note make this man to vnderstand the vision.

17   So he came where I stood: and when hee came, I was afraide, and fell vpon my face: but he sayd vnto me, Vnderstand, O sonne of man: for ^note in the last time shalbe the vision.

18   Nowe as he was speaking vnto me, I being a sleepe fell on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me vp in my place.

19   And he sayde, Beholde, I will shewe thee what shalbe in the last ^note wrath: for in the end of the time appointed it shall come.

20   The ramme which thou sawest hauing two hornes, are the Kings of the Medes and Persians.

21   And the goate is the King of Grecia, and the great horne that is betweene his eyes, is the first King.

22   And that that is broken, and foure stoode vp for it, are foure kingdomes, which shall stand vp ^note of that nation, but not ^note in his strength.

23   And in the end of their kingdome, when the rebellious shalbe consumed, a King of ^note fierce countenance, and vnderstanding darke sentences, shall stand vp.

24   And his power shalbe mightie, but not ^note in his strength: and hee shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the ^note mightie, and the holy people. Daniels confession.

25   And through his ^note policie also, hee shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, and he shall extoll himselfe in his heart, and by ^note peace shal destroy many: hee shall also stande vp against the ^note prince of princes, but he shalbe broken downe ^note without hand.

26   And the vision of the ^note euening and the morning, which is declared, is true: therefore seale thou vp the vision, for it shall be after many dayes.

27   And I Daniel was striken and sicke ^note certaine dayes: but when I rose vp, I did the Kings busines, and I was astonished at the vision, but none vnderstood it.

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