KJ3 Literal Translation
Daniel 8
Daniel's vision of the ram and he-goat. The two thousand, three hundred days of sacrifice.
1In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision was seen by me, Daniel, after that which was seen by me at the beginning.
2And I saw in the vision, and it happened in my seeing that I was at Shushan, the palace, which is in the province of Elam. And in a vision I saw, and I was by the Ulai Canal.
3Then I lifted up my eyes and saw. And behold! A ram was standing before the canal, and to it were two horns. And the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
4I saw the ram thrusting westward and northward and southward, so that all beasts might not stand before him, and none could deliver out of his hand. But he did according to his will and became great.
5And I was considering. And behold! A male of the goats came from the west, over the face of all the earth and did not touch the ground. And the he-goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
6And he came to the ram with two horns which I had seen standing before the canal. And he ran to it in the fury of his power.
7And I saw him reaching over against the ram. And he became enraged against him. And he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him. But he threw him down to the ground and trampled him. And no one could deliver the ram from his hand.
8And the male of the goats became very great. And when he was mighty, the great horn was shattered. And in my vision four came up in its place toward the four winds of the heavens.
9And out of one of them came a little horn which became very great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the land of beauty.
10And it became great, even to the host of the heavens. And it caused some of the host and of the heavens to fall to the ground, and it trampled them.
11Yea, he magnified himself even to the ruler of the host. And the continual sacrifice was lifted up by him, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12And a host was given with the continual sacrifice because of transgression. And it threw the truth down to the ground, and it worked and prospered.
13And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that one who spoke, Until when is the vision, the continual sacrifice and the desolating transgression, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled?
14And he said to me, Until two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary is declared right.
15And it happened when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, then I sought the meaning. And, behold, the appearance of a mighty man stood before me.
16And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, and he called and said, Gabriel, make this one understand the vision.
17And he came over against my place. And when he came, I was afraid and fell on my face. But he said to me, O son of man, understand, for the vision is for the time of the end.
18And as he was speaking with me, I was stunned and on my face toward the ground. But he touched me and made me stand on my place.
19And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall happen in the last end of the indignation. For it is for the time appointed for the end.
20The ram which you saw with two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21And the shaggy goat is the king of Javan (Greece). And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
22And as for that which was shattered, and four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in its power.
23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when those transgressing have finished, a king, strong of face and skilled at intrigues, shall stand up.
24And mighty shall be his power, but not by his own power. And being wonderful he shall destroy, and he shall prosper, and work, and destroy the mighty one, and the holy people.
25And also through his skill he will make deceit succeed in his land. And he will lift himself up in his heart, and be at ease; he shall destroy many. And he shall stand up against the Ruler of rulers, but he shall be shattered without a hand.
26And the morning and evening vision that was told is true. But you shall shut up the vision, for it shall be for many days.
27And I, Daniel, was sick. And I was sick for days. And I arose and did the king's business. And I was amazed at the vision; but there was no understanding.
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