Daniel 7:9-18

English Standard Version

The Ancient of Days Reigns

⁹“As I looked,

^(A)thrones were placed,
    and the ^(B)Ancient of Days took his seat;
^(C)his clothing was white as snow,
    and ^(D)the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
    ^(E)its wheels were burning fire.
¹⁰^(F)A stream of fire issued
    and came out from before him;
^(G)a thousand thousands ^(H)served him,
    ^(I)and ten thousand times ten thousand ^(J)stood before him;
the ^(K)court sat in judgment,
    and ^(L)the books were opened.

¹¹“I looked then because of the sound of ^(M)the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, ^(N)the beast was killed, and its body destroyed ^(O)and given over to be burned with fire. ¹²As for the rest of the beasts, ^(P)their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

¹³“I saw in the night visions,

and ^(Q)behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the ^(R)Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.
¹⁴^(S)And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all ^(T)peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
^(U)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel's Vision Interpreted

¹⁵“As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me^[a] was anxious, and ^(V)the visions of my head alarmed me. ¹⁶I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. ¹⁷^(W)‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. ¹⁸But ^(X)the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’