¹² (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

⁷ I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it,^(A) and none could rescue the ram from its power.^(B)

⁴ “The first was like a lion,^(A) and it had the wings of an eagle.^(B) I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.

⁵ “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’^(C)

⁶ “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard.^(D) And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.