Vision of a Ram and a Goat

8 In^[a] the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me ^(A)the first time.

Vision of the Four Beasts

7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, ^(A)Daniel ^[a]had a dream and ^(B)visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling ^[b]the main facts.

⁴ And when he has arisen, ^(A)his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity ^(B)nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

⁷ And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

² In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.

² in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the Lord through ^(A)Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

Gabriel Interprets the Vision

¹⁵ Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and ^(A)was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me ^(B)one having the appearance of a man.

²⁸ “This is the end of the ^[a]account. As for me, Daniel, ^(A)my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I ^(B)kept the matter in my heart.”

Daniel’s Visions Interpreted

¹⁵ “I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit ^[a]within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.