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I continued watching[a] until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing was like white snow and the hair of his head was like pure wool and his throne was a flame[b] of fire and its wheels[c] were burning fire. 10 A stream of fire issued forth and flowed from his presence;[d] thousands upon thousands served him and ten thousand upon ten thousand stood before him. The judge sat, and the books were opened.

11 I continued watching[e] then[f] because of the noise of the boastful words of the horn who was speaking; I continued watching[g] until the beast was slain and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to burning with fire. 12 And as for the remainder of the beasts, their dominion was taken away,[h] but a prolongation of their life[i] was given to them for a season and a time.

13 I continued watching[j] in the visions of the night, and look, with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man[k] was coming, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and was presented[l] before him. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and kingship that[m] all the peoples, the nations, and languages would serve him; his dominion is a dominion without end[n] that will not cease, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:9 Literally “I was watching”
  2. Daniel 7:9 Or “ablaze with”
  3. Daniel 7:9 Aramaic “wheel”
  4. Daniel 7:10 Literally “from before him”
  5. Daniel 7:11 Literally “I was watching”
  6. Daniel 7:11 Aramaic “in then”
  7. Daniel 7:11 Literally “I was watching”
  8. Daniel 7:12 Literally “they took away their dominion”
  9. Daniel 7:12 Literally “in life”
  10. Daniel 7:13 Literally “I was watching”
  11. Daniel 7:13 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  12. Daniel 7:13 Literally “they presented him”
  13. Daniel 7:14 Aramaic “and”
  14. Daniel 7:14 Literally “of eternity”