⁶ “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard.^(A) 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.

⁵ As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. ⁶ It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. 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) 8} The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off,^(C) and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.^(D)

The Kings of the South and the North

² “Now then, I tell you the truth:^(A) Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.^{(B) 3} Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.^{(C) 4} After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven.^(D) It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted^(E) and given to others.