Daniel 7:15-28
New American Standard Bible
The Vision Interpreted
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within [a]me, and the (A)visions [b]in my mind kept (B)alarming me. 16 I approached one of those who were (C)standing by and began requesting of him the [c]exact meaning of all this. So he (D)told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the [d](E)saints of the Highest One will (F)receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, [e]for all ages to come.’
19 “Then I desired to know the [f]exact meaning of the (G)fourth beast, which was different from all [g]the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet, 20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three of the horns fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts, and [h]which was larger in appearance than its associates. 21 I kept looking, and that horn was (H)waging war with the [i]saints and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came and (I)judgment was [j]passed in favor of the [k]saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the [l]saints took possession of the kingdom.
23 “This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth and trample it down and crush it. 24 As for the (J)ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will [m]humble three kings. 25 And he will [n](K)speak against the (L)Most High and (M)wear down the [o]saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make (N)alterations in times and in law; and [p]they will be handed over to him for a [q](O)time, [r]times, and half a [s]time. 26 But the court will [t]convene for judgment, and his dominion will be (P)taken away, [u]annihilated and destroyed [v]forever. 27 Then the [w](Q)sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the [x]saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an (R)everlasting kingdom, and all the empires will (S)serve and obey Him.’
28 “[y]At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were (T)greatly alarming me and my [z]face became pale, but I (U)kept the matter [aa]to myself.”
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- Daniel 7:15 Lit its sheath
- Daniel 7:15 Lit of my head
- Daniel 7:16 Lit what was certain
- Daniel 7:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:18 Lit and unto the age of the ages
- Daniel 7:19 Lit truth concerning
- Daniel 7:19 Lit of them
- Daniel 7:20 Lit its appearance was larger
- Daniel 7:21 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:22 Lit given for
- Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:24 Or humiliate
- Daniel 7:25 Lit speak words
- Daniel 7:25 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:25 I.e., the saints
- Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
- Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
- Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
- Daniel 7:26 Lit take its place
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to annihilate and to destroy
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to the end
- Daniel 7:27 Or kingdom
- Daniel 7:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:28 Lit To here the end of the word
- Daniel 7:28 Lit brightness was changing upon me
- Daniel 7:28 Lit in my heart
Daniel 7:15-28
Christian Standard Bible
Interpretation of the Vision
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was deeply distressed within me,[a] and the visions in my mind terrified me.(A) 16 I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him(B) to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things:(C) 17 ‘These huge beasts, four in number, are four kings who will rise from the earth. 18 But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’(D)
19 “Then I wanted to be clear about the fourth beast,(E) the one different from all the others, extremely terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, devouring, crushing, and trampling with its feet whatever was left. 20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns(F) on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly,(G) and that looked bigger than the others. 21 As I was watching, this horn waged war(H) against the holy ones and was prevailing over them 22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and a judgment(I) was given in favor of the holy ones of the Most High, for the time had come, and the holy ones took possession of the kingdom.
23 “This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it. 24 The ten horns(J) are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and subdue three kings. 25 He will speak words against the Most High(K) and oppress[b] the holy ones(L) of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals[c] and laws,(M) and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.[d](N) 26 But the court will convene,(O) and his dominion will be taken away, to be completely destroyed forever.(P) 27 The kingdom, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom,(Q) and all rulers will serve and obey him.’
28 “This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me greatly,(R) and my face turned pale,[e] but I kept the matter to myself.”(S)
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