Daniel 8:13-27

New American Standard Bible

¹³ Then I heard a ^(A)holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “^(B)How long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, ^[a]while the offense causes horror, so as to allow both the sanctuary and the army ^[b]to be ^(C)trampled?” ¹⁴ And he said to me, “For ^(D)2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be ^[c]properly restored.”

Interpretation of the Vision

¹⁵ When ^(E)I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought ^[d]to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one ^[e]who looked like a ^(F)man. ¹⁶ And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “^(G)Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” ¹⁷ So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and ^(H)fell on my face; and he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the ^(I)time of the end.”

¹⁸ Now while he was talking with me, I was ^(J)dazed with my face to the ground; but he ^(K)touched me and made me stand at my place. ¹⁹ And he said, “Behold, I am going to ^(L)inform you of what will occur at the final period of the indignation, because it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

The Ram’s Identity

²⁰ The ^(M)ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

The Goat

²¹ The shaggy ^[f]goat represents the ^[g]kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. ²² The ^(N)broken horn and the four horns that came up in its place represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, although not with his power.

²⁷ Then I, Daniel, was ^[u](U)exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and ^(V)carried on the king’s business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.