Daniel 8:15-27
Legacy Standard Bible
Daniel Seeks to Understand the Vision
15 Now it happened when (A)I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought [a]to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one [b]who had the appearance of a (B)man. 16 And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “(C)Gabriel, give this man an understanding of what has appeared.” 17 So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was terrified and (D)fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the (E)time of the end.”
18 Now while he was talking with me, I (F)sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he (G)touched me and made me stand [c]upright. 19 Then he said, “Behold, I am going to (H)let you know what will happen at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end. 20 The (I)ram which you saw with the two horns is the kings of Media and Persia. 21 Now the shaggy [d]goat is the [e]king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 And the (J)broken horn and the four horns that stood in its place are four kingdoms which will take their stand from his nation, although not with his power.
23 In the latter period of their [f]reign,
When the transgressors have [g]run their course,
A king will stand,
[h]Insolent and skilled in [i]intrigue.
24 His power will be mighty, but not by his own power,
And he will [j](K)destroy to an [k]astonishing degree
And succeed and do his will;
He will [l]destroy mighty men and [m]the holy people.
25 And through his insight
He will cause deceit to succeed by his hand;
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will [n]destroy many while they are [o]at ease.
He will even (L)stand against the Prince of princes,
But he will be broken (M)without hands.
26 And what had appeared about the evenings and mornings
Which has been told is (N)true;
But as for you, (O)conceal the vision,
For it pertains to many (P)days in the future.”
27 Then I, Daniel, was [p](Q)exhausted and sick for days. Then I rose up again and (R)did the king’s work; but I was appalled at what had appeared, and there was none to make me understand it.
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Daniel 8:15 Lit understanding
- Daniel 8:15 Lit like the appearance of a man
- Daniel 8:18 Lit on my standing
- Daniel 8:21 Lit buck
- Daniel 8:21 Or kingdom
- Daniel 8:23 Or kingdom
- Daniel 8:23 Lit finished
- Daniel 8:23 Lit Strong of face
- Daniel 8:23 Or ambiguous speech
- Daniel 8:24 Or corrupt
- Daniel 8:24 Or wondrous; lit extraordinary
- Daniel 8:24 Or corrupt
- Daniel 8:24 Lit people of the saints, cf. 7:27
- Daniel 8:25 Or corrupt
- Daniel 8:25 Or secure
- Daniel 8:27 Or done in
Daniel 8:15-27
English Standard Version
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I (A)sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having (B)the appearance of a man. 16 (C)And I heard a man's voice (D)between the banks of the (E)Ulai, and it called, (F)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, (G)I was frightened (H)and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, (I)O son of man, that the vision is for (J)the time of the end.”
18 And when he had spoken to me, (K)I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But (L)he touched me and made me stand up. 19 He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of (M)the indignation, for it refers to (N)the appointed time of the end. 20 As for (O)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of (P)Media and Persia. 21 And (Q)the goat[a] is the king of Greece. And (R)the great horn between his eyes is (S)the first king. 22 (T)As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his[b] nation, (U)but not with his power. 23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—(V)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (W)and shall succeed in what he does, (X)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (Y)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (Z)he shall become great. (AA)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (AB)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (AC)by no human hand. 26 The vision of (AD)the evenings and the mornings that has been told (AE)is true, but (AF)seal up the vision, (AG)for it refers to many days from now.”
27 And (AH)I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision (AI)and did not understand it.
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Daniel 8:21 Or the shaggy goat
- Daniel 8:22 Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew a
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