1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of
Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions
of his head on his bed. Then he wrote the
dream and told the sum of the matters.

2 Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my
vision by night and behold, the four winds
of the sky broke out on the great sea.

3 Four great animals came up from the
sea, different from one another.

4 “The first was like a lion, and had
eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings
were plucked, and it was lifted up from the
earth, and made to stand on two feet as a
man. A man’s heart was given to it.

5 “Behold, there was another animal, a
second, like a bear. It was raised up on
one side, and three ribs were in its mouth
between its teeth. They said this to it:
‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’

6 “After this I saw, and behold, another,
like a leopard, which had on its back four
wings of a bird. The animal also had four
heads; and dominion was given to it.

7 “After this I saw in the night visions,
and, behold, there was a fourth animal,
awesome and powerful, and exceedingly
strong. It had great iron teeth. It devoured
and broke in pieces, and stamped
the residue with its feet. It was different
from all the animals that were before it. It
had ten horns.

8 “I considered the horns, and behold,
another horn came up among them, a little
one, before which three of the first horns
were plucked up by the roots: and behold,
in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a
man, and a mouth speaking great things.

9 “I watched until thrones were placed,
and one who was Ancient of Days sat.
His clothing was white as snow,
and the hair of his head like pure wool.
His throne was fiery flames,
and its wheels burning fire.

10 A fiery stream issued and came out from
before him. Thousands ofthousands ministered to
him. Ten thousand times ten thousand
stood before him. The judgment was set.
The books were opened.

11 “I watched at that time because of the
voice of the great words which the horn
spoke. I watchedevenuntilthe animal was
slain, its body destroyed, and it was given
to be burned with fire.

12 As for the rest of the animals, their
dominion was taken away; yet their lives
were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold,
one like a son of man came with the clouds,
and he came to the Ancient of Days, and
they brought him near before him.

14 Dominion was given him, with glory
and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations,
and languages should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which will not pass away, and his kingdom
will not be destroyed.