Daniel 07

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of
Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions
of hishead while onhisbed. Thenhe 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,
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,
there came up among them another horn,
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 arrogantly.

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 arrogant words which the
horn spoke. I watched even until the animal
was slain, and 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,
there came with the clouds of the sky one
like a son of man, and he came even to
the Ancient of Days, and they brought him
near before him.

14 Dominion was given him, and 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
one that will not be destroyed.