1 In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.

2 I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.

3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.

4 The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; while I was watching its wings were pulled off, and it was lifted up from the earth and placed on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

5 And I saw another beast, like a bear, and it was lifted up on one side, and three side-bones were in its mouth, between its teeth: and they said to it, Up! take much flesh.

6 After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.

7 After this, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.

8 I was watching the horns with care, and I saw another coming up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots: and there were eyes like a man's eyes in this horn, and a mouth saying great things.

9 I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.

10 A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.

11 Then I saw--because of the voice of the great words which the horn said--I saw till the beast was put to death, and its body was given to destruction, and the beast was given to the burning of fire.

12 As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.

13 I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.

14 And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.

15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.

16 I came near to one of those who were waiting there, questioning him about what all this was. And he said to me that he would make clear to me the sense of these things.

17 These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.

18 But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.

19 Then it was my desire to have certain knowledge about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, a cause of great fear, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass; who took his food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping on the rest with his feet;

20 And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.

21 And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them,

22 Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom.

23 This is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it.

24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will come to power; and after them another will come up: he will be different from the first ones and will put down three kings.

25 And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.

26 But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.

27 And the kingdom and the authority and the power of the kingdoms under all the heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all powers will be his servants and do his pleasure.

28 Here is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, I was greatly troubled by my thoughts, and the colour went from my face: but I kept the thing in my heart.

1 No primeiro ano de Belsazar, rei da Babilônia, Daniel teve um sonho, e certas visões passaram por sua mente, estando ele deitado em sua cama. Ele escreveu o resumo do seu sonho.

2 Daniel disse: "Na minha visão à noite, eu vi os quatro ventos do céu agitando o grande mar.

3 Quatro grandes animais, cada um diferente dos outros, subiram do mar.

4 "O primeiro parecia um leão, e tinha as asas de águia. Eu o observei até que as suas asas foram arrancadas, e ele foi erguido do chão de modo que levantou-se sobre dois pés como um homem, e recebeu coração de homem.

5 "A seguir vi um segundo animal, que tinha a aparência de um urso. Ele foi erguido por um dos seus lados, e na boca, entre os dentes, tinha três costelas. E lhe foi dito: ‘Levante-se e coma quanta carne puder! ’

6 "Depois disso, vi um outro animal, que se parecia com um leopardo. E nas costas tinha quatro asas, como asas de uma ave. Esse animal tinha quatro cabeças, e recebeu autoridade para governar.

7 "Na minha visão à noite, vi ainda um quarto animal, aterrorizante, assustador e muito poderoso. Tinha grandes dentes de ferro, com as quais despedaçava e devorava suas vítimas, e pisoteava tudo o que sobrava. Era diferente de todos os animais anteriores, e tinha dez chifres.

8 "Enquanto eu estava refletindo nos chifres, vi um outro chifre, pequeno, que surgiu entre eles; e três dos primeiros chifres foram arrancados para dar lugar a ele. Esse chifre possuía olhos como os olhos de um homem e uma boca que falava com arrogância.

9 "Enquanto eu olhava, "tronos foram postos no lugar, e um ancião se assentou. Sua veste era branca como a neve; o cabelo era branco como a lã. Seu trono ardia em fogo, e as rodas do trono estavam todas incandescentes.

10 E saía um rio de fogo, de diante dele. Milhares de milhares o serviam; milhões e milhões estavam diante dele. O tribunal iniciou o julgamento, e os livros foram abertos.

11 "Continuei a observar por causa das palavras arrogantes que o chifre falava. Fiquei olhando até que o animal foi morto, e o seu corpo foi destruído e atirado no fogo.

12 E foi tirada a autoridade dos outros animais, mas eles tiveram permissão para viver por um período de tempo.

13 "Na minha visão à noite, vi alguém semelhante a um filho de um homem, vindo com as nuvens dos céus. Ele se aproximou do ancião e foi conduzido à sua presença.

14 A ele foram dados autoridade, glória e reino; todos os povos, nações e homens de todas as línguas o adoraram. Seu domínio é um domínio eterno que não acabará, e seu reino jamais será destruído.

15 "Eu, Daniel, fiquei agitado em meu espírito, e as visões que passaram pela minha mente me aterrorizaram.

16 Então me aproximei de um dos que ali estavam e lhe perguntei o significado disso tudo. "E ele me respondeu, dando-me a interpretação:

17 ‘Os quatro grandes animais são quatro reinos que se levantarão na terra.

18 Mas os santos do Altíssimo receberão o reino e o possuirão para sempre; sim, para todo o sempre’.

19 "Então eu quis saber o significado do quarto animal, diferente de todos os outros e o mais aterrorizante, com seus dentes de ferro e garras de bronze, o animal que despedaçava e devorava suas vítimas, e pisoteava tudo o que sobrava.

20 E também quis saber sobre os dez chifres da sua cabeça e sobre o outro chifre que surgiu para ocupar o lugar dos três chifres que caíram, o chifre que era maior do que os demais e que tinha olhos e uma boca que falava com arrogância.

21 Enquanto eu observava, esse chifre guerreava contra os santos e os derrotava,

22 até que o ancião veio e pronunciou a sentença a favor dos santos do Altíssimo, e chegou a hora de eles tomarem posse do reino.

23 "Ele me deu a seguinte explicação: ‘O quarto animal é um quarto reino que aparecerá na terra. Será diferente de todos os outros reinos e devorará a terra inteira, despedaçando-a e pisoteando-a.

24 Os dez chifres são dez reis que sairão desse reino. Depois deles um outro rei se levantará, e será diferente dos primeiros reis.

25 Ele falará contra o Altíssimo, oprimirá os seus santos e tentará mudar os tempos e as leis. Os santos serão entregues nas mãos dele por um tempo, tempos e meio tempo’.

26 "Mas o tribunal o julgará, e o seu poder será tirado e totalmente destruído para sempre.

27 Então a soberania, o poder e a grandeza dos reinos debaixo de todo o céu serão entregues nas mãos dos santos, o povo do Altíssimo. O reino dele será um reino eterno, e todos os governantes o adorarão e lhe obedecerão.

28 "Esse é o fim da visão. Eu, Daniel, fiquei aterrorizado por causa de meus pensamentos, e meu rosto empalideceu, mas guardei essas coisas comigo".