1 In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared unto me, {even} to me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
3 And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no beast could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great.
5 And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged with him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; and he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauty {of the earth}.
10 And it became great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down {some} of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.
11 (And he magnified {himself} even to the prince of the host, and from him the continual {sacrifice} was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual {sacrifice} by reason of transgression.) And it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised and prospered.
13 And I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that one who spoke, How long shall be the vision of the continual {sacrifice} and of the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden down under foot?
14 And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings {and} mornings: then shall the sanctuary be vindicated.
15 And it came to pass, when I Daniel had seen the vision, I sought for the understanding of it, and behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard a man's voice between {the banks of} the Ulai; and he called and said, Gabriel, make this {man} to understand the vision.
17 And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell on my face; and he said unto me, Understand, son of man; for the vision is for the time of the end.
18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep stupor, with my face toward the ground. And he touched me, and set me up where I had stood.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation: for at the set time the end shall be.
20 The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 And at the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors shall have come to the full, a king of bold countenance, and understanding riddles, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously, and shall prosper, and shall practise, and shall destroy the mighty ones, and the people of the saints.
25 And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he will magnify {himself} in his heart, and by prosperity will corrupt many; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true; but close thou up the vision, for it is for many days {to come}.
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick {certain} days: then I rose up, and did the king's business. And I was astonished at the vision, but none understood {it}.
1 No terceiro ano do reinado de Baltazar, eu, Daniel, tive uma visão, continuação daquela que eu tinha tido anteriormente.
2 Nessa visão, eu me achava na fortaleza de Susa, na província de Elão, e eu me vi, sempre em visão, às margens do Ulai.
3 Erguendo os olhos, eis que vi um carneiro, o qual se achava em frente ao rio. Tinha dois chifres, dois longos chifres, um dos quais era mais alto do que o outro. Esse chifre mais alto apareceu por último.
4 Vi o carneiro dar chifradas em direção do oeste, do norte e do sul. Nenhum animal resistia diante dele, e ninguém conseguia escapar de seu poder. Fazia o que queria, e crescia.
5 Enquanto observava com atenção, eis que um bode robusto veio do ocidente e percorreu a terra inteira sem tocar o solo; tinha entre os dois olhos um chifre muito saliente.
6 Foi até o carneiro de dois chifres, que eu tinha visto em frente ao rio, e avançou contra ele num excesso de fúria.
7 Eu o vi aproximar-se do carneiro e atirando-se com fúria sobre ele, espancá-lo e quebrar-lhe os dois chifres, sem que o carneiro tivesse força para sustentar o assalto. O bode jogou por terra o carneiro e o calcou aos pés, sem que alguém interviesse para subtraí-lo ao ataque de seu adversário.
8 Então o bode tornou-se muito grande. Mas, assim que se tornou poderoso, seu grande chifre quebrou-se e foi substituído por quatro chifres que cresciam em direção dos quatro ventos do céu.
9 De um deles saiu um pequeno chifre que se desenvolveu consideravelmente para o sul, para o oriente e para a jóia {dos países}.
10 Cresceu até alcançar os astros do céu, do qual fez cair por terra diversas estrelas e as calcou aos pés.
11 Cresceu até o chefe desse exército de astros, cujo {holocausto} perpétuo aboliu e cujo santuário destruiu.
12 Por causa da infidelidade, além do holocausto perpétuo foi-lhe entregue um exército! A verdade foi lançada à terra. O pequeno chifre teve êxito na sua empreitada.
13 Ouvi um santo que falava, a quem outro santo respondeu: quanto tempo durará o anunciado pela visão a respeito do holocausto perpétuo, da infidelidade destruidora, e do abandono do santuário e do exército calcado aos pés?
14 Respondeu: duas mil e trezentas noites e manhãs. Depois disso o santuário será restabelecido.
15 Ora, enquanto eu contemplava essa visão e procurava o significado, vi, de pé diante de mim, um ser em forma humana,
16 e ouvi uma voz humana vinda do meio do Ulai: Gabriel, gritava, explica-lhe a visão.
17 Dirigiu-se então em direção ao lugar onde eu me achava. À sua aproximação, fiquei apavorado e caí com a face contra a terra. Filho do homem, disse-me ele, compreende bem que essa visão simboliza o tempo final.
18 Enquanto falava comigo, desmaiei, com o rosto em terra. Mas ele tocou-me e me fez ficar de pé.
19 Eis, disse, vou revelar-te o que acontecerá nos últimos tempos da cólera, porque isso diz respeito ao tempo final.
20 O carneiro de dois chifres, que viste, simboliza os reis da Média e da Pérsia.
21 O bode valente é o rei de Javã; o grande chifre que ele tem entre os olhos é o primeiro rei.
22 Sua ruptura e o nascimento de quatro chifres em seu lugar significam quatro reinos saindo dessa nação, mas sem terem o mesmo poder.
23 No fim do reinado deles, quando estiver cheia a medida dos infiéis, um rei surgirá, cheio de crueldade e fingimento.
24 Seu poder aumentará, nunca porém por si mesmo. Fará monstruosas devastações, terá êxito nas suas empresas, exterminará os poderosos e o povo dos santos.
25 Graças à sua habilidade, fará triunfar sua perfídia, seu coração inchar-se-á de orgulho; mandará matar muita gente que não espera por isso, levantar-se-á contra o príncipe dos príncipes, mas será aniquilado sem a intervenção de mão humana.
26 A visão que te foi apresentada sobre as noites e as manhãs é perfeitamente verídica. Mas tu, guarda esta visão em segredo, pois ela se refere a dias longínquos.
27 Então, eu, Daniel, desfaleci. Estive doente durante muitos dias. Depois disso recomecei a trabalhar nos serviços do rei. Fiquei atônito com a visão que tive, completamente incompreensível para mim.