Dan 7 | ABEn | STEP | In the first year of Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans, Daniel [ 2 a dream 1 beheld], and the visions of his head upon his bed. And [ 2 his dream 1 he wrote], and the total sum of the words he said,

Daniel 7

CHAPTER 7 Daniel's Dream of the Four Beasts

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans, Daniel [²a dream ¹beheld], and the visions of his head upon his bed. And [²his dream ¹he wrote], and the total sum of the words he said, 2 I Daniel viewed in my vision of the night. And behold, the four winds of the heaven struck up in the [²sea ¹great]. 3 And four [²wild beasts ¹great] ascended from out of the sea, differing from one another. 4 The first was as a lioness, and her wings were of an eagle. I viewed until of which time [²were plucked ¹her wings], and she was lifted away from the earth, and upon the feet of a man she stood, and the heart of a man was given to her. 5 And behold, [²wild beast ¹a second] likened to a bear, and on [²part ¹one] she stood, and three ribs were in her mouth, in between her teeth. And so they said to her, Rise up, eat [²flesh ¹much]! 6 After it I viewed, and behold, another wild beast as a leopard; and to her [²wings ¹were four] of a bird above her, and four heads were to the wild beast, and authority was given to her. 7 After this I viewed, and behold, [²wild beast ¹a fourth], fearful and utterly astonishing, and [²great ¹extremely], and its teeth iron, strong, eating, and making fine, and the rest with its feet it trampled. And it was [²diverse ¹extremely] from all the wild beasts, the ones before it. And [²horns ¹ten] were to it. 8 I paid attention to its horns, and behold, [³horn ¹another ²small] ascended in the midst of them, and three horns prior to it were rooted out from in front of it. And behold, eyes as eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.

The Judgment Seat

9 I viewed until when thrones were set, and the old one of days sat down. And his garment was as snow -- white. And the hair of his head was as [²wool ¹pure]. His throne a flame of fire, its wheels as fire blazing. 10 A river of fire drew exiting before him; a thousand thousands ministering to him; and ten thousand ten thousands were present before him. A judgment seat was set, and books were opened. 11 I viewed then because of a voice of the [²words ¹great] which that horn spoke, until [³was done away with ¹the ²wild beast], and destroyed, and its body was given unto burning fire. 12 And [³of the ⁴rest ⁵of the wild beasts ⁶was changed over ¹the ²rule], and a duration of life was given to them until a time and a season. 13 I viewed in a vision of the night, and behold, with the clouds of the heaven, and one as son of man was coming. And [²unto ³the ⁴old one ⁵of days ¹he came], and [²before ³him ¹he was brought]. 14 And to him was given the rule, and the honor, and the kingdom; and all the peoples, tribes, and languages shall serve to him. His authority [²authority ¹is an eternal] which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed. 15 [²shuddered ¹My spirit], I Daniel, in my manner, and the visions of my head disturbed me. 16 And I came forward to one of the ones standing, and the exactness I sought of him to learn concerning all these things. And he spoke to me the exactness; and the interpretation of the words he made known to me.

Four Beasts -- Four Kingdoms

17 These, the [³wild beasts ²great ¹four] -- four kingdoms shall rise up upon the earth, 18 the ones that shall be lifted away. And [³shall take to themselves ⁴the ⁵kingdom ¹holy ones ²of the highest]; and they shall hold it unto the eon, and unto the eon of the eons. 19 And I sought exactly concerning the [²wild beast ¹fourth], that was diverse from every wild beast, [²fearsome ¹extremely], its teeth of iron, and its fingernails of brass; devouring, and making fine; and [²the ³rest ⁴with ⁵its feet ¹it trampled upon]. 20 And concerning the horns of it, of the ten, of the ones in his head, and of the other one of the ascending and shaking off the former three, that horn in which the eyes and mouth spoke great things, and the sight of it was greater than the rest, 21 I viewed, and that horn made war with the holy ones, and prevailed against them, 22 until of which time [⁴came ¹the ²old one ³of days], and [²judgment ¹gave] to holy ones of the highest. And the time came, and [⁴of the ⁵kingdom ³took control ¹the ²holy ones]. 23 And he said, The [²wild beast ¹fourth ⁵kingdom ⁴a fourth ³will be] on the earth, which shall excel all the kingdoms, and shall devour all the earth, and shall trample upon it and cut it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns of it are ten kings, and they shall rise up. And after them shall rise up another who shall overwhelm all the ones prior, and three kings he shall humble, 25 and words against the highest he shall speak, and the holy ones of the highest he shall mislead, and shall be of the opinion to change times and law. And it shall be granted in his hand until a time and times and half a time. 26 And the judgment seat he shall set, and the rule shall change over to remove it from view, and to destroy it until the end. 27 And the kingdom, and the authority, and the greatness of the kings underneath all the heaven was given to holy ones of the highest. And his kingdom [²kingdom ¹is an eternal], and all the sovereignties [⁴him ¹shall serve ²and ³obey]. 28 Unto here is the end of the matter. I Daniel, very much the thoughts of mine disturbed me, and my appearance changed upon me, and the matter [²in ³my heart ¹I preserved].