7. I saw the he-goat approach the ram. It was enraged at the ram and attacked it, shattering the ram’s two horns. The ram couldn’t resist the he-goat. The he-goat threw the ram on the ground and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the he-goat’s power.
8. The he-goat became even greater, but at the height of its power, its large horn snapped. In its place, four horns, each a sight to see, came up toward the four winds of heaven.
9. A single, very small horn came out of one of the four horns. It grew bigger and bigger, stretching toward the south, the east, and the beautiful country.
10. It grew as high as the heavenly forces, until it finally threw some of them and some of the stars down to the earth. Then it trampled on them.
11. It grew as high as the very leader of those forces, taking the daily sacrifice away from him and overturning his holy place.
12. In an act of rebellion, another force will take control of the daily sacrifice. It will throw truth to the ground and will succeed in everything it does.
13. I then heard a certain holy one speaking. A second holy one said to the first one: "How long will this vision last—the one concerning the daily sacrifice, the desolating rebellion, and the handing over of the sanctuary and its forces to be trampled?"
14. He said to me, "For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be restored."
15. Now I, Daniel, needed help understanding the vision I saw. Suddenly standing in front of me was someone who looked like a man.
16. I then heard a human voice coming out of the center of the Ulai canal. It called out: "Gabriel, help this person understand what he has seen."
17. Gabriel approached me, and I was terrified when he came. I fell with my face to the ground. Gabriel said to me, "Know this, human one: the vision is for the end time."
18. As soon as he said this to me, I fell into a trance. My face was still on the ground. Then Gabriel touched me and set me up on my feet.
19. He said, "Now, I am going to tell you what will happen during the time of doom that is coming, because at the appointed time there will be an end.