14. And he gave him dominion and glory and kingdom; and all the peoples, nations, and tongues served him: his dominion is an eternal dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom such that it shall never be corrupted.
15. My spirit was troubled, I Daniel, in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head astonished me.
16. I came near unto one of those that stood by and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made me know the interpretation of the things.
17. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise in the earth.
18. And they shall take the kingdom of the Holy One who is most High and possess the kingdom until the age and until the age of the ages.