17. So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: that for the time of the end shall be the vision.
18. Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19. And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20. The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21. And the male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22. As for that horn being broken, and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall stand up out of that nation, but not with its power.
23. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to their fullness, 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 awesomely, and shall prosper, and thrive, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.