2. Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night the four winds of the heaven striving upon the Mediterranean Sea.
3. Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse from one another.
4. The first was like a lion and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
5. Another beast appeared, a second, like a bear, and it raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, “Arise, devour much flesh.”
6. After this I looked and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a fowl. The beast also had four heads. And dominion was given to it.
7. After this I saw in the visions at night a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
8. I considered the horns, when there came up among them another little horn before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
9. I watched until the thrones were cast downand the Ancient of Days was seated,whose garment was white as snow,and the hair of His head like the pure wool.His throne was like the fiery flame,and its wheels as burning fire.
10. A fiery stream issuedand came out from before Him.A thousand thousands ministered to Him;and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.The judgment was set,and the books were opened.
11. Then I watched because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking. I watched even until the beast was slain, and his body destroyed and given to the burning flame.
12. As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
13. I saw in the night visions, and there was one like a Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.
14. There was given to Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.