11. I kept watching. I watched from the moment the horn started bragging until the beast was killed and its body was destroyed, handed over to be burned with fire.
12. Then the authority of the remaining beasts was brought to an end, but they were given an extension among the living for a set time and season.
13. As I continued to watch this night vision of mine, I suddenly sawone like a human beingcoming with the heavenly clouds.He came to the ancient oneand was presented before him.
14. Rule, glory, and kingship were given to him;all peoples, nations, and languages will serve him.His rule is an everlasting one—it will never pass away!—his kingship is indestructible.
15. Now this caused me, Daniel, to worry. My visions disturbed me greatly.
16. So I went to one of the servants who was standing ready nearby. I asked him for the truth about all this.He spoke to me and explained to me the meaning of these things.
17. "These four giant beasts are four kings that will rise up from the earth,