15. I, Daniel, saw this vision and tried to understand what it meant. While I was thinking about the vision, someone who looked like a man suddenly stood in front of me.
16. Then I heard a man’s voice. This voice came from above the Ulai River. The voice called out, “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
17. So Gabriel, the angel who looked like a man, came to me. I was very afraid and fell down to the ground. But Gabriel said to me, “Human, understand that this vision is about the time of the end.”
18. While Gabriel was speaking, I fell to the ground and went to sleep. It was a very deep sleep. Then Gabriel touched me and lifted me to my feet.
19. He said, “Now, I will explain the vision to you. I will tell you what will happen in the future. Your vision was about the end times.
20. “You saw a ram with two horns. The horns are the countries of Media and Persia.
21. The goat is the king of Greece. The big horn between its eyes is the first king.