2. Daniel said: “I saw my vision at night. In the vision the wind was blowing from all four directions. These winds made the sea very rough.
3. I saw four huge animals come up from the sea. Each animal was different from the others.
4. “The first animal looked like a lion. But it had wings like an eagle. I watched this animal until its wings were torn off. It was lifted from the ground so that it stood up on two feet like a man. And it was given the mind of a man.
5. “And then I saw a second animal before me. It looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides. And it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat all the meat you want!’
6. “After that, I looked, and there before me was another animal. This animal looked like a leopard. And the leopard had four wings on its back. The wings looked like a bird’s wings. This animal had four heads. It was given power to rule.
7. “After that, in my vision at night I continued looking. There in front of me was a fourth animal. This animal looked cruel and terrible and very strong. It had large iron teeth. It crushed and ate what it killed. Then it walked on whatever was left. This fourth animal was different from all the animals I had seen before it. It had ten horns.
8. “While I was thinking about the horns, another horn grew up among them. It was a little horn. It had eyes like a person’s eyes. It also had a mouth. And the mouth was bragging. The little horn pulled out three of the other horns.
9. “As I looked,thrones were put in their places.And God, the Eternal One, sat on his throne.His clothes were white like snow.And the hair on his head was white like wool.His throne was made from fire.And the wheels of his throne were blazing with fire.
10. A river of fire was flowingfrom in front of him.Many thousands of angels were serving him.Millions of angels stood before him.Court was ready to begin.And the books were opened.
11. “I kept on looking because the little horn was bragging. I kept watching until finally the fourth animal was killed. Its body was destroyed, and it was thrown into the burning fire.
12. (The power and rule of the other animals had been taken from them. But they were permitted to live for a certain period of time.)
13. “In my vision at night I looked. There in front of me was someone who looked like a human being. He was coming with clouds in the sky. He came near God, who has been alive forever. And he was led to God.
14. The one who looked like a human being was given the power to rule. He was also given glory and royal power. All peoples, nations and men who spoke every language will serve him. His rule will last forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed.