12. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.
13. "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him.
14. "And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
15. "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.
16. I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:
17. 'These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth.
18. But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.'
19. "Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet,