7. I saw him attack the ram with mighty force. He struck the ram and broke his two horns. The ram didn't have the power to stand up against him. The goat knocked him to the ground and stomped on him. No one could save the ram from his power.
8. The goat became very great. But when his power was at its greatest, his large horn was broken off. In its place four large horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
9. Out of one of the four horns came another horn. It started small but became more and more powerful. It grew to the south and to the east and toward the beautiful land of Israel.
10. It grew until it reached the stars in the sky. It threw some of them down to the earth. And it stomped on them.
11. It set itself up to be as great as God. He is the Prince of the heavenly army. It took the daily sacrifices away from him. And his temple in Jerusalem was brought low.
12. Because many of God's people refused to obey him, they were handed over to the horn. The daily sacrifices were also given over to it. It was successful no matter what it did. And the true worship of God was thrown down to the ground.
13. Then I heard a holy angel speaking. Another holy angel spoke to him. He asked, "How long will it take for the vision to come true? The daily sacrifices will be stopped. Those who refuse to obey God will be destroyed. The temple will be handed over to an enemy. And some of the stars will be stomped on."
14. One of the holy angels said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the temple will be made holy again."
15. I was watching the vision. And I was trying to understand it. Then I saw someone who looked like a man.
16. I heard a voice from the Ulai Waterway. It called out, "Gabriel, tell Daniel what his vision means."
17. Gabriel came close to where I was standing. I was terrified and fell down flat with my face toward the ground. He said to me, "Son of man, I want you to understand that the vision tells about the time of the end."
18. While he was speaking to me, I was sound asleep. I lay with my face toward the ground. Then he touched me. He raised me to my feet.
19. He said, "I am going to tell you what will happen later. It will take place when God is angry. The vision tells about the appointed time of the end.
20. You saw a ram that had two horns. It stands for the kings of Media and Persia.