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."