7 LES
7:1 In the first year of the reign of King Belshazzar over the country of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream in his head while lying upon his bed. At that time Daniel wrote down the vision that he saw in a summary report, saying,
7:2 “Upon my bed I saw in a vision while sleeping at night, and behold, four winds of heaven blew against the great sea.
7:3 And, indeed, four wild beasts arose out of the sea, each one differing from the other.
7:4 The first one was like a lioness but it had feathers just like an eagle. I continued watching until its feathers were plucked and it was lifted up from the earth, and upon human feet it was made to stand and a human heart was given to it.
7:5 And indeed, behold, after it another wild beast having the likeness of a bear, and upon one side it was made to stand, and three ribs were in its mouth in between its teeth. And in this manner he spoke, “Arise, devour much flesh!”
7:6 And then after this, as I continued watching, another wild beast, it was just like a leopard, and it had four wings that were stretched out above it, and the beast had four heads.
7:7 And after these things, as I continued to gaze into the vision during the night, a fourth wild beast, it was terrible, and the fearful dread of it was shocking in its might. It had great iron teeth, and it was devouring and smashing everything around itself with its feet, trampling down, behaving differently from all the wild beasts before it. And it had ten horns.
7:8 And indeed, many counsels were being given among its horns and behold, a different horn sprang up in the middle of them, a small one among its horns, and three of the previous horns dried up on account of it. And behold, eyes just like human eyes were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great boastful things, and it began to make war against the holy ones.
7:9 I continued to watch until when thrones were set up and the ancient of days was seated, who had a robe just like snow, and the hair of his head was like pure white wool. His throne was like a flame of fire, his wheels a burning fire.
7:10 A river of fire was drawing, and there proceeded down before him a river of fire. Thousands of thousands were worshiping him, and innumerable myriads attended to him, and a judgment seat was set, and the books were opened.
7:11 At that time I continued to consider the sound of the arrogant assertions that the horn was uttering, and, as I was looking, the beast was viciously killed and its body destroyed, and it was given over to burning by fire.
7:12 And he took away their authority from all those around it, and a duration of existence was granted to them, for a time and a season.
7:13 I continued to watch in a vision of the night, and behold, upon the clouds of heaven, a being like a son of mankind came, and the ancient of days was present, and his attendants were present with him.
7:14 Authority and royal honor was granted to him, and all the peoples of the earth according to races, and all honor will be directed to him, and his authority is an everlasting authority that will not be removed, and his kingdom is one that will not perish.
7:15 And I, Daniel, was in anguish by the things in the vision during the night. My considerations were stirring me.
7:16 I went forward to one of those attendants standing by, and the clear meaning I sought from him about all of these things. And responding, he spoke to me and clearly showed me the significance of the things.
7:17 These great wild beasts are four kingdoms that will perish from the earth.
7:18 And it will succeed to the kingdom, the holy ones of the most high, and possess the kingdom unto the ages of ages!
7:19 Then I desired to learn accurately about the fourth beast that was utterly destroying everything, and was exceedingly terrifying, and behold, its teeth were iron and its claws bronze, and these were tearing apart everything all around it, and it was walking with its feet.
7:20 And about the ten horns upon its head, and concerning the one other that grew up and on account of it, three others fell away, and the horn that had eyes and a mouth uttering great boastful things, and its appearance was greatly different from the others.
7:21 And, as I continued to watch, that horn brought war against the holy ones and put them to flight.
7:22 This continued until the ancient of days came and rendered judgment for the saints of the most high. And the appointed time arrived and the saints possessed the kingdom.
7:23 And it was explained to me about that fourth beast. There will be a fourth kingdom upon the earth that will spread across the whole earth, and he will eat the whole earth and stir it up and demolish it.
7:24 And the ten horns from that kingdom are ten kings who will be established, and another king will be established after these. And he will excel in and spread evil beyond the former kings, and he will overthrow three kings.
7:25 And he will even speak words against the most high, and he will wear out the holy ones of the most high, and he will attempt to alter set times and customs, and all of these things will be given over into his hands during a period of time and of times and of half a time.
7:26 Then the trial will be established, and they will abolish his authority, and they will resolve to declare him defiled, and to utterly destroy him completely forever.
7:27 Then the kingdom and the authority and the majesty of them, and the dominion of all under the kingdoms of heaven, he gave to the holy people of the most high to rule an everlasting kingdom. And all authority will be placed under him, and they will obey him until the overthrow of the word.
7:28 I myself, Daniel, with exceeding astonishment, was overcome, and my emotional condition was in turmoil within me, and I held the matter in my heart.”
