“ After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.

在你以后必另兴一国，不及于你；又有第三国，就是铜的，必掌管天下。

在你以后必兴起另一国，不及于你；又有第三国如铜，必掌管全地。

在你以后必兴起另一国，不及于你；又有第三国如铜，必掌管全地。

在你之后，必有另一国兴起，不及你的国强大。之后是将要统治天下的第三个国，是铜的。

在你以后，另一国将兴起，不及于你。后有第三国，就是那铜的，要统治全地。

“在你之后，会有另一个国兴起，却不如你；接下来会再有一个国，就是那铜的第三个国，要统辖全地；

在你以後必另興一國，不及於你；又有第三國，就是銅的，必掌管天下。

在你以後必興起另一國，不及於你；又有第三國如銅，必掌管全地。

在你以後必興起另一國，不及於你；又有第三國如銅，必掌管全地。

在你之後，必有另一國興起，不及你的國強大。之後是將要統治天下的第三個國，是銅的。

在你以後，另一國將興起，不及於你。後有第三國，就是那銅的，要統治全地。

接替你的、必有另一國立起來，不及於你；又有另一個第三國、是銅的、掌權管理全地。

「在你之後，會有另一個國興起，卻不如你；接下來會再有一個國，就是那銅的第三個國，要統轄全地；

爾後將有一國興起、亞於爾國、又有其三之國若銅、統轄天下、

後有國振興、不能與爾國頡頏、又後一國若銅、主治天下、

在王以後又興一國、惟次於王、惟次於王或作較王微小其後又有一國、即第三國、若銅、統轄天下、

“ After you, another kingdom will take over. It won’t be as powerful as yours. Next, a third kingdom will rule over the whole earth. The bronze part of the statue stands for that kingdom.

Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

“ But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world.

“ After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.

And after you another kingdom will arise inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.

But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

“ After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

Now after you another kingdom will arise, one inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule in all the earth.

“ After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.

The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

who says of Cyrus,‘ He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem,“ Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple,“ Let its foundations be laid.”’“ This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,

Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain,and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.

So he said,“ Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come;

The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage.I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the army of the Lord; it took away the daily sacrifice from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down.Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him,“ How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled— the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the Lord’s people?”He said to me,“ It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”

“ Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.“ The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power.After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.“ One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious.He will also seize their gods, their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt. For some years he will leave the king of the North alone.Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country.His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.“ Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant.For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.“ In those times many will rise against the king of the South. Those who are violent among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success.Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand.The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him.Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more.“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

“ He gave me this explanation:‘ The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.

the third white, and the fourth dappled— all of them powerful.

“ And there before me was a second beast, which 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 your fill of flesh!’“ After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.“ After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast— terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.

The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”