Daniel 8:15-23
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 8
15When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man. 16And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, 'Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.' 17So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face; and he said to me, 'Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.'
18Now while he was talking with me, I was dazed with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand at my place.
19And he said, 'Behold, I am going to inform you of what will occur at the final period of the indignation, because it pertains to the appointed time of the end.
King James Version
Chapter 8
15And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. 18Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 19And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. 20The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 21And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 8
15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man. 16I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: "Gabriel, explain the vision to this man."
17So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell facedown. "Son of man," he said to me, "understand that the vision refers to the time of the end."
18While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,
19and said, "I am here to tell you what will happen at the conclusion of the time of wrath, because it refers to the appointed time of the end.
20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.
22The four horns that took the place of the broken horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power.
New Living Translation
Chapter 8
15As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. 16And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, 'Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.'
19Then he said, 'I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.
20The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire.
22The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four kingdoms, but none as great as the first.
English Standard Version
Chapter 8
15When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. 16And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
18And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.
19He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
20As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.
21And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
22As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.
23And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise.
New International Version
Chapter 8
15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. 16And I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, 'Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.'
19He said: 'I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.
20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
22The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.
New King James Version
Chapter 8
15Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. 16And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”
18Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
19And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
20The ram which you saw, having the two horns— they are the kings of Media and Persia.
21And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.
22As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.