Daniel 8:15-26

New American Standard Bible

Interpretation of the Vision

¹⁵ When ^(A)I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought ^[a]to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one ^[b]who looked like a ^(B)man. ¹⁶ And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “^(C)Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” ¹⁷ So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and ^(D)fell on my face; and he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the ^(E)time of the end.”

¹⁸ Now while he was talking with me, I was ^(F)dazed with my face to the ground; but he ^(G)touched me and made me stand at my place. ¹⁹ And he said, “Behold, I am going to ^(H)inform you of what will occur at the final period of the indignation, because it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

The Ram’s Identity

²⁰ The ^(I)ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

The Goat

²¹ The shaggy ^[c]goat represents the ^[d]kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. ²² The ^(J)broken horn and the four horns that came up in its place represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, although not with his power.