14. He said to me, "For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be restored."
15. Now I, Daniel, needed help understanding the vision I saw. Suddenly standing in front of me was someone who looked like a man.
16. I then heard a human voice coming out of the center of the Ulai canal. It called out: "Gabriel, help this person understand what he has seen."
17. Gabriel approached me, and I was terrified when he came. I fell with my face to the ground. Gabriel said to me, "Know this, human one: the vision is for the end time."
18. As soon as he said this to me, I fell into a trance. My face was still on the ground. Then Gabriel touched me and set me up on my feet.
19. He said, "Now, I am going to tell you what will happen during the time of doom that is coming, because at the appointed time there will be an end.
20. The two-horned ram you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21. The long-haired he-goat is the king of Greece, and the big horn between its eyes is the first king.