14. And he said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”
15. When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
16. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
17. So 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.”
18. And 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.
19. He 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.
20. As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.
21. And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
22. As 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.
23. And 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.