13. And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and a certain other holy one said to the specific one who was speaking, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, and the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and the host to trampling?”
14. And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be restored.”
15. And then when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and I was seeking understanding, there was one standing before me with the appearance of a man.
16. And I heard the voice of a human at the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
17. And he came beside where I was standing, and when he came I became terrified and I fell prostrate on my face. And he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
18. And when he spoke with me I fell into a trance with my face to the ground, and he touched me and made me stand on by feet.
19. And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what will happen in the period of wrath, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
20. “The ram that you saw who had two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21. “And the hairy he-goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes—he is the first king.
22. And the horn that was broken, and then there arose four horns in place of it—these are four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, but not with his power.