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World English Bible

Daniel 8 (WEBP)

[1] In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.
[2] I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
[3] Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram which had two horns stood before the river. The two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
[4] I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
[5] As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
[6] He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.
[7] I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand.
[8] The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
[9] Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
[10] It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground and trampled on them.
[11] Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
[12] The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience. It cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.
[13] Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”
[14] He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
[15] When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.
[16] I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “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, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
[18] Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.
[19] He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
[20] The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
[21] The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
[22] As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
[23] “In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding riddles, will stand up.
[24] His power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy awesomely, and will prosper in what he does. He will destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.
[25] Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.
[26] “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”
[27] I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick for some days. Then I rose up and did the king’s business. I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Daniel 8 (KJVS)

[1] In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
[2] And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
[3] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
[4] I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
[5] And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
[6] And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
[7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
[8] Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
[9] And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
[10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[11] Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
[12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
[13] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
[14] And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
[15] And 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.
[16] And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
[17] So 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.
[18] Now 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.
[19] And 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.
[20] The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
[21] And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
[22] Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
[23] And 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.
[24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
[25] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
[26] And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
[27] And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

Daniel 8:3 Heb. the second
Daniel 8:5a Or, none touched him in the earth
Daniel 8:5b Heb. a horn of sight
Daniel 8:10 Or, against the host
Daniel 8:11a Or, against
Daniel 8:11b Or, from him
Daniel 8:12 Or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice
Daniel 8:13a The number of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer. Heb. Palmoni
Daniel 8:13b Or, making desolate
Daniel 8:14a Heb. evening morning
Daniel 8:14b Heb. justified
Daniel 8:18 Heb. made me stand upon my standing
Daniel 8:23 Heb. are accomplished
Daniel 8:24 Heb. people of the holy ones
Daniel 8:25 Or, prosperity

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Daniel 8 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () ἔτει () τρίτῳ () τῆς () βασιλείας () Βαλτασαρ τοῦ () βασιλέως () ὅρασις () ὤφθη () πρός () με, () ἐγὼ () Δανιηλ, () μετὰ () τὴν () ὀφθεῖσάν () μοι () τὴν () ἀρχήν. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἤμην () ἐν () Σούσοις τῇ () βάρει, ἥ () ἐστιν () ἐν () χώρᾳ () Αιλαμ, καὶ () εἶδον () ἐν () ὁράματι () καὶ () ἤμην () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () Ουβαλ
[3] καὶ () ἦρα () τοὺς () ὀφθαλμούς () μου () καὶ () εἶδον () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () κριὸς εἷς () ἑστηκὼς () πρὸ () τοῦ () Ουβαλ, καὶ () αὐτῷ () κέρατα, () καὶ () τὰ () κέρατα () ὑψηλά, () καὶ () τὸ () ἓν () ὑψηλότερον () τοῦ () ἑτέρου, () καὶ () τὸ () ὑψηλὸν () ἀνέβαινεν () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτων. ()
[4] Εἶδον () τὸν () κριὸν κερατίζοντα κατὰ () θάλασσαν () καὶ () βορρᾶν () καὶ () νότον, () καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () θηρία () οὐ () στήσονται () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ὁ () ἐξαιρούμενος () ἐκ () χειρὸς () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐποίησεν () κατὰ () τὸ () θέλημα () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐμεγαλύνθη. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἐγὼ () ἤμην () συνίων () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () τράγος () αἰγῶν ἤρχετο () ἀπὸ () λιβὸς () ἐπὶ () πρόσωπον () πάσης () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ἁπτόμενος () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () τῷ () τράγῳ () κέρας () θεωρητὸν ἀνὰ () μέσον () τῶν () ὀφθαλμῶν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () ἕως () τοῦ () κριοῦ τοῦ () τὰ () κέρατα () ἔχοντος, () οὗ () εἶδον, () ἑστῶτος () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () Ουβαλ καὶ () ἔδραμεν () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () ἐν () ὁρμῇ () τῆς () ἰσχύος () αὐτοῦ. ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶδον () αὐτὸν () φθάνοντα () ἕως () τοῦ () κριοῦ, καὶ () ἐξηγριάνθη πρὸς () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἔπαισεν () τὸν () κριὸν καὶ () συνέτριψεν () ἀμφότερα () τὰ () κέρατα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ἰσχὺς () τῷ () κριῷ τοῦ () στῆναι () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () ἔρριψεν () αὐτὸν () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () καὶ () συνεπάτησεν αὐτόν, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ὁ () ἐξαιρούμενος () τὸν () κριὸν ἐκ () χειρὸς () αὐτοῦ. ()
[8] Καὶ () ὁ () τράγος () τῶν () αἰγῶν ἐμεγαλύνθη () ἕως () σφόδρα, () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἰσχῦσαι () αὐτὸν () συνετρίβη () τὸ () κέρας () αὐτοῦ () τὸ () μέγα, () καὶ () ἀνέβη () κέρατα () τέσσαρα () ὑποκάτω () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τοὺς () τέσσαρας () ἀνέμους () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () ἑνὸς () αὐτῶν () ἐξῆλθεν () κέρας () ἓν () ἰσχυρὸν () καὶ () ἐμεγαλύνθη () περισσῶς () πρὸς () τὸν () νότον () καὶ () πρὸς () ἀνατολὴν () καὶ () πρὸς () τὴν () δύναμιν· ()
[10] ἐμεγαλύνθη () ἕως () τῆς () δυνάμεως () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () καὶ () ἔπεσεν () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () δυνάμεως () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἄστρων, () καὶ () συνεπάτησεν αὐτά, ()
[11] καὶ () ἕως () οὗ () ὁ () ἀρχιστράτηγος ῥύσηται () τὴν () αἰχμαλωσίαν, () καὶ () δι’ () αὐτὸν () θυσία () ἐρράχθη, καὶ () ἐγενήθη () καὶ () κατευοδώθη αὐτῷ, () καὶ () τὸ () ἅγιον () ἐρημωθήσεται· ()
[12] καὶ () ἐδόθη () ἐπὶ () τὴν () θυσίαν () ἁμαρτία, () καὶ () ἐρρίφη () χαμαὶ () ἡ () δικαιοσύνη, () καὶ () ἐποίησεν () καὶ () εὐοδώθη. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἤκουσα () ἑνὸς () ἁγίου () λαλοῦντος, () καὶ () εἶπεν () εἷς () ἅγιος () τῷ () φελμουνι τῷ () λαλοῦντι () Ἕως () πότε () ἡ () ὅρασις () στήσεται, () ἡ () θυσία () ἡ () ἀρθεῖσα () καὶ () ἡ () ἁμαρτία () ἐρημώσεως () ἡ () δοθεῖσα, () καὶ () τὸ () ἅγιον () καὶ () ἡ () δύναμις () συμπατηθήσεται;
[14] Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Ἕως () ἑσπέρας () καὶ () πρωῒ () ἡμέραι () δισχίλιαι () καὶ () τριακόσιαι, () καὶ () καθαρισθήσεται () τὸ () ἅγιον. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῷ () ἰδεῖν () με, () ἐγὼ () Δανιηλ, () τὴν () ὅρασιν () καὶ () ἐζήτουν () σύνεσιν, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἔστη () ἐνώπιον () ἐμοῦ () ὡς () ὅρασις () ἀνδρός. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἤκουσα () φωνὴν () ἀνδρὸς () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τοῦ () Ουβαλ, καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () καὶ () εἶπεν () Γαβριηλ, () συνέτισον ἐκεῖνον () τὴν () ὅρασιν. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () καὶ () ἔστη () ἐχόμενος () τῆς () στάσεώς () μου, () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἐλθεῖν () αὐτὸν () ἐθαμβήθην () καὶ () πίπτω () ἐπὶ () πρόσωπόν () μου, () καὶ () εἶπεν () πρός () με () Σύνες, () υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () ἔτι () γὰρ () εἰς () καιροῦ () πέρας () ἡ () ὅρασις. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () λαλεῖν () αὐτὸν () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () πίπτω () ἐπὶ () πρόσωπόν () μου () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () ἥψατό () μου () καὶ () ἔστησέν () με () ἐπὶ () πόδας ()
[19] καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () γνωρίζω () σοι () τὰ () ἐσόμενα () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτων () τῆς () ὀργῆς· () ἔτι () γὰρ () εἰς () καιροῦ () πέρας () ἡ () ὅρασις. ()
[20] Ὁ () κριός, ὃν () εἶδες, () ὁ () ἔχων () τὰ () κέρατα () βασιλεὺς () Μήδων () καὶ () Περσῶν.
[21] Καὶ () ὁ () τράγος () τῶν () αἰγῶν βασιλεὺς () Ἑλλήνων· () καὶ () τὸ () κέρας () τὸ () μέγα, () ὃ () ἦν () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τῶν () ὀφθαλμῶν () αὐτοῦ, () αὐτός () ἐστιν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ὁ () πρῶτος. ()
[22] Καὶ () τοῦ () συντριβέντος, () οὗ () ἔστησαν () τέσσαρα () ὑποκάτω () κέρατα, () τέσσαρες () βασιλεῖς () ἐκ () τοῦ () ἔθνους () αὐτοῦ () ἀναστήσονται () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐν () τῇ () ἰσχύι () αὐτοῦ. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτων () τῆς () βασιλείας () αὐτῶν () πληρουμένων () τῶν () ἁμαρτιῶν () αὐτῶν () ἀναστήσεται () βασιλεὺς () ἀναιδὴς προσώπῳ () καὶ () συνίων () προβλήματα.
[24] Καὶ () κραταιὰ () ἡ () ἰσχὺς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐν () τῇ () ἰσχύι () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () θαυμαστὰ () διαφθερεῖ () καὶ () κατευθυνεῖ () καὶ () ποιήσει () καὶ () διαφθερεῖ () ἰσχυροὺς () καὶ () λαὸν () ἅγιον. ()
[25] Καὶ () ὁ () ζυγὸς () τοῦ () κλοιοῦ αὐτοῦ () κατευθυνεῖ· () δόλος () ἐν () τῇ () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐν () καρδίᾳ () αὐτοῦ () μεγαλυνθήσεται () καὶ () δόλῳ () διαφθερεῖ () πολλοὺς () καὶ () ἐπὶ () ἀπωλείας () πολλῶν () στήσεται () καὶ () ὡς () ᾠὰ () χειρὶ () συντρίψει. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἡ () ὅρασις () τῆς () ἑσπέρας () καὶ () τῆς () πρωίας () τῆς () ῥηθείσης () ἀληθής () ἐστιν· () καὶ () σὺ () σφράγισον () τὴν () ὅρασιν, () ὅτι () εἰς () ἡμέρας () πολλάς. ()
[27] Καὶ () ἐγὼ () Δανιηλ () ἐκοιμήθην () καὶ () ἐμαλακίσθην ἡμέρας () καὶ () ἀνέστην () καὶ () ἐποίουν () τὰ () ἔργα () τοῦ () βασιλέως· () καὶ () ἐθαύμαζον () τὴν () ὅρασιν, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ὁ () συνίων. ()

Daniel 8:1 This chapter was originally Δανιήλ (Θ) 8.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.