4 The first was alike a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; and a heart of a man was given to it. 5 And behold, another beast, a second one in the likeness of a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and thus they said to it, ‘Arise, devour much meat!’ 6 After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, alike a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had bfour heads, and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a afourth beast, fearsome and terrifying and extraordinarily strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had bten horns. 8 While I was contemplating the horns, behold, aanother horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and ba mouth speaking great boasts.
The Ancient of Days
9 “I kept looking
Until athrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days was seated;
His bclothing was like white snow
And the chair of His head like pure wool.
His dthrone was ablaze with fire,
Its ewheels were a burning fire.
10 A river of afire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
bThousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The ccourt sat,
And dthe books were opened.
11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the great boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the aburning fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was given to them for an appointed season of time.
The Son of Man
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a aSon of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And came near before Him.
14 And to Him was given adominion,
Glory, and ba kingdom,
cThat all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue
Might serve Him.
dHis dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not be taken away;
eAnd His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.