15When I, Daniel, saw the vision, I sought understanding; and behold, one standing before me like the appearance of a great man.16I heard the voice of a man between the Ulai, and he called and said, Gabriel, make this appearance understood.17He came and stood beside me; when he came I was terrified and fell upon my face, and he said to me, Understand, O son of man, for the vision is for the time of the end.18While he spoke with me I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground, but he touched me and made me stand up.19He said, Behold, I will make known to you what will be at the end of the indignation, for it is for the appointed time of the end.20The ram that you saw, the one with the two horns, is the kings of Madai and Persia.21The shaggy male goat is the king of Javan, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.22As for the broken horn, four stood in its place, four kingdoms from one nation; they will stand, yet not with its strength.23At the end of their kingdom, when the transgressions are finished, a king strong of face shall stand who understands riddles.24His strength will be great, yet not by his own strength; he will ruin wondrous things, prosper, act, ruin the mighty and the holy people.25Through his understanding deceit will prosper by his hand; in his heart he will magnify himself, and in ease he will ruin many; he will stand against the ruler of rulers, yet he will be broken without hand.26The appearance of the evening and the morning that was told is truth; therefore close the vision, for it is for many days.27I, Daniel, was overcome and was weak for days; then I arose and did the work of the king, but I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood.