¹Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis,In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon,Daniel somnium vidit: visio autem capitis ejus in cubili suo:Daniel saw a dream and a vision in his head on his bed. And,et somnium scribens,writing down the dream,brevi sermone comprehendit:he understood it in a concise manner,summatimque perstringens,and so, summarizing it tersely,ait:he said:

¹Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis,In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon,Daniel somnium vidit: visio autem capitis ejus in cubili suo:Daniel saw a dream and a vision in his head on his bed. And,et somnium scribens,writing down the dream,brevi sermone comprehendit:he understood it in a concise manner,summatimque perstringens,and so, summarizing it tersely,ait:he said:

²Videbam in visione mea nocte:I saw in my vision at night, and behold,et ecce quatuor venti cæli pugnabant in mari magno.the four winds of the heavens fought upon the great sea.

²Videbam in visione mea nocte:I saw in my vision at night, and behold,et ecce quatuor venti cæli pugnabant in mari magno.the four winds of the heavens fought upon the great sea.

³Et quatuor bestiæ grandes ascendebant de mari diversæ inter se.And four great beasts, different from one another, ascended from the sea.

³Et quatuor bestiæ grandes ascendebant de mari diversæ inter se.And four great beasts, different from one another, ascended from the sea.

⁴Prima quasi leæna,The first was like a lionesset alas habebat aquilæ:and had the wings of an eagle.aspiciebam donec evulsæ sunt alæ ejus,I watched as its wings were plucked off,et sublata est de terra,and it was raised from the earthet super pedes quasi homo stetit;and stood on its feet like a man,et cor hominis datum est ei.and the heart of a man was given to it.

⁴Prima quasi leæna,The first was like a lionesset alas habebat aquilæ:and had the wings of an eagle.aspiciebam donec evulsæ sunt alæ ejus,I watched as its wings were plucked off,et sublata est de terra,and it was raised from the earthet super pedes quasi homo stetit;and stood on its feet like a man,et cor hominis datum est ei.and the heart of a man was given to it.

⁵Et ecce bestia alia similis urso in parte stetit:And behold, another beast, like a bear,et tres ordines erant in ore ejus, et in dentibus ejus,stood to one side, and there were three rows in its mouth and in its teeth,et sic dicebant ei: Surge,and they spoke to it in this way:comede carnes plurimas.“Arise, devour much flesh.”

⁵Et ecce bestia alia similis urso in parte stetit:And behold, another beast, like a bear,et tres ordines erant in ore ejus, et in dentibus ejus,stood to one side, and there were three rows in its mouth and in its teeth,et sic dicebant ei: Surge,and they spoke to it in this way:comede carnes plurimas.“Arise, devour much flesh.”

⁶Post hæc aspiciebam,After this, I watched,et ecce alia quasi pardus,and behold, another like a leopard,et alas habebat quasi avis,and it had wings like a bird,quatuor super se:four upon it,et quatuor capita erant in bestia,and four heads were on the beast,et potestas data est ei.and power was given to it.

⁶Post hæc aspiciebam,After this, I watched,et ecce alia quasi pardus,and behold, another like a leopard,et alas habebat quasi avis,and it had wings like a bird,quatuor super se:four upon it,et quatuor capita erant in bestia,and four heads were on the beast,et potestas data est ei.and power was given to it.

⁷Post hæc aspiciebam in visione noctis,After this, I watched in the vision of the night,et ecce bestia quarta terribilis atque mirabilis,and behold, a fourth beast, terrible yet wondrous,et fortis nimis: dentes ferreos habebat magnos,and exceedingly strong; it had great iron teeth,comedens atque comminuens, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcans:eating yet crushing, and trampling down the remainder with his feet,dissimilis autem erat ceteris bestiis quas videram ante eam,but it was unlike the other beasts, which I had seen before it,et habebat cornua decem.and it had ten horns.

⁷Post hæc aspiciebam in visione noctis,After this, I watched in the vision of the night,et ecce bestia quarta terribilis atque mirabilis,and behold, a fourth beast, terrible yet wondrous,et fortis nimis: dentes ferreos habebat magnos,and exceedingly strong; it had great iron teeth,comedens atque comminuens, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcans:eating yet crushing, and trampling down the remainder with his feet,dissimilis autem erat ceteris bestiis quas videram ante eam,but it was unlike the other beasts, which I had seen before it,et habebat cornua decem.and it had ten horns.

⁸Considerabam cornua,I considered the horns,et ecce cornu aliud parvulum ortum est de medio eorum:and behold, another little horn rose out of the midst of them.et tria de cornibus primis evulsa sunt a facie ejus:And three of the first horns were rooted out by its presence.et ecce oculi,And behold,quasi oculi hominis erant in cornu isto,eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn,et os loquens ingentia.and a mouth speaking unnatural things.

⁸Considerabam cornua,I considered the horns,et ecce cornu aliud parvulum ortum est de medio eorum:and behold, another little horn rose out of the midst of them.et tria de cornibus primis evulsa sunt a facie ejus:And three of the first horns were rooted out by its presence.et ecce oculi,And behold,quasi oculi hominis erant in cornu isto,eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn,et os loquens ingentia.and a mouth speaking unnatural things.

⁹Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt,I watched until thrones were set up,et antiquus dierum sedit.and the Ancient of days sat down.Vestimentum ejus candidum quasi nix,His garment was radiant like snow,et capilli capitis ejus quasi lana munda:and the hair of his head like clean wool;thronus ejus flammæ ignis:his throne was flames of fire,rotæ ejus ignis accensus.its wheels had been set on fire.

⁹Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt,I watched until thrones were set up,et antiquus dierum sedit.and the Ancient of days sat down.Vestimentum ejus candidum quasi nix,His garment was radiant like snow,et capilli capitis ejus quasi lana munda:and the hair of his head like clean wool;thronus ejus flammæ ignis:his throne was flames of fire,rotæ ejus ignis accensus.its wheels had been set on fire.

¹⁰Fluvius igneus rapidusque egrediebatur a facie ejus.A river of fire rushed forth from his presence.Millia millium ministrabant ei,Thousands upon thousands ministered to him,et decies millies centena millia assistebant ei:and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him.judicium sedit,The trial began,et libri aperti sunt.and the books were opened.

¹⁰Fluvius igneus rapidusque egrediebatur a facie ejus.A river of fire rushed forth from his presence.Millia millium ministrabant ei,Thousands upon thousands ministered to him,et decies millies centena millia assistebant ei:and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him.judicium sedit,The trial began,et libri aperti sunt.and the books were opened.

¹¹Aspiciebam propter vocem sermonum grandium, quos cornu illud loquebatur:I watched because of the voice of the great words which that horn was speaking,et vidi quoniam interfecta esset bestia,and I saw that the beast had been destroyed,et perisset corpus ejus, et traditum esset ad comburendum igni:and its body was ruined and had been handed over to be burnt with fire.

¹¹Aspiciebam propter vocem sermonum grandium, quos cornu illud loquebatur:I watched because of the voice of the great words which that horn was speaking,et vidi quoniam interfecta esset bestia,and I saw that the beast had been destroyed,et perisset corpus ejus, et traditum esset ad comburendum igni:and its body was ruined and had been handed over to be burnt with fire.

¹²aliarum quoque bestiarum ablata esset potestas,Likewise, the power of the other beasts was taken away,et tempora vitæ constituta essent eis usque ad tempus et tempus.and a limited time of life was appointed to them, until one time and another.

¹²aliarum quoque bestiarum ablata esset potestas,Likewise, the power of the other beasts was taken away,et tempora vitæ constituta essent eis usque ad tempus et tempus.and a limited time of life was appointed to them, until one time and another.

¹³Aspiciebam ergo in visione noctis,I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night,et ecce cum nubibus cæli quasi filius hominis veniebat,and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived,et usque ad antiquum dierum pervenit: et in conspectu ejus obtulerunt eum.and he approached all the way to the Ancient of days, and they presented him before him.

¹³Aspiciebam ergo in visione noctis,I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night,et ecce cum nubibus cæli quasi filius hominis veniebat,and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived,et usque ad antiquum dierum pervenit: et in conspectu ejus obtulerunt eum.and he approached all the way to the Ancient of days, and they presented him before him.

¹⁴Et dedit ei potestatem,And he gave him power,et honorem, et regnum:and honor, and the kingdom,et omnes populi,and all peoples,tribus,tribes,et linguæ ipsi servient:and languages will serve him.potestas ejus, potestas æterna,His power is an eternal power,quæ non auferetur:which will not be taken away,et regnum ejus,and his kingdom,quod non corrumpetur.one which will not be corrupted.

¹⁴Et dedit ei potestatem,And he gave him power,et honorem, et regnum:and honor, and the kingdom,et omnes populi,and all peoples,tribus,tribes,et linguæ ipsi servient:and languages will serve him.potestas ejus, potestas æterna,His power is an eternal power,quæ non auferetur:which will not be taken away,et regnum ejus,and his kingdom,quod non corrumpetur.one which will not be corrupted.

¹⁵Horruit spiritus meus:My spirit was terrified. I,ego Daniel territus sum in his,Daniel, was fearful at these things,et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.and the visions of my head disturbed me.

¹⁵Horruit spiritus meus:My spirit was terrified. I,ego Daniel territus sum in his,Daniel, was fearful at these things,et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.and the visions of my head disturbed me.

¹⁶Accessi ad unum de assistentibus,I approached one of the attendantset veritatem quærebam ab eo de omnibus his.and asked the truth from him about all these things.Qui dixit mihi interpretationem sermonum,He told me the interpretation of the words,et docuit me:and he instructed me:

¹⁶Accessi ad unum de assistentibus,I approached one of the attendantset veritatem quærebam ab eo de omnibus his.and asked the truth from him about all these things.Qui dixit mihi interpretationem sermonum,He told me the interpretation of the words,et docuit me:and he instructed me:

¹⁷Hæ quatuor bestiæ magnæ, quatuor sunt regna,“These four great beasts are four kingdoms,quæ consurgent de terra.which will rise from the earth.

¹⁷Hæ quatuor bestiæ magnæ, quatuor sunt regna,“These four great beasts are four kingdoms,quæ consurgent de terra.which will rise from the earth.

¹⁸Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi,Yet it is the saints of the Most High God who will receive the kingdom,et obtinebunt regnum usque in sæculum,and they will hold the kingdom from this generation,et sæculum sæculorum.and forever and ever.”

¹⁸Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi,Yet it is the saints of the Most High God who will receive the kingdom,et obtinebunt regnum usque in sæculum,and they will hold the kingdom from this generation,et sæculum sæculorum.and forever and ever.”

¹⁹Post hoc volui diligenter discere de bestia quarta,After this,quæ erat dissimilis valde ab omnibus,I wanted to learn diligently about the fourth beast,et terribilis nimis:which was very different from all,dentes et ungues ejus ferrei:and exceedingly terrible;comedebat,his teeth and claws were of iron;et comminuebat,he devoured and crushed,et reliqua pedibus suis conculcabat:and the remainder he trampled with his feet;

¹⁹Post hoc volui diligenter discere de bestia quarta,After this,quæ erat dissimilis valde ab omnibus,I wanted to learn diligently about the fourth beast,et terribilis nimis:which was very different from all,dentes et ungues ejus ferrei:and exceedingly terrible;comedebat,his teeth and claws were of iron;et comminuebat,he devoured and crushed,et reliqua pedibus suis conculcabat:and the remainder he trampled with his feet;

²⁰et de cornibus decem,and about the ten horns,quæ habebat in capite,which he had on his head,et de alio, quod ortum fuerat,and about the other, which had sprung up,ante quod ceciderant tria cornua:before which three horns fell,et de cornu illo, quod habebat oculos, et os loquens grandia,and about that horn which had eyes and a mouth speaking great things,et majus erat ceteris.and which was more powerful than the rest.

²⁰et de cornibus decem,and about the ten horns,quæ habebat in capite,which he had on his head,et de alio, quod ortum fuerat,and about the other, which had sprung up,ante quod ceciderant tria cornua:before which three horns fell,et de cornu illo, quod habebat oculos, et os loquens grandia,and about that horn which had eyes and a mouth speaking great things,et majus erat ceteris.and which was more powerful than the rest.

²¹Aspiciebam,I watched,et ecce cornu illud faciebat bellum adversus sanctos,and behold,et prævalebat eis,that horn made war against the holy ones and prevailed over them,

²¹Aspiciebam,I watched,et ecce cornu illud faciebat bellum adversus sanctos,and behold,et prævalebat eis,that horn made war against the holy ones and prevailed over them,

²²donec venit antiquus dierum,until the Ancient of days cameet judicium dedit sanctis Excelsi,and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One,et tempus advenit,and the time arrived,et regnum obtinuerunt sancti.and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.

²²donec venit antiquus dierum,until the Ancient of days cameet judicium dedit sanctis Excelsi,and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One,et tempus advenit,and the time arrived,et regnum obtinuerunt sancti.and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.

²³Et sic ait:And thus he said,Bestia quarta, regnum quartum erit in terra,“The fourth beast will be the fourth kingdom on earth,quod majus erit omnibus regnis,which will be greater than all the kingdoms,et devorabit universam terram,and will devour the whole earth,et conculcabit, et comminuet eam.and will trample and crush it.

²³Et sic ait:And thus he said,Bestia quarta, regnum quartum erit in terra,“The fourth beast will be the fourth kingdom on earth,quod majus erit omnibus regnis,which will be greater than all the kingdoms,et devorabit universam terram,and will devour the whole earth,et conculcabit, et comminuet eam.and will trample and crush it.

²⁴Porro cornua decem ipsius regni,Moreover,decem reges erunt:the ten horns of the same kingdom will be ten kings,et alius consurget post eos,and another will rise up after them,et ipse potentior erit prioribus,and he will be mightier than the ones before him,et tres reges humiliabit.and he will bring down three kings.

²⁴Porro cornua decem ipsius regni,Moreover,decem reges erunt:the ten horns of the same kingdom will be ten kings,et alius consurget post eos,and another will rise up after them,et ipse potentior erit prioribus,and he will be mightier than the ones before him,et tres reges humiliabit.and he will bring down three kings.

²⁵Et sermones contra Excelsum loquetur,And he will speak words against the Supreme One,et sanctos Altissimi conteret:and will exhaust the holy ones of the Most High,et putabit quod possit mutare tempora,and he will think about what it would take to change the timeset leges:and the laws,et tradentur in manu ejus usque ad tempus,and they will be given into his hand until a time,et tempora,and times,et dimidium temporis.and half a time.

²⁵Et sermones contra Excelsum loquetur,And he will speak words against the Supreme One,et sanctos Altissimi conteret:and will exhaust the holy ones of the Most High,et putabit quod possit mutare tempora,and he will think about what it would take to change the timeset leges:and the laws,et tradentur in manu ejus usque ad tempus,and they will be given into his hand until a time,et tempora,and times,et dimidium temporis.and half a time.

²⁶Et judicium sedebit,And a trial will begin,ut auferatur potentia,so that his power may be taken away,et conteratur,and be crushed,et dispereat usque in finem.and be undone all the way to the end.

²⁶Et judicium sedebit,And a trial will begin,ut auferatur potentia,so that his power may be taken away,et conteratur,and be crushed,et dispereat usque in finem.and be undone all the way to the end.

²⁷Regnum autem,Yet the kingdom,et potestas,and the power,et magnitudo regni, quæ est subter omne cælum,and the greatness of that kingdom, which is under all of heaven,detur populo sanctorum Altissimi: cujus regnum,shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High,regnum sempiternum est,whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,et omnes reges servient ei, et obedient.and all kings will serve and obey him.”

²⁷Regnum autem,Yet the kingdom,et potestas,and the power,et magnitudo regni, quæ est subter omne cælum,and the greatness of that kingdom, which is under all of heaven,detur populo sanctorum Altissimi: cujus regnum,shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High,regnum sempiternum est,whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,et omnes reges servient ei, et obedient.and all kings will serve and obey him.”

²⁸Hucusque finis verbi.And here is the end of the message.Ego Daniel multum cogitationibus meis conturbabar,I, Daniel, was greatly disturbed by my thoughts,et facies mea mutata est in me:and my mood was changed in me,verbum autem in corde meo conservavi.but I preserved the message in my heart.

²⁸Hucusque finis verbi.And here is the end of the message.Ego Daniel multum cogitationibus meis conturbabar,I, Daniel, was greatly disturbed by my thoughts,et facies mea mutata est in me:and my mood was changed in me,verbum autem in corde meo conservavi.but I preserved the message in my heart.