“ Your Majesty, as you were watching, suddenly a colossal statue appeared. That statue, tall and dazzling, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying.

“王啊，你梦见一个大像，这像甚高，极其光耀，站在你面前，形状甚是可怕。

“你，王啊，你正观看，看哪，有一个很大的像，这像甚高，极其光耀，立在你面前，形状非常可怕。

“你，王啊，你正观看，看哪，有一个很大的像，这像甚高，极其光耀，立在你面前，形状非常可怕。

“王啊，你梦见一个高大宏伟、极其明亮的塑像站在你面前，相貌可怕，

“王啊！你正在观看，看见有一座大像，那像甚高，非常光耀，竖立在你面前，样貌十分可怕。

“王啊，你正在观看，看哪，有一座巨大的像！这像极大，非常光耀，立在你前面，它的样貌令人恐惧。

「王啊，你夢見一個大像，這像甚高，極其光耀，站在你面前，形狀甚是可怕。

「你，王啊，你正觀看，看哪，有一個很大的像，這像甚高，極其光耀，立在你面前，形狀非常可怕。

「你，王啊，你正觀看，看哪，有一個很大的像，這像甚高，極其光耀，立在你面前，形狀非常可怕。

「王啊，你夢見一個高大宏偉、極其明亮的塑像站在你面前，相貌可怕，

“王啊！你正在觀看，看見有一座大像，那像甚高，非常光耀，豎立在你面前，樣貌十分可怕。

『王啊，你在觀看着，忽見有一座像；那像很大，其光輝非常，站在你面前；相貌很可怕。

「王啊，你正在觀看，看哪，有一座巨大的像！這像極大，非常光耀，立在你前面，它的樣貌令人恐懼。

王見巨像、其形雄偉、輝煌特甚、立於王前、其狀可懼、

王夢巨像、極其輝煌、立於王前、甚可畏懼、

王見巨像、斯像甚高、極其輝煌、立於王前、其狀甚可畏懼、

“ Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue— an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance.

“ King Nebuchadnezzar, you looked up and saw a large statue standing in front of you. It was huge. It shone brightly. And it terrified you.

“ You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

“ In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight.

“ You, O king, were watching and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary radiance, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.

“ You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

“ My king, as you were watching, a colossal statue appeared. That statue, tall and dazzling, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying.

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness[ was] excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof[ was] terrible.

“ You, O king, were watching as a great statue– one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness– was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

“ You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.

They are fierce and terrifying; their views of justice and sovereignty stem from themselves.

I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

Therefore, a strong people will honor you. The cities of violent nations will fear you.For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,like heat in a dry land, you will subdue the uproar of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day, so he will silence the song of the violent.

Four huge beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.“ The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.“ Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told,‘ Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’“ After this, while I was watching, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads, and it was given dominion.“ After this, while I was watching in the night visions, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.“ While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And suddenly in this horn there were eyes like the eyes of a human and a mouth that was speaking arrogantly.“ As I kept watching, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like whitest wool. His throne was flaming fire; its wheels were blazing fire.A river of fire was flowing, coming out from his presence. Thousands upon thousands served him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.“ I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.I continued watching in the night visions, and suddenly one like a son of man was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him.He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.“ As for me, Daniel, my spirit was deeply distressed within me, and the visions in my mind terrified me.I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things:‘ These huge beasts, four in number, are four kings who will rise from the earth.

I am about to bring strangers against you, ruthless men from the nations. They will draw their swords against your magnificent wisdom and will pierce your splendor.

So he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.