Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird’s wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast.

此后我观看，又有一兽如豹，背上有鸟的四个翅膀；这兽有四个头，又得了权柄。

其后，我观看，看哪，另有一兽如豹，背上有四个鸟的翅膀；这兽有四个头，还给了它权柄。

其后，我观看，看哪，另有一兽如豹，背上有四个鸟的翅膀；这兽有四个头，还给了它权柄。

“此后，我继续观看，见还有一只兽像豹，背上有四个如鸟翼般的翅膀。这兽有四个头，并被赋予权柄。

此后，我继续观看，看见另一只兽像豹，背上有鸟的四个翅膀；这兽有四个头，又有权柄给了它。

“此后我继续观看，看哪，又有另一只兽好像豹子！它的背上有鸟的四个翅膀；这兽有四个头，并且被赐予了权柄。

此後我觀看，又有一獸如豹，背上有鳥的四個翅膀；這獸有四個頭，又得了權柄。

其後，我觀看，看哪，另有一獸如豹，背上有四個鳥的翅膀；這獸有四個頭，還給了牠權柄。

其後，我觀看，看哪，另有一獸如豹，背上有四個鳥的翅膀；這獸有四個頭，還給了牠權柄。

「此後，我繼續觀看，見還有一隻獸像豹，背上有四個如鳥翼般的翅膀。這獸有四個頭，並被賦予權柄。

此後，我繼續觀看，看見另一隻獸像豹，背上有鳥的四個翅膀；這獸有四個頭，又有權柄給了牠。

此後我觀看，就看見另有一隻獸像豹，背上有鳥翅膀四個；這獸有四個頭；又有權柄給了牠。

「此後我繼續觀看，看哪，又有另一隻獸好像豹子！牠的背上有鳥的四個翅膀；這獸有四個頭，並且被賜予了權柄。

厥後、又見一獸若豹、背有四鳥翼、獸亦有四首、得賜以權、

又見一獸、其形若豹、背生四翼、亦有四首得秉大權、

此後又見一獸、即第三獸、其狀若豹、背生四翼、如鳥之翼、其獸有四首、得秉大權、

“ After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

“ After that, I saw another animal. It looked like a leopard. On its back were four wings like the wings of a bird. The animal I saw had four heads. And it was given authority to rule.

After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

“ 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 I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

“ After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

“ While I was watching, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads and was given authority to rule.

After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

“ After these things, as I was watching, another beast like a leopard appeared, with four bird- like wings on its back. This beast had four heads, and ruling authority was given to it.

“ After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had four heads; and dominion was given to it.

This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.

The two horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia.The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire.The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four kingdoms, but none as great as the first.

While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn’t even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes,headed toward the two horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage.The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.The goat became very powerful. But at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off. In the large horn’s place grew four prominent horns pointing in the four directions of the earth.

“ But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world.

Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:“ A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, covered with many colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree

“ Then a mighty king will rise to power who will rule with great authority and accomplish everything he sets out to do.But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king’s descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others.“ The king of the south will increase in power, but one of his own officials will become more powerful than he and will rule his kingdom with great strength.“ Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters.But when one of her relatives becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him.When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.“ Later the king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will soon return to his own land.However, the sons of the king of the north will assemble a mighty army that will advance like a flood and carry the battle as far as the enemy’s fortress.“ Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them.After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived.“ A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before.At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught.“ The king of the north will march onward unopposed; none will be able to stop him. He will pause in the glorious land of Israel, intent on destroying it.He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail.“ After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more.“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.

So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road.

He replied,“ Do you know why I have come? Soon I must return to fight against the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia, and after that the spirit prince of the kingdom of Greece will come.

The first beast was like a lion with eagles’ wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind.