Daniel seeth four winds fighting, and four terrible beasts rising from the sea: 9. God sitting in a throne, and served by innumerable Angels. 11. The greatest beast is slain, and the power of the rest diminished. 13. The Son of man receiveth eternal power of God. 15. The prophet much terrified, is instructed that the four beasts signify four kingdoms. 19. The greatest shall prevail for a while, 26. but shortly perish.Daniel seeth foure windes fighting, and foure terrible beastes rising from the sea: 9. God sitting in a throne, and serued by innumerable Angels. 11. The greatest beast is slaine, and the powre of the rest diminished. 13. The Sonne of man receiueth eternal powre of God. 15. The prophet much terrified, is instructed that the foure beastes signifie foure kingdoms. 19. The greatest shal preuaile for a while, 26. but shortly perish.✦
In the first year of Baltassar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream: and the vision of his head in his bed: and writing the dream, he comprehended it in a short speech: and in sum comprising it, he said:IN a the first yeare of Baltassar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dreame: & the vision of his head in his bed: and writing the dreame, he comprehended it in a short speach: and in summe comprising it, he said:✦Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis, Daniel somnium vidit : visio autem capitis ejus in cubili suo : et somnium scribens, brevi sermone comprehendit : summatimque perstringens, ait :
2I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of heaven fought in the great sea.I saw in my vision by night, and behold b the foure windes of heauen fought in the great sea.✦Videbam in visione mea nocte : et ecce quatuor venti cæli pugnabant in mari magno.
3And four great beasts came up, out of the sea diverse one from another.And c foure great beasts came vp, out of the sea diuerse one from an other.✦Et quatuor bestiæ grandes ascendebant de mari diversæ inter se.
4The first as it were a lioness, and she had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and she stood upon the feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her.The first as it were d a lyonesse, & she had the wings of an eagle: I beheld til her winges were plucked of, and she was lifted vp from the earth, & she stood vpon the fete as a man, & the hart of a man was geuen to her.✦Prima quasi leæna, et alas habebat aquilæ : aspiciebam donec evulsæ sunt alæ ejus, et sublata est de terra, et super pedes quasi homo stetit ; et cor hominis datum est ei.
5And behold another beast like a bear stood aside: and there were three ordines: rows, ranks (of teeth) in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, eat very much flesh.And behold an other beast like e a beare stood a side: and there were three rewes in the mouth therof, and in the teeth therof, & thus they said to it: Arise, eate very much flesh.✦Et ecce bestia alia similis urso in parte stetit : et tres ordines erant in ore ejus, et in dentibus ejus, et sic dicebant ei : Surge, comede carnes plurimas.
6After this I beheld, and lo another as it were a leopard, and it had wings as of a bird, four upon it, and there were four heads in the beast, and power was given to it.After this I beheld, and loe an other as it were f a leopard, and it had winges as of a bird, foure vpon it, & there were foure heades in the beast, and powre was geuen to it.✦Post hæc aspiciebam, et ecce alia quasi pardus, et alas habebat quasi avis, quatuor super se : et quatuor capita erant in bestia, et potestas data est ei.
7After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and lo a fourth beast terrible and marvellous, and strong exceedingly, it had great iron teeth, eating and breaking, and treading the rest with her feet: and it was unlike to the other beasts, which I had seen before it, and it had ten horns.After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and loe g a fourth beast terrible and meruelous, and strong excedingly, it had great yron teeth, eating and breaking, and treading the rest with her fete: and it was vnlike to the other beasts, which I had sene before it, and it had tenne hornes.✦Post hæc aspiciebam in visione noctis, et ecce bestia quarta terribilis atque mirabilis, et fortis nimis : dentes ferreos habebat magnos, comedens atque comminuens, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcans : dissimilis autem erat ceteris bestiis quas videram ante eam, et habebat cornua decem.
8I considered the horns, and behold another little horn sprang out of the midst of them: and three of the first horns were plucked off at the presence thereof, and lo eyes as it were the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great words.I considered the hornes, and behold an other h litle horne sprang out of the middes of them: and three of the first hornes were plucked of at the presence therof, and loe eyes as it were the eyes of a man were in this horne, & a mouth speaking great wordes.✦Considerabam cornua, et ecce cornu aliud parvulum ortum est de medio eorum : et tria de cornibus primis evulsa sunt a facie ejus : et ecce oculi, quasi oculi hominis erant in cornu isto, et os loquens ingentia.
9I beheld till thrones were set, and the ancient of days sate: his vesture white as snow, and the hairs of his head as clean wool: his throne flames of fire: his wheels fire kindled.I beheld til thrones were set, and i the ancient of dayes sate: his vesture white as snow, and the heares of his head as cleane wool: his throne flames of fire: his wheeles fire kindled.✦Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt, et antiquus dierum sedit. Vestimentum ejus candidum quasi nix, et capilli capitis ejus quasi lana munda : thronus ejus flammæ ignis : rotæ ejus ignis accensus.
10A fire and swift stream came forth from his face: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand hundred thousands assistebant: stood by, attended (as courtiers before a throne): not aided or helped him: judgement sate, and the books were opened.A fire & swieft streame came forth from his face k thousandes of thousands ministred to him, & l tenne thousand hundred thousands assisted him: iudgement sate, and the bookes were opened.✦Fluvius igneus rapidusque egrediebatur a facie ejus. Millia millium ministrabant ei, et decies millies centena millia assistebant ei : judicium sedit, et libri aperti sunt.
11I beheld because of the voice of the great words, which that horn spake: and I saw that the beast was slain, and the body thereof was perished, and was committed to the fire to be burnt.I beheld because of the voice of the great wordes, which that horne spake: and I saw that the beast was slaine, and the bodie therof was perished, and was committed to the fyre to be burnt.✦Aspiciebam propter vocem sermonum grandium, quos cornu illud loquebatur : et vidi quoniam interfecta esset bestia, et perisset corpus ejus, et traditum esset ad comburendum igni :
12The power of the other beasts also was taken away: and times of life were appointed them until time, and time.The power of the other beasts also was taken away: and times of life were appointed them vntil time, and time.✦aliarum quoque bestiarum ablata esset potestas, et tempora vitæ constituta essent eis usque ad tempus et tempus.
13I beheld therefore in the vision of the night, and lo with the clouds of heaven there came in, as it were the son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days: and in his sight they offered him.I beheld therfore in the vision of the night, and loe with the clowdes of heauen there came in, as it were m the sonne of man, and he came euen to the ancient of dayes: and in his sight they offered him.✦Aspiciebam ergo in visione noctis, et ecce cum nubibus cæli quasi filius hominis veniebat, et usque ad antiquum dierum pervenit : et in conspectu ejus obtulerunt eum.
14And he gave him power, and honour, and kingdom: and all peoples, tribes, and tongues shall serve him: his power, an eternal power, that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom, that shall not be corrumpetur: destroyed, brought to nought: not morally corrupt.And he gaue him powre, and honour, and kingdom: and al peoples, tribes, & tongues shal serue him: his powre, an eternal power, that shal not be taken away: and his kingdom, that shal not be corrupted.✦Et dedit ei potestatem, et honorem, et regnum : et omnes populi, tribus, et linguæ ipsi servient : potestas ejus, potestas æterna, quæ non auferetur : et regnum ejus, quod non corrumpetur.
15My spirit trembled, I Daniel was made sore afraid at these things, and the visions of my head troubled me.My spirit trembled, I Daniel was made sore afrayd at these thinges, and the visions of my head trubled me.✦Horruit spiritus meus : ego Daniel territus sum in his, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.
16I came to one of the assistants, and I asked the truth of him concerning all these things, who told me the interpretation of the words, and taught me:I came to one of the assistants, and I asked the truth of him concerning al these thinges, who told me the interpretation of the wordes, and taught me:Accessi ad unum de assistentibus, et veritatem quærebam ab eo de omnibus his. Qui dixit mihi interpretationem sermonum, et docuit me :
17These four great beasts, are four kingdoms, which shall rise up out of the earth.These foure great beasts, are foure kingdoms, which shal rise vp out of the earth.✦Hæ quatuor bestiæ magnæ, quatuor sunt regna, quæ consurgent de terra.
18And they shall take the kingdom of the holy God most high: and they shall obtain the kingdom even to world, and world of worlds.And they shal take the kingdom of the holie God most high: & they shal obteine the kingdom euen to world, & world of worldes.✦Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi, et obtinebunt regnum usque in sæculum, et sæculum sæculorum.
19After this I would diligently learn of the fourth beast, which was very unlike from all, and exceeding terrible: his teeth and claws of iron: he did eat, and break in pieces, and the rest he stamped with his feet:After this I would diligently lerne of the fourth beast, which was very vnlike from al, and exceding terrible: his teeth and clawes of yron: he did eate, and breake in peeces, & the rest he stamped with his feete:✦Post hoc volui diligenter discere de bestia quarta, quæ erat dissimilis valde ab omnibus, et terribilis nimis : dentes et ungues ejus ferrei : comedebat, et comminuebat, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcabat :
20and of the ten horns that he had on his head: and of the other, that had grown up, before which the three horns fell: and of that horn, that had eyes, and the mouth speaking great words, and was greater than the rest.and of the tenne hornes that he had on his head: and of the other, that had growen vp, before which the three hornes fel: and of that horne, that had eyes, and the mouth speaking great wordes, and was greater then the rest.et de cornibus decem, quæ habebat in capite, et de alio, quod ortum fuerat, ante quod ceciderant tria cornua : et de cornu illo, quod habebat oculos, et os loquens grandia, et majus erat ceteris.
21I beheld, and lo that horn made war against the saints, and prevailed over them;I beheld, and loe that horne made warre agaynst the saints, and preuailed ouer them;Aspiciebam, et ecce cornu illud faciebat bellum adversus sanctos, et prævalebat eis,
22till the ancient of days came, and gave judgement to the saints on High, and the time came, and the saints obtained the kingdom.til the ancient of dayes came, & gaue iudgement to the saintes on High, and the time came, and the saintes obteyned the kingdom.✦donec venit antiquus dierum, et judicium dedit sanctis Excelsi, et tempus advenit, et regnum obtinuerunt sancti.
23And thus he said: The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom in the earth, which shall be greater than all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall conculcabit: tread down, trample underfoot, and break it in pieces.And thus he sayd: The fourth beast shal be the fourth kingdom in the earth, which shal be greater then al the kingdoms, and shal deuoure the whole earth, and shal conculcate, and breake it in peeces.Et sic ait : Bestia quarta, regnum quartum erit in terra, quod majus erit omnibus regnis, et devorabit universam terram, et conculcabit, et comminuet eam.
24Moreover the ten horns of that same kingdom, shall be ten kings: and another shall rise up after them, and he shall be mightier than the former, and he shall bring down three kings.Moreouer the tenne hornes of that same kingdom, shal be tenne kinges: and an other shal rise vp after them, and he shal be mightier then the former, and he shal bring downe three kinges.Porro cornua decem ipsius regni, decem reges erunt : et alius consurget post eos, et ipse potentior erit prioribus, et tres reges humiliabit.
25And he shall speak words against the High one, and shall destroy the saints of the Highest: and he shall think that he can change times, and laws, and they shall be delivered into his hand even to a time, and times, and half a time.And he shal speake wordes agaynst the High one, and shal destroy the saintes of the Highest: and he shal thinke that he can change times, & lawes, and they shal be deliuered into his hand euen n to a time, & times, & half a time.✦Et sermones contra Excelsum loquetur, et sanctos Altissimi conteret : et putabit quod possit mutare tempora, et leges : et tradentur in manu ejus usque ad tempus, et tempora, et dimidium temporis.
26And judgement shall sit, that might may be taken away, and be broken, and perish even to the end.And iudgement shal sitte, that might may be taken away, and be broken, and perish euen to the end.✦Et judicium sedebit, ut auferatur potentia, et conteratur, et dispereat usque in finem.
27And kingdom, and power, and the greatness of the kingdom, that is under all the heaven, be given to the people of the saints of the Highest: whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all kings shall serve him; and shall obey him.And kingdom, and power, and the greatnes of the kingdom, that is vnder al the heauen, be geuen to the people of the saintes of the Highest: whose kingdom is an euerlasting kingdom, and al kinges shal serue him; and shal obey him.✦Regnum autem, et potestas, et magnitudo regni, quæ est subter omne cælum, detur populo sanctorum Altissimi : cujus regnum, regnum sempiternum est, et omnes reges servient ei, et obedient.
28Hitherto the end of the word. I Daniel was much troubled with my cogitations, and my face was changed in me: but the word I kept in my heart.Hitherto the end of the word. I Daniel was much trubled with my cogitations, and my face was changed in me: but the word I kept in my hart.✦Hucusque finis verbi. Ego Daniel multum cogitationibus meis conturbabar, et facies mea mutata est in me : verbum autem in corde meo conservavi.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.