2 Behold, the fourth beast shall be the forth kingdom upon the earth, which shall be diverse from all other kingdoms, or beasts, that were before it; exceedingly dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly.

3 It shall have great iron teeth, and its nails, of brass; and it shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces, and stamp the residue with its feet.

4 And the ten horns in its head, that is, of this kingdom, are ten kings that shall arise:

5 The other, little horn which came up among them is another king that shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first;

6 And he shall subdue three kings before him, plucking them up by the roots as it were, causing them to fall.

7 And behold, this king is the horn that had eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth that spake very great things, for he shall speak great words against the most High; his look being more stout than his fellows.

8 Behold, he shall make war with the saints of the most High, wearing them out, and think to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hand, to prevail against them;

9 Until a time and times and the dividing of time, when the Ancient of days shall come and shall sit: whose garment shall be white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

10 A fiery stream shall issue and come forth from before him: thousand thousands shall minister unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand shall stand before him:

11 But the judgement shall be set, and the books opened; and judgement shall be given to the saints of the most High;

12 And the time shall come that the saints shall take away the dominion of the fourth beast, or kingdom, of the little horn, or king, to consume and to destroy it, and shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom unto the end, for ever, even forever and ever.

13 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness and glory of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given by the Ancient of Days to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom and dominion is an everlasting kingdom and dominion which shall not pass away and shall not be destroyed, and all people, nations, languages--all dominions--shall serve and obey him.

14 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations from the visions of my head much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me, for I was grieved in my spirit: but I kept the matter in my heart.