While I was observing,behold,a malegoatwas comingfrom the westoverthe surfaceof the wholeearthwithouttouchingthe ground;and the goat[had] a conspicuoushornbetweenhis eyes.
"And a mightykingwill arise,and he will rulewith greatauthorityand doas he pleases.
"The headof that statue[was made] of finegold,its breastand its armsof silver,its bellyand its thighsof bronze,
"Afteryou there will ariseanotherkingdominferiorto you, then anotherthirdkingdomof bronze,whichwill ruleover allthe earth.
"AfterthisI keptlooking,and behold,anotherone, like a leopard,whichhad on its backfourwingsof a bird;the beastalso had fourheads,and dominionwas givento it.
"The shaggygoat[represents] the kingdomof Greece,and the largehornthat is betweenhis eyesis the firstking.
He cameup to the ramthat had the two horns,whichI had seenstandingin frontof the canal,and rushedat him in his mightywrath.
Then the malegoatmagnified[himself] exceedingly.But as soon as he was mighty,the largehornwas broken;and in its placethere cameup fourconspicuous[horns] toward the fourwindsof heaven.
