that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceeding strong; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Then I desired to know the certainty concerning the fourth beast, which was different from them all, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet;

But do thou go thy way until the end; and thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.