the vision that I require understanding.

Lo, standing over-against me was the apparition of a mighty one.

And I heard a voice of man between Ulai, and he calleth and saith:

Gabriel, cause this one to understand the apparition.

And he cometh in near my station,

and at his coming in I have been afraid,

and I fall on my face,

and he saith unto me:

Understand, son of Adam,

for at the time of the end, the vision.

And in his speaking with me,

I have been in a trance on my face, on the earth;

and he cometh upon me and causeth me to stand at my station,

and saith:

Lo, I  – I am causing thee to know

that which is at the latter end of this period of indignation;

for at the appointed time cometh the end.

And I, Daniel have been, yea, I became sick,

for days.


And I rise and do the king’s work,

and am astonished at this apparition,

and yet there is no understanding.

~ from Daniel, chapter 8