Daniel 8:1

New Living Translation

During the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me earlier.

Hebrew Names Version
In the third year of the reign of king Belshatztzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniyel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

King James Version
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

English Standard Version
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

New American Standard Bible
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously.

New Century Version
During the third year of King Belshazzar's rule, I, Daniel, saw another vision, which was like the first one.

Amplified Bible
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a [second] vision appeared to me, Daniel, [this was two years] after the one that first appeared to me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
In the thirde yeere of the reigne of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared vnto mee, euen vnto me Daniel, after that which appeared vnto mee at the first.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously.

Berean Standard Bible
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me previously.

Contemporary English Version
Daniel wrote: In the third year of King Belshazzar of Babylonia, I had a second vision

Complete Jewish Bible
After that first vision, it was in the third year of the reign of King Belshatzar that another vision appeared to me, Dani'el.

Darby Translation
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared unto me, [even] to me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

Easy-to-Read Version
After that vision, I, Daniel, saw another vision during the third year that Belshazzar was king.

George Lamsa Translation
IN the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Good News Translation
In the third year that Belshazzar was king, I saw a second vision.

Lexham English Bible
In the third year of the kingdom of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that appeared to me previously.

Literal Translation
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the thirde yeare off the raigne of kinge Balthasar, there apeared a visio vnto me Daniel, after that I had sene the first.

American Standard Version
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

Bible in Basic English
In the third year of the rule of Belshazzar the king, a vision was seen by me, Daniel, after the one I saw at first.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

King James Version (1611)
In the third yeere of the reigne of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared vnto mee, euen vnto me Daniel, after that which appeared vnto me at the first.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the third yere of the raigne of king Balthasar, there appeared a vision vnto me [euen] vnto me Daniel, after that which I had seene in the beginning.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

English Revised Version
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

World English Bible
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the thridde yeer of the rewme of Balthasar, the king, a visioun apperide to me. Y, Danyel, after that thing that Y hadde seyn in the bigynnyng,

Update Bible Version
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, [even to] me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

New English Translation
In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously.

New King James Version
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me--to me, Daniel--after the one that appeared to me the first time.

New Life Bible
In the third year that Belshazzar was king, I, Daniel, had another special dream.

New Revised Standard
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at first.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision, appeared unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the beginning.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a vision appeared to me. I, Daniel, after what I had seen in the beginning,

Revised Standard Version
In the third year of the reign of King Belshaz'zar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Young's Literal Translation
`In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision hath appeared unto me -- I Daniel -- after that which had appeared unto me at the beginning.

THE MESSAGE
"In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision.

Contextual Overview

¹ During the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. ² In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River. ³ As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one. ⁴ The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great. ⁵ While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn't even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes, ⁶ headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage. ⁷ The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat's power. ⁸ The goat became very powerful. But at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off. In the large horn's place grew four prominent horns pointing in the four directions of the earth. ⁹ Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel. ¹⁰ Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cir, am 3451, bc 553

the third: Daniel 7:1

me Daniel: Daniel 8:15, Daniel 7:15, Daniel 7:28, Daniel 9:2, Daniel 10:2, Daniel 10:7, Daniel 11:4

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:1 - I saw Daniel 5:13 - Art thou

Cross-References

Genesis 8:7
and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.

Genesis 8:9
But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside.

Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.

Genesis 8:22
As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night."

Genesis 19:29
But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.

Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel's plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.

Exodus 2:24
God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 14:21
Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land.

Numbers 22:32
"Why did you beat your donkey those three times?" the angel of the Lord demanded. "Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me.

1 Samuel 1:19
The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar,.... Which some say t was the last year of his reign; but, according to Ptolemy's canon, he reigned seventeen years; and so says Josephus u; however, this, as well as the preceding vision, were seen before what happened recorded in the "fifth" and "sixth" chapters. The following vision was seen by Daniel, according to Bishop Usher w and Dean Prideaux x in the year of the world 3451 A.M., and 553 B.C. Mr. Bedford y places it in 552 B.C.; and Mr. Whiston z, very wrongly, in 537 B.C., two years after the death of Belshazzar. The prophet having, in the preceding chapters, related what concerned the Chaldeans, he wrote in the Chaldee language; but now, henceforward, writing of things which concerned the Jews more especially, and the church and people of God in later times, he writes in the Hebrew tongue.

A vision appeared unto me, even to me Daniel; and not another; which is said for the certainty of it; whether it was seen by him waking, or in a dream, as the former vision, is not certain; it seems rather as if he was awake at first, though he afterwards fell prostrate to the ground, and into a deep sleep; yet the Syriac version takes it to be a dream, and so renders the first clause of the next verse: "after that which appeared to me at the first"; at the beginning of Belshazzar's reign, in the first year of it, recorded in the preceding chapter; which was concerning the four monarchies in general, and particularly concerning the fourth or Roman monarchy, of which a large account is given; and the Chaldean monarchy being near at an end, here the two monarchies between, namely, the Persian and Grecian, are in this vision described.

t Seder Olam Rabba, c. 28. p. 81. u Antiqu. l. 10. c. 11. sect. 4. w Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3451. x Connexion, &c part 1. p. 117. y Scripture Chronlogy, p. 710. z Chronological Tables, cent. 10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar - In regard to Belshazzar, see Intro. to Daniel 5:0 Section II.

A vision appeared unto me - This vision appears to have occurred to him when awake, or in an ecstasy; the former one occurred when he was asleep, Daniel 7:1. Compare Daniel 8:17-18, where the prophet represents himself as overpowered, and as falling down to the earth on account of the vision. The representation would seem to have been made to pass before his mind in open day, and when he was fully awake. Compare the case of Balaam, Numbers 24:4 : “Which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open.”

After what appeared unto me at the first - That occurred in the first year of Belshazzar, Daniel 7:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VIII

This chapter contains Daniel's vision of the ram and he-goat,

1-14;

referring, as explained by the angel, to the Persian and

Grecian monarchies, 15-26.

The little horn mentioned in the ninth verse, (or fierce king,

as interpreted in the twenty-third,) is supposed by some to

denote Antiochus Epiphanes; but seems more properly to apply to

the Roman power in general, by which the polity and temple of

the Jews were destroyed, on account of the great transgressions

of these ancient people of God; and particularly because of

their very obstinate and unaccountable rejection of the

glorious doctrines of Christianity, which had been preached

among them by Jesus Christ and his apostles, and the truth of

which God had attested "by signs and wonders, and by divers

miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost." Daniel is then informed

of the two thousand and three hundred prophetic days (that is,

years) which must elapse before the sanctuary be cleansed; or,

in other words, before righteousness shall prevail over the

whole earth. This period is supposed, with considerable

probability to have had its commencement when Alexander the

Great invaded Asia, in the year before Christ 334. This will

bring the close of it to about the end of the SIXTH chiliad of

the world; when, as already observed, some astonishing changes

are expected to take place in the moral condition of the human

race; when the power of Antichrist, both Papal and Mohammedan,

shall be totally annihilated, and universal dominion given to

the saints of the Most High. The chapter concludes with the

distress of Daniel on account of the fearful judgments with

which his country should be visited in after ages, 27.

NOTES ON CHAP. VIII

Verse Daniel 8:1. In the third year of the reign of - Belshazzar — We now come once more to the Hebrew, the Chaldee part of the book being finished. As the Chaldeans had a particular interest both in the history and prophecies from Daniel 2:4 to the end of Daniel 7:28, the whole is written in Chaldee, but as the prophecies which remain concern times posterior to the Chaldean monarchy, and principally relate to the Church and people of God generally, they are written in the Hebrew language, this being the tongue in which God chose to reveal all his counsels given under the Old Testament relative to the New.