Isaiah 63:3-6

New International Version

³“I have trodden the winepress^(A) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled^(B) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;^(C)
their blood spattered my garments,^(D)
    and I stained all my clothing.
⁴It was for me the day of vengeance;^(E)
    the year for me to redeem had come.
⁵I looked, but there was no one^(F) to help,
    I was appalled that no one gave support;
so my own arm^(G) achieved salvation for me,
    and my own wrath sustained me.^(H)
⁶I trampled^(I) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk^(J)
    and poured their blood^(K) on the ground.”

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Daniel 7:10-26

New International Version

¹⁰A river of fire^(A) was flowing,
    coming out from before him.^(B)
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
    ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
    and the books^(C) were opened.

¹¹“Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking.^(D) I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.^(E) ¹²(The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

¹³“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,^[a]^(F) coming^(G) with the clouds of heaven.^(H) He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. ¹⁴He was given authority,^(I) glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him.^(J) His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom^(K) is one that will never be destroyed.^(L)

The Interpretation of the Dream

¹⁵“I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.^(M) ¹⁶I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this.

“So he told me and gave me the interpretation^(N) of these things: ¹⁷‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. ¹⁸But the holy people^(O) of the Most High will receive the kingdom^(P) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’^(Q)

¹⁹“Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. ²⁰I also wanted to know about the ten horns^(R) on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.^(S) ²¹As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them,^(T) ²²until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.^(U)

²³“He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.^(V) ²⁴The ten horns^(W) are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. ²⁵He will speak against the Most High^(X) and oppress his holy people^(Y) and try to change the set times^(Z) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.^[b]^(AA)

²⁶“‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed^(AB) forever.

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Footnotes

Daniel 7:13 The Aramaic phrase bar enash means human being. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the New Testament as a title of Jesus, probably based largely on this verse.
Daniel 7:25 Or for a year, two years and half a year