Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

586
THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL.
two horns were broken to pieces, and there was
no strength in the ram to stand before him, but
he threw him on the ground, and trampled upon
him, and there was none that could deliver the
ram out of his hand. 8. And the he-goat was
exceedingly furious, and when he was fighting he
broke his horn, and four other horns rose up in
its place towards the four winds of heaven. 9. And
out of one of them there sprouted a horn which
became very great and strong towards the south-
east with mighty hosts even against the hosts of
heaven, 10. and there fell upon the earth some
of the host of heaven, and some of the stars of
heaven, and it trampled upon them. 11. [And
this shall be] until the satrap shall have delivered
the captivity; only the sacrifice was disturbed, and
he obtained power and destroyed the sanctuary.
12. x'\nd a sacrifice was offered because of the
sin, and righteousness was cast down into the
ground; and it wrought and obtained dominion.
13. And I heard an angel speaking and saying
unto a certain other saint, 'How long shall the
vision continue, even the sacrifice which hath been
abolished, and the sin of destruction which hath
been wrought, and the sanctuary and the host which
have been trampled under foot? 14. And he said
unto him. Until evening and morning for twent)'
and three days, and then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed. 15. And it came to pass that when I
Daniel had seen the vision, and was seeking [to
understand] it, that there came and stood before