9 Out of one of them came ^ga little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward ^hthe south, toward the east, and toward ⁱthe glorious land. 10 ^jIt grew great, ^keven to the host of heaven. And some of the host ^kand some¹ of ^lthe stars it threw down to the ground and ^mtrampled on them. 11 ⁿIt became great, even as great as ^othe Prince of the host. ^pAnd the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. 12 And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression,² and it will throw truth to the ground, and ^qit will act and prosper. 13 Then I heard ^ra holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, ^s“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, ^tthe transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14 And he said to me,³ “For 2,300 ^uevenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”

23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—^obut not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction ^pand shall succeed in what he does, ^qand destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 ^rBy his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind ^she shall become great. ^tWithout warning he shall destroy many. And he ^sshall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but ^uby no human hand.