²⁶ “‘But the court will decide what should happen, and that king’s power will be taken away. His kingdom will end completely. ²⁷ Then God’s holy people will rule over the kingdom and all the people from all the kingdoms of earth.^[a] This kingdom will last forever, and people from all the other kingdoms will respect and serve them.’

²⁸ “And that was the end of the dream. I, Daniel, was very afraid. My face became very white from fear, and I did not tell the other people what I saw and heard.”