22 until the Ancient of Days came, ^aand a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.  ‡

23 “Thus he said:
‘The fourth beast shall be
^aA fourth kingdom on earth,
Which shall be different from all other kingdoms,
And shall devour the whole earth,
Trample it and break it in pieces. ‡

26 ‘But^a the court shall be seated,
And they shall ^btake away his dominion,
To consume and destroy it forever. ‡

27 Then the ^akingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
^bHis kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
^cAnd all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’  ‡