Daniel 8:1

¹ In the third year ²  of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously. ³ 

In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.

In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously.

During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.

"In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision.

In the third year of the rule of Belshazzar the king, a vision was seen by me, Daniel, after the one I saw at first.

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at first.

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me––to me, Daniel––after the one that appeared to me the first time.

¹ In the third year ²  of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously. ³ 

¹ sn Dan 8:1 marks the switch from Aramaic (= 2:4b-7:28) back to Hebrew as the language in which the book is written in its present form. The remainder of the book from this point on (8:1-12:13) is in Hebrew. The bilingual nature of the book has been variously explained, but it most likely has to do with the book’s transmission history.

² sn The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign would have been ca. 551 B.C. Daniel would have been approximately 69 years old at the time of this vision.

³ tn Heb “in the beginning.” This refers to the vision described in chapter seven.