וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ וָאֶרְאֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַ֣יִל אֶחָ֗ד עֹמֵ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֻבָ֖ל וְל֣וֹ קְרָנָ֑יִם וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִם גְּבֹה֗וֹת וְהָאַחַת֙ גְּבֹהָ֣ה מִן־הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔ה עֹלָ֖ה בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃
At itiningala ko ang aking mga mata at tumingin ako, at narito, may isang lalaking tupa na nakatayo sa harap ng ilog, at ito'y may dalawang sungay; at ang dalawang sungay ay matataas, at ang isa ay mas mataas kaysa sa ikalawa, at ang mas mataas ay huling tumubo.
Rashi
and it had horns symbolizing the kingdom of Persia and Media.
Rashi
and one was higher than the other symbolizing the kingdom of Persia, which was greater than the kingdom of Media, for the kingdom of Media existed for only one year, as it says (9:1): “In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus of the seed of Media,” and we learned in Seder Olam (ch. 28): “We do not find any year ascribed to Media in the Holy Writ but this one only.”
Rashi
and the higher one sprouted last This symbolizes that the kingdom of Media will precede the kingdom of Persia.