1:1In the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem,
and besieged it. 1:2The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of
Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he
carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he
brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god. 1:3The king spoke to Ashpenaz the
master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the
children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles; 1:4youths in whom was no blemish, but
well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and
understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's
palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the
Chaldeans. 1:5The king appointed for them a
daily portion of the king's dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and
that they should be nourished three years; that at the end of it they
should stand before the king. 1:6Now among these were, of the
children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 1:7The prince of the eunuchs gave
names to them: to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to
Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to
Azariah, of Abednego. 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart
that he would not defile himself with the king's dainties, nor with the
wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs
that he might not defile himself. 1:9Now God made
Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the
eunuchs. 1:10The prince of the eunuchs said to
Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your
drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who
are of your own age? so would you endanger my head with the king. 1:11Then said Daniel to the steward
whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah: 1:12Prove your servants, I beg you,
ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 1:13Then let our faces be looked on
before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king's dainties; and
as you see, deal with your servants. 1:14So he
listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 1:15At the end of ten days their
faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths
who ate of the king's dainties. 1:16So the
steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and
gave them pulse. 1:17Now as for these four youths, God
gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had
understanding in all visions and dreams. 1:18At the end
of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince
of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 1:19The king talked with them; and
among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
therefore stood they before the king. 1:20In every
matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of
them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters
who were in all his realm. 1:21Daniel continued even to the
first year of king Cyrus.
2:1In the second year of the reign of
Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was
troubled, and his sleep went from him. 2:2Then the
king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the
sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in
and stood before the king. 2:3The king said to them, I have
dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream. 2:4Then spoke the Chaldeans to the
king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the
dream, and we will show the interpretation. 2:5The king
answered the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you don't make known
to me the dream and the interpretation of it, you shall be cut in pieces,
and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 2:6But if you
show the dream and the interpretation of it, you shall receive of me gifts
and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the
interpretation of it. 2:7They answered the second time and
said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the
interpretation. 2:8The king answered, I know of a
certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from
me. 2:9But if you don't make known to me
the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and
corrupt words to speak before me, until the time be changed: therefore
tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me the
interpretation of it. 2:10The Chaldeans answered before the
king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king's
matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any
magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean. 2:11It is a
rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it
before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 2:12For this cause the king was angry
and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 2:13So the decree went forth, and the
wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be
slain. 2:14Then Daniel returned answer with
counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was
gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon; 2:15he answered
Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then
Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 2:16Daniel went
in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would
show the king the interpretation. 2:17Then Daniel
went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah, his companions: 2:18that they would desire mercies of
the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions
should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 2:19Then was the secret revealed to
Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 2:20Daniel answered, Blessed be the
name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his. 2:21He changes the times and the
seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise,
and knowledge to those who have understanding; 2:22he reveals
the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the
light dwells with him. 2:23I thank you, and praise you, you
God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made
known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the
king's matter. 2:24Therefore Daniel went in to
Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he
went and said thus to him: Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me
in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation. 2:25Then Arioch brought in Daniel
before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the
children of the captivity of Judah, who will make known to the king the
interpretation. 2:26The king answered Daniel, whose
name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I
have seen, and the interpretation of it? 2:27Daniel
answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded
can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show to the
king; 2:28but there is a God in heaven who
reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what
shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on
your bed, are these: 2:29as for you, O king, your thoughts
came into your mind on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and
he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen. 2:30But as for me, this secret is not
revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the
intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you
may know the thoughts of your heart. 2:31You, O
king, saw, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and
whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and the aspect of it was
awesome. 2:32As for this image, its head was
of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs
of brass, 2:33its legs of iron, its feet part
of iron, and part of clay. 2:34You saw until a stone was cut out
without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and
clay, and broke them in pieces. 2:35Then was
the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces
together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and
the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the
stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole
earth. 2:36This is the dream; and we will
tell the interpretation of it before the king. 2:37You, O
king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom,
the power, and the strength, and the glory; 2:38and
wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds
of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them
all: you are the head of gold. 2:39After you shall arise another
kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall
bear rule over all the earth. 2:40The fourth kingdom shall be
strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and
as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush. 2:41Whereas you saw the feet and
toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided
kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, because you
saw the iron mixed with miry clay. 2:42As the toes
of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be
partly strong, and partly broken. 2:43Whereas you
saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the
seed of men; but they shall not cling to one another, even as iron does
not mingle with clay. 2:44In the days of those kings shall
the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor
shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people; but it shall break
in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 2:45Because you saw that a stone was
cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the
iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has
made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is
certain, and the interpretation of it sure. 2:46Then the
king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded
that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him. 2:47The king answered to Daniel, and
said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a
revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret. 2:48Then the king made Daniel great,
and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole
province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of
Babylon. 2:49Daniel requested of the king, and
he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the
province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.
3:1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an
image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and the breadth of it six
cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 3:2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent
to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the
judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers
of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:3Then the
satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the
counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were
gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had
set up. 3:4Then the herald cried aloud, To
you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages, 3:5that
whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe,
and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up; 3:6and whoever
doesn't fall down and worships shall the same hour be cast into the midst
of a burning fiery furnace. 3:7Therefore at that time, when all
the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe,
and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages,
fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had
set up. 3:8Therefore at that time certain
Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews. 3:9They answered Nebuchadnezzar the
king, O king, live for ever. 3:10You, O king, have made a decree,
that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre,
harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden
image; 3:11and whoever doesn't fall down and
worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 3:12There are certain Jews whom you
have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded you: they
don't serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar in his
rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then
they brought these men before the king. 3:14Nebuchadnezzar answered them, Is
it on purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't serve my
god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 3:15Now if you are ready whenever you
hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds
of music to you fall down and worship the image which I have made,
well: but if you don't worship, you shall be cast the same hour
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall
deliver you out of my hands? 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this
matter. 3:17If it be so, our God whom
we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will
deliver us out of your hand, O king. 3:18But if not,
be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship
the golden image which you have set up. 3:19Then was
Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed
against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke, and
commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was
wont to be heated. 3:20He commanded certain mighty men
who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and
to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 3:21Then these
men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their
other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace. 3:22Therefore because the king's
commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the
fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 3:23These three men, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace. 3:24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonished, and rose up in haste: he spoke and said to his counselors,
Didn't we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered
the king, True, O king. 3:25He answered, Look, I see four men
loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the
aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods. 3:26Then
Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace: he
spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most
High God, come forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
came forth out of the midst of the fire. 3:27The
satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king's counselors, being
gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their
bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their pants
changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them. 3:28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said,
Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his
angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the
king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor
worship any god, except their own God. 3:29Therefore I
make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak
anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be
cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is
no other god who is able to deliver after this sort. 3:30Then the
king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all
the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be
multiplied to you. 4:2It has seemed good to me to show
the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me. 4:3How great are his signs! and how
mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his
dominion is from generation to generation. 4:4I,
Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. 4:5I saw a dream which made me
afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
4:6Therefore made I a decree to bring
in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me
the interpretation of the dream. 4:7Then came in
the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I
told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the
interpretation of it. 4:8But at the last Daniel came in
before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god,
and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before
him, saying, 4:9Belteshazzar, master of the
magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and
no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen,
and the interpretation of it. 4:10Thus were the visions of my head
on my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the
height of it was great. 4:11The tree grew, and was strong,
and the height of it reached to the sky, and the sight of it to the end of
all the earth. 4:12The leaves of it were beautiful,
and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the
field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in the branches
of it, and all flesh was fed from it. 4:13I saw in
the visions of my head on my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one
came down from the sky. 4:14He cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and
scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls
from its branches. 4:15Nevertheless leave the stump of
its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender
grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his
portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth: 4:16let his heart be changed from
man's, and let a animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass
over him. 4:17The sentence is by the decree of
the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent
that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
and gives it to whoever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men. 4:18This dream I, king
Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the
interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to
make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of
the holy gods is in you. 4:19Then Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled
him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the
interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be
to those who hate you, and the interpretation of it to your adversaries.
4:20The tree that you saw, which
grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and the sight of it
to all the earth; 4:21whose leaves were beautiful, and
the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals
of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their
habitation: 4:22it is you, O king, that are grown
and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky,
and your dominion to the end of the earth. 4:23Whereas the
king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying,
Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the
roots of it in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the
tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and
let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass
over him; 4:24this is the interpretation, O
king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come on my lord the
king: 4:25that you shall be driven from
men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you
shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the
sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most
High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will. 4:26Whereas they commanded to leave
the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you,
after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule. 4:27Therefore, O king, let my counsel
be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your
iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of
your tranquillity. 4:28All this came on the king
Nebuchadnezzar. 4:29At the end of twelve months he
was walking in the royal palace of Babylon. 4:30The king
spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the
royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my
majesty? 4:31While the word was in the king's
mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, saying, O king
Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from you: 4:32and you shall be driven from men;
and they dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be
made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you
know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to
whoever he will. 4:33The same hour was the thing
fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as
oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was
grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds'
claws. 4:34At the end of the days I,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned
to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who
lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his
kingdom from generation to generation. 4:35All the
inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to
his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth;
and none can stay his hand, or tell him, What do you? 4:36At the same time my understanding
returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness
returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was
established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me. 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and
extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his
ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
5:1Belshazzar the king made a great
feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 5:2Belshazzar, while he tasted the
wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which
Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in
Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines,
might drink from it. 5:3Then they brought the golden
vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at
Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank
from them. 5:4They drank wine, and praised the
gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 5:5In the same hour came forth the
fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the
plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the
hand that wrote. 5:6Then the king's face was changed
in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were
loosened, and his knees struck one against another. 5:7The king
cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the
soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever
shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be
clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be
the third ruler in the kingdom. 5:8Then came in all the king's wise
men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the
interpretation. 5:9Then was king Belshazzar greatly
troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
5:10Now the queen by reason of
the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen
spoke and said, O king, live forever; don't let your thoughts trouble you,
nor let your face be changed. 5:11There is a man in your kingdom,
in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father
light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were
found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I
say, your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters,
Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 5:12because an excellent spirit, and
knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark
sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom
the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show
the interpretation. 5:13Then was Daniel brought in before
the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, Are you that Daniel, who are
of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought
out of Judah? 5:14I have heard of you, that the
spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and
excellent wisdom are found in you. 5:15Now the
wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should
read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it; but they
could not show the interpretation of the thing. 5:16But I have
heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now
if you can read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation of
it, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your
neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 5:17Then Daniel
answered before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your
rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and
make known to him the interpretation. 5:18You king,
the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and
greatness, and glory, and majesty: 5:19and because
of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages
trembled and feared before him: whom he would he killed, and whom he would
he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put
down. 5:20But when his heart was lifted up,
and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from
his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 5:21and he was
driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals', and
his dwelling was with the wild donkeys; he was fed with grass like oxen,
and his body was wet with the dew of the sky; until he knew that the Most
High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whoever
he will. 5:22You his son, Belshazzar, have not
humbled your heart, though you knew all this, 5:23but have
lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the
vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and
your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods
of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don't see, nor
hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are
all your ways, you have not glorified. 5:24Then was
the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.
5:25This is the writing that was
inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 5:26This is the
interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered your kingdom, and
brought it to an end; 5:27TEKEL; you are weighed in the
balances, and are found wanting. 5:28PERES; your
kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 5:29Then commanded Belshazzar, and
they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck,
and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in
the kingdom. 5:30In that night Belshazzar the
Chaldean King was slain. 5:31Darius the Mede received the
kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
6:1It pleased Darius to set over the
kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole
kingdom; 6:2and over them three presidents, of
whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to them, and
that the king should have no damage. 6:3Then this
Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an
excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the
whole realm. 6:4Then the presidents and the
satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom;
but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful,
neither was there any error or fault found in him. 6:5Then said
these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we
find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6:6Then these
presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to
him, King Darius, live forever. 6:7All the presidents of the kingdom,
the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have
consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong
interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty
days, save of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 6:8Now, O king, establish the
interdict, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the
law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter. 6:9Therefore
king Darius signed the writing and the interdict. 6:10When Daniel
knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows
were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees
three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did
before. 6:11Then these men assembled
together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his
God. 6:12Then they came near, and spoke
before the king concerning the king's interdict: Haven't you signed an
interdict, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within
thirty days, save to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The
king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and
Persians, which doesn't alter. 6:13Then answered they and said
before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of
Judah, doesn't regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed,
but makes his petition three times a day. 6:14Then the
king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on
Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to
rescue him. 6:15Then these men assembled together
to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the
Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king
establishes may be changed. 6:16Then the king commanded, and they
brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king
spoke and said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will
deliver you. 6:17A stone was brought, and laid on
the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with
the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
6:18Then the king went to his palace,
and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought
before him: and his sleep fled from him. 6:19Then the
king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of
lions. 6:20When he came near to the den to
Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spoke and said to
Daniel, Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve
continually, able to deliver you from the lions? 6:21Then said
Daniel to the king, O king, live forever. 6:22My God has
sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me;
because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O
king, have I done no hurt. 6:23Then was the king exceeding glad,
and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel
was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found on him,
because he had trusted in his God. 6:24The king
commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they
cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives;
and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in
pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den. 6:25Then king
Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all
the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. 6:26I make a
decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before
the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, His
kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even
to the end. 6:27He delivers and rescues, and he
works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel
from the power of the lions. 6:28So this Daniel prospered in the
reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
7:1In the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed:
then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters. 7:2Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my
vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the
great sea. 7:3Four great animals came up from
the sea, diverse one from another. 7:4The first
was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I saw until the wings of it were
plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two
feet as a man; and a man's heart was given to it. 7:5Behold,
another animal, a second, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side,
and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus to
it, Arise, devour much flesh. 7:6After this I saw, and, behold,
another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the
animal had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7:7After this I saw in the
night-visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and
strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in
pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all
the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns. 7:8I considered the horns, and,
behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which
three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in
this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great
things. 7:9I saw until thrones were placed,
and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and
the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames,
and the wheels of it burning fire. 7:10A fiery
stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands
ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him:
the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 7:11I saw at
that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke; I
saw even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was
given to be burned with fire. 7:12As for the rest of the animals,
their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season
and a time. 7:13I saw in the night-visions, and,
behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and
he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
7:14There was given him dominion, and
glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should
serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass
away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 7:15As for me, Daniel, my spirit was
grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
7:16I came near to one of those who
stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and
made me know the interpretation of the things. 7:17These great
animals, which are four, are four kings, who shall arise out of the earth.
7:18But the saints of the Most High
shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever
and ever. 7:19Then I desired to know the truth
concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them,
exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass;
which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; 7:20and concerning the ten horns that
were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before
which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke
great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows. 7:21I saw, and the same horn made war
with the saints, and prevailed against them; 7:22until the
ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most
High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 7:23Thus he said, The fourth animal
shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the
kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and
break it in pieces. 7:24As for the ten horns, out of this
kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he
shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings. 7:25He shall speak words against the
Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall
think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and half a time. 7:26But the
judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume
and to destroy it to the end. 7:27The kingdom and the dominion, and
the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole the sky, shall be given to
the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 7:28Here is the
end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my
face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
8:1In the third year of the reign of
king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that
which appeared to me at the first. 8:2I saw in the
vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which
is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the
river Ulai. 8:3Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw,
and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and
the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher
came up last. 8:4I saw the ram pushing westward,
and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him,
neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did
according to his will, and magnified himself. 8:5As I was
considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of
the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable
horn between his eyes. 8:6He came to the ram that had the
two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the
fury of his power. 8:7I saw him come close to the ram,
and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his
two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he
cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none who
could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8:8The male
goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns
toward the four winds of the sky. 8:9Out of one
of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceeding great, toward the
south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land. 8:10It grew great, even to the host
of the sky; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the
ground, and trampled on them. 8:11Yes, it magnified itself, even to
the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual burnt
offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 8:12The host was given over to
it together with the continual burnt offering through
disobedience; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did its
pleasure and prospered. 8:13Then I heard a holy one speaking;
and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be
the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering, and the
disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host
to be trodden under foot? 8:14He said to me, To two thousand
and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary
be cleansed. 8:15It happened, when I, even I
Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold,
there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 8:16I heard a
man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said,
Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 8:17So he came
near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my
face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to
the time of the end. 8:18Now as he was speaking with me, I
fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me,
and set me upright. 8:19He said, Behold, I will make you
know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongs
to the appointed time of the end. 8:20The ram
which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and
Persia. 8:21The rough male goat is the king
of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
8:22As for that which was broken, in
the place where four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the
nation, but not with his power. 8:23In the
latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full,
a king of fierce face, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
8:24His power shall be mighty, but
not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper
and do his pleasure; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the
holy people. 8:25Through his policy he shall cause
craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart,
and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up
against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 8:26The vision of the evenings and
mornings which has been told is true: but seal up the vision; for it
belongs to many days to come. 8:27I, Daniel,
fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's
business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.
9:1In the first year of Darius the
son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the
realm of the Chaldeans, 9:2in the first year of his reign I,
Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which the
word of THE LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the
desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. 9:3I set my
face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and
sackcloth and ashes. 9:4I prayed to THE LORD my God, and
made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps
covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his
commandments, 9:5we have sinned, and have dealt
perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside
from your precepts and from your ordinances; 9:6neither have
we listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our
kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 9:7Lord, righteousness belongs to
you, but to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who
are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because
of their trespass that they have trespassed against you. 9:8Lord, to us belongs confusion of
face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have
sinned against you. 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies
and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him; 9:10neither
have we obeyed the voice of THE LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he
set before us by his servants the prophets. 9:11Yes, all
Israel have transgressed your law, even turning aside, that they should
not obey your voice: therefore has the curse been poured out on us, and
the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we
have sinned against him. 9:12He has confirmed his words, which
he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on
us a great evil; for under the whole sky has not been done as has been
done on Jerusalem. 9:13As it is written in the law of
Moses, all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of
THE LORD our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have
discernment in your truth. 9:14Therefore has THE LORD watched over
the evil, and brought it on us; for THE LORD our God is righteous in all his
works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice. 9:15Now, Lord our God, who has
brought your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and
have gotten you renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done
wickedly. 9:16Lord, according to all your
righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away
from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and
for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people are become a
reproach to all who are round about us. 9:17Now
therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his
petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is
desolate, for the Lord's sake. 9:18My God, turn your ear, and hear;
open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by
your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our
righteousness, but for your great mercies' sake. 9:19Lord, hear;
Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and do; don't defer, for your own sake, my
God, because your city and your people are called by your name. 9:20While I was speaking, and
praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and
presenting my supplication before THE LORD my God for the holy mountain of
my God; 9:21yes, while I was speaking in
prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning,
being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening
offering. 9:22He instructed me, and talked with
me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to give you wisdom and
understanding. 9:23At the beginning of your
petitions the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell you; for you
are greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the
vision. 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed on your
people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end
of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most holy. 9:25Know therefore and discern, that
from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem
to the Anointed One, the prince, shall be seven weeks,
and sixty-two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even
in troubled times. 9:26After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One shall be cut off, and shall have nothing: and
the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary; and the end of it shall be with a flood, and even to the end
shall be war; desolations are determined. 9:27He shall
make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week
he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of
abominations shall come one who makes desolate; and even to the
full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out on the
desolate.
10:1In the third year of Cyrus king
of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called
Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he
understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 10:2In those days I, Daniel, was
mourning three whole weeks. 10:3I ate no pleasant bread, neither
came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all,
until three whole weeks were fulfilled. 10:4In the four
and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great
river, which is Hiddekel, 10:5I lifted up my eyes, and looked,
and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure
gold of Uphaz: 10:6his body also was like the beryl,
and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming
torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of
his words like the voice of a multitude. 10:7I, Daniel,
alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn't see the vision;
but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves. 10:8So I was left alone, and saw this
great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was
turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 10:9Yet heard I the voice of his
words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a
deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground. 10:10Behold, a hand touched me, which
set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 10:11He said to
me, Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to
you, and stand upright; for to you am I now sent. When he had spoken this
word to me, I stood trembling. 10:12Then said
he to me, Don't be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you did set
your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your
words were heard: and I am come for your words' sake. 10:13But the prince of the kingdom of
Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of
Persia. 10:14Now I have come to make you
understand what shall happen to your people in the latter days; for the
vision is yet for many days: 10:15and when
he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the
ground, and was mute. 10:16Behold, one in the likeness of
the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and
said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my
sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength. 10:17For how
can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me,
immediately there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath
left in me. 10:18Then there touched me again one
like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. 10:19He said, "Greatly beloved
man, don't be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong."
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord
speak; for you have strengthened me."
10:20Then he said, "Do you know
why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of
Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come. 10:21But I will tell you that which
is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me
against these, but Michael your prince."
11:1"As for me, in the first
year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. 11:2Now will I show you the truth.
Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth
shall be far richer than they all: and when he has grown strong through
his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. 11:3A mighty king shall stand up, who
shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 11:4When he shall stand up, his
kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the
sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he
ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.
11:5The king of the south shall be
strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him,
and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 11:6At the end of years they shall
join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall
come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not
retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but
she shall be given up, and those who brought her, and he who became the
father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times. 11:7But out of a shoot from her roots
shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall
enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against
them, and shall prevail. 11:8Also their gods, with their
molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold,
shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from
the king of the north. 11:9He shall come into the realm of
the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land. 11:10His sons shall war, and shall
assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow,
and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress. 11:11The king of the south shall be
moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the
king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the
multitude shall be given into his hand. 11:12The
multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall
cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. 11:13The king of the north shall
return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he
shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great
army and with much substance. 11:14In those times there shall many
stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent
among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but
they shall fall. 11:15So the king of the north shall
come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces
of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall
there be any strength to stand. 11:16But he who
comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand
before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall
be destruction. 11:17He shall set his face to come
with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions;
and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to
corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him. 11:18After this shall he turn his
face to the isles, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the
reproach offered by him to cease; yes, moreover, he shall cause his
reproach to turn on him. 11:19Then he shall turn his face
toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and
shall not be found. 11:20Then shall stand up in his place
one who shall cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to
maintain its glory; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in
anger, nor in battle. 11:21In his place shall stand up a
contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom:
but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by
flatteries. 11:22The overwhelming forces shall be
overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of
the covenant. 11:23After the league made with him
he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong,
with a small people. 11:24In time of security shall he
come even on the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that
which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall
scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yes, he shall devise
his devices against the strongholds, even for a time. 11:25He shall stir up his power and
his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king
of the south shall war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army;
but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him. 11:26Yes, they who eat of his
dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall
fall down slain. 11:27As for both these kings, their
hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table:
but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
11:28Then shall he return into his
land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy
covenant; and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land.
11:29At the time appointed he shall
return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as
it was in the former. 11:30For ships of Kittim shall come
against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have
indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure:
he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy
covenant. 11:31Forces shall stand on his part,
and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take
away the continual burnt offering, and they shall set up the
abomination that makes desolate. 11:32Such as do
wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the
people who know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 11:33Those who are wise among the
people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame,
by captivity and by spoil, many days. 11:34Now when
they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall
join themselves to them with flatteries. 11:35Some of
those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make
them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time
appointed. 11:36The king shall do according to
his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god,
and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods; and he shall
prosper until the indignation be accomplished; for that which is
determined shall be done. 11:37Neither shall he regard the gods
of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall
magnify himself above all. 11:38But in his place shall he honor
the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers didn't know shall he
honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant
things. 11:39He shall deal with the strongest
fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whoever acknowledges him
he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many,
and shall divide the land for a price. 11:40At the
time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king
of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and
with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries,
and shall overflow and pass through. 11:41He shall
enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab,
and the chief of the children of Ammon. 11:42He shall
stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Egypt shall
not escape. 11:43But he shall have power over the
treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of
Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 11:44But news out of the east and out
of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to
destroy and utterly to sweep away many. 11:45He shall
plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy
mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
12:1"At that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and
there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a
nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be
delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book. 12:2Many of those who sleep in the
dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame
and everlasting contempt. 12:3Those who are wise shall shine as
the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as
the stars forever and ever. 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up the
words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run back
and forth, and knowledge shall be increased."
12:5Then I, Daniel, looked, and,
behold, there stood other two, the one on the brink of the river on this
side, and the other on the brink of the river on that side. 12:6One said to the man clothed in
linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the
end of these wonders? 12:7I heard the man clothed in linen,
who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and
his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it shall
be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of
breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be
finished. 12:8I heard, but I didn't understand:
then said I, my lord, what shall be the issue of these things? 12:9He said, Go your way, Daniel; for
the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. 12:10Many shall purify themselves,
and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do
wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but those who are wise
shall understand. 12:11From the time that the continual
burnt offering shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes
desolate set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days. 12:12Blessed is he who waits, and
comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days. 12:13But go you your way until the
end be; for you shall rest, and shall stand in your lot, at the end of the
days.
Notes:
[1]
9:25 "Anointed One" can also be translated
"Messiah" (same as "Christ").
[2]
9:26 "Anointed One" can also be
translated "Messiah" (same as "Christ").
