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1:1	In the third year of the reign of Jehoi′akimKing kingJehoiakim of Judah Nebuchadnez′zarKing kingNebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it
1:2	AndThe the Lord gavelet Jehoi′akimKing kingJehoiakim of Judah fall into his handpower withas well as some of the vessels of the house of God; andThese he brought them to the land of Shinar to the house of his god and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god gods
1:3	Then the king commanded Ash′penaz his chiefpalace eunuchmaster Ashpenaz to bring some of the peopleIsraelites of Israel both of the royal family and of the nobility
1:4	youthsyoung men without blemishphysical handsomedefect and skilfulhandsome versed in allevery branch of wisdom endowed with knowledge understandingand learninginsight and competent to serve in the kings palace; andthey were to teachbe themtaught the lettersliterature and language of the Chalde′ansChaldeans
1:5	The king assigned them a daily portion of the richroyal foodrations whichof thefood king ate and of the wine which he drank They were to be educated for three years andso that at the end of that time they werecould tobe standstationed beforein the kingkings court
1:6	Among thesethem were Daniel Hanani′ahHananiah Mish′aMishael el and Azari′ahAzariah offrom the tribe of Judah
1:7	AndThe thepalace chiefmaster of the eunuchs gave them other names: Daniel he called Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar Hanani′ahHananiah he called Shadrach Mish′aMishael el he called Meshach and Azari′ahAzariah he called Abed′negoAbednego
1:8	But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the kingsroyal richrations of food orand with the wine which he drank; thereforeso he asked the chiefpalace ofmaster the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself
1:9	AndNow God gaveallowed Daniel to receive favor and compassion infrom the sightpalace ofmaster the chief of the eunuchs;
1:10	andThe thepalace chiefmaster of the eunuchs said to Daniel I fearam lestafraid of my lord the king; whohe has appointed your food and your drink If he should see that you were in poorer condition than the youthsother whoyoung aremen of your own age So you would endanger my head with the king
1:11	Then Daniel saidasked to the stewardguard whom the chiefpalace ofmaster the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel Hanani′ahHananiah Mish′aMishael el and Azari′ahAzariah:
1:12	TestPlease test your servants for ten days; letLet us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink
1:13	ThenYou letcan then compare our appearance andwith the appearance of the youthsyoung men who eat the kingsroyal richrations foodand bedeal observedwith byyour youservants and according to what you seeobserve deal with your servants
1:14	So he hearkenedagreed to them in this matterproposal and tested them for ten days
1:15	At the end of ten days it was seenobserved that they wereappeared better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youthsyoung men who atehad been eating the kingsroyal richrations food
1:16	So the stewardguard tookcontinued awayto withdraw their richroyal foodrations and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables
1:17	AsTo for these four youthsyoung men God gave themknowledge learning and skill in allevery lettersaspect of literature and wisdom; and Daniel also had understandinginsight ininto all visions and dreams
1:18	At the end of the time whenthat the king had commandedset thatfor theythem shouldto be brought in the chiefpalace ofmaster the eunuchs brought them ininto beforethe Nebuchadnez′zarpresence of Nebuchadnezzar
1:19	Andand the king spoke with them andAnd among them all noneno one was found liketo compare with Daniel Hanani′ahHananiah Mish′aMishael el and Azari′ahAzariah; therefore they stoodwere beforestationed in the kingkings court
1:20	AndIn in 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 that were in all his whole kingdom
1:21	And Daniel continued there until the first year of King Cyrus
2:1	In the second year of theNebuchadnezzars reign ofNebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez′zardreamed Nebuchadnez′zarsuch had dreams; andthat his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him
2:2	ThenSo the king commanded that the magicians the enchanters the sorcerers and the Chalde′ansChaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams SoWhen they came in and stood before the king
2:3	Andhe the king said to them I have had such a dream andthat my spirit is troubled by the desire to knowunderstand theit dream
2:4	ThenThe theChaldeans Chalde′ans said to the king in Aramaic O king live forforever ever Tell your servants the dream and we will showreveal the interpretation
2:5	The king answered the Chalde′ansChaldeans TheThis wordis froma mepublic is suredecree: if you do not maketell knownme toboth me the dream and its interpretation you shall be torn limb from limb and your houses shall be laid in ruins
2:6	But if you showdo tell me the dream and its interpretation you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor Therefore showtell me the dream and its interpretation
2:7	They answered a second time Let the king first tell his servants the dream andthen we willcan showgive its interpretation
2:8	The king answered I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time because you see thatI thehave wordfirmly fromdecreed: me is sure
2:9	that if you do not maketell me the dream known to me there is but one sentenceverdict for you You have agreed to speak lying and corruptmisleading words beforeto me tilluntil thethings timestake changea turn Therefore tell me the dream and I shall know that you can showgive me its interpretation
2:10	The Chalde′ansChaldeans answered the king There is notno aone man on earth who can meetreveal what the kingsking demand;demands forIn fact no king however great and powerful king has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chalde′anChaldean
2:11	The thing that the king asksis asking is too difficult and noneno one can showreveal it to the king except the gods whose dwelling is not with fleshmortals
2:12	Because of this the king wasflew angryinto anda veryviolent furiousrage and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed
2:13	SoThe the decree wentwas forthissued thatand the wise men were about to be slainexecuted; and they soughtlooked for Daniel and his companions to slayexecute them
2:14	Then Daniel repliedresponded with prudence and discretion to Ar′iArioch och the captainkings ofchief theexecutioner kings guard who had gone out to slayexecute the wise men of Babylon;
2:15	he saidasked toArioch Ar′i och the kingsroyal captainofficial Why is the decree of the king so severeurgent ThenArioch Ar′ithen ochexplained made the matter known to Daniel
2:16	AndSo Daniel went in and besoughtrequested that the king togive appoint him a time thatand he mightwould showtell to the king the interpretation
2:17	Then Daniel went to his househome and madeinformed thehis mattercompanions knownHananiah toMishael Hanani′ah Mish′a el and Azari′ahAzariah his companions
2:18	and told them to seek mercy offrom the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon might not perish
2:19	Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night Thenand Daniel blessed the God of heaven
2:20	Daniel said: Blessed be the name of God forfrom everage and ever to whomage belongfor wisdom and mightpower are his
2:21	He changes times and seasons; hedeposes removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
2:22	heHe reveals deep and mysterioushidden things; he knows what is in the darkness and the light dwells with him
2:23	To theeyou O God of my fathersancestors I give thanks and praise for thouyou hasthave given me wisdom and strengthpower and hasthave now maderevealed known to me what we asked of theeyou for thouyou hasthave maderevealed known to us what the kingsking matterordered
2:24	Therefore Daniel went in to Ar′iArioch och whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king and I will showgive the king the interpretation
2:25	Then Ar′iArioch ochquickly brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can maketell known to the king the interpretation
2:26	The king said to Daniel whose name was Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar Are you able to maketell known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation
2:27	Daniel answered the king No wise men enchanters magicians or astrologersdiviners can show to the king the mystery whichthat the king hasis askedasking
2:28	but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries and he has madedisclosed known to King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar what will behappen inat the latterend of days Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed arewere these:
2:29	To you O king as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be hereafter and hethe whorevealer revealsof mysteries madedisclosed known to you what is to be
2:30	But as for me this mystery has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than allany theother living hasbeing this mystery been revealed to me but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king and that you may knowunderstand the thoughts of your mind
2:31	You sawwere looking O king and beholdlo there was a great imagestatue This imagestatue mightywas andhuge ofits exceedingbrilliance brightnessextraordinary; stoodit was standing before you and its appearance was frightening
2:32	The head of thisthat imagestatue was of fine gold its breastchest and arms of silver its bellymiddle and thighs of bronze
2:34	As you looked on a stone was cut out not by no human handhands and it smotestruck the imagestatue on its feet of iron and clay and broke them in pieces;
2:35	thenThen the iron the clay the bronze the silver and the gold were all together were broken in pieces and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them could be found But the stone that struck the imagestatue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth
2:37	You O king the king of kings —to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom the power and the might and the glory
2:38	and into whose hand he has given human beings wherever they dwelllive the sonswild ofanimals men the beasts of the field and the birds of the air makingand youwhom rulehe has established as ruler over them all—you are the head of gold
2:39	After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to youyours and yet a third kingdom of bronze which shall rule over all the whole earth
2:40	And there shall be a fourth kingdom strong as iron; becausejust as iron breakscrushes to pieces and shatterssmashes alleverything things; and like iron which crushes it shall breakcrush and crushshatter all these
2:41	AndAs as you saw the feet and toes partly of potters clay and partly of iron it shall be a divided kingdom; but some of the firmnessstrength of iron shall be in it just as you saw the iron mixed with the miry clay
2:42	AndAs as the toes of the feet were partlypart iron and partlypart clay so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle
2:43	As you saw the iron mixed with miry clay so will they will mix with one another in marriage but they will not hold together just as iron does not mix with clay
2:44	And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom whichthat shall never be destroyed nor shall itsthis sovereigntykingdom be left to another people It shall breakcrush in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end and it shall stand for everforever;
2:45	just as you saw that a stone was cut from athe mountain not by nohands human hand and that it brokecrushed in pieces the iron the bronze the clay the silver and the gold AThe great God has madeinformed known to the king what shall be hereafter The dream is certain and its interpretation suretrustworthy
2:46	Then King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar fell uponon his face andworshiped did homage to Daniel and commanded that ana grain offering and incense be offered up to him
2:48	Then the king gavepromoted Daniel highgave honorshim and many great gifts and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon
2:49	Daniel made a request of the king and he appointed Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; butBut Daniel remained at the kings court
3:1	King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar made ana imagegolden ofstatue gold whose height was sixty cubits and itswhose breadthwidth was six cubits; Hehe set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon
3:2	Then King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar sent tofor assemble the satraps the prefects and the governors the counselors the treasurers the justices the magistrates and all the officials of the provinces to assemble and come to the dedication of the imagestatue whichthat King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had set up
3:3	ThenSo the satraps the prefects and the governors the counselors the treasurers the justices the magistrates and all the officials of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the imagestatue that King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had set up; andWhen they stoodwere standing before the imagestatue that Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had set up
3:4	And the herald proclaimed aloud You are commanded O peoples nations and languages
3:5	that when you hear the sound of the horn pipe lyre trigon harp bagpipedrum and everyentire kindmusical ofensemble music you are to fall down and worship the golden imagestatue that King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar has set up;
3:6	andWhoever whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be castthrown into a burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire
3:7	Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn pipe lyre trigon harp bagpipedrum and everyentire kindmusical ofensemble music all the peoples nations and languages fell down and worshiped the golden imagestatue whichthat King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had set up
3:8	ThereforeAccordingly at thatthis time certain Chalde′ansChaldeans came forward and maliciouslydenounced accused the Jews
3:9	They said to King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar O king live forforever ever
3:10	You O king have made a decree that everyeveryone man who hears the sound of the horn pipe lyre trigon harp bagpipedrum and everyentire kindmusical ofensemble music shall fall down and worship the golden image;statue
3:11	and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be castthrown into a burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire
3:12	There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego These men O king pay no heed to you; theyO King They do not serve your gods orand they do not worship the golden imagestatue whichthat you have set up
3:13	Then Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego be brought Thenin; so they brought thesethose men before the king
3:14	Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar said to them Is it true O Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego that you do not serve my gods orand you do not worship the golden imagestatue whichthat I have set up
3:15	Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn pipe lyre trigon harp bagpipedrum and everyentire kindmusical ofensemble music to fall down and worship the imagestatue whichthat I have made well and good; butBut if you do not worship you shall immediately be castthrown into a burningfurnace fieryof furnace;blazing fire and who is the god that will deliver you out of my hands
3:16	Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego answered the king O Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar we have no need to answerpresent a defense to you in this matter
3:17	If it be so our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; andof heblazing willfire deliverand us out of your hand O king let him deliver us
3:18	But if not be it known to you O king that we will not serve your gods orand we will not worship the golden imagestatue whichthat you have set up
3:19	Then Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar was fullso offilled furywith rage against Shadrach Meshach and theAbednego expressionthat of his face was changeddistorted against Shadrach Meshach and Abed′nego He ordered the furnace heated up seven times more than it was wontcustomary to be heated
3:20	Andand he ordered certainsome mightyof menthe ofstrongest guards in his army to bind Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego and to castthrow them into the burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire
3:21	ThenSo thesethe men were bound instill wearing their mantlestunics their tunicstrousers their hats and their other garments and they were castthrown into the burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire
3:22	Because the kings ordercommand was stricturgent and the furnace verywas hotso overheated the flameraging offlames killed the fire slew those men who tooklifted up Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego
3:23	AndBut thesethe three men Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego fell down bound into the burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire
3:24	Then King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up inquickly haste He said to his counselors DidWas weit not cast three men that we threw bound into the fire They answered the king True O king
3:25	He answeredreplied But I see four men looseunbound walking in the midstmiddle of the fire and they are not hurt; and the appearancefourth ofhas the fourthappearance isof like a songod of the gods
3:26	ThenNebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez′zarthen cameapproached near to the door of the burningfurnace fieryof furnaceblazing fire and said Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego servants of the Most High God come forthout andCome come here ThenSo Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego came out from the fire
3:27	And the satraps the prefects the governors and the kings counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men; the hair of their heads was not singed their mantlestunics were not harmed and nonot even the smell of fire hadcame comefrom upon them
3:28	Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar said Blessed be the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him andThey setdisobeyed at nought the kings command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God
3:29	Therefore I make a decree: Any people nation or language that speaksutters anythingblasphemy against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses laid in ruins; for there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way
3:30	Then the king promoted Shadrach Meshach and Abed′negoAbednego in the province of Babylon
4:1	King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar to all peoples nations and languages that dwelllive inthroughout all the earth: PeaceMay beyou multipliedhave toabundant youprosperity
4:2	ItThe has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has wroughtworked towardfor me I am pleased to recount
4:3	How great are his signs how mighty his wonders His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and his dominionsovereignty is from generation to generation
4:4	I Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar was living at ease in my househome and prospering in my palace
4:5	I hadsaw a dream whichthat madefrightened me afraid; asmy Ifantasies lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmedterrified me
4:6	ThereforeSo I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me in order that they might maketell known to me the interpretation of the dream
4:7	Then the magicians the enchanters the Chalde′ansChaldeans and the astrologersdiviners came in; and I told them the dream but they could not maketell known to me its interpretation
4:8	At last Daniel came in before me—he who was named Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar after the name of my god and inwho whom is theendowed with a spirit of the holy gods —and I told him the dream: saying
4:9	O Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar chief of the magicians because I know that theyou are endowed with a spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you hereHear is the dream whichthat I saw; tell me its interpretation
4:10	The visionsUpon of my headbed asthis Iis laywhat in bed were these: I saw; andthere beholdwas a tree inat the midstcenter of the earth; and its height was great
4:11	The tree grew great and became strong and its top reached to heaven and it was visible to the endends of the whole earth
4:12	Its leavesfoliage werewas fairbeautiful and its fruit abundant and in it wasprovided food for all The beastsanimals of the field found shade under it and the birds of the air dweltnested in its branches and from it all fleshliving wasbeings were fed from it
4:13	I sawcontinued looking in the visions of my head as I lay in bed and beholdthere awas watcher a holy onewatcher camecoming down from heaven
4:14	He cried aloud and said: thusCut Hew down the tree and cutchop off its branches strip off its leavesfoliage and scatter its fruit; letLet the beastsanimals flee from underbeneath it and the birds from its branches
4:15	But leave theits stump ofand its roots in the earthground bound with a band of iron and bronze amidin the tender grass of the field Let him be wetbathed with the dew of heaven; and let his lot be with the beastsanimals of the field in the grass of the earth;
4:16	letLet his mind be changed from that of a manshuman and let athe beasts mind of an animal be given to him; andAnd let seven times pass over him
4:17	The sentence is rendered by the decree of the watchers the decision is given by theorder word of the holy ones toin theorder end that theall livingwho live may know that the Most High rulesis sovereign over the kingdom of menmortals; andhe gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of menhuman beings
4:18	This is the dream that I King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar saw AndNow you OBelteshazzar Belteshaz′zar declare the interpretation becausesince all the wise men of my kingdom are notunable able to maketell known to me the interpretation butYou you are able however for theyou are endowed with a spirit of the holy gods is in you
4:19	Then Daniel whosewho name was Belteshaz′zarcalled Belteshazzar was dismayedseverely distressed for a momentwhile andHis his thoughts alarmedterrified him The king said Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar letdo not let the dream or the interpretation alarmterrify you Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar answered My lord may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies
4:20	The tree that you saw which grew great and became strong so that its top reached to heaven and it was visible to the end of the whole earth;
4:21	whose leavesfoliage werewas fairbeautiful and its fruit abundant and in which wasprovided food for all; under which beastsanimals of the field foundlived shade and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelthad nests—
4:22	it is you O king whoYou have grown great and become strong Your greatness has grownincreased and reaches to heaven and your dominionsovereignty to the ends of the earth
4:23	And whereas the king saw a watcher a holy onewatcher coming down from heaven and saying HewCut down the tree and destroy it but leave theits stump ofand its roots in the earthground bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; and let him be wetbathed with the dew of heaven; and let his lot be with the beastsanimals of the field tilluntil seven times pass over him;—
4:24	this is the interpretation O king: Itand it is a decree of the Most High whichthat has come upon my lord the king:
4:25	thatYou you shall be driven away from amonghuman mensociety and your dwelling shall be with the beastswild ofanimals theYou field; you shall be made to eat grass like anoxen ox and you shall be wetbathed with the dew of heaven and seven times shall pass over you tilluntil you knowhave learned that the Most High ruleshas sovereignty over the kingdom of menmortals and gives it to whom he will
4:26	AndAs as it was commanded to leave the stump ofand the roots of the tree your kingdom shall be surere established for you from the time that you knowlearn that Heaven rulesis sovereign
4:27	Therefore O king letmay my counsel be acceptable to you;: breakatone offfor your sins bywith practicing righteousness and your iniquities bywith showing mercy to the oppressed so that thereyour prosperity may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillityprolonged
4:28	All this came upon King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar
4:30	and the king said Is this not thismagnificent great Babylon which I have built as a royal capital by my mighty power as a royal residence and for themy gloryglorious of my majesty
4:31	While the words were still in the kings mouth there fell a voice came from heaven: O King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar to you it is spokendeclared: The kingdom has departed from you
4:32	andYou you shall be driven away from amonghuman mensociety and your dwelling shall be with the beastsanimals of the field; andYou you shall be made to eat grass like anoxen ox; and seven times shall pass over you until you have learned that the Most High ruleshas sovereignty over the kingdom of menmortals and gives it to whom he will
4:33	Immediately the wordsentence was fulfilled uponagainst Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar He was driven away from amonghuman mensociety and ate grass like anoxen ox and his body was wetbathed with the dew of heaven tilluntil his hair grew as long as eagles feathers and his nails werebecame like birds claws
4:34	AtWhen thethat endperiod ofwas theover days I Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar lifted my eyes to heaven and my reason returned to me and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored himthe one who lives forforever ever;For for his dominionsovereignty is an everlasting dominionsovereignty and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;
4:35	allAll the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing; and he does accordingwhat tohe hiswills willwith in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; andThere noneis no one who can stay his hand or say to him What doestare thouyou doing
4:36	At thethat same time my reason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom my majesty and splendor returnedwere restored to me for the glory of my kingdom My counselors and my lords sought me andout I was re established inover my kingdom and still more greatness was added to me
4:37	Now I Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are righttruth and his ways are justjustice; and he is able to bring low those who walk in pride he is able to abase
5:1	King Belshaz′zarBelshazzar made a great feastfestival for a thousand of his lords and drankhe was drinking wine in frontthe presence of the thousand
5:2	Belshaz′zarUnder whenthe heinfluence tastedof the wine Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and of silver whichthat Nebuchadnez′zar his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem beso brought that the king and his lords his wives and his concubines might drink from them
5:3	ThenSo they brought in the goldenvessels of gold and silver vesselsthat which had been taken out of the temple the house of God in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords his wives and his concubines drank from them
5:4	They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver bronze iron wood and stone
5:5	Immediately the fingers of a manshuman hand appeared and wrotebegan writing on the plaster of the wall of the kingsroyal palace oppositenext to the lampstand; andThe the king sawwas watching the hand as it wrote
5:6	Then the kings colorface changedturned pale and his thoughts alarmedterrified him; hisHis limbs gave way and his knees knocked together
5:7	The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters the Chalde′ansChaldeans and the astrologersdiviners; Theand the king said to the wise men of Babylon Whoever readscan read this writing and showstell me its interpretation shall be clothed within purple and have a chain of gold aboutaround his neck and shallrank be the third ruler in the kingdom
5:8	Then all the kings wise men came in but they could not read the writing or maketell known to the king the interpretation
5:9	Then King Belshaz′zarBelshazzar wasbecame greatly alarmedterrified and his colorface changed;turned pale and his lords were perplexed
5:10	The queen becausewhen ofshe heard the wordsdiscussion of the king and his lords came into the banqueting hall; andThe the queen said O king live forforever everDo Let not let your thoughts alarmterrify you or your colorface changegrow pale
5:11	There is a man in your kingdom awho manis inendowed whomwith isa the spirit of the holy gods In the days of your father lighthe andwas found to have enlightenment understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods wereYour foundfather in him and King Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar your father made him chief of the magicians enchanters Chalde′ansChaldeans and astrologersdiviners
5:12	because an excellent spirit knowledge and understanding to interpret dreams explain riddles and solve problems were found in this Daniel whom the king named Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar Now let Daniel be called and he will showgive the interpretation
5:13	Then Daniel was brought in before the king The king said to Daniel YouSo you are that Daniel one of the exiles of Judah whom my father the king my father brought from Judah
5:14	I have heard of you that thea spirit of the holy gods is in you and that lightenlightenment and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you
5:15	Now the wise men the enchanters have been brought in before me to read this writing and maketell known to me its interpretation; but they couldwere not showable to give the interpretation of the matter
5:16	But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems Now if you canare able to read the writing and maketell known to me its interpretation you shall be clothed within purple and have a chain of gold aboutaround your neck and shallrank be the third ruler in the kingdom
5:17	Then Daniel answered beforein the presence of the king Let your gifts be for yourself andor give your rewards to another;someone neverthelesselse Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and makelet knownhim toknow him the interpretation
5:18	O king the Most High God gave Nebuchadnez′zar your father Nebuchadnezzar kingship and greatness and glory and majesty;
5:19	andAnd because of the greatness that he gave him all peoples nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomHe hekilled wouldthose he slewwanted andto whomkill hekept wouldalive those he keptwanted to keep alive; whomhonored those he wouldwanted heto raisedhonor up and whomdegraded those he wouldwanted heto putdegrade down
5:20	But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealtacted proudly he was deposed from his kingly throne and his glory was takenstripped from him;
5:21	heHe was driven from amonghuman mensociety and his mind was made like that of aan beastanimal andHis his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed grass like anoxen ox and his body was wetbathed with the dew of heaven until he knewlearned that the Most High God ruleshas sovereignty over the kingdom of menmortals and sets over it whomwhomever he will
5:22	And you Belshazzar his son Belshaz′zar have not humbled your heart even though you knew all this
5:23	butYou you have liftedexalted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; andThe the vessels of his housetemple have been brought in before you and you and your lords your wives and your concubines have drunkbeen drinking wine from them; andYou you have praised the gods of silver and gold of bronze iron wood and stone which do not see or hear or know; but the God in whose handpower is your very breath and whoseto arewhom belong all your ways you have not honored
5:24	ThenSo from his presence the hand was sent and this writing was inscribed
5:25	And this is the writing that was inscribed: meneMENE meneMENE tekelTEKEL and parsinPARSIN
5:26	This is the interpretation of the matter: meneMENE God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;
5:27	tekelTEKEL you have been weighed inon the balancesscales and found wanting;
5:28	peresPERES your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians
5:29	Then Belshaz′zarBelshazzar commandedgave the command and Daniel was clothed within purple a chain of gold was put aboutaround his neck and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should berank the third ruler in the kingdom
5:30	That very night Belshaz′zarBelshazzar the Chalde′anChaldean king was slainkilled
5:31	And Darius the Mede received the kingdom being about sixty two years old
6:1	It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom aone hundred and twenty satraps tostationed be throughout the whole kingdom;
6:2	and over them three presidents ofincluding whom Daniel; was one to whom these the satraps shouldgave give account so that the king might suffer no loss
6:3	ThenSoon this Daniel became distinguished himself above all the other presidents and satraps because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king planned to setappoint him over the whole kingdom
6:4	ThenSo the presidents and the satraps soughttried to find agrounds ground for complaint against Daniel within regardconnection towith the kingdom; butBut they could find no groundgrounds for complaint or any faultcorruption because he was faithful and no errornegligence or faultcorruption wascould be found in him
6:5	ThenThe these men said We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God
6:6	ThenSo thesethe presidents and satraps cameconspired byand agreementcame to the king and said to him O King Darius live forforever ever
6:7	All the presidents of the kingdom the prefects and the satraps the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict that whoever makesprays petition to anyanyone goddivine or manhuman for thirty days except to you O king shall be castthrown into thea den of lions
6:10	WhenAlthough Daniel knew that the document had been signed he wentcontinued to go to his house wherewhich he had windows in hisits upper chamberroom open toward Jerusalem; and heto gotget down uponon his knees three times a day andto prayedpray andto gavehis thanksGod beforeand hispraise Godhim just as he had done previously
6:11	ThenThe theseconspirators men came by agreement and found Daniel makingpraying petition and supplicationseeking mercy before his God
6:12	Then they cameapproached nearthe king and said before the king concerning the interdict O king Did you not sign an interdict that anyanyone man who makesprays petition to anyanyone goddivine or manhuman within thirty days except to you O king shall be castthrown into thea den of lions The king answered The thing stands fast according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked
6:13	Then they answeredresponded beforeto the king That Daniel who is one of the exiles from Judah pays no heedattention to you O king or to the interdict you have signed but makeshe is saying his petitionprayers three times a day
6:14	ThenWhen the king whenheard hethe heardcharge thesehe words was very much distressed andHe setwas hisdetermined mind to deliversave Daniel; and heuntil labored till the sun went down he made every effort to rescue him
6:15	Then thesethe menconspirators came by agreement to the king and said to thehim king Know O king that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no interdict or ordinance whichthat the king establishes can be changed
6:16	Then the king commandedgave the command and Daniel was brought and castthrown into the den of lions The king said to Daniel May your God whom you faithfully serve continually deliver you
6:17	AndA a stone was brought and laid uponon the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel
6:18	Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversionsfood werewas brought to him and sleep fled from him
6:19	Then at break of day the king arosegot up and wenthurried in haste to the den of lions
6:20	When he came near to the den where Daniel was he cried out inanxiously a tone of anguish and said to Daniel O Daniel servant of the living God has your God whom you faithfully serve continually been able to deliver you from the lions
6:21	Then Daniel then said to the king O king live forforever ever
6:22	My God sent his angel and shut the lions mouths andso that they havewould not hurt me because I was found blameless before him; and also before you O king I have done no wrong
6:23	Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no kind of hurtharm was found uponon him beausebecause he had trusted in his God
6:24	AndThe the king commandedgave a command and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and castthrown into the den of lions—they their children and their wives; andBefore before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces
6:25	Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples nations and languagesnations thatof dwellevery inlanguage allthroughout the earthwhole world: PeaceMay beyou multipliedhave toabundant youprosperity
6:26	I make a decree that in all my royal dominion menpeople should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: forFor he is the living God enduring forforever ever;His his kingdom shall never be destroyed and his dominion shallhas beno to the end
6:27	He delivers and rescues he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth; for he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions
7:1	In the first year of Belshaz′zarKing kingBelshazzar of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed Then he wrote down the dream: and told the sum of the matter
7:2	I Daniel said I saw in my vision by night and behold the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea
7:3	Andand four great beasts came up out of the sea different from one another
7:4	The first was like a lion and had eagles wings Then as I lookedwatched its wings were plucked off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand uponon two feet like a manhuman being; and thea human mind of a man was given to it
7:5	AndAnother beholdbeast anotherappeared beast a second one that looked like a bear It was raised up on one side; it had three ribstusks in its mouth betweenamong its teeth; and it was told Arise devour muchmany fleshbodies
7:6	After this as I lookedwatched andanother loappeared another like a leopard withThe beast had four wings of a bird on its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it
7:7	After this I saw in the night visions andby beholdnight a fourth beast terribleterrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong; andIt it had great iron teeth; itand devouredwas anddevouring brokebreaking in pieces and stampedstamping thewhat residuewas left with its feet It was different from all the beasts that werepreceded before it; and it had ten horns
7:8	I consideredwas considering the horns andwhen beholdanother therehorn cameappeared a little one coming up among them; anotherto hornmake aroom littlefor oneit before which three of the firstearlier horns were plucked up by the roots; andThere behold in this horn were eyes like thehuman eyes ofin athis manhorn and a mouth speaking great things arrogantly
7:9	As I lookedwatched thrones were placedset andin oneplace thatand wasan ancientAncient ofOne days took his seat;throne his raimentclothing was white as snow and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames and its wheels were burning fire
7:10	A stream of fire issued and cameflowed forthout from beforehis him;presence aA thousand thousands served him and ten thousand times ten thousand stood beforeattending him; theThe court sat in judgment and the books were opened
7:11	I lookedwatched then because of the soundnoise of the greatarrogant words whichthat the horn was speaking And as I lookedwatched the beast was slainput to death and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire
7:13	As I sawwatched in the night visions andI beholdsaw withone thelike cloudsa ofhuman heavenbeing therecoming camewith onethe likeclouds a son of manheaven andAnd he came to the Ancient ofOne Days and was presented before him
7:14	AndTo to him was given dominion and glory and kingdomkingship that all peoples nations and languages should serve him; hisHis dominion is an everlasting dominion whichthat shall not pass away and his kingdomkingship is one that shall notnever be destroyed
7:15	As for me Daniel my spirit was troubled within me was anxious and the visions of my head alarmedterrified me
7:16	I approached one of thosethe whoattendants stoodto thereask and asked him the truth concerning all this So he toldsaid methat andhe madewould knowndisclose to me the interpretation of the thingsmatter:
7:17	TheseAs for these four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth
7:18	But the saintsholy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forforever—forever ever for ever and ever
7:19	Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast which was different from all the rest exceedingly terribleterrifying with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze; and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped thewhat residuewas left with its feet;
7:20	and concerning the ten horns that were on its head and concerning the other horn which came up and beforeto make room for which three of them fell out—the horn whichthat had eyes and a mouth that spoke greatarrogantly things and whichthat seemed greater than itsthe fellowsothers
7:21	As I looked this horn made war with the saintsholy ones and prevailedwas prevailing over them
7:22	until the Ancient ofOne Days came; andthen judgment was given for the saintsholy ones of the Most High and the time camearrived when the saintsholy receivedones gained possession of the kingdom
7:23	ThusThis is what he said: As for the fourth beast there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth whichthat shall be different from all the other kingdoms; and it shall devour the whole earth and trample it down and break it to pieces
7:24	As for the ten horns out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise and another shall arise after them; heThis one shall be different from the former ones and shall put down three kings
7:25	He shall speak words against the Most High and shall wear out the saintsholy ones of the Most High and shall thinkattempt to change the timessacred seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his handpower for a time two times and half a time
7:26	ButThen the court shall sit in judgment and his dominion shall be taken away to be consumed and totally destroyed to the end
7:27	AndThe thekingship kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saintsholy ones of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom and all dominions shall serve and obey them
7:28	Here is the endaccount ofends the matter As for me Daniel my thoughts greatly alarmedterrified me and my colorface changedturned pale; but I kept the matter in my mind
8:1	In the third year of the reign of King Belshaz′zarBelshazzar a vision appeared to me Daniel after the one that whichhad appeared to me at the first
8:2	AndIn Ithe sawvision inI thewas vision;looking and when I saw Imyself was in Susa the capital which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision and I was atby the river U′laiUlai
8:3	I raisedlooked myup eyes and saw and behold a ram standing onbeside the bank of the river It had two horns; andBoth both horns were highlong but one was higherlonger than the other and the higherlonger one came up lastsecond
8:4	I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward; noAll beastbeasts couldwere standpowerless beforeto himwithstand it and there was no one who could rescue from hisits power; heit did as heit pleased and magnifiedbecame himselfstrong
8:5	As I was consideringwatching behold a hemale goat cameappeared from the west coming across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground; andThe the goat had a conspicuous horn between hisits eyes
8:6	HeIt came totoward the ram with the two horns whichthat I had seen standing onbeside the bank of the river and heit ran at himit inwith hissavage mightyforce wrath
8:7	I saw himit comeapproaching close to the ram andIt he was enraged against himit and struck the ram andbreaking brokeits his two horns; andThe the ram haddid nonot have power to standwithstand beforeit; himit butthrew hethe castram him down to the ground and trampled upon him;it and there was no one who could rescue the ram from hisits power
8:8	Then the hemale goat magnifiedgrew himselfexceedingly exceedinglygreat; but whenat hethe washeight strongof its power the great horn was broken and insteadin ofits itplace there came up four conspicuousprominent horns toward the four winds of heaven
8:9	Out of one of them came forthanother horn a little hornone which grew exceedingly great toward the south toward the east and toward the gloriousbeautiful land
8:10	It grew greatas evenhigh toas the host of heaven; andIt somethrew ofdown to the hostearth some of the starshost itand castsome downof to the groundstars and trampled uponon them
8:11	ItEven magnifiedagainst itselfthe evenprince upof to the Princehost ofit theacted hostarrogantly; andit took the continualregular burnt offering was taken away from him and overthrew the place of his sanctuary was overthrown
8:12	AndBecause of wickedness the host was given over to it together with the continualregular burnt offering through transgression; andit truth was cast downtruth to the ground and thekept hornprospering actedin andwhat prosperedit did
8:13	Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to the one that spoke For how long is thethis vision concerning the continualregular burnt offering the transgression that makes desolate and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled under foot
8:14	And he saidanswered to him For two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state
8:15	When I Daniel had seen the vision I soughttried to understand it; andThen beholdsomeone thereappeared stoodstanding before me one having the appearance of a man
8:16	Andand I heard a manshuman voice betweenby the banksUlai ofcalling the U′lai and it called Gabriel makehelp this man understand the vision
8:17	So he came near where I stood; and when he came I wasbecame frightened and fell uponprostrate my face But he said to me Understand O sonmortal of man that the vision is for the time of the end
8:18	As he was speaking to me I fell into a deeptrance sleep with my face to the ground; butthen he touched me and set me on my feet
8:19	He said BeholdListen and I will maketell known to you what shallwill betake atplace later in the latterperiod end of the indignationwrath; for it pertainsrefers to the appointed time of the end
8:20	As for the ram whichthat you saw with the two horns these are the kings of Media and Persia
8:21	AndThe themale he goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn between hisits eyes is the first king
8:23	AndAt at the latter end of their rule when the transgressorstransgressions have reached their full measure a king of bold countenance oneshall whoarise understandsskilled riddlesin shall arise intrigue
8:24	HisHe power shall begrow greatstrong andin hepower shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does andHe shall destroy mightythe menpowerful and the people of the saintsholy ones
8:25	By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand and in his own mind he shall magnifybe himselfgreat Without warning he shall destroy many; and he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes; butBut by no human hand he shall be broken and not by human hands
8:26	The vision of the evenings and the mornings whichthat has been told is true; butAs for you seal up the vision for it pertainsrefers to many days hencefrom now
8:27	AndSo I Daniel was overcome and lay sick for some days; then I rosearose and went about the kings business; butBut I was appalleddismayed by the vision and did not understand it
9:1	In the first year of Darius the son of AhasuAhasuerus e′rus by birth a Mede who became king over the realm of the Chalde′ansChaldeans—
9:2	in the first year of his reign I Daniel perceived in the books the number of years whichthat according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah must passbe beforefulfilled thefor end of the desolationsdevastation of Jerusalem namely seventy years
9:3	Then I turned my face to the Lord God seekingto himseek an answer by prayer and supplicationssupplication with fasting and sackcloth and ashes
9:4	I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession saying OAh Lord the great and terribleawesome God whokeeping keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love himyou and keep hisyour commandments
9:5	we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled turning aside from thyyour commandments and ordinances;
9:6	weWe have not listened to thyyour servants the prophets who spoke in thyyour name to our kings our princes and our fathersancestors and to all the people of the land
9:7	ToRighteousness theeis on your side O Lord belongs righteousness but toopen usshame confusion of face as at this day tofalls on us the menpeople of Judah to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to all Israel those thatwho are near and those thatwho are far away in all the lands to which thouyou hasthave driven them because of the treachery whichthat they have committed against theeyou
9:8	ToOpen usshame O Lord belongsfalls confusionon ofus face to our kings to our princesofficials and to our fathersancestors because we have sinned against theeyou
9:9	To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; becausefor we have rebelled against him
9:11	All Israel has transgressed thyyour law and turned aside refusing to obey thyyour voice AndSo the curse and the oath which are written in the law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us because we have sinned against himyou
9:12	He has confirmed his words which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us by bringing upon us a great calamity; forso undergreat thethat wholewhat heaven there has not been done theagainst likeJerusalem ofhas whatnever hasbefore been done againstunder Jerusalemthe whole heaven
9:13	AsJust as it is written in the law of Moses all this calamity has come upon us yetWe wedid have not entreatedentreat the favor of the Lord our God turning from our iniquities and givingreflecting heedon tohis thyfidelity truth
9:14	ThereforeSo the Lord has kept readywatch theover this calamity anduntil hashe brought it upon us; forIndeed the Lord our God is righteousright in all thethat works which he has done; andfor we have notdisobeyed obeyed his voice
9:15	And now O Lord our God who didstbrought bringyour thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and hast made theeyour a name asrenowned ateven to this day —we have sinned we have done wickedly
9:16	O Lord accordingin toview of all thyyour righteous acts let thyyour anger and thy wrath we pray turn away from thyyour city Jerusalem thyyour holy hillmountain; because forof our sins and for the iniquities of our fathersancestors Jerusalem and thyyour people have become a byworddisgrace among all whoour areneighbors round about us
9:17	Now therefore O our God hearkenlisten to the prayer of thyyour servant and to his supplicationssupplication and for thyyour own sake O Lord causelet thyyour face to shine upon thyyour desolated sanctuary which is desolate
9:18	Incline your ear O my God incline thy ear and hear; openOpen thyyour eyes and beholdlook at our desolationsdesolation and the city whichthat isbears calledyour by thy name; forWe we do not present our supplicationssupplication before theeyou on the ground of our righteousness but on the ground of thyyour great mercymercies
9:19	O Lord hear; O Lord forgive; O Lord givelisten heed and act; delayand do not fordelay thyFor your own sake O my God because thyyour city and thyyour people arebear calledyour by thy name
9:20	While I was speaking and was praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God foron behalf of the holy hillmountain of my God;—
9:21	while I was speaking in prayer the man Gabriel whom I had seen before in thea vision at the first came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice
9:22	He came and he said to me O Daniel I have now come out to give you wisdom and understanding
9:23	At the beginning of your supplications a word went forthout and I have come to telldeclare it to you for you are greatly beloved; thereforeSo consider the word and understand the vision:
9:24	Seventy weeks of years are decreed concerningfor your people and your holy city: to finish the transgression to put an end to sin and to atone for iniquity to bring in everlasting righteousness to seal both vision and prophet and to anoint a most holy place
9:25	Know therefore and understand: that from the goingtime forththat of the word went out to restore and buildrebuild Jerusalem tountil the comingtime of an anointed one a prince there shall be seven weeks; Thenand for sixty two weeks it shall be built again with squaresstreets and moat but in a troubled time
9:26	AndAfter after the sixty two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing; and the peopletroops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary Its end shall come with a flood and to the end there shall be war; desolationsDesolations are decreed
9:27	AndHe he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week; and for half of the week he shall causemake sacrifice and offering to cease; and uponin thetheir wingplace of abominations shall comebe onean whoabomination makesthat desolatedesolates until the decreed end is poured out onupon the desolator
10:1	In the third year of King Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel who was named Belteshaz′zarBelteshazzar AndThe the word was true and it wasconcerned a great conflict AndHe he understood the word andhaving hadreceived understanding ofin the vision
10:2	InAt thosethat daystime I Daniel washad been mourning for three weeks
10:3	I atehad eaten no delicaciesrich food no meat or wine had entered my mouth norand did I anointhad not anointed myself at all for the full three weeks
10:5	I liftedlooked up my eyes and lookedsaw and behold a man clothed in linen whosewith loinsa werebelt girdedof with gold offrom Uphaz around his waist
10:6	His body was like beryl his face like the appearance of lightning his eyes like flaming torches his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze and the sound of his words like the noiseroar of a multitude
10:7	And I Daniel alone saw the vision; for the menpeople who were with me did not see the vision butthough a great trembling fell upon them and they fled toand hidehid themselves
10:8	So I was left alone andto sawsee this great vision andMy no strength was left in me; and my radiantcomplexion appearancegrew wasdeathly fearfullypale changed and I retained no strength
10:9	Then I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words I fell oninto my face in a deeptrance sleep with my face to the ground
10:10	AndBut beholdthen a hand touched me and setroused me tremblingto on my hands and knees
10:11	AndHe he said to me O Daniel man greatly beloved givepay heedattention to the words that I am going to speak to you andStand standon uprightyour feet for now I have now been sent to you WhileSo while he was speaking this word to me I stood up trembling
10:12	ThenHe he said to me FearDo not fear Daniel for from the first day that you set your mind to understandgain understanding and humbledto humble yourself before your God your words have been heard and I have come because of your words
10:13	TheBut the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstoodopposed me twenty one days; butSo Michael one of the chief princes came to help me soand I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia
10:14	and camehave come to makehelp you understand what is to befallhappen to your people inat the latterend of days For thethere vision is fora daysfurther yetvision tofor comethose days
10:15	WhenWhile he hadwas spokenspeaking tothese mewords according to theseme words I turned my face toward the ground and was dumbspeechless
10:16	AndThen behold one in thehuman likenessform of the sons of men touched my lips; thenand I opened my mouth andto spokespeak Iand said to himthe one who stood before me OMy my lord bybecause reason of the vision such pains have come upon me andthat I retain no strength
10:17	How can my lords servant talk with my lord For nowI am shaking no strength remains in me and no breath is left in me
10:18	Again one havingin thehuman appearanceform of a man touched me and strengthened me
10:19	AndHe he said ODo mannot fear greatly beloved fearyou notare peacesafe beBe with you; be strong and ofcourageous goodWhen courage And when he spoke to me I was strengthened and said Let my lord speak for you have strengthened me
10:20	Then he said Do you know why I have come to you ButNow now I willmust return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I am through with him lo the prince of Greece will come
10:21	But I willam to tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: thereThere is noneno whoone contendswith byme mywho sidecontends against these princes except Michael your prince
11:1	AndAs as for me in the first year of Darius the Mede I stood up to confirmsupport and strengthen him
11:2	AndNow now I will showannounce you the truth Beholdto threeyou Three more kings shall arise in Persia; andThe a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; and when he has become strong through his riches he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece
11:3	Then a mightywarrior king shall arise who shall rule with great dominion and dotake accordingaction toas hishe willpleases
11:4	And whenwhile hestill hasrising arisenin power his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven but not to his posterity nor according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be pluckeduprooted up and go to others besides these
11:5	Then the king of the south shall begrow strong but one of his princesofficers shall begrow stronger than he and his dominion shall berule a greatrealm dominiongreater than his own realm
11:6	After some years they shall make an alliance and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to makeratify peace;the butagreement But she shall not retain the strength of her armpower and he and his offspring shall not endure; butShe she shall be given up she and her attendants and her child and hethe one who gotsupported possessionher ofIn herthose times
11:7	In those times a branch from her roots shall ariserise up in his place; heHe shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and he shall dealtake withaction against them and shall prevail
11:8	HeEven shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their moltenidols images and with their precious vessels of silver and gold he shall carry off to Egypt as spoils of gold;war andFor for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north;
11:9	Thenthen the latter shall comeinvade into the realm of the king of the south but shallwill return intoto his own land
11:10	His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces which shall comeadvance onlike anda overflowflood and pass through and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress
11:11	ThenMoved with rage the king of the south moved with anger shall comego out and fightdo withbattle against the king of the north; andwho he shall raisemuster a great multitude butwhich it shall however be givendefeated intoby his handenemy
11:12	AndWhen when the multitude ishas takenbeen carried off his heart shall be exalted and he shall castoverthrow down tens of thousands but he shall not prevail
11:13	For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude greaterlarger than the former; and after some years he shall comeadvance on with a great army and abundant supplies
11:14	In those times many shall rise against the king of the south; andThe thelawless men of violence among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfilfulfill the vision; but they shall fail
11:15	Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well fortified city And the forces of the south shall not stand ornot even his picked troops for there shall be no strength to standresist
11:16	But he who comes against him shall dotake accordingthe toactions hishe ownpleases will and noneno one shall standwithstand before him; andHe he shall standtake a position in the gloriousbeautiful land and all of it shall be in his power
11:17	He shall set his facemind to come with the strength of his whole kingdom and he shall bring terms of peace and perform them HeIn shallorder giveto himdestroy the daughterkingdom ofhe womenshall togive destroyhim thea kingdomwoman in marriage; but it shall not standsucceed or be to his advantage
11:18	Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall takecapture many ofBut them; but a commander shall put an end to his insolence; indeed he shall turn his insolence back upon him
11:19	Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall and shall not be found
11:20	Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactorofficial offor tribute through the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he shall be broken neitherthough not in anger noror in battle
11:21	In his place shall arise a contemptible person toon whom royal majesty hashad not been givenconferred; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom bythrough flatteriesintrigue
11:22	Armies shall be utterly swept away and broken before him and broken and the prince of the covenant alsoas well
11:23	And fromafter the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully; and he shall become strong with a small peopleparty
11:24	Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province; and he shall do what neithernone hisof fathers nor his fatherspredecessors fathershad haveever done scatteringlavishing among them plunder spoil and goodswealth on them He shall devise plans against strongholds but only for a time
11:25	AndHe he shall stir up his power and hisdetermination courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall wage war with ana exceedinglymuch greatgreater and mightystronger army; butBut he shall not standsucceed for plots shall be devised against him
11:26	Evenby those who eat hisof richthe foodroyal rations They shall bebreak hishim undoing; his army shall be swept away and many shall fall down slain
11:27	AndThe as for the two kings their minds shall be bent on mischief;evil they shall speaksit lies at theone same table butand toexchange nolies avail;But forit theshall endnot issucceed yetfor tothere beremains an end at the time appointed
11:28	AndHe he shall return to his land with great substancewealth but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant AndHe he shall work his will and return to his own land
11:29	At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south; but this time it shall not be this time as it was before
11:30	For ships of Kittim shall come against him and he shall belose afraidheart and withdraw andHe shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant He shall turn back and givepay heed to those who forsake the holy covenant
11:31	Forces fromsent by him shall appearoccupy and profane the temple and fortress andThey shall takeabolish away the continualregular burnt offering Andand they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate
11:32	He shall seduce with flatteryintrigue those who violate the covenant; but the people who knoware loyal to their God shall stand firm and take action
11:33	AndThe thosewise among the people whoshall aregive wiseunderstanding shallto make many; understandfor thoughsome days however they shall fall by sword and flame byand suffer captivity and plunder for some days
11:34	When they fall victim they shall receive a little help Andand many shall join themselves to them withinsincerely flattery;
11:35	andSome some of thosethe who are wise shall fall toso refinethat andthey tomay cleansebe themrefined purified and tocleansed make them white until the time of the end for itthere is yetstill foran interval until the time appointed
11:36	AndThe the king shall doact accordingas tohe hispleases will;He he shall exalt himself and magnifyconsider himself abovegreater everythan any god and shall speak astonishinghorrendous things against the God of gods He shall prosper tilluntil the indignationperiod of wrath is accomplished;completed for what is determined shall be done
11:37	He shall givepay no heedrespect to the gods of his fathersancestors or to the one beloved by women; he shall notpay giveno heedrespect to any other god for he shall magnifyconsider himself abovegreater than all
11:38	He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these; a god whom his fathersancestors did not know he shall honor with gold and silver with precious stones and costly gifts
11:39	He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god; thoseThose who acknowledge him he shall magnifymake withmore honorwealthy Heand shall makeappoint them as rulers over many and shall dividedistribute the land for a price
11:40	At the time of the end the king of the south shall attack him; butBut the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind with chariots and horsemen and with many ships; andHe he shall comeadvance intoagainst countries and shallpass overflowthrough andlike passa throughflood
11:41	He shall come into the gloriousbeautiful land Andand tens of thousands shall fall victim but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites shall escape from his power
11:43	He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver and all the preciousriches things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow in his train
11:44	But tidingsreports from the east and the north shall alarm him and he shall go forthout with great fury to exterminatebring ruin and utterlycomplete destroydestruction to many
11:45	AndHe he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the gloriousbeautiful holy mountain; yetYet he shall come to his end with noneno one to help him
12:1	At that time shall arise Michael the great prince whothe hasprotector charge of your people Andshall therearise There shall be a time of troubleanguish such as has never hasoccurred been since therenations wasfirst acame nationinto tillexistence thatBut time; but at that time your people shall be delivered everyeveryone onewho whoseis name shall be found written in the book
12:2	AndMany many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt
12:3	AndThose those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament;sky and those who turnlead many to righteousness like the stars forforever ever and ever
12:4	But you Daniel shutkeep up the words secret and seal the book sealed until the time of the end Many shall runbe torunning back and froforth and knowledgeevil shall increase
12:5	Then I Daniel looked and behold two others stoodappeared one standing on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the streamother
12:6	AndOne Iof them said to the man clothed in linen who was aboveupstream the waters of the stream How long shall it be tilluntil the end of these wonders
12:7	The man clothed in linen who was aboveupstream the waters of the stream raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven; andAnd I heard him swear by himthe one who lives forforever ever that it would be for a time two times and half a time; and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be accomplished
12:8	I heard but Icould did not understand; Thenso I said OMy my lord what shall be the issueoutcome of these things
12:9	He said Go your way Daniel for the words are shutto upremain secret and sealed until the time of the end
12:10	Many shall purifybe themselvespurified andcleansed make themselves white and be refined; but the wicked shall docontinue to act wickedly; andNone none of the wicked shall understand; but those who are wise shall understand
12:11	AndFrom from the time that the continualregular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makesdesolates desolate is set up there shall be aone thousand two hundred and ninety days
12:12	BlessedHappy isare hethose who waitspersevere and comesattain to the thousand three hundred and thirty five days
12:13	But you go your way tilland the endrest; and you shall restrise andfor shall stand in your allottedreward place at the end of the days