THE BOOK OF

DANIEL
CHAPTER 1 Hanani'ah he called Shadrach,
1 In the third year of the Mish'a-el he called Meshach,
reign of Jehoi'akim king of Ju- and Azari'ah he called
dah, Nebuchadnez'zar king of Abed'nego.
Babylon came to Jerusalem 8 But Daniel resolved that he
and besieged it. would not defile himself with
2 And the Lord gave Je- the king's rich food, or with
hoi'akim king of Judah into his the wine which he drank;
hand, with some of the ves- therefore he asked the chief
sels of the house of God; and of the eunuchs to allow him
he brought them to the land not to defile himself.
of Shinar, to the house of his 9 And God gave Daniel favor
god, and placed the vessels in and compassion in the sight of
the treasury of his god. the chief of the eunuchs;
3 Then the king commanded 10 and the chief of the eu-
Ash'penaz, his chief eunuch, nuchs said to Daniel, "I fear
to bring some of the people of lest my lord the king, who ap-
Israel, both of the royal family pointed your food and your
and of the nobility, drink, should see that you
4 youths without blemish, were in poorer condition than
handsome and skilful in all the youths who are of your
wisdom, endowed with knowl- own age. So you would endan-
edge, understanding learning, ger my head with the king."
and competent to serve in the 11 Then Daniel said to the
king's palace, and to teach steward whom the chief of the
them the letters and language eunuchs had appointed over
of the Chalde'ans. Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el,
5 The king assigned them a and Azari'ah;
daily portion of the rich food 12 "Test your servants for
which the king ate, and of the ten days; let us be given veg-
wine which he drank. They etables to eat and water to
were to be educated for three drink.
years, and at the end of that 13 Then let our appearance
time they were to stand be- and the appearance of the
fore the king. youths who eat the king's rich
6 Among these were Daniel, food be observed by you, and
Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and according to what you see
Azari'ah of the tribe of Judah. deal with your servants."
7 And the chief of the eu- 14 So he hearkened to them
nuchs gave them names: in this matter, and tested
Daniel he called Belteshaz'zar, them for ten days.

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15 At the end of ten days it to tell the king his dreams. So

was seen that they were bet- they came in and stood before
ter in appearance and fatter the king.
in flesh than all the youths 3 And the king said to them,
who ate the king's rich food. "I had a dream, and my spirit
16 So the steward took away is troubled to know the
their rich food and the wine dream."
they were to drink, and gave 4 Then the Chalde'ans said
them vegetables. to the king, "O king, live for
17 As for these four youths, ever! Tell your servants the
God gave them learning and dream, and we will show the
skill in all letters and wisdom; interpretation."
and Daniel had understanding 5 The king answered the
in all visions and dreams. Chalde'ans, "The word from
18 At the end of the time, me is sure: if you do not make
when the king had command- known to me the dream and
ed that they should be its interpretation, you shall be
brought in, the chief of the torn limb from limb, and your
eunuchs brought them in be- houses shall be laid in ruins.
fore Nebuchadnez'zar. 6 But if you show the dream
19 And the king spoke with and its interpretation, you
them, and among them all shall receive from me gifts
none was found like Daniel, and rewards and great honor.
Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Therefore show me the dream
Azari'ah; therefore they stood and its interpretation."
before the king. 7 They answered a second
20 And in every matter of time, "Let the king tell his ser-
wisdom and understanding vants the dream, and we will
concerning which the king in- show its interpretation."
quired of them, he found them 8 The king answered, "I know
ten times better than all the with certainty that you are
magicians and enchanters trying to gain time, because
that were in all his kingdom. you see that the word from
21 And Daniel continued un- me is sure
til the first year of King Cyrus. 9 that if you do not make the
dream known to me, there is
CHAPTER 2 but one sentence for you. You
1 In the second year of the have agreed to speak lying
reign of Nebuchadnez'zar, and corrupt words before me
Nebuchadnez'zar had dreams; till the times change. There-
and his spirit was troubled, fore tell me the dream, and I
and his sleep left him. shall know that you can show
2 Then the king commanded me its interpretation."
that the magicians, the en- 10 The Chalde'ans answered
chanters, the sorcerers, and the king, "There is not a man
the Chalde'ans be summoned, on earth who can meet the

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king's demand; for no great 19 Then the mystery was re-

and powerful king has asked vealed to Daniel in a vision of
such a thing of any magician the night. Then Daniel blessed
or enchanter or Chalde'an. the God of heaven.
11 The thing that the king 20 Daniel said: "Blessed be
asks is difficult, and none can the name of God for ever and
show it to the king except the ever. to whom belong wisdom
gods, whose dwelling is not and might.
with flesh." 21 He changes times and
12 Because of this the king seasons; he removes kings
was angry and very furious, and sets up kings; he gives
and commanded that all the wisdom to the wise and knowl-
wise men of Babylon be de- edge to those who have un-
stroyed. derstanding;
13 So the decree went forth 22 he reveals deep and mys-
that the wise men were to be terious things; he knows what
slain, and they sought Daniel is in the darkness, and the
and his companions, to slay light dwells with him.
them. 23 To thee, O God of my fa-
14 Then Daniel replied with thers, I give thanks and
prudence and discretion to praise, for thou hast given me
Ar'i-och, the captain of the wisdom and strength, and
king's guard, who had gone hast now made known to me
out to slay the wise men of what we asked of thee, for
Babylon; thou hast made known to us
15 he said to Ar'i-och, the the king's matter."
king's captain, "Why is the de- 24 Therefore Daniel went in
cree of the king so severe?" to Ar'i-och, whom the king had
Then Ar'i-och made the matter appointed to destroy the wise
known to Daniel. men of Babylon; he went and
16 And Daniel went in and said thus to him, "Do not de-
besought the king to appoint stroy the wise men of Baby-
him a time, that he might lon; bring me in before the
show to the king the interpre- king, and I will show the king
tation. the interpretation."
17 Then Daniel went to his 25 Then Ar'i-och brought in
house and made the matter Daniel before the king in
known to Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, haste, and said thus to him: "I
and Azari'ah, his companions, have found among the exiles
18 and told them to seek from Judah a man who can
mercy of the God of heaven make known to the king the
concerning this mystery, so interpretation."
that Daniel and his compan- 26 The king said to Daniel,
ions might not perish with the whose name was Beltes-
rest of the wise men of Baby- haz'zar, "Are you able to make
lon. known to me the dream that I

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have seen and its interpreta- and broke them in pieces;

tion?" 35 then the iron, the clay,
27 Daniel answered the king, the bronze, the silver, and the
"No wise men, enchanters, gold, all together were broken
magicians, or astrologers can in pieces, and became like the
show to the king the mystery chaff of the summer threshing
which the king has asked, floors; and the wind carried
28 but there is a God in them away, so that not a
heaven who reveals myster- trace of them could be found.
ies, and he has made known But the stone that struck the
to King Nebuchadnez'zar what image became a great moun-
will be in the latter days. Your tain and filled the whole
dream and the visions of your earth.
head as you lay in bed are 36 "This was the dream; now
these: we will tell the king its inter-
29 To you, O king, as you lay pretation.
in bed came thoughts of what 37 You, O king, the king of
would be hereafter, and he kings, to whom the God of
who reveals mysteries made heaven has given the king-
known to you what is to be. dom, the power, and the
30 But as for me, not be- might, and the glory,
cause of any wisdom that I 38 and into whose hand he
have more than all the living has given, wherever they
has this mystery been re- dwell, the sons of men, the
vealed to me, but in order beasts of the field, and the
that the interpretation may be birds of the air, making you
made known to the king, and rule over them all — you are
that you may know the the head of gold.
thoughts of your mind. 39 After you shall arise an-
31 "You saw, O king, and be- other kingdom inferior to you,
hold, a great image. This im- and yet a third kingdom of
age, mighty and of exceeding bronze, which shall rule over
brightness, stood before you, all the earth.
and its appearance was fright- 40 And there shall be a
ening. fourth kingdom, strong as
32 The head of this image iron, because iron breaks to
was of fine gold, its breast pieces and shatters all things;
and arms of silver, its belly and like iron which crushes, it
and thighs of bronze, shall break and crush all
33 its legs of iron, its feet these.
partly of iron and partly of 41 And as you saw the feet
clay. and toes partly of potter's
34 As you looked, a stone clay and partly of iron, it shall
was cut out by no human be a divided kingdom; but
hand, and it smote the image some of the firmness of iron
on its feet of iron and clay, shall be in it, just as you saw

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iron mixed with the miry clay. the whole province of Baby-
42 And as the toes of the lon, and chief prefect over all
feet were partly iron and part- the wise men of Babylon.
ly clay, so the kingdom shall 49 Daniel made request of
be partly strong and partly the king, and he appointed
brittle. Shadrach, Meshach, and
43 As you saw the iron mixed Abed'nego over the affairs of
with miry clay, so they will the province of Babylon; but
mix with one another in mar- Daniel remained at the king's
riage, but they will not hold court.
together, just as iron does not
mix with clay. CHAPTER 3
44 And in the days of those 1 King Nebuchadnez'zar
kings the God of heaven will made an image of gold, whose
set up a kingdom which shall height was sixty cubits and its
never be destroyed, nor shall breadth six cubits. He set it
its sovereignty be left to an- up on the plain of Dura, in the
other people. It shall break in province of Babylon.
pieces all these kingdoms and 2 Then King Nebuchadnez'zar
bring them to an end, and it sent to assemble the satraps,
shall stand for ever; the prefects, and the gover-
45 just as you saw that a nors, the counselors, the trea-
stone was cut from a moun- surers, the justices, the mag-
tain by no human hand, and istrates, and all the officials of
that it broke in pieces the the provinces to come to the
iron, the bronze, the clay, the dedication of the image which
silver, and the gold. A great King Nebuchadnez'zar had set
God has made known to the up.
king what shall be hereafter. 3 Then the satraps, the pre-
The dream is certain, and its fects, and the governors, the
interpretation sure." counselors, the treasurers, the
46 Then King Nebuchad- justices, the magistrates, and
nez'zar fell upon his face, and all the officials of the prov-
did homage to Daniel, and inces, were assembled for the
commanded that an offering dedication of the image that
and incense be offered up to King Nebuchadnez'zar had set
him. up; and they stood before the
47 The king said to Daniel, image that Nebuchadnez'zar
"Truly, your God is God of had set up.
gods and Lord of kings, and a 4 And the herald proclaimed
revealer of mysteries, for you aloud, "You are commanded, O
have been able to reveal this peoples, nations, and lan-
mystery." guages,
48 Then the king gave Daniel 5 that when you hear the
high honors and many great sound of the horn, pipe, lyre,
gifts, and made him ruler over trigon, harp, bagpipe, and ev-

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ery kind of music, you are to furious rage commanded that

fall down and worship the Shadrach, Meshach, and
golden image that King Neb- Abed'nego be brought. Then
uchadnez'zar has set up; they brought these men be-
6 and whoever does not fall fore the king.
down and worship shall imme- 14 Nebuchadnez'zar said to
diately be cast into a burning them, "Is it true, O Shadrach,
fiery furnace." Meshach, and Abed'nego, that
7 Therefore, as soon as all you do not serve my gods or
the peoples heard the sound worship the golden image
of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, which I have set up?
harp, bagpipe, and every kind 15 Now if you are ready
of music, all the peoples, na- when you hear the sound of
tions, and languages fell down the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon,
and worshiped the golden im- harp, bagpipe, and every kind
age which King Nebuchad- of music, to fall down and
nez'zar had set up. worship the image which I
8 Therefore at that time cer- have made, well and good;
tain Chalde'ans came forward but if you do not worship, you
and maliciously accused the shall immediately be cast into
Jews. a burning fiery furnace; and
9 They said to King Neb- who is the god that will deliv-
uchadnez'zar, "O king, live for er you out of my hands?"
ever! 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and
10 You, O king, have made a Abed'nego answered the king,
decree, that every man who "O Nebuchadnez'zar, we have
hears the sound of the horn, no need to answer you in this
pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bag- matter.
pipe, and every kind of music, 17 If it be so, our God whom
shall fall down and worship we serve is able to deliver us
the golden image; from the burning fiery fur-
11 and whoever does not fall nace; and he will deliver us
down and worship shall be out of your hand, O king.
cast into a burning fiery fur- 18 But if not, be it known to
nace. you, O king, that we will not
12 There are certain Jews serve your gods or worship
whom you have appointed the golden image which you
over the affairs of the prov- have set up."
ince of Babylon: Shadrach, 19 Then Nebuchadnez'zar
Meshach, and Abed'nego. was full of fury, and the ex-
These men, O king, pay no pression of his face was
heed to you; they do not serve changed against Shadrach,
your gods or worship the gold- Meshach, and Abed'nego. He
en image which you have set ordered the furnace heated
up." seven times more than it was
13 Then Nebuchadnez'zar in wont to be heated.

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20 And he ordered certain king's counselors gathered to-

mighty men of his army to gether and saw that the fire
bind Shadrach, Meshach, and had not had any power over
Abed'nego, and to cast them the bodies of those men; the
into the burning fiery furnace. hair of their heads was not
21 Then these men were singed, their mantles were not
bound in their mantles, their harmed, and no smell of fire
tunics, their hats, and their had come upon them.
other garments, and they 28 Nebuchadnez'zar said,
were cast into the burning "Blessed be the God of
fiery furnace. Shadrach, Meshach, and
22 Because the king's order Abed'nego, who has sent his
was strict and the furnace angel and delivered his ser-
very hot, the flame of the fire vants, who trusted in him, and
slew those men who took up set at nought the king's com-
Shadrach, Meshach, and mand, and yielded up their
Abed'nego. bodies rather than serve and
23 And these three men, worship any god except their
Shadrach, Meshach, and own God.
Abed'nego, fell bound into the 29 Therefore I make a de-
burning fiery furnace. cree: Any people, nation, or
24 Then King Nebuchad- language that speaks any-
nez'zar was astonished and thing against the God of
rose up in haste. He said to Shadrach, Meshach, and
his counselors, "Did we not Abed'nego shall be torn limb
cast three men bound into the from limb, and their houses
fire?" They answered the king, laid in ruins; for there is no
"True, O king." other god who is able to deliv-
25 He answered, "But I see er in this way."
four men loose, walking in the 30 Then the king promoted
midst of the fire, and they are Shadrach, Meshach, and
not hurt; and the appearance Abed'nego in the province of
of the fourth is like a son of Babylon.
the gods."
26 Then Nebuchadnez'zar CHAPTER 4
came near to the door of the 1 King Nebuchadnez'zar to
burning fiery furnace and all peoples, nations, and lan-
said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and guages, that dwell in all the
Abed'nego, servants of the earth: Peace be multiplied to
Most High God, come forth, you!
and come here!" Then 2 It has seemed good to me
Shadrach, Meshach, and to show the signs and won-
Abed'nego came out from the ders that the Most High God
fire. has wrought toward me.
27 And the satraps, the pre- 3 How great are his signs,
fects, the governors, and the how mighty his wonders! His

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kingdom is an everlasting 12 Its leaves were fair and

kingdom, and his dominion is its fruit abundant, and in it
from generation to genera- was food for all. The beasts of
tion. the field found shade under it,
4 I, Nebuchadnez'zar, was at and the birds of the air dwelt
ease in my house and prosper- in its branches, and all flesh
ing in my palace. was fed from it.
5 I had a dream which made 13 "I saw in the visions of my
me afraid; as I lay in bed the head as I lay in bed, and be-
fancies and the visions of my hold, a watcher, a holy one,
head alarmed me. came down from heaven.
6 Therefore I made a decree 14 He cried aloud and said
that all the wise men of Baby- thus, `Hew down the tree and
lon should be brought before cut off its branches, strip off
me, that they might make its leaves and scatter its fruit;
known to me the interpreta- let the beasts flee from under
tion of the dream. it and the birds from its
7 Then the magicians, the branches.
enchanters, the Chalde'ans, 15 But leave the stump of its
and the astrologers came in; roots in the earth, bound with
and I told them the dream, but a band of iron and bronze,
they could not make known to amid the tender grass of the
me its interpretation. field. Let him be wet with the
8 At last Daniel came in be- dew of heaven; let his lot be
fore me — he who was named with the beasts in the grass of
Belteshaz'zar after the name the earth;
of my god, and in whom is the 16 let his mind be changed
spirit of the holy gods — and I from a man's, and let a beast-
told him the dream, saying, 's mind be given to him; and
9 "O Belteshaz'zar, chief of let seven times pass over him.
the magicians, because I know 17 The sentence is by the
that the spirit of the holy gods decree of the watchers, the
is in you and that no mystery decision by the word of the
is difficult for you, here is the holy ones, to the end that the
dream which I saw; tell me its living may know that the Most
interpretation. High rules the kingdom of
10 The visions of my head as men, and gives it to whom he
I lay in bed were these: I saw, will, and sets over it the lowli-
and behold, a tree in the est of men.'
midst of the earth; and its 18 This dream I, King Neb-
height was great. uchadnez'zar, saw. And you, O
11 The tree grew and be- Belteshaz'zar, declare the in-
came strong, and its top terpretation, because all the
reached to heaven, and it was wise men of my kingdom are
visible to the end of the whole not able to make known to me
earth. the interpretation, but you are

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able, for the spirit of the holy Most High, which has come
gods is in you." upon my lord the king,
19 Then Daniel, whose name 25 that you shall be driven
was Belteshaz'zar, was dis- from among men, and your
mayed for a moment, and his dwelling shall be with the
thoughts alarmed him. The beasts of the field; you shall
king said, "Belteshaz'zar, let be made to eat grass like an
not the dream or the interpre- ox, and you shall be wet with
tation alarm you." Beltes- the dew of heaven, and seven
haz'zar answered, "My lord, times shall pass over you, till
may the dream be for those you know that the Most High
who hate you and its interpre- rules the kingdom of men, and
tation for your enemies! gives it to whom he will.
20 The tree you saw, which 26 And as it was commanded
grew and became strong, so to leave the stump of the
that its top reached to heav- roots of the tree, your king-
en, and it was visible to the dom shall be sure for you from
end of the whole earth; the time that you know that
21 whose leaves were fair Heaven rules.
and its fruit abundant, and in 27 Therefore, O king, let my
which was food for all; under counsel be acceptable to you;
which beasts of the field break off your sins by practic-
found shade, and in whose ing righteousness, and your
branches the birds of the air iniquities by showing mercy to
dwelt — the oppressed, that there may
22 it is you, O king, who perhaps be a lengthening of
have grown and become your tranquillity."
strong. Your greatness has 28 All this came upon King
grown and reaches to heaven, Nebuchadnez'zar.
and your dominion to the ends 29 At the end of twelve
of the earth. months he was walking on the
23 And whereas the king saw roof of the royal palace of
a watcher, a holy one, coming Babylon,
down from heaven and saying, 30 and the king said, "Is not
`Hew down the tree and de- this great Babylon, which I
stroy it, but leave the stump have built by my mighty pow-
of its roots in the earth, bound er as a royal residence and for
with a band of iron and the glory of my majesty?"
bronze, in the tender grass of 31 While the words were still
the field; and let him be wet in the king's mouth, there fell
with the dew of heaven; and a voice from heaven, "O King
let his lot be with the beasts Nebuchadnez'zar, to you it is
of the field, till seven times spoken: The kingdom has de-
pass over him'; parted from you,
24 this is the interpretation, 32 and you shall be driven
O king: It is a decree of the from among men, and your

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dwelling shall be with the King of heaven; for all his

beasts of the field; and you works are right and his ways
shall be made to eat grass like are just; and those who walk
an ox; and seven times shall in pride he is able to abase.
pass over you, until you have
learned that the Most High CHAPTER 5
rules the kingdom of men and 1 King Belshaz'zar made a
gives it to whom he will." great feast for a thousand of
33 Immediately the word was his lords, and drank wine in
fulfilled upon Nebuchad- front of the thousand.
nez'zar. He was driven from 2 Belshaz'zar, when he tast-
among men, and ate grass like ed the wine, commanded that
an ox, and his body was wet the vessels of gold and of sil-
with the dew of heaven till his ver which Nebuchadnez'zar
hair grew as long as eagles' his father had taken out of the
feathers, and his nails were temple in Jerusalem be
like birds' claws. brought, that the king and his
34 At the end of the days I, lords, his wives, and his con-
Nebuchadnez'zar, lifted my cubines might drink from
eyes to heaven, and my rea- them.
son returned to me, and I 3 Then they brought in the
blessed the Most High, and golden and silver vessels
praised and honored him who which had been taken out of
lives for ever; for his dominion the temple, the house of God
is an everlasting dominion, in Jerusalem; and the king and
and his kingdom endures from his lords, his wives, and his
generation to generation; concubines drank from them.
35 all the inhabitants of the 4 They drank wine, and
earth are accounted as noth- praised the gods of gold and
ing; and he does according to silver, bronze, iron, wood, and
his will in the host of heaven stone.
and among the inhabitants of 5 Immediately the fingers of
the earth; and none can stay a man's hand appeared and
his hand or say to him, "What wrote on the plaster of the
doest thou?" wall of the king's palace, op-
36 At the same time my rea- posite the lampstand; and the
son returned to me; and for king saw the hand as it wrote.
the glory of my kingdom, my 6 Then the king's color
majesty and splendor returned changed, and his thoughts
to me. My counselors and my alarmed him; his limbs gave
lords sought me, and I was es- way, and his knees knocked
tablished in my kingdom, and together.
still more greatness was 7 The king cried aloud to
added to me. bring in the enchanters, the
37 Now I, Nebuchadnez'zar, Chalde'ans, and the as-
praise and extol and honor the trologers. The king said to the

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wise men of Babylon, "Whoev- said to Daniel, "You are that

er reads this writing, and Daniel, one of the exiles of Ju-
shows me its interpretation, dah, whom the king my father
shall be clothed with purple, brought from Judah.
and have a chain of gold 14 I have heard of you that
about his neck, and shall be the spirit of the holy gods is in
the third ruler in the king- you, and that light and under-
dom." standing and excellent wis-
8 Then all the king's wise dom are found in you.
men came in, but they could 15 Now the wise men, the
not read the writing or make enchanters, have been
known to the king the inter- brought in before me to read
pretation. this writing and make known
9 Then King Belshaz'zar was to me its interpretation; but
greatly alarmed, and his color they could not show the inter-
changed; and his lords were pretation of the matter.
perplexed. 16 But I have heard that you
10 The queen, because of can give interpretations and
the words of the king and his solve problems. Now if you
lords, came into the banquet- can read the writing and make
ing hall; and the queen said, known to me its interpreta-
"O king, live for ever! Let not tion, you shall be clothed with
your thoughts alarm you or purple, and have a chain of
your color change. gold about your neck, and
11 There is in your kingdom shall be the third ruler in the
a man in whom is the spirit of kingdom.
the holy gods. In the days of 17 Then Daniel answered be-
your father light and under- fore the king, "Let your gifts
standing and wisdom, like the be for yourself, and give your
wisdom of the gods, were rewards to another; neverthe-
found in him, and King Neb- less I will read the writing to
uchadnez'zar, your father, the king and make known to
made him chief of the magi- him the interpretation.
cians, enchanters, Chalde'ans, 18 O king, the Most High God
and astrologers, gave Nebuchadnez'zar your
12 because an excellent spir- father kingship and greatness
it, knowledge, and under- and glory and majesty;
standing to interpret dreams, 19 and because of the great-
explain riddles, and solve ness that he gave him, all
problems were found in this peoples, nations, and lan-
Daniel, whom the king named guages trembled and feared
Belteshaz'zar. Now let Daniel before him; whom he would he
be called, and he will show slew, and whom he would he
the interpretation." kept alive; whom he would he
13 Then Daniel was brought raised up, and whom he would
in before the king. The king he put down.

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20 But when his heart was end;

lifted up and his spirit was 27 TEKEL, you have been
hardened so that he dealt weighed in the balances and
proudly, he was deposed from found wanting;
his kingly throne, and his glo- 28 PERES, your kingdom is
ry was taken from him; divided and given to the
21 he was driven from Medes and Persians."
among men, and his mind was 29 Then Belshaz'zar com-
made like that of a beast, and manded, and Daniel was
his dwelling was with the wild clothed with purple, a chain of
asses; he was fed grass like gold was put about his neck,
an ox, and his body was wet and proclamation was made
with the dew of heaven, until concerning him, that he
he knew that the Most High should be the third ruler in
God rules the kingdom of the kingdom.
men, and sets over it whom 30 That very night Bels-
he will. haz'zar the Chalde'an king
22 And you his son, Bels- was slain.
haz'zar, have not humbled 31 And Darius the Mede re-
your heart, though you knew ceived the kingdom, being
all this, about sixty-two years old.
23 but you have lifted up
yourself against the Lord of CHAPTER 6
heaven; and the vessels of his 1 It pleased Darius to set
house have been brought in over the kingdom a hundred
before you, and you and your and twenty satraps, to be
lords, your wives, and your throughout the whole king-
concubines have drunk wine dom;
from them; and you have 2 and over them three presi-
praised the gods of silver and dents, of whom Daniel was
gold, of bronze, iron, wood, one, to whom these satraps
and stone, which do not see or should give account, so that
hear or know, but the God in the king might suffer no loss.
whose hand is your breath, 3 Then this Daniel became
and whose are all your ways, distinguished above all the
you have not honored. other presidents and satraps,
24 "Then from his presence because an excellent spirit
the hand was sent, and this was in him; and the king
writing was inscribed. planned to set him over the
25 And this is the writing whole kingdom.
that was inscribed: MENE, 4 Then the presidents and
MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. the satraps sought to find a
26 This is the interpretation ground for complaint against
of the matter: MENE, God has Daniel with regard to the king-
numbered the days of your dom; but they could find no
kingdom and brought it to an ground for complaint or any

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fault, because he was faithful, 12 Then they came near and

and no error or fault was said before the king, concern-
found in him. ing the interdict, "O king! Did
5 Then these men said, "We you not sign an interdict, that
shall not find any ground for any man who makes petition
complaint against this Daniel to any god or man within thir-
unless we find it in connection ty days except to you, O king,
with the law of his God." shall be cast into the den of li-
6 Then these presidents and ons?" The king answered, "The
satraps came by agreement to thing stands fast, according to
the king and said to him, "O the law of the Medes and Per-
King Darius, live for ever! sians, which cannot be re-
7 All the presidents of the voked."
kingdom, the prefects and the 13 Then they answered be-
satraps, the counselors and fore the king, "That Daniel,
the governors are agreed that who is one of the exiles from
the king should establish an Judah, pays no heed to you, O
ordinance and enforce an in- king, or the interdict you have
terdict, that whoever makes signed, but makes his petition
petition to any god or man for three times a day."
thirty days, except to you, O 14 Then the king, when he
king, shall be cast into the heard these words, was much
den of lions. distressed, and set his mind to
8 Now, O king, establish the deliver Daniel; and he labored
interdict and sign the docu- till the sun went down to res-
ment, so that it cannot be cue him.
changed, according to the law 15 Then these men came by
of the Medes and the Persians, agreement to the king, and
which cannot be revoked." said to the king, "Know, O
9 Therefore King Darius king, that it is a law of the
signed the document and in- Medes and Persians that no in-
terdict. terdict or ordinance which the
10 When Daniel knew that king establishes can be
the document had been changed."
signed, he went to his house 16 Then the king command-
where he had windows in his ed, and Daniel was brought
upper chamber open toward and cast into the den of lions.
Jerusalem; and he got down The king said to Daniel, "May
upon his knees three times a your God, whom you serve
day and prayed and gave continually, deliver you!"
thanks before his God, as he 17 And a stone was brought
had done previously. and laid upon the mouth of
11 Then these men came by the den, and the king sealed it
agreement and found Daniel with his own signet and with
making petition and supplica- the signet of his lords, that
tion before his God. nothing might be changed

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concerning Daniel. languages that dwell in all the

18 Then the king went to his earth: "Peace be multiplied to
palace, and spent the night you.
fasting; no diversions were 26 I make a decree, that in
brought to him, and sleep fled all my royal dominion men
from him. tremble and fear before the
19 Then, at break of day, the God of Daniel, for he is the
king arose and went in haste living God, enduring for ever;
to the den of lions. his kingdom shall never be de-
20 When he came near to stroyed, and his dominion
the den where Daniel was, he shall be to the end.
cried out in a tone of anguish 27 He delivers and rescues,
and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, he works signs and wonders in
servant of the living God, has heaven and on earth, he who
your God, whom you serve has saved Daniel from the
continually, been able to de- power of the lions."
liver you from the lions?" 28 So this Daniel prospered
21 Then Daniel said to the during the reign of Darius and
king, "O king, live for ever! the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
22 My God sent his angel
and shut the lions' mouths, CHAPTER 7
and they have not hurt me, 1 In the first year of Bels-
because I was found blame- haz'zar king of Babylon,
less before him; and also be- Daniel had a dream and vi-
fore you, O king, I have done sions of his head as he lay in
no wrong." his bed. Then he wrote down
23 Then the king was ex- the dream, and told the sum
ceedingly glad, and command- of the matter.
ed that Daniel be taken up out 2 Daniel said, "I saw in my
of the den. So Daniel was tak- vision by night, and behold,
en up out of the den, and no the four winds of heaven were
kind of hurt was found upon stirring up the great sea.
him, because he had trusted 3 And four great beasts came
in his God. up out of the sea, different
24 And the king commanded, from one another.
and those men who had ac- 4 The first was like a lion and
cused Daniel were brought had eagles' wings. Then as I
and cast into the den of lions looked its wings were plucked
— they, their children, and off, and it was lifted up from
their wives; and before they the ground and made to stand
reached the bottom of the den upon two feet like a man; and
the lions overpowered them the mind of a man was given
and broke all their bones in to it.
pieces. 5 And behold, another beast,
25 Then King Darius wrote to a second one, like a bear. It
all the peoples, nations, and was raised up on one side; it

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had three ribs in its mouth be- the sound of the great words
tween its teeth; and it was which the horn was speaking.
told, `Arise, devour much And as I looked, the beast was
flesh.' slain, and its body destroyed
6 After this I looked, and lo, and given over to be burned
another, like a leopard, with with fire.
four wings of a bird on its 12 As for the rest of the
back; and the beast had four beasts, their dominion was
heads; and dominion was giv- taken away, but their lives
en to it. were prolonged for a season
7 After this I saw in the night and a time.
visions, and behold, a fourth 13 I saw in the night visions,
beast, terrible and dreadful and behold, with the clouds of
and exceedingly strong; and it heaven there came one like a
had great iron teeth; it de- son of man, and he came to
voured and broke in pieces, the Ancient of Days and was
and stamped the residue with presented before him.
its feet. It was different from 14 And to him was given do-
all the beasts that were before minion and glory and king-
it; and it had ten horns. dom, that all peoples, nations,
8 I considered the horns, and and languages should serve
behold, there came up among him; his dominion is an ever-
them another horn, a little lasting dominion, which shall
one, before which three of the not pass away, and his king-
first horns were plucked up by dom one that shall not be de-
the roots; and behold, in this stroyed.
horn were eyes like the eyes 15 "As for me, Daniel, my
of a man, and a mouth speak- spirit within me was anxious
ing great things. and the visions of my head
9 As I looked, thrones were alarmed me.
placed and one that was an- 16 I approached one of those
cient of days took his seat; his who stood there and asked
raiment was white as snow, him the truth concerning all
and the hair of his head like this. So he told me, and made
pure wool; his throne was known to me the interpreta-
fiery flames, its wheels were tion of the things.
burning fire. 17 `These four great beasts
10 A stream of fire issued are four kings who shall arise
and came forth from before out of the earth.
him; a thousand thousands 18 But the saints of the Most
served him, and ten thousand High shall receive the king-
times ten thousand stood be- dom, and possess the king-
fore him; the court sat in judg- dom for ever, for ever and
ment, and the books were ever.'
opened. 19 "Then I desired to know
11 I looked then because of the truth concerning the

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fourth beast, which was differ- times, and half a time.

ent from all the rest, exceed- 26 But the court shall sit in
ingly terrible, with its teeth of judgment, and his dominion
iron and claws of bronze; and shall be taken away, to be
which devoured and broke in consumed and destroyed to
pieces, and stamped the the end.
residue with its feet; 27 And the kingdom and the
20 and concerning the ten dominion and the greatness of
horns that were on its head, the kingdoms under the whole
and the other horn which heaven shall be given to the
came up and before which people of the saints of the
three of them fell, the horn Most High; their kingdom shall
which had eyes and a mouth be an everlasting kingdom,
that spoke great things, and and all dominions shall serve
which seemed greater than its and obey them.'
fellows. 28 "Here is the end of the
21 As I looked, this horn matter. As for me, Daniel, my
made war with the saints, and thoughts greatly alarmed me,
prevailed over them, and my color changed; but I
22 until the Ancient of Days kept the matter in my mind."
came, and judgment was giv-
en for the saints of the Most CHAPTER 8
High, and the time came when 1 In the third year of the
the saints received the king- reign of King Belshaz'zar a vi-
dom. sion appeared to me, Daniel,
23 "Thus he said: `As for the after that which appeared to
fourth beast, there shall be a me at the first.
fourth kingdom on earth, 2 And I saw in the vision; and
which shall be different from when I saw, I was in Susa the
all the kingdoms, and it shall capital, which is in the prov-
devour the whole earth, and ince of Elam; and I saw in the
trample it down, and break it vision, and I was at the river
to pieces. U'lai.
24 As for the ten horns, out 3 I raised my eyes and saw,
of this kingdom ten kings shall and behold, a ram standing on
arise, and another shall arise the bank of the river. It had
after them; he shall be differ- two horns; and both horns
ent from the former ones, and were high, but one was higher
shall put down three kings. than the other, and the higher
25 He shall speak words one came up last.
against the Most High, and 4 I saw the ram charging
shall wear out the saints of westward and northward and
the Most High, and shall think southward; no beast could
to change the times and the stand before him, and there
law; and they shall be given was no one who could rescue
into his hand for a time, two from his power; he did as he

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pleased and magnified him- was overthrown.

self. 12 And the host was given
5 As I was considering, be- over to it together with the
hold, a he-goat came from the continual burnt offering
west across the face of the through transgression; and
whole earth, without touching truth was cast down to the
the ground; and the goat had ground, and the horn acted
a conspicuous horn between and prospered.
his eyes. 13 Then I heard a holy one
6 He came to the ram with speaking; and another holy
the two horns, which I had one said to the one that
seen standing on the bank of spoke, "For how long is the vi-
the river, and he ran at him in sion concerning the continual
his mighty wrath. burnt offering, the transgres-
7 I saw him come close to sion that makes desolate, and
the ram, and he was enraged the giving over of the sanctu-
against him and struck the ary and host to be trampled
ram and broke his two horns; under foot?"
and the ram had no power to 14 And he said to him, "For
stand before him, but he cast two thousand and three hun-
him down to the ground and dred evenings and mornings;
trampled upon him; and there then the sanctuary shall be
was no one who could rescue restored to its rightful state."
the ram from his power. 15 When I, Daniel, had seen
8 Then the he-goat magnified the vision, I sought to under-
himself exceedingly; but when stand it; and behold, there
he was strong, the great horn stood before me one having
was broken, and instead of it the appearance of a man.
there came up four conspicu- 16 And I heard a man's voice
ous horns toward the four between the banks of the
winds of heaven. U'lai, and it called, "Gabriel,
9 Out of one of them came make this man understand the
forth a little horn, which grew vision."
exceedingly great toward the 17 So he came near where I
south, toward the east, and stood; and when he came, I
toward the glorious land. was frightened and fell upon
10 It grew great, even to the my face. But he said to me,
host of heaven; and some of "Understand, O son of man,
the host of the stars it cast that the vision is for the time
down to the ground, and tram- of the end."
pled upon them. 18 As he was speaking to
11 It magnified itself, even me, I fell into a deep sleep
up to the Prince of the host; with my face to the ground;
and the continual burnt offer- but he touched me and set me
ing was taken away from him, on my feet.
and the place of his sanctuary 19 He said, "Behold, I will

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make known to you what shall about the king's business; but
be at the latter end of the in- I was appalled by the vision
dignation; for it pertains to and did not understand it.
the appointed time of the end. CHAPTER 9
20 As for the ram which you 1 In the first year of Darius
saw with the two horns, these the son of Ahasu-e'rus, by
are the kings of Media and birth a Mede, who became
Persia. king over the realm of the
21 And the he-goat is the Chalde'ans —
king of Greece; and the great 2 in the first year of his
horn between his eyes is the reign, I, Daniel, perceived in
first king. the books the number of years
22 As for the horn that was which, according to the word
broken, in place of which four of the LORD to Jeremiah the
others arose, four kingdoms prophet, must pass before the
shall arise from his nation, but end of the desolations of
not with his power. Jerusalem, namely, seventy
23 And at the latter end of years.
their rule, when the transgres- 3 Then I turned my face to
sors have reached their full the Lord God, seeking him by
measure, a king of bold coun- prayer and supplications with
tenance, one who understands fasting and sackcloth and ash-
riddles, shall arise. es.
24 His power shall be great, 4 I prayed to the LORD my
and he shall cause fearful de- God and made confession,
struction, and shall succeed in saying, "O Lord, the great and
what he does, and destroy terrible God, who keepest
mighty men and the people of covenant and steadfast love
the saints. with those who love him and
25 By his cunning he shall keep his commandments,
make deceit prosper under his 5 we have sinned and done
hand, and in his own mind he wrong and acted wickedly and
shall magnify himself. Without rebelled, turning aside from
warning he shall destroy thy commandments and ordi-
many; and he shall even rise nances;
up against the Prince of 6 we have not listened to thy
princes; but, by no human servants the prophets, who
hand, he shall be broken. spoke in thy name to our
26 The vision of the evenings kings, our princes, and our fa-
and the mornings which has thers, and to all the people of
been told is true; but seal up the land.
the vision, for it pertains to 7 To thee, O Lord, belongs
many days hence." righteousness, but to us con-
27 And I, Daniel, was over- fusion of face, as at this day,
come and lay sick for some to the men of Judah, to the in-
days; then I rose and went habitants of Jerusalem, and to

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all Israel, those that are near kept ready the calamity and
and those that are far away, has brought it upon us; for the
in all the lands to which thou LORD our God is righteous in
hast driven them, because of all the works which he has
the treachery which they have done, and we have not obeyed
committed against thee. his voice.
8 To us, O Lord, belongs con- 15 And now, O Lord our God,
fusion of face, to our kings, to who didst bring thy people out
our princes, and to our fa- of the land of Egypt with a
thers, because we have mighty hand, and hast made
sinned against thee. thee a name, as at this day,
9 To the Lord our God belong we have sinned, we have done
mercy and forgiveness; be- wickedly.
cause we have rebelled 16 O Lord, according to all
against him, thy righteous acts, let thy
10 and have not obeyed the anger and thy wrath turn
voice of the LORD our God by away from thy city Jerusalem,
following his laws, which he thy holy hill; because for our
set before us by his servants sins, and for the iniquities of
the prophets. our fathers, Jerusalem and thy
11 All Israel has trans- people have become a byword
gressed thy law and turned among all who are round
aside, refusing to obey thy about us.
voice. And the curse and oath 17 Now therefore, O our God,
which are written in the law of hearken to the prayer of thy
Moses the servant of God servant and to his supplica-
have been poured out upon tions, and for thy own sake, O
us, because we have sinned Lord, cause thy face to shine
against him. upon thy sanctuary, which is
12 He has confirmed his desolate.
words, which he spoke against 18 O my God, incline thy ear
us and against our rulers who and hear; open thy eyes and
ruled us, by bringing upon us behold our desolations, and
a great calamity; for under the city which is called by thy
the whole heaven there has name; for we do not present
not been done the like of what our supplications before thee
has been done against on the ground of our right-
Jerusalem. eousness, but on the ground
13 As it is written in the law of thy great mercy.
of Moses, all this calamity has 19 O LORD, hear; O LORD,
come upon us, yet we have forgive; O LORD, give heed
not entreated the favor of the and act; delay not, for thy
LORD our God, turning from own sake, O my God, because
our iniquities and giving heed thy city and thy people are
to thy truth. called by thy name."
14 Therefore the LORD has 20 While I was speaking and

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praying, confessing my sin nothing; and the people of the

and the sin of my people Is- prince who is to come shall
rael, and presenting my sup- destroy the city and the sanc-
plication before the LORD my tuary. Its end shall come with
God for the holy hill of my a flood, and to the end there
God; shall be war; desolations are
21 while I was speaking in decreed.
prayer, the man Gabriel, 27 And he shall make a
whom I had seen in the vision strong covenant with many for
at the first, came to me in one week; and for half of the
swift flight at the time of the week he shall cause sacrifice
evening sacrifice. and offering to cease; and
22 He came and he said to upon the wing of abomina-
me, "O Daniel, I have now tions shall come one who
come out to give you wisdom makes desolate, until the de-
and understanding. creed end is poured out on the
23 At the beginning of your desolator."
supplications a word went
forth, and I have come to tell CHAPTER 10
it to you, for you are greatly 1 In the third year of Cyrus
beloved; therefore consider king of Persia a word was re-
the word and understand the vealed to Daniel, who was
vision. named Belteshaz'zar. And the
24 "Seventy weeks of years word was true, and it was a
are decreed concerning your great conflict. And he under-
people and your holy city, to stood the word and had under-
finish the transgression, to standing of the vision.
put an end to sin, and to 2 In those days I, Daniel, was
atone for iniquity, to bring in mourning for three weeks.
everlasting righteousness, to 3 I ate no delicacies, no meat
seal both vision and prophet, or wine entered my mouth,
and to anoint a most holy nor did I anoint myself at all,
place. for the full three weeks.
25 Know therefore and un- 4 On the twenty-fourth day
derstand that from the going of the first month, as I was
forth of the word to restore standing on the bank of the
and build Jerusalem to the great river, that is, the Tigris,
coming of an anointed one, a 5 I lifted up my eyes and
prince, there shall be seven looked, and behold, a man
weeks. Then for sixty-two clothed in linen, whose loins
weeks it shall be built again were girded with gold of Up-
with squares and moat, but in haz.
a troubled time. 6 His body was like beryl, his
26 And after the sixty-two face like the appearance of
weeks, an anointed one shall lightning, his eyes like flaming
be cut off, and shall have torches, his arms and legs like

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the gleam of burnished of Persia

bronze, and the sound of his 14 and came to make you
words like the noise of a mul- understand what is to befall
titude. your people in the latter days.
7 And I, Daniel, alone saw For the vision is for days yet
the vision, for the men who to come."
were with me did not see the 15 When he had spoken to
vision, but a great trembling me according to these words, I
fell upon them, and they fled turned my face toward the
to hide themselves. ground and was dumb.
8 So I was left alone and saw 16 And behold, one in the
this great vision, and no likeness of the sons of men
strength was left in me; my touched my lips; then I
radiant appearance was fear- opened my mouth and spoke. I
fully changed, and I retained said to him who stood before
no strength. me, "O my lord, by reason of
9 Then I heard the sound of the vision pains have come
his words; and when I heard upon me, and I retain no
the sound of his words, I fell strength.
on my face in a deep sleep 17 How can my lord's ser-
with my face to the ground. vant talk with my lord? For
10 And behold, a hand now no strength remains in
touched me and set me trem- me, and no breath is left in
bling on my hands and knees. me."
11 And he said to me, "O 18 Again one having the ap-
Daniel, man greatly beloved, pearance of a man touched
give heed to the words that I me and strengthened me.
speak to you, and stand up- 19 And he said, "O man
right, for now I have been greatly beloved, fear not,
sent to you." While he was peace be with you; be strong
speaking this word to me, I and of good courage." And
stood up trembling. when he spoke to me, I was
12 Then he said to me, "Fear strengthened and said, "Let
not, Daniel, for from the first my lord speak, for you have
day that you set your mind to strengthened me."
understand and humbled your- 20 Then he said, "Do you
self before your God, your know why I have come to you?
words have been heard, and I But now I will return to fight
have come because of your against the prince of Persia;
words. and when I am through with
13 The prince of the kingdom him, lo, the prince of Greece
of Persia withstood me twen- will come.
ty-one days; but Michael, one 21 But I will tell you what is
of the chief princes, came to inscribed in the book of truth:
help me, so I left him there there is none who contends by
with the prince of the kingdom my side against these except

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Michael, your prince. 7 "In those times a branch

from her roots shall arise in
CHAPTER 11 his place; he shall come
1 And as for me, in the first against the army and enter
year of Darius the Mede, I the fortress of the king of the
stood up to confirm and north, and he shall deal with
strengthen him. them and shall prevail.
2 "And now I will show you 8 He shall also carry off to
the truth. Behold, three more Egypt their gods with their
kings shall arise in Persia; and molten images and with their
a fourth shall be far richer precious vessels of silver and
than all of them; and when he of gold; and for some years he
has become strong through shall refrain from attacking
his riches, he shall stir up all the king of the north.
against the kingdom of 9 Then the latter shall come
Greece. into the realm of the king of
3 Then a mighty king shall the south but shall return into
arise, who shall rule with his own land.
great dominion and do accord- 10 "His sons shall wage war
ing to his will. and assemble a multitude of
4 And when he has arisen, great forces, which shall come
his kingdom shall be broken on and overflow and pass
and divided toward the four through, and again shall carry
winds of heaven, but not to the war as far as his fortress.
his posterity, nor according to 11 Then the king of the
the dominion with which he south, moved with anger,
ruled; for his kingdom shall be shall come out and fight with
plucked up and go to others the king of the north; and he
besides these. shall raise a great multitude,
5 "Then the king of the south but it shall be given into his
shall be strong, but one of his hand.
princes shall be stronger than 12 And when the multitude is
he and his dominion shall be a taken, his heart shall be exalt-
great dominion. ed, and he shall cast down
6 After some years they shall tens of thousands, but he
make an alliance, and the shall not prevail.
daughter of the king of the 13 For the king of the north
south shall come to the king shall again raise a multitude,
of the north to make peace; greater than the former; and
but she shall not retain the after some years he shall
strength of her arm, and he come on with a great army
and his offspring shall not en- and abundant supplies.
dure; but she shall be given 14 "In those times many
up, and her attendants, her shall rise against the king of
child, and he who got posses- the south; and the men of vio-
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shall lift themselves up in or- contemptible person to whom

der to fulfil the vision; but royal majesty has not been
they shall fail. given; he shall come in with-
15 Then the king of the north out warning and obtain the
shall come and throw up kingdom by flatteries.
siegeworks, and take a well- 22 Armies shall be utterly
fortified city. And the forces of swept away before him and
the south shall not stand, or broken, and the prince of the
even his picked troops, for covenant also.
there shall be no strength to 23 And from the time that an
stand. alliance is made with him he
16 But he who comes against shall act deceitfully; and he
him shall do according to his shall become strong with a
own will, and none shall stand small people.
before him; and he shall stand 24 Without warning he shall
in the glorious land, and all of come into the richest parts of
it shall be in his power. the province; and he shall do
17 He shall set his face to what neither his fathers nor
come with the strength of his his fathers' fathers have done,
whole kingdom, and he shall scattering among them plun-
bring terms of peace and per- der, spoil, and goods. He shall
form them. He shall give him devise plans against
the daughter of women to de- strongholds, but only for a
stroy the kingdom; but it shall time.
not stand or be to his advan- 25 And he shall stir up his
tage. power and his courage against
18 Afterward he shall turn the king of the south with a
his face to the coastlands, and great army; and the king of
shall take many of them; but a the south shall wage war with
commander shall put an end an exceedingly great and
to his insolence; indeed he mighty army; but he shall not
shall turn his insolence back stand, for plots shall be de-
upon him. vised against him.
19 Then he shall turn his 26 Even those who eat his
face back toward the fortress- rich food shall be his undoing;
es of his own land; but he his army shall be swept away,
shall stumble and fall, and and many shall fall down
shall not be found. slain.
20 "Then shall arise in his 27 And as for the two kings,
place one who shall send an their minds shall be bent on
exactor of tribute through the mischief; they shall speak lies
glory of the kingdom; but at the same table, but to no
within a few days he shall be avail; for the end is yet to be
broken, neither in anger nor in at the time appointed.
battle. 28 And he shall return to his
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his heart shall be set against cording to his will; he shall ex-
the holy covenant. And he alt himself and magnify him-
shall work his will, and return self above every god, and
to his own land. shall speak astonishing things
29 "At the time appointed he against the God of gods. He
shall return and come into the shall prosper till the indigna-
south; but it shall not be this tion is accomplished; for what
time as it was before. is determined shall be done.
30 For ships of Kittim shall 37 He shall give no heed to
come against him, and he the gods of his fathers, or to
shall be afraid and withdraw, the one beloved by women; he
and shall turn back and be en- shall not give heed to any oth-
raged and take action against er god, for he shall magnify
the holy covenant. He shall himself above all.
turn back and give heed to 38 He shall honor the god of
those who forsake the holy fortresses instead of these; a
covenant. god whom his fathers did not
31 Forces from him shall ap- know he shall honor with gold
pear and profane the temple and silver, with precious
and fortress, and shall take stones and costly gifts.
away the continual burnt of- 39 He shall deal with the
fering. And they shall set up strongest fortresses by the
the abomination that makes help of a foreign god; those
desolate. who acknowledge him he shall
32 He shall seduce with flat- magnify with honor. He shall
tery those who violate the make them rulers over many
covenant; but the people who and shall divide the land for a
know their God shall stand price.
firm and take action. 40 "At the time of the end
33 And those among the peo- the king of the south shall at-
ple who are wise shall make tack him; but the king of the
many understand, though they north shall rush upon him like
shall fall by sword and flame, a whirlwind, with chariots and
by captivity and plunder, for horsemen, and with many
some days. ships; and he shall come into
34 When they fall, they shall countries and shall overflow
receive a little help. And many and pass through.
shall join themselves to them 41 He shall come into the
with flattery; glorious land. And tens of
35 and some of those who thousands shall fall, but these
are wise shall fall, to refine shall be delivered out of his
and to cleanse them and to hand: Edom and Moab and the
make them white, until the main part of the Ammonites.
time of the end, for it is yet 42 He shall stretch out his
for the time appointed. hand against the countries,
36 "And the king shall do ac- and the land of Egypt shall

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not escape. 5 Then I Daniel looked, and

43 He shall become ruler of behold, two others stood, one
the treasures of gold and of on this bank of the stream and
silver, and all the precious one on that bank of the
things of Egypt; and the stream.
Libyans and the Ethiopians 6 And I said to the man
shall follow in his train. clothed in linen, who was
44 But tidings from the east above the waters of the
and the north shall alarm him, stream, "How long shall it be
and he shall go forth with till the end of these wonders?"
great fury to exterminate and 7 The man clothed in linen,
utterly destroy many. who was above the waters of
45 And he shall pitch his the stream, raised his right
palatial tents between the sea hand and his left hand toward
and the glorious holy moun- heaven; and I heard him
tain; yet he shall come to his swear by him who lives for
end, with none to help him. ever that it would be for a
time, two times, and half a
CHAPTER 12 time; and that when the shat-
1 "At that time shall arise tering of the power of the holy
Michael, the great prince who people comes to an end all
has charge of your people. these things would be accom-
And there shall be a time of plished.
trouble, such as never has 8 I heard, but I did not un-
been since there was a nation derstand. Then I said, "O my
till that time; but at that time lord, what shall be the issue
your people shall be deliv- of these things?"
ered, every one whose name 9 He said, "Go your way,
shall be found written in the Daniel, for the words are shut
book. up and sealed until the time
2 And many of those who of the end.
sleep in the dust of the earth 10 Many shall purify them-
shall awake, some to everlast- selves, and make themselves
ing life, and some to shame white, and be refined; but the
and everlasting contempt. wicked shall do wickedly; and
3 And those who are wise none of the wicked shall un-
shall shine like the brightness derstand; but those who are
of the firmament; and those wise shall understand.
who turn many to righteous- 11 And from the time that
ness, like the stars for ever the continual burnt offering is
and ever. taken away, and the abomina-
4 But you, Daniel, shut up tion that makes desolate is
the words, and seal the book, set up, there shall be a thou-
until the time of the end. sand two hundred and ninety
Many shall run to and fro, and days.
knowledge shall increase." 12 Blessed is he who waits

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and comes to the thousand

three hundred and thirty-five
days.
13 But go your way till the
end; and you shall rest, and
shall stand in your allotted
place at the end of the days."

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