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9 In the first year of Darius,m the son of Ahasuerus, a Mede by birth, who was made king over the Chaldean kingdom—2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books according to the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah that the number of years for the desolation of Jerusalem would be seventy.n 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.o
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:
Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring Godp who keeps his gracious covenantq with those who love himr and keep his commandss—5 we have sinned,t done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled,u and turned away from your commands and ordinances.v 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets,w who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.
7 Lord, righteousness belongs to you,x but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where you have banished them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward you. 8 Lord, public shamey belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.z 9 Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him 10 and have not obeyed the Lord our God by following his instructions that he set before us through his servantsaa the prophets.
11 All Israel has broken your law and turned away,ab refusing to obey you. The promised curseA written in the law of Moses,ac the servant of God, has been poured out on us because we have sinned against him. 12 He has carried out his wordsad that he spoke against us and against our rulersB,ae by bringing on us a disaster that is so great that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been doneaf under all of heaven. 13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses,ag all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor ofa the Lord our God by turning from our iniquities and paying attention to your truth.b 14 So the Lord kept the disaster in mind and brought it on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all he has done. But we have not obeyed him.
15 Now, Lord our God—who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong handc and made your name renownedd as it is this day—we have sinned, we have acted wickedly. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, may your anger and wrathe turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain;f for because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.
17 Therefore, our God, hear the prayer and the petitions of your servant. Make your face shineg on your desolate sanctuaryh for the Lord’s sake. 18 Listen closely,C my God, and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before you based on our righteous acts, but based on your abundant compassion. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for your own sake, do not delay,i because your city and your people bear your name.
20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,j and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—21 while I was praying, Gabriel,k the man I had seen in the first vision,l reached me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.m 22 He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.n 23 At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God.D,o So consider the message and understand the vision:p
24 Seventy weeks are decreedq
about your people and your holy city—
to bring the rebellion to an end,
to put a stop to sin,
to atone for iniquity,
to bring in everlasting righteousness,r
to seal up vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the most holy place.
From the issuing of the decree
to restore and rebuild Jerusalems
until an Anointed One,t the ruler,A
will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks.
It will be rebuilt with a plaza and a moat,
but in difficult times.
26 After those sixty-two weeks
the Anointed One will be cut offu
and will have nothing.
The people of the coming ruler
will destroy the cityv and the sanctuary.B
TheC end will come with a flood,w
and until the end there will beD war;
desolations are decreed.
27 He will make a firm covenantE
with many for one week,
but in the middle of the week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.
And the abomination of desolationx
will be on a wingy of the templeF,G
until the decreed destructionz
is poured out on the desolator.”
10 In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia,aa a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar.ab The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.ac
2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.ad 3 I didn’t eat any rich food,ae no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over. 4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month,H as I was standing on the bank of the great river,af the Tigris, 5 I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen,ag with a belt of goldah from UphazI,a around his waist. 6 His body was like beryl,J his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches,b his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.c
7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision.d The men who were with me did not see it,e but a great terror fell on them,f and they ran and hid. 8 I was left alone, looking at this great vision.g No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale,A,h and I was powerless. 9 I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep,B,i with my face to the ground.
10 Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees. 11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God.* j Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet,k for I have now been sent to you.”l After he said this to me, I stood trembling.
12 “Don’t be afraid,m Daniel,” he said to me, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God,n your prayers were heard. I have come because of your prayers.o 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael,p one of the chief princes, came to help me after I had been left there with the kings of Persia.q 14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days,r for the vision refers to those days.”s
15 While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.t 16 Suddenly one with human likenessu touched my lips.v I opened my mouth and said to the one standing in front of me, “My lord, because of the vision, anguish overwhelms me and I am powerless.w 17 How can someone like me,x your servant,D speak with someone like you, my lord? Now I have no strength, and there is no breath in me.”
18 Then the one with a human appearance touched me again and strengthened me.y 19 He said, “Don’t be afraid,z you who areE treasured by God.aa Peace to you; be very strong!”ab
As he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”ac
20 He said, “Do you know why I’ve come to you? I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I leave, the prince of Greece will come.ad 21 However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth. (No one has the courage to support me against those princes except Michael,ae your prince. 11 In the first year of Darius the Mede,af I stood up to strengthen and protect him.) 2 Now I will tell you the truth.ag
PROPHECIES ABOUT PERSIA AND GREECE
“Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.ah 3 Then a warrior king will arise; he will rule a vast realm and do whatever he wants.ai 4 But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and divided to the four winds of heaven,aj but not to his descendants; it will not be the same kingdom that he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and will go to others besides them.ak
KINGS OF THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH
5 “The king of the Southal will grow powerful, but one of his commanders will grow more powerful and will rule a kingdom greater than his. 6 After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the Northam to seal the agreement. She will not retain power, and his strength will not endure. She will be given up, together with her entourage, her father,A and the one who supported her during those times. 7 In the place of the king of the South, one from her familyB will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will take action against them and triumph. 8 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious articles of silver and gold.an For some years he will stay away from the king of the North, 9 who will enter the kingdom of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
10 “His sons will mobilize for war and assemble a large number of armed forces. They will advance, sweeping through like a flood,C,ao and will again wage war as far as his fortress. 11 Infuriated, the king of the South will march out to fight with the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but they will be handed over to his enemy. 12 When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph. 13 The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some yearsD,a he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
14 “In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail. 15 Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp,b and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their select troops will not be able to resist. 16 The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants,c and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful landE,d with total destruction in his hand. 17 He will resolvee to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him.F He will give him a daughter in marriageG to destroy it,H but she will not stand with him or support him. 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coasts and islandsI,f and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his taunting; instead, he will turn his taunts against him.g 19 He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall,h and be no more.i
20 “In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collectorj for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be broken, though not in angerJ or in battle.
21 “In his place a despisedk person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peaceK,l and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be broken, as well as the covenant prince. 23 After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation.A 24 During a time of peace,B he will come into the richest parts of the provincem and do what his fathers and predecessors never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will make plans against fortified cities, but only for a time.
25 “With a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will prepare for battle with an extremely large and powerful army, but he will not succeed, because plots will be made against him. 26 Those who eat his provisionsn will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain. 27 The two kings, whose hearts are bent on evil, will speak lieso at the same table but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.p 28 The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant;C he will take action, then return to his own land.
29 “At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this timeD will not be like the first. 30 Ships of KittimE,q will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant. 31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the regular sacrificer and set up the abomination of desolation.s 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.t 33 Those who have insight among the peopleu will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame,v and they will be captured and plundered for a time. 34 When they fall, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely.w 35 Some of those who have insight will fall so that they may be refined,x purified, and cleansedy until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36 “Then the king will do whatever he wants.z He will exalt and magnify himself above every god,aa and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods.ab He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed,ac because what has been decreed will be accomplished. 37 He will not show regard for the godsF of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god,ad because he will magnify himself above all. 38 Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his ancestors did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. 39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him,G making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.
40 “At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against hima with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.b 41 He will also invade the beautiful land,c and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent peopleA of the Ammonites.d 42 He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. 43 He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will also be in submission.B,e 44 But reports from the eastf and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the sea andC the beautiful holy mountain,g but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
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