¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

² In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

³ I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

⁴ And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

⁵ Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

⁶ His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁷ And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

⁸ Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁹ Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

¹⁰ And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

¹¹ And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

¹² Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

¹⁵ And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

¹⁶ And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

¹⁷ For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

¹⁸ Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

¹⁹ And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰ Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

²¹ But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

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¹ In the third ^H7969 year ^H8141 of Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia ^H6539 a thing ^H1697 was revealed ^H1540 unto Daniel, ^H1840 whose name ^H8034 was called ^H7121 Belteshazzar; ^H1095 and the thing ^H1697 was true, ^H571 but the time appointed ^H6635 was long: ^H1419 and he understood ^H995 the thing, ^H1697 and had understanding ^H998 of the vision. ^H4758

² In those days ^H3117 I Daniel ^H1840 was mourning ^H56 three ^H7969 full ^H3117 weeks. ^H7620

³ I ate ^H398 no pleasant ^H2532 bread, ^H3899 neither came ^H935 flesh ^H1320 nor wine ^H3196 in my mouth, ^H6310 neither did I anoint ^H5480 myself at all, ^H5480 till three ^H7969 whole ^H3117 weeks ^H7620 were fulfilled. ^H4390

⁴ And in the four ^H702 and twentieth ^H6242 day ^H3117 of the first ^H7223 month, ^H2320 as I was by the side ^H3027 of the great ^H1419 river, ^H5104 which is Hiddekel; ^H2313

⁵ Then I lifted up ^H5375 mine eyes, ^H5869 and looked, ^H7200 and behold a certain ^H259 man ^H376 clothed ^H3847 in linen, ^H906 whose loins ^H4975 were girded ^H2296 with fine gold ^H3800 of Uphaz: ^H210

⁶ His body ^H1472 also was like the beryl, ^H8658 and his face ^H6440 as the appearance ^H4758 of lightning, ^H1300 and his eyes ^H5869 as lamps ^H3940 of fire, ^H784 and his arms ^H2220 and his feet ^H4772 like in colour ^H5869 to polished ^H7044 brass, ^H5178 and the voice ^H6963 of his words ^H1697 like the voice ^H6963 of a multitude. ^H1995

⁷ And I Daniel ^H1840 alone saw ^H7200 the vision: ^H4759 for the men ^H582 that were with me saw ^H7200 not the vision; ^H4759 but ^H61 a great ^H1419 quaking ^H2731 fell ^H5307 upon them, so that they fled ^H1272 to hide ^H2244 themselves.

⁸ Therefore I was left alone, ^H7604 and saw ^H7200 this great ^H1419 vision, ^H4759 and there remained ^H7604 no strength ^H3581 in me: for my comeliness ^H1935 was turned ^H2015 in me into corruption, ^H4889 and I retained ^H6113 no strength. ^H3581

⁹ Yet heard ^H8085 I the voice ^H6963 of his words: ^H1697 and when I heard ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of his words, ^H1697 then was I in a deep sleep ^H7290 on my face, ^H6440 and my face ^H6440 toward the ground. ^H776

¹⁰ And, behold, an hand ^H3027 touched ^H5060 me, which set ^H5128 me upon my knees ^H1290 and upon the palms ^H3709 of my hands. ^H3027

¹¹ And he said ^H559 unto me, O Daniel, ^H1840 a man ^H376 greatly beloved, ^H2532 understand ^H995 the words ^H1697 that I speak ^H1696 unto thee, and stand ^H5975 upright: ^H5977 for unto thee am I now sent. ^H7971 And when he had spoken ^H1696 this word ^H1697 unto me, I stood ^H5975 trembling. ^H7460

¹² Then said ^H559 he unto me, Fear ^H3372 not, Daniel: ^H1840 for from the first ^H7223 day ^H3117 that thou didst set ^H5414 thine heart ^H3820 to understand, ^H995 and to chasten ^H6031 thyself before ^H6440 thy God, ^H430 thy words ^H1697 were heard, ^H8085 and I am come ^H935 for thy words. ^H1697

¹³ But the prince ^H8269 of the kingdom ^H4438 of Persia ^H6539 withstood ^H5975 me one ^H259 and twenty ^H6242 days: ^H3117 but, lo, Michael, ^H4317 one ^H259 of the chief ^H7223 princes, ^H8269 came ^H935 to help ^H5826 me; and I remained ^H3498 there with ^H681 the kings ^H4428 of Persia. ^H6539

¹⁴ Now I am come ^H935 to make thee understand ^H995 what shall befall ^H7136 thy people ^H5971 in the latter ^H319 days: ^H3117 for yet the vision ^H2377 is for many days. ^H3117

¹⁵ And when he had spoken ^H1696 such words ^H1697 unto me, I set ^H5414 my face ^H6440 toward the ground, ^H776 and I became dumb. ^H481

¹⁶ And, behold, one like the similitude ^H1823 of the sons ^H1121 of men ^H120 touched ^H5060 my lips: ^H8193 then I opened ^H6605 my mouth, ^H6310 and spake, ^H1696 and said ^H559 unto him that stood ^H5975 before me, O my lord, ^H113 by the vision ^H4759 my sorrows ^H6735 are turned ^H2015 upon me, and I have retained ^H6113 no strength. ^H3581

¹⁷ For how ^H1963 can ^H3201 the servant ^H5650 of this my lord ^H113 talk ^H1696 with this my lord? ^H113 for as for me, straightway ^H6258 there remained ^H5975 no strength ^H3581 in me, neither is there breath ^H5397 left ^H7604 in me.

¹⁸ Then there came again ^H3254 and touched ^H5060 me one like the appearance ^H4758 of a man, ^H120 and he strengthened ^H2388 me,

¹⁹ And said, ^H559 O man ^H376 greatly beloved, ^H2532 fear ^H3372 not: peace ^H7965 be unto thee, be strong, ^H2388 yea, be strong. ^H2388 And when he had spoken ^H1696 unto me, I was strengthened, ^H2388 and said, ^H559 Let my lord ^H113 speak; ^H1696 for thou hast strengthened ^H2388 me.

²⁰ Then said ^H559 he, Knowest ^H3045 thou wherefore I come ^H935 unto thee? and now will I return ^H7725 to fight ^H3898 with the prince ^H8269 of Persia: ^H6539 and when I am gone forth, ^H3318 lo, the prince ^H8269 of Grecia ^H3120 shall come. ^H935

²¹ But ^H61 I will shew ^H5046 thee that which is noted ^H7559 in the scripture ^H3791 of truth: ^H571 and there is none ^H259 that holdeth ^H2388 with me in these things, but Michael ^H4317 your prince. ^H8269

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¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

² In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

³ I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

⁴ And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,

⁵ I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:

⁶ his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁷ And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

⁸ So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁹ Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.

¹⁰ And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

¹¹ And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

¹² Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words' sake.

¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for `many' days:

¹⁵ and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.

¹⁶ And, behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I retain no strength.

¹⁷ For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me.

¹⁸ Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.

¹⁹ And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰ Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.

²¹ But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.

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¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a thing is revealed to Daniel, whose name is called Belteshazzar, and the thing `is' true, and the warfare `is' great: and he hath understood the thing, and hath understanding about the appearance.

² `In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days;

³ desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.

⁴ `And in the twenty and fourth day of the first month, I have been by the side of the great river, that `is' Hiddekel:

⁵ and I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

⁶ and his body as a beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet as the aspect of bright brass, and the voice of his words as the voice of a multitude.

⁷ `And I have seen -- I, Daniel, by myself -- the appearance: and the men who have been with me have not seen the appearance, but a great trembling hath fallen on them, and they flee to be hidden;

⁸ and I have been left by myself, and I see this great appearance, and there hath been no power left in me, and my honour hath been turned in me to corruption, yea, I have not retained power.

⁹ `And I hear the voice of his words, and when I hear the voice of his words, then I have been in a trance on my face, and my face `is' to the earth;

¹⁰ and lo, a hand hath come against me, and shaketh me on my knees and the palms of my hands.

¹¹ `And he saith unto me: Daniel, man greatly desired, attend to the words that I am speaking unto thee, and stand on thy station, for now I have been sent unto thee. `And when he speaketh with me this word, I have stood trembling.

¹² And he saith unto me: Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that thou didst give thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words have been heard, and I have come because of thy words.

¹³ `And the head of the kingdom of Persia is standing over-against me twenty and one days, and lo, Michael, first of the chief heads, hath come in to help me, and I have remained there near the kings of Persia;

¹⁴ and I have come to cause thee to understand that which doth happen to thy people in the latter end of the days, for yet the vision `is' after days.

¹⁵ `And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;

¹⁶ and lo, as the manner of the sons of men, he is striking against my lips, and I open my mouth, and I speak, and say unto him who is standing over-against me: My lord, by the appearance turned have been my pangs against me, and I have retained no power.

¹⁷ And how is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord? as for me, henceforth there remaineth in me no power, yea, breath hath not been left in me.

¹⁸ `And he addeth, and striketh against me, as the appearance of a man, and strengtheneth me,

¹⁹ and he saith: Do not fear, O man greatly desired, peace to thee, be strong, yea, be strong; and when he speaketh with me, I have strengthened myself, and I say, Let my lord speak, for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰ And he saith, Hast thou known why I have come unto thee? and now I turn back to fight with the head of Persia; yea, I am going forth, and lo, the head of Javan hath come;

²¹ but I declare to thee that which is noted down in the Writing of Truth, and there is not one strengthening himself with me, concerning these, except Michael your head.

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¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing is true, but the appointed time of trial is long; and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

² In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks:

³ I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three full weeks were fulfilled.

⁴ And on the four-and-twentieth day of the first month, I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel:

⁵ and I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz;

⁶ and his body was like a chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as torches of fire, and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁷ And I Daniel alone saw the vision; and the men that were with me saw not the vision, but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.

⁸ And I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; and my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁹ And I heard the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, I fell into a deep stupor on my face, and my face to the ground.

¹⁰ And behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and the palms of my hands.

¹¹ And he said unto me, O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words which I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And as he spoke this word unto me, I stood trembling.

¹² And he said unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come because of thy words.

¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ And I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people at the end of the days: for the vision is yet for [many] days.

¹⁵ And as he was speaking with me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

¹⁶ And behold, one after the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; and I opened my mouth and spoke, and said unto him that stood before me, My lord, by reason of the vision my pains are turned upon me, and I retain no strength.

¹⁷ And how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remaineth no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

¹⁸ Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me;

¹⁹ and he said, Fear not, man greatly beloved; peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And as he was speaking with me I was strengthened, and I said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰ And he said, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? And now I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

²¹ However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that sheweth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince.

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¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

² In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

³ I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.

⁴ In the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,

⁵ I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:

⁶ his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁷ I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn't see the vision; but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.

⁸ So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁹ Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.

¹⁰ Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.

¹¹ He said to me, Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for to you am I now sent. When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.

¹² Then said he to me, Don't be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you did set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I am come for your words' sake.

¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ Now I have come to make you understand what shall happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for [many] days:

¹⁵ and when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.

¹⁶ Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength.

¹⁷ For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me.

¹⁸ Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.

¹⁹ He said, "Greatly beloved man, don't be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me."

²⁰ Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

²¹ But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince."

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¹ In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a secret was unfolded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a hard work: and he had knowledge of it, and the vision was clear to him.

² In those days I, Daniel, gave myself up to grief for three full weeks.

³ I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.

⁴ And on the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was by the side of the great river;

⁵ And lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold:

⁶ And his body was like the beryl, and his face had the look of a thunder-flame, and his eyes were like burning lights, and his arms and feet like the colour of polished brass, and the sound of his voice was like the sound of an army.

⁷ And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover.

⁸ So I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face.

⁹ But the sound of his words came to my ears, and on hearing his voice I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth.

¹⁰ Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands.

¹¹ And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear.

¹² Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.

¹³ But the angel of the kingdom of Persia put himself against me for twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief angels, came to my help; and when I came he was still there with the angel of the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ Now I have come to give you knowledge of the fate of your people in the later days; for there is still a vision for the days.

¹⁵ And after he had said these words to me, I kept my face turned to the earth and was unable to say anything.

¹⁶ Then one whose form was like the sons of men put his finger on my lips; and opening my mouth, I said to him who was before me, O my lord, because of the vision my pains have come on me, and I have no more strength.

¹⁷ For how may this servant of my lord have talk with my lord? for, as for me, straight away my strength went from me and there was no breath in my body.

¹⁸ Then again one having the form of a man put his hand on me and gave me strength. And he said to me, O man greatly loved, have no fear: peace be with you, be strong and let your heart be lifted up. And at his words I became strong, and said, Let my lord say on, for you have given me strength.

¹⁹ Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings:

²⁰ But I am going back to make war with the angel of Persia, and when I am gone, the angel of Greece will come. And there is no one on my side against these, but Michael, your angel.

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