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