Daniel
1:1 In
the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand,
with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of
Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house
of his god.
1:3 And
the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain
of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
1:4 Children
in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning
in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand
in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of
the Chaldeans.
1:5 And
the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's food, and of the wine
which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might
stand before the king.
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Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah:
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Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave
unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael,
of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank:
therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
1:9 Now
God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
1:10 And
the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed
your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than
the children which are of your sort? then shall all of you make me endanger my
head to the king.
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Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs
had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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Prove your servants, I plead to you, ten days; and let them
give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before you, and
the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's food: and
as you see, deal with your servants.
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So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them
ten days.
1:15 And
at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh
than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's food.
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Thus Melzar took away the portion of their food, and the
wine that they should drink; and gave them vegetables.
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As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and
skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions
and dreams.
1:18 Now
at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the
prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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And the king communed with them; and among them all was
found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before
the king.
1:20 And
in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he
found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in
all his realm.
1:21 And
Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
2:2 Then
the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers,
and the Chaldeans, in order to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood
before the king.
2:3 And
the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to
know the dream.
2:4 Then
spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell your servants
the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
2:5
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is
gone from me: if all of you will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation
thereof, all of you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
2:6 But
if all of you show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, all of you shall
receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore show me the dream,
and the interpretation thereof.
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They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants
the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it.
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The king answered and said, I know of certainty that all
of you would gain the time, because all of you see the thing is gone from me.
2:9 But
if all of you will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for
you: for all of you 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 all
of you can show me the interpretation thereof.
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The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There
is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is
no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer,
or Chaldean.
2:11 And
it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other that can show
it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
2:12 For
this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the
wise men of Babylon.
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And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain;
and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
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Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the
captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
2:15 He
answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from
the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would
give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.
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Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known
to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning
this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the
wise men of Babylon.
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Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision.
Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
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Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for
ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
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And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings,
and sets up kings: he gives wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know
understanding:
2:22 He
reveals the deep and secret things: he knows what is in the darkness, and the
light dwells with him.
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I thank you, and praise you, O you God of my fathers, who
have given me wisdom and might, and have made known unto me now what we desired
of you: for you have now made known unto us the king's matter.
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Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had
ordained 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.
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Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste,
and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will
make known unto the king the interpretation.
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The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,
Are you able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation
thereof?
2:27 Daniel
answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king has
demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers,
show unto the king;
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But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes
known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream,
and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these;
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As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon
your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that reveals secrets makes
known to you what shall come to pass.
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But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any
wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known
the interpretation to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your heart.
2:31 You,
O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was
excellent, stood before you; and the form thereof was terrible.
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This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms
of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
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His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
2:34 You
saw till that a stone was cut out without hands, which stroke the image upon his
feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
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Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and
the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing
floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and
the stone that stroke the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole
earth.
2:36 This
is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
2:37 You,
O king, are a king of kings: for the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power,
and strength, and glory.
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And where ever the children of men dwell, the beasts of
the field and the fowls of the heaven has he given into yours hand, and has made
you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold.
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And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you,
and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
2:40 And
the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaks in pieces
and subdues all things: and as iron that breaks all these, shall it break in pieces
and bruise.
2:41 And
whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the
kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron,
forasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.
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And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part
of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
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And whereas you saw 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 is not mixed with clay.
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And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set
up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left
to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,
and it shall stand for ever.
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Forasmuch as you saw that the 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 has made known to the king what shall come
to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
2:46 Then
the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded
that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
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The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Truthfully it is,
that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets,
seeing you could reveal this secret.
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Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many
great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief
of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
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Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel
sat in the gate of the king.
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Nebuchadnezzar 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.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the
princes, the governors, and the captains, 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.
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Then the princes, the governors, and captains, 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.
3:4 Then
an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
3:5 That
at what time all of you hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
dulcimer, and all kinds of music, all of you fall down and worship the golden
image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up:
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And whoso falls not down and worships shall the same hour
be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
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Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound
of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the
people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
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Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and
accused the Jews.
3:9 They
spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
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You, O king, have 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:
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And whoso falls not down and worships, that he should be
cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
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There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs
of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king,
have not regarded you: they serve not your gods, nor worship the golden image
which you have set up.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
3:14 Nebuchadnezzar
spoke and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not
all of you serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
3:15 Now
if all of you be ready that at what time all of you hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, all of you
fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if all of you worship
not, all of you 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?
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer you in this matter.
3:17 If it
be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace,
and he will deliver us out of yours hand, O king.
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But if not, be it known unto you, O king, that we will not
serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
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Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his
visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke,
and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was
known to be heated.
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And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army
to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery
furnace.
3:21 Then
these men were bound in their coats, their upper garments, and their hats, and
their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
3:22 Therefore
because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the
flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
3:23 And
these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst
of the burning fiery furnace.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up
in haste, and spoke, 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.
3:25 He
answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,
and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
3:26 Then
Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spoke,
and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, all of you servants of the most high
God, come forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came out
of the midst of the fire.
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And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's
counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire
had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed,
nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke, and said, Blessed be the God
of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his
servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their
bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
3:29 Therefore
I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing
amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces,
and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that
can deliver after this sort.
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Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
in the province of Babylon.
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Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the
high God has wrought toward me.
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How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders!
his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to
generation.
4:4 I
Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
4:5 I saw
a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of
my head troubled me.
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Therefore 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.
4:7 Then
came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and
I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation
thereof.
4:8 But
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 before him
I told the dream, saying,
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O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know
that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me
the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
4:10 Thus
were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst
of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
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The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached
unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
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The 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
fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
4:13 I
saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy
one came down from heaven;
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He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut
off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts
get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
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Nevertheless leave the stump of his 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:
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Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart
be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
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This matter 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will, and
sets up over it the base of men.
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This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now you, O Belteshazzar,
declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom
are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but you are able; for the
spirit of the holy gods is in you.
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Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished
for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar,
let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered
and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate you, and the interpretation
thereof to yours enemies.
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The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose
height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
4:21 Whose
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 fowls of the
heaven had their habitation:
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It is you, O king, that are grown and become strong: for
your greatness is grown, and reachs unto heaven, and your dominion to the end
of the earth.
4:23 And
whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying,
Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet 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;
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This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree
of the most High, which has come upon my lord the king:
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That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall
be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen,
and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over
you, till you know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it
to whomsoever he will.
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And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree
roots; your kingdom shall be sure unto you, after that you shall have known that
the heavens do rule.
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Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto you,
and break off your sins by righteousness, and yours iniquities by showing mercy
to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
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All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
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At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the
kingdom of Babylon.
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The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that
I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the
honour of my majesty?
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While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice
from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken; The kingdom is
departed from you.
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And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall
be with the beasts of the field: they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and
seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the most High rules in the
kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.
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The 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 hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails
like birds' claws.
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And 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 honoured him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
4:35 And
all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does 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 do you?
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At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the
glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors
and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent
majesty was added unto me.
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Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King
of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk
in pride he is able to bring low.
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Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of
his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
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Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring
the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of
the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives,
and his concubines, might drink therein.
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Then 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
princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
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They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver,
of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and
wrote opposite to the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's
palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
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Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts
troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees stroke
one against another.
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The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans,
and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon,
Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall
be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be
the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not
read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
5:9 Then
was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him,
and his lords were astonished.
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Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his
lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke and said, O king, live
for ever: let not your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance be changed:
5:11 There
is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days
of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods,
was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your
father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
5:12 Forasmuch
as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams,
and showing of hard 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.
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Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king
spoke and said unto Daniel, Are you that Daniel, which are of the children of
the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
5:14 I have
even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding
and excellent wisdom is found in you.
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And now the wise men, the astrologers, 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:
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And I have heard of you, that you can make interpretations,
and dissolve doubts: now if you can read the writing, and make known to me the
interpretation thereof, you shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of
gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your
gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing
unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
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O you king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father
a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
5:19
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, 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 set up; and whom he would he put
down.
5:20 But
when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from
his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
5:21
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was
made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with
grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that
the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appoints over it whomsoever
he will.
5:22 And
you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yours heart, though you knew all this;
5:23 But
have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the
vessels of his house before you, and you, and your lords, your wives, and your
concubines, have drunk wine in them; and you have 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 your breath is, and whose are all your ways, have you
not glorified:
5:24 Then
was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
5:25 And
this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
5:26
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered
your kingdom, and finished it.
5:27
TEKEL; You are weighed in the balances, and are found lacking.
5:28 PERES;
Your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
5:29
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with
scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning
him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
5:30
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
5:31 And
Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
6:1 It
pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should
be over the whole kingdom;
6:2
And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first:
that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
6:3 Then
this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent
spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
6:4 Then
the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the
kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful,
neither was there any error or fault found in him.
6:5
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against
this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6:6 Then
these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto
him, King Darius, live for ever.
6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the
princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish
a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition
of any God or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, he shall be cast into
the den of lions.
6:8 Now,
O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according
to the law of the Medes and Persians, which alters not.
6:9
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
6:10 Now
when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his
windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees
three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did in old
times.
6:11 Then
these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his
God.
6:12 Then
they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree; Have you
not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man
within thirty days, save of you, 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 alters not.
6:13
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel,
which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regards not you, O king, nor
the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.
6:14 Then
the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set
his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the
sun to deliver him.
6:15
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the
king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree
nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.
6:16
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast
him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said unto Daniel, Your God whom
you serve continually, he will deliver you.
6:17
And 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 the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
6:18
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting:
neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from
him.
6:19 Then
the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
6:20 And
when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the
king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God,
whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
6:21
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
6:22 My God
has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me:
forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king,
have I done no hurt.
6:23
Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, 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 believed in his
God.
6:24 And
the king commanded, and they brought those men which 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 even
they came at the bottom of the den.
6:25
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
6:26
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast
for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion
shall be even unto the end.
6:27
He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders
in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
6:28 So
this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
7:1 In
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.
7:2 Daniel
spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the
heaven strove upon the great sea.
7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one
from another.
7:4 The
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 stand upon the feet
as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
7:5
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and
it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between
the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
7:6 After
this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four
wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7:7 After
this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible,
and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all
the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
7:8
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among
them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked
up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and
a mouth speaking great things.
7:9
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient
of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like
the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning
fire.
7:10 A
fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered
unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was
set, and the books were opened.
7:11
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which
the horn spoke: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed,
and given to the burning flame.
7:12
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion
taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
7:13
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son
of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they
brought him near before him.
7:14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom,
that all people, 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.
7:15
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body,
and the visions of my head troubled me.
7:16
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him
the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the
things.
7:17 These
great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
7:18 But
the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for
ever, even for ever and ever.
7:19
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was
diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and
his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with
his feet;
7:20 And
of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before
whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very
great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
7:21
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and
prevailed against them;
7:22
Until 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.
7:23 Thus
he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall
be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread
it down, and break it in pieces.
7:24
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that
shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the
first, and he shall subdue three kings.
7:25
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and
shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing
of time.
7:26 But
the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and
to destroy it unto the end.
7:27
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most
High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and
obey him.
7:28 Until
now is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me,
and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
8:1
In 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.
8:2 And
I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the
palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by
the river of Ulai.
8:3
Then 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.
8:4
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward;
so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver
out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
8:5
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the
west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat
had a notable horn between his eyes.
8:6
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen
standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
8:7 And I
saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and
stroke 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 stamped upon him: and
there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8:8
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was
strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward
the four winds of heaven.
8:9
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed
exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant
land.
8:10 And
it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host
and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
8:11
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host,
and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary
was cast down.
8:12 And
an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression,
and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
8:13 Then
I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which
spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression
of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
8:14 And
he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary
be cleansed.
8:15 And
it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the
meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
8:16 And
I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel,
make this man to understand the vision.
8:17
So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid,
and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the
time of the end shall be the vision.
8:18
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on
my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
8:19
And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be
in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
8:20 The
ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
8:21 And
the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes
is the first king.
8:22
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four
kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
8:23
And 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.
8:24 And
his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully,
and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
8:25 And
through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand
up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
8:26 And
the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut
you up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
8:27
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward
I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but
none understood it.
9:1
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the
seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
9:2 In the
first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years,
whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish
seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
9:3
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and
supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
9:4
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession,
and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to
them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
9:5
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from your precepts and from your
judgments:
9:6 Neither
have we hearkened unto your servants the prophets, which spoke in your name to
our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
9:7 O LORD,
righteousness belongs unto you, but unto us confusion of faces, 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 where you have
driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.
9:8 O
Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our
fathers, because we have sinned against you.
9:9
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though
we have rebelled against him;
9:10
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to
walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
9:11 Yea,
all Israel have transgressed your law, even by departing, that they might not
obey your voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written
in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
9:12 And
he has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges
that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven has
not been done as has been done upon Jerusalem.
9:13
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has
come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might
turn from our iniquities, and understand your truth.
9:14
Therefore has the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought
it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he does:
for we obeyed not his voice.
9:15
And now, O Lord our God, that have brought your people forth
out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have got you renown, as at this
day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
9:16
O LORD, according to all your righteousness, I plead to
you, let yours anger and your fury be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your
holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem
and your people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
9:17
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of your servant,
and his supplications, and cause your face to shine upon your sanctuary that is
desolate, for the Lord's sake.
9:18
O my God, incline yours ear, and hear; open yours eyes,
and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we
do not present our supplications before you for our righteousnesses, but for your
great mercies.
9:19 O
Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for yours own
sake, O my God: for your city and your people are called by your name.
9:20 And
while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people
Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain
of my God;
9:21 Yea,
while I was speaking in prayer, even 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.
9:22
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel,
I am now come forth to give you skill and understanding.
9:23
At the beginning of your supplications the commandment came
forth, and I am come to show you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore understand
the matter, and consider the vision.
9:24
Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your
holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to
seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
9:25
Know therefore and understand, that from the going out of
the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince
shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built
again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
9:26
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut
off, but not for himself: 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 unto
the end of the war desolations are determined.
9:27
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:
and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even
until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
10:1 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.
10:2 In those
days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
10:3
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.
10:4 And
in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the
great river, which is Hiddekel;
10:5
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:
10:6 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.
10:7
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.
10:8
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and
there remained no strength in me: for my loveliness was turned in me into corruption,
and I retained no strength.
10:9
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.
10:10 And,
behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my
hands.
10:11 And
he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I
speak unto you, and stand upright: for unto you am I now sent. And when he had
spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
10:12
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first
day that you did set yours heart to understand, and to chasten yourself before
your God, your words were heard, and I am come for your words.
10:13
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.
10:14
Now I am come to make you understand what shall befall your
people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
10:15
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face
toward the ground, and I became dumb.
10:16
And, behold, one like the embodiment of the sons of men
touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke, 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.
10:17
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 is
there breath left in me.
10:18
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance
of a man, and he strengthened me,
10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto
you, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened,
and said, Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.
10:20
Then said he, Know you wherefore I come unto you? 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.
10:21
But I will show you that which is noted in the scripture
of truth: and there is none that holds with me in these things, but Michael your
prince.
11:1 Also
I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen
him.
11:2 And
now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in
Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength
through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
11:3
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great
dominion, and do according to his will.
11:4
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken,
and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity,
nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked
up, even for others beside those.
11:5
And 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.
11:6
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together;
for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make
an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he
stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and
he that brings forth her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
11:7 But
out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come
with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and
shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
11:8
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with
their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall
continue more years than the king of the north.
11:9
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and
shall return into his own land.
11:10
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude
of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through:
then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11:11
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and
shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall
set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
11:12 And
when he has taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall
cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
11:13 For
the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than
the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and
with much riches.
11:14
And in those times there shall many stand up against the
king of the south: also the robbers of your people shall exalt themselves to establish
the vision; but they shall fall.
11:15
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount,
and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand,
neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
11:16 But
he that comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand
before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be
consumed.
11:17 He
shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright
ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women,
corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
11:18 After
this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince
for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his
own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
11:19
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land:
but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
11:20
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the
glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger,
nor in battle.
11:21 And
in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour
of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
11:22 And
with the arms of a flood shall they be overflowed from before him, and shall be
broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
11:23
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully:
for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
11:24
He shall enter peaceably 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 the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and
he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
11:25 And
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 be stirred up to battle with a very
great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices
against him.
11:26 Yea,
they that feed of the portion of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall
overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
11:27
And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief,
and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper: for yet
the end shall be at the time appointed.
11:28
Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and
his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return
to his own land.
11:29
At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the
south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
11:30
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore
he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant:
so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake
the holy covenant.
11:31
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute
the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall
place the abomination that makes desolate.
11:32
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt
by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
11:33 And
they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall
by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
11:34
Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little
help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
11:35
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them,
and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it
is yet for a time appointed.
11:36
And 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 shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished:
for that that is determined shall be done.
11:37
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the
desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
11:38 But
in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew
not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant
things.
11:39 Thus
shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge
and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall
divide the land for gain.
11:40
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push
at 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 over.
11:41
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries
shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab,
and the chief of the children of Ammon.
11:42
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries:
and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
11:43
But 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.
11:44
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble
him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make
away many.
11:45 And
he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious
holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
12:1 And
at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which stands for the children
of your 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 your people shall
be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
12:2
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
12:3 And
they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that
turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
12:4
But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book,
even to the time of the end: many shall run back and forth, and knowledge shall
be increased.
12:5 Then
I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the
bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
12:6 And
one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river,
How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
12:7
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the
waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven,
and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an
half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people,
all these things shall be finished.
12:8
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord,
what shall be the end of these things?
12:9
And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed
up and sealed till the time of the end.
12:10
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the
wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise
shall understand.
12:11
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken
away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand
two hundred and ninety days.
12:12
Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three
hundred and five and thirty days.
12:13
But go you your way till the end be: for you shall rest,
and stand in your lot at the end of the days.