1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto
Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but
the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had
understanding of the vision.
2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three
full weeks. 3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in
my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks
were fulfilled.
4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month,
as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; 5 Then I
lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in
linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6 His body also
was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his
eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to
polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a
multitude.
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were
with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that
they fled to hide themselves.
8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this
great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness
was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet
heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words,
then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon
the palms of my hands.
11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly
beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright:
for unto thee am I now sent.
And when he had spoken this word unto me, I
stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from
the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to
chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for
thy words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one
and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to
help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
14 Now I am come
to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter
days: for yet the vision is for many days.
15 And when he had spoken
such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my
lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood
before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I
have retained no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord
talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no
strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
18 Then there came
again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he
strengthened me, 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be
unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong.
And when he had spoken unto me, I
was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast
strengthened me.
20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto
thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when
I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. 21 But I will
shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is
none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
Daniel 11
1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee 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.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that
shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 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.
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. 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 begat her, and he that
strengthened her in these times. 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: 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.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and
shall return into his own land. 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 And the king of the south shall be
moved with choler (anger), 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. 12 And when he hath 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. 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.
14 And in
those times there shall many stand
up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall
exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
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.
16
But 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,
which by his hand shall be consumed.
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.
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. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land:
but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
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.
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.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be
overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of
the covenant.
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. 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.
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.
26
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and
his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both
these kings' 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.
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.
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. 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. 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 maketh
desolate. 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. 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.
34 Now when they shall fall, they
shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with
flatteries.
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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
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. 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. 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.
Daniel 12
1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
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.
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.
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.
4 But 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.
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. 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?
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 sware by him that liveth 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.
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord,
what shall be the end of these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way,
Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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.
11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall
be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there
shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that
waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty
days.
13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and
stand in thy lot at the end of the days.