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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
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.
And the king spake 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;
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.
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's
meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three
years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the
king.
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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.
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine
which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the
prince of the eunuchs.
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord
the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why
should he see your faces worse liking than the children which
are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the
king.
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had
set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give
us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the
countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the
king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten
days.
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 meat.
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine
that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was
troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the
astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew
the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my
spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live
for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone
from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the
interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your
houses shall be made a dunghill.
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye
shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour:
therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants
the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would
gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but
one decree 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 shew me the
interpretation thereof.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not
a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore
there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at
any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is
none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods,
whose dwelling is not with flesh.
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and
commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain;
and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
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:
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.
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give
him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision.
Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever
and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
And 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 know understanding:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in
the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who
hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now
what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us
the king's matter.
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 shew unto the king the
interpretation.
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.
The 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?
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The
secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the
astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the
king;
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh
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;
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy
bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth
secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
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 thou
mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great
image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and
the form thereof was terrible.
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of
silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which
smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and
brake them to pieces.
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 threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away,
that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the
image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof
before the king.
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath
given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the
field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine
hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this
head of gold.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee,
and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over
all the earth.
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as
iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron
that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
And whereas thou sawest 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 thou
sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
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.
And whereas thou sawest 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.
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.
Forasmuch as thou sawest 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
hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter:
and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped
Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and
sweet odours unto him.
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that
your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer
of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people,
nations, and languages,
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall
down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king
hath set up:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour
be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of
the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of
musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell
down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king had set up.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused
the Jews.
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live
for ever.
Thou, 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 musick, shall fall down and
worship the golden image:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be
cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of
the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these
men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods,
nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men
before the king.
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor
worship the golden image which I have set up?
Now 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 musick, 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?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king,
O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this
matter.
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 thine
hand, O king.
But 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.
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his
visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:
therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the
furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
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.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and
their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the
midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Therefore 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 Abednego.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down
bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in
haste, and 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.
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.
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery
furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither.
Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst
of the fire.
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.
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath 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.
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.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the
province of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied
unto you.
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high
God hath wrought toward me.
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.
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in
my palace:
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my
bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
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.
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.
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,
O 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.
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.
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached
unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and
in it was meat 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.
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a
watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
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:
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:
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.
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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and
giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the
basest of men.
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, 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 thou art able; for the spirit of the
holy gods is in thee.
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one
hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said,
Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof,
trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the
dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof
to thine enemies.
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose
height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all
the earth;
Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt,
and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their
habitation:
It 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.
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;
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of
the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee 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.
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree
roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou
shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and
break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by
shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy
tranquillity.
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the
kingdom of Babylon.
The king spake, 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?
While 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.
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee 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.
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.
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
liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and
his kingdom is from generation to generation:
And 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?
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.
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 abase.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his
lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Belshazzar, whiles 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.
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.
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver,
of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote
over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of
the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that
wrote.
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts
troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and
his knees smote one against another.
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to
the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and
shew 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.
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.
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance
was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his
lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and
said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee,
nor let thy countenance be changed:
There 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, was
found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the
king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians,
astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and
understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing 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 shew the interpretation.
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake
and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the
children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father
brought out of Jewry?
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in
thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is
found in thee.
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 shew the
interpretation of the thing:
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations,
and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and
make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be
clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck,
and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be
to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read
the writing unto the king, and make known to him the
interpretation.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a
kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
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.
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:
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 appointeth over it whomsoever he
will.
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart,
though thou knewest all this;
But 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
in 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:
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing
was written.
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath
numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and
Persians.
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.
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore
and two years old.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty
princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
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.
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.
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.
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.
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the
king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
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 thee, O king, he shall be cast into
the den of lions.
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 altereth not.
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
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 aforetime.
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making
supplication before his God.
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the
king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man
that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days,
save of 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.
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which
is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not
thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh
his petition three times a day.
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.
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 establisheth may be
changed.
Then 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.
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.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting:
neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his
sleep went from him.
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in
haste unto the den of lions.
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice
unto Daniel: and 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?
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths,
that 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.
Then was the king exceeding 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.
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 or ever they came
at the bottom of the den.
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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 stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in
heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power
of the lions.
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the
reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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.
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and,
behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from
another.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the
horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his
body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion
taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and
time.
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.
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.
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and
the visions of my head troubled me.
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.
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall
arise out of the earth.
But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and
possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
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;
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 spake very great things, whose
look was more stout than his fellows.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and
prevailed against them;
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.
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.
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.
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.
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his
dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
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.
Hitherto 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with
choler 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 stamped upon him: and there
was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
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.
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.
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.
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and
by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his
sanctuary was cast down.
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.
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto
that certain saint which spake, 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?
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days;
then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
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.
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which
called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the
vision.
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.
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.
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the
last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end
shall be.
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of
Media and Persia.
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn
that is between his eyes is the first king.
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four
kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his
power.
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.
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he
shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and
shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
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.
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is
true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for
many days.
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.
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;
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.
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and
supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
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;
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy
precepts and from thy judgments:
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which
spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers,
and to all the people of the land.
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, 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 whither
thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have
trespassed against thee.
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our
princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against
thee.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we
have rebelled against him;
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.
Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing,
that they might not obey thy 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.
And 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.
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come
upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God,
that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy
truth.
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it
upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works
which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
And 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.
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let
thine anger and thy fury 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 about us.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and
his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy
sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
O 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 righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer
not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people
are called by thy name.
And whiles 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;
Yea, whiles 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.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I
am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came
forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly
beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the
vision.
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy 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.
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth 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.
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.
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.
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.
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
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.
And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was
by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and
upon the palms of my hands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward
the ground, and I became dumb.
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.
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.
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of
a man, and he strengthened me,
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.
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.
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.
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to
confirm and to strengthen him.
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.
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great
dominion, and do according to his will.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall
return into his own land.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land:
but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
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.
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.
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.
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully:
for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small
people.
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.
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.
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy
him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down
slain.
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.
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.
At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the
south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little
help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and
the land of Egypt shall not escape.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what
shall be the end of these things?
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up
and sealed till the time of the end.
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.
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.
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three
hundred and five and thirty days.
But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and
stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
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