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Subject: Entire Biblical of Daniel reproduced
March 12, 2000 

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This message is long. Why? Because it contains the 
entire book of Daniel (Bible--Old Testament), 
which the author has painstakingly spent 30 hours 
reproducing, and is a modified version of the 
New Standard Revised Edition. 

This one will be used as an "official" version for 
reference, as it is an easy-read version. I will 
eventually be deciphering and giving my own version 
with commentary, and how it relates to WWIII, the 
Doomsday Clock, etc in the future. After all, 
who better to do this than Daniel himself? 

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happening of late. Actually, I have never been 
so "sane," since October, 1999. 

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in ancient Babylon, which Daniel of old lived? 
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Adiemus--Songs of Sanctuary, namely songs #1 and #5! 

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Daniel; 
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DANIEL 
"God is my Judge" 

Four Young Israelites 
at the Babylonian Court 

1 In the third year of the reign of King 
Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of 
Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 
The Lord let king Jehoiakim of Judah fall into 
his power, as well as some of the vessels of 
the house of God. These he brought to the 
land of Shinar, and placed the the vessels in 
the treasury of his gods. 3 Then the king 
commanded his palace master Ashpenaz to 
bring some of the Israelites of the royal family 
and of the nobility, 4 young men without 
physical defect and handsome, versed in every 
branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge 
and insight, and competent to serve in the 
king's palace; they were to be taught the 
literature and language of the Chaldeans. 5 
The king assigned them a daily portion of the 
royal rations of food and wine. They were to 
be educated for three years, so that at the end 
of that time they could be stationed in the 
king's court. 6 Among them were Daniel, 
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the 
tribe of Judah. 7 The palace master gave them 
other names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, 
Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he 
called Meshach, and Azariah he called 
Abednego. 
8 But Daniel resolved that he would not 
defile himself with the royal rations of food 
and wine; so he asked the palace master to 
allow him not to defile himself. 9 Now God 
allowed Daniel to receive favor and 
compassion from the palace master. 10 The 
palace master said to Daniel, "I am afraid of 
lord the king; he has appointed your food and 
your drink. If he should see you in poorer 
condition than the other young men of your 
own age, you would endanger my head with 
the king." 11 Then Daniel asked the guard 
whom the palace master had appointed over 
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 12 
"Please test your servants for ten days. Let us 
be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 
13 You can then compare our appearance 
with the appearance of the young men who 
eat the royal rations, and deal with your 
servants according to what you observe." 14 
So he agreed to this proposal and tested them 
for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it was 
observed they appeared better and fatter than 
all the young men who had been eating the 
royal rations. 16 So the guard continued to 
withdraw their royal rations and the wine they 
were to drink, and gave them vegetables. 17 
To these four young men God gave 
knowledge and skill in every aspect of 
literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight 
into all visions and dreams. 
18 At the end of the time that the king had 
set for them to be brought in, the palace 
master brought them into the presence of king 
Nebuchadnezzar, 19 and the king spoke with 
them. And among them all, no one was found 
to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, 
and Azariah; therefore they were stationed in 
the king's court. 20 In every matter of wisdom 
and understanding concerning which the king 
inquired of them, he found them ten times 
better than all the magicians and enchanters in 
his whole kingdom. 21 And Daniel continued 
there until the first year of King Cyrus. 

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream 

2 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's 
reign, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed such dreams 
that his spirit was troubled and sleep left him. 
2 So the king commanded that the magicians, 
the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the 
Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his 
dreams. When they came in and stood before 
the king, 3 he said to them, "I have had a such 
a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire 
to understand it." 4 The Chaldeans said to the 
king (in Aramaic), "O king live forever! Tell 
your servants the dream, and we will reveal 
the interpretation." 5 The king answered the 
Chaldeans, "This is a public decree: if you do 
not tell me both the dream and its 
interpretation, you shall be torn limb from 
limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 
But if you tell me the dream and its 
interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts 
and rewards and great honor. Therefore tell 
me the dream and its interpretation." 7 They 
answered a second time, " Let the king first 
tell his servants the dream, then we can give its 
interpretation." 8 The king answered, "I know 
with certainty that you are trying to gain time, 
because you have seen that I have firmly 
decreed: 9 if you do not tell me the dream, 
there is but one verdict for you. You have 
agreed to speak lying and misleading words to 
me until things take a turn. Therefore, tell me 
the dream, and I shall know you can give me 
its interpretation." 10 The Chaldeans 
answered the king, "There is no one on earth 
who can reveal what the king demands! In 
fact no king, however great and powerful, gas 
ever asked such a thing of any magician or 
enchanter or Chaldean. 11 The thing that the 
king is asking is too difficult, and no one can 
reveal it to the king except the gods, whose 
dwelling is not with mortals." 
12 Because of this the king flew into a 
violent rage and commanded that all the wise 
men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 The decree 
was issued, and the wise men were about to 
be executed; and they looked for Daniel and 
his companions, to execute them. 14 Then 
Daniel responded with prudence and 
discretion to Arioch, the king's chief 
executioner, who had gone out to execute the 
wise men of Babylon; 15 he asked Arioch, the 
royal official, "Why is the decree of the king 
so urgent?" Arioch then explained the matter 
to Daniel. 16 So Daniel went in and requested 
that the king give him time and he would tell 
the king the interpretation. 

God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream 

17 Then Daniel went to his home and 
informed his companions, Hananiah, Mishael, 
and Azariah, 18 and told them to seek mercy 
from the God of heaven concerning this 
mystery, so that Daniel and his companions 
with the rest of the wise men of Babylon might 
not perish. 19 Then the mystery was revealed 
to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel 
blessed the God of heaven. 
20 Daniel said: 
"Blessed be the name of God from age 
to age, 
for wisdom and power are his. 
21 He changes time and seasons, 
deposes kings and sets up kings; 
he gives wisdom to the wise 
and knowledge to those who have 
understanding. 
22 He reveals deep and hidden things; 
he knows what is in the darkness, 
and light dwells with him. 
23 To you, O God of my ancestors, 
I give thanks and praise, 
for you have given me wisdom and 
power, 
and have now revealed to me what 
what we asked of you, 
for you have revealed to us what the 
king ordered." 

Daniel Interprets the Dream 

24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom 
the king had appointed to destroy the wise 
men of Babylon, and said to him, "Do not 
destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in 
before the king, and I will give the king the 
interpretation." 
24 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel 
before the king and said to him: "I have found 
among the exiles from Judah a man who can 
tell the king the interpretation." 26 The king 
said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, 
"Are you able to tell me the dream and its 
interpretation?" 27 Daniel answered the king, 
"No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or 
diviners can show to the king the mystery that 
the king is asking, 28 but there is a God in 
heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has 
disclosed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will 
happen at the end of days. Your dream and 
the visions of your head as you lay in bed 
were these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in 
bed, came thoughts of what would be 
hereafter, and the revealer of mysteries 
disclosed to you what is to be. 30 But as for 
me, this mystery has not been revealed to me 
because of any wisdom that I have more than 
any other living being, but in order that the 
interpretation may be known to the king and 
that you may understand the thoughts of your 
mind. 
31 "You were looking, O king, and lo! 
there was a great statue. This statue was huge, 
its brilliance extraordinary; it was standing 
before you, and its appearance was 
frightening. 32 The head of that statue was of 
fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its 
middle and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of 
iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 
34 As you looked on, a stone was cut out, not 
by human hands, and it struck the statue on its 
feet of iron and clay and broke them in pieces. 
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, and the 
gold, were all broken in pieces and became 
like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; 
and the wind carried them away, so that not a 
trace of them could be found. But the stone 
that struck the statue became a great mountain 
and filled the whole earth. 
36 "This was the dream; now we will tell 
the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king, the 
king of kings--to whom the God of heaven 
has given the kingdom, the power, the might, 
and the glory, 38 into whose hand he has 
given human beings, wherever they live, the 
wild animals of the field, and the birds of the 
air, and whom he has established as ruler over 
them all--you are the head of gold. 39 After 
you shall arise another kingdom inferior to 
yours, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, 
which shall rule over the whole earth. 40 And 
there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron; 
just as iron crushes and smashes everything, it 
shall crush and shatter all these. 41 As you 
saw the feet and toes partly of potter's clay 
and partly of iron, it shall be a divided 
kingdom; but some of the strength of iron shall 
be in it, as you saw the iron mixed with the 
clay. 42 As the toes of the feet were part iron 
and part clay, so the kingdom shall be partly 
strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the 
iron mixed with clay, so will they mix with one 
another in marriage, but they will not hold 
together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 
44 And in the days of those kings the God of 
heaven shall set up a kingdom that shall never 
be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to 
another people. It shall crush all these 
kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it 
shall stand forever; 45 just as you saw that a 
stone was cut from the mountain not by hands, 
and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the 
clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God 
has informed the king what shall be hereafter. 
The dream is certain, and its interpretation 
trustworthy." 

Daniel and His Friends Promoted 

46 Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his 
face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that 
a grain offering and incense be offered to him. 
47 The king said to Daniel, "Truly, your God 
is God of gods and lord of kings and a 
revealer of mysteries, for you have been able 
to reveal this mystery!" 48 Then the king 
promoted Daniel, gave him many great gifts, 
and made him ruler over the whole province 
of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise 
men of Babylon. 49 Daniel made a request of 
the king, and he appointed Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of 
the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained 
at the king's court. 

The Golden Image 

3 King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden 
statue whose height was sixty cubits and 
whose width was six cubits; he set it up on the 
plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 
Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the 
satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the 
counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the 
magistrates, and all the officials of the 
provinces, to assemble and come to the 
dedication of the statue that King 
Nebuchadnezzar had set up, 4 the heralds 
proclaimed aloud, "You are commanded, O 
peoples, nations, and languages, 5 that when 
you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, 
trigon, harp, drum, and entire musical 
ensemble, you are to fall down and worship 
the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar 
has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and 
worship shall immediately be thrown into the 
furnace of blazing fire." 7 Therefore, as soon 
as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, 
pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and entire 
musical ensemble, all the peoples, nations, and 
languages fell down and worshiped the golden 
statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 
8 Accordingly, at this time certain 
Chaldeans came forward and denounced the 
Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, 
"O king, live forever! 10 You, O king, have 
made a decree, that everyone who hears the 
sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, 
drum, and entire musical ensemble, shall fall 
down and worship the golden statue, 11 and 
whoever does not fall down and worship shall 
be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire. 12 
There are certain Jews whom you have 
appointed over the affairs over the province of 
Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 
These pay no heed to you, O king. They do 
not serve your gods and they do not worship 
the golden statue you have set up." 
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage 
commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abednego be brought in; so they brought 
those men before the king. 14 
Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, O 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you 
do not serve my gods and you do not worship 
the golden statue that I have set up? 15 Now 
if you are ready when you hear the sound of 
the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and 
entire musical ensemble to fall down and 
worship the golden statue I have made, well 
and good. But if you do not worship, you shall 
immediately be thrown into a furnace of 
blazing fire, and who is the god that will 
deliver you out of my hands?" 
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego 
answered the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we 
have no need to present a defense to you in 
this matter. 17 If our God whom we serve is 
able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing 
fire and out of your hand, O king, let him 
deliver us. 18 But if not, be it known to you, 
O king, that we will not serve your gods and 
we will not worship the golden statue that you 
have set up." 

The Fiery Furnace 

19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was so filled 
with rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abednego that his face was distorted. He 
ordered the furnace heated up seven times 
more than is customary, 20 and ordered some 
of the strongest guards in his army to bind 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to 
throw them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21 
So the men were bound, still wearing their 
tunics, their trousers, their hats, and their other 
garments, and they were thrown into the 
furnace of blazing fire. 22 Because the kink's 
command was so urgent and the furnace was 
so overheated, the raging flames killed the 
men who lifted Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abednego. 23 But the three men, Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego, fell down, bound, 
into the furnace of blazing fire. 
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was 
astonished and rose up quickly. He said to the 
counselors, "Was it not three men that we 
threw bound into the fire?" They answered the 
king, "True, O king." 25 He replied, "But I see 
four men unbound, walking in the middle of 
the fire, and they are not hurt; and the fourth 
has the appearance of a god." 26 
Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of 
the furnace of blazing fire and said, "Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the 
Most High God, come out! Come here!" So 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out 
from the fire. 27 And the satraps, the prefects, 
the governors, and the king's counselors 
gathered together and saw that the fire had not 
any power over the bodies of those men; the 
hair of their heads was not singed, their tunics 
were not harmed, and not even the smell of 
fire came from them. 28 Nebuchadnezzar 
said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his 
angel and delivered his servants who trusted in 
him. They disobeyed the king's command and 
yielded up their bodies rather than serve and 
worship any god but their own God. 29 
Therefore I make a decree: Any people, 
nation, or language that utters blasphemy 
against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and 
their houses laid in ruins; for there is no other 
god who is able to deliver in this way." 30 
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abednego in the province of Babylon. 

Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream 

4 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, 
nations, and languages that live throughout the 
earth: May you have abundant prosperity! 2 
The signs and wonders that the Most High 
God has worked for me I am pleased to 
recount. 
3 How great are his signs, 
how mighty his wonders! 
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
and his sovereignty is from generation 
to generation. 
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living at ease in 
my home and prospering in my palace. 5 I 
saw a dream that frightened me; my fantasies 
in bed and the visions of my head terrified me. 
6 So I made a decree that all the wise men of 
Babylon should be brought before me, in 
order that they may tell me the interpretation 
of the dream. 7 Then the magicians, the 
enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners 
came in, and I told them the dream, but they 
could not tell me its interpretation. 8 At last 
Daniel came before me--he who was named 
Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and 
who is endowed with a holy, divine spirit--and 
I told him the dream: 9 "O Belteshazzar, chief 
of the magicians, I know that you are 
endowed with a holy, divine spirit and that no 
mystery is too difficult for you. Hear the 
dream that I saw; tell me its interpretation. 
10 Upon my bed this is what I saw; 
there was a tree at the center of the 
earth, 
and its height was great. 
11 The tree grew great and strong, 
its top reached to heaven, 
and it was visible to the ends of the 
whole earth. 
12 Its foliage was beautiful, 
its fruit abundant, 
and it provided food for all. 
The animals of the field found shade 
under it, 
the birds of the air nested in its 
branches, 
and from it all living things were fed. 

13 "I continued looking, in the visions of my 
head as I lay in bed, and there was a holy 
watcher, coming down from heaven. 14 He 
cried aloud and said: 
'Cut down the tree and chop off its 
branches, 
strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit. 
Let the animals flee from beneath it 
and the birds from its branches. 
15 But leave its stump and roots in the 
ground, 
with a band of iron and bronze, 
in the tender grass of the field. 
Let him be bathed in the dew of 
heaven, 
and let his lot be with the animals of 
the field 
in the grass of the earth. 
16 Let his mind be changed from that of a 
human, 
and let the mind of an animal be 
given to him. 
And let seven times pass over him. 
17 The sentence is rendered by decree of 
the watchers, 
in order that all who live may know 
that the Most High is sovereign over 
the kingdom of mortals; 
he gives it to whom he will 
and sets over it the lowliest of human 
beings.' 

18 "This is the dream that I, King 
Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, 
Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, since 
all the wise men of my kingdom are unable to 
tell me the interpretation. You are able, 
however, for you are endowed with a holy, 
divine spirit." 

Daniel Interprets the Second Dream 

19 Then Daniel, who was called 
Belteshazzar, was severely distressed for a 
while. His thoughts terrified him. The king 
said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or 
the interpretation terrify you." Belteshazzar 
answered, "My lord, may this dream be for 
those who hate you, and its interpretation for 
your enemies! 20 The tree that you saw, 
which grew great and strong, so that its top 
reached to heaven and was visible to the end 
of the whole earth, 21whose foliage was 
beautiful and its fruit abundant, and which 
provided food for all, under which animals of 
the field lived, and in whose branches the 
birds of the air had nests---22 it is you, O 
king! You have grown great and strong. Your 
greatness has increased and reaches to 
heaven, and your sovereignty to the ends of 
the earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a holy 
watcher coming down from heaven and saying 
'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave its 
stump and roots in the ground, with a band of 
iron and bronze, in the grass of the field; and 
let him be bathed with the dew of heaven, and 
let his lot be with the animals of the field, until 
seven times passes over him'--this is the 
interpretation, O king, and it is a decree from 
the Most High that has come upon the lord my 
king: 25 You shall be driven away from human 
society, and your dwelling shall be with the 
wild animals. you shall be made to eat grass 
like oxen, you shall be bathed with the dew of 
heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, 
until you have learned that the Most High has 
sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals, and 
gives it to whom he will. 26 As it was 
commanded to leave the stump and roots of 
the tree, your kingdom shall be re-established 
for you from the time that you learn that 
heaven is sovereign. 27 Therefore, O king, 
may my counsel be acceptable to you:atone 
for your sins with righteousness, and your 
iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that 
your prosperity may be prolonged." 

Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation 

28 All this came upon King 
Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve 
months he was walking on the roof of the 
royal palace of Babylon, 30 and the king said, 
"Is this not magnificent Babylon, which I have 
built as royal capital by my mighty power and 
for my glorious majesty?" 31 While the words 
were still in the king's mouth, a voice came 
from heaven: "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to 
you it is declared: The kingdom has departed 
from you! 32 You shall be driven away from 
human society, and your dwelling shall be with 
the animals of the field. you shall be made to 
eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass 
over you, until you have learned that the Most 
High has sovereignty over the kingdom of 
mortals and gives it to whom he will." 33 
Immediately the sentence was fulfilled against 
Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven away from 
human society, ate grass like oxen, and his 
body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until 
his hair grew long as eagles' feathers and his 
nails became like birds' claws. 

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God 

34 When that period was over, I, 
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, 
and my reason returned to me. 
I blessed the Most High, 
and praised and honored the one who 
lives forever. 
For his sovereignty is an everlasting 
sovereignty, 
and his kingdom endures from 
generation to generation. 
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are 
accounted as nothing, 
and he does what he wills with the 
host of heaven 
and the inhabitants of the earth. 
There is no one who can stay his hand 
or say to him, "What are you doing?" 
36 At that time my reason returned to me; and 
my majesty and splendor were restored to me 
for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors 
and my lords sought me out, I was 
re-established over my kingdom, and still 
more greatness was added to me. 37 Now I, 
Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor 
the King of heaven, 
for all his works are truth, 
and his ways are justice; 
and he is able to bring low 
those who walk in pride. 

Belshazzar's Feast 

5 King Belshazzar made a great festival for 
a thousand of his lords, and he was drinking 
wine in the presence of the thousand. 
2 Under the influence of the wine, 
Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the 
vessels of gold and silver that his father 
Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple 
in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his 
wives, and his concubines drank from them. 3 
So they brought in the vessels of gold and 
silver that had been taken out of the temple, 
the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king 
and his lords, his wives, and his concubines 
drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and 
praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, 
iron, wood, and stone. 

The Writing on the Wall 

5 Immediately the fingers of a human hand 
appeared and began writing on the plaster of 
the wall of the royal palace, next to the 
lampstand. The king was watching the hand as 
it wrote. 6 Then the king's face turned pale, 
and his thoughts terrified him. His limbs gave 
way, and his knees locked together. 7 The 
king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the 
Chaldeans, and the diviners; and the king said 
to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever can 
read this writing and tell me its interpretation 
shall be clothed in purple, have a chain of gold 
around his neck, and rank third in the 
kingdom." 8 Then all the king's wise men 
came in, but they could not read the writing or 
tell the king the interpretation. 9 Then King 
Belshazzar became greatly terrified and his 
face turned pale, and his lords were 
perplexed. 
10 The queen, when she heard this 
discussion of the king and his lords, came into 
the banqueting hall. The queen said, "O king, 
live forever! D not let your thoughts terrify you 
or your face grow pale. 11 There is a man in 
your kingdom who is endowed with a divine, 
holy spirit. In the days of your father he was 
found to have enlightenment, understanding, 
and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. 
Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, made him 
chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, 
and diviners, 12 because an excellent spirit, 
knowledge, and understanding to interpret 
dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems 
were found in this Daniel, who the king named 
Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and 
he will give the interpretation." 

The Writing on the Wall Interpreted 

13 Then Daniel was brought in before the 
king. The king said to Daniel, "So you are 
Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom my 
father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have 
of you that a divine, holy spirit is in you, and 
that enlightenment, understanding, and 
excellent wisdom are found in you. 15 Now 
the wise men, the enchanters, have been 
brought in before me to read this writing and 
tell me its interpretation, but they were not 
able to give the interpretation of the matter. 16 
But I have heard that you can give 
interpretations and solve problems. Now if 
you are able to read the writing and tell me its 
interpretation, you shall be clothed in purple, 
have a chain of gold around your neck, and 
rank third in the kingdom." 
17 Then Daniel answered in the presence 
of the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, or 
give your rewards to someone else! 
Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king 
and let him know the interpretation. 18 O 
king, the Most High God gave your father 
Nebuchadnezzar kingship, greatness, glory, 
and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness 
that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and 
languages trembled and feared before him. He 
killed those he wanted to kill, kept alive those 
he wanted to keep alive, honor those he 
wanted to honor, and degraded those he 
wanted to degrade. 20 But when his heart 
was lifted up so that his spirit was hardened so 
that he acted proudly, he was deposed from 
his kingly throne, and his glory was stripped 
from him. 21 He was driven from human 
society, and his mind was made like that of an 
animal. His dwelling was with the wild asses, 
he was fed grass like oxen, and his body was 
bathed with the dew of heaven, until he 
learned that the Most High God has 
sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals, and 
sets over it whomever he will. 22 And you, 
Belshazzar his son, have not humbled your 
heart, even though you knew all this! 23 You 
have exalted yourself against the Lord of 
heaven! The vessels of his temple have been 
brought in before you, and you and your 
lords, your wives and your concubines have 
been drinking wine from them. You have 
praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, 
iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or 
hear or know; but the God in whose power is 
your very breath, and to whom belong all your 
ways, you have not honored. 
24 "So from his presence the hand was 
sent and this writing was inscribed: MENE, 
MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. 26 This is the 
interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has 
numbered your kingdom and brought it to and 
end; 27 TEKEL, you have been weighed on 
the scales and found wanting; 28 PERES, 
your kingdom is divided and given over to the 
Medes and Persians." 
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, 
and Daniel was clothed in purple, a chain of 
gold placed around his neck, and a 
proclamation was made concerning him that 
he should rank third in the kingdom. 
30 That very night Belshazzar, the 
Chaldean king, was killed. 31 And darius the 
Mede received the kingdom, being about 
sixty-two years old. 

The Plot against Daniel 

6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 
one hundred twenty satraps, stationed 
throughout the whole kingdom, 2 and over 
them three presidents, including Daniel; to 
these the satraps gave account, so that the 
king may suffer no loss. 3 Soon Daniel 
distinguished himself above all the other 
presidents and satraps because an excellent 
spirit was in him, and the king planned to 
appoint him over the whole kingdom. 4 So the 
presidents and the satraps tried to find 
complaint against daniel in connection with the 
kingdom. But they could find no grounds for 
complaint or any corruption, because he was 
faithful, and no negligence or corruption could 
be found in him. 5 The men said, "We shall 
not find any grounds for complaint against this 
Daniel unless we find it in connection with the 
law of his God." 
6 So the presidents and satraps conspired 
and came to the king and said, "O king 
Darius, live forever! 7 All the presidents of the 
kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the 
counselors and the governors are agreed that 
the king should establish and ordinance and 
enforce an interdict, that whoever prays to 
anyone, divine or human, for thirty days, 
except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a 
den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the 
interdict and sign the document, so that it 
cannot be changed, according to the law of 
the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be 
revoked." 9 Therefore King Darius signed the 
document and interdict. 

Daniel in the Lion's Den 

10 Although Daniel knew the document 
had been signed, he continued to go to his 
house, which had windows in its upper room 
open towards Jerusalem, and to get down on 
his knees three times a day to pray to his God 
and praise him, just as he had done 
previously. 11 The conspirators came and 
found Daniel praying and seeking mercy 
before his God. 12 then they approached the 
king and said concerning the interdict, "O 
king! Did you not sign an interdict, that anyone 
who prays to anyone, divine or human, within 
thirty days except to you, O king, shall be 
thrown into a den of lions?" The king 
answered, "The thing stands fast, according to 
the law of the Medes and Persians, which 
cannot be revoked." 13 Then they responded 
to the king, "Daniel, one of the exiles from 
Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to 
the interdict you have signed, but he is saying 
his prayers three time a day." 
14 When the king heard the charge, he 
was very much distressed. He was determined 
to save Daniel, and until the sun went down he 
made every attempt to rescue him. 15 Then 
the conspirators came to the king and said to 
him, "Know, O king, that it is a law of the 
Medes and Persians that no interdict or 
ordinance that the king establishes can be 
changed." 
16 Then the king gave the command, and 
Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of 
lions. The king said to Daniel, "May your 
God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!" 
17 A stone was brought and laid on the mouth 
of the den, and the king sealed it with his own 
signet and with the signet of his lords, so that 
nothing may be changed concerning Daniel. 
18 Then the king went to his palace and spent 
the night fasting; no food was brought to him, 
and sleep fled from him. 

Daniel Saved from the lions 

19 Then, at daybreak, the king got up and 
hurried to the den of lions. 20 When he came 
near the den where Daniel was, he cried out 
anxiously to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the 
living God, has your God whom you faithfully 
serve been able to deliver you from the lions?" 
21 Daniel then said to the king, "O king, live 
forever! 22 My God has sent his angel and 
shut the lions' mouths so that they would not 
hurt, because I was found blameless before 
him; and also before you, O king, I have done 
no wrong." 23 Then the king was exceedingly 
glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up 
out the den, and no kind of harm was found 
on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 
The king gave a command, and those who 
accused Daniel were brought and thrown into 
the den of lions--they, their children, and their 
wives. Before they reached the bottom of the 
den the lions overpowered them and broke all 
their bones in pieces. 
25 then King Darius wrote to all peoples 
and nations of every language throughout the 
whole world: "May you have abundant 
prosperity! 26 I make a decree, that in all my 
royal dominion people should tremble and fear 
before the God of Daniel: 
For he is the living God, 
enduring forever. 
His kingdom shall never be destroyed, 
and his dominion has no end. 
27 He delivers and rescues, 
he works signs and wonders in 
heaven and on earth; 
for he has saved Daniel 
from the power of the lions." 
28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign 
of Darius and of Cyrus the Persian. 

Visions of the Four Beasts 

7 In the first year of king Belshazzar of 
Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of 
his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down 
the dream: 2 I, Daniel, saw in my vision by 
night the four winds of heaven stirring up the 
great sea, 3 and four great beasts came out of 
the sea, different from one another. 4 The first 
was like lion and had eagles' wings. Then, as I 
watched, its wings were plucked off, and it 
was lifted up from the ground and made to 
stand on two feet like a human being; and a 
human mind was given to it. 5 Another beast 
appeared, a second one, that looked like a 
bear. It was raised up on one side, had three 
tusks in its mouth and was told, "Arise, devour 
many bodies!" 6 After this, as I watched, 
another appeared, like a leopard. The beast 
had four wings of a bird on its back and four 
heads; and dominion was given to it. 7 After 
this in the visions by night a fourth beast, 
terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. 
It had great iron teeth and was devouring, 
breaking in pieces, and stamping what was left 
with its feet. It was different from all the beasts 
that preceded it, and it had ten horns. 8 I was 
considering the horns, when another horn 
appeared, a little one coming up among them; 
to make room for it, three of the earlier horns 
were plucked up by the roots. There were 
eyes like human eyes in this horn, and a mouth 
speaking arrogantly. 

Judgment Before the Ancient One 

9 As I watched, 
thrones were set in place, 
and an Ancient One took his 
throne, 
his clothing was white as snow, 
and the hair of his head like pure 
wool; 
his throne was fiery flames, 
and its wheels were burning fire. 
10 A stream of fire issued 
and flowed out from his presence. 
A thousand thousands served him, 
and ten thousand times ten thousand 
stood attending him. 
The court sat in judgment, 
and the books were opened. 
11 I watched then because of the noise of the 
arrogant words that the horn was speaking. 
And as I watched, the beast was put to death, 
and it body destroyed and given over to be 
burned with fire. 12 As for the rest of the 
beasts, there dominion was taken away, but 
their lives were prolonged for a season and a 
time. 13 As I watched in the night visions, 
I saw one like a human being 
coming with the clouds of heaven. 
And he came to the Ancient One 
and was presented before him. 
14 To him was given dominion 
and glory and kingship, 
that all peoples, nations, and languages 
should serve him. 
His dominion is an everlasting 
dominion 
that shall not pass away, 
and his kingship is one 
that shall never be destroyed. 

Daniel's Visions Interpreted 

15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was 
troubled within me, and the visions of my head 
terrified me. 16 I approached one of the 
attendants to ask him the truth concerning all 
this. So he said he would disclose to me the 
interpretation of the matter: 17 "As for these 
four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of 
the earth. 18 But the holy ones of the Most 
High shall receive the kingdom and posses the 
kingdom forever--forever and ever." 
19 Then I desired the truth concerning the 
fourth beast, which was different from all the 
rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of 
iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured 
and broke in pieces, and stamped what was 
left with its feet; 20 and concerning the ten 
horns that were on its head, and concerning 
the other horn, which came up and to make 
room for which three of them fell out--the 
horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke 
arrogantly, and that seemed greater than the 
others. 21 As I looked, this horn made war 
with the holy ones and was prevailing over 
them, 22 until the Ancient One came; then 
judgment was given for the holy ones of the 
Most High, and the time arrived when the holy 
ones gained possession of the kingdom. 
23 This is what he said: "As for the fourth 
beast, 
there shall be a fourth kingdom on 
earth 
that shall be different from all the 
other kingdoms; 
it shall devour the whole earth, 
and trample in down, and break it to 
pieces. 
24 As for the ten horns, 
out of this kingdom shall 
arise, 
and another shall arise after them. 
This one shall be different from the 
former ones, 
and shall put down three kings. 
25 He shall speak words against the Most 
High, 
shall wear out the holy ones of the 
Most High, 
and shall attempt to change the 
sacred seasons and the law; 
and they shall be given into his power 
for a time, two times, and a half 
time. 
26 Then the court shall sit in judgment, 
and his dominion shall be taken 
away, 
to be consumed and totally 
destroyed. 
27 The kingship and dominion 
and the greatest of the kingdoms 
under the whole heaven 
shall be given to the people of the 
holy ones of the Most High; 
their kingdom shall be an everlasting 
kingdom, 
and all dominions shall serve and 
obey them." 
28 Here the account ends. As for me, 
Daniel, my thoughts greatly terrified me, and 
my face turned pale; but I kept the matter in 
my mind. 

Vision of a Ram and a Goat 

8 In the third year of the reign of King 
Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, 
after the one that had appeared to me at first. 
2 In the vision I was looking and saw myself in 
Susa the capital, in the province of Elam, and I 
was by the river Ulai. 3 I looked up and saw a 
ram standing by the river. It had two horns. 
both horns were long, but one was longer than 
the other, and the longer one came up second. 
I saw the ram charging westward and 
northward and southward. All beasts were 
powerless to withstand it, and no one could 
rescue from its power; it did as it pleased and 
became strong. 
5 As I was watching, a male goat 
appeared from the west, coming across the 
face of the whole earth without the ground. 
The goat had a horn between its eyes. 6 It 
came toward the ram with the two horns that I 
had seen standing beside the river, and it ran 
with savage force. 7 I saw it approaching the 
ram. It was enraged against it and struck the 
ram, breaking its two horns. The ram did not 
have the power to withstand it; it threw the 
ram down to the ground and trampled upon it, 
and there was no one who could reacue the 
ram from its power. 8 Then the male goat 
grew exceedingly great; but at the height of its 
power, the great horn was broken, and in its 
place there came up four prominent horns 
toward the four winds of heaven. 
9 Out of one of them came another horn, 
a little one, which grew exceedingly great 
toward the south, toward the east, and toward 
the beautiful land. 10 It grew as high as the 
host of heaven. It threw down to the earth 
some of the host and some of the stars, and 
trampled on them. 11 Even against the prince 
of the host it acted arrogantly; it took the 
regular burnt offering away from him and 
overthrew the place of his sanctuary. 12 
Because of the wickedness, the host was 
given over to it together with the regular burnt 
offering; it cast truth to the ground, and kept 
prospering at what it did. 13 then I heard a 
holy one speaking, and another holy one said 
to the one that spoke, "For how long is this 
vision concerning the regular burnt offering, 
the transgression that makes desolate, and the 
giving over of the sanctuary and the host to be 
trampled?" 14 And he answered him, "For 
two thousand three hundred evenings and 
mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored 
to its rightful state." 

Gabriel Interprets the Vision 

15 When I, Daniel, I tried to understand 
it. Then someone appeared standing before 
me, having the appearance of a man, 16 and I 
heard a human voice by the Ulai, calling, 
"Gabriel, help this man understand the vision." 
17 So he came near were I stood, and when 
he came, I became frightened and fell 
prostrate. But he said to, "Understand, O 
mortal, that the vision is for the time of the 
end." 
18 As he was speaking to me, I fell into a 
trance, face to the ground; then he touched me 
and set me on my feet. 19 He said, "Listen, 
and I will tell you what will take place in the 
period of wrath; for it refers to the appointed 
time of the end. 20 As for the ram that you 
saw with the two horns, these are the kings of 
Media and Persia. 21 The male goat is the 
king of Greece, and the great horn between it 
eyes is the first king. 22 As for the horn that 
was broken, in place of which four others 
arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his 
nation, but not with with his power. 
23 At the end of their rule, 
when the transgressions have reached 
their full measure, 
a king of bold contenance shall arise, 
skilled in intrigue. 
24 He shall grow strong in power, 
shall cause fearful destruction, 
and shall succeed in what he does. 
He shall destroy the powerful 
and the people of the holy ones. 
25 By his cunning 
he shall make deceit prosper under 
his hand, 
and in his own mind shall be 
great. 
Without warning he shall destroy 
many 
and shall even rise up against the 
Prince of princes. 
But he shall be broken, and not by 
human hands. 
26 The vision of the evenings and the 
mornings that has been told is true. As for 
you, seal up the vision, for it refers to many 
days from now." 
27 So I, Daniel, was overcome and lay 
sick for some days; then I arose and went 
about the king's business. But I was dismayed 
by the vision and did not understand it. 

Daniel's Prayer for the People 

9 In the first year of Darius son of 
Ahasuerus, by birth a Mede, who became 
king over the realm of the Chaldeans--2 in the 
first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in 
the books the number of years that, according 
to the word of the LORD to the prophet 
Jeremiah, must be fulfilled for the devestation 
of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 
3 Then I turned to the Lord God, to seek 
an answer by prayer and supplication with 
fasting and sackcloth and ashes. 4 I prayed to 
the LORD my God and made confession, 
saying, 
"Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, 
keeping covenant and steadfast love with 
those who love you and keep your 
commandments, 5 we have sinned and done 
wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled, turned 
aside from your commandments and 
ordinances. 6 We have not listened to your 
servants the prophets, who spoke in your 
name to our kings, our princes, and our 
ancestors, and to all the people of the land. 
7 "Righteousness is on your side, O Lord, 
but open shame, as at this day, falls upon us, 
the people of Judah, the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are near 
and those who are far away, in all the lands 
which you have driven them, because of the 
treachery they have commited against you. 8 
Open shame, O Lord, falls on us, or kings, 
our officials, and our ancestors, because we 
have sinned against you.9 To the Lord our 
God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we 
have rebelled against him, 10 and have not 
obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by 
following his laws, which he set before us by 
his servants, the prophets. 
11 "All Israel has transgressed your law 
and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. 
So the curse and the oath written in the law of 
Moses, the servant of God, have been poured 
out upon us, because we have sinned against 
you. 12 He has confirmed his words, which he 
spoke against us and against our rulers, by 
bringing a calamity so great that what has been 
done against Jerusalem has never been done 
under the whole heaven. 13 Just as it is written 
in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come 
upon us. We did not entreat the favor of the 
Lord our God, turning from our iniquities and 
reflecting on your fidelity. 14 So the Lord kept 
watch over this calamity until he brought it 
upon us. Indeed, the Lord our God is right in 
all that he has done; for we have disobeyed 
his voice. 
15 "And now, O lord our God, who 
brought your people out of the land of Egypt 
with a mighty hand and made your name 
reknowned to this day--we have sinned, we 
have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, in view of all 
your righteous acts, let your anger and wrath, 
we pray, turn away from your city Jerusalem, 
your holy mountain; because of our sins and 
our iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and 
your people have been a disgrace among all 
our neighbors. 17 Now therefore, O our God, 
listen to the prayer of your servant and to his 
supplication, and for your own sake, Lord, let 
your face shine upon your deolated sanctuary. 
18 Incline your ear, O my God, and hear. 
Open your eyes and look at our desolation 
and the city that bears your name. We do not 
present our supplication before you on the 
ground of our righteousness, but on the 
ground of your great mercies. 19 O Lord, 
hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord lsten and act 
and do not delay! For your own sake, O my 
God, because your city and your people bear 
your name!" 

The Seventy Weeks 

20 While I was speaking and confessing 
my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and 
presenting my supplication before the Lord my 
God on behalf of the holy mountain of my 
God--21 while I was speaking in prayer, the 
man Gbriel, who I had seen before in a vision, 
came to me in swift flight at the time of the 
evening sacrifice. 22 He came and said to me, 
"Daniel, I have now come out to give you 
wisdom and understanding. 23 At the 
beginning of your supplications a word went 
out, and I have come to declare it, for you are 
greatly beloved, So consider the word and 
understand the vision: 
24 "Seventy weeks are decreed for your 
people and your holy city: to finish the 
transgression, to put an end to sin, and to 
atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting 
righteousness, to seal both vsion and prophet, 
and to anoit a most holy one. 25 Know 
therefore and understand: from the time that 
the word went out to restore and rebuild 
Jerusalem until the time of the anoited prince, 
there shall be seven weeks; and for sixty-two 
weeks it shall be built again with streets and 
moat, but in a troubled time. 26 After the 
sixty-two weeks, an anoited one shall be cut 
off and have nothing, and the troops of the 
prince who is to come shall destroy the city 
and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a 
flood, and to the end there shall be war. 
Desolations are decreed. 27 He shall make a 
covenant with many for one week, and for half 
the week he shall make sacrifice and offering 
cease; and in their place shall be an 
abomations that desolates, until the decreed 
end is poured out upon the desolator." 

Conflict of Nations and Heavenly Powers 

10 In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia 
a word was revealed to Daniel, who was 
named Belteshazzar. The word was true, and 
it concerned a great conflict. H understood the 
word, having received understanding in the 
vision. 
2 At that time I, Daniel, had been mourning 
for three weeks. 3 I had eaten no rich food, 
no meat or wine had entered my mouth, and I 
had not anoited myself at all, for the full three 
weeks. 4 On the twenty fourth day of the first 
month, as I was standing on the bank of the 
great river (that is, the Tigris), 5 I looked up 
and saw a man clothed in linen, with a belt of 
gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6 His body 
was like beryl, his face like lightning, his eyes 
like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the 
gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of 
his words like the roar of a multitude. 7 I, 
Daniel, alone saw the vision; the people who 
were with me did not see the vision, though a 
great trembling fell upon them, and they fled 
and hid themselves. 8 So I was alone to see 
this great vision. My strength left me, and my 
complexion grew deathly pale, and I retained 
no strength. 9 Then I heard the sound of his 
words; and when I heard the sound of his 
words, I fell into a trance, face to the ground. 
10 But then a hand touched me and roused 
me to my hands and knees. He said to me, 
"Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to 
words that I am going to speak to you. Stand 
on your feet, for now I have been sent to 
you." So while he was speaking this word to 
me, I stood up trembling. 12 He said to me, 
"Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that 
you set your mind to gain understanding and 
to humble yourself before your God, your 
words have been heard, and I have come 
because of your words. 13 But the prince of 
the kingdom of Persia opposed me 
twenty-one days. So Michael, one of the chief 
princes, came to help me, and I left him there 
with the prince of the kingdom of Persia, and 
have come to help you understand what is to 
happen to your people at the end of days. For 
there is a further vision for those days." 
15 While he was speaking these words to 
me, I turned my face toward the ground and 
was speechless. 16 Then one in human form 
touched my lips, and I opened my mouth to 
speak, and said to the one who stood before 
me, "My lord, because of the vision such pains 
have come upon me that I retain no strength. 
17 How can my lord'servant talk with my 
lord? For I am shaking, no strength remain in 
me, and no breath is left in me." 
18 Again one in human form touched me 
and strengthened me. 19 He said, "Do not 
fear, greatly beloved, you are safe. Be strong 
and courageous!" When he spoke to me, I 
was strengthened and said, "Let my lord 
speak, for you have strengthened me." 20 
Then he said. "Do you know why I have come 
to you? Now I must return to fight against the 
prince of Persia, and when I am through with 
him, the prince of Greece will come. 21 But I 
am to tell you what is inscribed in the book of 
truth. There is no one who contends with me 
against these princes except Michael, your 
prince. 

11 1 As for me, in the first year of Darius 
the Mede, I stood up to support and 
strengthen him. 
2 "Now I will announce the truth to you. 
Three more kings shall arise in Persia. The 
fourth shall be far richer than all of them, and 
when he has become strong through his riches, 
he shall stir up all against the kingdom of 
greece. 3 Then a warrior king shall arise, who 
shall rule with great dominion and take action 
as he pleases. 4 And while still rising in power, 
his kingdom shall be broken and divided 
toward the four winds of heaven, but not to 
his posterity, nor according to the dominiom 
with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be 
uprooted and go to others besides these. 
5 "Then the king of the south shall grow 
strong, but one of his officers shall grow 
stronger than he and shall rule a realm greater 
than his own realm. 6 After some years they 
shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the 
king of the south shall come to the king of the 
north to ratify the agreement. But she shall not 
retain her power, and his offspring shall not 
endure. She shall be given up, she and her 
attendants and her child and the one who 
supported her. 
"In those times 7 a branch from her roots 
shall arise in his place. He shall come against 
the army and enter the fortress of the king of 
the north, and he shall take action against them 
and prevail. 8 Even their gods, with their idols 
and with their precious vessels of silver and 
gold, he shall carry off to Egypt as spoils of 
war. For some years he shall refrain from 
attacking the king of the north; 9 then the latter 
shall invade the realm of the king of the south, 
but will return to his own land. 
10 "His sons shall wage war and assemble 
a multitude of great forces, which shall 
advance like a flood and pass through, and 
again shall carry the war as far as his fortress. 
11 Moved with rage, the king of the south 
shall go out and do battle against the king of 
the north, who shall muster a great multitude, 
which shall, however, be defeated by his 
enemy. 12 When the multitude has been 
carried off, his heart shall be exalted, and he 
shall overthrow tens of thousands, but he shall 
not prevail. 13 For the king of the north shall 
again raise a multitude, larger than the former, 
and at the end of the times years he shall 
advance with a great army and abundant 
supplies. 
14 "In those times many shall rise against 
the king of the south. The lawless among your 
own people shall lift themselves up in order to 
fulfill the vision, but they shall fail. 15 Then the 
king of the north shall come and throw up 
siegeworks, and take a well-fortified city. And 
the forces of the south shall not stand, not 
even his picked troops, for there shall be no 
strength to resist. 16 But he who comes 
against him shall take the actions he pleases, 
and no one shall withstand him. He shall take 
a position in the beautiful land, and all of it 
shall be in his power. 17 He shall set his mind 
to come with the strength of his whole 
kingdom, and he shall bring terms of peace 
and perform them. In order to destroy the 
kingdom, he shall give him a woman in 
marriage; but it shall not succeed or be to his 
advantage. 18 Afterward he shall return to the 
coastlands, and shall capture many. But a 
commander shall put an end to his insolence; 
indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon 
him. 19 Then he shall turn back toward the 
fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble 
and fall, and shall not be found. 
20 "Then shall arise in his place one who 
shall send an official for the glory of the 
kingdom; but within a few days he shall be 
broken, though not in anger or in battle. 21 In 
his place shall arise a contemptible person on 
whom the royal majesty had not been 
conferred; he shall come in without warning 
and obtain the kingdom through intrigue. 22 
Armies shall be utterly swept away and 
broken before him, and the prince of the 
covenant as well. 23 And after an alliance is 
made with him, he shall act deceitfully and 
become strong with a small party 24 Without 
warning he shall come into the richest parts of 
the province and do what none of his 
predecessors had ever done, lavishing 
plunder, spoil, and wealth on them. He shall 
devise plans against strongholds, but only for a 
time. 25 He shall stir up his power and 
determination against the king of the south 
with a great army, and the king of the south 
shall wage war with a much greater and 
stronger army. But he shall not succeed, for 
plots shall be devised against him 26 by those 
who eat of the royal rations. They shall break 
him, his army shall be swept away, and many 
shall fall slain. 27 The two kings, their minds 
bent on evil, shall sit at one table and 
exchange lies. But it shall not succeed, for 
there remains an end at the time appointed. 28 
He shall return to his land with great wealth, 
but his heart shall be set against the holy 
covenant. He shall work his own will and 
return to his own land. 
29 "At the time appointed he shall return 
and come into the south, but this time it shall 
not be as it was before. 30 For ships of Kittim 
shall come against him, and he shall lose heart 
and withdraw. He shall be enraged and take 
action against the holy covenent. He shall turn 
back and pay heed to those who forsake the 
holy covenant. 31 Forces sent by him shall 
occupy and profane the temple and the 
fortress. They shall abolish the regular burnt 
offering and set up the abomation that makes 
desolate. 32 He shall seduce with intrigue 
those who violate the covenant; but the people 
who are loyal to their God shall stand firm and 
take action. 33 The wise among the people 
shall give understanding to many; for some 
days, however, they shall fall by sword and 
flame, and suffer captivity and plunder. 34 
When they fall victim, they shall receive a little 
help, and many shall join them insincerely. 35 
Some of the wise shall fall, so that they may 
be refined, purified, and made white, until the 
time of the end, for there is still an interval until 
the time appointed. 
36 "The king shall act as he pleases. He 
shall exalt himself and consider himself greater 
than any god, and shall speak horrendous 
things against the God of gods. He shall 
prosper until the period of wrath is completed, 
for what is determined shall be done. 37 He 
shall pay no respect to the gods of his 
ancestors, or the one beloved by women; he 
shall pay no respect to any other god, for he 
shall consider himself greater than all. 38 He 
shall honor the god of fortresses instead of 
these; a god whom his ancestors did not know 
he shall honor with gold and silver, with 
precious stones and costly gifts. 39 He shall 
deal with the strongest fortresses by the help 
of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him 
he shall make more wealthy, and shall appoint 
them as rulers over many, and shall distribute 
the land for a price. 

The Time of the End 

40 "At the time of the end the king of the 
south shall attack him. But the king of the 
north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, 
with chariots and horseman, and with many 
ships. He shall advance against countries and 
pass through like a flood. 41 He shall come 
into the beautiful land, and tens of thousands 
shall victim, but Edom and Moab and the main 
part of the Ammonites shall escape from his 
power. 42 He shall stretch out his hand 
against the countries, and the land of Egypt 
shall not escape. 43 He shall become ruler of 
the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the 
riches of Egypt; and the Libyans and the 
Cushites (or Nubians) shall follow in his train. 
44 But reports from the east and the north 
shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great 
fury to bring ruin and complete destruction to 
many. 45 He shall pitch his palatial tents 
between the sea and the beautiful holy 
mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with 
no one to help him. 

The Resurrection of the Dead 

12 "At that time Michael [Archangel], the 
protector of your people, shall arise. There 
shall be a time of anguish, such as never 
occurred since nations first came into 
existence. But at that time your people shall be 
delivered, everyone found written in the book. 
2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the 
earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, 
and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 
[This is re-incarnation, also the afterlife--not literal, physical 
resurrection "from the grave."] 3 Those who are wise 
shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and 
those who lead many to righteousness, like the 
stars forever and ever. 4 But you, Daniel, 
keep the words secret and the book 
sealed until the time of the end. Many 
shall be running to and fro, and 
knowledge shall increase." 
 
5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and two 
others [angels] appeared, one standing on the 
bank of this stream and one on the other. 6 
One of them said to the man clothed in linen, 
who was upstream, "How long shall it be until 
the end of these wonders?" 7 The man clothed 
in linen, raised his right hand and his left hand 
towards heaven. And I heard him swear by 
the one who lives forever and ever that it 
would be for a time, times, and a half time, 
and that when the shattering of the power of 
the holy people comes to an end, all these 
things would be accomplished. 8 I heard but 
could not understand; so I said, "My lord, 
what shall be the outcome of these things?" 9 
He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words 
are to remain secret and sealed until the time 
of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, 
cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall 
continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked 
shall understand, but those who are wise shall 
understand. 11 From the time that the regular 
burnt offering is taken away and the 
abomination that desolates is set up, there 
shall be one thousand two hundred ninety 
days. 12 Happy are those who persevere and 
attain the one thousand three hundred 
thirty-five days. 13 But you, go your way, 
and rest; you shall rise for your reward at 
the end of days." 


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