Bible (American Standard)/Daniel

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