THE BOOK OF
PROPHET DANIEL
King James Bible + GREEK TEXT
Daniel
Removed to Babylon
(Genesis 11:1-9)
1In the third year of the
reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto
Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2And
the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels
of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of
his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
3And the king spake unto
Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the
children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 4Children in whom was
no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in
knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to
stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the
tongue of the Chaldeans. 5And
the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine
which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they
might stand before the king. 6Now
among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah: 7Unto whom
the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name
of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and
to Azariah, of Abednego.
Daniel's
Faithfulness
8But Daniel purposed in
his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat,
nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9Now God had brought
Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10And the prince of the
eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat
and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children
which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to
the king. 11Then said
Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah, 12Prove
thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and
water to drink. 13Then
let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the
children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal
with thy servants.
14So he consented to
them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15And at the end of ten
days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the
children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 16Thus Melzar took away
the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them
pulse.
Daniel's
Wisdom
18Now at the end of the
days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the
eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19And the king communed
with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,
and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 20And in all matters of
wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them
ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were
in all his realm. 21And
Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
King James
Bible
Nebuchadnezzar's
Dream
1And in the second year
of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his
spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2Then the king commanded
to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the
Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the
king. 3And the king
said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the
dream.
4Then spake the Chaldeans
to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and
we will shew the interpretation. 5The
king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will
not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be
cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6But if ye shew the
dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards
and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 7They answered again and
said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation of it. 8The
king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time,
because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9But if ye will not make
known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have
prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed:
therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the
interpretation thereof. 10The
Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth
that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor
ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or
Chaldean. 11And it
is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can
shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12For this cause the
king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men
of Babylon. 13And the
decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought
Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
The Dream
Revealed to Daniel
14Then Daniel answered
with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was
gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15He answered and said
to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the
king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16Then Daniel went in,
and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the
king the interpretation.
17Then Daniel went to
his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his
companions: 18That
they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that
Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men
of Babylon.
19Then was the secret
revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20Daniel answered and
said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are
his:
21And he changeth the times
and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto
the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
22He revealeth the deep
and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light
dwelleth with him.
23I thank thee, and
praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and
hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now
made known unto us the king's matter.
Daniel
Interprets the Dream
24Therefore Daniel went
in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of
Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of
Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the
interpretation.
25Then Arioch brought in
Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of
the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26The 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? 27Daniel answered in the
presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot
the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto
the king; 28But there
is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of
thy head upon thy bed, are these; 29As
for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what
should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee
what shall come to pass. 30But
as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have
more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the
interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy
heart.
31Thou, O king, sawest,
and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was
excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. 32This image's head was
of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of
brass, 33His legs of
iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34Thou sawest till that
a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that
were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35Then was the iron, the
clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and
became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them
away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image
became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
36This is the
dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37Thou, O king, art
a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and
strength, and glory. 38And
wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of
the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them
all. Thou art this head of gold.
39And after thee shall
arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass,
which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40And the fourth kingdom
shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things:
and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41And whereas thou
sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom
shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron,
forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42And as the toes
of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom
shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43And whereas thou
sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of
men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with
clay.
44And in the days of
these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be
destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it
shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for
ever. 45Forasmuch as
thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that
it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the
great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and
the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Nebuchadnezzar
Promotes Daniel
46Then the king
Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that
they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47The king answered unto
Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of
gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest
reveal this secret. 48Then
the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him
ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all
the wise men of Babylon. 49Then
Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over
the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of
the king.
King James
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Nebuchadnezzar's
Golden Image
1Nebuchadnezzar 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. 2Then
Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and
the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and
all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3Then the princes, the
governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, 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. 4Then an herald cried
aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5That at what time
ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and
all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 6And whoso falleth not
down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning
fiery furnace. 7Therefore
at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and
the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
8Wherefore at that time
certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. 9They spake and said to
the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 10Thou, O king, hast
made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute,
harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down
and worship the golden image: 11And
whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the
midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12There
are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of
Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded
thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set
up.
13Then Nebuchadnezzar in
his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Then they brought these men before the king. 14Nebuchadnezzar spake
and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do
not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 15Now if ye be ready
that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the
image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast
the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that
God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not
careful to answer thee in this matter. 17If it be so,
our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and
he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18But 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.
The Fiery
Furnace
19Then was
Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that
they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be
heated. 20And he
commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery
furnace. 21Then these
men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other
garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22Therefore because the
king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the
fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23And these three men,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace.
[3:24] * And they walked in the midst of the
flame, praising God, and blessing the Lord.
[3:25] And Azariah arose, and began to pray,
and opened his mouth in the midst of the fire, and said,
[3:26] "Blessed art thou, O LORD God of
our fathers: praise be to thy name for ever.
[3:27] For thou art righteous in all that
thou hast done with us, and all thy works are true; thy ways are right, and all
thy judgments are true.
[3:28] Thou hast executed judgment in all
that thou hast done against us, and against Jerusalem, the holy city of our
fathers: for in truth and in judgment hast thou made all this against us for
our sins.
[3:29] For we have sinned, and have done
wickedly, having departed from thee, and have sinned in all things.
[3:30] We have not obeyed thy commandments,
neither have we kept them; neither have we done as he commanded us, that it
might be well with us.
[3:31] And all that thou hast sent us, and
all that thou hast done with us, do in righteous judgment,
[3:32] And delivered us into the hands of
wicked enemies, of the most hated apostates, and of the unjust and wicked king
of all the earth.
[3:33] And now we cannot open our mouths; we
have become a reproach and blasphemy to Your servants and to those who worship
You.
[3:34] But do not betray us forever for your
name's sake, and do not break your covenant.
[3:35] Depart not thy mercy from us for the
sake of Abraham thy beloved, for Isaac thy servant, and for Israel thy saint:
[3:36] To whom thou hast said that thou
shalt multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand of the sea.
[3:37] We are diminished, O LORD, above all
nations; and now we are humbled in all the earth for our sins.
[3:38] And now have neither a prince, nor a
prophet, nor a leader, nor a burnt offering, nor sacrifices, nor offerings, nor
incense, nor a place, to offer thee a sacrifice, and to find thy mercy.
[3:39] But with a broken heart and a
contrite spirit, let us be received.
[3:40] As with the burnt offering of rams
and bullocks, as with thousands of fat lambs, so may our sacrifice be pleasing
to you today before you; for there is no shame in those who trust in you.
[3:41] And now we follow thee with all our
heart, and we fear thee, and seek thy face.
[3:42] Do not shame us, but do with us
according to Your condescension and Your great mercy;
[3:43] Deliver us by the power of thy
wonders, and give glory to thy name, O LORD.
[3:44] That all who do evil to thy servants
may be ashamed, that they may be ashamed with all their might, and that their
power may be broken.
[3:45] That they may know that thou, O Lord
God, art one and glorious in all the world. "
[3:46] And it came to pass at that time,
that the king's servants, which had cast them, ceased to kindle the furnace
with oil, and pitch, and pitch, and bushes:
[3:47] And a flame was kindled above the
furnace forty-nine cubits
[3:48] And it came to pass, that the
Chaldeans which came round about the furnace were cut off and burned.
[3:49] And the angel of the LORD went down
into the furnace with Azariah, and they that were with him,
[3:50] And he cast the fiery flame out of
the furnace, and made it as it were the appearance of a furious wind in the
midst of the furnace;
[3:51] Then the three of them, as if with
one mouth, began to sing in the furnace, to bless and glorify God:
[3:52] "Blessed art thou, O Lord God of
our fathers, and praised and glorified for ever, and blessed be the name of thy
glory, a name holy and praiseworthy, and glorified for ever."
[3:53] Blessed art thou in the temple of thy
holy glory, and glorified and glorified for ever.
[3:54] Blessed are you who see the abyss,
who sit on the cherubim, and are praised and glorified forever.
[3:55] Blessed art thou upon the throne of
thy kingdom, and thou art glorified and glorified for ever.
[3:56] Blessed art thou upon the firmament
of heaven: thou art praised and glorified for ever.
[3:57] All the works of the LORD, bless the
LORD, sing, and praise him for ever.
[3:58] Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord,
sing and praise Him forever.
[3:59] Bless the heavens, O LORD; sing ye,
and praise him for ever.
[3:60] Bless the LORD, all ye waters that
are above the heavens: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:61] Bless the LORD, all ye might of the
LORD: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:62] Bless the LORD, sun and moon: sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:63] Bless the LORD, O stars of heaven;
sing praises unto him for ever.
[3:64] Bless the LORD, all rain and dew:
sing and praise him for ever.
[3:65] Bless the LORD, all the winds: sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:66] Bless the LORD, fire and fire: sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:67] Bless the Lord, cold and hot, sing
and glorify Him forever.
[3:68] Bless the Lord, dew and frost, sing
and glorify Him forever.
[3:69] Bless the LORD, night and day, sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:70] Bless the LORD, light and darkness;
sing and praise him for ever.
[3:71] Bless the LORD, ice and frost; sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:72] Bless the LORD, frost and snow; sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:73] Bless the LORD, lightning and clouds:
sing and praise him for ever.
[3:74] The earth shall bless the LORD, and
sing and praise him for ever.
[3:75] Bless the LORD, O mountains and
hills; sing and praise him for ever.
[3:76] Bless the LORD, all the growth of the
earth: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:77] Bless the LORD, spring, sing, and
praise him for ever.
[3:78] Bless the LORD, the seas, and the
rivers; sing ye, and praise him for ever.
[3:79] Bless the Lord, whales, and all that
move in the waters, sing and praise Him forever.
[3:80] Bless the LORD, all ye fowls of the
air; sing and praise him for ever.
[3:81] Bless the LORD, beasts, and all
cattle; sing ye, and praise him for ever.
[3:82] Bless the LORD, ye sons of men; sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:83] Bless the LORD, O Israel, and sing
and praise him for ever.
[3:84] Bless the LORD, ye priests of the
LORD: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:85] Bless the LORD, O ye servants of the
LORD: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:86] Bless the LORD, spirits and souls of
the righteous: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:87] Bless the LORD, ye righteous and
lowly in heart: sing and praise him for ever.
[3:88] Bless the LORD, Ananias, Azariah, and
Mishael; sing and praise him for ever: for he hath delivered us out of hell,
and hath delivered us out of the hand of death; he hath delivered us out of the
midst of the burning flames;
[3:89] Praise the LORD, for he is good: for
his mercy endureth for ever.
[3:90] Bless the God of gods, all ye that
worship the LORD, sing and praise; for his mercy endureth for ever.
24[91] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and
rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we
cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto
the king, True, O king. 25[92] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose,
walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the
fourth is like the Son of God. 26[93] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the
burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither.
Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. 27[94] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the
king's counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies
the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their
coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28[95] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said,
Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his
angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the
king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship
any god, except their own God. 29[96] Therefore I make a decree, That every people,
nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a
dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30[97] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
[...3:97]
(glorify them and give
them authority over the other Jews in his kingdom).
[3:98] King
Nebuchadnezzar to all the nations, nations, and tongues that dwell in all the
earth: peace be upon you.
[3:99] I am pleased to
call you the figures and miracles that the Most High God has wrought over me.
[3: 100] How great are
his signs, and how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and His dominion from generation to generation.
* Verses 24 to 91 are taken from Greek
because they are not in the Hebrew text.
King James
Bible
Nebuchadnezzar
Confesses God's Kingdom
1Nebuchadnezzar the
king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth;
Peace be multiplied unto you. 2I thought it good to
shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
3How great are
his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Nebuchadnezzar's
Dream of a Great Tree
4[1] I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in
my palace: 5[2] I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts
upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6[3] 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. 7[4] Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did
not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8[5] But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was
Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit
of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, 9[6] 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.
10[7] Thus were the visions of mine head in my
bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof
was great.
11[8] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12[9] The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit
thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had
shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and
all flesh was fed of it.
13[10] I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,
behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
14[11] He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree,
and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the
beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
15[12] Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be
with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
16[13] 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.
17[14] This matter is by the decree of the
watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the
living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it
to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
18[15] This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now
thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the
wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the
interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is
in thee.
Daniel
Interprets the Second Dream
19[16] Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,
was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and
said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble
thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that
hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20[17] The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was
strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the
earth; 21[18] Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field
dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22[19] 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. 23[20] And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one
coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet
leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and
brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of
heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till
seven times pass over him; 24[21] This is the interpretation, O king, and
this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the
king: 25[22] That they shall drive thee from men, and thy
dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times
shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom
of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 26[23] And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of
the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have
known that the heavens do rule. 27[24] Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable
unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by
shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
The Second
Dream Fulfilled
28[25] All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29[26] At the end of twelve months he walked in the
palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30[27] The king spake, and said, Is not this great
Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my
power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31[28] 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. 32[29] And they shall drive thee from men, and thy
dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to
eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that
the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will. 33[30] The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his
body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers,
and his nails like birds' claws.
Nebuchadnezzar's
Restoration
34[31] And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted
up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I
blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,
whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is
from generation to generation:
35[32] 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?
36[33] At the same time my reason returned unto me; and
for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and
my counsellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 37[34] Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour
the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment:
and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
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Belshazzar's
Impious Feast
1Belshazzar the king made
a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 2Belshazzar, whiles he
tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his
father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in
Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might
drink therein. 3Then
they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house
of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives,
and his concubines, drank in them. 4They
drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of
wood, and of stone.
The
Handwriting on the Wall
5In the same hour came
forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the
plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the
hand that wrote. 6Then
the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the
joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 7The king cried aloud to
bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the
king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this
writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet,
and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in
the kingdom. 8Then
came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing,
nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 9Then was king Belshazzar
greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were
astonied.
10Now the queen,
by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and
the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble
thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11There is a man in thy
kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy
father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was
found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say,
thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and
soothsayers; 12Forasmuch
as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of
dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in
the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called,
and he will shew the interpretation.
Daniel
Interprets the Handwriting
13Then was Daniel
brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art
thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah,
whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 14I have even heard of
thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and
understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 15And now the wise men,
the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this
writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not
shew the interpretation of the thing: 16And I have heard of
thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou
canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou
shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck,
and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17Then Daniel answered
and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to
another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the
interpretation. 18O
thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and
majesty, and glory, and honour: 19And
for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled
and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive;
and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 20But when his heart was
lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly
throne, and they took his glory from him: 21And he was driven from
the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was
with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet
with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the
kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22And thou his son, O
Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23But hast lifted up
thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his
house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have
drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of
brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in
whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou
not glorified: 24Then
was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25And this is the
writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26This is the
interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished
it. 27TEKEL; Thou art
weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28PERES; Thy kingdom is
divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29Then commanded
Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of
gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be
the third ruler in the kingdom.
30In that night was
Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31And Darius the Median
took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
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The Plot
against Daniel
1It pleased Darius to set
over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole
kingdom; 2And over
these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might
give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3Then this Daniel was
preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was
in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 4Then the presidents and
princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they
could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful,
neither was there any error or fault found in him. 5Then said these men, We
shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against
him concerning the law of his God.
6Then these presidents
and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King
Darius, live for ever. 7All
the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers,
and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to
make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for
thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8Now, O king, establish
the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law
of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9Wherefore king Darius
signed the writing and the decree.
Daniel in
the Lions' Den
10Now when Daniel knew
that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open
in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day,
and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11Then these men
assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12Then they came near,
and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a
decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man
within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?
The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of
the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 13Then answered they and
said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the
captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast
signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14Then the king, when he
heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his
heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun
to deliver him. 15Then
these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that
the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which
the king establisheth may be changed.
16Then 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. 17And
a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it
with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might
not be changed concerning Daniel. 18Then
the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were
instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19Then the king arose
very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20And when he came to
the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king
spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom
thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21Then said Daniel unto
the king, O king, live for ever. 22My
God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not
hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before
thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 23Then was the king exceeding
glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So
Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him,
because he believed in his God.
The King's
Decree
24And the king
commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them
into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had
the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at
the bottom of the den.
25Then king Darius wrote
unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be
multiplied unto you.
26I make a decree, That
in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel:
for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that
which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the
end.
27He delivereth and
rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath
delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28So this Daniel
prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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Daniel's
Vision of the Four Beasts
1In 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. 2Daniel spake and said, I
saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove
upon the great sea. 3And
four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4The first was
like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were
plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a
man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5And behold another
beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it
had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said
thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6After this I beheld, and
lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl;
the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7After this I saw in the
night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong
exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the
beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8I considered the horns,
and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this
horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel's
Vision of the Ancient of Days
9I beheld till the
thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was
white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was
like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10A fiery stream issued
and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten
thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the
books were opened.
11I beheld then because
of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till
the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12As concerning the rest
of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were
prolonged for a season and time.
13I saw in the night
visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of
heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14And there was given
him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and
languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.
Daniel's
Visions Interpreted
15I Daniel was grieved
in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head
troubled me. 16I came
near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he
told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17These great beasts,
which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the
earth. 18But the
saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for
ever, even for ever and ever.
19Then I would know the
truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding
dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which
devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20And of the ten horns
that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before
whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake
very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21I beheld, and the same
horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22Until 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.
23Thus he said, The
fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse
from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down,
and break it in pieces. 24And
the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:
and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and
he shall subdue three kings. 25And
he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be
given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26But the judgment shall
sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it
unto the end. 27And
the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and
obey him.
28Hitherto is the
end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my
countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
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Daniel's
Vision of the Ram and Goat
1In 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. 2And I saw in a vision;
and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the
palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I
was by the river of Ulai. 3Then
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. 4I saw the ram pushing
westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before
him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he
did according to his will, and became great.
5And as I was
considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole
earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn
between his eyes. 6And
he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before
the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7And I saw him come close
unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and
brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but
he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that
could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8Therefore the he goat
waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it
came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
9And out of one of them
came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and
toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10And it waxed great, even
to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the
stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11Yea, he magnified himself
even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken
away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12And an host was given him
against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down
the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. 13Then I heard one saint
speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake,
How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice,
and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to
be trodden under foot? 14And
he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed.
Gabriel
Interprets Daniel's Vision
15And it came to pass,
when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning,
then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16And I heard a man's
voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make
this man to understand the vision. 17So he came near where
I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said
unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be
the vision.
18Now as he was speaking
with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me,
and set me upright. 19And
he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the
indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20The ram which thou
sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21And the rough goat is
the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is
the first king. 22Now
that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up
out of the nation, but not in his power.
23And 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.
24And his power shall be
mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall
prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25And through his policy
also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself
in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against
the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
26And the vision of the
evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up
the vision; for it shall be for many days.
27And I Daniel fainted,
and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's
business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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Daniel's
Prayer for his People
1In the first year of
Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over
the realm of the Chaldeans; 2In
the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the
years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would
accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 3And I set my face unto
the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth,
and ashes: 4And I
prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the
great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him,
and to them that keep his commandments; 5We have sinned, and have
committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by
departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: 6Neither have we
hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings,
our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
7O Lord, righteousness belongeth
unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah,
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near,
and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven
them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 8O Lord, to us belongeth
confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we
have sinned against thee. 9To
the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have
rebelled against him; 10Neither
have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set
before us by his servants the prophets. 11Yea, all Israel have
transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice;
therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in
the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. 12And 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. 13As
it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet
made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our
iniquities, and understand thy truth. 14Therefore hath the
LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is
righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
15And 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. 16O Lord,
according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy
fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our
sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are
become a reproach to all that are about us. 17Now therefore, O our
God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face
to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18O my God, incline
thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city
which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before
thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19O Lord, hear; O Lord,
forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for
thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Gabriel's
Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
20And whiles I was
speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,
and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of
my God; 21Yea, whiles
I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time
of the evening oblation. 22And
he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come
forth to give thee skill and understanding. 23At the beginning of
thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee;
for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and
consider the vision.
24Seventy weeks are
determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression,
and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to
bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and
to anoint the most Holy. 25Know
therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment
to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be
seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and
the wall, even in troublous times. 26And after threescore
and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of
the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the
end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war
desolations are determined. 27And
he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the
week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the
overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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Daniel's
Vision of a Mighty Man
1In the third year of
Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called
Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was
long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
2In those days I Daniel
was mourning three full weeks. 3I
ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I
anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4And in the four and
twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river,
which is Hiddekel; 5Then
I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen,
whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6His body also was
like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as
lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and
the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7And I Daniel alone saw
the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great
quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8Therefore 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. 9Yet heard I the voice
of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep
sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
The Angel's
Prophecy of Persia, Greece
10And, behold, an hand
touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11And he said unto me,
O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and
stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word
unto me, I stood trembling. 12Then
said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set
thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words
were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13But 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. 14Now I am
come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days:
for yet the vision is for many days.
15And when he had
spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16And, behold, one
like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth,
and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my
sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17For how can the
servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
18Then there came again
and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
19And said, O man
greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be
strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my
lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. 20Then said he, Knowest
thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince
of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. 21But I will shew thee
that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that
holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
King James
Bible
The
Overthrow of Persia
1Also I in the first
year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2And now will I shew
thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the
fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through
his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 3And a mighty king shall
stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4And when he shall stand
up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of
heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled:
for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Kings of the
South and the North
5And 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. 6And in the end of years
they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall
come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain
the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be
given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that
strengthened her in these times. 7But out of a branch of
her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an
army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall
deal against them, and shall prevail: 8And shall also carry
captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their
precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years
than the king of the north. 9So
the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into
his own land.
10But his sons shall be
stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one
shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and
be stirred up, even to his fortress. 11And the king of the
south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even
with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the
multitude shall be given into his hand. 12And when he
hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast
down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 13For the king of the
north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former,
and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much
riches.
14And in those times
there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of
thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15So the king of the
north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the
arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall
there be any strength to withstand. 16But he that cometh
against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before
him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be
consumed. 17He shall
also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright
ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women,
corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18After this shall
he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own
behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own
reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19Then he shall turn
his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not
be found.
20Then shall stand up
in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within
few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 21And in his estate
shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the
kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22And with the arms of
a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also
the prince of the covenant. 23And
after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall
come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that
which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter
among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast
his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 25And he shall stir up
his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and
the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and
mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against
him. 26Yea, they
that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall
overflow: and many shall fall down slain. 27And both these kings'
hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table;
but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time
appointed. 28Then
shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be
against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his
own land.
29At the time appointed
he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former,
or as the latter.
The Tyranny
of the Western King
30For the ships of
Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and
have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even
return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31And arms shall stand
on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take
away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that
maketh desolate. 32And
such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but
the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 33And they that
understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the
sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34Now when they shall
fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them
with flatteries. 35And
some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and
to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is
yet for a time appointed.
36And the king shall do
according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above
every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall
prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall
be done. 37Neither
shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any
god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38But in his estate
shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he
honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39Thus shall he do in
the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and
increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall
divide the land for gain.
40And at the time of
the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north
shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and
with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and
pass over. 41He
shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab,
and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42He shall stretch
forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43But 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. 44But tidings
out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go
forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45And he shall plant
the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain;
yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
King James
Bible
Michael's
Deliverance and the End Times
(Revelation 1:1-3)
1And at that time shall
Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was
a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2And many of them that
sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some
to shame and everlasting contempt. 3And they that be wise
shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4But 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.
5Then I Daniel looked,
and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the
river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6And one said to
the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How
long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7And I heard the man
clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held
up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth
for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he
shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things
shall be finished. 8And
I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the
end of these things? 9And
he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till
the time of the end. 10Many
shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly:
and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 11And from the time that
the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh
desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12Blessed is he
that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty
days. 13But go thou
thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at
the end of the days.
* Chapters 13 and 14 have been translated
from Greek.
13
[13: 1] In Babylon there was a man named
Jehoiakim.
[13: 2] And he took a wife, whose
name was Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, very beautiful and God-fearing.
[13: 3] Her parents were
righteous, and they taught their daughter the law of Moses.
[13: 4] Jehoiakim was very rich
and had a garden near his house; and the Jews were gathered to him, for he was
the most honorable of all.
[13: 5] At that time two elders
were appointed among the people as judges, whom the Lord had said that
lawlessness had come out of Babylon from the elders-judges, who were supposed
to be the rulers of the people.
[13: 6] And they dwelt in the
house of Jehoiakim continually;
[13: 7] When the people were
leaving at noon, Susanna entered her man's garden for a walk.
[13: 8] And the two elders saw
her come and walk daily, and lust arose in them,
[13: 9] And they perverted their
minds, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look up to heaven, nor
remember the righteous judgments.
[13:10] They were both hurt by
lust for her, but they did not reveal their pain to each other,
[13:11] For they were ashamed to
find their desire to unite with her.
[13:12] And they waited
diligently every day to see her, and said to one another,
[13:13] "Let us go, for it
is time for dinner," and as they went out, they parted from one another;
[13:14] But when they returned,
they came to the same place, and when they asked each other the reason for it,
they finally confessed their lust, and then together they appointed a time when
they could find it alone. .
[13:15] And, behold, when they
waited for the proper day, Susanna came in, as yesterday and the day before,
with only two maids, and wished to bathe in the garden, for it was hot.
[13:16] And there was none there,
save the two elders, which hid themselves, and kept her.
[13:17] And she said unto the servants,
Bring me oil and soap, and shut the doors of the garden, that I may bathe.
[13:18] And they did as she had
said, and shut the gates of the garden, and went out through the side gate to
fetch that which was commanded them; and they saw not the elders;
[13:19] And, behold, when the
servants were gone forth, the two elders arose, and ran unto her, and said,
[13:20] Behold, the gates of the
garden are shut, and no man hath seen us, and we have lust toward thee:
therefore agree with us, and spend with us.
[13:21] But if not, we will bear
witness against thee, that there was a lad with thee, and thou hast sent thy
servants.
[13:22] Then Susanna groaned, and
said, I am distressed: for if I do this, I die: if I do not, I will not escape
out of your hand.
[13:23] It is better for me not
to do this, and to fall into your hands, than to sin before the Lord.
[13:24] And Susanna cried with a
loud voice; the two elders also cried out against her,
[13:25] And one rushed in and
opened the garden gate.
[13:26] And when they that were
in the house heard the cry of the garden, they rushed through the side gate to
see what had happened to her.
[13:27] When the elders spoke
their words, her servants were greatly ashamed, for nothing like this had ever
been said about Susanna.
[13:28] And, behold, the next
day, when the people were assembled unto Jehoiakim her husband, there came two
elders, full of wicked devices against Susanna, to deliver her unto death.
[13:29] And they said unto the
people, Bring forth Susanna the daughter of Hilkiah, the wife of Jehoiakim, and
they did.
[13:30] She and her parents, her
children, and all her relatives came.
[13:31] Susanna was very tender
and beautiful in countenance.
[13:32] And the wicked commanded
her face to be uncovered, because it was covered, that they might be satisfied
with her beauty.
[13:33] And her kindred, and all
that beheld her, wept.
[13:34] And the two elders,
standing among the people, laid their hands on her head.
[13:35] And she looked up to
heaven with tears, for her heart trusted in the LORD.
[13:36] And the elders said,
"As we walked through the garden alone, she came in with two maids, closed
the garden gate, and sent the maids away.
[13:37] And there came unto her a
lad that hideth himself, and lay with her.
[13:38] When we were in the
corner of the garden, and seeing such iniquity, we rushed to them.
[13:39] and we saw them come
together. We couldn't hold him back because he was stronger than us, and when
he opened the door he jumped out,
[13:40] But we caught him, and
said, Who was this lad? but she doesn't want to call us. That is what we are
witnessing. "
[13:41] And the congregation
believed them, as elders of the people, and judges, and they condemned her to
death.
[13:42] Susanna called out in a
loud voice and said, "Eternal God, Who sees the secret and Who knows
everything before its existence!
[13:43] Thou knowest that they
have testified falsely against me, and, behold, I die, having done nothing that
these men have wickedly devised against me.
[13:44] And the LORD heard her
voice;
[13:45] And when she was led to
her death, God stirred up the holy spirit of the young lad Daniel,
[13:46] And he cried with a loud
voice, I am clean from her blood.
[13:47] Then all the people
turned to him and said, "What is this word that you have spoken?"
[13:48] And he stood among them,
and said, Are ye so foolish, O ye children of Israel, that ye have judged the
daughter of Israel, not knowing or knowing the truth?
[13:49] Return to the judgment
seat, for they testified falsely against her. "
[13:50] And straightway all the
people returned, and the elders said unto him, Sit thou among us, and call us:
for God hath given thee eldership.
[13:51] Then Daniel said to them,
"Separate them from one another, and I will question them."
[13:52] And when they were
separated from one another, he called one and said to him, "You are old in
evil days! Now your sins, which you have committed before, have been
revealed."
[13:53] Producing unrighteous
judgments, condemning the innocent, and justifying the guilty, when the Lord
says, Do not kill the innocent and the just.
[13:54] So if you saw this one,
tell me, under what tree did you see them talking to each other? ”He said,“ under
the mastic. ”
[13:55] Daniel said, "Truly
you have lied about your head; for behold, an angel of God, who has taken a
decision from God, will cut you in half."
[13:56] And he removed him, and
commanded the other to be brought in, and said unto him, Seed of Canaan, and
not of Judah: beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath corrupted thine heart.
[13:57] And this was the case
with the daughters of Israel, and they were afraid of you; but the daughter of
Judah did not bear your iniquity.
[13:58] So tell me, under what
tree did you find them talking among themselves? ”He answered,“ Under the green
oak. ”
[13:59] Daniel said to him,
"Indeed, you also lied about your head; for an angel of God is waiting
with a sword to cut you in half to destroy you."
[13:60] Then cried the whole
congregation with a loud voice, and blessed God, which saveth them that hope in
him:
[13:61] And they rose up against
the two elders, because Daniel had rebuked them with his mouth, because they
had testified falsely;
[13:62] And they did unto them as
they had done to their neighbor, according to the law of Moses, and slew them;
and in that day innocent blood was saved.
[13:63] And Hilkiah and his wife
glorified God for their daughter Susanna, with Jehoiakim her husband, and all
her kindred;
[13:64] And Daniel became great
before the people from that day forward.
14
[14: 1] King Astyages returned to his
fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom.
[14: 2] And Daniel dwelt with the
king, and was more glorious than all his friends.
[14: 3] And there was an idol
among the Babylonians, whose name was Will; for whom they consumed twenty great
measures of wheat flour every day, forty sheep, and six measures of wine.
[14: 4] The king honored him, and
went daily to worship him; and Daniel worshiped his God. And the king said unto
him, Why dost thou not worship Villa?
[14: 5] He answered, "For I
do not worship idols made with hands, but I worship the living God, who created
the heavens and the earth and who rules over all flesh."
[14: 6] The king said, "Do
you not think that Will is a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and
drinks every day?"
[14: 7] Laughing, Daniel said,
"Do not be deceived, O king; for he is clay within, and honey on the
outside, and has never eaten or drunk."
[14: 8] And the king was angry,
and called his priests, and said unto them, Except ye say unto me, Who shall
eat all these things, ye shall die.
[14: 9] And if ye shall prove it
unto me, that Daniel shall eat it, and Daniel shall die, because he hath spoken
blasphemy against Villa.
[14:10] And the priests of Villa
were seventy, beside women and children.
[14:11] And the king and Daniel
came to the temple of Vila, and the priests of Vila said, "Behold, we will
go out;
[14:12] And if thou come to morrow,
and find not that Jehovah hath eaten all things, we shall surely die, or
Daniel, who lied for us.
[14:13] They didn't care too much
about it, because they had made a secret entrance under the table, and they
always went in and ate through it.
[14:14] And it came to pass, when
they were come out, that the king put food before Villa, and Daniel commanded
his servants, and they brought ashes, and sprinkled the whole temple in the
presence of the king only. when they went out, they closed the door, sealed it
with the king's ring, and left.
[14:15] And the priests,
according to their custom, came by night with their wives and children, and ate
and drank all.
[14:16] The next day the king
arose early, and came, and Daniel with him,
[14:17] And the king said,
"Are the seals in order, Daniel?" He said, "Aim, king."
[14:18] And when the door was
opened, the king, looking at the table, cried aloud, "Thou art great,
Ville, and there is no deceit in thee."
[14:19] Laughing, Daniel
restrained the king from entering, and said, "Look at the floor and see
whose tracks these are."
[14:20] The king said, "I
see traces of men, women, and children."
[14:21] And when the king was
angry, he commanded the priests, the women, and the children to be taken, and
they showed the secret door through which they entered and ate whatever was on
the table.
[14:22] Then the king commanded
that they should be put to death, and delivered Villa to Daniel; and he
destroyed him and his temple.
[14:23] And there was a great
dragon in this place: and the Babylonians worshiped him.
[14:24] And the king said unto
Daniel, Wilt thou not also say of him that he is a honey? Behold, he liveth,
and eateth and drinketh not: thou canst not say that this god is not alive; to
him ".
[14:25] Daniel said, "I worship
the Lord my God, for he is the living God.
[14:26] But you, O king, give me
permission, and I will kill the dragon without the sword and without the rod.
”The king said,“ I give you. ”
[14:27] Then Daniel took resin,
and tallow, and hair, and boiled them together, and made a lump thereof, and
cast it into the mouth of the dragon; And Daniel said, Behold your saints!
[14:28] And when the Babylonians
heard of it, they were very displeased, and rose up against the king, saying,
The king is become a Jew, and hath destroyed Villa, and hath slain the dragon,
and delivered the priests to their death.
[14:29] And when they came to the
king, they said, Deliver us Daniel; or else we will kill thee and thy house.
[14:30] And when the king saw
that they insisted, he was compelled to deliver Daniel to them;
[14:31] And they cast him into
the den of lions, where he abode six days.
[14:32] And there were seven
lions in the pit, and two bodies and two sheep were given to them daily. at
that time they were not given to them to eat Daniel.
[14:33] There was a prophet in
Judah, named Habakkuk, who, having boiled soup and ground bread in a bowl, went
to the fields to bring it to the reapers.
[14:34] And the angel of the LORD
said unto Habakkuk, Bring this dinner that thou hast with thee to Babylon to
Babylon, to the den of lions.
[14:35] Habakkuk said, "Sir,
I have never seen Babylon and I do not know the pit."
[14:36] Then the angel of the
LORD took him by the crown, and lifted him up by the hair of his head, and set
him in Babylon upon the pit, by the power of his spirit.
[14:37] And Habakkuk cried out,
and said, Daniel, Daniel, take the meal which God hath given thee.
[14:38] Daniel said, "Thou
hast remembered me, O God, and hast not forsaken them that love thee."
[14:39] And Daniel arose, and did
eat; and the angel of God immediately put Habakkuk in his place.
[14:40] And it came to pass on
the seventh day, that the king came to mourn for Daniel: and when he came to
the pit, he looked into it, and, behold, Daniel sat down.
[14:41] And the king cried with a
loud voice, saying, Great art thou, O Lord God of Daniel, and there is none
beside thee.
[14:42] And he commanded that
Daniel should be taken out, and that the perpetrators of his destruction should
be cast into the pit; and they were eaten in his presence at the same hour.
= = = = = END OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL = = = = =
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