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The Holy
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Daniel
Chapter 1
1 In the third year of
the reign of Jehoiakim king of
Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon unto Jerusalem, and
besieged it.
2 And the Lord gave
Jehoiakim king of Judah into his
hand, with part of the vessels of
the house of God: which he
carried into the land of Shinar
to the house of his god; and he
brought the vessels into the
treasure house of his god.
3 And the king spake unto
Ashpenaz the master of his
eunuchs, that he should bring
certain of the children of
Israel, and of the king's seed,
and of the princes;
4 Children in whom was no
blemish, but well favoured, and
skilful in all wisdom, and
cunning in knowledge, and
understanding science, and such
as had ability in them to stand
in the king's palace, and whom
they might teach the learning and
the tongue of the Chaldeans.
5 And the king appointed
them a daily provision of the
king's meat, and of the wine
which he drank: so nourishing
them three years, that at the end
thereof they might stand before
the king.
6 Now among these were of
the children of Judah, Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah:
7 Unto whom the prince of
the eunuchs gave names: for he
gave unto Daniel the name of
Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of
Shadrach; and to Mishael, of
Meshach; and to Azariah, of
Abed-nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in
his heart that he would not
defile himself with the portion
of the king's meat, nor with the
wine which he drank: therefore he
requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile
himself.
9 Now God had brought
Daniel into favour and tender
love with the prince of the
eunuchs.
10 And the prince of the
eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear
my lord the king, who hath
appointed your meat and your
drink: for why should he see your
faces worse liking than the
children which are of your sort?
then shall ye make me endanger my
head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to
Melzar, whom the prince of the
eunuchs had set over Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I
beseech thee, ten days; and let
them give us pulse to eat, and
water to drink.
13 Then let our
countenances be looked upon
before thee, and the countenance
of the children that eat of the
portion of the king's meat: and
as thou seest, deal with thy
servants.
14 So he consented to them
in this matter, and proved them
ten days.
15 And at the end of ten
days their countenances appeared
fairer and fatter in flesh than
all the children which did eat
the portion of the king's
meat.
16 Thus Melzar took away
the portion of their meat, and
the wine that they should drink;
and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four
children, God gave them knowledge
and skill in all learning and
wisdom: and Daniel had
understanding in all visions and
dreams.
18 Now at the end of the
days that the king had said he
should bring them in, then the
prince of the eunuchs brought
them in before
Nebuchadnezzar.
19 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.
20 And 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.
21 And Daniel continued
even unto the first year of king
Cyrus.
Chapter 2
1 And in the second
year of the reign of
Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his
spirit was troubled, and his
sleep brake from him.
2 Then the king commanded
to call the magicians, and the
astrologers, and the sorcerers,
and the Chaldeans, for to shew
the king his dreams. So they came
and stood before the king.
3 And the king said unto
them, I have dreamed a dream, and
my spirit was troubled to know
the dream.
4 Then spake the Chaldeans
to the king in Syriack, O king,
live for ever: tell thy servants
the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.
5 The king answered and
said to the Chaldeans, The thing
is gone from me: if ye will not
make known unto me the dream,
with the interpretation thereof,
ye shall be cut in pieces, and
your houses shall be made a
dunghill.
6 But if ye shew the
dream, and the interpretation
thereof, ye shall receive of me
gifts and rewards and great
honour: therefore shew me the
dream, and the interpretation
thereof.
7 They answered again and
said, Let the king tell his
servants the dream, and we will
shew the interpretation of
it.
8 The king answered and
said, I know of certainty that ye
would gain the time, because ye
see the thing is gone from
me.
9 But if ye will not make
known unto me the dream, there is
but one decree for you: for ye
have prepared lying and corrupt
words to speak before me, till
the time be changed: therefore
tell me the dream, and I shall
know that ye can shew me the
interpretation thereof.
10 The Chaldeans answered
before the king, and said, There
is not a man upon the earth that
can shew the king's matter:
therefore there is no king, lord,
nor ruler, that asked such things
at any magician, or astrologer,
or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing
that the king requireth, and
there is none other that can shew
it before the king, except the
gods, whose dwelling is not with
flesh.
12 For this cause the king
was angry and very furious, and
commanded to destroy all the wise
men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went
forth that the wise men should be
slain; and they sought Daniel and
his fellows to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered
with counsel and wisdom to Arioch
the captain of the king's guard,
which was gone forth to slay the
wise men of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to
Arioch the king's captain, Why is
the decree so hasty from the
king? Then Arioch made the thing
known to Daniel.
16 Then Daniel went in,
and desired of the king that he
would give him time, and that he
would shew the king the
interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his
house, and made the thing known
to Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire
mercies of the God of heaven
concerning this secret; that
Daniel and his fellows should not
perish with the rest of the wise
men of Babylon.
19 Then was the secret
revealed unto Daniel in a night
vision. Then Daniel blessed the
God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and
said, Blessed be the name of God
for ever and ever: for wisdom and
might are his:
21 And he changeth the
times and the seasons: he
removeth kings, and setteth up
kings: he giveth wisdom unto the
wise, and knowledge to them that
know understanding:
22 He revealeth the deep
and secret things: he knoweth
what is in the darkness, and the
light dwelleth with him.
23 I thank thee, and
praise thee, O thou God of my
fathers, who hast given me wisdom
and might, and hast made known
unto me now what we desired of
thee: for thou hast now made
known unto us the king's
matter.
24 Therefore Daniel went
in unto Arioch, whom the king had
ordained to destroy the wise men
of Babylon: he went and said thus
unto him; Destroy not the wise
men of Babylon: bring me in
before the king, and I will shew
unto the king the
interpretation.
25 Then Arioch brought in
Daniel before the king in haste
and said thus unto him, I have
found a man of the captives of
Judah, that will make known unto
the king the interpretation.
26 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?
27 Daniel answered in the
presence of the king, and said,
The secret which the king hath
demanded cannot the wise men, the
astrologers, the magicians, the
soothsayers, shew unto the
king;
28 But there is a God in
heaven that revealeth secrets,
and maketh known to the king
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in
the latter days. Thy dream, and
the visions of thy head upon thy
bed, are these;
29 As for thee, O king,
thy thoughts came into thy mind
upon thy bed, what should come to
pass hereafter: and he that
revealeth secrets maketh known to
thee what shall come to pass.
30 But as for me, this
secret is not revealed to me for
any wisdom that I have more than
any living, but for their sakes
that shall make known the
interpretation to the king, and
that thou mightest know the
thoughts of thy heart.
31 Thou, O king, sawest,
and behold a great image. This
great image, whose brightness was
excellent, stood before thee; and
the form thereof was
terrible.
32 This image's head was
of fine gold, his breast and his
arms of silver, his belly and his
thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his
feet part of iron and part of
clay.
34 Thou sawest till that a
stone was cut out without hands,
which smote the image upon his
feet that were of iron and clay,
and brake them to pieces.
35 Then was the iron, the
clay, the brass, the silver, and
the gold, broken to pieces
together, and became like the
chaff of the summer
threshingfloors; and the wind
carried them away, that no place
was found for them: and the stone
that smote the image became a
great mountain, and filled the
whole earth.
36 This is the dream; and
we will tell the interpretation
thereof before the king.
37 Thou, O king, art a
king of kings: for the God of
heaven hath given thee a kingdom,
power, and strength, and
glory.
38 And wheresoever the
children of men dwell, the beasts
of the field and the fowls of the
heaven hath he given into thine
hand, and hath made thee ruler
over them all. Thou art this head
of gold.
39 And after thee shall
arise another kingdom inferior to
thee, and another third kingdom
of brass, which shall bear rule
over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom
shall be strong as iron:
forasmuch as iron breaketh in
pieces and subdueth all things:
and as iron that breaketh all
these, shall it break in pieces
and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest
the feet and toes, part of
potters' clay, and part of iron,
the kingdom shall be divided; but
there shall be in it of the
strength of the iron, forasmuch
as thou sawest the iron mixed
with miry clay.
42 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.
43 And whereas thou sawest
iron mixed with miry clay, they
shall mingle themselves with the
seed of men: but they shall not
cleave one to another, even as
iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of
these kings shall the God of
heaven set up a kingdom, which
shall never be destroyed: and the
kingdom shall not be left to
other people, but it shall break
in pieces and consume all these
kingdoms, and it shall stand for
ever.
45 Forasmuch as thou
sawest that the stone was cut out
of the mountain without hands,
and that it brake in pieces the
iron, the brass, the clay, the
silver, and the gold; the great
God hath made known to the king
what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream is
certain, and the interpretation
thereof sure.
46 Then the king
Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his
face, and worshipped Daniel, and
commanded that they should offer
an oblation and sweet odours unto
him.
47 The king answered unto
Daniel, and said, Of a truth it
is, that your God is a God of
gods, and a Lord of kings, and a
revealer of secrets, seeing thou
couldest reveal this secret.
48 Then the king made
Daniel a great man, and gave him
many great gifts, and made him
ruler over the whole province of
Babylon, and chief of the
governors over all the wise men
of Babylon.
49 Then Daniel requested
of the king, and he set Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the
affairs of the province of
Babylon: but Daniel sat in the
gate of the king.
Chapter 3
1 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.
2 Then 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.
3 Then 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.
4 Then an herald cried
aloud, To you it is commanded, O
people, nations, and
languages,
5 That at what time ye
hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
dulcimer, and all kinds of
musick, ye fall down and worship
the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set
up:
6 And whoso falleth not
down and worshippeth shall the
same hour be cast into the midst
of a burning fiery furnace.
7 Therefore at that time,
when all the people heard the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds
of musick, all the people, the
nations, and the languages, fell
down and worshipped the golden
image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king had set up.
8 Wherefore at that time
certain Chaldeans came near, and
accused the Jews.
9 They spake and said to
the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king,
live for ever.
10 Thou, O king, hast made
a decree, that every man that
shall hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, and dulcimer, and all
kinds of musick, shall fall down
and worship the golden image:
11 And whoso falleth not
down and worshippeth, that he
should be cast into the midst of
a burning fiery furnace.
12 There are certain Jews
whom thou hast set 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.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in
his rage and fury commanded to
bring Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego. Then they brought
these men before the king.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake
and said unto them, Is it true, O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
do not ye serve my gods, nor
worship the golden image which I
have set up?
15 Now if ye be ready that
at what time ye hear the sound of
the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, and dulcimer, and all
kinds of musick, ye fall down and
worship the image which I have
made; well: but if ye worship
not, ye shall be cast the same
hour into the midst of a burning
fiery furnace; and who is that
God that shall deliver you out of
my hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, answered and said to
the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we
are not careful to answer thee in
this matter.
17 If it be so, our God
whom we serve is able to deliver
us from the burning fiery
furnace, and he will deliver us
out of thine hand, O king.
18 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.
19 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
one seven times more than it was
wont to be heated.
20 And he commanded the
most mighty men that were in his
army to bind Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-nego, and to cast them
into the burning fiery
furnace.
21 Then these men were
bound in their coats, their
hosen, and their hats, and their
other garments, and were cast
into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace.
22 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.
23 And these three men,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
fell down bound into the midst of
the burning fiery furnace.
24 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 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 Then Nebuchadnezzar
came near to the mouth of the
burning fiery furnace, and 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 of the midst of the
fire.
27 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 Then 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
yielded their bodies, that they
might not serve nor worship any
god, except their own God.
29 Therefore I make a
decree, That every people,
nation, and language, which speak
any thing 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 can deliver
after this sort.
30 Then the king promoted
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
in the province of Babylon.
Chapter 4
1 Nebuchadnezzar the
king, unto all people, nations,
and languages, that dwell in all
the earth; Peace be multiplied
unto you.
2 I thought it good to
shew the signs and wonders that
the high God hath wrought toward
me.
3 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.
4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at
rest in mine house, and
flourishing in my palace:
5 I saw a dream which made
me afraid, and the thoughts upon
my bed and the visions of my head
troubled me.
6 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 I saw in the visions of
my head upon my bed, and, behold,
a watcher and an holy one came
down from heaven;
14 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 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 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 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 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.
19 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 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 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 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 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 This is the
interpretation, O king, and this
is the decree of the most High,
which is come upon my lord the
king:
25 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 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 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.
28 All this came upon the
king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve
months he walked in the palace of
the kingdom of Babylon.
30 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 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 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 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.
34 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 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 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 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.
Chapter 5
1 Belshazzar the king
made a great feast to a thousand
of his lords, and drank wine
before the thousand.
2 Belshazzar, whiles he
tasted the wine, commanded to
bring the golden and silver
vessels which his father
Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of
the temple which was in
Jerusalem; that the king, and his
princes, his wives, and his
concubines, might drink
therein.
3 Then they brought the
golden vessels that were taken
out of the temple of the house of
God which was at Jerusalem; and
the king, and his princes, his
wives, and his concubines, drank
in them.
4 They drank wine, and
praised the gods of gold, and of
silver, of brass, of iron, of
wood, and of stone.
5 In the same hour came
forth fingers of a man's hand,
and wrote over against the
candlestick upon the plaister of
the wall of the king's palace:
and the king saw the part of the
hand that wrote.
6 Then the king's
countenance was changed, and his
thoughts troubled him, so that
the joints of his loins were
loosed, and his knees smote one
against another.
7 The king cried aloud to
bring in the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers.
And the king spake, and said to
the wise men of Babylon,
Whosoever shall read this
writing, and shew me the
interpretation thereof, shall be
clothed with scarlet, and have a
chain of gold about his neck, and
shall be the third ruler in the
kingdom.
8 Then came in all the
king's wise men: but they could
not read the writing, nor make
known to the king the
interpretation thereof.
9 Then was king Belshazzar
greatly troubled, and his
countenance was changed in him,
and his lords were astonied.
10 Now the queen, by
reason of the words of the king
and his lords, came into the
banquet house: and the queen
spake and said, O king, live for
ever: let not thy thoughts
trouble thee, nor let thy
countenance be changed:
11 There is a man in thy
kingdom, in whom is the spirit of
the holy gods; and in the days of
thy father light and
understanding and wisdom, like
the wisdom of the gods, was found
in him; whom the king
Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the
king, I say, thy father, made
master of the magicians,
astrologers, Chaldeans, and
soothsayers;
12 Forasmuch as an
excellent spirit, and knowledge,
and understanding, interpreting
of dreams, and shewing of hard
sentences, and dissolving of
doubts, were found in the same
Daniel, whom the king named
Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be
called, and he will shew the
interpretation.
13 Then was Daniel brought
in before the king. And the king
spake and said unto Daniel, Art
thou that Daniel, which art of
the children of the captivity of
Judah, whom the king my father
brought out of Jewry?
14 I have even heard of
thee, that the spirit of the gods
is in thee, and that light and
understanding and excellent
wisdom is found in thee.
15 And now the wise men,
the astrologers, have been
brought in before me, that they
should read this writing, and
make known unto me the
interpretation thereof: but they
could not shew the interpretation
of the thing:
16 And I have heard of
thee, that thou canst make
interpretations, and dissolve
doubts: now if thou canst read
the writing, and make known to me
the interpretation thereof, thou
shalt be clothed with scarlet,
and have a chain of gold about
thy neck, and shalt be the third
ruler in the kingdom.
17 Then Daniel answered
and said before the king, Let thy
gifts be to thyself, and give thy
rewards to another; yet I will
read the writing unto the king,
and make known to him the
interpretation.
18 O thou king, the most
high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy
father a kingdom, and majesty,
and glory, and honour:
19 And for the majesty
that he gave him, all people,
nations, and languages, trembled
and feared before him: whom he
would he slew; and whom he would
he kept alive; and whom he would
he set up; and whom he would he
put down.
20 But when his heart was
lifted up, and his mind hardened
in pride, he was deposed from his
kingly throne, and they took his
glory from him:
21 And he was driven from
the sons of men; and his heart
was made like the beasts, and his
dwelling was with the wild asses:
they fed him with grass like
oxen, and his body was wet with
the dew of heaven; till he knew
that the most high God ruled in
the kingdom of men, and that he
appointeth over it whomsoever he
will.
22 And thou his son, O
Belshazzar, hast not humbled
thine heart, though thou knewest
all this;
23 But hast lifted up
thyself against the LORD of
heaven; and they have brought the
vessels of his house before thee,
and thou, and thy lords, thy
wives, and thy concubines, have
drunk wine in them; and thou hast
praised the gods of silver, and
gold, of brass, iron, wood, and
stone, which see not, nor hear,
nor know: and the God in whose
hand thy breath is, and whose are
all thy ways, hast thou not
glorified:
24 Then was the part of
the hand sent from him; and this
writing was written.
25 And this is the writing
that was written, MENE, MENE,
TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
26 This is the
interpretation of the thing:
MENE; God hath numbered thy
kingdom, and finished it.
27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed
in the balances, and art found
wanting.
28 PERES; Thy kingdom is
divided, and given to the Medes
and Persians.
29 Then commanded
Belshazzar, and they clothed
Daniel with scarlet, and put a
chain of gold about his neck, and
made a proclamation concerning
him, that he should be the third
ruler in the kingdom.
30 In that night was
Belshazzar the king of the
Chaldeans slain.
31 And Darius the Median
took the kingdom, being about
threescore and two years old.
Chapter 6
1 It pleased Darius to
set over the kingdom an hundred
and twenty princes, which should
be over the whole kingdom;
2 And over these three
presidents; of whom Daniel was
first: that the princes might
give accounts unto them, and the
king should have no damage.
3 Then this Daniel was
preferred above the presidents
and princes, because an excellent
spirit was in him; and the king
thought to set him over the whole
realm.
4 Then the presidents and
princes sought to find occasion
against Daniel concerning the
kingdom; but they could find none
occasion nor fault; forasmuch as
he was faithful, neither was
there any error or fault found in
him.
5 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.
6 Then these presidents
and princes assembled together to
the king, and said thus unto him,
King Darius, live for ever.
7 All 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.
8 Now, O king, establish
the decree, and sign the writing,
that it be not changed, according
to the law of the Medes and
Persians, which altereth not.
9 Wherefore king Darius
signed the writing and the
decree.
10 Now when Daniel knew
that the writing was signed, he
went into his house; and his
windows being open in his chamber
toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon
his knees three times a day, and
prayed, and gave thanks before
his God, as he did aforetime.
11 Then these men
assembled, and found Daniel
praying and making supplication
before his God.
12 Then they came near,
and spake before the king
concerning the king's decree;
Hast thou not signed a decree,
that every man that shall ask a
petition of any God or man within
thirty days, save of thee, O
king, shall be cast into the den
of lions? The king answered and
said, The thing is true,
according to the law of the Medes
and Persians, which altereth
not.
13 Then answered they and
said before the king, That
Daniel, which is of the children
of the captivity of Judah,
regardeth not thee, O king, nor
the decree that thou hast signed,
but maketh his petition three
times a day.
14 Then the king, when he
heard these words, was sore
displeased with himself, and set
his heart on Daniel to deliver
him: and he laboured till the
going down of the sun to deliver
him.
15 Then these men
assembled unto the king, and said
unto the king, Know, O king, that
the law of the Medes and Persians
is, That no decree nor statute
which the king establisheth may
be changed.
16 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.
17 And a stone was brought
and laid upon the mouth of the
den; and the king sealed it with
his own signet, and with the
signet of his lords; that the
purpose might not be changed
concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to
his palace, and passed the night
fasting: neither were instruments
of musick brought before him: and
his sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose
very early in the morning, and
went in haste unto the den of
lions.
20 And when he came to the
den, he cried with a lamentable
voice unto Daniel: and the king
spake and said to Daniel, O
Daniel, servant of the living
God, is thy God, whom thou
servest continually, able to
deliver thee from the lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto
the king, O king, live for
ever.
22 My God hath sent his
angel, and hath shut the lions'
mouths, that they have not hurt
me: forasmuch as before him
innocency was found in me; and
also before thee, O king, have I
done no hurt.
23 Then was the king
exceeding glad for him, and
commanded that they should take
Daniel up out of the den. So
Daniel was taken up out of the
den, and no manner of hurt was
found upon him, because he
believed in his God.
24 And the king commanded,
and they brought those men which
had accused Daniel, and they cast
them into the den of lions, them,
their children, and their wives;
and the lions had the mastery of
them, and brake all their bones
in pieces or ever they came at
the bottom of the den.
25 Then king Darius wrote
unto all people, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the
earth; Peace be multiplied unto
you.
26 I make a decree, That
in every dominion of my kingdom
men tremble and fear before the
God of Daniel: for he is the
living God, and stedfast for
ever, and his kingdom that which
shall not be destroyed, and his
dominion shall be even unto the
end.
27 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.
28 So this Daniel
prospered in the reign of Darius,
and in the reign of Cyrus the
Persian.
Chapter 7
1 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.
2 Daniel spake and said, I
saw in my vision by night, and,
behold, the four winds of the
heaven strove upon the great
sea.
3 And four great beasts
came up from the sea, diverse one
from another.
4 The first was like a
lion, and had eagle's wings: I
beheld till the wings thereof
were plucked, and it was lifted
up from the earth, and made stand
upon the feet as a man, and a
man's heart was given to it.
5 And behold another
beast, a second, like to a bear,
and it raised up itself on one
side, and it had three ribs in
the mouth of it between the teeth
of it: and they said thus unto
it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and
lo another, like a leopard, which
had upon the back of it four
wings of a fowl; the beast had
also four heads; and dominion was
given to it.
7 After this I saw in the
night visions, and behold a
fourth beast, dreadful and
terrible, and strong exceedingly;
and it had great iron teeth: it
devoured and brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with the feet
of it: and it was diverse from
all the beasts that were before
it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns,
and, behold, there came up among
them another little horn, before
whom there were three of the
first horns plucked up by the
roots: and, behold, in this horn
were eyes like the eyes of man,
and a mouth speaking great
things.
9 I beheld till the
thrones were cast down, and the
Ancient of days did sit, whose
garment was white as snow, and
the hair of his head like the
pure wool: his throne was like
the fiery flame, and his wheels
as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued
and came forth from before him:
thousand thousands ministered
unto him, and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood before him:
the judgment was set, and the
books were opened.
11 I beheld then because
of the voice of the great words
which the horn spake: I beheld
even till the beast was slain,
and his body destroyed, and given
to the burning flame.
12 As concerning the rest
of the beasts, they had their
dominion taken away: yet their
lives were prolonged for a season
and time.
13 I saw in the night
visions, and, behold, one like
the Son of man came with the
clouds of heaven, and came to the
Ancient of days, and they brought
him near before him.
14 And there was given him
dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, that all people,
nations, and languages, should
serve him: his dominion is an
everlasting dominion, which shall
not pass away, and his kingdom
that which shall not be
destroyed.
15 I Daniel was grieved in
my spirit in the midst of my
body, and the visions of my head
troubled me.
16 I came near unto one of
them that stood by, and asked him
the truth of all this. So he told
me, and made me know the
interpretation of the things.
17 These great beasts,
which are four, are four kings,
which shall arise out of the
earth.
18 But the saints of the
most High shall take the kingdom,
and possess the kingdom for ever,
even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the
truth of the fourth beast, which
was diverse from all the others,
exceeding dreadful, whose teeth
were of iron, and his nails of
brass; which devoured, brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue
with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns
that were in his head, and of the
other which came up, and before
whom three fell; even of that
horn that had eyes, and a mouth
that spake very great things,
whose look was more stout than
his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same
horn made war with the saints,
and prevailed against them;
22 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.
23 Thus he said, The
fourth beast shall be the fourth
kingdom upon earth, which shall
be diverse from all kingdoms, and
shall devour the whole earth, and
shall tread it down, and break it
in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out
of this kingdom are ten kings
that shall arise: and another
shall rise after them; and he
shall be diverse from the first,
and he shall subdue three
kings.
25 And he shall speak
great words against the most
High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and
think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and
the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall
sit, and they shall take away his
dominion, to consume and to
destroy it unto the end.
27 And the kingdom and
dominion, and the greatness of
the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most
High, whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and all
dominions shall serve and obey
him.
28 Hitherto is the end of
the matter. As for me Daniel, my
cogitations much troubled me, and
my countenance changed in me: but
I kept the matter in my
heart.
Chapter 8
1 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.
2 And I saw in a vision;
and it came to pass, when I saw,
that I was at Shushan in the
palace, which is in the province
of Elam; and I saw in a vision,
and I was by the river of
Ulai.
3 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.
4 I saw the ram pushing
westward, and northward, and
southward; so that no beasts
might stand before him, neither
was there any that could deliver
out of his hand; but he did
according to his will, and became
great.
5 And as I was
considering, behold, an he goat
came from the west on the face of
the whole earth, and touched not
the ground: and the goat had a
notable horn between his
eyes.
6 And he came to the ram
that had two horns, which I had
there seen standing before the
river, and ran unto him in the
fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close
unto the ram, and he was moved
with choler against him, and
smote the ram, and brake his two
horns: and there was no power in
the ram to stand before him, but
he cast him down to the ground,
and stamped upon him: and there
was none that could deliver the
ram out of his hand.
8 Therefore the he goat
waxed very great: and when he was
strong, the great horn was
broken; and for it came up four
notable ones toward the four
winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of them
came forth a little horn, which
waxed exceeding great, toward the
south, and toward the east, and
toward the pleasant land.
10 And it waxed great,
even to the host of heaven; and
it cast down some of the host and
of the stars to the ground, and
stamped upon them.
11 Yea, he magnified
himself even to the prince of the
host, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away, and the
place of his sanctuary was cast
down.
12 And an host was given
him against the daily sacrifice
by reason of transgression, and
it cast down the truth to the
ground; and it practised, and
prospered.
13 Then I heard one saint
speaking, and another saint said
unto that certain saint which
spake, How long shall be the
vision concerning the daily
sacrifice, and the transgression
of desolation, to give both the
sanctuary and the host to be
trodden under foot?
14 And he said unto me,
Unto two thousand and three
hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass,
when I, even I Daniel, had seen
the vision, and sought for the
meaning, then, behold, there
stood before me as the appearance
of a man.
16 And I heard a man's
voice between the banks of Ulai,
which called, and said, Gabriel,
make this man to understand the
vision.
17 So he came near where I
stood: and when he came, I was
afraid, and fell upon my face:
but he said unto me, Understand,
O son of man: for at the time of
the end shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking
with me, I was in a deep sleep on
my face toward the ground: but he
touched me, and set me
upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I
will make thee know what shall be
in the last end of the
indignation: for at the time
appointed the end shall be.
20 The ram which thou
sawest having two horns are the
kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is
the king of Grecia: and the great
horn that is between his eyes is
the first king.
22 Now that being broken,
whereas four stood up for it,
four kingdoms shall stand up out
of the nation, but not in his
power.
23 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.
24 And his power shall be
mighty, but not by his own power:
and he shall destroy wonderfully,
and shall prosper, and practise,
and shall destroy the mighty and
the holy people.
25 And through his policy
also he shall cause craft to
prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and
by peace shall destroy many: he
shall also stand up against the
Prince of princes; but he shall
be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of the
evening and the morning which was
told is true: wherefore shut thou
up the vision; for it shall be
for many days.
27 And I Daniel fainted,
and was sick certain days;
afterward I rose up, and did the
king's business; and I was
astonished at the vision, but
none understood it.
Chapter 9
1 In the first year of
Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of
the seed of the Medes, which was
made king over the realm of the
Chaldeans;
2 In the first year of his
reign I Daniel understood by
books the number of the years,
whereof the word of the LORD came
to Jeremiah the prophet, that he
would accomplish seventy years in
the desolations of Jerusalem.
3 And I set my face unto
the Lord God, to seek by prayer
and supplication, with fasting,
and sackcloth, and ashes:
4 And I prayed unto the
LORD my God, and made my
confession, and said, O Lord, the
great and dreadful God, keeping
the covenant and mercy to them
that love him, and to them that
keep his commandments;
5 We have sinned, and have
committed iniquity, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even
by departing from thy precepts
and from thy judgments:
6 Neither have we
hearkened unto thy servants the
prophets, which spake in thy name
to our kings, our princes, and
our fathers, and to all the
people of the land.
7 O Lord, righteousness
belongeth unto thee, but unto us
confusion of faces, as at this
day; to the men of Judah, and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and
unto all Israel, that are near,
and that are far off, through all
the countries whither thou hast
driven them, because of their
trespass that they have
trespassed against thee.
8 O Lord, to us belongeth
confusion of face, to our kings,
to our princes, and to our
fathers, because we have sinned
against thee.
9 To the Lord our God
belong mercies and forgivenesses,
though we have rebelled against
him;
10 Neither have we obeyed
the voice of the LORD our God, to
walk in his laws, which he set
before us by his servants the
prophets.
11 Yea, all Israel have
transgressed thy law, even by
departing, that they might not
obey thy voice; therefore the
curse is poured upon us, and the
oath that is written in the law
of Moses the servant of God,
because we have sinned against
him.
12 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.
13 As it is written in the
law of Moses, all this evil is
come upon us: yet made we not our
prayer before the LORD our God,
that we might turn from our
iniquities, and understand thy
truth.
14 Therefore hath the LORD
watched upon the evil, and
brought it upon us: for the LORD
our God is righteous in all his
works which he doeth: for we
obeyed not his voice.
15 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.
16 O Lord, according to
all thy righteousness, I beseech
thee, let thine anger and thy
fury be turned away from thy city
Jerusalem, thy holy mountain:
because for our sins, and for the
iniquities of our fathers,
Jerusalem and thy people are
become a reproach to all that are
about us.
17 Now therefore, O our
God, hear the prayer of thy
servant, and his supplications,
and cause thy face to shine upon
thy sanctuary that is desolate,
for the Lord's sake.
18 O my God, incline thine
ear, and hear; open thine eyes,
and behold our desolations, and
the city which is called by thy
name: for we do not present our
supplications before thee for our
righteousnesses, but for thy
great mercies.
19 O Lord, hear; O Lord,
forgive; O Lord, hearken and do;
defer not, for thine own sake, O
my God: for thy city and thy
people are called by thy
name.
20 And whiles I was
speaking, and praying, and
confessing my sin and the sin of
my people Israel, and presenting
my supplication before the LORD
my God for the holy mountain of
my God;
21 Yea, whiles I was
speaking in prayer, even the man
Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
vision at the beginning, being
caused to fly swiftly, touched me
about the time of the evening
oblation.
22 And he informed me, and
talked with me, and said, O
Daniel, I am now come forth to
give thee skill and
understanding.
23 At the beginning of thy
supplications the commandment
came forth, and I am come to shew
thee; for thou art greatly
beloved: therefore understand the
matter, and consider the
vision.
24 Seventy weeks are
determined upon thy people and
upon thy holy city, to finish the
transgression, and to make an end
of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and
to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the
vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and
understand, that from the going
forth of the commandment to
restore and to build Jerusalem
unto the Messiah the Prince shall
be seven weeks, and threescore
and two weeks: the street shall
be built again, and the wall,
even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore
and two weeks shall Messiah be
cut off, but not for himself: and
the people of the prince that
shall come shall destroy the city
and the sanctuary; and the end
thereof shall be with a flood,
and unto the end of the war
desolations are determined.
27 And he shall confirm
the covenant with many for one
week: and in the midst of the
week he shall cause the sacrifice
and the oblation to cease, and
for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make it
desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined
shall be poured upon the
desolate.
Chapter 10
1 In the third year of
Cyrus king of Persia a thing was
revealed unto Daniel, whose name
was called Belteshazzar; and the
thing was true, but the time
appointed was long: and he
understood the thing, and had
understanding of the vision.
2 In those days I Daniel
was mourning three full
weeks.
3 I ate no pleasant bread,
neither came flesh nor wine in my
mouth, neither did I anoint
myself at all, till three whole
weeks were fulfilled.
4 And in the four and
twentieth day of the first month,
as I was by the side of the great
river, which is Hiddekel;
5 Then I lifted up mine
eyes, and looked, and behold a
certain man clothed in linen,
whose loins were girded with fine
gold of Uphaz:
6 His body also was like
the beryl, and his face as the
appearance of lightning, and his
eyes as lamps of fire, and his
arms and his feet like in colour
to polished brass, and the voice
of his words like the voice of a
multitude.
7 And I Daniel alone saw
the vision: for the men that were
with me saw not the vision; but a
great quaking fell upon them, so
that they fled to hide
themselves.
8 Therefore I was left
alone, and saw this great vision,
and there remained no strength in
me: for my comeliness was turned
in me into corruption, and I
retained no strength.
9 Yet heard I the voice of
his words: and when I heard the
voice of his words, then was I in
a deep sleep on my face, and my
face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand
touched me, which set me upon my
knees and upon the palms of my
hands.
11 And he said unto me, O
Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak
unto thee, and stand upright: for
unto thee am I now sent. And when
he had spoken this word unto me,
I stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me,
Fear not, Daniel: for from the
first day that thou didst set
thine heart to understand, and to
chasten thyself before thy God,
thy words were heard, and I am
come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the
kingdom of Persia withstood me
one and twenty days: but, lo,
Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me; and I
remained there with the kings of
Persia.
14 Now I am come to make
thee understand what shall befall
thy people in the latter days:
for yet the vision is for many
days.
15 And when he had spoken
such words unto me, I set my face
toward the ground, and I became
dumb.
16 And, behold, one like
the similitude of the sons of men
touched my lips: then I opened my
mouth, and spake, and said unto
him that stood before me, O my
lord, by the vision my sorrows
are turned upon me, and I have
retained no strength.
17 For how can the servant
of this my lord talk with this my
lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me,
neither is there breath left in
me.
18 Then there came again
and touched me one like the
appearance of a man, and he
strengthened me,
19 And said, O man greatly
beloved, fear not: peace be unto
thee, be strong, yea, be strong.
And when he had spoken unto me, I
was strengthened, and said, Let
my lord speak; for thou hast
strengthened me.
20 Then said he, Knowest
thou wherefore I come unto thee?
and now will I return to fight
with the prince of Persia: and
when I am gone forth, lo, the
prince of Grecia shall come.
21 But I will shew thee
that which is noted in the
scripture of truth: and there is
none that holdeth with me in
these things, but Michael your
prince.
Chapter 11
1 Also I in the first
year of Darius the Mede, even I,
stood to confirm and to
strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee
the truth. Behold, there shall
stand up yet three kings in
Persia; and the fourth shall be
far richer than they all: and by
his strength through his riches
he shall stir up all against the
realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall
stand up, that shall rule with
great dominion, and do according
to his will.
4 And when he shall stand
up, his kingdom shall be broken,
and shall be divided toward the
four winds of heaven; and not to
his posterity, nor according to
his dominion which he ruled: for
his kingdom shall be plucked up,
even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the
south shall be strong, and one of
his princes; and he shall be
strong above him, and have
dominion; his dominion shall be a
great dominion.
6 And in the end of years
they shall join themselves
together; for the king's daughter
of the south shall come to the
king of the north to make an
agreement: but she shall not
retain the power of the arm;
neither shall he stand, nor his
arm: but she shall be given up,
and they that brought her, and he
that begat her, and he that
strengthened her in these
times.
7 But out of a branch of
her roots shall one stand up in
his estate, which shall come with
an army, and shall enter into the
fortress of the king of the
north, and shall deal against
them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry
captives into Egypt their gods,
with their princes, and with
their precious vessels of silver
and of gold; and he shall
continue more years than the king
of the north.
9 So the king of the south
shall come into his kingdom, and
shall return into his own
land.
10 But his sons shall be
stirred up, and shall assemble a
multitude of great forces: and
one shall certainly come, and
overflow, and pass through: then
shall he return, and be stirred
up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the
south shall be moved with choler,
and shall come forth and fight
with him, even with the king of
the north: and he shall set forth
a great multitude; but the
multitude shall be given into his
hand.
12 And when he hath taken
away the multitude, his heart
shall be lifted up; and he shall
cast down many ten thousands: but
he shall not be strengthened by
it.
13 For the king of the
north shall return, and shall set
forth a multitude greater than
the former, and shall certainly
come after certain years with a
great army and with much
riches.
14 And in those times
there shall many stand up against
the king of the south: also the
robbers of thy people shall exalt
themselves to establish the
vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the
north shall come, and cast up a
mount, and take the most fenced
cities: and the arms of the south
shall not withstand, neither his
chosen people, neither shall
there be any strength to
withstand.
16 But he that cometh
against him shall do according to
his own will, and none shall
stand before him: and he shall
stand in the glorious land, which
by his hand shall be
consumed.
17 He shall also set his
face to enter with the strength
of his whole kingdom, and upright
ones with him; thus shall he do:
and he shall give him the
daughter of women, corrupting
her: but she shall not stand on
his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he
turn his face unto the isles, and
shall take many: but a prince for
his own behalf shall cause the
reproach offered by him to cease;
without his own reproach he shall
cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his
face toward the fort of his own
land: but he shall stumble and
fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in
his estate a raiser of taxes in
the glory of the kingdom: but
within few days he shall be
destroyed, neither in anger, nor
in battle.
21 And in his estate shall
stand up a vile person, to whom
they shall not give the honour of
the kingdom: but he shall come in
peaceably, and obtain the kingdom
by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a
flood shall they be overflown
from before him, and shall be
broken; yea, also the prince of
the covenant.
23 And after the league
made with him he shall work
deceitfully: for he shall come
up, and shall become strong with
a small people.
24 He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest
places of the province; and he
shall do that which his fathers
have not done, nor his fathers'
fathers; he shall scatter among
them the prey, and spoil, and
riches: yea, and he shall
forecast his devices against the
strong holds, even for a
time.
25 And he shall stir up
his power and his courage against
the king of the south with a
great army; and the king of the
south shall be stirred up to
battle with a very great and
mighty army; but he shall not
stand: for they shall forecast
devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of
the portion of his meat shall
destroy him, and his army shall
overflow: and many shall fall
down slain.
27 And both these kings'
hearts shall be to do mischief,
and they shall speak lies at one
table; but it shall not prosper:
for yet the end shall be at the
time appointed.
28 Then shall he return
into his land with great riches;
and his heart shall be against
the holy covenant; and he shall
do exploits, and return to his
own land.
29 At the time appointed
he shall return, and come toward
the south; but it shall not be as
the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of
Chittim shall come against him:
therefore he shall be grieved,
and return, and have indignation
against the holy covenant: so
shall he do; he shall even
return, and have intelligence
with them that forsake the holy
covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on
his part, and they shall pollute
the sanctuary of strength, and
shall take away the daily
sacrifice, and they shall place
the abomination that maketh
desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly
against the covenant shall he
corrupt by flatteries: but the
people that do know their God
shall be strong, and do
exploits.
33 And they that
understand among the people shall
instruct many: yet they shall
fall by the sword, and by flame,
by captivity, and by spoil, many
days.
34 Now when they shall
fall, they shall be holpen with a
little help: but many shall
cleave to them with
flatteries.
35 And some of them of
understanding shall fall, to try
them, and to purge, and to make
them white, even to the time of
the end: because it is yet for a
time appointed.
36 And the king shall do
according to his will; and he
shall exalt himself, and magnify
himself above every god, and
shall speak marvellous things
against the God of gods, and
shall prosper till the
indignation be accomplished: for
that that is determined shall be
done.
37 Neither shall he regard
the God of his fathers, nor the
desire of women, nor regard any
god: for he shall magnify himself
above all.
38 But in his estate shall
he honour the God of forces: and
a god whom his fathers knew not
shall he honour with gold, and
silver, and with precious stones,
and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the
most strong holds with a strange
god, whom he shall acknowledge
and increase with glory: and he
shall cause them to rule over
many, and shall divide the land
for gain.
40 And at the time of the
end shall the king of the south
push at him: and the king of the
north shall come against him like
a whirlwind, with chariots, and
with horsemen, and with many
ships; and he shall enter into
the countries, and shall overflow
and pass over.
41 He shall enter also
into the glorious land, and many
countries shall be overthrown:
but these shall escape out of his
hand, even Edom, and Moab, and
the chief of the children of
Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth
his hand also upon the countries:
and the land of Egypt shall not
escape.
43 But he shall have power
over the treasures of gold and of
silver, and over all the precious
things of Egypt: and the Libyans
and the Ethiopians shall be at
his steps.
44 But tidings out of the
east and out of the north shall
trouble him: therefore he shall
go forth with great fury to
destroy, and utterly to make away
many.
45 And he shall plant the
tabernacles of his palace between
the seas in the glorious holy
mountain; yet he shall come to
his end, and none shall help
him.
Chapter 12
1 And at that time
shall Michael stand up, the great
prince which standeth for the
children of thy people: and there
shall be a time of trouble, such
as never was since there was a
nation even to that same time:
and at that time thy people shall
be delivered, every one that
shall be found written in the
book.
2 And many of them that
sleep in the dust of the earth
shall awake, some to everlasting
life, and some to shame and
everlasting contempt.
3 And they that be wise
shall shine as the brightness of
the firmament; and they that turn
many to righteousness as the
stars for ever and ever.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut
up the words, and seal the book,
even to the time of the end: many
shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be increased.
5 Then I Daniel looked,
and, behold, there stood other
two, the one on this side of the
bank of the river, and the other
on that side of the bank of the
river.
6 And one said to the man
clothed in linen, which was upon
the waters of the river, How long
shall it be to the end of these
wonders?
7 And I heard the man
clothed in linen, which was upon
the waters of the river, when he
held up his right hand and his
left hand unto heaven, and sware
by him that liveth for ever that
it shall be for a time, times,
and an half; and when he shall
have accomplished to scatter the
power of the holy people, all
these things shall be
finished.
8 And I heard, but I
understood not: then said I, O my
Lord, what shall be the end of
these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way,
Daniel: for the words are closed
up and sealed till the time of
the end.
10 Many shall be purified,
and made white, and tried; but
the wicked shall do wickedly: and
none of the wicked shall
understand; but the wise shall
understand.
11 And from the time that
the daily sacrifice shall be
taken away, and the abomination
that maketh desolate set up,
there shall be a thousand two
hundred and ninety days.
12 Blessed is he that
waiteth, and cometh to the
thousand three hundred and five
and thirty days.
13 But go thou thy way
till the end be: for thou shalt
rest, and stand in thy lot at the
end of the days.
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