Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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American Standard Version
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia ,
a message
was revealed to
Daniel, who
was called Belteshazzar .
The message
was true, and
it
concerned
a great conflict.
And the understanding of the message
was
given
to
him
in
a
vision.
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing
was revealed unto
Daniel, whose
name
was called Belteshazzar ;
and
the thing
was true, even
a great warfare:
and he
understood
the thing,
and
had
understanding of the vision.
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for
three full
weeks.
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole
weeks.
I ate no rich
food
, no
meat
or
wine entered
my mouth, and
I
did not
anoint myself with
oil
until
the
three weeks were completed
.
I ate no pleasant
bread
, neither
came
flesh
nor
wine into
my mouth, neither
did I
anoint myself at
all,
till
three whole
weeks were fulfilled
.
On
the twenty-fourth
day of the first month, as I was standing
on
the bank
of the great river, the
Tigris
,
And
in
the four
and
twentieth
day of the first month, as I was by
the side
of the great river, which
is
Hiddekel
,
I lifted up my
eyes, and behold, there
was
a certain
man dressed
in linen, with a
belt
of
fine
gold from
Uphaz around
his
waist.
I lifted up mine
eyes, and looked,
and,
behold, a man clothed
in linen, whose
loins
were
girded
with pure
gold of
Uphaz :
His body was like beryl, his face like
the brilliance
of lightning, his eyes like
flaming torches, his arms and legs
like the
gleam
of
polished
bronze
, and his
voice like the sound
of a multitude.
his body also
was like the
beryl, and
his face as
the appearance
of lightning, and
his eyes as
flaming torches, and
his arms and his
feet
like unto
burnished
brass
, and the
voice of
his
words
like the voice
of a multitude.
Only
I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did
not see
it,
but a great terror
fell upon them, and they ran
and
hid
themselves.
And
I, Daniel, alone
saw the vision; for
the men that
were
with me saw
not the
vision;
but a great quaking
fell upon them, and they fled
to
hide
themselves.
So I was left alone, gazing
at
this great vision .
No strength remained
in me; my face
grew
deathly
pale
, and I was
powerless
.
So I was left alone, and
saw
this great vision ,
and
there
remained
no strength in me; for
my comeliness
was
turned
in
me
into
corruption
, and I retained
no
strength
.
I
heard the sound
of his words ,
and as
I listened
, I fell
into a deep sleep, with my face to
the ground.
Yet
heard I
the voice
of his words ;
and when
I heard
the
voice
of
his
words
, then
was
I fallen
into a deep sleep on
my
face
, with my face toward
the ground.
Suddenly
, a hand touched me and
set me trembling
on
my hands
and
knees.
And
, behold,
a hand touched me ,
which
set me upon
my knees and
upon
the
palms
of
my
hands
.
He said to
me, “
Daniel, you
are
a
man who
is
highly
precious.
Consider
carefully
the words that I am
about
to
say
to
you.
Stand
up
, for I have
now been
sent to
you
. ”
And when he had said
this to
me, I stood up
trembling.
And
he said unto
me, O
Daniel, thou
man greatly
beloved,
understand
the words that I speak
unto
thee
, and
stand
upright;
for unto
thee
am
I now sent. And when he had spoken
this word
unto
me, I stood trembling.
“Do
not be
afraid
, Daniel ,”
he
said,
“
for from the first day that you
purposed
to understand and to humble yourself
before your
God, your
words were heard ,
and I have
come in
response
to
them
.
Then
said
he
unto
me,
Fear
not, Daniel ;
for from the first day that thou
didst
set
thy
heart
to understand ,
and to humble thyself
before thy
God, thy
words were heard :
and I am
come for
thy
words'
sake
.
However,
the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed
me for
twenty-
one days .
Then
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me ,
for
I had
been
left
there with the kings of Persia.
But
the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood
me one and
twenty
days ;
but,
lo,
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me :
and
I remained
there with the kings of Persia.
Now I have
come to explain
to
you
what will
happen
to
your
people in the latter days ,
for the vision concerns
those
days .”
Now I am
come to make
thee
understand
what shall
befall
thy
people in the latter days ;
for the vision is
yet
for
`many'
days :
While
he was
speaking
these words to
me
, I set my face toward the ground and became
speechless
.
and
when
he had
spoken
unto
me
according
to
these words, I set my face toward the ground ,
and was
dumb
.
And suddenly
one with
the likeness of a
man
touched my lips ,
and
I opened my mouth and said to
the
one
standing
before me, “
My lord, because
of the vision ,
I
am
overcome
with
anguish
, and I have
no strength.
And ,
behold,
one in
the likeness of the
sons
of
men
touched my lips :
then
I opened my mouth ,
and spake
and
said unto
him
that
stood
before me, O
my lord, by
reason
of the vision my
sorrows
are
turned
upon
me
, and I retain
no strength.
How can I,
your
servant ,
speak
with you,
my lord? Now
I
have
no strength, nor
is
any
breath left in me. ”
For
how can the
servant of
this
my
lord
talk
with this
my lord? for
as
for
me,
straightway
there
remained
no strength in
me
, neither
was
there
breath left in me.
Again the
one with
the likeness
of a man touched
me
and strengthened me.
Then
there
touched
me
again one like
the appearance
of a man ,
and he
strengthened me.
“Do
not
be
afraid,
you
who
are
highly
precious,”
he said .
“
Peace be with
you!
Be strong now;
be very
strong !”
As
he spoke
with
me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak,
my lord ,
for you
have
strengthened me. ”
And
he said ,
O
man
greatly
beloved,
fear
not:
peace be unto
thee,
be strong ,
yea,
be strong .
And
when
he spake
unto
me, I was strengthened ,
and said, Let
my lord speak;
for thou
hast
strengthened me.
“Do
you
know
why
I have
come to
you
? ”
he
said.
“
I must
return at
once
to fight against
the prince of Persia ,
and when I have
gone
forth, behold
, the prince of Greece will
come.
Then
said
he,
Knowest
thou
wherefore
I am
come unto
thee
? and
now
will
I return to fight with
the prince of Persia :
and when I go
forth, lo
, the prince of Greece shall
come.
But first
I will tell you
what
is inscribed in the Book
of Truth .
Yet
no
one
has
the
courage
to
support
me against these, except
Michael your prince.
But I will tell thee
that
which
is inscribed in the writing
of truth :
and
there
is
none
that
holdeth
with
me against these, but
Michael your prince.
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