Daniel 10:1-11

Christian Standard Bible

Vision of a Glorious One

10 In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia,^(A) a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar.^(B) The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.^(C)

² In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.^{(D) 3} I didn’t eat any rich food,^(E) no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over. ⁴ On the twenty-fourth day of the first month,^[a] as I was standing on the bank of the great river,^(F) the Tigris, ⁵ I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen,^(G) with a belt of gold^(H) from Uphaz^[b](I) around his waist. ⁶ His body was like beryl,^[c] his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches,^(J) his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.^(K)

⁷ Only I, Daniel, saw the vision.^(L) The men who were with me did not see it,^(M) but a great terror fell on them,^(N) and they ran and hid. ⁸ I was left alone, looking at this great vision.^(O) No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale,^[d](P) and I was powerless. ⁹ I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep,^[e](Q) with my face to the ground.

Angelic Conflict

¹⁰ Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees. ¹¹ He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God.^[f](R) Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet,^(S) for I have now been sent to you.”^(T) After he said this to me, I stood trembling.