Daniel 9
New King James Version
Daniel’s Prayer for the People
9 In the first year (A)of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the Lord through (B)Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
3 (C)Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O (D)Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, 5 (E)we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. 6 (F)Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, (G)righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 (H)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. 10 We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, (I)all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the (J)Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. 12 And He has (K)confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; (L)for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem.
13 (M)“As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; (N)yet we have not made our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore the Lord has (O)kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for (P)the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, (Q)who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself (R)a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly!
16 “O Lord, (S)according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, (T)Your holy mountain; because for our sins, (U)and for the iniquities of our fathers, (V)Jerusalem and Your people (W)are a reproach to all those around us. 17 Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, (X)and (Y)for the Lord’s sake [a]cause Your face to shine on [b]Your sanctuary, (Z)which is desolate. 18 (AA)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes (AB)and see our desolations, and the city (AC)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
The Seventy-Weeks Prophecy
20 Now while I was speaking, 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 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man (AD)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, [c]being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. 23 At the beginning of your supplications the [d]command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly (AE)beloved; therefore (AF)consider the matter, and understand the vision:
24 “Seventy [e]weeks are determined
For your people and for your holy city,
To finish the transgression,
[f]To make an end of sins,
(AG)To make reconciliation for iniquity,
(AH)To bring in everlasting righteousness,
To seal up vision and prophecy,
(AI)And to anoint [g]the Most Holy.
25 “Know therefore and understand,
That from the going forth of the command
To restore and build Jerusalem
Until (AJ)Messiah (AK)the Prince,
There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;
The [h]street shall be built again, and the [i]wall,
Even in troublesome times.
26 “And after the sixty-two weeks
(AL)Messiah shall [j]be cut off, (AM)but not for Himself;
And (AN)the people of the prince who is to come
(AO)Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end of it shall be with a flood,
And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 Then he shall confirm (AP)a [k]covenant with (AQ)many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
(AR)Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the [l]desolate.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 9:17 Be gracious
- Daniel 9:17 The temple
- Daniel 9:21 Or being weary with weariness
- Daniel 9:23 Lit. word
- Daniel 9:24 Lit. sevens, and so throughout the chapter
- Daniel 9:24 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Kt., Theodotion To seal up
- Daniel 9:24 The Most Holy Place
- Daniel 9:25 Or open square
- Daniel 9:25 Or moat
- Daniel 9:26 Suffer the death penalty
- Daniel 9:27 Or treaty
- Daniel 9:27 Or desolator
Daniel 9
English Standard Version
Daniel's Prayer for His People
9 (A)In the first year of (B)Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a (C)Mede, who was made king over the realm of the (D)Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to (E)the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.
3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by (F)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. 4 I prayed to the Lord my God and (G)made confession, saying, (H)“O Lord, the (I)great and awesome God, who (J)keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 (K)we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly (L)and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. 6 (M)We have not listened to (N)your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to (O)our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 To you, (P)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, (Q)those who are near and (R)those who are far away, in (S)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of (T)the treachery that they have committed against you. 8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because (U)we have sinned against you. 9 (V)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him 10 (W)and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by (X)his servants the prophets. 11 (Y)All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, (Z)refusing to obey your voice. (AA)And the curse and oath (AB)that are written in the Law of (AC)Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because (AD)we have sinned against him. 12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against (AE)our rulers who ruled us,[a] by (AF)bringing upon us a great calamity. (AG)For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. 13 (AH)As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, (AI)turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. 14 (AJ)Therefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, (AK)for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and (AL)we have not obeyed his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt (AM)with a mighty hand, and (AN)have made a name for yourself, as at this day, (AO)we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
16 “O Lord, (AP)according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, (AQ)your holy hill, (AR)because for our sins, and for (AS)the iniquities of our fathers, (AT)Jerusalem and your people have become (AU)a byword among all who are around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,[b] (AV)make your face to shine upon (AW)your sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 (AX)O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see (AY)our desolations, and (AZ)the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. (BA)Delay not, (BB)for your own sake, O my God, because (BC)your city and (BD)your people are called by your name.”
Gabriel Brings an Answer
20 (BE)While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for (BF)the holy hill of my God, 21 while I was speaking in prayer, the man (BG)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, (BH)came to me in swift flight at (BI)the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 (BJ)He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you (BK)insight and understanding. 23 (BL)At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, (BM)and I have come to tell it to you, for (BN)you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word (BO)and understand the vision.
The Seventy Weeks
24 (BP)“Seventy weeks[c] are decreed about your people and (BQ)your holy city, to finish (BR)the transgression, to put an end to sin, (BS)and to atone for iniquity, (BT)to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and (BU)to anoint a most holy place.[d] 25 (BV)Know therefore and understand that (BW)from the going out of the word to restore and (BX)build Jerusalem to the coming of an (BY)anointed one, a (BZ)prince, there shall be seven weeks. And for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[e] with squares and moat, (CA)but in a troubled time. 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall (CB)be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come (CC)shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. (CD)Its[f] end shall come with a flood, (CE)and to the end there shall be war. (CF)Desolations are decreed. 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week,[g] and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. (CG)And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until (CH)the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 9:12 Or our judges who judged us
- Daniel 9:17 Hebrew for the Lord's sake
- Daniel 9:24 Or sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26
- Daniel 9:24 Or thing, or one
- Daniel 9:25 Or there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again
- Daniel 9:26 Or His
- Daniel 9:27 Or seven; twice in this verse
Daniel 9
Reina-Valera 1995
Oración de Daniel por su pueblo
9 «En el primer año de Darío hijo de Asuero, de la nación de los medos, que vino a ser rey sobre el reino de los caldeos, 2 en el primer año de su reinado, yo, Daniel, miré atentamente en los libros el número de los años de que habló Jehová al profeta Jeremías, en los que habían de cumplirse las desolaciones de Jerusalén: setenta años. 3 Volví mi rostro a Dios, el Señor, buscándolo en oración y ruego, en ayuno, ropas ásperas y ceniza. 4 Oré a Jehová, mi Dios, e hice confesión diciendo: “Ahora, Señor, Dios grande, digno de ser temido, que guardas el pacto y la misericordia con los que te aman y guardan tus mandamientos, 5 hemos pecado, hemos cometido iniquidad, hemos actuado impíamente, hemos sido rebeldes y nos hemos apartado de tus mandamientos y de tus ordenanzas. 6 No hemos obedecido a tus siervos los profetas, que en tu nombre hablaron a nuestros reyes, a nuestros príncipes, a nuestros padres y a todo el pueblo de la tierra. 7 Tuya es, Señor, la justicia, y nuestra la confusión de rostro que en el día de hoy lleva todo hombre de Judá, los habitantes de Jerusalén y todo Israel, los de cerca y los de lejos, en todas las tierras adonde los has echado a causa de su rebelión con que se rebelaron contra ti. 8 Nuestra es, Jehová, la confusión de rostro, y de nuestros reyes, de nuestros príncipes y de nuestros padres, porque contra ti pecamos. 9 De Jehová, nuestro Dios, es el tener misericordia y el perdonar, aunque contra él nos hemos rebelado 10 y no obedecimos a la voz de Jehová, nuestro Dios, para andar en sus leyes, que él puso delante de nosotros por medio de sus siervos los profetas. 11 Todo Israel traspasó tu Ley, apartándose para no obedecer a tu voz. Por lo cual ha caído sobre nosotros la maldición y el juramento que está escrito en la ley de Moisés, siervo de Dios, porque contra Dios pecamos. 12 Y él ha cumplido la palabra que habló contra nosotros y contra nuestros jefes que nos gobernaron, trayendo sobre nosotros tan gran mal; pues nunca fue hecho debajo del cielo nada semejante a lo que se ha hecho contra Jerusalén. 13 Conforme está escrito en la ley de Moisés, todo este mal vino sobre nosotros; pero no hemos implorado el favor de Jehová, nuestro Dios, y no nos hemos convertido de nuestras maldades ni entendido tu verdad. 14 Por tanto, Jehová veló sobre el mal y lo trajo sobre nosotros; porque justo es Jehová, nuestro Dios, en todas sus obras que ha hecho, y nosotros no obedecimos a su voz.
15 »”Ahora pues, Señor, Dios nuestro, que sacaste a tu pueblo de la tierra de Egipto con mano poderosa y te hiciste renombre cual lo tienes hoy, hemos pecado, hemos actuado impíamente. 16 Señor, conforme a todos tus actos de justicia, apártese ahora tu ira y tu furor de sobre tu ciudad Jerusalén, tu santo monte; porque a causa de nuestros pecados y por la maldad de nuestros padres, Jerusalén y tu pueblo son el oprobio de todos los que nos rodean. 17 Ahora pues, Dios nuestro, oye la oración y los ruegos de tu siervo, y haz que tu rostro resplandezca sobre tu santuario asolado, por amor del Señor. 18 Inclina, Dios mío, tu oído, y oye; abre tus ojos y mira nuestras desolaciones y la ciudad sobre la cual es invocado tu nombre; porque no elevamos nuestros ruegos ante ti confiados en nuestras justicias, sino en tus muchas misericordias. 19 ¡Oye, Señor! ¡Señor, perdona! ¡Presta oído, Señor, y hazlo! No tardes, por amor de ti mismo, Dios mío, porque tu nombre es invocado sobre tu ciudad y sobre tu pueblo.”
Profecía de las setenta semanas
20 »Aún estaba hablando, orando y confesando mi pecado y el pecado de mi pueblo Israel, y derramaba mi ruego delante de Jehová, mi Dios, por el monte santo de mi Dios; 21 aún estaba hablando en oración, cuando el varón Gabriel, a quien había visto en la visión, al principio, volando con presteza vino a mí como a la hora del sacrificio de la tarde. 22 Me hizo entender, y habló conmigo diciendo: “Daniel, ahora he salido para darte sabiduría y entendimiento. 23 Al principio de tus ruegos fue dada la orden, y yo he venido para enseñártela, porque tú eres muy amado. Entiende, pues, la orden, y entiende la visión.
24 »”Setenta semanas están determinadas
sobre tu pueblo y sobre tu santa ciudad,
para terminar la prevaricación,
poner fin al pecado
y expiar la iniquidad,
para traer la justicia perdurable,
sellar la visión y la profecía
y ungir al Santo de los santos.
25 Sabe, pues, y entiende
que desde la salida de la orden
para restaurar y edificar a Jerusalén
hasta el Mesías Príncipe,
habrá siete semanas y sesenta y dos semanas;
se volverán a edificar la plaza y el muro
en tiempos angustiosos.
26 Después de las sesenta y dos semanas
se quitará la vida al Mesías,
y nada ya le quedará.
El pueblo de un príncipe que ha de venir
destruirá la ciudad y el santuario,
su final llegará como una inundación,
y hasta el fin de la guerra
durarán las devastaciones.
27 Por otra semana más confirmará el pacto con muchos;
a la mitad de la semana
hará cesar el sacrificio y la ofrenda.
Después, con la muchedumbre de las abominaciones,
vendrá el desolador, hasta que venga la consumación
y lo que está determinado
se derrame sobre el desolador.”»
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