Daniel 10
Lexham English Bible
Daniel’s Vision of a Dazzling Heavenly Messenger
10 In the third year of Cyrus the king of the Persians, a word[a] was revealed to Daniel, who was called by his name Belteshazzar, and the word[b] was reliable and it concerned a great tribulation,[c] and he understood the word[d] and he received understanding.[e]
2 In those days, I, Daniel, I myself[f] was in mourning for three whole weeks.[g] 3 I had not eaten any choice food, and meat and wine did not enter my mouth, and I did not use any ointment[h] until the end of three whole weeks.[i] 4 And then on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I myself[j] was on the bank of the great river; that is, the Tigris. 5 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw,[k] and there was a man, and he was dressed in linen, and his waist was girded with the gold of Uphaz. 6 Now his body was like turquoise,[l] and his face was like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes were like torches of fire, and his arms and his legs were like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the sound of a multitude. 7 And I saw, I, Daniel alone,[m] the vision; and the people who were with me did not see[n] the vision; nevertheless, a great trembling fell upon them and they fled in order to hide themselves. 8 And I myself, Daniel, alone saw this great vision, and as a result no strength was left in me[o] and my complexion grew deathly pale,[p] and I did not retain any strength. 9 And I heard the sound of his words, and when I heard[q] the sound of his words I myself began falling into a trance on my face, with my face to the ground.[r]
10 And look, a hand touched me and it roused me to my knees[s] and the palms[t] of my hands. 11 And he said to me, “Daniel, a man beloved, pay attention to the words that I am speaking to you and stand upright where you are,[u] for I have now been sent to you.” And while he was speaking[v] with me this word,[w] I stood up trembling. 12 And he said to me, “You must not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before[x] your God, your words were heard, and I myself[y] have come because of your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia stood before me[z] for twenty-one days. And look,[aa] Michael, one of the chief princes, came to assist me, and I left him there beside the king of the Persians. 14 And I have come[ab] to instruct you about what[ac] will happen to your people in the future,[ad] for there is a further vision here for the future.[ae]
15 And while he was speaking with me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and I was speechless. 16 Then look, there was one in the form of a human;[af] he touched my lips and I opened my mouth and I spoke and I said to the one standing before me,[ag] “My lord, because of the vision my anxieties fell upon me and I have not retained my strength. 17 So how am I, a servant of my lord[ah] to speak with you, my lord,[ai] and I just now[aj] have no strength in me?”[ak]
18 And he again touched[al] me, the one in the form of a human,[am] and he strengthened me. 19 And he said, “You must not fear, O beloved man. Peace be to you;[an] be strong and be courageous!” And when he spoke[ao] with me, I was strengthened and I said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” 20 Then he asked, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I return to fight against the prince of Persia and I myself[ap] am going, and look,[aq] the prince of Javan[ar] will come. 21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed[as] in the book of truth, and there is not one who contends with me against these beings except[at] Michael, your prince.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 10:1 Or “matter,” or “message”
- Daniel 10:1 Or “matter,” or “message”
- Daniel 10:1 Or “conflict”
- Daniel 10:1 Or “matter,” or “message”
- Daniel 10:1 Literally “and understanding to him”
- Daniel 10:2 This is an emphatic use of the first person personal pronoun
- Daniel 10:2 Literally “three weeks of days”
- Daniel 10:3 Literally “I have not anointed at all”
- Daniel 10:3 Literally “until being full/complete three weeks of days”
- Daniel 10:4 This is an emphatic use of the first person personal pronoun
- Daniel 10:5 Or “looked”
- Daniel 10:6 Or “yellow jasper” or other gold-colored stones; the exact identity of ancient precious stones is difficult
- Daniel 10:7 Literally “to alone me”
- Daniel 10:7 Literally “not they saw”
- Daniel 10:8 Literally “not was left in me strength”
- Daniel 10:8 Literally “and complexion my changed over me to destruction”
- Daniel 10:9 Literally “at my hearing”
- Daniel 10:9 Literally “and my face toward the ground”
- Daniel 10:10 Hebrew “on my knees”
- Daniel 10:10 Hebrew “palm”
- Daniel 10:11 Literally “stand on your position”
- Daniel 10:11 Literally “at his speaking”
- Daniel 10:11 Or “matter,” or “message”
- Daniel 10:12 Literally “to the face of”
- Daniel 10:12 This is an emphatic use of the first person personal pronoun
- Daniel 10:13 Literally “to front of me”
- Daniel 10:13 Or “finally”
- Daniel 10:14 Hebrew “I came”
- Daniel 10:14 Hebrew “that”
- Daniel 10:14 Literally “at the end of the days”
- Daniel 10:14 Literally “for the days”
- Daniel 10:16 Literally “as the likeness of a son of man”
- Daniel 10:16 Literally “to opposite me”
- Daniel 10:17 Literally “how is he able a servant of my lord this”
- Daniel 10:17 Literally “with my lord this”
- Daniel 10:17 Literally “from now”
- Daniel 10:17 Literally “not it remains in me strength”
- Daniel 10:18 Literally “he added to and touched”
- Daniel 10:18 Literally “like vision of a man”
- Daniel 10:19 Literally “Peace to/for you”
- Daniel 10:19 Literally “at his speaking”
- Daniel 10:20 This is an emphatic use of the first person personal pronoun
- Daniel 10:20 Or “listen”
- Daniel 10:20 That is, Greece
- Daniel 10:21 Literally “the being inscribed”
- Daniel 10:21 Literally “but if”
Daniel 10
World English Bible
10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare. He understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks. 3 I ate no pleasant bread. No meat or wine came into my mouth. I didn’t anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.
4 In the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel, 5 I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose thighs were adorned with pure gold of Uphaz. 6 His body also was like beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches. His arms and his feet were like burnished bronze. The voice of his words was like the voice of a multitude.
7 I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn’t see the vision; but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves. 8 So I was left alone, and saw this great vision. No strength remained in me; for my face grew deathly pale, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet I heard the voice of his words. When I heard the voice of his words, then I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
10 Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 11 He said to me, “Daniel, you greatly beloved man, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for I have been sent to you, now.” When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.
12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come for your words’ sake. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.”
15 When he had spoken these words to me, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute. 16 Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, “My lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows have overtaken me, and I retain no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me. There was no breath left in me.”
18 Then one like the appearance of a man touched me again, and he strengthened me. 19 He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid. Peace be to you. Be strong. Yes, be strong.”
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.”
20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come. 21 But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth. There is no one who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.
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