10 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.

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

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.

And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Daniel Is Terrified by a Vision

10 In the third year of (A)Cyrus king of Persia, a [a]message was revealed to (B)Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the [b](C)message was true and it concerned great [c]conflict, but he understood the [d]message and had an (D)understanding of the vision.

In those days, I, Daniel, had been (E)mourning for three [e]entire weeks. I (F)did not eat any [f]tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great (G)river, that is, the [g]Tigris, I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man (H)dressed in linen, whose waist (I)had a belt of pure (J)gold of Uphaz. His body also was like topaz, his face [h]had the appearance of lightning, (K)his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. Now I, Daniel, (L)alone saw the vision, while the (M)men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great (N)fear fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves. So I was (O)left alone and saw this great vision; yet (P)no strength was left in me, for my complexion turned to [i]a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength. But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I (Q)fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

Daniel Comforted

10 Then behold, a hand (R)touched me and shook me on my [j]hands and knees. 11 And he said to me, “(S)Daniel, [k]you who are treasured, (T)understand the words that I am about to tell you and (U)stand at your place, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up (V)trembling. 12 Then he said to me, “(W)Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on (X)humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come (Y)in response to your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing [l]in my way for twenty-one days; then behold, (Z)Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to (AA)explain to you what will happen to your people in the [m](AB)latter days, because the vision pertains to (AC)the days still future.”

15 When he had spoken to me according to these words, I [n]turned my face toward the ground and became (AD)speechless. 16 And behold, [o](AE)one who resembled a human was (AF)touching my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “My lord, due to the vision [p](AG)anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For (AH)how can such a servant of my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, there remains just now (AI)no strength in me, nor has any breath been left in me.”

18 Then this one with human appearance touched me again and (AJ)strengthened me. 19 And he said, “[q]You who are treasured, (AK)do not be afraid. Peace be to you; take (AL)courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I felt strengthened and said, “May my lord speak, for you have (AM)strengthened me.” 20 Then he said, “Do you [r]understand why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the prince of Persia; so I am leaving, and behold, the (AN)prince of [s]Greece is about to come. 21 However, I will tell you what is recorded in the writing of (AO)truth. Yet there is no one who [t]stands firmly with me against these forces except (AP)Michael your prince.

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 10:1 Lit word
  2. Daniel 10:1 Lit word
  3. Daniel 10:1 Or warfare
  4. Daniel 10:1 Lit word
  5. Daniel 10:2 Lit weeks of days
  6. Daniel 10:3 Lit delicate
  7. Daniel 10:4 Heb Hiddekel
  8. Daniel 10:6 Lit like
  9. Daniel 10:8 Lit destruction
  10. Daniel 10:10 Lit knees and the palms of my hands
  11. Daniel 10:11 Lit man of treasure
  12. Daniel 10:13 Lit opposite me
  13. Daniel 10:14 Lit end of the days
  14. Daniel 10:15 Lit gave
  15. Daniel 10:16 Lit as a likeness of sons of mankind
  16. Daniel 10:16 Lit my pains have
  17. Daniel 10:19 Lit man of treasure
  18. Daniel 10:20 Lit know
  19. Daniel 10:20 Heb Javan
  20. Daniel 10:21 Lit shows himself courageous

Daniel fastet und sieht eine himmlische Erscheinung

10 Im dritten Jahr des Kyrus, des Königs von Persien, wurde dem Daniel, der Beltsazar genannt wird, ein Wort geoffenbart; und dieses Wort ist wahr und handelt von einer großen Drangsal; und er verstand das Wort und bekam Verständnis für das Gesicht.

In jenen Tagen trauerte ich, Daniel, drei Wochen lang.

Ich aß keine leckere Speise, und Fleisch und Wein kamen nicht über meine Lippen, auch salbte ich mich nicht, bis die drei Wochen um waren.

Aber am vierundzwanzigsten Tag des ersten Monats befand ich mich am Ufer des großen Stromes, das ist der Hiddekel[a].

Und ich hob meine Augen auf und schaute und siehe, da stand ein Mann, in Leinwand gekleidet und die Lenden mit Gold von Uphas umgürtet.

Und sein Leib war wie ein Topas, und sein Angesicht strahlte wie der Blitz und seine Augen wie Feuerfackeln; seine Arme aber und seine Füße sahen aus wie leuchtendes Erz, und der Klang seiner Worte war wie das Tosen einer Volksmenge.

Und ich, Daniel, sah die Erscheinung allein; die Männer aber, die bei mir waren, sahen die Erscheinung nicht; doch befiel sie ein so großer Schrecken, dass sie flohen und sich verbargen.

Und ich blieb allein zurück und sah diese große Erscheinung. Es blieb aber keine Kraft in mir, und mein Aussehen wurde sehr schlecht, und ich behielt keine Kraft.

Und ich hörte den Klang seiner Worte; als ich aber den Klang seiner Worte hörte, sank ich ohnmächtig auf mein Angesicht zur Erde nieder.

Ein Engel stärkt Daniel. Der Kampf der Engelmächte

10 Und siehe, eine Hand rührte mich an, sodass ich mich zitternd auf meine Knie und Hände stützen konnte.

11 Und er sprach zu mir: Daniel, du viel geliebter Mann, achte auf die Worte, die ich jetzt zu dir rede, und nimm deine Stellung ein; denn jetzt bin ich zu dir gesandt! Als er dieses Wort zu mir redete, stand ich zitternd auf.

12 Da sprach er zu mir: Fürchte dich nicht, Daniel! Denn von dem ersten Tag an, da du dein Herz darauf gerichtet hast, zu verstehen und dich vor deinem Gott zu demütigen, sind deine Worte erhört worden, und ich bin gekommen um deiner Worte willen.

13 Aber der Fürst des Königreichs Persien hat mir 21 Tage lang widerstanden; und siehe, Michael, einer der vornehmsten Fürsten, ist mir zu Hilfe gekommen, sodass ich dort bei den Königen von Persien entbehrlich war.

14 So bin ich nun gekommen, um dir Einblick darüber zu geben, was deinem Volk am Ende der Tage begegnen wird; denn das Gesicht bezieht sich wiederum auf fernliegende Tage!

15 Da er nun mit diesen Worten zu mir redete, schlug ich meine Augen zur Erde nieder und blieb stumm.

16 Und siehe, da rührte einer, der den Menschenkindern gleich war, meine Lippen an; und ich öffnete meinen Mund, redete und sprach zu dem, der vor mir stand: Mein Herr, wegen dieser Erscheinung haben mich Wehen überfallen, und ich habe keine Kraft behalten!

17 Und wie könnte ein Knecht dieses meines Herrn mit diesem meinem Herrn reden? Und nun ist keine Kraft mehr in mir, und der Atem ist mir ausgegangen!

18 Da rührte mich der, welcher einem Menschen glich, nochmals an und stärkte mich.

19 Und er sprach: Fürchte dich nicht, du viel geliebter Mann! Friede sei mit dir! Sei stark, ja, sei stark! Und als er so mit mir redete, wurde ich gestärkt, und ich sprach: Mein Herr, rede; denn du hast mich gestärkt!

20 Und er sprach: Weißt du, warum ich zu dir gekommen bin? Nun will ich wieder hingehen und mit dem Fürsten von Persien kämpfen; sobald ich aber ausziehe, siehe, so kommt der Fürst von Griechenland!

21 Doch will ich dir verkünden, was in dem Buch der Wahrheit aufgezeichnet ist; und kein Einziger steht mir mutig bei gegen jene als nur euer Fürst Michael.

Footnotes

  1. (10,4) Der babylonische Name für den Tigris.