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Daniel 12
New English Translation
Daniel 12
New English Translation
12 “At that time Michael,
the great prince who watches over your people,[a]
will arise.[b]
There will be a time of distress
unlike any other from the nation’s beginning[c]
up to that time.
But at that time your own people,
all those whose names are[d] found written in the book,
will escape.
2 Many of those who sleep
in the dusty ground will awake—
some to everlasting life,
and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.[e]
3 But the wise will shine
like the brightness of the heavenly expanse.
And those bringing many to righteousness
will be like the stars forever and ever.
4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about,[f] and knowledge will increase.”
5 I, Daniel, watched as two others stood there, one on each side of the river.[g] 6 One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river, “When will the end of these wondrous events occur?” 7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky[h] and made an oath by the one who lives forever: “It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters[i] the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”
8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir,[j] what will happen after these things?” 9 He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end. 10 Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand. 11 From the time that the daily sacrifice is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set in place,[k] there are 1,290 days. 12 Blessed is the one who waits and attains to the 1,335 days. 13 But you should go your way[l] until the end.[m] You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive[n] what you have been allotted.”[o]
Footnotes
- Daniel 12:1 tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”
- Daniel 12:1 tn Heb “will stand up.”
- Daniel 12:1 tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”
- Daniel 12:1 tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.
- Daniel 12:2 sn This verse is the only undisputed reference to a literal resurrection found in the Hebrew Bible.
- Daniel 12:4 tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.”sn Many will dash about is probably an allusion to Amos 8:12.
- Daniel 12:5 tn Heb “one to this edge of the river and one to that edge of the river.”
- Daniel 12:7 tn Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
- Daniel 12:7 tc The present translation reads יַד־נֹפֵץ (yad nofets, “hand of one who shatters”) rather than the MT נַפֵּץ־יַד (nappets yad, “to shatter the hand”).
- Daniel 12:8 tn Heb “my lord,” a title of polite address.
- Daniel 12:11 tn Heb “to give.”
- Daniel 12:13 tn The words “your way” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.
- Daniel 12:13 tc The LXX lacks “until the end.”
- Daniel 12:13 tn The word “receive” is added in the translation for clarification.
- Daniel 12:13 sn The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Although these writings are not part of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, they were popular among certain early communities who valued traditions about the life of Daniel.
Daniel 12
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Daniel 12
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12 »”Entonces se levantará Miguel, el gran príncipe protector de tu pueblo. Habrá un período de angustia, como no lo ha habido jamás desde que las naciones existen. Pero tu pueblo será liberado; todos los que están inscritos en el libro. 2 Del polvo de la tierra se levantarán las multitudes de los que duermen, algunos de ellos para vida eterna; pero otros para quedar en la vergüenza y el desprecio eternos. 3 Los sabios resplandecerán con el brillo del cielo; los que guían a muchos en el camino de la justicia brillarán como las estrellas por toda la eternidad. 4 Pero tú, Daniel, guarda en secreto las palabras y sella el libro hasta el tiempo del fin, pues muchos andarán de un lado a otro tratando de aumentar su conocimiento”.
5 »Yo, Daniel, vi ante mí a dos hombres. Uno de ellos estaba a una orilla del río; el otro, en la orilla opuesta. 6 Uno de ellos dijo al hombre vestido de tela de lino, que estaba sobre las aguas del río: “¿Cuánto falta para que se cumplan estas cosas asombrosas?”.
7 »Y oí al hombre vestido de tela de lino, que estaba sobre las aguas del río, el cual levantó las manos al cielo y juró por el que vive para siempre: “Faltan un tiempo, tiempos y medio tiempo.[a] Todo esto se cumplirá, cuando termine la destrucción del pueblo santo”.
8 »Aunque escuché lo que dijo ese hombre, no pude entenderlo, así que pregunté: “Señor, ¿en qué va a parar todo esto?”. 9 Y él me respondió: “Sigue adelante, Daniel, que estas palabras se mantendrán secretas y selladas hasta el tiempo del fin. 10 Muchos serán purificados y perfeccionados, y quedarán limpios, pero los malvados seguirán en su maldad. Ninguno de ellos entenderá nada, pero los sabios lo entenderán todo. 11 A partir del momento en que se suspenda el sacrificio diario y se establezca la abominación que causa destrucción, transcurrirán mil doscientos noventa días. 12 ¡Dichoso el que espere a que hayan transcurrido mil trescientos treinta y cinco días! 13 Pero tú, persevera hasta el fin y descansa, que al final de los tiempos te levantarás para recibir tu recompensa”».
Footnotes
- 12:7 Es decir, tres años y medio.
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