Daniel 9:20-23

Good News Translation

Gabriel Explains the Prophecy

²⁰ I went on praying, confessing my sins and the sins of my people Israel and pleading with the Lord my God to restore his holy Temple. ^21 (A)While I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came flying down to where I was. It was the time for the evening sacrifice to be offered. ²² He explained, “Daniel, I have come here to help you understand the prophecy. ²³ When you began to plead with God, he answered you. He loves you, and so I have come to tell you the answer. Now pay attention while I explain the vision.