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Daniel 9
Legacy Standard Bible

Daniel’s Prayer of Supplication

9 In the first year of (A)Darius the son of Ahasuerus, from the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, discerned in the books the (B)number of the years concerning which the word of [a]Yahweh came to (C)Jeremiah the prophet for the fulfillment of the laying waste of Jerusalem, namely, (D)seventy years. 3 So I gave my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 And I prayed to Yahweh my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the (E)great and awesome God, who (F)keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, 5 (G)we have sinned and committed iniquity and acted wickedly and (H)rebelled, even (I)turning aside from Your commandments and judgments. 6 Moreover, we have not (J)listened to Your slaves the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land.

7 “(K)To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us [b](L)open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in (M)all the countries to which You have banished them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You. 8 O Yahweh, to us belongs [c]open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong (N)compassion and forgiveness, [d]for we have (O)rebelled against Him; 10 nor have we listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in His [e]laws which He (P)put before us through His slaves the prophets. 11 Indeed (Q)all Israel has trespassed against Your law, even turning aside, not listening to Your voice; so the (R)curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the [f]law of Moses the [g]servant of God, for we have sinned against Him. 12 Thus He has (S)established His words which He had spoken against us and against our (T)judges who judged us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has (U)not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem. 13 As it is written in the [h](V)law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have (W)not [i]entreated the favor of Yahweh our God by (X)turning from our iniquity and acting wisely in Your truth. 14 Therefore Yahweh has (Y)watched over the calamity and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is (Z)righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not listened to His voice.

15 “So now, O Lord our God, who have (AA)brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and have (AB)made a name for Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned; we have acted wickedly. 16 O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteousness, let now Your (AC)anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your (AD)holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a (AE)reproach to all those around us. 17 So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your slave and to his supplications, and for [j]Your sake, O Lord, (AF)let Your face shine on Your (AG)desolate sanctuary. 18 O my God, (AH)incline Your ear and listen! Open Your eyes and (AI)see our desolations and the city which is (AJ)called by Your name; for we are not [k](AK)presenting our supplications before You on account of any righteousness of our own, but on account of Your abundant compassion. 19 O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, give heed and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, (AL)do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Gabriel Brings Understanding

20 Now while I was (AM)speaking and praying, and (AN)confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and [l]presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God, 21 and while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man (AO)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [m]previously, [n]touched me [o]in my extreme weariness about the time of the (AP)evening offering. 22 Then he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with (AQ)understanding. 23 At the (AR)beginning of your supplications the word was issued, so I have come to tell you, for you are [p](AS)highly esteemed; so understand the message and gain (AT)understanding in what has appeared.

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

24 “Seventy [q](AU)weeks have been determined for your people and for your holy city, to [r]finish the transgression, to [s]make an end of sin, to (AV)make atonement for iniquity, to bring in (AW)everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and [t]prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. 25 So you are to know and have insight that from the going out of a [u](AX)word to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [v](AY)Messiah the (AZ)Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and rebuilt, with [w]plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the [x]Messiah will be (BA)cut off and have [y]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will (BB)destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [z]its end will come with a (BC)flood; even to the end [aa]there will be war; desolations are decreed. 27 And he will make a [ab]firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will make sacrifice and grain offering cease; and on the wing of [ac](BD)abominations will come one who [ad]makes desolate, even until a (BE)complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who [ae]makes desolate.”

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
  2. Daniel 9:7 Lit the shame of face
  3. Daniel 9:8 Lit the shame of face
  4. Daniel 9:9 Or though
  5. Daniel 9:10 Or instructions, cf. 9:11
  6. Daniel 9:11 Or instruction, cf. 9:10
  7. Daniel 9:11 Or slave, cf. 9:10; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  8. Daniel 9:13 Or instruction, cf. 9:10-11
  9. Daniel 9:13 Lit softened the face of
  10. Daniel 9:17 Lit the sake of the Lord
  11. Daniel 9:18 Lit causing to fall
  12. Daniel 9:20 Lit causing to fall
  13. Daniel 9:21 Lit at the beginning
  14. Daniel 9:21 Or touching; lit was reaching
  15. Daniel 9:21 Lit wearied with weariness
  16. Daniel 9:23 Or precious; lit desirable
  17. Daniel 9:24 Or units of seven, so in ch
  18. Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
  19. Daniel 9:24 Or seal up sins
  20. Daniel 9:24 Lit prophet
  21. Daniel 9:25 Or decree
  22. Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one
  23. Daniel 9:25 Or streets
  24. Daniel 9:26 Or anointed one
  25. Daniel 9:26 Or no one
  26. Daniel 9:26 Or his
  27. Daniel 9:26 Or war will be decreed for desolations
  28. Daniel 9:27 Or covenant prevail
  29. Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
  30. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
  31. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
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Daniel 9
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)

Las setenta semanas de años

9 El año primero de Darío, hijo de Asuero, de ascendencia meda y rey del imperio caldeo, 2 el año primero de su reinado, yo, Daniel, estuve investigando en las Escrituras sobre los setenta años que tenía que permanecer Jerusalén en ruinas, según la palabra dirigida por el Señor al profeta Jeremías. 3 Me dirigí al Señor, mi Dios, implorándole con oraciones y súplicas, ayunando, vestido de sayal y cubierto de ceniza. 4 Supliqué al Señor, mi Dios, con la siguiente confesión:

— Señor, Dios grande y terrible, que conservas la alianza y la fidelidad con todos los que te aman y guardan tus mandamientos. 5 Hemos pecado y cometido maldades. Somos culpables, pues nos hemos rebelado y hemos abandonado tus mandamientos y tu ley. 6 No hicimos caso a tus siervos, los profetas, que hablaban en tu nombre a nuestros reyes, a nuestros príncipes, a nuestros antepasados y a toda la gente del país. 7 Tú, Señor, eres justo, mientras que nosotros, la gente de Judá, los habitantes de Jerusalén y todo Israel, los de cerca y los de lejos, en todos los países por donde nos dispersaste a causa de nuestra infidelidad hacia ti, nos encontramos ahora cubiertos de vergüenza. 8 Señor, tanto nosotros como nuestros reyes, nuestros príncipes y nuestros antepasados estamos cubiertos de vergüenza, pues sabemos que hemos pecado contra ti. 9 El Señor, nuestro Dios, es compasivo y clemente, aunque nos hayamos rebelado contra él 10 al no obedecer al Señor, nuestro Dios, ni seguir las leyes que nos dio a través de sus siervos los profetas. 11 Israel en masa ha transgredido tu ley, te ha dado la espalda y no te ha obedecido.

Por haber pecado contra ti, han caído sobre nosotros las maldiciones y amenazas escritas en la ley de Moisés, siervo de Dios. 12 Cumpliste las palabras pronunciadas contra nosotros y contra nuestros gobernantes, desencadenando contra nosotros una calamidad de tales dimensiones que lo que le ocurrió a Jerusalén nunca antes había ocurrido bajo el cielo. 13 Nos ha alcanzado esta calamidad conforme a lo escrito en la ley de Moisés, pues no hemos aplacado al Señor, nuestro Dios, abandonando nuestras iniquidades y reconociendo tu fidelidad. 14 El Señor no dudó en desencadenar contra nosotros esta calamidad, ya que el Señor, nuestro Dios, actúa siempre con justicia, pero nosotros no le hemos obedecido.

15 Ahora, Señor Dios nuestro, que sacaste a tu pueblo de Egipto con gran poder, ganándote así una fama que todavía perdura, confesamos que hemos pecado y actuado injustamente. 16 Señor, en vista de la justicia que manifiestas en tus acciones, aparta tu ira y tu cólera de Jerusalén, que es tu ciudad, tu monte santo. Nuestros pecados y las iniquidades de nuestros antepasados han convertido a Jerusalén y a tu pueblo en objeto de escarnio entre nuestros vecinos. 17 Escucha, Dios nuestro, la plegaria y las súplicas de tu siervo. Por tu honor, Señor, mira con buenos ojos tu santuario desolado. 18 Señor, presta atención y escucha; abre los ojos y contempla la desolación de la ciudad en la que se invoca tu nombre. No te presentamos nuestras súplicas porque seamos justos, sino confiados en la grandeza de tu misericordia.

19 ¡Escúchanos, Señor! ¡Perdónanos, Señor! ¡Atiende y actúa sin tardanza, Señor! Hazlo por tu honor, Dios mío, pues tu ciudad y tu pueblo invocan tu nombre.

Interpretación de la profecía

20 Estaba yo hablando y orando, confesando mi pecado y el de mi pueblo Israel, pidiendo al Señor, mi Dios, que actuase a favor de su monte santo; 21 todavía estaba yo orando, cuando Gabriel, aquel a quien había visto antes en una visión, se me acercó volando ágilmente a la hora de la ofrenda vespertina. 22 Al llegar, me dijo:

— Daniel, acabo de salir para ayudarte a discernir las cosas. 23 Tan pronto como empezaste a orar, se produjo la respuesta, y he venido a comunicártela, pues eres una persona muy apreciada. Así pues, atiende al mensaje y entiende la visión: 24 Han sido fijadas setenta semanas para que tu pueblo y tu ciudad santa pongan fin al delito, acaben con los pecados, expíen su culpa, establezcan una justicia eterna, sellen la visión y la profecía y consagren el lugar santísimo.

25 Entérate y entiende bien esto: desde que se promulgó el decreto de restaurar y reconstruir Jerusalén hasta la llegada de un príncipe ungido, pasarán siete semanas y sesenta y dos semanas. Será reconstruida con sus calles y fosos, pero en momentos difíciles. 26 Después de las sesenta y dos semanas, el ungido será eliminado. Las tropas de un príncipe que llegará después destruirán la ciudad y el santuario. Su fin será una catástrofe, pero hasta entonces habrá guerras, pues han sido decretadas devastaciones. 27 Pactará con muchos una alianza firme durante una semana; y a la mitad de la semana pondrá fin al sacrificio y a la ofrenda. En un ala [del Templo] implantará la abominación devastadora hasta que el final decretado se abata sobre el devastador.

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