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Nang unang taon ni Dario na anak ni Assuero, sa lahi ng mga taga Media, na ginawang hari sa kaharian ng mga taga Caldea;

Nang unang taon ng kaniyang paghahari akong si Daniel ay nakaunawa sa pamamagitan ng mga aklat, ng bilang ng mga taon, na sinalita ng Panginoon kay Jeremias na propeta, dahil sa pagkaganap ng pagkasira ng Jerusalem, pitong pung taon.

At aking itiningin ang aking mukha sa Panginoong Dios upang humanap sa pamamagitan ng panalangin at ng mga samo, ng pagaayuno, at pananamit ng magaspang, at ng mga abo.

At ako'y nanalangin sa Panginoon kong Dios, at ako'y nagpahayag ng kasalanan, at nagsabi, Oh Panginoon, Dios na dakila at kakilakilabot, na nagiingat ng tipan at kaawaan sa nagsisiibig sa iyo at nangagiingat ng iyong mga utos,

Kami ay nangagkasala, at nangagasal ng kasuwalian, at nagsigawang may kasamaan, at nanganghimagsik, sa makatuwid baga'y nagsitalikod sa iyong mga utos at sa iyong mga kahatulan;

Na hindi man kami nangakinig sa iyong mga lingkod na mga propeta, na nangagsalita sa iyong pangalan sa aming mga hari, sa aming mga prinsipe, at sa aming mga magulang, at sa buong bayan ng lupain.

Oh Panginoon, katuwira'y ukol sa iyo, nguni't sa amin ay pagkagulo ng mukha gaya sa araw na ito; sa mga tao ng Juda, at sa mga nananahan sa Jerusalem, at sa buong Israel, na malapit, at malayo, sa lahat na lupain na iyong pinagtabuyan dahil sa kanilang pagsalangsang na kanilang isinalangsang laban sa iyo.

Oh Panginoon, sa amin nauukol ang pagkagulo ng mukha, sa aming mga hari, sa aming mga prinsipe, at sa aming mga magulang, sapagka't kami ay nangagkasala laban sa iyo.

Sa Panginoon naming Dios ukol ang kaawaan at kapatawaran; sapagka't kami ay nanganghimagsik laban sa kaniya;

10 Ni hindi man namin tinalima ang tinig ng Panginoon naming Dios, upang lumakad ng ayon sa kaniyang mga kautusan, na kaniyang inilagay sa harap namin sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga lingkod na propeta.

11 Oo, buong Israel ay sumalangsang ng iyong kautusan, sa pagtalikod, upang huwag nilang talimahin ang iyong tinig: kaya't ang sumpa ay nabuhos sa amin, at ang sumpa na nakasulat sa kautusan ni Moises na lingkod ng Dios; sapagka't kami ay nangagkasala laban sa kaniya.

12 At kaniyang pinagtibay ang kaniyang mga salita, na kaniyang sinalita laban sa amin, at laban sa aming mga hukom na nagsihatol sa amin, sa pagbabagsak sa amin ng malaking kasamaan; sapagka't sa silong ng buong langit ay hindi ginawa ang gaya ng ginawa sa Jerusalem.

13 Kung ano ang nasusulat sa kautusan ni Moises, lahat ng kasamaang ito'y nagsidating sa amin: gayon ma'y hindi namin idinalangin ang biyaya ng Panginoon naming Dios, upang aming talikuran ang aming mga kasamaan, at gunitain ang iyong katotohanan.

14 Kaya't iniingatan ng Panginoon ang kasamaan, at ibinagsak sa amin; sapagka't ang Panginoon naming Dios ay matuwid sa lahat ng kaniyang mga gawa na kaniyang ginagawa, at hindi namin dininig ang kaniyang tinig.

15 At ngayon, Oh Panginoon naming Dios, na naglabas ng iyong bayan mula sa lupain ng Egipto sa pamamagitan ng makapangyarihang kamay, at ikaw ay nabantog gaya sa araw na ito; kami ay nangagkasala, kami ay nagsigawa na may kasamaan.

16 Oh Panginoon, ayon sa iyong buong katuwiran, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na ang iyong galit at kapusukan ay mahiwalay sa iyong bayang Jerusalem, na iyong banal na bundok; sapagka't dahil sa aming mga kasalanan, at dahil sa mga kasamaan ng aming mga magulang, ang Jerusalem at ang iyong bayan ay naging kakutyaan sa lahat na nangasa palibot namin.

17 Kaya nga, Oh aming Dios, iyong dinggin ang panalangin ng iyong lingkod, at ang kaniyang mga samo, at paliwanagin mo ang iyong mukha sa iyong santuario na sira, alangalang sa Panginoon.

18 Oh Dios ko, ikiling mo ang iyong tainga, at iyong dinggin; idilat mo ang iyong mga mata, at masdan mo ang aming mga kasiraan, at ang bayan na tinatawag sa iyong pangalan: sapagka't hindi namin inihaharap ang aming mga samo sa harap mo dahil sa aming mga katuwiran, kundi dahil sa iyong dakilang mga kaawaan.

19 Oh Panginoon, dinggin mo; Oh Panginoon, patawarin mo; Oh Panginoon, iyong pakinggan at gawin; huwag mong ipagpaliban, alangalang sa iyong sarili, Oh Dios ko, sapagka't ang iyong bayan at ang iyong mga tao ay tinatawag sa iyong pangalan.

20 At samantalang ako'y nagsasalita, at nananalangin, at nagpapahayag ng aking kasalanan at ng kasalanan ng aking bayang Israel, at naghaharap ng aking samo sa harap ng Panginoon kong Dios dahil sa banal na bundok ng aking Dios;

21 Oo, samantalang ako'y nagsasalita sa panalangin, ang lalaking si Gabriel, na aking nakita sa pangitain nang una, na pinalipad ng maliksi, hinipo ako sa panahon ng pagaalay sa hapon.

22 At kaniya akong tinuruan, at nakipagsalitaan sa akin, at nagsabi, Oh Daniel, ako'y lumabas ngayon upang bigyan ka ng karunungan at kaunawaan.

23 Sa pasimula ng iyong mga samo ay lumabas ang utos, at ako'y naparito upang saysayin sa iyo; sapagka't ikaw ay totoong minahal: kaya't gunitain mo ang bagay, at unawain mo ang pangitain.

24 Pitong pung sanglinggo ang ipinasiya sa iyong mga tao at sa iyong banal na bayan, upang tapusin ang pagsalangsang, at upang wakasan ang pagkakasala, at upang linisin sa kasamaan, at upang dalhan ng walang hanggang katuwiran, at upang tatakan ang pangitain at ang panghuhula, at upang pahiran ang kabanalbanalan.

25 Iyo ngang talastasin at bulayin, na mula sa paglabas ng utos na isauli at itayo ang Jerusalem sa pinahiran na prinsipe, magiging pitong sanglinggo, at anim na pu't dalawang sanglinggo: ito'y matatayo uli, na may lansangan at kuta, sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga panahong mabagabag.

26 At pagkatapos ng anim na pu't dalawang sanglinggo, mahihiwalay ang pinahiran, at mawawalaan ng anoman: at gigibain ang bayan at ang santuario ng mga tao ng prinsipeng darating; at ang wakas niyaon ay sa pamamagitan ng baha, at hanggang sa wakas ay magkakaroon ng digma; mga pagkasira ay ipinasiya na.

27 At pagtitibayin niya ang tipan sa marami sa isang sanglinggo: at sa kalahati ng sanglinggo ay kaniyang ipatitigil ang hain at ang alay; at sa pakpak ng mga kasuklamsuklam ay paroroon ang isang maninira; at hanggang sa wakas, at pagkapasiya ay mabubuhos ang poot sa maninira.

Daniel’s Prayer

In the first year of Darius(A) son of Xerxes[a](B) (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian[b] kingdom— in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy(C) years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,(D) and in sackcloth and ashes.(E)

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(F)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,(G) who keeps his covenant of love(H) with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned(I) and done wrong.(J) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away(K) from your commands and laws.(L) We have not listened(M) to your servants the prophets,(N) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,(O) and to all the people of the land.

“Lord, you are righteous,(P) but this day we are covered with shame(Q)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered(R) us because of our unfaithfulness(S) to you.(T) We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.(U) The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(V) even though we have rebelled against him;(W) 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.(X) 11 All Israel has transgressed(Y) your law(Z) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses(AA) and sworn judgments(AB) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned(AC) against you. 12 You have fulfilled(AD) the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster.(AE) Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like(AF) what has been done to Jerusalem.(AG) 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord(AH) our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.(AI) 14 The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster(AJ) on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does;(AK) yet we have not obeyed him.(AL)

15 “Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand(AM) and who made for yourself a name(AN) that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts,(AO) turn away(AP) your anger and your wrath(AQ) from Jerusalem,(AR) your city, your holy hill.(AS) Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn(AT) to all those around us.

17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor(AU) on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear,(AV) our God, and hear;(AW) open your eyes and see(AX) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.(AY) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.(AZ) 19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!(BA) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,(BB) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

The Seventy “Sevens”

20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing(BC) my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill(BD) 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,(BE) the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.(BF) 22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.(BG) 23 As soon as you began to pray,(BH) a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed.(BI) Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:(BJ)

24 “Seventy ‘sevens’[c] are decreed for your people and your holy city(BK) to finish[d] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone(BL) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness,(BM) to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[e]

25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild(BN) Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[f](BO) the ruler,(BP) comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.(BQ) 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death(BR) and will have nothing.[g] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:(BS) War will continue until the end, and desolations(BT) have been decreed.(BU) 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’[h] In the middle of the ‘seven’[i] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[j] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed(BV) is poured out on him.[k][l]

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus
  2. Daniel 9:1 Or Chaldean
  3. Daniel 9:24 Or ‘weeks’; also in verses 25 and 26
  4. Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
  5. Daniel 9:24 Or the most holy One
  6. Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one; also in verse 26
  7. Daniel 9:26 Or death and will have no one; or death, but not for himself
  8. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  9. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  10. Daniel 9:27 Septuagint and Theodotion; Hebrew wing
  11. Daniel 9:27 Or it
  12. Daniel 9:27 Or And one who causes desolation will come upon the wing of the abominable temple, until the end that is decreed is poured out on the desolated city

Daniel’s Prayer

In the first year of Darius,(A) the son of Ahasuerus, a Mede by birth, who was made king over the Chaldean kingdom— in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books according to the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah that the number of years for the desolation of Jerusalem would be seventy.(B) So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.(C)

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God(D) who keeps his gracious covenant(E) with those who love him(F) and keep his commands(G) we have sinned,(H) done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled,(I) and turned away from your commands and ordinances.(J) We have not listened to your servants the prophets,(K) who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.

Lord, righteousness belongs to you,(L) but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where you have banished them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward you. Lord, public shame(M) belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.(N) Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him 10 and have not obeyed the Lord our God by following his instructions that he set before us through his servants(O) the prophets.

11 All Israel has broken your law and turned away,(P) refusing to obey you. The promised curse[a] written in the law of Moses,(Q) the servant of God, has been poured out on us because we have sinned against him. 12 He has carried out his words(R) that he spoke against us and against our rulers[b](S) by bringing on us a disaster that is so great that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been done(T) under all of heaven. 13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses,(U) all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of(V) the Lord our God by turning from our iniquities and paying attention to your truth.(W) 14 So the Lord kept the disaster in mind and brought it on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all he has done. But we have not obeyed him.

15 Now, Lord our God—who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand(X) and made your name renowned(Y) as it is this day—we have sinned, we have acted wickedly. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, may your anger and wrath(Z) turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain;(AA) for because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.

17 Therefore, our God, hear the prayer and the petitions of your servant. Make your face shine(AB) on your desolate sanctuary(AC) for the Lord’s sake. 18 Listen closely,[c] my God, and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before you based on our righteous acts, but based on your abundant compassion. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for your own sake, do not delay,(AD) because your city and your people bear your name.

The Seventy Weeks of Years

20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,(AE) and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God— 21 while I was praying, Gabriel,(AF) the man I had seen in the first vision,(AG) reached me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.(AH) 22 He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.(AI) 23 At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God.[d](AJ) So consider the message and understand the vision:(AK)

24 Seventy weeks are decreed(AL)
about your people and your holy city—
to bring the rebellion to an end,
to put a stop to sin,
to atone for iniquity,
to bring in everlasting righteousness,(AM)
to seal up vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the most holy place.
25 Know and understand this:
From the issuing of the decree
to restore and rebuild Jerusalem(AN)
until an Anointed One,(AO) the ruler,[e]
will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks.
It will be rebuilt with a plaza and a moat,
but in difficult times.
26 After those sixty-two weeks
the Anointed One will be cut off(AP)
and will have nothing.
The people of the coming ruler
will destroy the city(AQ) and the sanctuary.[f]
The[g] end will come with a flood,(AR)
and until the end there will be[h] war;
desolations are decreed.
27 He will make a firm covenant[i]
with many for one week,
but in the middle of the week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.
And the abomination of desolation(AS)
will be on a wing(AT) of the temple[j][k]
until the decreed destruction(AU)
is poured out on the desolator.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:11 Lit The curse and the oath
  2. 9:12 Lit against rulers who ruled us
  3. 9:18 Lit Stretch out your ear
  4. 9:23 by God added for clarity
  5. 9:25 Or until an anointed one, a prince
  6. 9:26 MT; Theod, some mss read The city and the sanctuary will be destroyed when the ruler comes.
  7. 9:26 Lit Its, or His
  8. 9:26 Or end of a
  9. 9:27 Or will enforce a covenant
  10. 9:27 LXX; MT reads of abominations
  11. 9:27 Or And the desolator will be on the wing of abominations, or And the desolator will come on the wings of monsters (or of horror); Hb obscure