Daniel 9:20-27
Legacy Standard Bible
Gabriel Brings Understanding
20 Now while I was (A)speaking and praying, and (B)confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and [a]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 (C)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [b]previously, [c]touched me [d]in my extreme weariness about the time of the (D)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 (E)understanding. 23 At the (F)beginning of your supplications the word was issued, so I have come to tell you, for you are [e](G)highly esteemed; so understand the message and gain (H)understanding in what has appeared.
Seventy Weeks and the Messiah
24 “Seventy [f](I)weeks have been determined for your people and for your holy city, to [g]finish the transgression, to [h]make an end of sin, to (J)make atonement for iniquity, to bring in (K)everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and [i]prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. 25 So you are to know and have insight that from the going out of a [j](L)word to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [k](M)Messiah the (N)Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and rebuilt, with [l]plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the [m]Messiah will be (O)cut off and have [n]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will (P)destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [o]its end will come with a (Q)flood; even to the end [p]there will be war; desolations are decreed. 27 And he will make a [q]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 [r](R)abominations will come one who [s]makes desolate, even until a (S)complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who [t]makes desolate.”
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- Daniel 9:20 Lit causing to fall
- Daniel 9:21 Lit at the beginning
- Daniel 9:21 Or touching; lit was reaching
- Daniel 9:21 Lit wearied with weariness
- Daniel 9:23 Or precious; lit desirable
- Daniel 9:24 Or units of seven, so in ch
- Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
- Daniel 9:24 Or seal up sins
- Daniel 9:24 Lit prophet
- Daniel 9:25 Or decree
- Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one
- Daniel 9:25 Or streets
- Daniel 9:26 Or anointed one
- Daniel 9:26 Or no one
- Daniel 9:26 Or his
- Daniel 9:26 Or war will be decreed for desolations
- Daniel 9:27 Or covenant prevail
- Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
- Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
- Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
Daniel 9:20-27
Christian Standard Bible
The Seventy Weeks of Years
20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,(A) and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God— 21 while I was praying, Gabriel,(B) the man I had seen in the first vision,(C) reached me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.(D) 22 He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.(E) 23 At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God.[a](F) So consider the message and understand the vision:(G)
24 Seventy weeks are decreed(H)
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,(I)
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(J)
until an Anointed One,(K) the ruler,[b]
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(L)
and will have nothing.
The people of the coming ruler
will destroy the city(M) and the sanctuary.[c]
The[d] end will come with a flood,(N)
and until the end there will be[e] war;
desolations are decreed.
27 He will make a firm covenant[f]
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(O)
will be on a wing(P) of the temple[g][h]
until the decreed destruction(Q)
is poured out on the desolator.”
Footnotes
- 9:23 by God added for clarity
- 9:25 Or until an anointed one, a prince
- 9:26 MT; Theod, some mss read The city and the sanctuary will be destroyed when the ruler comes.
- 9:26 Lit Its, or His
- 9:26 Or end of a
- 9:27 Or will enforce a covenant
- 9:27 LXX; MT reads of abominations
- 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
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