28 (A)Prepare (B)the nations for war against her,
    the kings of (C)the Medes, (D)with their governors (E)and deputies,
    and every (F)land under their dominion.

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28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—
    the kings of the Medes,(A)
their governors and all their officials,
    and all the countries they rule.(B)

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11 (A)“Sharpen the arrows!
    Take up the shields!

(B)The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of (C)the Medes, because (D)his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, (E)for that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for (F)his temple.

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11 “Sharpen the arrows,(A)
    take up the shields!(B)
The Lord has stirred up the kings(C) of the Medes,(D)
    because his purpose(E) is to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will take vengeance,(F)
    vengeance for his temple.(G)

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Daniel's Prayer for His People

(A)In the first year of (B)Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a (C)Mede, who was made king over the realm of the (D)Chaldeans—

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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—

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus
  2. Daniel 9:1 Or Chaldean

20 As for (A)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of (B)Media and Persia.

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20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(A)

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I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, (A)a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw (B)the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No (C)beast (D)could stand before him, (E)and there was no one who could rescue from his power. (F)He did as he pleased and (G)became great.

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I looked up,(A) and there before me was a ram(B) with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power.(C) It did as it pleased(D) and became great.

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Now, O king, establish (A)the injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to (B)the law of (C)the Medes and the Persians, (D)which cannot be revoked.”

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Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A)

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28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to (A)the Medes and (B)Persians.”[a]

29 Then (C)Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel (D)was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 (E)That very night (F)Belshazzar the (G)Chaldean king was killed.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) sounds like the Aramaic for divided and for Persia

28 Peres[a]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(A) and Persians.”(B)

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(C) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(D)

30 That very night Belshazzar,(E) king(F) of the Babylonians,[b] was slain,(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
  2. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans

27 (A)“Set up a standard on the earth;
    (B)blow the trumpet among the nations;
(C)prepare (D)the nations for war against her;
    summon against her (E)the kingdoms,
    (F)Ararat, Minni, and (G)Ashkenaz;
appoint a (H)marshal against her;
    (I)bring up horses like bristling locusts.

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27 “Lift up a banner(A) in the land!
    Blow the trumpet among the nations!
Prepare the nations for battle against her;
    summon against her these kingdoms:(B)
    Ararat,(C) Minni and Ashkenaz.(D)
Appoint a commander against her;
    send up horses like a swarm of locusts.(E)

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25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (A)Elam, and all the kings of (B)Media;

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25 all the kings of Zimri,(A) Elam(B) and Media;(C)

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A stern vision is told to me;
    (A)the traitor betrays,
    and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, O (B)Elam;
    lay siege, O (C)Media;
all the (D)sighing she has caused
    I bring to an end.

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A dire(A) vision has been shown to me:
    The traitor betrays,(B) the looter takes loot.
Elam,(C) attack! Media,(D) lay siege!
    I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.

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17 Behold, (A)I am stirring up the Medes against them,
    who have no regard for silver
    and do not delight in gold.

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17 See, I will stir up(A) against them the Medes,(B)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.(C)

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And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, (A)to which the king advanced him, are they not written in (B)the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

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And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai,(A) whom the king had promoted,(B) are they not written in the book of the annals(C) of the kings of Media and Persia?

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in the third year of his reign (A)he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,

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and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet(A) for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

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