OET-RV G DAN Chapter 9

9 In the first year of Dareyavesh (Darius) the son of Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus), one of the descendants of the Madim (Medes), who was made king over the realm of the Kasdim (Chaldeans), 2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniyel, understood by the books the number of the years about which Yahweh’s word came to Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Yerushalem (Jerusalem), even seventy years. 3 I set my face to the master God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting in sackcloth and ashes.

4 I prayed to my god Yahweh, and made confession, and said,

“Oh, master, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we’ve sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances. 6 We haven’t listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 “Master, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as it’s today—to the men of Yehudah (Judah), and to the inhabitants of Yerushalem, and to all Yisrael (Israel), who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you’ve driven them, because of their trespass that they’ve trespassed against you. 8 Master, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we’ve sinned against you. 9 To the master our god belong mercies and forgiveness; for we’ve rebelled against him. 10 We haven’t obeyed our god Yahweh’s voice, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Yisrael have transgressed your law, turning aside, that they wouldn’t obey your voice.

“Therefore the curse and the oath written in the law of Mosheh (Moses) the servant of God has been poured out on us; for we’ve sinned against him. 12 He’s confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such hasn’t been done as has been done to Yerushalem. 13 As it’s written in Mosheh’s law, all this evil has come on us. Yet we haven’t entreated the favour of our god Yahweh, that we should turn from our iniquities and have discernment in your truth. 14 Therefore Yahweh has watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for our god Yahweh is righteous in all his works which he does, and we haven’t obeyed his voice.

15 “Now, master our god, who’s brought your people out of the land of Mitsrayim (Egypt) with a mighty hand, and have gotten yourself renown, as it’s today, we’ve sinned. We’ve done wickedly. 16 Master, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your anger be turned away from your city Yerushalem, your holy mountain, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Yerushalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.

17 “Now therefore, our god, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that’s desolate, for the master’s sake. 18 My god, turn your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by your name; for we don’t present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake. 19 Master, hear. Master, forgive. Master, listen and do. Don’t defer, for your own sake, my god, because your city and your people are called by your name.”

20 While I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Yisrael (Israel), and presenting my supplication before my god Yahweh for the holy mountain of my god—21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gavriel (Gabriel), whom I’d seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering. 22 He instructed me and talked with me, and said, “Daniyel, I’ve now come to give you wisdom and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out and I’ve come to tell you, for you’re greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter and understand the vision.

24 “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, to put an end to sin, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in eternal righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

25 “Know therefore and discern that from the going out of the commandment to restore and to build Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to the Anointed One,[fn] the prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It’ll be built again with street and moat, even in troubled times. 26 After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One[fn] will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined. 27 He’ll make a firm covenant with many for one week. In the middle of the week he’ll cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease. On the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate. Even to the full end that’s decreed, anger will be poured out on the desolate.”