OET interlinear DAN 9:26

9:26a

Then after the sixty-two weeks: This refers to some time following the end of the second time period mentioned in 9:25d. Exactly how long after the end is not stated, but it is probably implied that it was not long after. Here are some other ways to translate this:

Now after the sixty-two weeks (NET)

After this period of sixty-two sets of seven (NLT)

And after the sixty-two weeks (NJB)

the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the Messiah is the same word as in 9:25g and seems to refer to the same figure. You should follow the same interpretation here as you did there. For example:

the anointed one will be cut off and have nothing (NET)

The Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing (NLT)

God’s chosen leader will be killed unjustly (GNT)

will be cut off: The Hebrew word that the BSB literally translates as will be cut off refers to someone dying by violence.

and will have nothing: The Hebrew phrase is literally “and nothing to him.” It is difficult to be sure of the exact meaning. It is probable that this means that the life of the Anointed One will appear to end in failure. It may imply an absence of support or assistance.See the NET footnote. You may wish to follow the major translation in your area here. Other ways to translate this include:

left with nothing

with no gain/benefit/profit for him

9:26b

Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary: Most scholars consider that this prince is a different figure than the anointed ruler mentioned in 9:25c. This prince is probably the ruler of a foreign people. In your translation, check that readers will not think that the prince who is to come is referring to the Anointed One, the Messiah. You may wish to use a different word than prince. Other ways to translate this include:

As for the city and the sanctuary, the people of the coming prince will destroy them (NET)

and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple (NLT)

city and sanctuary ruined by a prince who is to come (NJB)

The city and the Temple will be destroyed by the invading army of a powerful ruler (GNT)

the people: The Hebrew noun that the BSB translates as the people is often used of an army. In this context it is the likely meaning. Here is another way to translate this:

the troops (NRSV)

9:26c

The end will come like a flood: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as The end can mean either “his end” or “its end.” That is, this can refer either to the end of the ruler or the end of the city and sanctuary. The two options are:

1. This refers to the end of the city and sanctuary. For example:

   the end of the city will come like a flood (NCV) (KJV, NASB, RSV/NRSV, ESV, REB, NCV, CEV)

2. This refers to the end of the ruler. For example:

   The end of that prince will be catastrophe (NJB) (NJB, NET, GW)

The BSB is ambiguous, but it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), which fits the context better since the ruler is spoken of as alive in verse 27.

like a flood: This is a simile. The end will be like a flood in the sense that it will be overwhelming or catastrophic. In some languages it may be natural to make the point of comparison clear. Here is another way to translate this:

speedily like a flood (NET)

9:26d

and until the end there will be war: Gabriel indicated that the armies of the nations will continue to fight until the end. The phrase the end seems to refer to the end of the seventy weeks, the end of that age. Other ways to translate this include:

and to the end there shall be war (ESV)

Men/Nations will keep fighting until the end.

desolations have been decreed: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as decreed means “decided, determined.” This is a passive verb and there are two ways to translate this clause: