DAN 9:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Therefore Yahweh kept pondering the need for calamity and then eventually brought it on us, because our god Yahweh is always does what is right and yet we haven’t obeyed what he said.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Therefore Yahweh has kept the calamity ready and has brought it on us, for Yahweh our God is righteous in all his deeds which he has done, yet we have not obeyed his voice.

UST So, because we did not obey you, you prepared to punish us, and then you did punish us, because you always do what is righteous.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE Therefore the LORD has watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just in all he has done, and we have not obeyed him.

LSV And YHWH watches for the evil, and brings it on us, for our God YHWH is righteous concerning all His works that He has done, and we have not listened to His voice.

FBV You were ready to punish us, and you were right to do everything you have done, for we didn't listen to you.

T4T So, because we did not obey you, you prepared to punish us, and then you did punish us, because you always do what is righteous/just/fair.

LEB So Yahweh has kept watch over the[fn] calamity, and now he has brought it upon us. Indeed, Yahweh our God is righteous concerning all his works[fn] that he has done, but we have not listened to his voice.

9:14 Or “his”

9:14 Or “acts”

BBE So the Lord has been watching over this evil and has made it come on us: for the Lord our God is upright in all his acts which he has done, and we have not given ear to his voice.

Moff Therefore the Eternal has been alert to bring this disaster upon us, for the Eternal our God is just in all his dealings, and we would not obey his call.

JPS And so the LORD hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.

ASV Therefore hath Jehovah watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice.

DRA And the Lord hath watched upon the evil, and hath brought it upon us: the Lord our God is just in all his works which he hath done: for we have not hearkened to his voice.

YLT And Jehovah doth watch for the evil, and bringeth it upon us, for righteous [is] Jehovah our God concerning all His works that He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.

Drby And Jehovah hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our [fn]God is righteous in all his works which he hath done; and we have not hearkened unto his voice.

9.14 Elohim

RV Therefore hath the LORD watched over the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice.
(Therefore hath/has the LORD watched over the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doth/does, and we have not obeyed his voice. )

SLT And Jehovah will watch for evil, and will bring it upon us: for Jehovah our God is just upon all his works which he did: and we heard not to his voice.

Wbstr Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we have not obeyed his voice.

KJB-1769 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
(Therefore hath/has the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doth/does: for we obeyed not his voice. )

KJB-1611 Therefore hath the LORD watched vpon the euil, and brought it vpon vs: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his workes, which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Therfore hath the Lord watched vpon the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for the Lorde our God is righteous in all his workes which he doth: for we would not hearken vnto his voyce.
(Therefore hath/has the Lord watched upon the plague, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doth/does: for we would not hearken unto his voice.)

Gnva Therefore hath the Lord made ready the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we would not heare his voyce.
(Therefore hath/has the Lord made ready the plague, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doth/does: for we would not hear his voice. )

Cvdl Therfore hath ye LORDE made haist, to bringe this plage vpon vs: for the LORDE oure God is rightuous, in all his workes which he doth: for why, we wolde not harken vnto his voyce.
(Therefore hath/has ye/you_all LORD made haste, to bring this plague upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous, in all his works which he doth/does: for why, we would not harken unto his voice.)

Wycl And the Lord wakide on malice, and brouyt it on vs; oure Lord God is iust in alle his werkis whiche he made, for we herden not his vois.
(And the Lord wakide on malice, and brought it on us; our Lord God is just in all his works which he made, for we heard not his voice.)

Luth Darum ist der HErr auch wacker gewesen mit diesem Unglück und hat es über uns gehen lassen. Denn der HErr, unser GOtt, ist gerecht in allen seinen Werken, die er tut; denn wir gehorchten seiner Stimme nicht.
(Therefore is the/of_the LORD also wacker been with this_one accident/misfortune/disaster and has it above us/to_us/ourselves go let. Because the/of_the LORD, our God, is just/fair in all/everyone his works, the he does; because/than we/us obeyed his voice not.)

ClVg Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam, et adduxit eam super nos. Justus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, quæ fecit: non enim audivimus vocem ejus.
(And vigilavit Master over malice, and he_brought her over us. Just Master God our in/into/on to_all works to_his_own, which he_did: not/no because we_heard voice his. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–27: Daniel asked God to help Jerusalem and received a message from Gabriel concerning seventy weeks

The vision recorded in this chapter occurred during the first year of the reign of Darius (538 B.C.). Thirteen years had therefore passed since Daniel received the vision described in chapter 8. Daniel was now more than eighty years old.

Daniel had read in the book of Jeremiah that God’s people would remain in exile and serve the king of Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11). During that time the city of Jerusalem would remain in ruins. However, God had promised to bring his people back to the land of Judah after the seventy years were over (Jeremiah 29:10). Now Daniel realized that the seventy-year period was almost at an end. He prayed for his people and for Jerusalem. In response, God sent the angel Gabriel to reveal what would happen in the future.

Paragraph 9:11–14

In this paragraph Daniel affirmed that God was justified in punishing the people of Israel for their disobedience.

9:14a

Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us.

Yahweh, you watched/waited and brought disaster on us.
You waited/watched for the right time and then you brought this disaster on us.

Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us: Daniel was still praying to God. So in many languages it will be natural or necessary to address God using the second person. For example:

You, Yahweh, did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us

The Hebrew expression that the BSB translates as has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us is more literally “and he kept watch over the disaster and he brought it on us.” The idea is probably that God waited and watched for the right time to punish Israel. Other ways to translate this include:

Yahweh has watched for the right moment to bring disaster on us (NJB)

You, O Lord our God, were prepared to punish us, and you did (GNT)

Therefore the Lord has brought upon us the disaster he prepared (NLT)

9:14b

For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does;

For everything you do is right/just, Yahweh our God,
because you always do what is right (GNT)

For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does: This verse part explains why Yahweh was prepared to punish Israel. It was because he was righteous, that is, just. Other ways to translate this include:

since Yahweh our God is just in all his dealings with us (NJB)

For the Lord our God is just in all he has done (NET)

Indeed, the Lord our God is right in all that he has done (NRSV)

If you have been using the second-person pronoun to refer to God, you should continue to do so here. For example:

because you always do what is right (GNT)

9:14c

yet we have not obeyed His voice.

and we^(excl) did not obey your voice/words.
and we have not done as you commanded.

yet we have not obeyed His voice: In this context there are two ways to interpret the common Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as yet:

It introduces the reason that Yahweh punished Israel and was right to do so. For example:
for we did not obey him (NLT) (KJV, NLT, RSV/NRSV, CEV, ESV, NJB, NET, GNT)
It introduces a contrast. Although Yahweh is righteous, the people did not obey him. For example:
But we still did not obey him (NCV)
(BSB, NCV, NIV, NASB, GW, REB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with the majority of English versions. The GNT therefore is used as the Source Line in the Display.

Parallel DAN 9:14

Section 9:1–27: Daniel asked God to help Jerusalem and received a message from Gabriel concerning seventy weeks

Paragraph 9:11–14

9:14a

9:14b

9:14c