\NormalFont\ShortTitle{DANIEL}
{\MTB This book contains the account of Daniel foretelling about God controlling all nations of the world and about the coming one. We call this book
\par }{\MT Daniel

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Daniel was taken to Babylon
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
King
Jehoiakim
had
been
ruling
in
Judah
for
almost
three
years,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
came
to
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
with
his
army}}
and
surrounded
the
city.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
After
two
years,}}
Yahweh
allowed Nebuchadnezzar’s
{\ADD{
soldiers
}}
to
capture
Jehoiakim,
{\ADD{
who
was
the}}
King
of
Judah.
They
also
took
some
of
the
things
that
were
in
the
temple
of
God,
and
took
them
to
Babylonia.
There
Nebuchadnezzar
put
them
in
the
temple
of
his
god.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Nebuchadnezzar
commanded
Ashpenaz,
the
chief
official
in
his
palace,
to
bring
{\ADD{
to
him}}
some
of
the Israeli
men
{\ADD{
whom
they
had
brought
to
Babylon.
He
wanted
men
}}
who
belonged
to
important
families,
including
the
family
of
the
King
of
Judah.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
King
Nebuchadnezzar
wanted
only}}
men
who
were
very
healthy,
handsome/good-looking,
wise, well-educated,
capable
of
learning
many
things,
and
suitable
for
working
in
the
palace.
He
also
wanted
to
teach
them
the
Babylonian
language
and
have
them
read
things
that
had
been
written
in
the
Babylonian
language.
\VS{5}The
king
commanded
{\ADD{
his
servants}}, “Give
them
the
same
kind
of
food
and
wine
that
is
given
to
me.
Train
them
for
three
years.
Then
they
will
become
my
servants.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Among
the
young Israeli
men
{\ADD{
who
were
chosen}}
were
{\ADD{
me}},
Daniel,
and
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
who
all
came
from
Judah.
\VS{7}But
Ashpenaz
gave
us
{\ADD{
Babylonian}}
names.
The
name
he
gave
to
me
was
Belteshazzar,
the
name
he
gave
to
Hananiah
was
Shadrach,
the
name
he
gave
to
Mishael
was
Meshach,
and
the
name
he
gave
to
Azariah
was Abednego.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}But
I
decided
that
I
would
not
eat
the
kind
of
food
that
the
king
ate,
or
drink
the
wine
that
he
drank,
because
that
would
make
me ◄ritually
defiled/unacceptable
to
God►.
So
I
asked
Ashpenaz
to
allow
me
to
eat
and
drink
other
things.
\VS{9}God
had
caused
Ashpenaz
to
greatly
respect
me,
\VS{10}but
he
was
worried
about
what
I
suggested.
He
said, “My
master,
the
king,
has
commanded
that
you
eat
the
kinds
of
food
and
drink
that
he
does.
If
{\ADD{
you
eat
other
things
and
as
a
result}}
you
become
more
thin
and
pale
than
the
other
young
men
who
are
your
age,
he
will
{\ADD{
order
his
soldiers
to}}
cut
off
my
head
because
of
what
you
have
done!”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Ashpenaz
had
ordered
a
guard
to
watch
me,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah.
\VS{12}So
I
said
to
this
guard: “{\ADD{
Please}}
test
us
for
ten
days.
{\ADD{
During
that
time}}
give
us
{\ADD{
only}}
vegetables
to
eat
and
water
to
drink.
\VS{13}After
ten
days,
see
how
we
look,
and
see
how
the
other
young
men
look,
the
ones
who
are
eating
the
kind
of
food
that
the
king
eats.
Then
you
can
decide
about
{\ADD{
what
food
you
will
let
us
eat}}.”
\VS{14}The
guard
agreed
to
do
what
I
suggested,
and
he
tested
us
like
that
for
ten
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}After
ten
days,
{\ADD{
he
saw
that}}
my
three
friends
and
I
looked healthier [DOU]
than
the
young
men
who
had
been
eating
the
food
that
the
king
wanted
them
to
eat.
\VS{16}So
after
that,
the
guard
gave
us
{\ADD{
only}}
vegetables
to
eat;
he
did
not
give
us
the
king’s
special
food
and
wine.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}And
God
gave
to
us
four
young
men
wisdom
and
the
ability
to
study
many
things
that
Babylonians
had
written
and
studied.
And
{\ADD{
he
also
gave
to}}
me
the
ability
to
understand
the
meaning
of
visions
and
dreams.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}When
those
three
years
that
the
king
had
set
for training
us
young
men
from
Judah
were
ended,
Ashpenaz
brought
all
of
us
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
\VS{19}The
king
talked
with
{\ADD{
each
of}}
us,
and
realized
that
none
of
the
other
young
men
were
as
capable
as
Hananiah,
Mishael,
Azariah
and
I
were.
So
we
four
became
the
king’s
special advisors/servants.
\VS{20}In
all
important
matters,
the
king
found
that
what
we
{\ADD{
four
men}}
advised
was
ten
times
as
good
as
what
all
the
magicians
and
sorcerers/fortune-tellers
in
his
kingdom
advised.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}I
remained
{\ADD{
there
serving
the
king
more
than 60
years}},
until
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
became
king.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH What Nebuchadnezzar dreamed
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
One
night}}
during
the
second
year
that
Nebuchadnezzar
ruled,
he
had
a
dream.
The
dream
worried
him
very
much;
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
he
could
not
sleep.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
The
next
morning
}}
he
summoned
his
men
who
worked magic,
fortune-tellers,
those
who
worked
sorcery,
and
those
who
studied
the
stars.
{\ADD{
Because
he
had
forgotten
what
he
had
dreamed,}}
he
insisted
that
they
tell
him
what
he
had
dreamed.
As
they
stood
there
in
front
of
the
king,
\VS{3}he
said, “I
had
a
dream
{\ADD{
last
night
}}
that worries
me.
{\ADD{
Tell
me
what
I
dreamed,
because}}
I
want
to
know
what
the
dream
{\ADD{
means}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}The
men
who
studied
the
stars
replied
to
the
king,
speaking
in
the
Aramaic
{\ADD{
language}}.
They
said, “King
Nebuchadnezzar,
we
hope
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
Tell
us
what
you
dreamed,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
we
will
tell
you
what
it
means!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}But
the
king
replied, “I
have
firmly
decided
that
you
must
tell
me
the
dream,
and
{\ADD{
also
tell
me}}
what
it
means.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
{\ADD{
order
my
soldiers
to}}
cut
you
into
pieces,
and
to
cause
your
houses
to
become
only
piles
of
stones!
\VS{6}But
if
you
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means,
I
will
reward
you.
I
will
give
you
wonderful
gifts
and
greatly
honor
you.
So
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means!”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}But
again
they
said, “Tell
us
what
you
dreamed,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
we
will
tell
you
what
it
means.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
king
replied, “I
know
that
you
are
just
trying
to
get
more
time,
because
you
know
that
I
will
do
to
you
what
I
said
that
I
would
do.
\VS{9}If
you
do
not
tell
me
what
I
dreamed,
you
will
be
punished.
{\ADD{
I
think
that}}
you
have
all
agreed
to
tell
me
lies
and
{\ADD{
other}}
wicked
things,
because
you
hope
that
I
will
change ◄{\ADD{
my
mind/what
I
am
thinking}}►.
But
tell
me
the
dream,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
I
will
know
that
you
can
{\ADD{
also}}
tell
me
what
it
means.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}The
men
who
studied
the
stars
replied, “There
is
no
one
on
the
earth
who
can
do
what
you
ask!
There
is
no
king,
{\ADD{
even}}
a
great
and
mighty
king,
who
has
{\ADD{
ever}}
asked
his
men
who
work magic
or
his
fortune-tellers
or
men
who
study
the
stars
to
do
something
like
that!
\VS{11}What
you
are
asking
{\ADD{
us
to
do}}
is
impossible.
Only
the
gods
can
tell
you
what
you
dreamed,
and
they
do
not
live
among
us!”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}The
king
was
very
angry
when
he
heard
that,
so
he
commanded
{\ADD{
his
soldiers}}
that
they
execute
all
such
wise
men
in
Babylon.
\VS{13}And
because
of
what
the
king
commanded,
they
sent
some
men
to
find
me
and
my
{\ADD{
three}}
friends,
to
execute
us
{\ADD{
also}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Arioch,
the
commander
of
the
king’s
guards,
came
to
kill
us.
But
I
spoke
to
him
very
wisely
and tactfully/skillfully.
\VS{15}I
asked
Arioch, “Why
has
the
king
made
such
a
harsh/terrible
decree?”
So
Arioch
told
me
all
that
had
happened
{\ADD{
because
of
the
king’s
dream}}.
\VS{16}I
{\ADD{
immediately}}
went
to
talk
to
the
king
and
requested
that
the
king
give
me
some
time,
so
that
I
could
find
out
{\ADD{
what
the
dream
was
and
}}
what
the
dream
meant.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
I
went
home,
and
I
told
my
friends,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
what
had
happened.
\VS{18}I
urged
them
to
ask
God,
who
lives/rules
in
heaven,
to
have
mercy
on
us
by
telling
us
the
secret
{\ADD{
meaning
of
what
the
king
dreamed}},
in
order
that
we
and
the
other
wise
men
in
Babylon
would
not
be
executed.
\VS{19}And
that
night
{\ADD{
God}}
gave
to
me
a
vision
in
which
he
revealed
the
secret.
Then
I
praised
God,
\VS{20}saying,
\par }{\Q “We
should
praise
God [MTY]
forever,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
only}}
he
truly
is
wise
and
powerful.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}He determines
what
events
will
happen
through
the
years.
\par }{\QB He
removes
{\ADD{
some}}
kings
and
gives
their
authority
to
{\ADD{
new}}
kings.
\par }{\Q He
is
the
one
who
causes
people
to
become
wise
\par }{\QB and enables
those
who
study
to
understand
{\ADD{
many}}
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}He
reveals
things
that
are
very
mysterious;
\par }{\Q he
is
surrounded
by
light,
\par }{\QB but
he
knows
things
that
are
hidden
{\ADD{
as
though
they
were}}
in
the
darkness.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}God,
whom
my
ancestors
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
\par }{\Q I
thank
you
and
I
praise
you,
\par }{\QB because
you
have
caused
me
to
be
wise
and
made
me
strong.
\par }{\QB You
have
told
me
what
my
friends
and
I
asked
you
to
tell
us;
\par }{\QB and
you
have
revealed
to
us
what
the
king
demanded
to
know.”
\par }{\SH Daniel
told
the
meaning
of
the
dream
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Then
I
went
to
Arioch,
the
man
whom
the
king
had
appointed
to
execute
the
wise
men
in
Babylon.
I
said
to
him, “Do
not
kill
those
wise
men.
Take
me
to
the
king,
and
I
will
tell
him
what
his
dream
means.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}So
Arioch
quickly
took
me
to
the
king.
He
said
to
the
king, “I
have
found
{\ADD{
this
man}},
one
of
the
men
whom
we
brought
from
Judah
who
{\ADD{
says
he
can}}
can
tell
you
what
your
dream
means!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}The
king
said
to
me,
whose
{\ADD{
new}}
name
was
Belteshazzar, “{\ADD{
Is
this
true}}?
Can
you
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means?”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}I
replied, “There
are
no
wise
men
or
fortune-tellers
or
men
who
work magic
or
men
who
work
sorcery
who
can
tell
such
things
to
you.
\VS{28}But
there
is
a
God
in
heaven
who
reveals
secrets.
And
he
has
shown
in
{\ADD{
your
dream}}
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
Now
I
will
tell
you
what
you
dreamed,
the
vision
you
saw
{\ADD{
as
you
were
lying}}
on
your
bed.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}O
King,
while
you
were
sleeping,
you
dreamed
about
events
that
will
happen
in
the
future.
The
one
who
reveals
mysteries
has
shown
you
what
is
going
to
happen.
\VS{30}And
it
is
not
because
I
am
wiser
than
anyone
else
on
earth
that
I
know
the
meaning
of
this
mysterious
dream.
It
is
because
God
wanted
you
to
understand
what
you
were
thinking.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}O
King,
{\ADD{
in
your
vision}}
you
saw
in
front
of
you
a
huge
and
terrifying
statue
{\ADD{
of
a
man.
It
was}}
shining
very
brightly,
and
it
was frightening
and
awesome.
\VS{32}The
head
of
the
statue
was
{\ADD{
made}}
of
pure
gold.
Its
chest
and
arms
{\ADD{
were
made
of}}
silver.
Its
belly
and
thighs
{\ADD{
were
made
of
}}
bronze.
\VS{33}Its
legs
{\ADD{
were
made
of}}
iron,
and
its
feet
were
a
mixture
of
clay
and
iron.
\VS{34}As
you
watched,
something
cut
a
rock
{\ADD{
from
a
mountain,
but
it
was}}
not
a
human
{\ADD{
who
cut
it}}.
The
rock
{\ADD{
tumbled
down
and
}}
smashed
the
feet
of
the
statue,
feet
{\ADD{
that
were
made
of}}
iron
and
clay.
It
smashed
them
to
bits.
\VS{35}Then
the
rest
of
the
statue
collapsed
into
a
big
heap
of
iron,
clay,
bronze,
silver,
and
gold.
The
pieces
of
the
statue
were
as
small
as
bits
of
chaff
on
the
ground
where
it
is
threshed,
and
the
wind
blew
away
all
the tiny
pieces.
There
was
nothing
left.
But
the
rock
that
smashed
the
statue
became
a
large
mountain
that
covered
the
whole
earth.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}That
was
what
you
dreamed.
Now
I
will
tell
you
what
it
means.
\VS{37}You
are
a
king
{\ADD{
who
rules}}
over
{\ADD{
many
other}}
kings.
The
God
who
rules
in
heaven
has
caused
you
to
rule
over
them
and
has
given
you
great
power [DOU]
and
has
honored
you.
\VS{38}He
has
caused
you
to
be
the
ruler
over
all
people,
and
{\ADD{
even}}
the
animals
and
birds
are
controlled
by
you.
{\ADD{
So}}
the
head
{\ADD{
of
the
statue}} represents
you.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}But
after
your
{\ADD{
kingdom/rule}}
ends,
there
will
be
another
{\ADD{
great}}
kingdom,
{\ADD{
but
it}}
will
not
be
as
great
as
yours.
{\ADD{
The
silver
parts
of
the
statue
represent
that
kingdom}}.
Then
there
will
be
a
third
{\ADD{
great}}
kingdom
{\ADD{
whose
king
}}
will
rule
over
the
whole
earth.
The
bronze
parts
{\ADD{
of
the
statue
represent
}}
that
kingdom.
\VS{40}After
that
kingdom
ends,
there
will
be
a
fourth
{\ADD{
great}}
kingdom.
The
iron
{\ADD{
parts
of
the
statue
represent
that
kingdom}}.
{\ADD{
The
army
of
}}
that
kingdom
will
smash
the
previous
kingdoms,
just
like
iron smashes
everything
that
it
strikes.
\VS{41}The
feet
and
toes
of
the
statue
that
you
saw,
that
were
a
mixture
of
iron
and
clay, indicate
that
the
kingdom
they
represent
will
{\ADD{
later}}
be
divided.
\VS{42}Some
parts
of
that
kingdom
will
be
as
strong
as
iron,
but
some
parts
will
not
remain
together,
just
as
iron
and
clay
do
not
stick
together.
\VS{43}The
mixture
of
iron
and
clay
{\ADD{
in
the
statue}}
shows
also
that
the
rulers
of
those
kingdoms
that
separate
from
each
other
will
try
to
form
alliances
with
each
other
as
a
result
of
members
of
the
royal
families
of
those
kingdoms
marrying
each
other.
But
that
will
not
succeed,
just
as
iron
and
clay
do
not
stick
together.
\par }{\PP \VS{44}But
while
those
kings
are
ruling,
God
who
rules
in
heaven
will
establish
a
kingdom
that
will
never
end.
No
one
will
ever
defeat
its
king.
He
will
completely
destroy
all
those
kingdoms,
but
his
kingdom
will
remain
forever.
\VS{45}That
is
the
meaning
of
the
rock
that
something
cut
from
the
mountain,
the
rock
that
will
crush
to tiny
bits
the
statue
that
is
made
of
iron,
bronze,
silver,
and
gold.
\par }{\PP O
king,
the
great
God
has
shown
you
what
will
truly
happen
in
the
future.
And
you
can
trust
{\ADD{
what
I
told
you
about}}
the
meaning
of
the
dream.”
\par }{\SH Daniel
was
made
the
chief advisor
\par }{\PP \VS{46}Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
prostrated
himself
in
front
of
me
{\ADD{
in
great
respect}}.
He
commanded
{\ADD{
his
people}}
that
they
burn
incense
and
burn
an
offering
of
grain
to
honor
me.
\VS{47}The
king
said
to
me, “{\ADD{
Your
God
has
enabled
}}
you
to
tell
me
the
meaning
of
this
dream/mystery,
so
now
I
truly
know
that
your
God
is
greater
than
all
the
other
gods
and
all
other
kings.
He
reveals
{\ADD{
to
people}}
things
that
they
cannot
know.”
\par }{\PP \VS{48}Then
the
king
gave
many
gifts
to
me,
and
he
{\ADD{
also}}
appointed
me
to
rule
over
the
entire
province
of
Babylon,
and
{\ADD{
also}}
to
be
the boss
of
all
his
wise
men.
\VS{49}I
asked
the
king
to
appoint
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
to
{\ADD{
also}}
have
important
positions
in
Babylon
province,
and
the
king
did
what
I
asked
him
to
do.
But
{\ADD{
I
did
my
work
while}}
I
stayed
at
the
king’s
palace.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Nebuchadnezzar had a gold statue made
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}King
Nebuchadnezzar
ordered
his
men
to
make
a
gold
statue.
It
was ◄90
feet/27 meters►
high
and ◄9
feet/2.7 meters►
wide.
They
set
it
up
in
the
Dura
plain
in
Babylon
province.
\VS{2}Then
he
sent
messages
to
all
the provincial
governors,
the
district
governors,
the
chief advisors,
the
counselors,
the
various
judges,
and
all
the
other
officials
in
the
province.
He
told
them
to
come
to
the
dedication
of
the
statue
that
he
had
set
up.
\VS{3}When
they
all
arrived,
they
all
stood
in
front
of
that
statue.
\VS{4}Then
an announcer
shouted, “You
people
who
come
from
many
countries
and
many people-groups
and
{\ADD{
who
speak
many}}
languages,
listen
to
what
the
king
has
commanded!
\VS{5}When
you
hear
the
sounds
made
by
the
trumpets,
the
flutes,
the guitars,
the
harps,
the
wind
instruments,
and
all
the
other
musical
instruments,
bow
down
to
worship
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
gold
statue.
\VS{6}Anyone
who
refuses
to
do
that
will
be
thrown
into
a
blazing
furnace!”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}So
when
all
those
people
who
had
gathered
heard
the
sounds
made
by
the
musical
instruments,
they
all
bowed
down
to
worship
the
statue.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{8}But
some
of
the
men
who
studied
the
stars
went
to
the
king.
\VS{9}They
reported
to
him, “We
hope
that
you,
O
king,
will
live
a
long
time!
\VS{10}You
decreed
that
all
the
officials
{\ADD{
whom
you
had
gathered}}
should
bow
down
and
worship
the
gold
statue
when
they
heard
the
sounds
made
by
the
musical
instruments.
\VS{11}You
also
decreed
that
those
who
refused
to
do
that
would
be
thrown
into
a
blazing
furnace.
\VS{12}Sir,
there
are
some
men
from
Judah
whom
you
have
appointed
to
be
officials
in
Babylon
province
who
have
not
obeyed
your
decree.
Their
names
are
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego.
They
have
refused
to
worship
your
god
and
the
gold
statue
that
you
have
set
up.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Nebuchadnezzar
became
very
angry.
He
commanded
{\ADD{
his
soldiers}}
to
bring
in
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego.
When
they
were
brought
to
him,
\VS{14}Nebuchadnezzar
said
to
them, “Is
it
true
that
you
three
men
have
refused
to
worship
my
gods
or
the
gold
statue
that
I
have
set
up?
\VS{15}{\ADD{
If
that
is
true,}}
I
will
give
you
one
more
chance.
If
you
bow
down
to
worship
the
statue
that
I
have
set
up
when
you
hear
the
sounds
of
the
musical
instruments,
fine.
But
if
you
refuse,
you
will
be
thrown
immediately
into
the
blazing
furnace.
Then ◄what
god
will
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my
power?/no
god
will
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my
power!►” [RHQ]
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
replied, “Nebuchadnezzar,
we
do
not
need
to
defend
our
{\ADD{
actions}}
to
you
in
this
matter.
\VS{17}If
we
are
thrown
into
the
blazing
furnace,
the
God
whom
we
worship
is
able
to
rescue
us.
Sir,
he
will
rescue
us
from
your
power.
\VS{18}But
{\ADD{
even}}
if
he
does
not
{\ADD{
rescue
us}},
you
need
to
know
that
we
will
never
worship
your
gods
or
the
gold
statue
that
you
have
set
up.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Nebuchadnezzar
was
extremely
angry.
{\ADD{
His
being
very
angry
even}}
showed
on
his
face.
He
commanded
that
the
furnace
should
be
made
seven
times
as
hot
as
usual.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
After
that
was
done,}}
he
commanded
some
of
the
{\ADD{
very}}
strong
men
of
his
army
to
tie
Shadrach,
Meshach
and Abednego,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
to
throw
them
into
the
blazing
furnace.
\VS{21}So
{\ADD{
the
soldiers}}
tied
them
up
and
threw
them
into
the
furnace,
while
they
were
wearing
their
clothes.
\VS{22}Because
the
fire
had
been
made
very
hot
because
the
king
had
very
strongly
ordered
them
to
do
that,
the
flames
{\ADD{
leaped
out
and}}
killed
the
soldiers
as
they
were
throwing
the
men
into
the
fire!
\VS{23}So
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
fell
into
the
roaring
flames.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}But
as
Nebuchadnezzar
was
watching,
he
was
amazed.
He
suddenly jumped
up
and
shouted
to
his advisors, “Did
we
tie
up
three
men
and
throw
them
into
the
flames,
or
not?”
\par }{\PP They
replied, “Yes,
O
king,
{\ADD{
we
did}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Nebuchadnezzar
shouted, “{\ADD{
Look}}!
I
see
four
men
in
the
fire!
They
have
no
ropes
on
them,
they
are
walking
around,
and
{\ADD{
the
flames}}
are
not
hurting
them!
And
the
fourth
man
looks
like
a
divine
being!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Nebuchadnezzar
came
closer
to
the
opening
of
the
flaming
furnace,
and
he
shouted, “Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego,
you
who
worship
the Supreme
God,
come
out
of
there!
Come
here!”
So
they
stepped
out
of
the
fire.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
all
the
king’s
officials
crowded
around
them.
They
saw
that
the
flames
had
not
harmed
them.
The
flames
had
not
{\ADD{
even}}
singed
any
of
the
hair
on
their
heads
or
scorched
any
of
their
clothes!
There
was
not
{\ADD{
even}}
any
smell
of
smoke
on
them!
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\ADD{
Then}}
Nebuchadnezzar
said, “Praise
the
God
whom
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
{\ADD{
worship}}!
He
sent
one
of
his
angels
to
rescue
these
{\ADD{
three}}
men
who
worship
him
and
trust
in
him.
They
ignored
my
command;
they
insisted
that
they
would
worship
only
their
God,
and
were
willing
to
die
instead
of
worshiping
any
other
god.
\VS{29}Therefore,
I
am
{\ADD{
now}}
making
this
decree: ‘If
any
people,
from
any
country
or people-group
or
any
language
group,
criticize
the
God
whom
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
worship,
they
will
be
cut
in
pieces
and
their
houses
{\ADD{
will
be
torn
down
and}}
made
into
a
pile
of
rubble.
There
is
no
other
god
who
can
rescue
people
like
this!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Then
the
king
gave
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
more
important
positions
in
Babylon
province
than
they
had
before.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Nebuchadnezzar dreamed about a tree
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Several
years
after
}}
Nebuchadnezzar
{\ADD{
started
to
rule,
he
sent
this
message
}}
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of
}}
every
nation
and people-group
and
all
language
groups
in
his
empire.
{\ADD{
He
wrote,}}
\par }{\PI “I
wish/hope
that eveything
is
going
very
well
with
you!
\par }{\PI \VS{2}I
want
you
to
know
about
{\ADD{
all}}
the
wonderful
miracles [DOU]
that
the Supreme
God
has
performed
for
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
performs
great
miracles,
\par }{\QB and
does
wonderful
things.
\par }{\Q His
kingdom
will
last
forever;
\par }{\QB his
rule
{\ADD{
over
people}}
will
never
end.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{4}I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
was
living
in
my
palace.
I
was
living luxuriantly,
and
everything
was
going
very
well
for
me.
\VS{5}But
one
night
I
had
a
dream
that
caused
me
to
be
very
afraid.
I
saw
visions
that
terrified
me
as
I
lay
on
my
bed.
\VS{6}So
I
summoned
all
the
wise
men
in
Babylon,
in
order
that
they
would
come
and
tell
me
what
it
meant.
\VS{7}All
the
men
who
worked magic,
the
fortune-tellers,
the
men
who
worked
sorcery,
and
men
who
studied
the
stars
came
to
me.
I
told
them
what
I
had
dreamed,
but
they
could
not
tell
me
what
it
meant.
\VS{8}Finally,
Daniel
came
to
me,
and
I
{\ADD{
decided
to}}
tell
him
what
I
had
dreamed.
One
of
my
officials
had
given
him
a
new
name,
Belteshazzar,
to
honor
my
own
god.
I
knew
that
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
was
in
him.
\par }{\PI \VS{9}So,
{\ADD{
using
the
name
that
had
been
given
to
him}},
I
said, ‘Belteshazzar,
you
are
the
most
important
of
all
my
fortune-tellers.
I
know
that
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you,
and
that
you
can
reveal
all
mysteries.
There
is
none
that
is
too
difficult
for
you.
So,
tell
me
what
my
dream
means.
\VS{10}This
is
what
I
dreamed
while
I
was
lying
on
my
bed:
I
saw
a
large
tree
{\ADD{
growing}}
in
the
middle
of
the
land.
\VS{11}The
tree
was
very
strong
and
had
grown
very
tall;
{\ADD{
it
seemed
that}}
its
top
reached
up
to
the
sky,
with
the
result
that
everyone
in
the
world [HYP]
could
see
it.
\VS{12}It
had
beautiful
leaves,
and
it
had
produced
a
lot
of
fruit
for
people
to
eat.
Wild
animals
rested
in
the
shade
of
that
tree,
and
birds
built
nests
in
its
branches.
All
the
living
creatures
everywhere
in
the
world
got
food
from
that
tree.
\par }{\PI \VS{13}While
I
was
still
lying
on
my
bed,
I
saw
another
vision.
In
the
vision
I
saw
a
holy
angel
coming
down
from
heaven.
\VS{14}The
angel
shouted, “Cut
down
the
tree,
and
cut
off
its
branches!
Strip/Shake
off
all
of
its
leaves,
and
scatter
its
fruit.
Chase
away
the
animals
that
are
lying
in
the
shade
of
the
tree,
and
the
birds
that
are
in
its
branches.
\VS{15}But
leave
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
in
the
ground.
Fasten
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze
around
the
stump,
and
allow
it
to
stay
there
with
grass
around
it.”
\par }{\PI \VS{16}{\ADD{
That
tree
seems
to
have represented
a
man,
because
the
angel
also
said}}, “Cause
that
man
to
live
{\ADD{
out
in
the
fields}}
among
the
animals
and
plants.
Cause
the
dew
from
the
sky
to
make
his
body
damp
{\ADD{
each
morning}}.
Do
not
allow
him
to
{\ADD{
continue
to}}
have
a
mind
like humans;
instead,
cause
him
to
have
a
mind
like
animals
have,
for
seven
years.
\par }{\PI \VS{17}The
holy
angels
have
decided
what
must
happen.
They
want
to
inform
everyone
that
the Supreme
God
rules
over
all
the
kingdoms
in
this
world.
He
is
the
one
who
chooses
who
will
rule
these
kingdoms.
He
{\ADD{
sometimes}}
allows
very unimportant
people
to
become
rulers.”
\par }{\PI \VS{18}Belteshazzar,
that
is
what
I,
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
saw
in
my
dream.
Now
tell
me
what
the
dream
means.
No
one
else
can
tell
me.
{\ADD{
I
asked}}
all
the
very
wise
men
in
my
kingdom
{\ADD{
to
tell
me}}
what
it
means,
{\ADD{
but
they
were
unable
to
do
that}}.
But
you
can
{\ADD{
tell
me}},
because
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you.”
\par }{\SH Daniel
explained
the
dream
\par }{\PI \VS{19}I,
whose
{\ADD{
new}}
name
was
Belteshazzar,
did
not
say
anything
for
some
time,
{\ADD{
because}}
I
was
very
worried/disturbed
{\ADD{
about
the
meaning
of
the
dream.
Finally}},
the
king
said
to
me, “Belteshazzar,
do
not
be
afraid
about
the
dream
and
about
what
it
means.”
I
replied, “Sir,
I
wish
that
the
events
that
were
predicted
in
your
dream
would
happen
to
your
enemies,
{\ADD{
and
not
to
you}}.
\par }{\PI \VS{20}{\ADD{
In
your
dream/vision}}
you
saw
a
very
strong
and
very
tall
tree.
It
{\ADD{
seemed
to}}
reach
to
the
sky,
{\ADD{
with
the
result
that
}}
everyone
in
the
world
could
see
it.
\VS{21}It
had
beautiful
leaves
and
it
had
produced
a
lot
of
fruit
for
people
to
eat.
Wild
animals
rested
in
the
shade
of
that
tree,
and
birds
built
nests
in
its
branches.
\VS{22}◄Your
majesty/O
King►,
that
tree
{\ADD{represents}}
you!
You
have
become
very
powerful.
{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
your
greatness
reaches
up
to
the
sky,
and
you
rule
people
all
over
the
world.
\par }{\PI \VS{23}{\ADD{
Then}}
you
saw
a
holy
angel
coming
down
from
heaven.
That
angel
said, ‘Cut
down
the
tree,
and
cut
off
its
branches!
Strip/Shake
off
all
of
its
leaves,
and
scatter
its
fruit.
But
leave
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
in
the
ground.
Fasten
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze
around
the
stump
and
{\ADD{
allow
it
to
stay
there}}
with
grass
around
it.
{\ADD{
Each
morning}}
cause
the
dew
from
the
sky
to
make
this
man,
{\ADD{
who
was represented
by
the
tree}},
damp.
Cause
him
to
live
in
the
fields
with
the
animals
for
seven
years.’
\par }{\PI \VS{24}◄Your
Majesty/O
King►,
that
is
what
your
dream
means.
That
is
what
the Supreme
God
has
declared
will
happen
to
you.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
Your advisors}}
will
force
you
to
live
away
from
other
people.
You
will
live
in
the
fields
with
the
wild
animals.
You
will
eat
grass
like
cows
do,
and
dew
from
the
sky
will
cause
your
{\ADD{
body}}
to
be
damp/wet
{\ADD{
every
morning}}.
You
will
live
that
way
for
seven
years,
until
you
learn
that
it
is
the Supreme
God
who
rules
over
the
kingdoms
of
the
world,
and
he
appoints
the
ones
whom
he
chooses
{\ADD{
to
rule
them}}.
\VS{26}But
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
were
left
{\ADD{
in
the
ground}}.
That
means
that
you
will
rule
your
kingdom
again
when
you
learn
that
it
is
God [MTY]
who
is
{\ADD{
really}}
the
ruler.
\VS{27}◄Your
Majesty/O
King►,
please
do
what
I
am
telling
you
to
do.
Stop
sinning,
and
do
what
is
right.
Turn
away
from
your
evil
behavior.
Act mercifully
to
poor
people.
If
you
do
that,
perhaps
you
will
continue
to
be sucessful.”
\par }{\SH The
dream
was
fulfilled
\par }{\PI \VS{28}But
{\ADD{
the
king
refused
to
stop
sinning.
So
what
was
predicted
in
the
dream
is}}
what
happened
to
him.
\VS{29}Twelve
months
later,
{\ADD{
one
day}}
he
was
walking
{\ADD{
on
the
flat
roof}}
of
his
palace
in
Babylon.
\VS{30}As
he
{\ADD{
looked
out
over/across
the
city}},
he
said
{\ADD{
to
those
around
him}}, “I
have
built
this
great
{\ADD{
city
of}}
Babylon
to
be
the
place
where
I
rule!
I
have
built
it
to
display
my
own
power,
in
order
{\ADD{
to
show
people}}
my
glory,
to
show
them
that
I
am
very
great!”
\par }{\PI \VS{31}While
he
was
still
saying
this,
God [MTY]
spoke
from
heaven
and
said, “King
Nebuchadnezzar,
this
is
what
I
am
saying
to
you:
You
are
no
longer
the
ruler
of
this
kingdom!
\VS{32}{\ADD{
Your advisors}}
will
force
you
to
live
away
from
{\ADD{
other}}
people.
You
will
live
in
the
fields
with
wild
animals,
and
you
will
eat
grass
like
cows
do.
You
will
live
that
way
for
seven
years,
until
you
learn
that
{\ADD{
it
is}}
I,
the Supreme
God,
who
rules
over
the
kingdoms
of
this
world,
and
I
appoint
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen
to
rule
them.”
\par }{\PI \VS{33}Immediately
what
{\ADD{
God}}
predicted
happened.
Nebuchadnezzar
{\ADD{
became insane,
so
his advisors}}
forced
him
to
live
away
from
other
people.
He
ate
grass
like
cows
{\ADD{
do}},
and
dew
from
the
sky
caused
his
body
to
be
damp/wet
{\ADD{
every
morning.
He
lived
like
that}}
until
his
hair
was
as
long
as
eagles’
feathers,
and
his fingernails
became
like
birds’
claws.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{34}“After
those
{\ADD{
seven}}
years
ended,
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
looked
up
toward
heaven,
{\ADD{
and
I
acknowledged
that
what
God
said
was
true}}.
Then
I
could
think
correctly
again.
I
praised
and
worshiped
the Supreme
God,
and
I
honored
him,
the
one
who
lives
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q He
rules
forever;
\par }{\QB his
kingdom
will
never
end.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}All
the
people
in
the
world
are
very
insignificant;
\par }{\QB we
are
not
like
him.
\par }{\Q He
has
the
power
to
do
whatever
he
wants
to
do,
\par }{\QB among
the
angels
in
heaven
and
among
us
people
who
live
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
So}}
no
one
can
stop
him [SYN],
\par }{\QB and
no
one
can
{\ADD{
challenge
him}},
\par }{\QB saying
to
him, ‘Why
{\ADD{
are
you
doing
these
things}}?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{36}When
I
was
able
to
think
correctly
again,
I
was
honored
again,
and
I
{\ADD{
was
able
to}}
rule
my
glorious/great
kingdom
again.
My advisors
came
to
me
again
{\ADD{
to
talk
about
what
should
be
done}},
and
I
became
greater
and
more
powerful
than
I
was
before.
\VS{37}Now
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
praise
and
honor [DOU]
{\ADD{
God}},
the
king
who
rules
in
heaven.
All
of
his
actions
are
just
and
right.
And
he
is
able
to
cause
to
become
humble
those
who
are
proud,
{\ADD{
like
I
was}}.”

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH The writing on the wall
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Several
years
later,}}
Belshazzar
{\ADD{
became
the}}
king
{\ADD{
of
Babylon.
One
day
}}
he
invited 1,000
of
his
officers
to
a
big
feast,
and
he
drank
{\ADD{
a
lot
of}}
wine
with
them.
\VS{2}While
he
was
drinking,
he
commanded
that{\ADD{
his
servants}}
bring
to
him
the
gold
and
silver
cups
that
the
previous
king,
Nebuchadnezzar,
had
taken
from
the
temple
in
Jerusalem.
{\ADD{
He
did
that}}
because
he
wanted
himself
and
his
officials,
his
wives,
and
{\ADD{
even}}
his ◄concubines/slave
wives►
to
drink
from
them,
{\ADD{
making fun
of
the
god
that
we Israelis
worshiped}}.
\VS{3}So
his
servants
brought
in
{\ADD{
all}}
those
gold
cups,
that
had
been
taken
{\ADD{
many
years
previously
}}
from
the
temple
of
{\ADD{
the
true
}}
God
in
Jerusalem.
Then
the
king
and
his
officials
and
his
wives
and
his
slave
wives
drank
{\ADD{
wine
}}
from
those
cups.
\VS{4}They
drank
to
praise/honor
their
idols
that
were
made
of
gold,
silver,
bronze,
iron,
and
{\ADD{
even}}
wood
and
stone.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Suddenly
they
saw
a
man’s
hand
writing
on
the
plaster
of
the
wall
opposite
the
lampstand.
The
king
also
saw
the
hand
as
it
was
writing.
\VS{6}He
became
very
frightened,
and
his
face
became
pale/white.
His
knees
started
shaking,
and
his
legs
became
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
he
could
not
stand
up.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\ADD{
Then}}
he
shouted
to
summon
the
men
who
worked magic,
the
men
who
studied
the
stars,
and
the
fortune-tellers.
He
said, “I
will
{\ADD{
greatly
honor
}}
any
one
of
them
who
can
read
this
writing
and
tell
me
what
it
means.
I
will
give
him
a
purple
{\ADD{
robe
like
I
wear
because
I
am
the
king}},
and
I
will
put
a
gold
chain
around
his
neck.
He
will
become
a
very
important
official
in
my
kingdom;
there
will
be
only
two
others
who
will
be
more
important
than
he
will
be.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}But
when
all
those
wise
men
came
in,
none
of
them
could
read
the
writing,
or
tell
him
what
it
meant.
\VS{9}So
King
Belshazzar
became
more
afraid.
His
face
became
{\ADD{
even}}
paler/whiter.
And
{\ADD{
all}}
his
officials
{\ADD{
who
were
there
at
the
feast}}
did
not
know
what
to
do.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}But
when
the
mother
of
the
king (OR,
of
the
previous
king)
heard
the
king
and
his
officials
talking
{\ADD{
loudly
about
what
had
happened}},
she
entered
the
room
where
they
were
having
the
feast.
She
said
{\ADD{
to
Belshazzar}}, “◄Your
majesty/O
King►,
I
hope
you
will
live
for
a
long
time!
But
do
not
be
pale
and
afraid
about
this.
\VS{11}There
is
a
man
in
your
kingdom
who
has
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
in
him.
When
Nebuchadnezzar
was
ruling,
they
discovered
that
this
man
understood
many
things
and
was
wise,
just
like
the
gods.
The
man
who
was
king
previously,
Nebuchadnezzar,
appointed
him
to
be
in
charge
of
all
the
men
{\ADD{
in
Babylon}}
who
worked magic,
the
men
who
worked
sorcery,
the
men
who
studied
the
stars,
and
the
fortune-tellers.
\VS{12}That
man’s
name
is
Daniel;
the
king
gave
him
a
{\ADD{
new}}
name,
Belteshazzar.
He
is
very
intelligent
and
is
able
to
know
and
understand
many
things.
He
is
{\ADD{
even}}
able
to
tell
the
meaning
of
dreams,
and
explain
riddles,
and
explain
things
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand.
Summon
him,
and
he
will
tell
you
what
{\ADD{
this
writing}}
means.”
\par }{\SH Daniel
interpreted
the
writing
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
they
{\ADD{
went
and}}
brought
me
in.
The
king
asked
me, “You
{\ADD{
must}}
be
Daniel [RHQ]!
{\ADD{
They
told
me
that
you
are}}
one
of
those
who
was
brought
{\ADD{
here}}
from
Judah
by
the
previous
king.
\VS{14}I
have
{\ADD{
also}}
heard
that
the
spirit
of
the
gods
is
in
you,
and
that
you
are
very
wise
and
understand
many
things.
\VS{15}My
wise
men
and
men
who
work magic
have
tried
to
read
the
writing
on
this
wall
and
tell
me
what
it
means,
but
they
are
not
able
to
do
it.
\VS{16}{\ADD{
Someone}}
told
me
that
you
can
tell
what
dreams
mean
and
explain
things
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand.
If
you
can
read
these
words
and
tell
me
what
they
mean,
{\ADD{
I
}}will
give
you
a
purple
robe
{\ADD{
like
I
wear
because
I
am
the
king}},
and
I
will
put
a
gold
chain
around
your
neck.
You
will
become
a
very
important
official
in
my
kingdom;
there
will
be
only
two
others
who
will
be
more
important
than
you
will
be.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}I
replied, “{\ADD{
I
do
not
want}}
your
gifts;
keep
them,
or
give
them
to
someone
else.
But
I
will
read
for
you
the
writing
{\ADD{
on
the
wall}},
and
I
will
tell
you
what
it
means.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
the Supreme
God
caused
the
man
who
was
king
before
you,
Nebuchadnezzar,
to
become
a
great
ruler,
who
was
greatly
praised
and
honored.
\VS{19}Because
God
caused
him
to
become
{\ADD{
very}}
great,
people
of
many [HYP] people-groups
and
nations
and
who
spoke
many
different
languages
were
very
much
afraid
of
him.
He
{\ADD{
commanded
his
soldiers
to}}
kill
those
whom
he
wanted
to
be
killed,
and
he ◄spared/allowed
to
live►
those
whom
he
wanted
to
spare.
He
honored
those
whom
he
wanted
to
honor,
and
he
caused
to
be
disgraced
those
whom
he
wanted
to
be
disgraced.
\VS{20}But
when
he
became
very
proud
and
stubborn [IDM],
he
was
removed
from
being
king [MTY].
People
did
not
consider
him
to
be
glorious/great
anymore.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
His
officials
}}
sent
him
away
in
order
that
he
would
not
be
near
{\ADD{
other}}
people.
{\ADD{
God}}
caused
him
to
have
a
mind
like
animals
have.
He
lived
among
the
wild
donkeys.
He
ate
grass
like
cows
do,
and
dew
from
the
sky
caused
his
body
to
be
damp/wet
{\ADD{
each
morning}}.
{\ADD{
He
was
like
that}}
until
he
learned
that
the Supreme
God
is
{\ADD{
really
the
one
who}}
rules
the
kingdoms
of
this
world,
and
that
he
appoints
whomever
he
chooses
to
rule
those
kingdoms.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Now,
Belshazzar,
you
have
become
the
king.
You
{\ADD{
also}}
knew
all
those
things,
but
you
have
not
made
yourself
humble.
\VS{23}You
have
considered
yourself
to
be
greater
than
{\ADD{
God}},
the
Lord
of
heaven.
{\ADD{
So
you
have
commanded
your
servants
to}}
bring
to
you
these
sacred
cups,
{\ADD{
which
were
dedicated
to
the Supreme
God,
and
which
were
taken}}
from
his
temple
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}.
You
and
your
officials
and
your
wives
and
your ◄concubines/slave
wives►
have
been
drinking
wine
from
these
cups,
while
you
have
been
praising
{\ADD{
your
own}}
gods—gods
which
are
made
of
gold
and
silver
and
bronze
and
iron
and
wood
and
stone.
{\ADD{
Those
are
gods}}
that
cannot
see,
that
cannot
hear,
and
that
do
not
know
anything!
You
have
not
honored
the
God
who
gives
you
breath
and
who
controls
everything
that
happens
to
you.
\VS{24}So
God
sent
that
hand
to
write
a
message
{\ADD{
for
you}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}This
is
the
message
that
it
wrote: ‘{\SC{
Mene,
mene,
tekel, parsin.}}’
\par }{\PP \VS{26}This
is
what
those
words
mean:
\par }{\LI {\SC{
Mene}}
{\ADD{
means}} ‘numbered/counted’.
{\ADD{
That
means
that}}
God
has
been
counting
the
days
that
you
will
rule,
and
he
has
{\ADD{
now}}
decided
that
you
will
not
rule
anymore.
\par }{\LI \VS{27}{\SC{
Tekel}}
{\ADD{
means ‘weighed’.
It
is
as
though
God}}
has
weighed
you
on
a
scale,
and
you
do
not
weigh
what
you
should,
{\ADD{
which
means
that
you
have
not
been
doing
what
you
should;
you
are
not
fit
to
be
a
king}} [MET].
\par }{\LI \VS{28}{\SC{Parsin}}
{\ADD{
means ‘divided’.
That
means
that
God}}
has
divided
your
kingdom.
Some
of
it
will
be
ruled
by
people
from
Media
and
some
will
be
ruled
by
people
from
Persia.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Then
Belshazzar
{\ADD{
did
what
he
had
promised}}.
He
put
on
me
a
purple
robe
{\ADD{
like
the
one
he
himself
wore.
He}}
put
a
gold
chain
around
my
neck.
And
he
proclaimed
that
there
would
be
only
two
others
who
would
be
more
important
than
me
in
his
kingdom.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}But
that
same
night
{\ADD{
soldiers
from
Media
entered
the
city
and}}
killed
Belshazzar,
the
King
of
Babylonia.
\VS{31}Darius,
the
King
of
Media,
became
the
King
{\ADD{
of
Babylonia}}
when
he
was 62
years
old.

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}King
Darius
decided
to
divide
his
kingdom
into 120
provinces.
He
appointed
a
governor
to
rule
each
province.
\VS{2}He
also
appointed
me
and
two
other
men
to
be
administrators,
to
supervise
the
governors
and
to
be
sure
that
they
did
the
king’s
work
{\ADD{
properly}},
in
order
that
the
king
would
not
have
to
worry
about
anything.
\VS{3}I
soon
showed
that
I
was ◄more
capable/able
to
do
the
work
better►
than
all
the
other
administrators
and
the
governors.
Because
of
that,
the
king
planned
to
appoint
me
to
be
in
charge
of
the
entire
empire.
\VS{4}Then,
the
{\ADD{
other}}
administrators
and
the
governors
{\ADD{
became
jealous.
So
they
began
to}}
try
to
find
something
that
they
could
criticize
about
the
way
I
was
working
for
the
king.
But
I
always
did
my
work
faithfully
and
honestly,
and
was
never
lazy.
So
they
could
not
find
anything
to
criticize.
\VS{5}They
concluded, “The
only
way
we
can
find
something
for
which
we
can
criticize
Daniel
will
be
something
concerning
the
laws
that
his
god
{\ADD{
his
given
him}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
the
administrators
and
governors
went
as
one
group
to
the
king
and
said, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
we
wish
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
\VS{7}{\ADD{
We}}
administrators
and
governors
and
district
governors
and advisors
and
other
officials
have
all
agreed
that
you
should
make
a
law
that
everyone
must
obey.
We
want
you
to
command
that
for
the
next
thirty
days
people
may
pray
only
to
you.
If
anyone
prays
to
anyone
else,
either
to
a
human
or
to
a
god,
he
must
be
thrown
into
{\ADD{
a
pit
of
}}
lions.
\VS{8}And
because
laws
made
by
{\ADD{
our governments
of}}
Media
and
Persia
cannot
be
changed,
{\ADD{
we
want}}
you,
{\ADD{
the
head
of
our
government}},
to
sign
it.”
\VS{9}So
King
Darius
{\ADD{
wrote}}
the
law
and
signed
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}But
when
I
found
out
that
{\ADD{
the
king}}
had
{\ADD{
written
and}}
signed
that
law,
I
went
home.
I
knelt
down
in
my upstairs
room
and
prayed.
I
looked
toward
Jerusalem,
and
the
windows
were
open
{\ADD{
with
the
result
that
everyone
could
see
me
while
I
was
praying}}.
I
prayed
three
times
each
day,
just
as
I
always
did,
thanking
God.
\VS{11}The
officials
went
together
{\ADD{
to
my
house}}
and
they
saw
me
praying
and requesting
God
to
help
me.
\VS{12}So
they
returned
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “{\ADD{
Do
you
remember}}
that
you
wrote
a
law stating
that
for
the
next
thirty
days
people
may
pray
only
to
you,
and
if
anyone
prays
to
anyone
else,
either
to
a
human
or
to
a
god,
he
will
be
thrown
into
{\ADD{
a
pit
of}}
lions?”
\par }{\PP The
king
replied, “{\ADD{
Yes,
that
is
the
law
that
I
wrote}}.
It
is
a
law
of
{\ADD{
our governments
of}}
Media
and
Persia,
which
cannot
be
canceled.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
they
said
to
the
king, “Well,
that
{\ADD{
man}}
Daniel,
one
of
the
men
who
were
brought
from
Judah,
is
not
paying
any
attention
to
you
or
the
law
that
you
{\ADD{
signed}}.
He
prays
{\ADD{
to
his
god}}
three
times
each
day!”
\VS{14}When
the
king
heard
that,
he
was
very
distressed.
He
tried
to
find
a
way
to
save
me.
All
the
rest
of
that
day
he
tried
to
think
of
a
way
to
rescue
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\ADD{
In
the
evening,
many
of}} [HYP]
the
officials
went
together
to
the
king
and
said, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
you
know
that
{\ADD{
our governments
of}}
Media
and
Persia
have
declared
that
no
law
that
the
king
signs
can
be
canceled/changed.
{\ADD{
So
Daniel
must
be
thrown
to
the
lions!}}”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}So
the
king
gave
the
order,
and
his
servants
brought
me
and
threw
me
into
a
pit
where
the
lions
{\ADD{
were}}.
{\ADD{
Before
they
threw
me
in}},
the
king
said
to
me, “I
hope/wish
that
your
God,
whom
you
worship
regularly,
will
rescue
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}They
rolled
a
huge
stone
across
the
entrance
to
the
pit.
Then
the
king
{\ADD{
fastened
a
string
across
the
entrance
and
put
wax
at
each
end,
and
stamped
the
wax
with}}
the
seal
from
his
{\ADD{
ring}}
and
the
seals
{\ADD{
of
the
rings}}
of
his
officials,
in
order
that
no
one
could
{\ADD{
secretly}}
rescue
me.
\VS{18}Then
the
king
returned
to
his
palace.
That
night
he
refused
to
eat
any
food.
He
would
not
allow
anyone
to
entertain
him
{\ADD{
because
he
did
not
want
to
be
happy,
with
the
result
that
he
would
forget
about
me.
And
that
night
}}
he
was
unable
to
sleep
{\ADD{
because
he
was
worried
about
me}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}At
dawn
the
next
morning,
the
king
got
up
and
went
quickly
to
the
pit
where
the
lions
were.
\VS{20}When
he
came
near
it,
he
was
very
worried.
He
called
out, “Daniel,
you
who
serve
the all-powerful
God!
Was
your
God,
whom
you
worship
regularly,
able
to
save
you
from
the
lions?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}I
answered, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
I
hope
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
\VS{22}{\ADD{
Yes}},
my
God
sent
his
angel
to
shut
the
lions’
mouths,
in
order
that
they
would
not
harm
me!
{\ADD{
He
did
that}}
because
{\ADD{
he
knows
that}}
I
have
done
nothing
that
he
thinks
is
wrong.
And, ◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
I
never
did
anything
wrong
to
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}The
king
was
extremely
happy,
and
he
commanded
{\ADD{
his
servants}}
to
lift
me
out
of
the
pit.
{\ADD{
When
they
did
that,
they}}
saw
that
the
lions
had
not
wounded
me
at
all.
{\ADD{
God
had
protected
me}}
because
I
trusted
in
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Then
the
king
commanded
that
the
men
who
had
accused
me
should
be
seized
and
be
thrown,
along
with
their
wives
and
children,
into
the
pit
where
the
lions
were.
{\ADD{
When
they
were
thrown
into
the
pit}},
the
lions
leaped
on
them
and
crushed
their
bones
before
they
fell
onto
the
bottom
of
the
pit!
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
King
Darius
wrote
{\ADD{
this
message
and
sent
it
throughout
his
kingdom}}
to
the
people
of
every people-group
and
nation
and
from
all
language
groups:
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI “I
wish/hope
that everthing
is
going
very
well
with
you!
\par }{\PI \VS{26}I
command
that
everyone
in
my
kingdom
should
fear
and
revere
the
God
that
Daniel
{\ADD{
worships}}.
\par }{\Q He
is
the all-powerful
God,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
live
forever.
\par }{\Q His
kingdom
will
never
be
destroyed;
\par }{\QB he
will
rule
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}He
rescues
and
saves
{\ADD{
his
people}}.
\par }{\QB He
performs
all
kinds
of
miracles
\par }{\QB in
heaven
and
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
rescued
Daniel
from
the
power
of
the
lions!”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}So
I
was
successful
{\ADD{
all}}
during
the
time
that
Darius
ruled
and
during
the
time
that
Cyrus,
{\ADD{
the
King}}
of
Persia,
ruled.

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Daniel dreamed about four beasts
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Previously,}}
during
the
first
year
that
Belshazzar
was
the
king
of
Babylonia,
I
had
a
dream
and
a
vision
one
night
as
I
lay
on
my
bed.
{\ADD{
The
next
morning}}
I
wrote
down
what
I
had
dreamed.
This
is
what
I
wrote:
\par }{\PP \VS{2}I,
Daniel,
had
a
vision
last
night.
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
strong
winds
were
blowing
from
all
four
directions,
stirring
up
{\ADD{
the
water
in}}
the
ocean.
\VS{3}Then
{\ADD{
I
saw}}
four
beasts
coming
out
of
the
ocean.
All
four
of
them
were
different.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}The
first
one
resembled
a
lion,
but
it
had
wings
like
an
eagle
has.
But
as
I
watched,
something
tore
off
its
wings $\{$its
wings
were
pulled
off$\}$.
The
beast
was
left
there,
standing
on
its
two
hind/rear
legs,
like
a
human
being
stands.
And
it
was
given
a
mind
like humans
have.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}The
second
beast
resembled
a
bear.
It
was
crouching,
and
it
held
between
its
teeth
three
ribs
{\ADD{
from
another
animal
that
it
had
killed
and
eaten}}.
Someone
said
to
it $\{$It
was
told$\}$, “Stand
up
and
eat
as
much
meat
{\ADD{
as
you
want}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
I
saw
in
front
of
me
the
third
of
those
beasts.
It
resembled
a
leopard,
but
it
had
four
wings
protruding
from
its
back.
The
wings
were
like
a
bird’s
wings.
It
had
four
heads.
It
was
given
the
power/authority
to
rule
{\ADD{
people}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}In
the
vision
I
saw
a
fourth
beast.
It
was
stronger
than
the
other
beasts,
and
it
was
more
terrifying.
It
crushed
other
creatures
with
its
huge
iron
teeth
and
ate
their
flesh.
The
parts
of
animals
that
it
did
not
grind
with
its
teeth,
it
trampled
{\ADD{
on
the
ground}}.
It
was
different
from
the
other
three
beasts:
It
had
ten
horns
{\ADD{
on
its
head}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}While
I
was
looking
at
those
horns,
I
saw
a
little
horn
appear
{\ADD{
on
the
head
of
that
beast}}.
It
tore
out
three
of
the
other
horns.
This
little
horn
had
eyes
like humans
have,
and
it
had
a
mouth
{\ADD{
with
which
it
spoke}}
very boastfully.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
Then}}
while
I
watched,
\par }{\Q thrones
were
put
in
the
places
{\ADD{
where
they
belonged}},
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
God}},
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever,
sat
on
one
of
the
thrones.
\par }{\Q His
clothes
were
as
white
as
snow,
\par }{\QB and
his
hair
was
as
white
as
pure/clean
wool.
\par }{\Q His
throne
had
wheels
that
were
blazing
with
fire,
\par }{\QB and
his
throne
was
{\ADD{
also}}
blazing.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}A
fire
was
rushing
out
of
in
front
of
him
like
a
stream.
\par }{\Q Many
thousands
{\ADD{
of
people}} (OR,
{\ADD{
angels}})
{\ADD{
were
there}}
serving
him,
\par }{\QB and
millions
{\ADD{
of
other
people}} (OR,
{\ADD{
angels}})
were
standing
in
front
of
him.
\par }{\Q They
started ◄the
court session/judging
people►,
\par }{\QB and
they
opened
the
books
{\ADD{
in
which
they
had
written
the
record
of
all
the
good
and
bad
things
that
people
had
done}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}While
I
was
watching,
I
could
hear
the
little
horn
speaking
very boastfully.
As
I
{\ADD{
continued
to}}
watch,
the
{\ADD{
fourth}}
beast
was
killed.
Its
corpse
was
thrown
into
a
fire
and
completely
burned.
\VS{12}The
power/authority
of
the
other
{\ADD{
three}}
beasts
was
taken
away
from
them,
but
they
were
allowed
to
continue
to
live
for
a
while.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}While
I
{\ADD{
continued
to}}
see
the
vision
that
night,
I
saw
someone
who
resembled
a
human
being.
He
was
coming
{\ADD{
closer
to
me}},
surrounded
by
clouds.
Then
he
was
taken
to
{\ADD{
God}},
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever.
\VS{14}He
was
honored
and
given
great
authority
to
rule
over
all
the
nations
in
the
world,
in
order
that
people
from
every people-group
and
every
nation,
people
from
all
language
groups,
would
worship/serve
him.
He
will
rule
forever;
he
will
never
stop
ruling.
The
kingdom
that
he
rules
will
never
be
destroyed.
\par }{\SH The
explanation
of
the
vision
\par }{\PP \VS{15}As
for
me,
Daniel,
I
was
very
terrified
by
what
I
had
seen
in
that
vision,
and
I
did
not
know
what
to
think
about
it.
\VS{16}I
went
to
one
of
those
who
were
standing
in
front
of
the
throne
of
God,
and
I
asked
him
to
tell
me
what
it
meant.
So
he
told
me
the
meaning
of
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\ADD{
He
said}}, “The
four
huge
beasts
represent
four
kingdoms/empires
that
will exist
on
the
earth.
\VS{18}But
the Supreme
God
will
give
power/authority
to
his
people
{\ADD{
to
rule}},
and
they
shall
rule
forever.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Then
I
wanted
to
know
what
the
fourth
beast signified—{\ADD{
the
beast}}
that
was
different
from
the
other
three,
the
beast
that
crushed
{\ADD{
those
that
it
attacked}}
with
its
bronze
claws,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
ate
{\ADD{
their
flesh}}
with
its
iron
teeth,
and
trampled
on
the
parts
of
their
bodies
{\ADD{
that
it
did
not
eat}}.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
I
also
wanted
to
know
about}}
the
ten
horns
on
its
head,
and
about
the
horn
that
appeared
later,
which
got
rid
of
three
of
the
other
horns.
{\ADD{
I
wanted
to
know
what
it
meant
that}}
it
had
eyes
and
a
mouth
with
which
it
spoke
very boastfully.
{\ADD{
The
beast
that
was represented
by}}
that
horn
was
more
terrifying
than
the
other
beasts.
\VS{21}While
I
was
having
the
vision,
I
saw
that
this
horn
attacked
God’s
people
and
was
defeating
them.
\VS{22}But
then
the Supreme
God,
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever,
came
and
judged
in
favor
of
the
people
who
belonged
to
him.
And
{\ADD{
I
knew
that}}
it
was
time
for
God’s
people
to
receive
authority
{\ADD{
to
rule}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\ADD{
Then}}
the
man
who
was
standing
there
said
{\ADD{
to
me}}, “The
fourth
beast represents
an
empire
that
will exist
on
the
earth;
that
{\ADD{
empire}}
will
be
different
from
all
{\ADD{
other}} empires.
{\ADD{
The
army
of}}
that
empire
will
crush/kill
{\ADD{
people
all
over}}
the
world
and
trample
{\ADD{
on
their
bodies}}.
\VS{24}As
for
its
ten
horns,
they
represent
ten
kings
who
will
rule
that
empire,
{\ADD{
one
after
the
other}}.
Then
another
{\ADD{
king}}
will
appear.
He
will
be
different
from
the
previous
kings.
He
will
defeat
the
three
kings
{\ADD{
that
were represented
by
the
three
horns
that
were
pulled
out}}.
\VS{25}He
will
revile
the Supreme
God,
and
he
will
oppress
God’s
people.
He
will
try
to
change
the
{\ADD{
sacred}}
festivals
and
their
{\ADD{religious}}
laws/regulations.
He
will
control
them
for
three
and
a
half
years.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}But
there
will
be
a session/meeting
of
the
court/judges
in
heaven,
and
that
king’s
authority/power
will
be
taken
away,
and
he
will
be
completely
destroyed.
\VS{27}Then
all
the
power
and
the
greatness
of
all
the
kingdoms
on
the
earth
will
be
given
to
the
people
who
belong
to
the Supreme
God.
The
kingdom
that
he
rules (OR,
they
rule)
will
endure
forever.
And
the
rulers
of
all
the
nations
on
the
earth
will
serve
and
obey
him (OR,
them).”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}That
is
{\ADD{
what
I
saw
in}}
my
vision/dream.
I,
Daniel,
was
terrified,
with
the
result
that
my
face
became
pale.
But
I
did
not
tell
anyone
about
the
vision
{\ADD{
that
I
had
seen}}.

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Daniel’s vision of a ram and a goat
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}During
the
third
year
that
Belshazzar
was
the
King
{\ADD{
of
Babylonia}},
I
had
another
vision.
\VS{2}In
that
vision
I
was
in
Susa,
the
capital
city
of
Elam
Province.
I
was
{\ADD{
standing}}
alongside
the
Ulai
Canal.
\VS{3}I
looked
up
and
saw
a
ram
that
was
standing
alongside
the
canal.
It
had
two
{\ADD{
long}}
horns,
but
the newest
one
was
longer
than
the
other
one.
\VS{4}The
ram butted/knocked
away
{\ADD{
with
its
horns}}
everything
that
was
west
and
everything
that
was
north
and
everything
that
was
south
of
it.
There
were
no
{\ADD{
other}}
animals
that
were
able
to
oppose
it,
and
none
that
could
rescue/save
{\ADD{
other
animals}}
from
its
power.
The
ram
did
whatever
it
wanted
to
do
and
became
very
powerful.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}While
I
was
thinking
{\ADD{
about
what
I
had
seen,
in
the
vision}}
I
saw
a
goat
come
from
the
west.
It
ran
across
the
land
so
quickly,
that
{\ADD{
it
seemed
like}}
its
feet
did
not
touch
the
ground.
This
goat
had
one
very
large
horn
between
its
eyes.
\VS{6}It
was
very
angry,
and
it
ran
{\ADD{
straight}}
toward
the
ram
that
I
had
seen
{\ADD{
previously,
the
ram}}
that
was
standing
alongside
the
canal.
\VS{7}The
goat
struck
the
ram
furiously
and
broke
off
its
two
horns,
with
the
result
that
the
ram
was
unable
{\ADD{
to
defend
itself}}.
{\ADD{
So}}
the
goat knocked
the
ram
down
and
trampled
on
it.
No
one
could
rescue
the
ram
from
the
goat’s
power.
\VS{8}The
goat
became
very
powerful.
But
when
its
power
was
very
great,
its
horn
was
broken
off.
But
four
{\ADD{
other}}
large
horns
took
its
place.
They
each pointed
in
a
different
direction.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
Then}}
from
one
of
those
{\ADD{
large
horns}}
appeared
a
little
horn,
which
became
very
big,
{\ADD{
and pointed}}
toward
the
south
and
{\ADD{
then}}
toward
the
east
and
{\ADD{
then}}
toward
the
beautiful
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
The
man
who
was represented
by}}
that
horn
became
very
strong,
with
the
result
that
he
attacked
some
of
the
{\ADD{
soldiers
of
the}}
army
of
heaven,
and (OR,
meaning)
the
stars
in
the
sky
{\ADD{
which represented
God’s
people}}.
He
threw
some
of
them
to
the
ground
and
trampled
on
them.
\VS{11}He ◄defied/considered
himself
to
be
greater
than►
the
leader
of
the
army
{\ADD{
of
heaven}},
and
prevented
{\ADD{
priests
from}}
offering
sacrifices
to
him.
He
also ◄defiled
the
temple/caused
the
temple
to
become
unholy►.
\VS{12}Then
God’s
people
allowed
the
{\ADD{
man
who
was represented
by}}
that
horn
to
control/rule
them,
with
the
result
that
they
sinned
by
offering
sacrifices
to
him.
And
he
threw
to
the
ground
the
{\ADD{
laws
that
contained
the}}
true religion.
Everything
that
he
did
was
successful.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
I
heard
two
angels
who
were
talking
to
each
other.
One
of
them
asked, “How
long
will
the
things/events
that
were
in
this
vision
continue?
How
long
will
the
man
who
rebels
against
God
and
causes
{\ADD{
the
temple}}
to
be
defiled
be
able
to
prevent
{\ADD{
priests
from}}
offering
sacrifices?
How
long
will
he
trample
on
the
temple
and
on
the
armies
of
heaven?”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
other
angel
replied, “{\ADD{
It
will
continue}}
for 1,150
days.
During
all
of
that
time,
{\ADD{
people
will
not
be
permitted
to
offer
sacrifices}}
in
the
morning
or
in
the
evening.
After
that,
the
temple
will
be
purified.”
\par }{\SH Gabriel
explained
the
vision
\par }{\PP \VS{15}While
I,
Daniel,
was
trying
to
understand
what
the
vision
meant,
suddenly
{\ADD{
an
angel}}
who
resembled
a
man
stood/appeared
in
front
of
me.
\VS{16}And
I
heard
a
man
call
out
from
{\ADD{
the
other
side
of}}
the
Ulai
Canal,
saying, “Gabriel,
explain
to
him
the
meaning
of
the
vision
{\ADD{
that
he
saw}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
Gabriel
came
and
stood
beside
me.
I
was
very
terrified,
with
the
result
that
I
fell
onto
the
ground.
But
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
it
is
necessary
for
you
to
understand
that
{\ADD{
the
events
that
you
saw
in}}
the
vision
will
occur
{\ADD{
near}}
the
time
that
{\ADD{
the
world}}
will
end.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}While
he
was
speaking,
I
fainted.
I
lay
there, unconscious,
with
my
face
still
on
the
ground.
But
Gabriel
put
his
hand
on
me
and
lifted
me
up
in
order
that
I
could
stand
again.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Then
he
said, “I
{\ADD{
have
come
here
to}}
tell
you
what
will
happen
because
of
{\ADD{
God}}
being
angry.
These
things
will
happen
near
the
time
when
{\ADD{
the
world}}
will
end.
\VS{20}As
for
the
ram
with
two
horns
that
you
saw,
those
horns
{\ADD{
represent}}
the
kingdoms
of
Media
and
Persia.
\VS{21}The
goat
{\ADD{
that
you
saw represents}}
the
kingdom
of
Greece,
and
the
horn
that
appeared
between
its
eyes
{\ADD{represents}}
its
first
king.
\VS{22}As
for
the
four
horns
that
grew
after
the
first
horn
was
broken
off,
they
{\ADD{
represent}}
four
kingdoms
into
which
that
first
kingdom
will
be
divided
{\ADD{
after
the
first
king
dies}}.
Those
four
kingdoms
will
not
be
as
strong/powerful
as
the
first
kingdom
was.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}The
people
{\ADD{
in
those
kingdoms}}
will
become
very
wicked,
with
the
result
that
it
will
be
necessary
for
them
to
be
punished.
But
near
the
time
when
those
kingdoms
will
end,
one
of
those
kingdoms
will
have
a
king
who
will
be
very
proud/defiant [IDM].
He
will
{\ADD{
also}}
be
very
fierce
and
very
deceitful.
\VS{24}He
will
become
very
powerful,
but
it
will
not
be
because
of
what
he
himself
does.
He
will
terribly
destroy
things
in
many
places,
and
he
will
succeed
in
doing
everything
that
he
wants
to.
He
will
get
rid
of
{\ADD{
many}}
powerful
men,
and
{\ADD{
also}}
some
of
God’s
people.
\VS{25}Because
he
is
very
cunning/clever,
he
will
succeed
by
doing
things
that
deceive
many
people.
He
will
be
proud
of
himself.
He
will
destroy
many
people
when
they
think
that
they
are
safe.
He
will
also
rebel
against
{\ADD{
God}} [EUP],
who
is
the
greatest
king.
But
{\ADD{
God}}
will
destroy
him,
without
the
help [MTY]
of
any
human
being.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}What
you
saw
in
the
vision
about
{\ADD{
priests
being
prevented
from
making}}
sacrifices
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening,
which
{\ADD{
I}}
explained
{\ADD{
to
you}},
will
surely
happen.
But
{\ADD{
for
the
present
time}},
do
not
reveal
the
vision
{\ADD{
to
others}},
because
it
will
be
many
years
before
those
things
happen.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
I,
Daniel,
became
weak,
and
I
was
sick
for
several
days.
Then
I
arose
and
{\ADD{
returned
to}}
doing
the
work
that
the
king
{\ADD{
had
given
to
me}},
but
I
was
perplexed/confused
about
the
vision,
and
I
could
not
understand
it.

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH Daniel’s prayer
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Now
I
am
going
to
tell
you
about
what
happened}}
when
Darius,
who
was
from
the
Mede people-group
and
who
was
the
son
of Xerxes,
ruled
as
the
King
of
Babylonia.
\VS{2}During
the
first
year
that
he
was
the
king,
I,
Daniel,
was studying/reading
the
{\ADD{
holy}}
books/Scriptures
the
message
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah.
In
that
message
Jeremiah
had
written
that
Jerusalem
would
{\ADD{
be
destroyed
and
}}
remain
ruined
for
seventy
years.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
After
I
read
that}},
I
pleaded
to
Yahweh
my
God
{\ADD{
to
help
us}},
praying
and ◄fasting/abstaining
from
eating
food►.
{\ADD{
While
doing
that,
I
was
wearing}}
rough
cloth
and
{\ADD{
sitting
in}}
ashes
{\ADD{
to
show
that
I
was
very
sad
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
us}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}I
confessed
{\ADD{
the
sins
that
we
had
committed}},
and
{\ADD{
this
is
what
I}}
prayed:
\par }{\PI Lord,
you
are
great
and
awesome!
You
have
faithfully
done
what
you
said
that
you
would
do
for
us.
You
faithfully
love
those
who
love
you
and
who
do
what
you
have
commanded
{\ADD{
that
they
should
do}}.
\VS{5}But
we
{\ADD{Israelis}}
have
sinned.
We
have
done
things
that
are
wrong.
We
have
done
wicked
things,
and
we
have
rebelled
{\ADD{
against
you}}.
We
have
turned
away
from
{\ADD{
obeying}}
your
commands [DOU].
\VS{6}Your
prophets
spoke
for
you [MTY],
{\ADD{
giving
your
messages
to
}}our
kings,
to
our
other
rulers,
to
our
{\ADD{
other}}
ancestors,
and
to
all
the Israeli
people,
but
we
have
refused
to ◄pay
attention
to/heed►
those
prophets.
\par }{\PI \VS{7}Lord,
you
always
do
what
is
righteous/just/fair,
but
we
have
caused
ourselves
to
be
ashamed [IDM].
This
is
{\ADD{
still}}
true
about
all
of
the Israelis
who
live
in
Jerusalem
and
who
live
in
other
places
in
Judea.
It
is
{\ADD{
also}}
true
about
all
us Israelis
whom
you
scattered,
who
{\ADD{
were
taken
to}}
other
countries,
some
near
{\ADD{
Israel}}
and
some
far
away,
because
we
were
very
unfaithful/disloyal
to
you.
\VS{8}Lord,
we
and
our
kings
and
our
other
rulers
and
our
{\ADD{
other}}
ancestors
have
done
very
shameful
things
and
have
sinned
against
you.
\VS{9}Although
we
have
rebelled
against
you,
you
act mercifully
{\ADD{
toward
us}}
and
you
{\ADD{
are
willing/ready}}
to
forgive
us.
\VS{10}Yahweh
our
God,
when
you
gave
your
laws
to
your
prophets
who
served
you,
and
they
told
us
to
conduct
our
lives
according
to
those
laws,
we
did
not ◄listen
to/heed►
you.
\VS{11}All
{\ADD{
of
us}} Israeli
people
have
disobeyed
your
laws,
and
we
have
turned
away
from
{\ADD{
obeying}}
what
you
said.
We
have
sinned
against
you.
As
a
result,
{\ADD{
you}}
have
caused
us
to
experience
the
terrible
things
that
your
servant
Moses
said/wrote
{\ADD{
would
happen
to
us}}
if
we
sinned
against
you.
\par }{\PI \VS{12}You
warned
us
and
our
rulers
that
you
would
punish
Jerusalem
severely
by
causing
a
great
disaster
there,
a
disaster
that
would
be
worse
than
any
disaster
that
any
other
city
had
ever
experienced,
and
you
have
done
what
you
said
that
you
would
do.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
You}}
punished
us
just
like
Moses
wrote
{\ADD{
that
you
would
do}}.
But,
Yahweh
our
God,
we
still
have
not
tried,
by
turning
away
from
our
sinning
and
by heeding
your
truth,
to
persuade
you
to
act mercifully
toward
us.
\VS{14}So,
because
we
did
not
obey
you,
you
prepared
to
punish
us,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
you
did
punish
us,
because
you
always
do
what
is
righteous/just/fair.
\par }{\PI \VS{15}O
Lord
our
God,
you
brought
your
people
out
of
Egypt
by
your
great
power [MTY],
and
by
doing
that
you
have
caused
people
from
that
time
until
the
present
time
to
know
that
you
are
great [IDM]
{\ADD{
even
though}}
we
have
sinned
and
done
wicked
things.
\VS{16}Lord,
Jerusalem
is
your
city,
and
{\ADD{
your
temple
was
built
there}}
on
your
sacred
hill.
Now
all
the
people
who
live
in
nearby
{\ADD{
countries/nations}}
despise
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
us}}
your
people
because
of
our
sins
and
because
of
the
evil
things
that
our
ancestors
did.
But
{\ADD{
now}},
because
you
do
what
is
righteous/just,
{\ADD{
we
ask
you
to}}
not
be
angry
with
Jerusalem
any
longer.
\par }{\PI \VS{17}O
Lord
our
God,
listen
to
what
I
am
praying
and
pleading
{\ADD{
for
you
to
do}}. ◄For
your
own
sake/In
order
that
people
will
know
that
you
are
very
great►,
act
kindly [IDM]
concerning
your
temple,
which
was
destroyed
{\ADD{
by
the
armies
of
Babylonia}}.
\VS{18}My
God,
listen
{\ADD{
to
my
prayer}}.
Look
{\ADD{
at
us}}
and
see
our
troubles,
and
see
that
this
city
that
belongs
to
you [MTY]
has
been
ruined/destroyed.
We
are
praying
to
you
because
you
are
merciful,
not
because
we
have
done
what
is
right/good.
\VS{19}Lord,
listen
{\ADD{
to
us}}!
Lord,
forgive
us!
Lord,
this
city
and
these
people
belong
to
you,
so
{\ADD{
we
plead
with
you
to}}
heed
what
we
are
saying
and
act
{\ADD{
to
help
us}}
right
now, ◄for
your
own
sake/in
order
that
people
will
know
that
you
are
very
great►!
\par }{\SH Gabriel
told
what
would
happen
in
the
future
\par }{\PP \VS{20}I
continued
praying
and
confessing
the
sins
that
my
people
and
I
had
committed,
and
pleading
with
Yahweh
my
God
that
he
would
restore
{\ADD{
the
temple
on}}
the
sacred
hill
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}.
\VS{21}While
I
was
praying,
Gabriel,
the
angel/one
whom
I
had
seen
in
the
vision
previously,
came
flying
rapidly
to
me,
at
the
time
in
the
evening
when
{\ADD{
the
priests}}
offered
sacrifices.
\VS{22}He
said
to
me, “Daniel,
I
have
come
to
you
to
enable
you
to
understand [DOU]
clearly
{\ADD{
the
message
that
God
gave
to
Jeremiah}}.
\VS{23}When
you
began
to
plead
{\ADD{
with
God}},
he
gave
me
a
message
{\ADD{
to
pass
on
to
you}}.
He
loves
you
very
much,
so
{\ADD{
he
has
sent
me}}
to
tell
you
what
he
said
to
me.
So
{\ADD{
now}} ◄pay
attention/listen
carefully►
in
order
that
you
may
understand
the
meaning
of
what
he
revealed
{\ADD{
to
Jeremiah}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\ADD{
God}}
has
determined/declared
that
there
will
be 490
years
until
he frees/saves
your
people
from
{\ADD{
the
guilt
of}}
their
sins
and
to
atone
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
Then
{\ADD{
God}}
will
rule
everyone
justly,
and
he
will
do
that
forever.
And
{\ADD{
what
you
saw
in}}
the
vision
and
what
{\ADD{
Jeremiah
}}
prophesied
will ◄come
true/be
fulfilled►,
and
the
sacred
temple
will
be
dedicated
{\ADD{
to
God
again}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}You
need
to
know
and
understand
this:
There
will
be 49
years
from
the
time
that
{\ADD{
the
king}}
commands
that
Jerusalem
should
be
rebuilt
until
the
leader/king
that
God
has
chosen
will
come.
Then 434
years
later,
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt,
and
it
will
have
streets
and
will
have
a ◄moat/deep
ditch
filled
with
water►
around
it
{\ADD{
to
protect
the
city}}.
But
that
will
be
a
time
when
{\ADD{
God’s
people}}
will
have
{\ADD{
a
lot
of}}
troubles/difficulties/suffering.
\VS{26}After
those 434
years,
the
leader/king
whom
God
has
appointed
will
be
killed
{\ADD{
when
it
seems
that}}
he
will
have
accomplished
nothing ◄unjustly/without
having
done
anything
wrong►.
After
that,
the
temple
will
be
destroyed
by
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
a
powerful
ruler.
The
city
and
the
temple
will
be
destroyed
like
a
flood [MET]
{\ADD{
destroys
everything}}.
That
will
be
the
beginning
of
the
war
and
destruction
that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
decreed
{\ADD{
will
happen}}.
\VS{27}That
ruler
will
make
a
strong
agreement
with
many
people.
He
will
promise
to
do
for
seven
years
what
he
has
said
in
that
agreement.
But
when
that
time
is
half
finished,
he
will
prevent
{\ADD{
priests
from}}
giving
any
more
offerings
and
sacrifices
{\ADD{
to
God}}.
A
disgusting
idol
will
be
put
on
the
highest
part
of
the
temple,
and
it
will
stay
there
until
{\ADD{
God}}
gets
rid
of
the
one
who
put
it
there,
which
is
what
he
said
that
he
would
do.”

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Daniel’s vision at the Tigris River
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}During
the
third
year
that
Cyrus
was
the
king
of
Persia,
I
Daniel,
{\ADD{
who
had
been
given
the}}
name
Belteshazzar,
received
{\ADD{
another}}
message
{\ADD{
from
God}}.
The
message
was
true,
but
it
was
very
difficult
for
me
to
understand
it.
But
{\ADD{
later}}
I
understood
the
message
because
of
the
vision
that
I
had
seen.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}At
that
time
I
had
been
sad
for
three
weeks
{\ADD{
about
what
had
happened
to
Jerusalem}}.
\VS{3}I
did
not
eat
any
tasty
food
or
any
meat
or
drink
any
wine.
I
did
not
even
put
any
perfumed
oil
on
my
{\ADD{
face
or
hair}}
for
those
three
weeks.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{
When
those
three
weeks
ended,}}
on April 23,
{\ADD{
my
companions
and}}
I
were
standing
on
the
bank
of
the
great
Tigris
River.
\VS{5}I
looked
up
and
saw
someone
there
who
was
wearing
fine
white/linen
clothes
and
a
belt
{\ADD{
made
of}}
pure
gold.
\VS{6}His
body
{\ADD{
shone}}
like
a
precious
beryl
stone.
His
face
was
as
{\ADD{
bright
as}}
a
flash
of
lightning.
His
eyes
{\ADD{
were/shone}}
like
flaming
torches.
His
arms
and
legs
{\ADD{
shone}}
like
polished
bronze.
And
his
voice
was
{\ADD{
very
loud}},
like
the
roar
of
a
huge
crowd.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}I,
Daniel,
was
the
only
one
who
saw
this
vision.
The
men
who
were
with
me
did
not
see
anything,
but
{\ADD{
they sensed
that
someone
was
there,
and
they}}
became
terrified.
They
ran
away
and
hid
themselves.
\VS{8}So
I
was
left
there
by
myself,
looking
at
this
very
unusual
vision.
I
had
no
strength
left.
My
face
became
very
pale,
with
the
result
that
no
one
would
have
recognized
me.
\VS{9}I
saw
a
man
there,
and
when
I
heard
him
speak,
I
fell
to
the
ground.
I ◄fainted/became unconscious►,
{\ADD{
and
I
lay
there}}
with
my
face
on
the
ground.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Suddenly
someone’s
hand
took
hold
of
me
and
lifted
me,
with
the
result
that
I
was
on
my
hands
and
knees,
{\ADD{
but
I
was
still}}
trembling.
\VS{11}The
man
said
to
me, “Daniel,
{\ADD{
God}}
loves
you
very
much.
Stand
up
and
listen
to
what
I
am
going
to
say
to
you,
because
{\ADD{
God}}
sent
me
to
you.”
When
he
said
that,
I
stood
up,
{\ADD{
but
I
was
still}}
trembling.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
he
said
to
me, “Daniel,
do
not
be
afraid.
God
has
heard
what
you
have
prayed
ever
since
the
first
day
that
you
determined
to
humble
yourself
in
order
to
understand
{\ADD{
the
vision}}.
I
have
come
to
you
because
of
what
you
prayed.
\VS{13}The
{\ADD{
evil
spirit
who}}
rules
the
kingdom
of
Persia resisted/hindered
me
for 21
days,
but
Michael,
who
is
one
of
God’s
chief
angels,
came
to
help
me.
I
left
him
there
in
Persia
{\ADD{
to
resist}}
that
evil
spirit
who
rules
there.
\VS{14}I
have
come
here
to
enable
you
to
understand
what
will
happen
to
the Israeli
people
in
the
future.
{\ADD{
Do
not
forget
that}}
the
vision
{\ADD{
that
you
saw}}
is
about
{\ADD{
things
that
will
happen
in}}
the
distant
future,
{\ADD{
not
about
things
that
will
happen
very
soon}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}While
he
was
saying
that,
I stared
at
the
ground
and
was
unable
to
say
anything
{\ADD{
because
I
was
very
afraid}}.
\VS{16}Suddenly
{\ADD{
the
angel}},
who
resembled
a
human,
touched
my
lips.
Then
{\ADD{
I
was
able
to
speak,
and}}
I
said
to
him, “Sir,
because
{\ADD{
I
have
seen}}
this
vision,
I
have
become
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
stop
trembling.
\VS{17}I
am
not
able [RHQ]
to
talk
to
you,
my
master.
I
have
no
strength
left,
and
it
is
very
difficult
for
me
to
breathe.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But
he
took
hold
of
me
again,
and
enabled
me
to
become
stronger
again.
\VS{19}He
said
to
me, “You
human,
God
loves
you
very
much.
{\ADD{
So}}
do
not
be
afraid.
I
desire/want
things
to
go
well
for
you
and
that
you
will
be
encouraged.”
When
he
had
said
that,
I
felt
even
stronger,
and
I
said, “Sir,
tell
me
{\ADD{
what
you
want
to
tell
me}}.
You
have
enabled
me
to
feel
stronger.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20-21}Then
he
said, “◄Do
you
know
why
I
came
to
you?/I
will
tell
you
why
I
came
to
you.► [RHQ]
It
is
to
reveal
to
you
what
is
written
in
the
book
which
reveals/contains
God’s
truth.
But
now
I
must
return
to
fight
against
{\ADD{
the
evil
spirit}}
who
rules
the
kingdom
of
Persia.
After
I
have
defeated
him,
{\ADD{
the
evil
angel}}
who
guards
Greece
will
appear
{\ADD{
and
I
must
defeat
him}}.
Michael,
who
guards
you
{\ADD{Israeli
people}},
will
help
me,
but
there
is
no
one
else
to
help
me.”

\Chap{11}\VerseOne{1}“As
for
me,
during
the
first
year
that
Darius
was
king,
I
helped
and
encouraged
Michael.”
\par }{\SH The
message
about
the
kings
of
Egypt
and
Syria
\par }{\PP \VS{2}{\ADD{
The
angel
also
said}}, “And
what
I
am
going
to
reveal
to
you
now
will
truly
{\ADD{
happen}}.
There
will
be
three
more
kings
to
rule
Persia,
{\ADD{
one
after
the
other}}.
Then
there
will
be
a
fourth
king,
who
will
be
much
richer
than
the
others.
As
a
result
of
{\ADD{
his
giving}}
a
lot
of
money
{\ADD{
to
people,
they
will
enable
him
to}}
become
very
powerful.
Then
he
will
incite/persuade
many
nations [HYP]
{\ADD{
to
fight}}
against
the
kingdom
of
Greece.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
a
very
powerful
king
will
appear
{\ADD{
in
Greece}}.
He
will
rule
over
a
very
large
empire,
and
he
will
do
whatever
he
wants
to
do.
\VS{4}But
when
he
has
become
very
powerful,
{\ADD{
he
will
die}}.
Then
his
kingdom
will
be
divided
into
four
parts.
Kings
who
are
not
his
descendants
will
rule,
but
they
will
not
be
as
powerful
as
he
was.
\VS{5}Then
the
King
of
Egypt [MTY]
will
become
very
powerful.
But
one
of
his
army
generals
will
become
more
powerful
than
he
is,
and
he
will
rule
a
bigger
area.
\VS{6}Several
years
later,
the
King
of
Egypt
and
the
King
of
Syria
will
make
an ◄alliance/agreement
to
help
each
other► [MTY].
The
King
of
Syria
will
give
his
daughter
to
the
King
of
Egypt
to
become
his
wife.
But
she
will
not
be
able
to
influence
him [MTY]
very
long,
and
that
woman,
her
husband,
her
child,
and
her
servants
will
all
be
killed/assassinated.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Soon
after
that,
one
of
her
relatives [MET]
will
become
King
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}.
His
army
will
attack
the
army
of
Syria.
They
will
enter
the
fortress
of
the
soldiers
of
Syria
and
defeat
them.
\VS{8}They
will
return
to
Egypt,
taking
the
statues
of
the
gods
{\ADD{
of
the
people
of
Syria}}
and
many
items
made
of
silver
and
gold
that
had
been
dedicated
to
those
gods.
Then
for
several
years
his
army
will
not
attack
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
King
of
Syria.
\VS{9}Then
the
army
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
invade
Egypt,
but
they
will
soon
return
to
Syria.
\VS{10}However,
the
sons
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
prepare
to
start
a
war,
and
they
will
gather
a
large
army.
That
army
will
march
{\ADD{
south}}
and
spread
all
over
{\ADD{
Israel}}
like
a
huge
flood.
They
will
attack
a
strong
fortress
{\ADD{
in
the
south
of
Israel}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
the
King
of
Egypt,
having
become
very
angry,
will
march
{\ADD{
with
his
army
north}}
from
Egypt
and
fight
against
the
army
of
Syria.
The
King
{\ADD{
of
Syria}}
will
gather
together
a
very
large
army,
but
{\ADD{
the
army
of
the
King
of
Egypt}}
will
defeat
them.
\VS{12}The
King
of
Egypt
will
become
very
proud
because
of
{\ADD{
his
army}}
having
killed
a
very
large
number
of
soldiers
{\ADD{
from
Syria}},
but
his
army
will
not
continue
to
win
battles.
\VS{13}The
King
of
Syria
will
again
gather
together
an
army
that
will
be
bigger
than
the
one
that
he
had
before.
After
a
few
years,
he
will
again
march
{\ADD{
south
on
their
way
to
Egypt}}
with
a
large
army
and
a
lot
of
equipment
{\ADD{
for
fighting
battles}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}At
that
time,
many
people
in
Egypt
will
rebel
against
their
king.
In
order
to
fulfill
a
vision
that
{\ADD{
one
of
their
leaders
had
seen}},
some
violent/lawless
people
from
your
country
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
will
also
rebel
{\ADD{
in
order
to
not
be
controlled
by
Egypt
anymore}},
but
they
will
be
defeated.
\VS{15}Then
the
King
of
Syria
will
come
{\ADD{
south
with
his
army}}
and
pile
up
dirt
against
the
walls
of
a
city
that
is
well
protected,
and
they
will
{\ADD{
break
through
those
walls
and}}
they
will
capture
the
city.
The
soldiers
from
Egypt
{\ADD{
who
have
come
to
defend
that
city}},
even
the
best
troops,
will
not
be
strong
enough
to
continue
to
fight.
\VS{16}So
the
King
of
Syria
will
do
whatever
he
wants
to,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
oppose
him.
{\ADD{
His
army}}
will
occupy
the
glorious
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
and
completely
control/subdue
it.
\VS{17}Then
he
will
decide
to
march
{\ADD{
south}}
with
all
the
soldiers
from
his
kingdom.
He
will
make
an
alliance
with
the
King
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}
and
in
order
that
his
own
daughter
will
{\ADD{
help
him
to}}
destroy
the
kingdom
of
Egypt,
he
will
give
her
to
the
King
of
Egypt
to
become
his
wife.
But
that
plan
will
fail.
\VS{18}After
that,
the
{\ADD{
army
of}}
the
King
of
Syria
will
attack
the
regions
that
are
close
to
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
Sea,
and
his
{\ADD{
army}}
will
conquer
many
of
them.
But
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
a
leader
from
another
country
will
defeat
the
army
of
Syria
and
will
stop
their
king
from
continuing
to
be
proud.
He
will
do
to
the
King
of
Syria
what
he
deserved
for
being
very
insolent.
\VS{19}Then
the
King
of
Syria
will
return
to
the
fortresses
in
his
own
land.
But
he
will
be
defeated,
and
he
will ◄die/be
assassinated► [EUP]
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
another
man
will ◄succeed
him/become
king►.
That
king
will
send
one
of
his
officers
to
oppress
the
people
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}
by
forcing
them
to
pay
big
taxes,
in
order
to
get
more
money
for
his
kingdom.
But
after
a
few
years [HYP]
that
king
will
die,
but
he
will
not
die
as
a
result
of
people
being
angry
with
him
or
in
a
battle.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}The
next
King
of
Syria
will
be
an
evil
man
who,
{\ADD{
because
he
will
not
be
the
son
of
the
previous
king,}}
will
not
have
the
right
to
become
king.
But
he
will
come
when
people
do
not
expect
it,
and
he
will
become
king
by tricking
the
people.
\VS{22}When
his
army advances,
they
will
attack
any
armies
that
oppose
him
and
destroy
those
armies.
They
will
also
kill
God’s Supreme
Priest.
\VS{23}By
making
treaties/alliances
with
{\ADD{
the
rulers
of}}
other
nations,
he
will
deceive
them,
and
he
will
become
very
powerful,
even
though
he
rules
a
nation
that
does
not
have
a
lot
of
people.
\VS{24}Suddenly
his
{\ADD{
army}}
will
invade
a
province
that
is
very
wealthy,
and
they
will
do
things
that
none
of
his
ancestors
did:
they
will
capture
in
battles
all
kinds
of
possessions
from
the
people
whom
they
defeat.
Then
the
king
will
divide
those
possessions
among
his
friends.
He
will
also
plan
{\ADD{
for
his
army}}
to
attack
fortresses
{\ADD{
in
Egypt}},
but
only
for
a
short
time.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}He
will
courageously/boldly conscript/gather
a
large
and
powerful
army
to
attack
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
king
of
Egypt.
But
the
King
of
Egypt
will
prepare
to
fight
against
them
with
a
huge
and
powerful
army.
However,
someone
will
deceive
him,
with
the
result
that
his
plan
will
not
be
successful.
\VS{26}Even
his
most
trusted advisors
will
plan
to
get
rid
of
him.
His
army
will
be
defeated
and
many
of
his
soldiers
will
be
killed.
\VS{27}Then
the
two
{\ADD{
kings
who
both
want
to
rule
that
area}}
will
sit
down
at
the
same
table
and
eat
together,
but
they
will
both
lie
to
each
other.
Neither
of
them
will
get
what
he
wants,
because
it
will
not
be
the
time
{\ADD{
that
God}}
has
determined/set
{\ADD{
for
them
to
rule
Egypt}}.
\VS{28}{\ADD{
The
army
of}}
the
King
{\ADD{
of
Syria}}
will
return
to
Syria,
taking
with
them
all
the
valuable
things
{\ADD{
that
they
had
captured}}.
The
king
will
be
determined
to
get
rid
of
the Supreme
Priest
of
the
Jewish
people.
He
will
do
what
he
wants
to
{\ADD{
in
Israel}},
and
then
return
to
his
own
country.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}When
it
is
the
time
that
God
has
decided,
the
King
of
Syria
{\ADD{
and
his
army}}
will
invade
Egypt
again.
But
this
time
he
will
not
be
successful
like
he
was
before.
\VS{30}The
army
of Rome
will
come
in
ships
and
oppose
his
army
and
cause
him
to
be
afraid.
So
he
will
be
very
angry,
and
{\ADD{
with
his
army}}
he
will
return
{\ADD{
to
Israel}}
and
try
to
get
rid
of
the Supreme
Priest.
The
King
of
Syria
will
do
what
those
who
have
abandoned
the
Jewish religion
advise/want
him
to
do
for
them.
\VS{31}Some
of
his
soldiers
will
do
things
to ◄defile
the
temple/cause
the
temple
to
become
unholy
for
them►.
They
will
prevent
the
priests
from
offering
sacrifices
each
day,
and
they
will
put
{\ADD{
in
the
temple}}
something
that
is
disgusting/abominable.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}By
deceiving
those
who
have
abandoned
the
Jewish religion,
he
will
persuade
them
to ◄become
his
supporters/help
him
to
do
what
he
wants
to
do►.
But
those
who
are
devoted
to
their
God
will
firmly
oppose
them.
\VS{33}And
wise
{\ADD{Israeli}}
leaders
will
teach
others
also.
But
for
a
while,
some
of
those
wise
leaders
will
be
killed
in
battles,
and
some
will
be
burned
to
death,
and
some
will
be
robbed,
and
some
will
be
put
in
prison.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}While
God’s
people
are
being
persecuted,
some
people
will
help
them
a
little
bit,
although
some
of
those
who
help
them
will
not
do
it
sincerely.
\VS{35}Some
of
those
wise
leaders
will
be
killed [EUP],
but
as
a
result
the
others
will
be
purified [DOU].
This
suffering
will
continue
until
it
is
the
time
{\ADD{
that
God}}
has
appointed
{\ADD{
for
it
to}}
end.
\par }{\SH The
King
of
Syria
who
praises
himself
\par }{\PP \VS{36}The
King
{\ADD{
of
Syria}}
will
do
what
he
wants
to.
He
will
boast
and
say
that
he
is
greater
than
any
god.
He
will
even
revile
the Supreme
God.
He
will
be
able
to
do
what
he
wants
until
the
time
that
{\ADD{
God}}
punishes [MTY]
him.
{\ADD{
God}}
will
accomplish
what
he
has
planned.
\VS{37}The
{\ADD{
King
of
Syria}}
will
ignore
the
god
that
his
ancestors
worshiped
and
the
god
that
many
women
love.
He
will
ignore
every
god,
because
he
will
think
that
he
is
greater
than
all
of
them.
\VS{38}But
he
will
honor
the
god
who
{\ADD{
people
think}}
protects
fortresses.
That
is
a
god
whom
his
ancestors
did
not
honor.
And
he
will
give
gold,
silver, ◄jewels/very
valuable
stones►
and
other expensive
gifts
to
that
god.
\VS{39}He
will
ask
that
god (OR,
people
who
worship
a
god)
from
another
country
to
help
him
to
defend
his
fortresses.
He
will
greatly
honor
those
who
allow
him
{\ADD{
to
be
their
ruler}}.
He
will
appoint
{\ADD{
some
of}}
them
to
important
positions
in
the
government;
and
to
reward
them,
he
will
give
them
some
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{40}But
when
his
time
{\ADD{
to
rule}}
is
almost
ended,
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
King
of
Egypt
will
attack
his
{\ADD{
army}}.
The
{\ADD{
army
of
the}}
King
of
Syria
will
fight
against
them
furiously [SIM].
{\ADD{
His
soldiers
will
be
driving}}
chariots
and
{\ADD{
riding
on}}
horses
and
{\ADD{
traveling
in}}
many
ships.
His
army
will
invade
many
countries
and
{\ADD{
spread
all
over
those
countries}}
like
a
flood [MET].
\VS{41}They
will
invade
the
glorious
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
and
kill [EUP]
tens
of
thousands
of
people.
But
the
people
of
the
Edom people-group
and
the
people
of
the
Moab people-group
and
the
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
who
are
still
alive
will
escape.
\VS{42}When
the
army
of
Syria
invades
other
countries,
even
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
defeated.
\VS{43}The
army
of
Syria
will
take
away
from
Egypt
gold,
silver,
and
other
valuable
items.
The
people
of
Libya
and
Ethiopia
will
allow
{\ADD{
the
King
of
Syria}}
to
rule
over
them.
\VS{44}But
he
will
become
very
frightened/alarmed
when
he
hears
reports
about
what
is happening
in
the
east
and
in
the
north.
So
he
will
become
very
angry,
and
send
his
army
to
fight
furiously
and
kill
many
{\ADD{
of
their
enemies}}.
\VS{45}The
{\ADD{
King
of
Syria}}
will
set
up
his
royal
tents
in
the
area
between
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
Sea
and
the
hill
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}
on
which
the
temple ◄exists/was
built►.
But
he
will
be
killed
there,
because
there
will
be
no
one
to
help
him.”

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH When this world will end
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
The
angel
also
said
to
me,}} “After
those
things
happen,
the
great
angel
Michael,
who
protects
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people,
will
appear.
Then
there
will
be
a
time
when
there
will
be
great
troubles/suffering.
The
troubles
will
be
greater
than
any
troubles/suffering
since
the
nations
began.
At
that
time,
all
of
your
people
whose
names
have
been
written
in
the
book
{\ADD{
containing
the
names
of
those
who
have
eternal
life}}
will
be
saved.
\VS{2}Many
of
those
who
have
died [EUP]
will
become
alive
again.
Some
of
them
will
live
eternally
{\ADD{
with
God}},
and
some
will
be
eternally
shamed/disgraced
{\ADD{
in
hell}}.
\VS{3}Those
who
were
wise
will
shine
as
brightly
as
the
sky
{\ADD{
is
bright
when
the
sun
is
shining}}.
And
those
who
have
shown
to
others
the
way
to
live
righteously
will
shine
forever,
like
the
stars [SIM].
\VS{4}But
as
for
you,
Daniel,
close
up
the
scroll
{\ADD{
on
which
you
are
writing}},
and
seal
it
{\ADD{
in
order
that
no
one
can
open
it}}
until
the
end
{\ADD{
of
the
world}}
is
near.
{\ADD{
Before
that
happens,}}
many
people
will
travel
rapidly
here
and
there,
learning
more
and
more
{\ADD{
about
many
things}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
{\ADD{
that
angel
finished
speaking}},
I,
Daniel,
looked
up,
and
suddenly
I
saw
two
other
{\ADD{
angels}}.
One
was
standing
on
the
side
of
the
river
{\ADD{
where
I
was}},
and
one
was
standing
on
the
other
side.
\VS{6}One
of
them
{\ADD{
called
to}}
the
other
one,
who
was
wearing
linen/white
clothes,
who
was
now
standing
further
up (OR,
above)
the
river, “How
long
will
it
be
until
these
amazing/frightening
events
end?”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
angel
who
was
on
the
other
side
of (OR,
above)
the
river
raised
his
hands
toward
the
sky,
and
solemnly
promised,
with
the
authority [MTY]
of
God,
who
lives
forever, “It
will
be
three
and
a
half
years.
All
these
things
will
end
after
God’s
people
stop
fighting
against
those
who ◄persecute/cause
trouble
for/cause
suffering
for►
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}I
heard
{\ADD{
what
he
said}},
but
I
did
not
understand
it.
So
I
asked, “Sir,
what
will
be
the
result
when
these
things
end?”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}He
replied, “Daniel,
you
must
leave
now.
{\ADD{
I
cannot
answer
your
question}}
because
what
it
means
must ◄be
kept
secret/not
be
revealed► [DOU]
until
the
time
when
everything
ends.
\VS{10}Many
people
will
thoroughly
purify
their
inner
beings [DOU].
But
wicked
people
will
not
understand
these
things.
They
will
continue
to
be
wicked.
Only
those
who
are
wise
will
understand
{\ADD{
these
things}}.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
But
I
can
tell
you
that
before
everything
ends,}}
there
will
be 1,290
days,
from
the
time
that
people
are
prevented
from
offering
sacrifices
each
day,
that
is,
from
the
time
that
the
abominable/disgusting
thing
is
put
in
the
temple.
\VS{12}God
will
be
pleased
with
those
who
remain
faithful
until 1,335
days
are
ended.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
{\ADD{
now
I
say}}
to
you,
continue
to
faithfully
{\ADD{
trust
God}}
until
{\ADD{
your
life
on
earth}}
ends.
You
will
die [EUP],
but
when
everything
ends,
you
will
receive
your
reward
{\ADD{
from
God}}.”
\par }