even a great warfare; and he gave heed to the word, and had understanding of the vision. In those days

whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, approached close to me about the time of the evening offering. And I Daniel was mourning three whole he made me to understand, and talked weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, with me, and said: 'O Daniel, I am neither came flesh nor wine in my now come forth to make thee skilful mouth, neither did I anoint myself at of understanding. At the beginning all, till three whole weeks were fulof thy supplications a word went filled. And in the four and twentieth forth, and I am come to declare it; day of the first month, as I was by the for thou art greatly beloved; therefore side of the great river, which is look into the word, and understand Tigris, "I lifted up mine eyes, and the vision. 24Seventy weeks are looked, and behold a man clothed in decreed upon thy people and upon linen, whose loins were girded with thy holy city, to finish the transgres- fine gold of Uphaz; his body also was sion, and to make an end of sin, and to like the beryl, and his face as the forgive iniquity, and to bring in appearance of lightning, and his eyes everlasting righteousness, and to seal as torches of fire, and his arms and his vision and prophet, and to anoint feet like in colour to burnished brass, the most holy place. 25Know there- and the voice of his words like the fore and discern, that from the going voice of a multitude. And I Daniel forth of the word to restore and to alone saw the vision; for the men that build Jerusalem unto one anointed, a were with me saw not the vision; prince, shall be seven weeks; and for howbeit a great trembling fell upon threescore and two weeks, it shall be them, and they fled to hide thembuilt again, with broad place and selves. So I was left alone, and saw moat, but in troublous times. 26And this great vision, and there remained after the threescore and two weeks no strength in me; for my comeliness shall an anointed one be cut off, and was turned in me into corruption, and be no more; and the people of a I retained no strength. prince that shall come shall destroy the voice of his words; and when the city and the sanctuary; but his I heard the voice of his words, then end shall be with a flood; and unto was I fallen into a deep sleep on my the end of the war desolations are face, with my face toward the ground. determined. 27And he shall make a 10And, behold, a hand touched me, firm covenant with many for one week; which set me tottering upon my knees and for half of the week he shall cause and upon the palms of my hands. the sacrifice and the offering to cease; "And he said unto me: 'Ŏ Daniel, and upon the wing of detestable things thou man greatly beloved, give heed shall be that which causeth appal- unto the words that I speak unto ment; and that until the extermination thee, and stand upright; for now wholly determined be poured out upon am I sent unto thee'; and when he that which causeth appalment.' had spoken this word unto me, I 10 In the third year of Cyrus king stood trembling. Then said he of Persia a word was revealed unto me: 'Fear not, Daniel; for from unto Daniel, whose name was called the first day that thou didst set thy Belteshazzar; and the word was true, heart to understand, and to humble

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thyself before thy God, thy words. And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all; and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.

were heard; and I am come because of thy words. 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I was left over there beside the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the end of days; for there is yet a vision for the days.' 15 And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb. 16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said unto him that "And the king of the south shall be stood before me: 'O my lord, by strong, and one of his princes; and reason of the vision my pains are he shall be strong above him, and come upon me, and I retain no have dominion; his dominion shall strength. For how can this servant be a great dominion.

daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begot her, and he that obtained her in those times.

of my lord talk with this my lord? "And at the end of years they shall for as for me, straightway there re-join themselves together; and the mained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me.' 18Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. 19And he said: 'O man greatly beloved, fear not! peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong.' And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said: 'Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.' 20Then said he: 'Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come. Howbeit I will declare unto thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth; and there is none that holdeth with me against these, except Michael your prince. 11 And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

"But one of the shoots of her roots shall stand up in his place, and shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the stronghold of the king of the north, and shall deal with them, and shall prevail; and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north. And he shall come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.

20Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person; upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments. 22 And the arms of the flood shall be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; and he shall come up and become strong, with a little nation. 24In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance; yea, he shall devise his devices against fortresses, but only until the time.

10And his sons shall stir themselves yea, he shall cause his own reproach up, and shall assemble a multitude to return upon him. 19Then he shall of great forces, and he shall come on, turn his face toward the strongholds and overflow, as he passeth through; of his own land; but he shall stumble and he shall return and stir himself and fall, and shall not be found. up, even to his stronghold. "And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand; 12and the multitude shall be carried away, and his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. 13And the king of the north shall again set forth a multitude, greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance. 14And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south; also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall stumble. And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand; and as for his chosen people, there shall be no strength in them to withstand. 16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the beauteous land, and in his hand shall be extermination. 17And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, but shall make an agreement with him; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to destroy it; but it shall not stand, neither be for him. 18After this shall he set his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease;

25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall stir himself up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him. 26Yea, they that eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall be swept away; and many shall fall down slain. 27And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper, for the end

hand unto heaven, and swore by Him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlast- And I heard, but I understood not; ing life, and some to reproaches and then said I: 'O my lord, what shall everlasting abhorrence. And they be the latter end of these things?' that are wise shall shine as the bright-And he said: 'Go thy way, Daniel; ness of the firmament; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.'

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on the bank of the river on this side, and the other on the bank of the river on that side. And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river: 'How long shall it be to the end of the wonders?' 'And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he lifted up his right hand and his left

for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand. "And from the time that the continual burnt-offering shall be taken away, and the detestable thing that causeth appalment set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12Happy is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13But go thou thy way till the end be; and thou shalt rest, and shalt stand up to thy lot, at the end of the days.'