Daniel 1:1 1 Daniel 1:9

The Book of Daniel1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king

of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon untoJerusalem, and besieged it. 2And the Lord gave Jehoiakimking of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of thehouse of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar tothe house of his god; and he brought the vessels into thetreasure house of his god.

3 ¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master ofhis eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the childrenof Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured,and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, andunderstanding science, and such as had ability in them tostand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teachthe learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 And theking appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat,and of thewinewhichhe drank: so nourishing them threeyears, that at the end thereof theymight stand before theking.* 6Now among these were of the children of Judah,Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7Unto whom theprince of the eunuchs gavenames: for he gaveuntoDanielthe name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach;and toMishael, ofMeshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

8 ¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would notdefile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, norwith the wine which he drank: therefore he requested oftheprince of the eunuchs that hemight not defile himself.9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender* 1.5 the wine…: Heb. the wine of his drink

Daniel 1:10 2 Daniel 1:20love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the princeof the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king,who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for whyshould he see your faces worse liking than the childrenwhich are of your sort? then shall ye make me endangermy head to the king.†‡ 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar,whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel,Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,§ 12 Prove thy servants,I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse toeat, and water to drink.**†† 13Then let our countenancesbe looked upon before thee, and the countenance of thechildren that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and asthou seest, deal with thy servants. 14 So he consented tothem in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15And atthe end of ten days their countenances appeared fairerand fatter in flesh than all the children which did eatthe portion of the king’s meat. 16 Thus Melzar took awaythe portion of their meat, and the wine that they shoulddrink; and gave them pulse.

17 ¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowl-edge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel hadunderstanding in all visions and dreams.‡‡ 18Now at theend of the days that the king had said he should bringthem in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought themin before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communedwith them; and among them all was found none likeDaniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stoodthey before the king. 20 And in all matters of wisdomand understanding, that the king enquired of them, he† 1.10 worse…: Heb. sadder ‡ 1.10 sort: or, term, or, continuance?§ 1.11 Melzar: or, the steward ** 1.12 pulse: Heb. of pulse †† 1.12to eat…: Heb. that we may eat, etc ‡‡ 1.17 Daniel…: or, he made Danielunderstand

Daniel 1:21 3 Daniel 2:9found them ten times better than all the magicians andastrologers that were in all his realm.§§ 21 And Danielcontinued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

21 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchad-

nezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith hisspirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Thenthe king commanded to call the magicians, and theastrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, forto shew the king his dreams. So they came and stoodbefore the king. 3 And the king said unto them, I havedreamed a dream, andmy spirit was troubled to know thedream. 4Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack,O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, andwe will shew the interpretation.* 5 The king answeredand said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me:if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with theinterpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and yourhouses shall be made a dunghill.† 6 But if ye shew thedream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive ofme gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shewme the dream, and the interpretation thereof.‡ 7 Theyanswered again and said, Let the king tell his servants thedream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. 8 Theking answered and said, I know of certainty that ye wouldgain the time, because ye see the thing is gone fromme.§9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, thereis but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying§§ 1.20 wisdom…: Heb. wisdom of understanding * 2.4 O king…:(Chaldee, to the end of chapter seven) † 2.5 cut…: Chaldee, made pieces‡ 2.6 rewards: or, fee § 2.8 gain: Chaldee, buy

Daniel 2:10 4 Daniel 2:19and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time bechanged: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall knowthat ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

10¶ The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said,There is not a man upon the earth that can shew theking’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler,that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, orChaldean. 11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth,and there is none other that can shew it before theking, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, andcommanded to destroy all thewisemen of Babylon. 13Andthe decree went forth that the wise men should be slain;and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

14¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom toArioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was goneforth to slay the wisemen of Babylon:**†† 15He answeredand said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree sohasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing knownto Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the kingthat he would give him time, and that he would shewthe king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to hishouse, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael,and Azariah, his companions: 18 That they would desiremercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; thatDaniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest ofthe wise men of Babylon.‡‡§§

19 ¶ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in anight vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.** 2.14 answered…: Chaldee, returned †† 2.14 captain…: or, chiefmarshal: Chaldee, chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen ‡‡ 2.18of the God: Chaldee, from before God §§ 2.18 that Daniel…: or, that theyshould not destroy Daniel, etc

Daniel 2:20 5 Daniel 2:2920 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of Godfor ever and ever: for wisdom andmight are his: 21And hechangeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings,and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise,and knowledge to them that know understanding: 22 Herevealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth whatis in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 23 Ithank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers,who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast madeknown unto me now what we desired of thee: for thouhast nowmade known unto us the king’s matter.

24 ¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom theking had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon:he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wisemen of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I willshew unto the king the interpretation. 25 Then Ariochbrought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thusunto him, I have found amanof the captives of Judah, thatwill make known unto the king the interpretation.***†††26The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name wasBelteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me thedreamwhich I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,The secret which the king hath demanded cannot thewisemen, the astrologers, themagicians, the soothsayers,shew unto the king; 28 But there is a God in heaventhat revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the kingNebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thydream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, arethese;‡‡‡ 29As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy*** 2.25 I have…: Chaldee, That I have found ††† 2.25 captives…:Chaldee, children of the captivity of Judah ‡‡‡ 2.28 maketh…: Chaldee,hath made known

Daniel 2:30 6 Daniel 2:39mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter:and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee whatshall come to pass.§§§ 30 But as for me, this secret isnot revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more thanany living, but for their sakes that shall make known theinterpretation to the king, and that thou mightest knowthe thoughts of thy heart.*

31 ¶ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image.This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stoodbefore thee; and the form thereof was terrible.† 32 Thisimage’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms ofsilver, his belly and his thighs of brass,‡ 33His legs of iron,his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest tillthat a stone was cut out without hands, which smote theimage upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brakethem to pieces.§ 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass,the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, andbecame like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; andthe wind carried them away, that no place was found forthem: and the stone that smote the image became a greatmountain, and filled the whole earth.

36¶This is the dream; andwewill tell the interpretationthereof before the king. 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings:for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power,and strength, and glory. 38And wheresoever the childrenof men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of theheaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath madethee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39Andafter thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee,§§§ 2.29 came: Chaldee, came up * 2.30 but for…: or, but for the intentthat the interpretation may be made known to the king † 2.31 sawest:Chaldee, wast seeing ‡ 2.32 thighs: or, sides § 2.34 without…: or,which was not in hands

Daniel 2:40 7 Daniel 2:47and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear ruleover all the earth. 40 And the fourth kingdom shall bestrong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces andsubdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these,shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thousawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part ofiron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in itof the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest theiron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feetwere part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shallbe partly strong, and partly broken.** 43 And whereasthou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall minglethemselveswith the seed ofmen: but they shall not cleaveone to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.††44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heavenset up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: andthe kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shallbreak in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and itshall stand for ever.‡‡§§ 45Forasmuch as thou sawest thatthe stonewas cut out of themountainwithout hands, andthat it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, thesilver, and the gold; the great God hath made known tothe kingwhat shall come to pass hereafter: and the dreamis certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.***†††

46 ¶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face,andworshippedDaniel, and commanded that they shouldoffer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47 The kinganswered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that yourGod is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer** 2.42 broken: or, brittle †† 2.43 one…: Chaldee, this with this‡‡ 2.44 the days: Chaldee, their days §§ 2.44 the kingdom: Chaldee,the kingdom thereof *** 2.45 without…: or, which was not in hands††† 2.45 hereafter: Chaldee, after this

Daniel 2:48 8 Daniel 3:6of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48Thenthe king made Daniel a great man, and gave him manygreat gifts, andmadehim ruler over thewhole province ofBabylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise menof Babylon. 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and heset Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs ofthe province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of theking.

31 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold,

whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadththereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, inthe province of Babylon. 2ThenNebuchadnezzar the kingsent to gather together the princes, the governors, andthe captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors,the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come tothe dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar theking had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, andcaptains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, thesheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gatheredtogether unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchad-nezzar the king had set up; and they stood before theimage that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then an heraldcried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations,and languages,*† 5That at what time ye hear the sound ofthe cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, andall kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the goldenimage that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:‡ 6 Andwhoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the samehour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.* 3.4 aloud: Chaldee, with might † 3.4 it…: Chaldee, they command‡ 3.5 dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony

Daniel 3:7 9 Daniel 3:157 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard thesound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, andall kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and thelanguages, fell down and worshipped the golden imagethat Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

8 ¶ Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans camenear, and accused the Jews. 9 They spake and said to theking Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 10 Thou, Oking, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hearthe sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall downand worship the golden image:§ 11And whoso falleth notdown and worshippeth, that he should be cast into themidst of a burning fiery furnace. 12There are certain Jewswhom thou hast set over the affairs of the province ofBabylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men,O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods,nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.**

13 ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and furycommanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true,O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye servemy gods, nor worship the golden image which I have setup?†† 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hearthe sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down andworship the image which I have made; well: but if yeworship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into themidst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God§ 3.10 dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony ** 3.12 have…:Chaldee, have set no regard upon thee †† 3.14 true: or, of purpose

Daniel 3:16 10 Daniel 3:25that shall deliver you out of my hands?‡‡ 16 Shadrach,Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king,O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee inthis matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is ableto deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he willdeliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be itknown unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods,nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

19¶ThenwasNebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the formof his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach,and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded thatthey should heat the furnace one seven times more thanit was wont to be heated.§§ 20 And he commandedthe most mighty men that were in his army to bindShadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them intothe burning fiery furnace.*** 21 Then these men werebound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, andtheir other garments, and were cast into the midst ofthe burning fiery furnace.†††‡‡‡ 22 Therefore becausethe king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnaceexceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men thattook up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.§§§* 23 Andthese three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, felldown bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and roseup in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Didnot we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.†25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking‡‡ 3.15 dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony §§ 3.19 full: Chaldee,filled *** 3.20 most…: Chaldee, mighty of strength ††† 3.21 coats: or,mantles ‡‡‡ 3.21 hats: or, turbans §§§ 3.22 commandment: Chaldee,word * 3.22 flame: or, spark † 3.24 counsellors: or, governors

Daniel 3:26 11 Daniel 4:1in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and theform of the fourth is like the Son of God.‡

26 ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth ofthe burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach,Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most highGod, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach,Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of thefire.§ 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, andthe king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw thesemen, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor wasan hair of their head singed, neither were their coatschanged, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be theGod of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hathsent his angel, and delivered his servants that trustedin him, and have changed the king’s word, and yieldedtheir bodies, that they might not serve nor worship anygod, except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree,That every people, nation, and language, which speakany thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach,and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their housesshall be made a dunghill: because there is no other Godthat can deliver after this sort.**††‡‡ 30 Then the kingpromoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in theprovince of Babylon.§§

41 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations,

and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be‡ 3.25 they…: Chaldee, there is no hurt in them § 3.26 mouth: Chaldee,door ** 3.29 I make…: Chaldee, a decree is made byme †† 3.29 any…:Chaldee, error ‡‡ 3.29 cut…: Chaldee, made pieces §§ 3.30 promoted:Chaldee, made to prosper

Daniel 4:2 12 Daniel 4:13multiplied unto you. 2 I thought it good to shew the signsandwonders that the highGodhathwrought towardme.*3Howgreat arehis signs! andhowmighty arehiswonders!his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominionis from generation to generation.

4 ¶ I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, andflourishing in my palace: 5 I saw a dream which mademe afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visionsof my head troubled me. 6 Therefore made I a decreeto bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, thatthey might make known unto me the interpretation ofthe dream. 7Then came in themagicians, the astrologers,the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dreambefore them; but they did not make known unto me theinterpretation thereof.

8 ¶ But at the last Daniel came in before me, whosename was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god,and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before himI told the dream, saying, 9 O Belteshazzar, master of themagicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy godsis in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visionsof my dream that I have seen, and the interpretationthereof. 10 Thus were the visions of mine head in mybed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth,and the height thereof was great.† 11 The tree grew, andwas strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven,and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 12 Theleaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, andin it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadowunder it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughsthereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 13 I saw in the visionsof my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an* 4.2 I thought…: Chaldee, It was seemly beforeme † 4.10 I saw: Chaldee,I was seeing

Daniel 4:14 13 Daniel 4:22holy one came down from heaven; 14He cried aloud, andsaid thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches,shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beastsget away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:‡15Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth,even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass ofthe field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, andlet his portion bewith the beasts in the grass of the earth:16 Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’sheart be given unto him; and let seven times pass overhim. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, andthe demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intentthat the livingmay know that themost High ruleth in thekingdomofmen, and giveth it towhomsoever hewill, andsetteth up over it the basest of men. 18 This dream I kingNebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar,declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all thewisemen ofmy kingdom are not able tomake known untome the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit ofthe holy gods is in thee.

19 ¶ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, wasastonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream,or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzaranswered and said, My lord, the dream be to them thathate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine ene-mies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and wasstrong, whose height reached

unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much,and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of thefield dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of theheaven had their habitation: 22 It is thou, O king, that‡ 4.14 aloud: Chaldee, with might

Daniel 4:23 14 Daniel 4:31art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown,and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the endof the earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a watcherand an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying,Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stumpof the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band ofiron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and letit be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion bewith the beasts of the field, till seven times pass overhim; 24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is thedecree of the most High, which is come upon my lordthe king: 25 That they shall drive thee from men, andthy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, andthey shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shallwet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shallpass over thee, till thou know that the most High rulethin the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever hewill. 26And whereas they commanded to leave the stumpof the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable untothee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thineiniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be alengthening of thy tranquillity.§

28 ¶ All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29Atthe end of twelve months he walked in the palace of thekingdom of Babylon.** 30 The king spake, and said, Isnot this great Babylon, that I have built for the houseof the kingdom by the might of my power, and for thehonour of my majesty? 31 While the word was in theking’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O§ 4.27 a lengthening…: or, an healing of thine error ** 4.29 in: or, upon

Daniel 4:32 15 Daniel 5:2king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdomis departed from thee. 32 And they shall drive thee frommen, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of thefield: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, andseven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that themost High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth itto whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thingfulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven frommen, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet withthe dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar liftedup mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding re-turned untome, and I blessed themostHigh, and I praisedand honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominionis an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is fromgeneration to generation: 35And all the inhabitants of theearth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according tohis will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitantsof the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him,What doest thou? 36At the same timemy reason returnedunto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honourand brightness returned unto me; and my counsellorsand my lords sought unto me; and I was established inmy kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour theKing of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his waysjudgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

51 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thou-

sand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commandedto bring the golden and silver vessels which his father

Daniel 5:3 16 Daniel 5:10Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which wasin Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives,and his concubines, might drink therein.*† 3 Then theybrought the golden vessels that were taken out of thetemple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; andthe king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines,drank in them. 4They drankwine, and praised the gods ofgold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

5¶ In the samehour came forth fingers of aman’s hand,and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaisterof the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the partof the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king’s countenancewas changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that thejoints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote

one against another.‡§** 7 The king cried aloud tobring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the sooth-sayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men ofBabylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shewmethe interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet,and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall bethe third ruler in the kingdom.††‡‡ 8 Then came inall the king’s wise men: but they could not read thewriting, nor make known to the king the interpretationthereof. 9Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, andhis countenance was changed in him, and his lords wereastonied.§§

10 ¶ Now the queen, by reason of the words of theking and his lords, came into the banquet house: and* 5.2 father: or, grandfather † 5.2 taken: Chaldee, brought forth ‡ 5.6countenance: Chaldee, brightnesses § 5.6 was changed: Chaldee, changedit ** 5.6 joints: or, girdles: Chaldee, bindings, or, knots †† 5.7 aloud:Chaldee, with might ‡‡ 5.7 scarlet: or, purple §§ 5.9 countenance:Chaldee, brightnesses

Daniel 5:11 17 Daniel 5:16the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let notthy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance bechanged: 11There is aman in thy kingdom, inwhom is thespirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father lightand understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of thegods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzarthy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of themagicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;***12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, andunderstanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing ofhard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found inthe same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar:now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpreta-tion.†††‡‡‡§§§ 13 Then was Daniel brought in before theking. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thouthat Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity ofJudah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?*14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods isin thee, and that light and understanding and excellentwisdom is found in thee. 15 And now the wise men,the astrologers, have been brought in before me, thatthey should read this writing, and make known untome the interpretation thereof: but they could not shewthe interpretation of the thing: 16 And I have heard ofthee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolvedoubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and makeknown to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt beclothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thyneck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.†*** 5.11 father: or, grandfather ††† 5.12 interpreting: or, of aninterpreter ‡‡‡ 5.12 dissolving: or, of a dissolver §§§ 5.12doubts: Chaldee, knots * 5.13 father: or, grandfather † 5.16 makeinterpretations: Chaldee, interpret, etc

Daniel 5:17 18 Daniel 5:2517¶ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let

thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another;yet I will read the writing unto the king, andmake knownto him the interpretation.‡ 18 O thou king, the mosthigh God gaveNebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, andmajesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And for the majestythat he gave him, all people, nations, and languages,trembled and feared before him: whomhewould he slew;and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he wouldhe set up; and whom he would he put down. 20 Butwhen his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardenedin pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, andthey took his glory from him:§** 21 And he was drivenfrom the sons of men; and his heart was made like thebeasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: theyfed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet withthe dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high Godruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointethover it whomsoever he will.†† 22 And thou his son, OBelshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thouknewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against theLord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of hishouse before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thywives, andthy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hastpraised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood,and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the Godin whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways,hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the handsent from him; and this writing was written.

25 ¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE,‡ 5.17 rewards: or, fee § 5.20 in pride: or, to deal proudly ** 5.20deposed: Chaldee, made to come down †† 5.21 his heart…: or, he madehis heart equal, etc

Daniel 5:26 19 Daniel 6:6MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation ofthe thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, andfinished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances,and art found wanting. 28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided,and given to theMedes and Persians. 29Then commandedBelshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and puta chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamationconcerning him, that he should be the third ruler in thekingdom.

30 ¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of theChaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took thekingdom, being about threescore and two years old.‡‡§§

61 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred

and twenty princes, which should be over the wholekingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whomDanielwasfirst: that theprincesmight give accounts untothem, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then thisDaniel was preferred above the presidents and princes,because an excellent spirit was in him; and the kingthought to set him over the whole realm.

4 ¶ Then the presidents and princes sought to findoccasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; butthey could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as hewas faithful, neither was there any error or fault foundin him. 5 Then said these men, We shall not find anyoccasion against this Daniel, except we find it against himconcerning the law of his God.

6 Then these presidents and princes assembled to-gether to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius,‡‡ 5.31 being…: Chaldee, he as the son of, etc §§ 5.31 about: or, now

Daniel 6:7 20 Daniel 6:15live for ever.* 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, thegovernors, and the princes, the counsellors, and thecaptains, have consulted together to establish a royalstatute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shallask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save ofthee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.† 8Now,O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that itbe not changed, according to the law of the Medes andPersians, which altereth not.‡ 9 Wherefore king Dariussigned the writing and the decree.

10¶NowwhenDaniel knew that thewritingwas signed,he went into his house; and his windows being open inhis chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his kneesthree times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before hisGod, as he did aforetime.

11Then thesemenassembled, and foundDaniel prayingand making supplication before his God. 12 Then theycame near, and spake before the king concerning theking’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that everyman that shall ask a petition of any God or man withinthirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the denof lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true,according to the law of the Medes and Persians, whichaltereth not. 13 Then answered they and said before theking, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivityof Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree thatthou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times aday. 14 Then the king, when he heard these words, wassore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Danielto deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of thesun to deliver him. 15Then thesemen assembled unto the* 6.6 assembled…: or, came tumultuously † 6.7 decree: or, interdict‡ 6.8 altereth not: Chaldee, passeth not

Daniel 6:16 21 Daniel 6:24

king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the lawof the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statutewhich the king establisheth may be changed. 16Then theking commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast himinto the den of lions. Now the king spake and said untoDaniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he willdeliver thee. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid uponthe mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his ownsignet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purposemight not be changed concerning Daniel.

18 ¶ Then the king went to his palace, and passedthe night fasting: neither were instruments of musickbrought before him: and his sleep went from him.§19Then the king arose very early in themorning, andwentin haste unto the den of lions. 20Andwhen he came to theden, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: andthe king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of theliving God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually,able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Danielunto the king, O king, live for ever. 22My God hath senthis angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they havenot hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency wasfound in me; and also before thee, O king, have I doneno hurt. 23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him,and commanded that they should take Daniel up out ofthe den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and nomanner of hurt was found upon him, because he believedin his God.

24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought thosemen which had accused Daniel, and they cast them intothe den of lions, them, their children, and their wives;and the lions had themastery of them, and brake all their§ 6.18 instruments…: or, table

Daniel 6:25 22 Daniel 7:6bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of theden.

25 ¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations,and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multi-plied unto you. 26 I make a decree, That in every dominionof my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God ofDaniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, andhis kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and hisdominion shall be even unto the end. 27He delivereth andrescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heavenand in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the powerof the lions.** 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign ofDarius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

71 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel

had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: thenhe wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.*†2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and,behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon thegreat sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea,diverse one from another. 4 The first was like a lion, andhad eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof wereplucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and madestand upon the feet as aman, and aman’s heart was givento it.‡ 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to abear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had threeribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and theysaid thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.§ 6 After thisI beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had uponthe back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four** 6.27 power: Chaldee, hand * 7.1 had: Chaldee, saw † 7.1 matters:or, words ‡ 7.4 and it: or, wherewith it § 7.5 it raised…: or, it raisedup one dominion

Daniel 7:7 23 Daniel 7:14heads; and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I sawin the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadfuland terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great ironteeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped theresidue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from allthe beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8 Iconsidered the horns, and, behold, there came up amongthem another little horn, before whom there were threeof the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold,in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouthspeaking great things.

9 ¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, andthe Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was whiteas snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool:his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels asburning fire. 10A fiery stream issued and came forth frombefore him: thousand thousands ministered unto him,and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him:the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 Ibeheld then because of the voice of the great wordswhichthe horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain,and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had theirdominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged fora season and time.** 13 I saw in the night visions, and,behold, one like the Son of man came with the cloudsof heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and theybrought him near before him. 14 And there was givenhim dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people,nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion isan everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, andhis kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.** 7.12 their lives…: Chaldee, a prolonging in life was given them

Daniel 7:15 24 Daniel 7:2515 ¶ I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of

my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.†† 16 Icame near unto one of them that stood by, and asked himthe truth of all this. So he told me, and made me knowthe interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts,which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of theearth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take thekingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for everand ever.‡‡ 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourthbeast, which was diverse from all the others, exceedingdreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass;which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residuewith his feet;§§ 20 And of the ten horns that were in hishead, and of the other which came up, and before whomthree fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouththat spake very great things, whose look was more stoutthan his fellows. 21 I beheld, and the same horn madewar with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Untilthe Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to thesaints of themost High; and the time came that the saintspossessed the kingdom. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beastshall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall bediverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the wholeearth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kingsthat shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and heshall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue threekings. 25And he shall speak great words against the mostHigh, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, andthink to change times and laws: and they shall be giveninto his hand until a time and times and the dividing of†† 7.15 body: Chaldee, sheath ‡‡ 7.18 most…: Chaldee, high ones, thatis, things, or, places §§ 7.19 from…: Chaldee, from all those

Daniel 7:26 25 Daniel 8:6time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall takeaway his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto theend. 27And the kingdomand dominion, and the greatnessof the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given tothe people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdomis an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serveand obey him.*** 28Hitherto is the end of the matter. Asfor me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and mycountenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in myheart.

81 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a

vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after thatwhich appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in avision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was atShushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam;and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3ThenI lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stoodbefore the river a ram which had two horns: and thetwo horns were high; but one was higher than the other,and the higher came up last.* 4 I saw the ram pushingwestward, and northward, and southward; so that nobeasts might stand before him, neither was there any thatcould deliver out of his hand; but he did according tohis will, and became great. 5 And as I was considering,behold, an he goat came from the west on the face ofthe whole earth, and touched not the ground: and thegoat had a notable horn between his eyes.†‡ 6 And hecame to the ram that had two horns, which I had seenstanding before the river, and ran unto him in the fury*** 7.27 dominions: or, rulers * 8.3 the other: Heb. the second † 8.5touched…: or, none touched him in the earth ‡ 8.5 a notable…: Heb. ahorn of sight

Daniel 8:7 26 Daniel 8:14of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram,and hewasmovedwith choler against him, and smote theram, and brake his two horns: and there was no powerin the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down tothe ground, and stamped upon him: and there was nonethat could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8Therefore thehe goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, thegreat horn was broken; and for it came up four notableones toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of oneof them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceedinggreat, toward the south, and toward the east, and towardthe pleasant land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the hostof heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of thestars to the ground, and stamped upon them.§ 11 Yea, hemagnified himself even to the prince of the host, and byhim the daily sacrificewas taken away, and the place of hissanctuary was cast down.**†† 12 And an host was givenhim against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression,and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised,and prospered.‡‡

13 ¶ Then I heard one saint speaking, and anothersaint said unto that certain saint which spake, How longshall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and thetransgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuaryand the host to be trodden under foot?§§*** 14 And hesaid untome, Unto two thousand and three hundred days;then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.†††‡‡‡§ 8.10 to the host: or, against the host ** 8.11 to: or, against †† 8.11by him: or, from him ‡‡ 8.12 an host…: or, the host was given over for thetransgression against the daily sacrifice §§ 8.13 that…: or, the numbererof secrets, or, the wonderful numberer: Heb. Palmoni *** 8.13 of…: or,making desolate ††† 8.14 days: Heb. evening morning ‡‡‡ 8.14cleansed: Heb. justified

Daniel 8:15 27 Daniel 8:2615 ¶ And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had

seen the vision, and sought for themeaning, then, behold,there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16AndI heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, whichcalled, and said, Gabriel, make thisman to understand thevision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when hecame, I was afraid, and fell uponmy face: but he said untome, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the endshall be the vision. 18 Now as he was speaking with me, Iwas in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: buthe touched me, and set me upright.§§§ 19 And he said,Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the lastend of the indignation: for at the time appointed the endshall be. 20 The ram which thou sawest having two hornsare the kings of Media and Persia. 21And the rough goat isthe king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between hiseyes is the first king. 22 Now that being broken, whereasfour stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out ofthe nation, but not in his power. 23And in the latter timeof their kingdom, when the transgressors are come tothe full, a king of fierce countenance, and understandingdark sentences, shall stand up.* 24And his power shall bemighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroywonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shalldestroy the mighty and the holy people.† 25And throughhis policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand;and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peaceshall destroy many: he shall also stand up against thePrince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.‡26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which§§§ 8.18 set…: Heb. mademe stand uponmy standing * 8.23 are…: Heb.are accomplished † 8.24 holy…: Heb. people of the holy ones ‡ 8.25peace: or, prosperity

Daniel 8:27 28 Daniel 9:7was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; forit shall be for many days. 27 And I Daniel fainted, and wassick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’sbusiness; and I was astonished at the vision, but noneunderstood it.

91 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the

seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realmof the Chaldeans;* 2 In the first year of his reign I Danielunderstood by books the number of the years, whereofthe word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, thathe would accomplish seventy years in the desolations ofJerusalem.

3 ¶ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek byprayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, andashes:

4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made myconfession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God,keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him,and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We havesinned, and have committed iniquity, and have donewickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thyprecepts and from thy judgments: 6 Neither have wehearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spakein thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers,and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousnessbelongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as atthis day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants ofJerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that arefar off, through all the countries whither thou hast driventhem, because of their trespass that they have trespassed* 9.1 which: or, in which he

Daniel 9:8 29 Daniel 9:16against thee.† 8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion offace, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers,because we have sinned against thee. 9 To the Lord ourGod belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we haverebelled against him; 10Neither have we obeyed the voiceof the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he setbefore us by his servants the prophets. 11 Yea, all Israelhave transgressed thy law, even by departing, that theymight not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is pouredupon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Mosesthe servant of God, because we have sinned against him.12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spakeagainst us, and against our judges that judged us, bybringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heavenhath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil iscome upon us: yet made we not our prayer before theLORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities,and understand thy truth.‡ 14 Therefore hath the LORDwatched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for theLORD our God is righteous in all his workswhich he doeth:for we obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God,that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egyptwith a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as atthis day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.§

16¶OLord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseechthee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away fromthy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for oursins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem andthy people are become a reproach to all that are about† 9.7 belongeth…: or, thou hast ‡ 9.13 made…: Heb. intreated we notthe face of the, etc § 9.15 gotten…: Heb. made thee a name

Daniel 9:17 30 Daniel 9:24us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thyservant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shineupon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes,and behold our desolations, and the city which is calledby thy name: for we do not present our supplicationsbefore thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy greatmercies.**†† 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord,hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God:for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

20 ¶ And whiles I was speaking, and praying, andconfessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, andpresenting my supplication before the LORD my God forthe holymountain ofmyGod; 21Yea, whiles Iwas speakingin prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen inthe vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly,touched me about the time of the evening oblation.‡‡22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said,O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill andunderstanding.§§ 23At the beginning of thy supplicationsthe commandment came forth, and I am come to shewthee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understandthe matter, and consider the vision.***††† 24 Seventyweeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holycity, to finish the transgression, and to make an end ofsins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bringin everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and

** 9.18 which…: Heb. whereupon thy name is called †† 9.18 present:Heb. cause to fall ‡‡ 9.21 swiftly: Heb. with weariness, or, flight§§ 9.22 to…: Heb. to make thee skilful of *** 9.23 commandment:Heb. word ††† 9.23 greatly…: Heb. a man of desires

Daniel 9:25 31 Daniel 10:4prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.‡‡‡§§§* 25 Knowtherefore and understand, that from the going forth ofthe commandment to restore and to build Jerusalemunto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, andthreescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again,and the wall, even in troublous times.†‡§ 26 And afterthreescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, butnot for himself: and the people of the prince that shallcome shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the endthereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the wardesolations are determined.**†† 27 And he shall confirmthe covenant withmany for oneweek: and in themidst ofthe week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation tocease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shallmake it desolate, even until the consummation, and thatdetermined shall be poured upon the desolate.‡‡§§***

101 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thingwas re-

vealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar;and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long:and he understood the thing, and had understanding ofthe vision.* 2 In those days I Daniel was mourning threefull weeks.† 3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came fleshnor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all,till three whole weeks were fulfilled.‡ 4 And in the four‡‡‡ 9.24 finish: or, restrain §§§ 9.24 make an…: or, seal up * 9.24prophecy: Heb. prophet † 9.25 be built…: Heb. return and be built‡ 9.25 wall: or, breach, or, ditch § 9.25 troublous: Heb. strait of** 9.26 but…: or, and shall have nothing †† 9.26 desolations…: or,it shall be cut off by desolations ‡‡ 9.27 the covenant: or, a covenant§§ 9.27 for the…: or, with the abominable armies *** 9.27 the desolate:or, the desolator * 10.1 long: Heb. great † 10.2 full…: Heb. weeks ofdays ‡ 10.3 pleasant…: Heb. bread of desires

Daniel 10:5 32 Daniel 10:13and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the sideof the great river, which is Hiddekel; 5 Then I lifted upmine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothedin linen, whose loinswere girdedwith fine gold of Uphaz:§6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as theappearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, andhis arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, andthe voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7AndI Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were withme sawnot the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them,so that they fled to hide themselves. 8Therefore I was leftalone, and saw this great vision, and there remained nostrength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me intocorruption, and I retained no strength.** 9 Yet heard Ithe voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of hiswords, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my facetoward the ground.

10¶ And, behold, an hand touchedme, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms

of my hands.†† 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a mangreatly beloved, understand the words that I speak untothee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent.And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stoodtrembling.‡‡§§ 12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel:for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart tounderstand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thywords were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 Butthe prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood

me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of thechief princes, came to help me; and I remained there§ 10.5 a…: Heb. one man ** 10.8 comeliness: or, vigour †† 10.10set: Heb. moved ‡‡ 10.11 greatly…: Heb. of desires §§ 10.11 upright:Heb. upon thy standing

Daniel 10:14 33 Daniel 11:2with the kings of Persia.*** 14 Now I am come to makethee understand what shall befall thy people in the latterdays: for yet the vision is for many days. 15 And whenhe had spoken such words unto me, I set my face towardthe ground, and I became dumb. 16 And, behold, one likethe similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: thenI opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him thatstood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrowsare turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with thismy lord? for as for me, straightway there remained nostrength in me, neither is there breath left in me.†††18 Then there came again and touched me one like theappearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19 Andsaid, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee,be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken untome, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; forthouhast strengthenedme. 20Then said he, Knowest thouwherefore I comeunto thee? andnowwill I return tofightwith the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo,the prince of Grecia shall come. 21 But I will shew theethat which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there isnone that holdeth with me in these things, but Michaelyour prince.‡‡‡

111 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I,

stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 2 And now willI shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yetthree kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richerthan they all: and by his strength through his riches*** 10.13 chief: or, first ††† 10.17 the…: or, this servant of my lord‡‡‡ 10.21 holdeth: Heb. strengtheneth himself

Daniel 11:3 34 Daniel 11:10he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 3 Anda mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with greatdominion, and do according to his will. 4 And when heshall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shallbe divided toward the four winds of heaven; and notto his posterity, nor according to his dominion whichhe ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even forothers beside those.

5 ¶ And the king of the south shall be strong, and oneof his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and havedominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6And inthe end of years they shall join themselves together; forthe king’s daughter of the south shall come to the kingof the north to make an agreement: but she shall notretain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, norhis arm: but she shall be given up, and they that broughther, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened herin these times.*†‡ 7 But out of a branch of her roots shallone stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army,and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north,and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:§ 8 Andshall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with theirprinces, and with their precious vessels of silver and ofgold; and he shall continue more years than the king ofthe north.** 9 So the king of the south shall come into hiskingdom, and shall return into his own land. 10 But hissons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude ofgreat forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow,and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up,* 11.6 join…: Heb. associate themselves † 11.6 an…: Heb. rights ‡ 11.6he that begat…: or, whom she brought forth § 11.7 in…: or, in his place,or, office ** 11.8 their precious…: Heb. vessels of their desire

Daniel 11:11 35 Daniel 11:18even to his fortress.††‡‡ 11And the king of the south shallbemovedwith choler, and shall come forth and fight withhim, evenwith the king of the north: and he shall set fortha great multitude; but the multitude shall be given intohis hand. 12And when he hath taken away the multitude,his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down manyten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.13For the king of the north shall return, and shall set fortha multitude greater than the former, and shall certainlycome after certain yearswith a great army andwithmuchriches.§§ 14 And in those times there shall many standup against the king of the south: also the robbers of thypeople shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; butthey shall fall.*** 15 So the king of the north shall come,and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities:and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neitherhis chosen people, neither shall there be any strength towithstand.†††‡‡‡ 16But he that cometh against him shalldo according to his own will, and none shall stand beforehim: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which byhis hand shall be consumed.§§§ 17 He shall also set hisface to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, andupright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall givehim the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shallnot stand on his side, neither be for him.*† 18 After thisshall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many:†† 11.10 shall be…: or, shall war ‡‡ 11.10 return…: or, be stirred upagain §§ 11.13 after…: Heb. at the end of times, even years *** 11.14the robbers: Heb. the children of robbers ††† 11.15 the most…: Heb.the city of munitions ‡‡‡ 11.15 his…: Heb. the people of his choices§§§ 11.16 glorious…: or, goodly, etc.: Heb. land of ornament * 11.17upright…: or, much uprightness: or, equal conditions † 11.17 corrupting:Heb. to corrupt

Daniel 11:19 36 Daniel 11:26but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproachoffered byhim to cease; without his own reproachhe shallcause it to turn upon him.‡§ 19Then he shall turn his facetoward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble andfall, and not be found. 20Then shall stand up in his estatea raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but withinfew days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor inbattle.**††‡‡

21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, towhom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: buthe shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom byflatteries.§§ 22 And with the arms of a flood shall theybe overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea,also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the leaguemade with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shallcome up, and shall become strong with a small people.24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest placesof the province; and he shall do that which his fathershave not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatteramong them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and heshall forecast his devices against the strong holds, evenfor a time.***††† 25And he shall stir up his power and hiscourage against the king of the south with a great army;and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle witha very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: forthey shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea, they thatfeed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, andhis army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.‡ 11.18 for…: Heb. for him § 11.18 the reproach…: Heb. his reproach** 11.20 estate: or, place †† 11.20 a…: Heb. one that causeth an exacterto pass over ‡‡ 11.20 anger: Heb. angers §§ 11.21 estate: or, place*** 11.24 peaceably…: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc ††† 11.24forecast…: Heb. think his thoughts

Daniel 11:27 37 Daniel 11:3627 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief,and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall notprosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.‡‡‡28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches;and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and heshall do exploits, and return to his own land. 29At the timeappointed he shall return, and come toward the south;but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

30 ¶ For the ships of Chittim shall come against him:therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and haveindignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; heshall even return, and have intelligence with them thatforsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand onhis part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength,and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall placethe abomination that maketh desolate.§§§ 32 And suchas do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt byflatteries: but the people that do know their God shallbe strong, and do exploits.* 33 And they that understandamong the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fallby the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil,many days. 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall beholpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to themwithflatteries. 35And someof themof understanding shallfall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white,even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a timeappointed.† 36And the king shall do according to his will;and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself aboveevery god, and shall speak marvellous things against theGod of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be‡‡‡ 11.27 hearts: Heb. their hearts §§§ 11.31 maketh…: or, astonisheth* 11.32 corrupt: or, cause to dissemble † 11.35 try them: or, try by them

Daniel 11:37 38 Daniel 11:45accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor thedesire of women, nor regard any god: for he shallmagnifyhimself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he honourthe God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew notshall he honour with gold, and silver, and with preciousstones, and pleasant things.‡§**†† 39 Thus shall he doin the most strong holds with a strange god, whom heshall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shallcause them to rule over many, and shall divide the landfor gain.‡‡§§ 40 And at the time of the end shall theking of the south push at him: and the king of the northshall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots,and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shallenter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and manycountries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape outof his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of thechildren of Ammon.*** 42He shall stretch forth his handalso upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall notescape.††† 43 But he shall have power over the treasuresof gold and of silver, and over all the precious things ofEgypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at hissteps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the northshall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with greatfury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And‡ 11.38 in…: or, as for the Almighty God, in his seat he shall honour yea, heshall honour a god, whom, etc § 11.38 estate: or, stead ** 11.38 forces:or,munitions: Heb. Mauzzim, or, God’s protectors †† 11.38 pleasant: Heb.things desired ‡‡ 11.39 most…: Heb. fortresses of munitions §§ 11.39gain: Heb. a price *** 11.41 glorious…: or, goodly, etc.: Heb. land ofdelight, or, ornament ††† 11.42 stretch…: Heb. send forth

Daniel 12:1 39 Daniel 12:7he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between theseas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come tohis end, and none shall help him.‡‡‡

121 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great

prince which standeth for the children of thy people: andthere shall be a time of trouble, such as never was sincethere was a nation even to that same time: and at thattime thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall befound written in the book. 2Andmany of them that sleepin the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlastinglife, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Andthey that be wise shall shine as the brightness of thefirmament; and they that turn many to righteousness asthe stars for ever and ever.* 4 But thou, O Daniel, shutup the words, and seal the book, even to the time of theend: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall beincreased.

5¶ Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood othertwo, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and theother on that side of the bank of the river.†‡ 6And one saidto theman clothed in linen, whichwas upon the waters ofthe river, How long shall it be to the end of thesewonders?§7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was uponthe waters of the river, when he held up his right handand his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him thatliveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;andwhenhe shall have accomplished to scatter thepowerof the holy people, all these things shall be finished.**‡‡‡ 11.45 glorious…: or, goodly, etc.: Heb. mountain of delight of holiness* 12.3 wise: or, teachers † 12.5 bank: Heb. lip ‡ 12.5 bank: Heb. lip§ 12.6 upon…: or, from above ** 12.7 a time…: or, part

Daniel 12:8 40 Daniel 12:138And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, Omy Lord,what shall be the end of these things? 9And he said, Go thyway, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed tillthe time of the end. 10Many shall be purified, and madewhite, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: andnone of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shallunderstand. 11 And from the time that the daily sacrificeshall be taken away, and the abomination that makethdesolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred andninety days.††‡‡ 12Blessed ishe thatwaiteth, and comethto the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest,and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.§§

†† 12.11 the abomination: Heb. to set up the abomination ‡‡ 12.11maketh…: or, astonisheth §§ 12.13 for thou: or, and thou, etc

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