12:1 “At that time Michael,
the great prince who watches over your people, 3
will arise. 4
There will be a time of distress
unlike any other from the nation’s beginning 5
up to that time.
But at that time your own people,
all those whose names are 6 found written in the book,
will escape.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “seven thousand names of men.”
3 tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”
4 tn Heb “will stand up.”
5 tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”
6 tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.