Daniel 10:10-14

10:10 Then ¹  a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. ²  10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ³  Understand the words that I am about to ⁴  speak to you. So stand up, ⁵  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ⁶  to me, I stood up shaking. 10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind ⁷  to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words. 10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But ⁸  Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there ⁹  with the kings of Persia. 10:14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

[10:10]  ¹ tn Heb “Behold.”

[10:10]  ² tc Theodotion lacks “and the palms of my hands.”

[10:11]  ³ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

[10:11]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

[10:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

[10:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “gave your heart.”

[10:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and behold.”

[10:13]  ⁸ tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).