Daniel 2:16

2:16 So Daniel went in and ¹  requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 4:5

4:5 I saw a dream that ²  frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me.

Daniel 4:29

4:29 After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements ³  of the royal palace of Babylon.

Daniel 8:12

8:12 The army was given over, ⁴  along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. ⁵  It hurled ⁶  truth ⁷  to the ground and enjoyed success. ⁸ 

Daniel 9:1

Daniel Prays for His People

9:1 In the first year of Darius ⁹  son of Ahasuerus, ¹⁰  who was of Median descent and who had been ¹¹  appointed king over the Babylonian ¹²  empire –

Daniel 10:10

10:10 Then ¹³  a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. ¹⁴ 

Daniel 11:28

11:28 Then the king of the north ¹⁵  will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land.

[2:16]  ¹ tc Theodotion and the Syriac lack the words “went in and.”

[4:5]  ² tn Aram “and it.”

[4:29]  ³ tn The word “battlements” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context. Many English versions supply “roof” here (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “on the flat roof.”

[8:12]  ⁴ tc The present translation reads וּצְבָאָהּ נִתַּן (utsÿva’ah nittan) for the MT וְצָבָא תִּנָּתֵן (vÿtsava’ tinnaten). The context suggests a perfect rather than an imperfect verb.

[8:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “in (the course of) rebellion.” The meaning of the phrase is difficult to determine. It could mean “due to rebellion,” referring to the failures of the Jews, but this is not likely since it is not a point made elsewhere in the book. The phrase more probably refers to the rebellion against God and the atrocities against the Jews epitomized by Antiochus.

[8:12]  ⁶ tc Two medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX have a passive verb here: “truth was hurled to the ground” (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV).

[8:12]  ⁷ sn Truth here probably refers to the Torah. According to 1 Macc 1:56, Antiochus initiated destruction of the sacred books of the Jews.

[8:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “it acted and prospered.”

[9:1]  ⁵ sn The identity of this Darius is a major problem in correlating the biblical material with the extra-biblical records of this period. Most modern scholars treat the reference as a mistaken allusion to Darius Hystaspes (ca. 522-486 B.C.). Others have maintained instead that this name is a reference to the Persian governor Gubaru. Still others understand the reference to be to the Persian king Cyrus (cf. 6:28, where the vav (ו) may be understood as vav explicativum, meaning “even”). Under either of these latter two interpretations, the first year of Darius would have been ca. 538 B.C. Daniel would have been approximately eighty-two years old at this time.

[9:1]  ⁶ tc The LXX reads “Xerxes.” This is the reading used by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV). Most other English versions retain the Hebrew name “Ahasuerus.”

[9:1]  ⁷ tc The present translation follows the MT in reading a Hophal (i.e., passive). Theodotion, the Syriac, and the Vulgate all presuppose the Hiphil (i.e., active). Even though this is the only occurrence of the Hophal of this verb in the Bible, there is no need to emend the vocalization to the Hiphil.

[9:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans.”

[10:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “Behold.”

[10:10]  ⁷ tc Theodotion lacks “and the palms of my hands.”

[11:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.