Daniel 2:31

2:31 “You, O king, were watching as a great statue – one ¹  of impressive size and extraordinary brightness – was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

Daniel 4:3

4:3 “How great are his signs!

How mighty are his wonders!

His kingdom will last forever, ² 

and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”

Daniel 4:5

4:5 I saw a dream that ³  frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me.

Daniel 5:6

5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face ⁴  and he became alarmed. ⁵  The joints of his hips gave way, ⁶  and his knees began knocking together.

Daniel 8:23

8:23 Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts ⁷  are complete, a rash ⁸  and deceitful ⁹  king will arise. ¹⁰ 

Daniel 10:5

10:5 I looked up ¹¹  and saw a ¹²  man ¹³  clothed in linen; ¹⁴  around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz. ¹⁵ 

Daniel 12:10

12:10 Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

[2:31]  ¹ tn Aram “an image.”

[4:3]  ² tn Aram “his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.”

[4:5]  ³ tn Aram “and it.”

[5:6]  ⁴ tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

[5:6]  ⁶ tn Aram “his loins went slack.”

[8:23]  ⁵ tc The present translation reads הַפְּשָׁעִים (happÿsha’im, “rebellious acts”) for the MT הַפֹּשְׁעִים (happoshÿ’im, “rebels”). While the MT is understandable (cf. NIV, “when rebels have become completely wicked”), the filling up of transgressions is a familiar OT expression (cf. Gen 15:16) and fits this context well. Cf. the LXX, Theodotion, the Vulgate, and the Syriac.

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “strong of face.”

[8:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “understanding riddles.” Possible meanings include “double-dealing” (BDB 295 s.v. חִידָה; cf. TEV, CEV) and “with a good knowledge of intrigue” (HALOT 309 s.v. חִידָה; cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[8:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “stand” or “stand up.”

[10:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “I lifted up my eyes.”

[10:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “one.” The Hebrew numerical adjective is used here like an English indefinite article.

[10:5]  ⁸ sn The identity of the messenger is not specifically disclosed. Presumably he is an unnamed angel. Some interpreters identify him as Gabriel, but there is no adequate reason for doing so.

[10:5]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew word בַּדִּים (baddim) is a plural of extension. See GKC 396-97 §124.a, b, c and Joüon 2:500 §136.c.

[10:5]  ¹⁰ tn The location of this place and even the exact form of the Hebrew name אוּפָז (’ufaz) are uncertain. Apparently it was a source for pure gold. (See Jer 10:9.) The Hebrew word פָז (paz, “refined gold” or “pure gold”) is more common in the OT than אוּפָז, and some scholars emend the text of Dan 10:5 to read this word. Cf. also “Ophir” (1 Kgs 9:28; Isa 13:12; Job 22:24; 28:16).