Daniel 9:12

9:12 He has carried out his threats ¹  against us and our rulers ²  who were over ³  us by bringing great calamity on us – what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven!

Daniel 10:1

An Angel Appears to Daniel

10:1 ⁴ In the third ⁵  year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. ⁶  He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.

Daniel 10:7-8

10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. ⁷  On the contrary, they were overcome with fright ⁸  and ran away to hide. 10:8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from ⁹  me, and my vigor disappeared; ¹⁰  I was without energy. ¹¹ 

Daniel 11:2

11:2 Now I will tell you the truth.

The Angel Gives a Message to Daniel

“Three ¹²  more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth ¹³  king will be unusually rich, ¹⁴  more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against ¹⁵  the kingdom of Greece.

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ¹⁶ 

will arise. ¹⁷ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ¹⁸ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ¹⁹  found written in the book,

will escape.

[9:12]  ¹ tn Heb “he has fulfilled his word(s) which he spoke.”

[9:12]  ² tn Heb “our judges.”

[9:12]  ³ tn Heb “who judged.”

[10:1]  ⁴ sn This chapter begins the final unit in the book of Daniel, consisting of chapters 10-12. The traditional chapter divisions to some extent obscure the relationship of these chapters.

[10:1]  ⁵ tc The LXX has “first.”

[10:1]  ⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צָבָא (tsava’) is uncertain in this context. The word most often refers to an army or warfare. It may also mean “hard service,” and many commentators take that to be the sense here (i.e., “the service was great”). The present translation assumes the reference to be to the spiritual conflicts described, for example, in 10:16–11:1.

[10:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “the vision.”

[10:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “great trembling fell on them.”

[10:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “did not remain in.”

[10:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “was changed upon me for ruin.”

[10:8]  ¹² tn Heb “strength.”

[11:2]  ¹³ sn Perhaps these three more kings are Cambyses (ca. 530-522 B.C.), Pseudo-Smerdis (ca. 522 B.C.), and Darius I Hystaspes (ca. 522-486 B.C.).

[11:2]  ¹⁴ sn This fourth king is Xerxes I (ca. 486-465 B.C.). The following reference to one of his chiefs apparently has in view Seleucus Nicator.

[11:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “rich with great riches.”

[11:2]  ¹⁶ tn The text is difficult. The Hebrew has here אֶת (’et), the marker of a definite direct object. As it stands, this would suggest the meaning that “he will arouse everyone, that is, the kingdom of Greece.” The context, however, seems to suggest the idea that this Persian king will arouse in hostility against Greece the constituent elements of his own empire. This requires supplying the word “against,” which is not actually present in the Hebrew text.

[12:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

[12:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “will stand up.”

[12:1]  ¹⁸ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

[12:1]  ¹⁹ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.