In the first year
of aDarius
the son
of Ahasuerus
, of Median
descent
, who
was made
king
over
the kingdom
of the Chaldeans
--
in the first year
of his reign
, I, Daniel
, observed
in the books
the number
of the years
which
was revealed as the word
of the LORD
to aJeremiah
the prophet
for the completion
of the desolations
of Jerusalem
, namely, aseventy
years
.
So I 1gave my attention
to the Lord
God
to seek
Him by prayer
and supplications
, with fasting
, sackcloth
and ashes
.
I prayed to the LORD
my God
and confessed
and said
, "Alas
, O Lord
, the agreat
and awesome
God
, who bkeeps
His covenant
and lovingkindness
for those who love
Him and keep
His commandments
,
awe have sinned, committed
iniquity
, acted
wickedly
and brebelled
, even cturning
aside
from Your commandments
and ordinances
.
"Moreover, we have not alistened to Your servants
the prophets
, who
spoke
in Your name
to our kings
, our princes
, our fathers
and all
the people
of the land
.
" aRighteousness belongs to You, O Lord
, but to us 1 bopen
shame
, as it is this
day
--to the men
of Judah
, the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
and all
Israel
, those who are nearby
and those who are far
away in call
the countries
to which
You have driven
them, because of their unfaithful
deeds
which
they have committed
against You.
" 1Open shame
belongs to us, O Lord
, to our kings
, our princes
and our fathers
, because
we have sinned
against You.
"To the Lord our God
belong acompassion
and forgiveness
, 1for we have brebelled
against Him;
nor have we obeyed
the voice
of the LORD
our God
, to walk
in His 1teachings
which
He aset
before
us through
His servants
the prophets
.
"Indeed aall Israel
has transgressed
Your law
and turned
aside
, not obeying
Your voice
; so the bcurse
has been poured
out on us, along with the oath
which
is written
in the law
of Moses
the servant
of God
, for we have sinned
against Him.
"Thus He has aconfirmed His words
which
He had spoken
against
us and against
our 1 brulers
who
ruled
us, to bring
on us great
calamity
; for under
the whole
heaven
there has cnot been done
anything like what
was done
to Jerusalem
.
"As it is written in the alaw
of Moses
, all
this
calamity
has come
on us; yet we have bnot 1sought
the favor
of the LORD
our God
by cturning
from our iniquity
and 2giving
attention
to Your truth
.
"Therefore the LORD has 1 akept
the calamity
in store
and brought
it on us; for the LORD
our God
is brighteous
with respect
to all
His deeds
which
He has done
, but we have not obeyed
His voice
.
"And now, O Lord
our God
, who
have abrought
Your people
out of the land
of Egypt
with a mighty
hand
and have bmade
a name
for Yourself, as it is this
day
--we have sinned
, we have been
wicked
.
"O Lord, in accordance with all
Your 1righteous
acts
, let now
Your aanger
and Your wrath
turn
away
from Your city
Jerusalem
, Your bholy
mountain
; for because
of our sins
and the iniquities
of our fathers
, Jerusalem
and Your people
have become a creproach
to all
those around
us.
"So now, our God
, listen
to the prayer
of Your servant
and to his supplications
, and for 1Your sake
, O Lord
, alet Your face
shine
on Your bdesolate
sanctuary
.
"O my God, aincline
Your ear
and hear
! Open
Your eyes
and bsee
our desolations
and the city
which
is ccalled
by Your name
; for we are not 1 dpresenting
our supplications
before
You on account
of 2any merits
of our own, but on account
of Your great
compassion
.
"O Lord, hear
! O Lord
, forgive
! O Lord
, listen
and take
action
! For Your own sake
, O my God
, ado not delay
, because
Your city
and Your people
are called
by Your name
."
Now while I was aspeaking
and praying
, and bconfessing
my sin
and the sin
of my people
Israel
, and 1presenting
my supplication
before
the LORD
my God
in behalf
of the holy
mountain
of my God
,
while I was still
speaking
in prayer
, then the man
aGabriel
, whom
I had seen
in the vision
1previously
, 2came
to me 3in my extreme
weariness
about the time
of the bevening
offering
.
He gave me instruction
and talked
with me and said
, "O Daniel
, I have now
come
forth
to give
you insight
with aunderstanding
.
"At the abeginning of your supplications
the 1command
was issued
, and I have come
to tell
you, for you are 2 bhighly
esteemed
; so give
heed
to the message
and gain
cunderstanding
of the vision
.
"Seventy 1 aweeks
have been decreed
for your people
and your holy
city
, to 2finish
the transgression
, to 3make
an end
of sin
, to bmake
atonement
for iniquity
, to bring
in ceverlasting
righteousness
, to seal
up vision
and 4prophecy
and to anoint
the most
holy
place.
"So you are to know and discern
that from the issuing
of a 1 adecree
to restore
and rebuild
Jerusalem
until
2 bMessiah
the cPrince
there will be seven
weeks
and sixty-two
weeks
; it will be built
again
, with 3plaza
and moat
, even in times
of distress
.
"Then after the sixty-two
weeks
the 1Messiah
will be acut
off
and have
2nothing
, and the people
of the prince
who is to come
will bdestroy
the city
and the sanctuary
. And 3its end
will come with a cflood
; even to the end
4there will be war
; desolations
are determined
.
"And he will make a firm
covenant
with the many
for one
week
, but in the middle
of the week
he will put
a stop
to sacrifice
and grain offering
; and on the wing
of 1 aabominations
will come one who 2makes
desolate
, even until
a bcomplete
destruction
, one that is decreed
, is poured
out on the one who 2makes
desolate
."