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The Prophecy
of Daniel 10
In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians, a word
was revealed to Daniel surnamed Baltassar, and a true
word, and great strength: and he understood the word:
for there is need of understanding in a vision.
In those days I Daniel mourned the days of three weeks.
I ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh, nor wine
entered into my mouth, neither was I anointed with ointment:
till the days of three weeks were accomplished.
And in the four and twentieth day of the first month
I was by the great river which is the Tigris.
And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw: and behold a man
clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with the
finest gold:
And his body was like the chrysolite, and his face as
the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as a burning
lamp: and his arms, and all downward even to the feet,
like in appearance to glittering brass: and the voice
of his word like the voice of a multitude.
And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that
were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror
fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.
And I being left alone saw this great vision: and there
remained no strength in me, and the appearance of my
countenance was changed in me, and I fainted away, and
retained no strength.
And I heard the voice of his words: and when I heard,
I lay in a consternation, upon my face, and my face
was close to the ground.
And behold a hand touched me, and lifted me up upon
my knees, and upon the joints of my hands.
And he said to me: Daniel, thou man of desires, understand
the words that I speak to thee, and stand upright: for
I am sent now to thee. And when he had said this word
to me, I stood trembling.
And he said to me: Fear not, Daniel: for from the first
day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, to
afflict thyself in the sight of thy God, thy words have
been heard: and I am come for thy words.
But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted
me one and twenty days: and behold Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me, and I remained there
by the king of the Persians.
But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall
thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision
is for days.
And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down
my countenance to the ground, and held my peace.
And behold, as it were the likeness of a son of man
touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke,
and said to him that stood before me: O my Lord, at
the sight of thee my joints are loosed, and no strength
hath remained in me.
And how can the servant of my lord speak with my lord?
for no strength remaineth in me, moreover my breath
is stopped.
Therefore he that looked like a man touched me again,
and strengthened me.
And he said: Fear not, O man of desires, peace be to
thee: take courage and be strong. And when he spoke
to me, I grew strong: and I said: Speak, O my lord,
for thou hast strengthened me.
And he said: Dost thou know wherefore I am come to thee?
and now I will return, to fight against the prince of
the Persians. When I went forth, there appeared the
prince of the Greeks coming.
But I will tell thee what is set down in the scripture
of truth: and none is my helper in all these things,
but Michael your prince.
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