He said to me, “Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I am going to speak to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” So while he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.
Daniel 9:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He came and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come out to give you wisdom and understanding. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He instructed me and made me understand; he talked with me and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give you skill and wisdom and understanding. American Standard Version (1901) And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding. Common English Bible He explained as he spoke with me: “Daniel, here’s why I’ve come: to give you insight and understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed me, and he spoke to me and said, "Now, Daniel, I have come forth to teach you and to help you understand. English Standard Version 2016 He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. |
He said to me, “Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I am going to speak to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” So while he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.
He said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.
and have come to help you understand what is to happen to your people at the end of days. For there is a further vision for those days.”
But I am to tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth. There is no one with me who contends against these princes except Michael, your prince.
I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of the matter:
and I heard a human voice by the Ulai, calling, “Gabriel, help this man understand the vision.”
Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Proclaim this message: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am very zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion,
Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who spoke with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”
After this I looked, and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”