In the first year of Belshatzar king of Bavel Daniyel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Now therefore write you this song for you, and teach you it the children of Yisra'el: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Yisra'el.
I heard the voice from heaven saying, *Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'* *Yes,* says the Spirit, *that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.*