And behold,one whoresembleda humanbeingwas touchingmy lips;then I openedmy mouthand spokeand saidto him who was standingbeforeme, "O my lord,as a result of the visionanguishhas comeupon me, and I have retainednostrength.
Then Mosessaidto the LORD,"Please,Lord,I have neverbeen eloquent,neitherrecentlynorin timepast,norsinceYou have spokento Your servant;for I am slowof speechand slowof tongue."
But he said,"Please,Lord,nowsend[the message] by whomever You will."
Becausein muchwisdomthere is muchgrief,and increasingknowledge[results in] increasingpain.
He touchedmy mouth[with it] and said,"Behold,thishas touchedyour lips;and your iniquityis takenawayand your sinis forgiven."
Then the LORDstretchedout His handand touchedmy mouth,and the LORDsaidto me, "Behold,I have putMy wordsin your mouth.
Now abovethe expansethat was overtheir headsthere was somethingresemblinga throne,like lapislazuliin appearance;and on that whichresembleda throne,highup, [was] a figurewith the appearanceof a man.
"But when I speakto you, I will openyour mouthand you will sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'He who hears,let him hear;and he who refuses,let him refuse;for they are a rebellioushouse.
Now the handof the LORDhad beenupon me in the evening,beforethe refugeescame.And He openedmy mouthat the time[they] cameto me in the morning;so my mouthwas openedand I was nolongerspeechless.
As for me, I heardbut could not understand;so I said,"My lord,what[will be] the outcomeof these[events]?"
"ThenDaniel,whosenameis Belteshazzar,was appalledfor a whileas his thoughtsalarmedhim. The kingrespondedand said,'Belteshazzar,do not let the dreamor its interpretationalarmyou.' Belteshazzarreplied,My lord,[if only] the dreamapplied to those who hateyou and its interpretationto your adversaries!
"As for me, Daniel,my spiritwas distressedwithinme, and the visionsin my mindkept alarmingme.
"At thispointthe revelationended.As for me, Daniel,my thoughtswere greatlyalarmingme and my facegrewpale,but I keptthe matterto myself."
When I, Daniel,had seenthe vision,I soughtto understandit; and behold,standingbeforeme was one wholookedlike a man.
So he camenearto whereI was standing,and when he cameI was frightenedand fellon my face;but he saidto me, "Sonof man,understandthat the visionpertains to the timeof the end."
Now while he was talkingwith me, I sankinto a deepsleepwith my faceto the ground;but he touchedme and made me standupright.
Then I, Daniel,was exhaustedand sickfor days.Then I gotup [again] and carriedon the king'sbusiness;but I was astoundedat the vision,and therewas noneto explain[it].
whileI was stillspeakingin prayer,then the manGabriel,whomI had seenin the visionpreviously,cameto me in [my] extremewearinessabout the timeof the eveningoffering.
And at oncehis mouthwas openedand his tongue[loosed], and he [began] to speakin praiseof God.
for I will giveyou utteranceand wisdomwhichnoneof your opponentswill be ableto resistorrefute.
Thomasansweredand saidto Him, "My Lordand my God!"
He said,"No;ratherI indeedcomenow[as] captainof the hostof the LORD."And Joshuafellon his faceto the earth,and boweddown,and saidto him, "Whathas my lordto sayto his servant?"
and in the middleof the lampstands[I saw] one likea sonof man,clothedin a robe reaching to the feet,and girdedacrossHis chestwith a goldensash.
Then Manoahentreatedthe LORDand said,"OLord,pleaselet the manof GodwhomYou have sentcometo us againthat he may teachus whatto dofor the boywho is to be born."
Then Gideonsaidto him, "Omy lord,if the LORDis with us, whythen has allthishappenedto us? And whereare allHis miracleswhichour fatherstoldus about, saying,'Did not the LORDbringus up from Egypt?'But nowthe LORDhas abandonedus and givenus into the handof Midian."
He saidto Him, "OLord,howshall I deliverIsrael?Behold,my familyis the leastin Manasseh,and I am the youngestin my father'shouse."
