For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it, he will say, ‘I can’t read it, because it is sealed.’
Daniel 12:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said, ‘Go on your way, Daniel, for the words are secret and sealed until the time of the end. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he [the angel] said, Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end. Common English Bible He said, “Get going now, Daniel, because these words must remain secret and sealed up until the end time. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Go, Daniel, for the words are closed and sealed until the predetermined time. English Standard Version 2016 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. |
For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it, he will say, ‘I can’t read it, because it is sealed.’
Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days, for the vision refers to those days.’
‘At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.
‘But you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.’
I heard but did not understand. So I asked, ‘My lord, what will be the outcome of these things? ’
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true. Now you are to seal up the vision because it refers to many days in the future.’
And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down! ’