As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
Daniel 8:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now as he [Gabriel] was speaking with me, I fell stunned and in deep unconsciousness with my face to the ground; but he touched me and set me upright [where I had stood]. American Standard Version (1901) Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright. Common English Bible As soon as he said this to me, I fell into a trance. My face was still on the ground. Then Gabriel touched me and set me up on my feet. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he spoke to me, I fell forward onto the ground, and so he touched me and stood me upright. English Standard Version 2016 And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up. |
As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep comes over men,
As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I listened to the one who was speaking to me.
Suddenly one with human likeness touched my lips. I opened my mouth and said to the one standing in front of me, ‘My lord, because of the vision, anguish overwhelms me and I am powerless.
Then the one with a human appearance touched me again and strengthened me.
So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell face down. ‘Son of man,’ he said to me, ‘understand that the vision refers to the time of the end.’
I, Daniel, was overcome and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was greatly disturbed by the vision and could not understand it.
The angel who was speaking with me then returned and roused me as one awakened out of sleep.
When he got up from prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.
Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, , and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.
And now I stand on trial because of the hope in what God promised to our ancestors,
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,