GetPassageurn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:27urn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:27In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it . And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand , and a part of the vessels of the house of God ; and he carried them into the land of Shinar , to the house of his god ; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god . And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the chief of his eunuchs , that he should bring of the children of Israel , both of the royal seed and of the nobles , youths in whom was no blemish , and of goodly countenance , and skilful in all wisdom , and acquainted with knowledge , and understanding science , and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace , and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans . And the king appointed unto them a daily provision of the king's delicate food , and of the wine that he drank , to nourish them three years , that at the end thereof they might stand before the king . Now among these were of the children of Judah , Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah . And the prince of the eunuchs gave them names : to Daniel he gave [ the name ] Belteshazzar , and to Hananiah , Shadrach , and to Mishael , Meshach , and to Azariah , Abed-nego . And Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicate food , nor with the wine which he drank ; and he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not have to pollute himself . And God granted Daniel favour and mercy before the prince of the eunuchs . And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel , I fear my lord the king who hath appointed your food and your drink ; for why should he see your faces worse liking than the youths who are of your age ? and ye would endanger my head with the king . And Daniel said to the steward , whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah , Prove thy servants , I beseech thee , ten days ; and let them give us pulse to eat , and water to drink ; then let our countenances be looked upon before thee , and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's delicate food : and as thou shalt see , deal with thy servants . And he hearkened unto them in this matter , and proved them ten days . And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and were fatter in flesh than all the youths that ate of the king's delicate food . So the steward took away their delicate food , and the wine that they should drink ; and gave them pulse . As for these four youths , God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom ; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams . And at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in , the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar . And the king spoke with them ; and among them all was found none like Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah : and they stood before the king . And in all matters of judicious wisdom , as to which the king enquired of them , he found them ten times better than all the scribes [ and ] magicians that were in all his realm . And Daniel continued unto the first year of king Cyrus . And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar , Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams , and his spirit was troubled , and his sleep went from him . And the king commanded to call the scribes , and the magicians , and the sorcerers , and the Chaldeans , to shew the king his dreams ; and they came and stood before the king . And the king said unto them , I have dreamed a dream , and my spirit is troubled to know the dream . And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , O king , live for ever ! tell thy servants the dream , and we will shew the interpretation . The king answered and said to the Chaldeans , The command is gone forth from me : If ye do not make known unto me the dream , and its interpretation , ye shall be cut in pieces , and your houses shall be made a dunghill . But if ye shew the dream and its interpretation , ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour ; therefore shew me the dream and its interpretation . They answered the second time and said , Let the king tell his servants the dream , and we will shew the interpretation . The king answered and said , I know of a certainty that ye would gain time , because ye see the word is gone forth from me ; but if ye do not make known unto me the dream , there is but one decree for you ; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me , till the time be changed : therefore tell me the dream , and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation . The Chaldeans answered before the king and said , There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter ; therefore there is no king , however great and powerful , that hath asked such a thing of any scribe , or magician , or Chaldean . For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary , and there is none other that can shew it before the king , except the gods , whose dwelling is not with flesh . For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth , and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon . And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them . Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the chief of the king's bodyguard , who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon : he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain , Why is the decree so rigorous from the king ? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel . And Daniel went in , and requested of the king that he would give him time , that he might shew the king the interpretation . Then Daniel went to his house , and made the thing known to Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah , his companions ; that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret ; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon . Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision . Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens . Daniel answered and said , Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever ; For wisdom and might are his . And it is he that changeth times and seasons ; He deposeth kings , and setteth up kings ; He giveth wisdom to the wise , And knowledge to them that know understanding . It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things ; He knoweth what is in the darkness , and the light dwelleth with him . I thank thee , and I praise thee , O God of my fathers , Who hast given me wisdom and might , And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee ; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter . Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch , whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon ; he went and said thus unto him : Destroy not the wise men of Babylon ; bring me in before the king , and I will shew unto the king the interpretation . Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste , and said thus unto him : I have found a man of the sons of the captivity of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation . The king answered and said unto Daniel , whose name was Belteshazzar , Art thou able to make known unto me the dream that I have seen , and its interpretation ? Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said , The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men , the magicians , the scribes , the astrologers , shew unto the king ; but there is a God in the heavens , who revealeth secrets , and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days . Thy dream , and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these : -- as for thee , O king , thy thoughts arose upon thy bed , what should come to pass hereafter ; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass . And as for me , this secret is revealed to me , not by [ any ] wisdom that I have more than any living , but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king , and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart . Thou , O king , sawest , and behold , a great image . This image was mighty and its brightness excellent ; it stood before thee , and its appearance was terrible . This image's head was of fine gold , its breast and its arms of silver , its belly and its thighs of brass , its legs of iron , its feet part of iron and part of clay . Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands ; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay , and broke them to pieces . Then was the iron , the clay , the brass , the silver , and the gold broken in pieces together , and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors ; and the wind carried them away , and no place was found for them . And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain , and filled the whole earth . This is the dream ; and we will tell the interpretation of it before the king . Thou , O king , art a king of kings , unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom , the power , and the strength , and the glory ; and wheresoever the children of men , the beasts of the field , and the fowl of the heavens dwell , he hath given them into thy hand , and hath made thee ruler over them all : thou art this head of gold . And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee ; then another third kingdom of brass , which shall bear rule over all the earth . And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything , and as iron that breaketh all these , so shall it break in pieces and bruise . And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes , part of potter's clay , and part of iron , the kingdom shall be divided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron , forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay . And [ as ] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay , the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile . And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay , they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men ; but they shall not cleave one to another , even as iron doth not mingle with clay . And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed ; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people : it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms , but itself shall stand for ever . Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands , and that it broke in pieces the iron , the brass , the clay , the silver , and the gold , -- the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter . And the dream is certain , and the interpretation of it sure . Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel , and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him . The king answered Daniel and said , Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods , and the Lord of kings , and a revealer of secrets , because thou wast able to reveal this secret . Then the king made Daniel great , and gave him many great gifts , and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon , and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon . And Daniel requested of the king , and he appointed Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon . And Daniel was in the gate of the king . Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold , whose height was sixty cubits , [ and ] its breadth six cubits ; he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . And Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps , the prefects , and the governors , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the justices , and all the rulers of the provinces , to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up . Then the satraps , the prefects , and the governors , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the justices , and all the rulers of the provinces , were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up ; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up . And the herald cried aloud , To you it is commanded , [ O ] peoples , nations , and languages , that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , pipe , lute , sambuca , psaltery , bagpipe , and all kinds of music , ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up ; and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet , pipe , lute , sambuca , psaltery , and all kinds of music , all the peoples , the nations , and the languages fell down [ and ] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up . Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near , and accused the Jews . They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar , O king , live for ever ! Thou , O king , hast made a decree , that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet , pipe , lute , sambuca , psaltery , and bagpipe , and all kinds of music , shall fall down and worship the golden image ; and [ that ] whosoever doth not fall down and worship , shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon : Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego : these men , O king , regard thee not ; they serve not thy gods , nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up . Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego . Then were these men brought before the king . Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them , Is it of purpose , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , that ye serve not my god , nor worship the golden image that I have set up ? Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet , pipe , lute , sambuca , psaltery , and bagpipe , and all kinds of music , to fall down and worship the image that I have made , [ well ] : but if ye worship not , ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace : and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego answered and said to the king , O Nebuchadnezzar , we have no need to answer thee in this matter . If it be [ so ] , our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace , and he will deliver [ us ] out of thy hand , O king . But if not , be it known unto thee , O king , that we will not serve thy gods , nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up . Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury , and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego . He spoke , and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated . And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , and cast them into the burning fiery furnace . Then these men were bound in their hosen , their tunics , and their cloaks , and their garments , and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous , and the furnace exceeding hot , the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego . And these three men , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied , and rose up in haste ; he spoke and said unto his counsellors , Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said to the king , True , O king . He answered and said , Lo , I see four men loose , walking in the midst of the fire , and they have no hurt ; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God . Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the opening of the burning fiery furnace ; he spoke and said , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , ye servants of the Most High God , come forth , and come [ hither ] . Then Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego came forth from the midst of the fire . And the satraps , the prefects , and the governors , and the king's counsellors , being gathered together , saw these men , upon whose bodies the fire had had no power , nor was the hair of their head singed , neither were their hosen changed , nor had the smell of fire passed on them . Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said , Blessed be the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , who hath sent his angel , and delivered his servants who trusted in him , and who changed the king's word , and yielded their bodies , that they might not serve nor worship any god , except their own God ! Therefore I make a decree , that in every people , nation , and language , he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , shall be cut in pieces , and his house shall be made a dunghill : because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort . Then the king promoted Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon . Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples , nations , and languages , that dwell in all the earth : Peace be multiplied unto you . It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me . How great are his signs ! and how mighty are his wonders ! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and his dominion is from generation to generation . I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house , and flourishing in my palace . I saw a dream which made me afraid , and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me . And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me , that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream . Then came in the scribes , the magicians , the Chaldeans , and the astrologers ; and I told the dream before them ; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation of it . But at the last Daniel came in before me , whose name is Belteshazzar , according to the name of my god , and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ; and before him I told the dream : O Belteshazzar , master of the scribes , because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee , and no secret is too hard for thee , tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen , and the interpretation of it . Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed : I saw , and behold a tree in the midst of the earth , and its height was great . The tree grew , and was strong , and its height reached unto the heavens , and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth . Its leaves were beautiful , and its fruit abundant , and in it was food for all : the beasts of the field found shade under it , and the birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches , and all flesh was fed from it . I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed , and behold , a watcher and a holy one came down from the heavens ; he cried aloud , and said thus : Hew down the tree , and cut off its branches , shake off its leaves , and scatter its fruit ; let the beasts get away from under it , and the birds from its branches . Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth , even with a band of iron and brass , in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven , and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth . Let his heart be changed from man's , and let a beast's heart be given unto him ; and let seven times pass over him . This sentence is by the decree of the watchers , and the decision by the word of the holy ones : that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will , and setteth up over it the basest of men . This dream I , king Nebuchadnezzar , have seen ; and thou , Belteshazzar , tell the interpretation , forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation ; but thou art able , for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee . Then Daniel , whose name is Belteshazzar , was astonied for one hour , and his thoughts troubled him . The king spoke and said , Belteshazzar , let not the dream , nor its interpretation , trouble thee . Belteshazzar answered and said , My lord , the dream be to them that hate thee , and its interpretation to thine enemies ! The tree that thou sawest , which grew and was strong , whose height reached unto the heavens , and the sight of it to all the earth ; whose leaves were beautiful , and its fruit abundant , and in it was food for all ; under which the beasts of the field dwelt , and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation : it is thou , O king , who art grown and become strong ; for thy greatness is grown , and reacheth unto the heavens , and thy dominion to the end of the earth . And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens , and saying , Hew the tree down , and destroy it ; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth , even with a band of iron and brass , in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven , and let his portion be with the beasts of the field , till seven times pass over him : this is the interpretation , O king , and it is the decree of the Most High , which cometh upon my lord the king : They shall drive thee from men , and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field , and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen , and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven ; and seven times shall pass over thee , till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will . And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree ; thy kingdom shall remain unto thee , after that thou shalt know that the heavens do rule . Therefore , O king , let my counsel be acceptable unto thee , and break off thy sins by righteousness , and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor ; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity . All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar . At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon : the king spoke and said , Is not this great Babylon , that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty ? While the word was in the king's mouth , there fell a voice from the heavens : King Nebuchadnezzar , to thee it is spoken : The kingdom is departed from thee ; and they shall drive thee from men , and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field ; they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen , and seven times shall pass over thee , until thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will . The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar ; and he was driven from men , and ate grass as oxen ; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven , till his hair grew like eagles' [ feathers ] , and his nails like birds' [ claws ] . And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens , and mine understanding returned unto me , and I blessed the Most High , and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever , whose dominion is an everlasting dominion , and his kingdom is from generation to generation . And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing ; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens , and among the inhabitants of the earth ; and none can stay his hand , or say unto him , What doest thou ? At the same time mine understanding returned unto me ; and for the glory of my kingdom , my majesty and brightness returned unto me ; and my counsellors and my nobles sought me ; and I was established in my kingdom , and excellent greatness was added unto me . Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens , all whose works are truth , and his paths judgment : and those that walk in pride he is able to abase . Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his nobles , and drank wine before the thousand . Belshazzar , while he tasted the wine , commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king and his nobles , his wives and his concubines , might drink in them . Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem ; and the king and his nobles , his wives and his concubines , drank in them . They drank wine , and praised the gods of gold and of silver , of brass , of iron , of wood , and of stone . In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand , and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace : and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote . Then the king's countenance was changed , and his thoughts troubled him , and the joints of his loins were loosed , and his knees smote one against another . The king cried aloud to bring in the magicians , the Chaldeans , and the astrologers . The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon , Whosoever shall read this writing , and shew me the interpretation thereof , shall be clothed with purple , and have a chain of gold about his neck , and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom . Then came in all the king's wise men , but they could not read the writing , nor make known to the king the interpretation . Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled , and his countenance was changed in him , and his nobles were confounded . -- The queen , by reason of the words of the king and his nobles , came into the banquet-house . The queen spoke and said , O king , live for ever ! let not thy thoughts trouble thee , neither let thy countenance be changed . There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy father , light and understanding and wisdom , like the wisdom of the gods was found in him ; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father , [ even ] the king thy father , made him master of the scribes , magicians , Chaldeans , [ and ] astrologers ; forasmuch as an excellent spirit , and knowledge , and understanding , interpreting of dreams , and shewing of hard sentences , and solving of problems , were found in the same Daniel , whom the king named Belteshazzar . Now let Daniel be called , and he will shew the interpretation . Then was Daniel brought in before the king . The king spoke and said unto Daniel , Art thou that Daniel , of the children of the captivity of Judah , whom the king my father brought out of Judah ? And I have heard of thee , that the spirit of the gods is in thee , and [ that ] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee . And now the wise men , the magicians , have been brought in before me , that they should read this writing , and make known unto me the interpretation thereof ; but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing . But I have heard of thee , that thou canst give interpretations , and solve problems . Now if thou canst read the writing , and make known to me the interpretation thereof , thou shalt be clothed with purple , and have a chain of gold about thy neck , and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom . Then Daniel answered and said before the king , Let thy gifts be to thyself , and give thy rewards to another ; yet will I read the writing to the king , and make known to him the interpretation . O thou king , the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom , and greatness , and glory , and majesty ; and for the greatness that he gave him , all peoples , nations , and languages , trembled and feared before him : whom he would he slew , and whom he would he kept alive ; and whom he would he exalted , and whom he would he humbled . But when his heart was lifted up , and his spirit hardened unto presumption , he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom , and they took his glory from him ; and he was driven from the sons of men , and his heart was made like the beasts , and his dwelling was with the wild asses ; they fed him with grass like oxen , and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven ; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men , and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will . And thou , Belshazzar , his son , hast not humbled thy heart , although thou knewest all this ; but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of the heavens ; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee , and thou and thy nobles , thy wives and thy concubines , have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold , of brass , iron , wood , and stone , which see not , nor hear , nor know ; and the God in whose hand thy breath is , and whose are all thy ways , hast thou not glorified : then from before him was sent the part of the hand , and this writing hath been written . And this is the writing that is written : MENE , MENE , TEKEL , UPHARSIN . This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE , God hath numbered thy kingdom , and finished it ; TEKEL , Thou art weighed in the balances , and art found wanting ; PERES , Thy kingdom is divided , and given to the Medes and Persians . Then Belshazzar commanded , and they clothed Daniel with purple , and [ put ] a chain of gold about his neck , and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom . In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain . And Darius the Mede received the kingdom , [ being ] about sixty-two years old . It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps , who should be in all the kingdom ; and over these , three presidents -- of whom Daniel was one -- to whom these satraps should render account , and that the king should suffer no loss . Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps , because an excellent spirit was in him ; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm . Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom ; but they could not find any pretext or fault ; inasmuch as he was faithful , neither was there any error or fault found in him . Then said these men , We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel , unless we find [ it ] against him touching the law of his God . Then these presidents and satraps came in a body to the king , and said thus unto him : King Darius , live for ever ! All the presidents of the kingdom , the prefects , and the satraps , the counsellors , and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute , and to make a firm decree , that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days , except of thee , O king , he shall be cast into the den of lions . Now , O king , establish the decree , and sign the writing , that it be not changed , according to the law of the Medes and Persians , which may not be revoked . Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree . And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed , he went into his house ; and , his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem , he kneeled on his knees three times a day , and prayed and gave thanks before his God , as he did aforetime . But those men came in a body , and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God . Then they came near , and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree : Hast thou not signed a decree , that every man that shall ask [ anything ] of any god or man within thirty days , except of thee , O king , shall be cast into the den of lions ? The king answered and said , The thing is true , according to the law of the Medes and Persians , which may not be revoked . Then they answered and said before the king , That Daniel , who is of the children of the captivity of Judah , regardeth not thee , O king , nor the decree that thou hast signed , but maketh his petition three times a day . Then the king , when he heard these words , was sore distressed thereby , and set his heart on Daniel to save him ; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him . Then these men came in a body unto the king , and said unto the king , Know , O king , that the law of the Medes and Persians is , That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed . Then the king commanded , and they brought Daniel , and cast [ him ] into the den of lions . The king spoke and said unto Daniel , Thy God whom thou servest continually , he will save thee . And a stone was brought , and laid upon the mouth of the den ; and the king sealed it with his own signet , and with the signet of his nobles , that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel . Then the king went to his palace , and passed the night fasting ; neither were concubines brought before him ; and his sleep fled from him . Then the king arose with the light at break of day , and went in haste unto the den of lions . And when he came near unto the den , he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel : the king spoke and said unto Daniel , O Daniel , servant of the living God , hath thy God whom thou servest continually been able to save thee from the lions ? Then Daniel spoke unto the king , O king , live for ever ! My God hath sent his angel , and hath shut the lions' mouths , that they have not hurt me ; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me ; and also before thee , O king , have I done no hurt . Thereupon was the king exceeding glad , and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den . So Daniel was taken up out of the den , and no manner of hurt was found upon him , because he believed in his God . And the king commanded , and they brought those men who had accused Daniel , and cast them into the den of lions , them , their children , and their wives ; and the lions had the mastery of them , and broke all their bones in pieces ere they came to the bottom of the den . Then king Darius wrote unto all peoples , nations , and languages , that dwell in all the earth : Peace be multiplied unto you . I make a decree , That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel ; for he is the living God , and steadfast for ever , and his kingdom [ that ] which shall not be destroyed , and his dominion shall be even unto the end . He saveth and delivereth , and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth : who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions . And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius , and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian . In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon , Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head upon his bed : then he wrote the dream ; he told the sum of the matters . Daniel spoke and said , I saw in my vision by night , and behold , the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea . And four great beasts came up from the sea , different one from another . The first was like a lion , and had eagle's wings : I beheld till its wings were plucked ; and it was lifted up from the earth , and made to stand upon two feet as a man , and a man's heart was given to it . And behold , another beast , a second , like unto a bear , and it raised up itself on one side ; and [ it had ] three ribs in its mouth between its teeth ; and they said thus unto it : Arise , devour much flesh . After this I saw , and behold , another , like a leopard , and it had four wings of a bird upon its back ; and the beast had four heads ; and dominion was given to it . After this I saw in the night visions , and behold , a fourth beast , dreadful and terrible , and exceeding strong ; and it had great iron teeth : it devoured and broke in pieces , and stamped the rest with its feet ; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it ; and it had ten horns . I considered the horns , and behold , there came up among them another , a little horn , before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots ; and behold , in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man , and a mouth speaking great things . I beheld till thrones were set , and the Ancient of days did sit : his raiment was white as snow , and the hair of his head like pure wool ; his throne was flames of fire , [ and ] its wheels burning fire . A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him ; thousand thousands ministered unto him , and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him : the judgment was set , and the books were opened . I beheld therefore , because of the voice of the great words that the horn spoke ; I beheld till the beast was slain , and its body destroyed , and it was given up to be burned with fire . As for the rest of the beasts , their dominion was taken away ; but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time . I saw in the night visions , and behold , there came with the clouds of heaven [ one ] like a son of man , and he came up even to the Ancient of days , and they brought him near before him . And there was given him dominion , and glory , and a kingdom , that all peoples , nations , and languages should serve him : his dominion is an everlasting dominion , which shall not pass away , and his kingdom [ that ] which shall not be destroyed . As for me Daniel , my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body , and the visions of my head troubled me . I came near unto one of them that stood by , and asked him the certainty of all this . And he told me , and made me know the interpretation of the things : These great beasts , which are four , are four kings , [ that ] shall arise out of the earth . But the saints of the most high [ places ] shall receive the kingdom , and they shall possess the kingdom for ever , even to the ages of ages . Then I desired to know the certainty concerning the fourth beast , which was different from them all , exceeding dreadful , whose teeth were of iron , and its nails of brass ; which devoured , broke in pieces , and stamped the rest with its feet ; and concerning the ten horns that were in its head , and the other that came up , and before which three fell : even that horn that had eyes , and a mouth speaking great things , and whose look was more imposing than its fellows . I beheld , and that horn made war with the saints , and prevailed over them ; until the Ancient of days came , and judgment was given to the saints of the most high [ places ] ; and the appointed time arrived , and the saints possessed the kingdom . He said thus : The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon the earth , which shall be different from all the kingdoms , and shall devour the whole earth , and shall tread it down , and break it in pieces . And as to the ten horns , out of this kingdom shall arise ten kings ; and another shall arise after them ; and he shall be different from the former , and he shall subdue three kings . And he shall speak words against the Most High , and shall wear out the saints of the most high [ places ] , and think to change seasons and the law ; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and a half time . And the judgment shall sit , and they shall take away his dominion , to consume and to destroy it unto the end . But the kingdom and the dominion , and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens , shall be given to the people of the saints of the most high [ places ] . His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and all dominions shall serve and obey him . So far is the end of the matter . As for me Daniel , my thoughts much troubled me , and my countenance was changed in me ; but I kept the matter in my heart . In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king , a vision appeared unto me , [ even ] to me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first . And I saw in the vision ; and it came to pass , when I saw , that I was in the fortress of Shushan , which is in the province of Elam . And I saw in the vision , and I was by the river Ulai . And I lifted up mine eyes and saw , and behold , there stood before the river a ram which had two horns ; and the two horns were high ; and one was higher than the other , and the higher came up last . I saw the ram pushing westward , and northward , and southward , and no beast could stand before him , neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand ; and he did according to his will , and became great . And as I was considering , behold , a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth , and touched not the ground : and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes . And he came to the ram that had the two horns , which I had seen standing before the river , and ran upon him in the fury of his power . And I saw him come close to the ram , and he was enraged with him , and smote the ram , and broke his two horns ; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him ; and he cast him down to the ground , and trampled upon him ; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand . And the he-goat became exceeding great ; but when he was become strong , the great horn was broken ; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens . And out of one of them came forth a little horn , which became exceeding great , toward the south , and toward the east , and toward the beauty [ of the earth ] . And it became great , even to the host of heaven ; and it cast down [ some ] of the host and of the stars to the ground , and trampled upon them . ( And he magnified [ himself ] even to the prince of the host , and from him the continual [ sacrifice ] was taken away , and the place of his sanctuary was cast down . And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual [ sacrifice ] by reason of transgression . ) And it cast down the truth to the ground ; and it practised and prospered . And I heard one saint speaking , and another saint said unto that one who spoke , How long shall be the vision of the continual [ sacrifice ] and of the transgression that maketh desolate , to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden down under foot ? And he said unto me , Until two thousand and three hundred evenings [ and ] mornings : then shall the sanctuary be vindicated . And it came to pass , when I Daniel had seen the vision , I sought for the understanding of it , and behold , there stood before me as the appearance of a man . And I heard a man's voice between [ the banks of ] the Ulai ; and he called and said , Gabriel , make this [ man ] to understand the vision . And he came near where I stood ; and when he came , I was afraid , and fell on my face ; and he said unto me , Understand , son of man ; for the vision is for the time of the end . Now , as he was speaking with me , I was in a deep stupor , with my face toward the ground . And he touched me , and set me up where I had stood . And he said , Behold , I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation : for at the set time the end shall be . The ram that thou sawest having the two horns : they are the kings of Media and Persia . And the rough goat is the king of Greece ; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king . Now that being broken , whereas four stood up in its stead , four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not with his power . And at the latter time of their kingdom , when the transgressors shall have come to the full , a king of bold countenance , and understanding riddles , shall stand up . And his power shall be mighty , but not by his own power ; and he shall destroy marvellously , and shall prosper , and shall practise , and shall destroy the mighty ones , and the people of the saints . And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand ; and he will magnify [ himself ] in his heart , and by prosperity will corrupt many ; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes : but he shall be broken without hand . And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true ; but close thou up the vision , for it is for many days [ to come ] . And I Daniel fainted , and was sick [ certain ] days : then I rose up , and did the king's business . And I was astonished at the vision , but none understood [ it ] . In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus , of the seed of the Medes , who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans , in the first year of his reign , I Daniel understood by the books that the number of the years , whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet , for the accomplishment of the desolations of Jerusalem , was seventy years . And I set my face unto the Lord God , to seek by prayer and supplications , with fasting , and sackcloth , and ashes ; and I prayed unto Jehovah my God , and made my confession , and said , Alas Lord ! the great and terrible God , keeping covenant and loving-kindness with them that love him , and that keep his commandments : we have sinned , and have committed iniquity , and have done wickedly , and have rebelled , even turning aside from thy commandments and from thine ordinances . And we have not hearkened unto thy servants the prophets , who spoke in thy name to our kings , our princes , and our fathers , and to all the people of the land . Thine , O Lord , is the righteousness , but unto us confusion of face , as at this day , to the men of Judah , and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem , and unto all Israel , that are near , and that are far off , in all the countries whither thou hast driven them , because of their unfaithfulness in which they have been unfaithful against thee . O Lord , unto us is confusion of face , to our kings , to our princes , and to our fathers , because we have sinned against thee . With the Lord our God are mercies and pardons , for we have rebelled against him ; and we have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah our God , to walk in his laws , which he set before us through his servants the prophets . And all Israel have transgressed thy law , even turning aside so as not to listen unto thy voice . And the curse hath been poured out upon us , and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God : for we have sinned against him . And he hath performed his words , which he spoke against us , and against our judges that judged us , by bringing upon us a great evil ; so that there hath not been done under the whole heaven as hath been done upon Jerusalem . As it is written in the law of Moses , all this evil is come upon us ; yet we besought not Jehovah our God , that we might turn from our iniquities , and understand thy truth . And Jehovah hath watched over the evil , and brought it upon us ; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he hath done ; and we have not hearkened unto his voice . -- And now , O Lord our God , who broughtest thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand , and hast made thee a name , as it is this day , -- we have sinned , we have done wickedly . Lord , according to all thy righteousnesses , I beseech thee , let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem , thy holy mountain ; for because of our sins , and because of the iniquities of our fathers , Jerusalem and thy people [ are become ] a reproach to all round about us . And now , our God , hearken to the prayer of thy servant , and to his supplications , and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate , for the Lord's sake . Incline thine ear , O my God , and hear ; open thine eyes and behold our desolations , and the city that is called by thy name : for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses , but because of thy manifold mercies . Lord , hear ! Lord , forgive ! Lord , hearken and do ! defer not , for thine own sake , O my God ! for thy city and thy people are called by thy name . And whilst I was speaking , and praying , and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel , and presenting my supplication before Jehovah my God for the holy mountain of my God ; whilst I was yet speaking in prayer , the man Gabriel , whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning , flying swiftly , touched me about the time of the evening oblation . And he informed [ me ] , and talked with me , and said , Daniel , I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding . At the beginning of thy supplications the word went forth , and I am come to declare [ it ] ; for thou art one greatly beloved . Therefore consider the word , and have understanding in the vision : Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city , to close the transgression , and to make an end of sins , and to make expiation for iniquity , and to bring in the righteousness of the ages , and to seal the vision and prophet , and to anoint the holy of holies . Know therefore and understand : From the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah , the Prince , are seven weeks , and sixty-two weeks . The street and the moat shall be built again , even in troublous times . And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off , and shall have nothing ; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary ; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow , and unto the end , war , -- the desolations determined . And he shall confirm a covenant with the many [ for ] one week ; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease , and because of the protection of abominations [ there shall be ] a desolator , even until that the consumption and what is determined shall be poured out upon the desolate . In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel , whose name was called Belteshazzar ; and the thing is true , but the appointed time of trial is long ; and he understood the thing , and had understanding of the vision . In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks : I ate no pleasant bread , neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth , neither did I anoint myself at all , till three full weeks were fulfilled . And on the four-and-twentieth day of the first month , I was by the side of the great river , which is Hiddekel : and I lifted up mine eyes and looked , and behold , a certain man clothed in linen , and his loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz ; and his body was like a chrysolite , and his face as the appearance of lightning , and his eyes as torches of fire , and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass , and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude . And I Daniel alone saw the vision ; and the men that were with me saw not the vision , but a great quaking fell on them , and they fled to hide themselves . And I was left alone , and saw this great vision , and there remained no strength in me ; and my comeliness was turned in me into corruption , and I retained no strength . And I heard the voice of his words ; and when I heard the voice of his words , I fell into a deep stupor on my face , and my face to the ground . And behold , a hand touched me , which set me upon my knees and the palms of my hands . And he said unto me , O Daniel , man greatly beloved , understand the words which I speak unto thee , and stand upright ; for unto thee am I now sent . And as he spoke this word unto me , I stood trembling . And he said unto me , Fear not , Daniel ; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand , and to humble thyself before thy God , thy words were heard , and I am come because of thy words . But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days ; and behold , Michael , one of the chief princes , came to help me ; and I remained there with the kings of Persia . And I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people at the end of the days : for the vision is yet for [ many ] days . And as he was speaking with me according to these words , I set my face toward the ground , and I became dumb . And behold , one after the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips ; and I opened my mouth and spoke , and said unto him that stood before me , My lord , by reason of the vision my pains are turned upon me , and I retain no strength . And how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord ? for as for me , straightway there remaineth no strength in me , neither is there breath left in me . Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man , and he strengthened me ; and he said , Fear not , man greatly beloved ; peace be unto thee , be strong , yea , be strong . And as he was speaking with me I was strengthened , and I said , Let my lord speak ; for thou hast strengthened me . And he said , Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee ? And now I return to fight with the prince of Persia ; and when I go forth , behold , the prince of Greece shall come . However , I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth ; and there is not one that sheweth himself strong with me against these , but Michael your prince . And I , in the first year of Darius the Mede , I stood to confirm and to strengthen him . And now will I declare unto thee the truth . Behold , there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ; and the fourth shall enrich himself with great riches more than all ; and when he hath become strong through his riches , he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece . And a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion , and do according to his will . And when he shall stand up , his kingdom shall be broken , and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens ; but not to his posterity , nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled ; for his kingdom shall be plucked up , even for others beside these . And the king of the south , who is one of his princes , shall be strong ; but [ another ] shall be stronger than he , and have dominion : his dominion shall be a great dominion . And after the course of years they shall join affinity ; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions : but she shall not retain the strength of her arm ; neither shall he stand , nor his arm ; and she shall be given up , she and they that brought her , and he that begat her , and he that strengthened her in [ those ] times . But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place , who shall come to the army , and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north , and shall deal against them , and shew himself mighty . He shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods , with their princes , and their precious vessels of silver and of gold ; and he shall subsist for more years than the king of the north ; and [ the same ] shall come into the realm of the king of the south , but shall return into his own land . And his sons shall be stirred up , and shall assemble a multitude of great forces ; and one shall certainly come , and overflow , and pass through ; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress . And the king of the south shall be enraged , and shall come forth and fight with him , with the king of the north , who shall set forth a great multitude , but the multitude shall be given into his hand . And when the multitude shall have been taken away , his heart shall be exalted ; and he shall cast down myriads ; but he shall not prevail . For the king of the north shall return , and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former ; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance . And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south ; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision ; but they shall fall . And the king of the north shall come , and cast up a mound , and take the well-fenced city ; and the arms of the south shall not withstand , neither his chosen people , for there shall be no strength to withstand . And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will , and none shall stand before him ; and he shall stand in the land of beauty , and destruction shall be in his hand . And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom , and upright ones with him ; and he shall practise ; and he shall give him the daughter of women , to corrupt her ; but she shall not stand , neither shall she be for him . And he shall turn his face unto the isles , and shall take many ; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease : he shall turn it upon him , without reproach for himself . And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land ; and he shall stumble and fall , and not be found . And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom ; but in a few days he shall be broken , neither in anger nor in battle . And in his place shall stand up a vile person , to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom ; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries . And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him , and shall be broken : yea , also the prince of the covenant . And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully , and he shall come up , and shall become strong with a small people . In time of peace shall he enter even into the fattest places of the province ; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done , nor his fathers' fathers : he shall scatter among them prey , and spoil , and substance , and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places , even for a time . And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army ; and the king of the south shall engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army ; but he shall not stand , for they shall plan devices against him . And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him , and his army shall be dissolved ; and many shall fall down slain . And both these kings' hearts [ shall meditate ] mischief , and they shall speak lies at one table ; but it shall not prosper ; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed . And he shall return into his land with great substance ; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant ; and he shall practise , and return to his own land . At the set time he shall return , and come towards the south ; but not as the former time shall be the latter ; for ships of Chittim shall come against him ; and he shall be grieved , and return , and have indignation against the holy covenant ; and will practise ; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant . And forces shall stand on his part , and they shall profane the sanctuary , the fortress , and shall take away the continual [ sacrifice ] , and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate . And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries ; but the people that know their God shall be strong , and shall act . And they that are wise among the people shall instruct the many ; and they shall fall by the sword , and by flame , by captivity , and by spoil , [ many ] days . And when they fall , they shall be helped with a little help ; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries . And [ some ] of the wise shall fall , to try them , and to purge and to make them white , to the time of the end : for it shall yet be for the time appointed . And the king shall do according to his will ; and he shall exalt himself , and magnify himself above every god , and speak monstrous things against the God of gods ; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished : for that which is determined shall be done . And he will not regard the God of his fathers , nor the desire of women ; nor regard any god : for he will magnify himself above all . And in his place will he honour the god of fortresses ; and a god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver , and with precious stones and pleasant things . And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange god : whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory ; and he shall cause them to rule over the many , and shall divide the land [ to them ] for a reward . And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him ; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind , with chariots , and with horsemen , and with many ships ; and he shall enter into the countries , and overflow and pass through . And he shall enter into the land of beauty , and many [ countries ] shall be overthrown ; but these shall escape out of his hand : Edom , and Moab , and the chief of the children of Ammon . And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries ; and the land of Egypt shall not escape . And he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver , and over all the precious things of Egypt ; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps . But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him ; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate , and utterly to destroy many . And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty ; and he shall come to his end , and there shall be none to help him . And at that time shall Michael stand up , the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people ; and there shall be a time of distress , such as never was since there was a nation until that time . And at that time thy people shall be delivered , every one that is found written in the book . And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake , some to everlasting life , and some to shame , to everlasting contempt . And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse ; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars , for ever and ever . And thou , Daniel , close the words , and seal the book , till the time of the end . Many shall run to and fro , and knowledge shall be increased . And I Daniel looked , and behold , there stood other two , the one on this side , on the bank of the river , and the other on that side , on the bank of the river . And he said to the man clothed in linen , who was above the waters of the river , How long [ is it to ] the end of these wonders ? And I heard the man clothed in linen , who was above the waters of the river ; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens , and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time , times , and a half ; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished , all these things shall be finished . And I heard , but I understood not . And I said , My lord , what shall be the end of these things ? And he said , Go thy way , Daniel ; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end . Many shall be purified , and be made white , and be refined ; but the wicked shall do wickedly : and none of the wicked shall understand ; but the wise shall understand . And from the time that the continual [ sacrifice ] is taken away , and the abomination that maketh desolate set up , [ there shall be ] a thousand , two hundred , and ninety days . Blessed is he that waiteth , and cometh to the thousand three hundred and thirty-five days ! But do thou go thy way until the end ; and thou shalt rest , and stand in thy lot at the end of the days .Public Domain