1 And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)

1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

1 I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.)

1 In the first year that Darius the Mede was king, I stood up to support Michael in his fight against the prince of Persia.

1 And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

1 And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

1 During Darius the Mede’s first year as king, I strengthened and defended Michael.” 

1 In the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to strengthen and protect him.

1 As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to support and strengthen him.

1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood as a support and as a protection for him.

1 I stepped forward to help him and keep him safe. It was the first year that Darius, the Mede, was king.

1 “In the first year of Darius the Mede, I arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him.