Daniel 10

VISION OF A GLORIOUS ONE

10In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia,^aa a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar.^ab The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.^ac

²In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.^{ad 3}I didn’t eat any rich food,^ae no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over. ⁴On the twenty-fourth day of the first month,^H as I was standing on the bank of the great river,^af the Tigris, ⁵I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen,^ag with a belt of gold^ah from Uphaz^Ia around his waist. ⁶His body was like beryl,^J his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches,^b his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.^c

⁷Only I, Daniel, saw the vision.^d The men who were with me did not see it,^e but a great terror fell on them,^f and they ran and hid. ⁸I was left alone, looking at this great vision.^g No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale,^Ah and I was powerless. ⁹I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep,^Bi with my face to the ground.

ANGELIC CONFLICT

¹⁰Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees. ¹¹He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God.^j Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet,^k for I have now been sent to you.”^l After he said this to me, I stood trembling.

¹²“Don’t be afraid,^m Daniel,” he said to me, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God,ⁿ your prayers were heard. I have come because of your prayers.^{o 13}But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael,^p one of the chief princes, came to help me after I had been left there with the kings of Persia.^{q 14}Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days,^r for the vision refers to those days.”^s

¹⁵While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.^{t 16}Suddenly one with human likeness^u touched my lips.^v 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.^{w 17}How can someone like me,^x your servant,^D speak with someone like you, my lord? Now I have no strength, and there is no breath in me.”

¹⁸Then the one with a human appearance touched me again and strengthened me.^{y 19}He said, “Don’t be afraid,^z you who are^E treasured by God.^aa Peace to you; be very strong!”^ab

As he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”^ac

²⁰He said, “Do you know why I’ve come to you? I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I leave, the prince of Greece will come.^{ad 21}However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth. (No one has the courage to support me against those princes except Michael,^ae your prince.