Daniel 12

The Time of the End

12“At that time shall arise ^aMichael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And ^bthere shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, ^ceveryone whose name shall be found written in the book. ²And many of those who ^dsleep in ^ethe dust of the earth shall ^eawake, ^fsome to everlasting life, and ^fsome to shame and everlasting contempt. ^3gAnd those who are wise ^hshall shine like the brightness of the sky above;¹ and ⁱthose who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. ⁴But you, Daniel, ^jshut up the words and ^kseal the book, until ^lthe time of the end. ^mMany shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

⁵Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on ⁿthis bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. ⁶And someone said to ^othe man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream,^{2 p}“How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?” ⁷And I heard ^othe man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; ^qhe raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and ^rswore by him who lives forever that it would be for a ^stime, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of ^tthe power of ^tthe holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished. ⁸I heard, ^ubut I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” ⁹He said, ^v“Go your way, Daniel, ^wfor the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. ^10xMany shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but ^ythe wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, ^gbut those who are wise shall understand. ¹¹And from the time that ^zthe regular burnt offering is taken away and ^athe abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. ^12bBlessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. ^13cBut go your way till the end. ^dAnd you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at ^ethe end of the days.”