Daniel 10

10^*aIn the third year of Cyrus ^bking of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, ^cwhose name was called Belteshazzar; and ^dthe thing was true, but ^ethe time appointed ^fwas ^†long: and ^ghe understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. ²In those days I Daniel was mourning ^hthree ^†full weeks. ³I ate no ^†pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, ⁱneither did I ^janoint myself at all, till ^hthree whole weeks were fulfilled. ⁴And in the four and twentieth day of ^kthe first month, as I was ^lby the side of the great river, which is ^mHiddekel; ⁵Then ⁿI lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold ^o†a certain man ^pclothed in linen, ^qwhose loins were girded with ^rfine gold of ^sUphaz: ⁶His body also was ^tlike the beryl, and ^uhis face ^vas the appearance of lightning, and ^whis eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and ^xyhis ^zfeet like in colour to polished brass, and ^yathe voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. ⁷And ^bI Daniel alone saw the vision: for ^bthe men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. ⁸Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and ^cthere remained no strength in me: for my ^||dcomeliness was turned in me into corruption, and ^eI retained no strength. ⁹Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, ^fthen was I in a deep sleep on my face, and ^fmy face toward the ground. ¹⁰And, behold, ^fgan hand touched me, which ^†set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. ¹¹And he said unto me, O Daniel, ^†a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and ^†hstand upright: for ⁱunto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood ^ktrembling. ¹²Then said he unto me, ^lFear not, Daniel: for ^mfrom the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and ⁿto chasten thyself before thy God, ^mthy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. ¹³But ^othe prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ^pone and twenty days: but, lo, ^qMichael, one of ^||the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. ¹⁴Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people ^rin the latter days: for ^syet the vision is for ^tmany days. ¹⁵And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set ^umy face toward the ground, and ^vI became dumb. ¹⁶And, behold, ^wone ^xlike the similitude of the sons of men ^gytouched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and ^ceI have retained no strength. ¹⁷For how can ^||the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. ¹⁸Then there came again and ^gtouched me ^wone like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, ¹⁹And said, ^zO man greatly beloved, ^afear not: peace be unto thee, ^bbe strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with ^cthe prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of ^dGrecia shall come. ²¹But I will shew thee ^ethat which is noted in the scripture of ^ftruth: and there is none that ^†holdeth with me in these things, but ^cMichael your prince.