Daniel 10:5–12

⁵And I lifted up my eyes and I saw,^k and there was a man, and he was dressed in linen, and his waist was girded with the gold of Uphaz. ⁶Now his body was like turquoise,^l and his face was like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes were like torches of fire, and his arms and his legs were like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the sound of a multitude. ⁷And I saw, I, Daniel alone,^m the vision; and the people who were with me did not seeⁿ the vision; nevertheless, a great trembling fell upon them and they fled in order to hide themselves. ⁸And I myself, Daniel, alone saw this great vision, and as a result no strength was left in me^o and my complexion grew deathly pale,^p and I did not retain any strength. ⁹And I heard the sound of his words, and when I heard^q the sound of his words I myself began falling into a trance on my face, with my face to the ground.^r

¹⁰And look, a hand touched me and it roused me to my knees^s and the palms^t of my hands. ¹¹And he said to me, “Daniel, a man beloved, pay attention to the words that I am speaking to you and stand upright where you are,^u for I have now been sent to you.” And while he was speaking^v with me this word,^w I stood up trembling. ¹²And he said to me, “You must not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before^x your God, your words were heard, and I myself^y have come because of your words.