Daniel 10:16–11:1

¹⁶And behold, ^aone ¹in the likeness of the sons of men was ^btouching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision that appeared, ^cpains have come upon me, and I have retained no might.

¹⁷“Now ^ahow can such a servant of my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, right now ^bno might stands within me, nor does any breath remain within me.”

¹⁸Then this one with the appearance of a man touched me again and ^astrengthened me.

¹⁹And he said, “O man of ¹high esteem, ^ado not be afraid. Peace ²be with you; gather ^bstrength and be strong!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have ^cstrengthened me.”

²⁰Then he said, “Do you know why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the ¹prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the ^2aprince of ³Greece is about to come.

²¹“However, I will tell you what is ¹inscribed in the writing of ^atruth. Now there is no one who ²exerts strength with me against these forces except ^bMichael your prince.

CHAPTER 11

Kingdoms and Wars

¹“Now I, in the ^afirst year of Darius the Mede, ¹I stood to strengthen and to be a fortress for him.