¹⁶Then someone who looked like a man touched my lips. I opened my mouth. I began to speak to the one who was standing in front of me. I said, “My master, I’m greatly troubled because of the vision I’ve seen. And I’m helpless. ¹⁷How can I talk with you? I feel very weak. In fact, I can hardly breathe.”

¹⁸The one who looked like a man touched me again. He gave me strength. ¹⁹“Do not be afraid,” he said. “You are highly respected. May peace be with you! Be strong now. Be strong.”

When he spoke to me, I became stronger. I said, “Speak, my master. You have given me strength.”

11²⁰So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece will come. ²¹But first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. No one gives me any help against those princes except Michael. He is your leader. ¹I stepped forward to help him and keep him safe. It was the first year that Darius, the Mede, was king.

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