Daniel 10:5–12

⁵I looked up^v and there before me was a man dressed in linen,^w with a belt of fine gold^x from Uphaz around his waist. ⁶His body was like topaz,^y his face like lightning,^z his eyes like flaming torches,^a his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze,^b and his voice^c like the sound of a multitude.

⁷I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it,^d but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. ⁸So I was left alone,^e gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left,^f my face turned deathly pale^g and I was helpless.^{h 9}Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.ⁱ

¹⁰A hand touched me^j and set me trembling on my hands and knees.^{k 11}He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed,^l consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up,^m for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.

¹²Then he continued, “Do not be afraid,ⁿ Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble^o yourself before your God, your words^p were heard, and I have come in response to them.^q