Daniel 11:24

11:24 In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long. ¹ 

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ² 

will arise. ³ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁴ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ⁵  found written in the book,

will escape.

[11:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and unto a time.”

[12:1]  ² tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Heb “will stand up.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

[12:1]  ⁵ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.