Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹  with that of ²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ³  deal with us ⁴  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 6:27

6:27 He rescues and delivers

and performs signs and wonders

in the heavens and on the earth.

He has rescued Daniel from the power ⁵  of the lions!”

Daniel 10:14

10:14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

Daniel 11:28

11:28 Then the king of the north ⁶  will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land.

Daniel 11:32

11:32 Then with smooth words he will defile ⁷  those who have rejected ⁸  the covenant. But the people who are loyal to ⁹  their God will act valiantly. ¹⁰ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

[1:13]  ² tn Heb “the appearance of.”

[1:13]  ³ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your servants.”

[6:27]  ⁵ tn Aram “hand.”

[11:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:32]  ⁷ tn Or “corrupt.”

[11:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “acted wickedly toward.”

[11:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “know.” The term “know” sometimes means “to recognize.” In relational contexts it can have the connotation “recognize the authority of, be loyal to,” as it does here.

[11:32]  ¹⁰ sn This is an allusion to the Maccabean revolt, which struggled to bring about Jewish independence in the second century B.C.