Daniel 10:2

10:2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks. ¹ 

Daniel 7:25

7:25 He will speak words against the Most High.

He will harass ²  the holy ones of the Most High continually.

His intention ³  will be to change times established by law. ⁴ 

They will be delivered into his hand

For a time, times, ⁵  and half a time.

Daniel 6:19

God Rescues Daniel from the Lions

6:19 In the morning, at the earliest sign of daylight, the king got up and rushed to the lions’ den.

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ⁶ 

will arise. ⁷ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁸ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ⁹  found written in the book,

will escape.

Daniel 3:8

3:8 Now ¹⁰  at that time certain ¹¹  Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against ¹²  the Jews.

Daniel 7:12

7:12 As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living ¹³  for a time and a season.

Daniel 1:18

1:18 When the time appointed by the king arrived, ¹⁴  the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence.

Daniel 2:8

2:8 The king replied, “I know for sure that you are attempting to gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.

Daniel 11:29

11:29 At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.

Daniel 11:33

11:33 These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. ¹⁵  However, they will fall ¹⁶  by the sword and by the flame, ¹⁷  and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time. ¹⁸ 

Daniel 2:21

2:21 He changes times and seasons,

deposing some kings

and establishing others. ¹⁹ 

He gives wisdom to the wise;

he imparts knowledge to those with understanding; ²⁰ 

Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ²¹  the king of the south. ²²  Those who are violent ²³  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ²⁴  the vision, but they will falter.

Daniel 11:13

11:13 For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies.

Daniel 11:35

11:35 Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

Daniel 11:27

11:27 These two kings, their minds ²⁵  filled with evil intentions, will trade ²⁶  lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

Daniel 2:9

2:9 If you don’t inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. ²⁷  For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful ²⁸  until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence ²⁹  that you can disclose its interpretation.”

Daniel 4:34

4:34 But at the end of the appointed time ³⁰  I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up ³¹  toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me.

I extolled the Most High,

and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever.

For his authority is an everlasting authority,

and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.

Daniel 12:9

12:9 He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.

Daniel 12:7

12:7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky ³²  and made an oath by the one who lives forever: “It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters ³³  the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”

Daniel 8:19

8:19 Then he said, “I am going to inform you about what will happen in the latter time of wrath, for the vision ³⁴  pertains to the appointed time of the end.

Daniel 12:4

12:4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, ³⁵  and knowledge will increase.”

Daniel 9:25

9:25 So know and understand:

From the issuing of the command ³⁶  to restore and rebuild

Jerusalem ³⁷  until an anointed one, a prince arrives, ³⁸ 

there will be a period of seven weeks ³⁹  and sixty-two weeks.

It will again be built, ⁴⁰  with plaza and moat,

but in distressful times.

Daniel 11:6

11:6 After some years have passed, they ⁴¹  will form an alliance. Then the daughter ⁴²  of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power, ⁴³  nor will he continue ⁴⁴  in his strength. ⁴⁵  She, together with the one who brought her, her child, ⁴⁶  and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time. ⁴⁷ 

Daniel 2:16

2:16 So Daniel went in and ⁴⁸  requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 9:21

9:21 yes, while I was still praying, ⁴⁹  the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously ⁵⁰  in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, ⁵¹  around the time of the evening offering.

Daniel 5:5

5:5 At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared ⁵²  and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. ⁵³  The king was watching the back ⁵⁴  of the hand that was writing.

Daniel 11:42

11:42 He will extend his power ⁵⁵  against other lands; the land of Egypt will not escape.

Daniel 6:14

6:14 When the king heard this, ⁵⁶  he was very upset and began thinking about ⁵⁷  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon ⁵⁸  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 4:29

4:29 After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements ⁵⁹  of the royal palace of Babylon.

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. ⁶⁰ 

Daniel 5:31

5:31 (6:1) ⁶¹  So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.

Daniel 11:9

11:9 Then the king of the north ⁶²  will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.

Daniel 12:11

12:11 From the time that the daily sacrifice is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set in place, ⁶³  there are 1,290 days.

Daniel 11:20

11:20 There will arise after him ⁶⁴  one ⁶⁵  who will send out an exactor ⁶⁶  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ⁶⁷  though not in anger or battle.

Daniel 1:15

1:15 At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier ⁶⁸  than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Daniel 3:1

Daniel’s Friends Are Tested

3:1 ⁶⁹ King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden ⁷⁰  statue made. ⁷¹  It was ninety feet ⁷²  tall and nine feet ⁷³  wide. He erected it on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 7:22

7:22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered ⁷⁴  in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.

Daniel 8:26

8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. ⁷⁵  But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”

Daniel 10:3

10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ⁷⁶  nor did I anoint myself with oil ⁷⁷  until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 11:45

11:45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas ⁷⁸  toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.

Daniel 12:13

12:13 But you should go your way ⁷⁹  until the end. ⁸⁰  You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive ⁸¹  what you have been allotted.” ⁸² 

Daniel 2:28

2:28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, ⁸³  and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. ⁸⁴  The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed ⁸⁵  are as follows.

Daniel 4:36

4:36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored ⁸⁶  to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated ⁸⁷  over my kingdom. I became even greater than before.

Daniel 5:2

5:2 While under the influence ⁸⁸  of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels – the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father ⁸⁹  had confiscated ⁹⁰  from the temple in Jerusalem ⁹¹  – so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them. ⁹² 

Daniel 11:7-8

11:7 “There will arise in his ⁹³  place one from her family line ⁹⁴  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ⁹⁵  11:8 He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from ⁹⁶  the king of the north.

Daniel 11:30

11:30 The ships of Kittim ⁹⁷  will come against him, leaving him disheartened. ⁹⁸  He will turn back and direct his indignation against the holy covenant. He will return and honor ⁹⁹  those who forsake the holy covenant.

Daniel 3:15

3:15 Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?” ¹⁰⁰ 

[10:2]  ¹ tn Heb “three weeks of days.” The inclusion of “days” here and in v. 3 is perhaps intended to call attention to the fact that these weeks are very different in nature from those of chap. 9, which are “weeks of years.”

[7:25]  ² tn Aram “wear out” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NASB, NLT “wear down.” The word is a hapax legomenon in biblical Aramaic, but in biblical Hebrew it especially refers to wearing out such things as garments. Here it is translated “harass…continually.”

[7:25]  ³ tn Aram “he will think.”

[7:25]  ⁴ tn Aram “times and law.” The present translation is based on the understanding that the expression is a hendiadys.

[7:25]  ⁵ sn Although the word times is vocalized in the MT as a plural, it probably should be regarded as a dual. The Masoretes may have been influenced here by the fact that in late Aramaic (and Syriac) the dual forms fall out of use. The meaning would thus be three and a half “times.”

[12:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

[12:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “will stand up.”

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

[12:1]  ⁹ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[3:8]  ¹⁰ tc This expression is absent in Theodotion.

[3:8]  ¹¹ tn Aram “men.”

[3:8]  ¹² tn Aram “ate the pieces of.” This is a rather vivid idiom for slander.

[7:12]  ¹³ tn Aram “a prolonging of life was granted to them.”

[1:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “at the end of the days which the king said to bring them.”

[11:33]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the many.”

[11:33]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “stumble.”

[11:33]  ¹⁷ tn Or “by burning.”

[11:33]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “days.”

[2:21]  ¹⁹ tn Aram “kings.”

[2:21]  ²⁰ tn Aram “the knowers of understanding.”

[11:14]  ²¹ tn Heb “stand against.”

[11:14]  ²² sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

[11:14]  ²³ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

[11:14]  ²⁴ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”

[11:27]  ²⁵ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 28.

[11:27]  ²⁶ tn Heb “speak.”

[2:9]  ²⁷ tn Aram “one is your law,” i.e., only one thing is applicable to you.

[2:9]  ²⁸ tn Aram “a lying and corrupt word.”

[2:9]  ²⁹ tn Aram “I will know.”

[4:34]  ³⁰ tn Aram “days.”

[4:34]  ³¹ tn Aram “lifted up my eyes.”

[12:7]  ³² tn Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[12:7]  ³³ tc The present translation reads יַד־נֹפֵץ (yad-nofets, “hand of one who shatters”) rather than the MT נַפֵּץ־יַד (nappets-yad, “to shatter the hand”).

[8:19]  ³⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not actually state the referent (the vision Daniel saw in vv. 8-12; cf. also v. 13), which has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some Greek witnesses add “the vision” here.

[12:4]  ³⁵ tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.”

[12:4]  sn Many will dash about is probably an allusion to Amos 8:12.

[9:25]  ³⁶ tn Or “decree” (NASB, NIV); or “word” (NAB, NRSV).

[9:25]  ³⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:25]  ³⁸ tn The word “arrives” is added in the translation for clarification.

[9:25]  ³⁹ tn Heb “sevens” (also later in this line and in v. 26).

[9:25]  sn The accents in the MT indicate disjunction at this point, which would make it difficult, if not impossible, to identify the “anointed one/prince” of this verse as messianic. The reference in v. 26 to the sixty-two weeks as a unit favors the MT accentuation, not the traditional translation. If one follows the MT accentuation, one may translate “From the going forth of the message to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks. During a period of sixty-two weeks it will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.” The present translation follows a traditional reading of the passage that deviates from the MT accentuation.

[9:25]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “it will return and be built.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.

[11:6]  ⁴¹ sn Here they refers to Ptolemy II Philadelphus (ca. 285-246 B.C.) and Antiochus II Theos (ca. 262-246 B.C.).

[11:6]  ⁴² sn The daughter refers to Berenice, who was given in marriage to Antiochus II Theos.

[11:6]  ⁴³ tn Heb “the strength of the arm.”

[11:6]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “stand.” So also in vv. 7, 8, 11, 13.

[11:6]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “and his arm.” Some understand this to refer to the descendants of the king of the north.

[11:6]  ⁴⁶ tc The present translation reads יַלְדָּה (yaldah, “her child”) rather than the MT יֹלְדָהּ (yolÿdah, “the one who begot her”). Cf. Theodotion, the Syriac, and the Vulgate.

[11:6]  ⁴⁷ sn Antiochus II eventually divorced Berenice and remarried his former wife Laodice, who then poisoned her husband, had Berenice put to death, and installed her own son, Seleucus II Callinicus (ca. 246-227 B.C.), as the Seleucid king.

[2:16]  ⁴⁸ tc Theodotion and the Syriac lack the words “went in and.”

[9:21]  ⁴⁹ tn Heb “speaking in prayer.”

[9:21]  ⁵⁰ tn Heb “in the beginning.”

[9:21]  ⁵¹ tn The Hebrew expression בִּיעָף מֻעָף (mu’af bi’af) is very difficult. The issue is whether the verb derives from עוּף (’uf, “to fly”) or from יָעַף (ya’af, “to be weary”). Many ancient versions and modern commentators take the first of these possibilities and understand the reference to be to the swift flight of the angel Gabriel in his coming to Daniel. The words more likely refer to the extreme weariness, not of the angel, but of Daniel. Cf. 7:28; 8:27; 10:8-9, 16-17; also NASB.

[5:5]  ⁵² tn Aram “came forth.”

[5:5]  ⁵³ sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.

[5:5]  ⁵⁴ tn While Aramaic פַּס (pas) can mean the palm of the hand, here it seems to be the back of the hand that is intended.

[11:42]  ⁵⁵ tn Heb “hand.”

[6:14]  ⁵⁶ tn Aram “the word.”

[6:14]  ⁵⁷ tn Aram “placed his mind on.”

[6:14]  ⁵⁸ tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[4:29]  ⁵⁹ tn The word “battlements” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context. Many English versions supply “roof” here (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “on the flat roof.”

[11:24]  ⁶⁰ tn Heb “and unto a time.”

[5:31]  ⁶¹ sn Beginning with 5:31, the verse numbers through 6:28 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Aramaic text (BHS), with 5:31 ET = 6:1 AT, 6:1 ET = 6:2 AT, 6:2 ET = 6:3 AT, 6:3 ET = 6:4 AT, etc., through 6:28 ET = 6:29 AT. Beginning with 7:1 the verse numbers in the English Bible and the Aramaic text are again the same.

[11:9]  ⁶² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:11]  ⁶³ tn Heb “to give.”

[11:20]  ⁶⁴ tn Heb “on his place.”

[11:20]  ⁶⁵ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

[11:20]  ⁶⁶ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

[11:20]  ⁶⁷ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

[1:15]  ⁶⁸ tn Heb “fat of flesh”; KJV, ASV “fatter in flesh”; NASB, NRSV “fatter” (although this is no longer a sign of health in Western culture).

[3:1]  ⁶⁹ sn The LXX introduces this chapter with the following chronological note: “in the eighteenth year of.” Such a date would place these events at about the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. (cf. 2 Kgs 25:8). However, there seems to be no real basis for associating the events of Daniel 3 with this date.

[3:1]  ⁷⁰ sn There is no need to think of Nebuchadnezzar’s image as being solid gold. No doubt the sense is that it was overlaid with gold (cf. Isa 40:19; Jer 10:3-4), with the result that it presented a dazzling self-compliment to the greatness of Nebuchadnezzar’s achievements.

[3:1]  ⁷¹ sn According to a number of patristic authors, the image represented a deification of Nebuchadnezzar himself. This is not clear from the biblical text, however.

[3:1]  ⁷² tn Aram “sixty cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, the image would be 90 feet (27.4 m) high.

[3:1]  ⁷³ tn Aram “six cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, the image would be 9 feet (2.74 m) wide.

[3:1]  sn The dimensions of the image (ninety feet high and nine feet wide) imply that it did not possess normal human proportions, unless a base for the image is included in the height dimension. The ancient world knew of other tall statues. For example, the Colossus of Rhodes – the huge statue of Helios which stood (ca. 280-224 B.C.) at the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes and was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – was said to be seventy cubits (105 ft or 32 m) in height, which would make it even taller than Nebuchadnezzar’s image.

[7:22]  ⁷⁴ tc In the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate the verb is active, understanding “judgment” to be the object rather than the subject of the verb (i.e., “the Ancient of Days rendered judgment”). This presupposes a different vocalization of the verb ( יְהַב [yÿhav] rather than the MT יְהִב [yÿhiv]).

[8:26]  ⁷⁵ tn Heb “truth.”

[10:3]  ⁷⁶ tn Heb “mouth.”

[10:3]  ⁷⁷ sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.

[11:45]  ⁷⁸ sn Presumably seas refers to the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea.

[12:13]  ⁷⁹ tn The words “your way” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[12:13]  ⁸⁰ tc The LXX lacks “until the end.”

[12:13]  ⁸¹ tn The word “receive” is added in the translation for clarification.

[12:13]  ⁸² sn The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Although these writings are not part of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, they were popular among certain early communities who valued traditions about the life of Daniel.

[2:28]  ⁸³ tn Aram “a revealer of mysteries.” The phrase serves as a quasi-title for God in Daniel.

[2:28]  ⁸⁴ tn Aram “in the latter days.”

[2:28]  ⁸⁵ tn Aram “your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed.”

[4:36]  ⁸⁶ tc The translation reads הַדְרֵת (hadret, “I returned”) rather than the MT הַדְרִי (hadri, “my honor”); cf. Theodotion.

[4:36]  ⁸⁷ tc The translation reads הָתְקְנֵת (hotqÿnet, “I was established”) rather than the MT הָתְקְנַת (hotqÿnat, “it was established”). As it stands, the MT makes no sense here.

[5:2]  ⁸⁸ tn Or perhaps, “when he had tasted” (cf. NASB) in the sense of officially initiating the commencement of the banquet. The translation above seems preferable, however, given the clear evidence of inebriation in the context (cf. also CEV “he got drunk and ordered”).

[5:2]  ⁸⁹ tn Or “ancestor”; or “predecessor” (also in vv. 11, 13, 18). The Aramaic word translated “father” can on occasion denote these other relationships.

[5:2]  ⁹⁰ tn Or “taken.”

[5:2]  ⁹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:2]  ⁹² sn Making use of sacred temple vessels for an occasion of reveling and drunkenness such as this would have been a religious affront of shocking proportions to the Jewish captives.

[11:7]  ⁹³ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ⁹⁴ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

[11:7]  ⁹⁵ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

[11:8]  ⁹⁶ tn The Hebrew preposition מִן (min) is used here with the verb עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”). It probably has a sense of separation (“stand away from”), although it may also be understood in an adversative sense (“stand against”).

[11:30]  ⁹⁷ sn The name Kittim has various designations in extra-biblical literature. It can refer to a location on the island of Cyprus, or more generally to the island itself, or it can be an inclusive term to refer to parts of the Mediterranean world that lay west of the Middle East (e.g., Rome). For ships of Kittim the Greek OT (LXX) has “Romans,” an interpretation followed by a few English versions (e.g., TEV). A number of times in the Dead Sea Scrolls the word is used in reference to the Romans. Other English versions are more generic: “[ships] of the western coastlands” (NIV, NLT); “from the west” (NCV, CEV).

[11:30]  ⁹⁸ sn This is apparently a reference to the Roman forces, led by Gaius Popilius Laenas, which confronted Antiochus when he came to Egypt and demanded that he withdraw or face the wrath of Rome. Antiochus wisely withdrew from Egypt, albeit in a state of bitter frustration.

[11:30]  ⁹⁹ tn Heb “show regard for.”

[3:15]  ¹⁰⁰ tn Aram “hand.” So also in v. 17.