Daniel 2:44-45

2:44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever. 2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. ¹  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 5:12

5:12 Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret ²  dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. ³  Now summon ⁴  Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation.”

Daniel 5:16

5:16 However, I have heard ⁵  that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third ⁶  ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel 8:25

8:25 By his treachery ⁷  he will succeed through deceit. ⁸  He will have an arrogant attitude, ⁹  and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. ¹⁰  He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency. ¹¹ 

Daniel 11:20

11:20 There will arise after him ¹²  one ¹³  who will send out an exactor ¹⁴  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ¹⁵  though not in anger or battle.

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 ¹⁶  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 ¹⁷  the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”

[2:45]  ¹ tn Aram “after this.”

[5:12]  ² tc The translation reads מִפְשַׁר (mifshar) rather than the MT מְפַשַּׁר (mÿfashar) and later in the verse reads וּמִשְׁרֵא (mishre’) rather than the MT וּמְשָׁרֵא (mÿshare’). The Masoretes have understood these Aramaic forms to be participles, but they are more likely to be vocalized as infinitives. As such, they have an epexegetical function in the syntax of their clause.

[5:12]  ³ tn Aram “to loose knots.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Aram “let [Daniel] be summoned.”

[5:16]  ⁵ tn The Aramaic text has also the words “about you.”

[5:16]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps “one of three rulers,” in the sense of becoming part of a triumvir. So also v. 29.

[8:25]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew term has a primary meaning of “skill, insight,” but here it has the connotation “cunning, treachery.” See BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל, שֶׂכֶל.

[8:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “he will cause deceit to succeed by his hand.”

[8:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “in his heart he will act arrogantly.”

[8:25]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in peace.” The Hebrew word used here is difficult. It may refer to the security felt by those who did not realize the danger of imminent attack, or it may refer to the condition of being unaware of the impending danger. The latter idea is reflected in the present translation. See further, BDB 1017 s.v. שַׁלְוָה.

[8:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with nothingness of hand.”

[11:20]  ¹² tn Heb “on his place.”

[11:20]  ¹³ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

[11:20]  ¹⁴ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

[11:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

[12:7]  ¹⁶ tn Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[12:7]  ¹⁷ 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”).