1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.⚓ The understanding of the message came to him in a vision. 2At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over. 4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice 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, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground. 10A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, 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, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.” 15While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16Then one who looked like a man⚓ touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. 17How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.” 18Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. 19“Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.” 20So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; 21but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
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Daniyee ua yog toog ntawm tus dej Thaiki
1Xyoo peb uas Xailab ua vajntxwv kav Pawxia tebchaws, muaj ib zaj tshwm los rau Daniyee uas muaj dua npe hu ua Npeethesaxa paub. Zaj ntawd muaj tseeb, yog hais txog kev ua rog loj heev. Nws nkag siab tej lus ntawd thiab nkag siab zaj yog toog ntawd. 2Thaum ntawd kuv Daniyee quaj ntsuag tau peb lub chib so. 3Kuv tsis noj ib yam qab, tsis hais nqaij lossis cawv txiv hmab yeej tsis nkag rau hauv kuv lub qhov ncauj kiag li, thiab kuv tsis muab roj pleev kuv lub cev tau peb lub chib so txwm nkaus. 4Hnub tim nees nkaum plaub lub ib hlis, kuv sawv ntsug ntawm ntug dej loj yog tus niag dej Thaiki. 5Kuv tsa muag ntsia mas pom ib tug yawg hnav tsoos tsho ntaub mag, nws sia ib txoj siv uas xuas cov kub hauv lub moos Ufa ua. 6Nws lub cev zoo li qe zeb hlaws ntsuab pes xiab, nws lub ntsej muag zoo li xob laim, nws lub qhov muag zoo li teg tsau cig, nws tej tes taw ci zoo li tooj liab uas muab txhuam lawm, nws lub suab nrov ntsoog qees yam li neeg coob coob li suab. 7Kuv Daniyee tib leeg pom zaj yog toog no, cov uas nrog kuv tsis pom zaj ntawd, tiamsis lawv kuj ntshai tshee heev kawg lawv thiaj dhia mus tsiv nraim. 8Tshuav kuv tib leeg nyob thiab pom zaj yog toog loj no. Kuv lub zog ploj tag huvsi, kuv lub ntsej muag tshiab hloov ua ntsej muag thim xem zoo li neeg tuag, kuv tsis muaj zog kiag li. 9Mas kuv hnov nws lub suab hais lus. Thaum kuv hnov nws lub suab ntawd kuv txawm khwb nkaus looj hlias ua lub plhu ti nkaus av. 10Txawm muaj ib txhais tes kov kuv thiab tsa kuv sawv txhos caug nthia tes rau hauv av ua ib ce tshee hnyo. 11Nws hais rau kuv tias, “Daniyee 'e, koj yog tus uas ntxim hlub, cia li muab siab rau rau tej lus uas kuv hais rau koj thiab sawv ntseg, rau qhov kuv raug txib tuaj cuag koj nimno.” Thaum nws tabtom hais tej lus no rau kuv, kuv txawm sawv tsees tshee hnyo. 12Nws hais rau kuv tias, “Daniyee 'e, koj tsis txhob ntshai, vim txij thawj hnub uas koj muaj siab xav to taub thiab txo koj lub hwjchim rau ntawm koj tus Vajtswv lub xubntiag, Vajtswv yeej hnov koj tej lus thov lawm mas kuv thiaj tuaj vim yog koj tej lus. 13Tus timtswv uas kav Pawxia tebchaws tav kuv kev tau nees nkaum ib hnub, tiamsis Mikha‑ee uas yog cov tubtxib saum ntuj ib tug thawj tuaj pab kuv, vim kuv muaj kev tab kaum ntawm tus timtswv uas kav Pawxia tebchaws.⚓14Kuv tuaj qhia koj nkag siab txog tej uas yuav los raug koj haiv neeg rau yav tom hauv ntej. Rau qhov zaj yog toog no hais txog yav tom hauv ntej.” 15Thaum nws hais tej lus no rau kuv lawd, kuv txawm tig plhu rau hauv av thiab ruam hais tsis tau lus. 16Txawm muaj ib tug zoo yam li neeg los kov kuv tawv ncauj, ces kuv txawm rua ncauj hais tau lus. Kuv hais rau tus uas sawv ntsug ntawm kuv xubntiag tias, “Yawg hlob 'e, vim yog zaj yog toog no kuv thiaj li raug mob, kuv tsis muaj zog kiag li. 17Kuv uas yog koj tus qhev yuav nrog koj uas yog kuv tus tswv hais tau lus li cas? Rau qhov nimno kuv tsis muaj zog kiag li thiab kuv tej pa kuj ploj tag ntawm kuv li lawm.” 18Tus uas zoo yam li neeg ntawd txawm kov kuv dua ib zaug thiab pub zog rau kuv. 19Nws hais tias, “Tus uas ntxim hlub 'e, tsis txhob ntshai, cia li nyob kaj siab lug. Cia li ua khov kho thiab ua siab tuab.” Thaum nws hais rau kuv ntawd kuv thiaj li muaj zog tuaj thiab hais tias, “Thov koj uas yog kuv tus tswv cia li hais, rau qhov koj twb pub zog rau kuv lawm.” 20Nws txawm hais tias, “Koj paub tias yog vim li cas kuv tuaj cuag koj los tsis paub? Nimno kuv yuav rov mus ua rog rau tus timtswv uas kav Pawxia tebchaws. Thaum kuv ua txhua yam rau nws tiav lawd, tus timtswv uas kav Kili tebchaws yuav tuaj. 21Kuv yuav qhia rau koj paub txog tej uas sau rau hauv phau ntawv uas hais qhov tseeb. Tsis muaj leejtwg nrog kuv tawm tsam cov timtswv ntawd li, tsuas yog Mikha‑ee uas yog tus tubtxib saum ntuj uas tsom kwm koj xwb.”