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.
10
Daniyees ua Yogtoog Ntawm Tug Dej Tikis
1Thaum Xailas ua huabtais kav tebchaws Pawxias tau peb xyoos lawm, Vajtswv qhia ib zaj lus rau Daniyees tus uas muaj dua ib lub npe hu ua Npeetesaxas. Tej lus ntawd yog lus tseeb, tiamsis tsis yoojyim totaub. Vajtswv los qhia tej lus ntawd lub ntsiab rau Daniyees paub hauv nruab npau suav. 2Daniyees hais tias lub sijhawm ntawd kuv nyuaj siab tau peb lub limtiam. 3Kuv noj dabtsi los tsis qab, ib daig nqaij los kuv tsis noj, ib pas kua txiv hmab los kuv tsis haus. Tau peb lub limtiam nkaus kuv tsis pleev tshuaj tsw qab thiab tsis ntsis plaubhau li. 4Xyoo ntawd thawj lub hlis hnub nees nkaum plaub, kuv tabtom sawv ntawm tus dej loj Tikis. 5Kuv tsa qhovmuag ntsia pom ib tug neeg hnav ris tsho ntaubmag thiab sia ib txoj siv kub. 6Nws lub cev ci nplas ib yam li tej hlaws muaj nqis. Nws lub ntsejmuag ci ib yam li xob laim; nws lub qhovmuag ci ib yam li hluavtaws. Nws ob txhais cajnpab thiab ob txhais ceg ci pom kev lamlug ib yam li tej tooj liab uas luag muab txhuam tau ci ci lawm. Thiab nws lub suab hais lus nrov npaum nkaus li ib pab neeg coob coob lub suab nrov. 7Kuv tib leeg pom zaj yogtoog no xwb. Cov neeg uas nrog kuv nyob ua ke, lawv tsis pom dabtsi li, tiamsis lawv ntshai kawg lawv, khiav mus nkaum tas lawm. 8Tshuav kuv tib leeg nyob ntsia zaj yogtoog uas txawv txawv no xwb. Kuv ibce tsaug tsis muaj zog li lawm. Kuv lub ntsejmuag thimxem tas tsis muaj leejtwg cim tau kuv li. 9Thaum kuv hnov nws hais lus, kuv cia li ntog rau hauv av thiab tsis nco qab hlias lawm. 10Tiamsis muaj ib txhais tes los tsa kuv sawv txhos caug ntua, kuv ibce tshee hnyo. 11Tus timtswv ceebtsheej hais rau kuv hais tias, “Daniyees, Vajtswv hlub koj heev. Koj cia li sawv thiab ua tib zoo mloog kuv tej lus. Vajtswv txib kuv los cuag koj.” Thaum nws hais li ntawd tas, kuv txawm sawv ntsug ibce tshee hnyo. 12Nws hais rau kuv hais tias, “Daniyees, koj tsis txhob ntshai! Thawj hnub uas koj txo koj lub hwjchim thiab tsa suab thov Vajtswv kom koj totaub zaj no lub ntsiab, nws twb hnov koj tej lus thov lawm. Kuv los teb koj tej lus thov ntawd ntag. 13Tiamsis tus timtswv uas zov lub tebchaws Pawxias tawmtsam kuv tau nees nkaum ib hnub nkaus. Tom qab ntawd Mikhayees uas yog ib tug thawj ntawm cov timtswv ceebtsheej thiaj los pab kuv, ces kuv txawm tso Mikhayees tawmtsam nrog tus timtswv uas zov lub tebchaws Pawxias. 14Kuv los qhia rau koj paub tej uas yuav muaj tshwm los yav ntom ntej no thiab yuav muaj los raug koj haivneeg. Tej uas koj tau ua yogtoog pom ntawd yog tej uas yuav tshwm los yav ntom ntej no ntag.” 15Thaum nws hais li ntawd kuv txawm nyo taubhau rau hauv av, kuv hais tsis taus ib lo lus li. 16Tus timtswv ceebtsheej uas muaj ntsis zoo li tus neeg txawm cev tes kov kuv daim dincauj. Kuv thiaj hais rau nws hais tias, “Tus Tswv, zaj yogtoog no ua rau kuv ibce tshee hnyo tsis muaj zog li lawm. 17Kuv zoo ib yam li tus tub qhe uas sawv ntawm nws tus tswv xubntiag. Kuv yuav hais li cas rau koj, rau qhov kuv twb tsis muaj zog thiab ua tsis taus pa li lawm.” 18Nws txawm rov kov kuv dua ib zaug ntxiv, kuv thiaj li muaj zog mentsis tuaj. 19Nws hais rau kuv hais tias, “Vajtswv hlub koj heev, yog li ntawd koj tsis txhob txhawj lossis ntshai, cia li ua siab loj.” Thaum nws hais li ntawd tas, kuv mloog zoo li kuv lub cev txawm muaj zog tuaj, ces kuv thiaj hais rau nws hais tias, “Tus Tswv, thov koj cia li qhia tej uas koj yuav hais ntawd rau kuv. Koj twb pab kuv muaj zog mentsis lawm.” 20-21Nws teb hais tias, “Koj puas paub hais tias yog vim li cas kuv thiaj li tuaj nrhiav koj? Hnub no yog kuv tuaj qhia rau koj paub txog tej uas twb muab sau tseg rau hauv phau ntawv uas yog lus tseeb lawm. Tamsim no kuv yuav tsum tau rov qab mus tawmtsam tus timtswv uas zov lub tebchaws Pawxias. Thiab tom qab ntawd tus timtswv uas zov lub tebchaws Kilis yuav tuaj; yeej tsis muaj leejtwg yuav pab tau kuv, tsuas yog Mikhayees tib leeg uas yog tus timtswv saib cov Yixalayees thiaj li pab tau kuv xwb.”