In the first year
of Darius
the son
of Ahasuerus
, of the seed
of the Medes
, which was made king
over the realm
of the Chaldeans
;
In the first year
of his reign
I Daniel
understood
by books
the number
of the years
, whereof the word
of the LORD
came to Jeremiah
the prophet
, that he would accomplish
seventy
years
in the desolations
of Jerusalem
.
And I set my face
unto the Lord
God
, to seek
by prayer
and supplications
, with fasting
, and sackcloth
, and ashes
:
And I prayed unto the LORD
my God
, and made my confession
, and said
, O
Lord
, the great
and dreadful
God
, keeping
the covenant
and mercy
to them that love
him, and to them that keep
his commandments
;
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity
, and have done wickedly
, and have rebelled
, even by departing
from thy precepts
and from thy judgments
:
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants
the prophets
, which spake
in thy name
to our kings
, our princes
, and our fathers
, and to all the people
of the land
.
O Lord, righteousness
belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion
of faces
, as at this day
; to the men
of Judah
, and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
, and unto all Israel
, that are near
, and that are far off
, through all the countries
whither thou hast driven
them, because of their trespass
that they have trespassed
against thee.
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion
of face
, to our kings
, to our princes
, and to our fathers
, because we have sinned
against thee.
To the Lord our God
belong mercies
and forgivenesses
, though we have rebelled
against him;
Neither have we obeyed the voice
of the LORD
our God
, to walk
in his laws
, which he set
before
us by
his servants
the prophets
.
Yea, all Israel have transgressed
thy law
, even by departing
, that they might not obey
thy voice
; therefore the curse
is poured
upon us, and the oath
that is written
in the law
of Moses
the servant
of God
, because we have sinned
against him.
And he hath confirmed his words
, which he spake
against us, and against our judges
that judged
us, by bringing
upon us a great
evil
: for under the whole heaven
hath not been done
as hath been done
upon Jerusalem
.
As it is written in the law
of Moses
, all this evil
is come
upon us: yet made we not our prayer
before
the LORD
our God
, that we might turn
from our iniquities
, and understand
thy truth
.
Therefore hath the LORD watched
upon the evil
, and brought
it upon us: for the LORD
our God
is righteous
in all his works
which he doeth
: for we obeyed
not his voice
.
And now, O Lord our God
, that hast brought
thy people
forth
out of the land
of Egypt
with a mighty
hand
, and hast gotten
thee renown
, as at this day
; we have sinned
, we have done wickedly
.
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness
, I beseech thee, let thine anger
and thy fury
be turned away
from thy city
Jerusalem
, thy holy
mountain
: because for our sins
, and for the iniquities
of our fathers
, Jerusalem
and thy people
are become a reproach
to all that are about
us.
Now therefore, O our God, hear
the prayer
of thy servant
, and his supplications
, and cause thy face
to shine
upon thy sanctuary
that is desolate
, for the Lord's
sake.
O my God, incline
thine ear
, and hear
; open
thine eyes
, and behold
our desolations
, and the city
which is called
by thy name
: for we do not present
our supplications
before
thee for our righteousnesses
, but for thy great
mercies
.
O Lord, hear
; O Lord
, forgive
; O Lord
, hearken
and do
; defer
not
, for thine own sake, O my God
: for thy city
and thy people
are called
by thy name
.
And whiles I was speaking, and praying
, and confessing
my sin
and the sin
of my people
Israel
, and presenting
my supplication
before
the LORD
my God
for the holy
mountain
of my God
;
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer
, even the man
Gabriel
, whom I had seen
in the vision
at the beginning
, being caused to fly
swiftly
, touched
me about the time
of the evening
oblation
.
And he informed me , and talked
with me, and said
, O Daniel
, I am now come forth
to give thee skill
and understanding
.
At the beginning of thy supplications
the commandment
came forth
, and I am come
to shew
thee ; for thou art greatly beloved
: therefore understand
the matter
, and consider
the vision
.
Seventy weeks
are determined
upon thy people
and upon thy holy
city
, to finish
the transgression
, and to make an end
of sins
, and to make reconciliation
for iniquity
, and to bring in
everlasting
righteousness
, and to seal up
the vision
and prophecy
, and to anoint
the most
Holy
.
Know therefore and understand
, that from the going forth
of the commandment
to restore
and to build
Jerusalem
unto the Messiah
the Prince
shall be seven
weeks
, and threescore
and two
weeks
: the street
shall be built
again
, and the wall
, even in troublous
times
.
And after threescore
and two
weeks
shall Messiah
be cut off
, but not for himself: and the people
of the prince
that shall come
shall destroy
the city
and the sanctuary
; and the end
thereof shall be with a flood
, and unto the end
of the war
desolations
are determined
.
And he shall confirm the covenant
with many
for one
week
: and in the midst
of the week
he shall cause the sacrifice
and the oblation
to cease
, and for the overspreading
of abominations
he shall make it desolate
, even until the consummation
, and that determined
shall be poured
upon the desolate
.