[1] In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the
Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans, [2] in the first
year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the
years whereof the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the
accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. [3] I
set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting
and sackcloth and ashes. [4] I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made
confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps
covenant and lovingkindness with those who love him and keep his
commandments, [5] we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from
your ordinances; [6] neither have we listened to your servants the
prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our
fathers, and to all the people of the land. [7] Lord, righteousness belongs
to you, but to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah,
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and
who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them,
because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you. [8] Lord,
to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our
fathers, because we have sinned against you. [9] To the Lord our God belong
mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him; [10] neither
have we obeyed the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in his laws, which he
set before us by his servants the prophets. [11] Yes, all Israel have
transgressed your law, even turning aside, that they should not obey your
voice: therefore has the curse been poured out on us, and the oath that is
written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we have sinned against
him. [12] He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and
against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under
the whole sky has not been done as has been done on Jerusalem. [13] As it
is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come on us: yet have we
not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our
iniquities, and have discernment in your truth. [14] Therefore has Yahweh
watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is
righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.
[15] Now, Lord our God, who has brought your people forth out of the land
of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have gotten you renown, as at this day; we
have sinned, we have done wickedly. [16] Lord, according to all your
righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from
your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the
iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people are become a reproach
to all who are round about us. [17] Now therefore, our God, listen to the
prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine
on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord`s sake. [18] My God, turn
your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city
which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before
you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies` sake. [19] Lord,
hear; Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and do; don`t defer, for your own sake,
my God, because your city and your people are called by your name. [20]
While I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my
people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God for the
holy mountain of my God; [21] yes, while I was speaking in prayer, 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 offering. [22] He
instructed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to
give you wisdom and understanding. [23] At the beginning of your petitions
the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell you; for you are greatly
beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision. [24]
Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish
disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision
and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. [25] Know therefore and discern,
that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build
Jerusalem to the Anointed One, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and
sixty-two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in
troubled times. [26] After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One shall be
cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall
come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it shall be
with a flood, and even to the end shall be war; desolations are determined.
[27] He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst
of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on
the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate; and even to
the full end, and that determined, shall [wrath] be poured out on the
desolate.
