Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ¹  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ²  the four winds of the sky ³  were stirring up the great sea. ⁴ 

Daniel 7:15

An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision

7:15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed, ⁵  and the visions of my mind ⁶  were alarming me.

Daniel 11:22

11:22 Armies ⁷  will be suddenly ⁸  swept away in defeat ⁹  before him; both they and a covenant leader ¹⁰  will be destroyed. ¹¹ 

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ¹² 

will arise. ¹³ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ¹⁴ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ¹⁵  found written in the book,

will escape.

[7:2]  ¹ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[7:2]  ² tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:2]  ⁴ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.

[7:15]  ⁵ tn The Aramaic text includes the phrase “in its sheath,” apparently viewing the body as a container or receptacle for the spirit somewhat like a sheath or scabbard is for a knife or a sword (cf. NAB “within its sheath of flesh”). For this phrase the LXX and Vulgate have “in these things.”

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Aram “head.”

[11:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “arms.”

[11:22]  ⁸ tc The present translation reads הִשָּׁטֹף (hishatof), Niphal infinitive absolute of שָׁטַף (shataf, “to overflow”), for the MT הַשֶּׁטֶף (hashetef, “flood”).

[11:22]  ⁹ tn The words “in defeat” are added in the translation for clarification.

[11:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a prince of the covenant.”

[11:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

[12:1]  ¹² tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

[12:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “will stand up.”

[12:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

[12:1]  ¹⁵ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.