Daniel 10:19

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ¹  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ²  for you have given me strength.”

Daniel 11:24

11:24 In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long. ³ 

Daniel 11:21

11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person ⁴  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

Daniel 8:25

8:25 By his treachery ⁵  he will succeed through deceit. ⁶  He will have an arrogant attitude, ⁷  and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. ⁸  He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency. ⁹ 

Daniel 10:18

10:18 Then the one who appeared to be a human being touched me again ¹⁰  and strengthened me.

Daniel 8:27

8:27 I, Daniel, was exhausted ¹¹  and sick for days. Then I got up and again carried out the king’s business. But I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.

Daniel 9:8

9:8 O LORD, we have been humiliated ¹²  – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.

Daniel 11:37

11:37 He will not respect ¹³  the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. ¹⁴  He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

Daniel 5:21

5:21 He was driven from human society, his mind ¹⁵  was changed to that of an animal, he lived ¹⁶  with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

Daniel 9:7

9:7 “You are righteous, ¹⁷  O Lord, but we are humiliated this day ¹⁸  – the people ¹⁹  of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.

Daniel 12:13

12:13 But you should go your way ²⁰  until the end. ²¹  You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive ²²  what you have been allotted.” ²³ 

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “treasured man.”

[10:19]  ² tn Heb “my lord may speak.”

[11:24]  ³ tn Heb “and unto a time.”

[11:21]  ⁴ sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164 B.C.).

[8:25]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term has a primary meaning of “skill, insight,” but here it has the connotation “cunning, treachery.” See BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל, שֶׂכֶל.

[8:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “he will cause deceit to succeed by his hand.”

[8:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “in his heart he will act arrogantly.”

[8:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “in peace.” The Hebrew word used here is difficult. It may refer to the security felt by those who did not realize the danger of imminent attack, or it may refer to the condition of being unaware of the impending danger. The latter idea is reflected in the present translation. See further, BDB 1017 s.v. שַׁלְוָה.

[8:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “with nothingness of hand.”

[10:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “He added and touched me.” The construction is a verbal hendiadys.

[8:27]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew word here is נִהְיֵיתִי (nihyetiy). Its meaning is not entirely clear. Hebrew הָיָה (hayah) normally has meanings such as “to be” or “become.” Here, however, it describes Daniel’s emotional and physical response to the enigmatic vision that he has seen. It is parallel to the following verb, which refers to illness, and seems to refer to a state of utter exhaustion due to the amazing things that Daniel has just seen. The LXX lacks the word. On the meaning of the word see further, BDB 227-28 s.v. הָיָה Niph.2; DCH 2:540 s.v. היה I Ni.3.

[9:8]  ¹² tn Heb “to us (belongs) shame of face.”

[11:37]  ¹³ tn Heb “consider.”

[11:37]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “[the one] desired by women.” The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ¹⁵ tn Aram “heart.”

[5:21]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “his dwelling.”

[9:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to you (belongs) righteousness.”

[9:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and to us (belongs) shame of face like this day.”

[9:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “men.”

[12:13]  ²⁰ tn The words “your way” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[12:13]  ²¹ tc The LXX lacks “until the end.”

[12:13]  ²² tn The word “receive” is added in the translation for clarification.

[12:13]  ²³ sn The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Although these writings are not part of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, they were popular among certain early communities who valued traditions about the life of Daniel.