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 11:27

11:27 These two kings, their minds ³  filled with evil intentions, will trade ⁴  lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

Daniel 11:30

11:30 The ships of Kittim ⁵  will come against him, leaving him disheartened. ⁶  He will turn back and direct his indignation against the holy covenant. He will return and honor ⁷  those who forsake the holy covenant.

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “treasured man.”

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

[11:27]  ³ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 28.

[11:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “speak.”

[11:30]  ⁵ sn The name Kittim has various designations in extra-biblical literature. It can refer to a location on the island of Cyprus, or more generally to the island itself, or it can be an inclusive term to refer to parts of the Mediterranean world that lay west of the Middle East (e.g., Rome). For ships of Kittim the Greek OT (LXX) has “Romans,” an interpretation followed by a few English versions (e.g., TEV). A number of times in the Dead Sea Scrolls the word is used in reference to the Romans. Other English versions are more generic: “[ships] of the western coastlands” (NIV, NLT); “from the west” (NCV, CEV).

[11:30]  ⁶ sn This is apparently a reference to the Roman forces, led by Gaius Popilius Laenas, which confronted Antiochus when he came to Egypt and demanded that he withdraw or face the wrath of Rome. Antiochus wisely withdrew from Egypt, albeit in a state of bitter frustration.

[11:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “show regard for.”