Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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Daniel's Vision by the Tigris River
1 In the third year that Cyrus
was emperor of Persia, a
message was revealed to Daniel,
who is also called Belteshazzar. The
message was true but extremely
hard to understand. noteIt was explained
to him in a vision.
2 At that time I was mourning for
three weeks.
3 I did not eat any rich
food or any meat, drink any wine, or
comb my hair until the three weeks
were past.
4 On the twenty-fourth day of the
first month of the year I was standing
on the bank of the mighty Tigris
River.
5 I looked up and saw someone
who was wearing linen clothes
and a belt of fine gold.
6 His body
shone like a jewel. His face was as
bright as a flash of lightning, and his
eyes blazed like fire. His arms and
legs shone like polished bronze, and
his voice sounded like the roar of a
great crowd. note
7 I was the only one who saw the
vision. The men who were with me
did not see anything, but they were
terrified and ran and hid.
8 I was left
there alone, watching this amazing
vision. I had no strength left, and my
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face was so changed that no one
could have recognized me.
9 When I
heard his voice, I fell to the ground
unconscious and lay there face
downward.
10 Then a hand took hold
of me and raised me to my hands
and knees; I was still trembling.
11 The angel said to me, “Daniel,
God loves you. Stand up and listen
carefully to what I am going to say. I
have been sent to you.” When he
had said this, I stood up, still trembling.
12 Then he said, “Daniel, don't be
afraid. God has heard your prayers
ever since the first day you decided
to humble yourself in order to gain
understanding. I have come in answer
to your prayer.
13 The angel
prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed
me for twenty-one days. Then
Michael, one of the chief angels,
came to help me, because I had been
left there alone in Persia. note
14 I have
come to make you understand what
will happen to your people in the future.
This is a vision about the future.”
15 When he said this, I stared at the
ground, speechless.
16 Then the angel,
who looked like a man, reached
out and touched my lips. I said to
him, “Sir, this vision makes me so
weak that I can't stop trembling.
17 I
am like a slave standing before his
master. How can I talk to you? I
have no strength or breath left in
me.”
18 Once more he took hold of me,
and I felt stronger.
19 He said, “God
loves you, so don't let anything
worry you or frighten you.”
19 When he had said this, I felt even
stronger and said, “Sir, tell me what
you have to say. You have made me
feel better.”
20
21 He said, “Do you know why I
came to you? It is to reveal to you
what is written in the Book of Truth.
Now I have to go back and fight the
guardian angel of Persia. After that
the guardian angel of Greece will
appear. There is no one to help me
except Michael, Israel's guardian
angel. note note
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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