A   In the fyrst yeare of Darius the sonne of Ahasuerus, ^note whych was of the sede of the Medes, &abar;d was made kynge ouer the realme of the Caldees: yee, euen in þe; fyrst yeare of his raygne, I Daniel desyred to knowe the yearly n&obar;bre out of the bokes, wherof the Lorde spake vnto ^note Ieremy the Prophete: that Ierusalem shulde lye waste .lxx. yeares: and I turned me vnto God the Lorde, for to praye and make myne intercession, with fastynge, sacke clothe ∧ ashes, I prayed before the Lord my God, and knowledged, sayinge.

^noteO Lorde, thou greate and fearfull God, thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy wyth them, which loue the, and do thy commaundem&ebar;tes. ^noteWe haue synned, we haue offended, we haue bene disobedi&ebar;t and gone back: yee, we haue departed from all thy preceptes and iudgementes.

B   We wolde neuer folowe thy serua&ubar;tes the Prophetes that spake in thy name to oure kynges and princes, to oure forefathers, and to all the people of the l&abar;de. ^noteO Lord, righteousnesse belongeth vnto the, vnto us pertayneth nothynge but open shame: as it is come to passe thys daye vnto euery man of Iuda, and to them that dwell at Ierusalem. Yee, vnto all Israel, whether they be farre or nye: thorowe out all l&abar;des: wherin thou hast strowed them, because of the offences, that they had done agaynst the.

Yee, O Lorde, vnto vs, to oure kynges ∧ princes, to oure forefathers: euen to vs all, ^note that haue offended the belongeth op&ebar; shame. C   But vnto the, O Lorde oure God, pertayneth mercy and forgeuenesse. As for vs, we are gone backe from hym, and haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde oure God, to walke in hys lawes, ^note whych he layed before vs by hys seruauntes the Prophetes: yee all Israel haue transgressed, and gone backe from thy lawe, so that they haue not herckened vnto thy voyce.

Wherfore, the curse ∧ othe ^note that is written in the lawe of Moses the serua&ubar;t of God (agaynst wh&obar; we haue offended) is poured vp&obar; vs. ^noteAnd he hath perfourmed his wordes, whych he spake agaynst vs, ∧ agaynst oure iudges that iudged vs: to brynge vpon vs soch a greate plage, as neuer was vnder heauen, lyke as it is nowe come to passe in Ierusalem. Yee, all this plage, as it is wrytten in the lawe of Moses, is come vpon vs. Yet made we not oure prayer before þe; Lorde

oure God, that we myght turne agayne fr&obar; oure wickednesse, ∧ to be learned in thy verite. Therfore hath the Lorde made haste, to brynge this plage vp&obar; vs, for the Lorde our God is ryghteous, in all his workes whych he doth: for why? D   We wolde not herken vnto hys voyce.

^noteAnd nowe, O Lorde oure God ^note thou that with a myghtie hande hast brought thy people out of Egypte, to get thy selfe a name which remayneth this daye: we haue synned O Lorde, ∧ done wyckedly agaynst all thy ryghteousnes: yet let thy wrothfull displeasure be turned awaye (I beseche the) fr&obar; thy cyte Ierusalem thy holy hyll. And why? for oure synnes sake, and for the wykednesse of oure forefathers is Ierusal&ebar; ∧ thy people abhorred, of all th&ebar; that are aboute vs: Now therfore, O our God, heare the prayer of thy seruaunt, and hys intercessyon. O let thy face shyne ouer thy S&abar;ctuary, that lyeth waste: for the Lordes sake.

E   O my God, enclyne thyne eare, and herken) at the leest for thyne awne sake) open thyne eyes: beholde howe we be desolated, yee, and the cytie also, whych is called after thy name: for we do not cast oure prayers before þe; in oure awne ryghteousnes, no: but onely in thy great mercyes: O Lorde, heare: O forgeue Lorde, O Lorde consydre, tarye not ouer longe: but for thyne awne sake do it. O my God: for thy cyte and thy people is called after thy name.

As I was yet speakynge at my prayers, knowledgynge myne awne synnes, and the synnes of my people, makynge so myne intercessy&obar; before the Lorde my God, for þe; holy hylles sake of my God: yee, whyle I was yet speakynge in my prayer, beholde, the m&abar; Gabriel. ( ^note wh&obar; I had sene afore in the visyon (came flyinge to me, and touched me aboute the offering tyme in the euenynge. He infourmed me, ∧ spake vnto me: O Daniel sayde he, I am nowe come to make the vnderstande it. For as soone as thou beg&abar;nest to make thy prayer, it was so diuised, ∧ therfore am I come to shewe the. F   And why? ^note For thou art a man greatly beloued.

Wherfore, pondre the matter well, that thou mayest learne, to vnderst&abar;de the visy&obar;. Lxx. wekes are determed ouer thy people, and ouer the holy cytie: that the wyckednes maye be consumed, that the synne may haue an ende, that the offence maye be reconciled, and to brynge in euerlastinge ryghteousnesse, to fulfyll the visyons and the prophetes, and to anoynte the moost holy one. G   Understande this then, and marcke it well: that fr&obar; the tyme it shalbe concluded ^note to go and repayre Ierusalem agayne, vnto Christ (or þe; anoynted) prince: there shalbe seuen wekes: Then shall the stretes and walles be buylded agayne .lxij. wekes, but with harde troublous tyme. After these .lxij. wekes, shall Christ be slayne, and they shall haue no pleasure in hym. Then shall there come a people with the Prince, and destroye the cyte ∧ the Sanctuary: and hys ende shall come as the water floude. But the desolacyon shall contynue tyll the ende of the battell.

He shall make a stronge bonde with many, for the space of a weke: ∧ when the weke is halfe gone, he shall put downe the slayne and meatoffringe. ^noteAnd in the temple there shalbe an abhominable desolacyon, tyll it haue destroyed all. And it is c&obar;cluded, that this wastynge shall contynue vnto the ende.

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