¹⁰ And behold, ^(A)a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. ¹¹ And he said to me, “O Daniel, ^(B)man greatly loved, ^(C)understand the words that I speak to you, and ^(D)stand upright, for ^(E)now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. ¹² Then he said to me, ^(F)“Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you ^(G)set your heart to understand and ^(H)humbled yourself before your God, ^(I)your words have been heard, ^(J)and I have come because of your words. ^13 (K)The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ^(L)twenty-one days, but ^(M)Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, ^14 (N)and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people ^(O)in the latter days. For ^(P)the vision is for days yet to come.”

¹⁵ When he had spoken to me according to these words, ^(Q)I turned my face toward the ground ^(R)and was mute. ¹⁶ And behold, ^(S)one in the likeness of the children of man ^(T)touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, “O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and ^(U)I retain no strength. ¹⁷ How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me.”