³ Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and ^(A)suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; ⁴ and ^(B)he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

⁵ I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man ^(A)dressed in linen, whose waist ^(B)had a belt of pure ^(C)gold of Uphaz. ⁶ His body also was like topaz, his face ^[a]had the appearance of lightning, ^(D)his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. ⁷ Now I, Daniel, ^(E)alone saw the vision, while the ^(F)men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great ^(G)fear fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves. ⁸ So I was ^(H)left alone and saw this great vision; yet ^(I)no strength was left in me, for my complexion turned to ^[b]a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength. ⁹ But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I ^(J)fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

Daniel Comforted

¹⁰ Then behold, a hand ^(K)touched me and shook me on my ^[c]hands and knees. ¹¹ And he said to me, “^(L)Daniel, ^[d]you who are treasured, ^(M)understand the words that I am about to tell you and ^(N)stand at your place, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up ^(O)trembling.