Daniel 10:16-11:1
New English Translation
16 Then[a] one who appeared to be a human being[b] was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, “Sir,[c] due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength. 17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you?[d] My strength is gone,[e] and I am breathless.” 18 Then the one who appeared to be a human being touched me again[f] and strengthened me. 19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are highly valued.[g] Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now,[h] for you have given me strength.” 20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you?[i] Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming. 21 However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book.[j] (There is no one who strengthens me against these princes,[k] except Michael your[l] prince.
11 And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I[m] stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)
Footnotes
- Daniel 10:16 tn Heb “Behold.”
- Daniel 10:16 tc So most Hebrew mss; one Hebrew ms along with the Dead Sea Scrolls and LXX read: “something that looked like a man’s hand.”
- Daniel 10:16 tn Heb “my lord,” here a title of polite address (cf. v. 19).
- Daniel 10:17 tn Heb “How is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord?”
- Daniel 10:17 tn Heb “does not stand.”
- Daniel 10:18 tn Heb “He added and touched me.” The construction is a verbal hendiadys.
- Daniel 10:19 tn Heb “treasured man.”
- Daniel 10:19 tn Heb “my lord may speak.”
- Daniel 10:20 sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.
- Daniel 10:21 tn Heb “a book of truth.” Several English versions treat this as a title of some sort (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although the NAB’s rendering, “the truthful book,” regards “truth” as an attributive adjective, as does the present translation.
- Daniel 10:21 tn The word “princes” is supplied for clarity.
- Daniel 10:21 tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, suggesting that Michael is the angelic prince of Daniel and his people.
- Daniel 11:1 sn The antecedent of the pronoun “I” is the angel, not Daniel. The traditional chapter division at this point, and the presence of a chronological note in the verse similar to ones used elsewhere in the book to position Daniel’s activities in relation to imperial affairs, sometimes lead to confusion on this matter.
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