fke days of sacrifice. DANIEL Ciall the sanctuary be cleansed. 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks oj Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and /ell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end/hall be the vision. j 8 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what mall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the endfAall be. io The ram which thou sawest having t-wo horns, are the kings of Media :ind Persia. it And the rough goat is the king of Orecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. :.i Now that bt-ing broken, whereas (our llood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out os the nation, but not in his power. 13 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, (hall stand "up. 14. And his power sliall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he sliall destroy wonderfully, and sliall prosper, and practise, and sliall destroy the mighty and the holy peoples 15 And through his policy also he sliall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and lie (hall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace sliall destroy many: he sliall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he (hall be broken without hand. 16 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told « true: wherefore (hut thou up the vision; for it Jhall be for many days.' 27 And I Daniel fainted and was sick certain days: afterward I rose up and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. CHAP. IX. IN the first yenr pf Darius the son of Daniel's vision aniprajtr. which w;as made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; _ 2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lo R D came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 3 ^f And I set my face unto the Lord God ,to seek by prayer and supplications, with falling, and sackcloth, and ashes: 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We have sinned, and havecommitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgements: 6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, andtotbe inhabitants of Jerusalem, and untoall Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hart driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 9 To the Lord our God behngmacies and forgivenesses, though we hive rebelled against him j 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed.thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice j therefore the ensie » poured upon us, and the oath thatw written in the law of Moses theftrvantofGod, because we have sinned against him. 12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spake against us, and agairlt our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem 13 As it is written in the law of Mo'cj> all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lo* D ot!s God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. H Therefore hath the Lord W«"*c" IT UJ01} upon the evil, and brought it upon us •.. for the Lo R D our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord ourGod.that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have finned, we have done wickedly. 16 ^1 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that art about us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's fake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19 0 Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own fake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. -o^I And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the fin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lo R D my God for the holy mountain of my God; »i Yea, whiles I vsas speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. it And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. . >3 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to (hew thee: for thou jjrt greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. HSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an en<Joffin8j and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness,and to seal up the visions nil VroPhecy, and to anoint the most Holy. *5 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Fvincejha.'l be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the steeets shall be builtagain, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that (hall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof Jhall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 And he (hall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he mall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for ■the overspreading of abominations he (hall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that deterjnined, (hall be poured upon the desolate. C H A P. X. 1 Daniel having humbledhimself, seeth a •vision. 10 Being troubled with J ear, lie is comforted by the angt-1. IN the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Beltefhaz7ar; and the thing tvas true, but the time appointed <was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those'days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. % I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; #5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6 His body also <was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polilhed brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but -a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. o Yet heard I the voice of his words t and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 And, Daniel comfirtcJ. DANIEL Leaguti and eon/Hels between the 10 ff And, behold, an hand touched nje, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said unto me O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I ("peak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now lent. And when he hud spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said lie unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befal thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision it for many days. 15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I let my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16 And, behold, one like the limilitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, 0 my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have reta'uxed no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord ? for as for me straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came again and touchtiA- me one like the appearance of a man., and he strengthened me, 19 And laid, O man greatly beloved, fear not; peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. »oThen (aid he, Knowest thou wherefore 1 come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the pi ince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince.of Grecia mall come. 21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things but Michael your prince. CHAP, XI. . . 1 The overthrow of P/trfia by the kixg of Qrecia- 5 Kings of.the north and south. ALSO I in the first year of Darius t\ the Mede, e-ven I", stood to confirm and to strengthen him. o * And now will I sliow thee the truth, Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his. strength through his riches he shall ltir i)p all against the realm of Grecia. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that (hall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, bis kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom (hall be plucked up, even for others beside those. 5 fl And the king of the south dull be strong, and one of his princes; aud he shall be strong above him, and bare dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they (hall join themselves together; for the kins'* daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither (hall he stand, nor his arm: but me (hall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots (hall one stand up in hisestate, which shallcome with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against: them, and shall prevail: 8 And (hall also cany captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he snail continue mereyctif than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south stiall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, anJ overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up,/i>«tobis fortress. 11 And the king of the south (hall be moved with choler, and mall come forth and fight with him, even with die king of the north: and he stiall set forth » great multitude; but the multitude (hall be given into his hand. iz And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart (hall be lifted up»3J>d he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he (hall not be strengthened by it. 13 For the king of the north ft*" return, and shall set forth a multitude » greater The invasion of the Romans. kings of the north and south. Chap. xi. greater than the former, and (hall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14. And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south 1 also the robbers of thy people (hall exalt themselves to establiih the vision; but they shall fall. 15S0thekingofthenorth (hallcome, and cast up a mount, and take the molt fenced cities: and the arms of the south (hall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither stall there beany strength to withstand. 16 But he that Cometh against him (hall do according to his own will, and none (hall stand before him: and he (hall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand lhall be consumed. 17 He (hall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus tlia.ll he do: and he (hall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but (he (hall not stand on his fide, neither be for him. 18 After this sliall he turn his face unto the ides, and (hall take many: but a prince for his own behalf Ih.ill emit; the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he (hall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he lhall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he (hall stumble, and fall, and not be found. 10 Then (hall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom : but within few days he lhall be destroyed, neither in anger nor in battle. i\ And in his estate sliall stand up a vile.person, to whom they (hall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he (hall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 11 And with the arms of a flood (hall they be overflown from before him, and (hall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. *3 And after the league made with him he (hall work deceitfully: for he (hall come np,*and (hall become strong with a small people. 2.4. He (hall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province: and he (hall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he (hall (batter among them the prey, and spoil, and r\che$: yea, and he (hall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. _ . <i 15 And he lhall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army j and the king of [he south (hall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he (hall not stand: for they (hall forecast devices against him. s6 Vea, theylOthat feed of the portion of his meat (hall destroy him, and his army (hall overflow: and many (hall fall down (lain. 17 And both these kings' hearts/hall be to do mischief, and they mall speak lies at one table; but it sliall not prosper: foryet the cn<\stall be at the time appointed; 18 Then shall he return into his land with great riches;' and his heart stall be against the holy covenant; and he sliall do exploits, ana return to his own land. 29 At the time appointed he (hall return, and come toward the south; but it sliall not be as the former, or as the latter. 30 For the mips of Chittim (hall come against him: therefore he (hall be grieved and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: sosliallhedo; he (hall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms (hall stand on his part, and they (hall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and sliall take away the daily sacrifice, and they sliall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 31 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (hall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God (hall be strong, and do exploits. 33 And they that understand among the people lhall instruct many: yet they sliall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34 Now when they (hall fall, they (hall be holpen with a little help: but many (hall cleave to them with flatteries. 35 And yams of them of understanding sliall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. 3<j And the king shall do according to his will; and he sliall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and (hall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and (hall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined (hall be done. 37 Neither (hall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he (hall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his estate (hall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not lhall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 Thus I/rail's deliverance. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he (hall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he (hall cause them to rule over many, and lhall divide the land for gain. - . 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north mall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many (hips; and he (liall enter into the countries, and (hall overflow and pass over. 41 He (hall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries (hall be overthrown: but these (hall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 41 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt lhall not escape. 43 But he (hall have powev over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all 'the precious tilings of Egypt: and the Libyans and the lithiopiansyAa// be at his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north (hall trouble him: therefore he (hall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 Andheihallplantthetabernaclesof his palaces between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he (hall come to his end, and none (hall help him. - CHAP. XII. i Michael /hall deli-ver Israel from their troubles. 5 Daniel is informed of the times. AND at that time (hall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there (hall be a time of trouble, such as never was (ince there was a nation even to that (ame time: and at that time thy people (hall be delivered, every one that (hall be found written in the book. i And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth (hall awake, (ome to H O S E A Daniel informed of the times. everlasting life, and some to fliame, end everlasting contempt. 3 And_ they that be wife shall (hir.e as the brightness ot the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, ai the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many (hall run to and fro, and knowledge (hall be increased. 5 fl Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this fide of thebank oftheriver, and theother on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which ivas upon the waters of the river, How long /hall it be to theend of these wonders? 7 And I heard the man clothed in finen, which ivas upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sivare by him that liveth for ever, that it/hall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he (hall have accomplislied to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things lhall be finilhcd. 8 And I heard, butfljBSfc-stood not: then said I, O my Lftffo^jyiiat shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many (hall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked (hall do wickedly: and none of the wicked (hall understand ;butthewisestiall understand. 11 And from, the time that the daily sacrifice sliall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate sef \ip, there shall he a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and Cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the end he: for thou (halt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. H O S E A. CHAP. I. 1 Hofea, to/henu God's judgement for spiritual whoredom, taketh Comer, 4 and hath by her Jexreel, &e. THE word of the Lo R D that came unto Hofea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judali, and in the days of Jeroboam the (on of Joasli king of Israel, » The beginning of the word os the Lord by Hofea. And the Lord said to Hofea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children oi whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, d*parti*g from the Lord. 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. . * And |