The handwriting explained. B. C. about 538. 1 Or, to deal to come down. DANIEL. and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, +Chald. made and they took his glory from him : 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of z ch. 4. 17, 25. heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will: 1 Or, he made his heart equal, &c. x ch. 4. 30, 37. y ch. 4. 32, &c. a 2 Chr. 33. 23. & 36. 12. b ver. 3, 4. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; b 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of e PB. 115. 5, 6. brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, dand whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: d Jer. 10. 23. e Job 31. 6. Ps. 62. 9. Jer. 6. 30. ! Ts. 21. 2. ver. 31. ch. 9. 1. g ch. 6. 28. h ver. 7. Jer. 51. 31, 39, 57. k ch. 9. 1. +Chald. he as the son of, &c. Or, now. a Esth. 1. 1. с 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. e f A conspiracy against Daniel. 2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. B. C. about 538. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, be-bch. 5. 12 cause an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 4 Then the presidents and princes about 537. sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, Or, interthat whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in 30 ¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 * And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. CHAPTER VI. Daniel is promoted by Darius. 4 His enemies con- mies. 25 The king's decree acknowledging the God IT to set 'overetty princes, which should be over the 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. dict. Esth. 1. 19. & S. 8. ver. 12, 15. +Chald. pass eth not. 1 Kings 8. 44. 48. P. 5 7. Jonah 2.4 P. 55. 17. Acts 2. 1, 2, 15. & 3. L. & 10.9. 12h Then they came near, and spake b ch. 3. 8. before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. i ver. & His miraculous safety. B. C. about 537. 1 ch. 3. 12. m So Mark 6. 26. a ver. 8. • Lam. 3. 53. 66. DANIEL. Judah, 'regardeth not thee, O king, 14 Then the king, when he heard 15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that "the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 17° And a stone was brought, and His vision of four beasts. B. C. 25 ¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, about 537. that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. e a ch. 4. 1. c Ps. 99. 1. d ch. 4. 34. e ch. 2. 44. & 4. 3, 34. & 7. 14, 27. Luke 1. 33. 26 I make a decree, That in every ch. 3. 29. dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and fch. 4. 3. he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of 8 ch. 1. 21. Cyrus the Persian. laid upon the mouth of the den of Babylon, Daniel + had a dream. Chald. az to. N the first year of Belshazzar king about 555. P So Matt. 27. Pand the king sealed it with his 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, 22 My God hath sent his angel, 23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. X 24 ¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised Or, it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and ch. 8. 8, 22. dominion was given to it. The Ancient of days. B. C. about 555. k Rev. 9. 7. m Rev. 20. 4. P Ez. 1. 15, 16. 4 Ps. 50. 3. & 97. 3. 18.30. 33. & 66. 15. r1 Kings 22. 19. Ps. 68. 17. Heb. 12. 22. Rev. 5. 11. s Rev. 20. 4, 12. DANIEL. this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 I beheld then, because of the voice of the great words which the horn t Rev. 19. 20. spake, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away yet † their lives were prolonged for a season and time. + Chald, a prolonging in life was given them. u Ez. 1. 26. Matt. 24. 30. & 26. 64. Rev. 1. 7, 13. & 14. 14. x ver. 9. y Ps. 2. 6, 7, 8. & 8. 6. & 110. 1, 2. Mait. 11. 27. & 28. 18. John 3. 35. 1 Cor. 15, 27. Eph. 1. 22. 2 ch. 3. 4. + Chald. sheath. a Ps. 145. 13. ch. 2. 44. ver. 27. Mic. 4. 7. Luke 1. 33. John 12. 34. Heb. 12. 28. b ver. 28. c ver. S. + Chald. high 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. + 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. ones, that is, High shall take the kingdom, and 18 But the saints of the + Most possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. things, or, d Is. 60. 12, 13, 14. ver. 22, 27. 2 Tim. 2. , 12. Rev. 26, 27. & 3. 21. & 20. 4. +Chald. from all those. e ver. 7. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. The vision explained. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, ver. 10, 22. to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all I do- || Or, rulers. minions shall serve and obey him. 28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, "my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. X CHAPTER VIII. Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat. 13 The sanetuary to be trodden down two thousand three hundred days. 15 Gabriel interpreteth the vision to Daniel. ver. 15. ch. 8. 27. & 10. 8, 16. x Luke 2 13, 51. IN the third year of the reign of about 553. king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the a ch. 7. 1. first. b 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is Esth. 1. 2. in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the + Heh, the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, second. of right. 4 ver. 21. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him and there was none that 1.4. ver. 22. Could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. ⚫ ch. 7. 6. & (ch. 7. 8. & 11. 21. ch. 11. 25. PR. 49. 2. Ez. 20. 6, 15. ch. 11. 16, 41, 45. ch. 11. 23. So Is. 14. 13. Rev. 12. 4. Jer. 48. 26, : 9 f And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and 42 ch. 11.36. toward the east, and toward the h pleasant land. ter. 25. ■ Josh. 5. 14. 1 Or, against the host. 11 Yea, he magnified himself even 1 Or, against to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. P. 119. 43, 142. Is. 59 14. ! Or, the host 10:38 given over for the 12 And a host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason transgression of transgression, and it cast down gainst the daily sacri- the truth to the ground; and it fice. 'practised, and prospered. ver. 4. ch. il. 28, 36. terer of se г 13 T Then I heard 'one saint speakOr, the numing, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? crets, or, the wonderful umberer. Heb. Pal moni. :Or, making exdate, ch. 11. 31. & 12. + Heb. even ng morning. • Heb, justiArd. 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred † days; then shall the sanctuary be † cleansed. cb. 4. 13, & 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, Sch. 12.8. and "sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 12. 6. 1 Pet. 1. 12. i Pet. 1. 10, 11. : Ez. 1. 26. ✓ ch. 12. 6, 7. 20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 23 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, shall stand up. k 11. 27, 35, 36. & 12. 7. Hab. 2. 3. e ver. 3. ver. 5. ch. 11. 3. h ver. 8. ch. 11. 4. + Heb. are ac complished. i Deut. 28. 50. k ver. 6. I Rev. 17. 13, 17. 24 And his power shall be mighty, I but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, "and shall destroy the mighty and the holy peo-+ ple. m ver. 12. ch. 11. 36. Heb. people of the holy ones. n ver. 10. ch. 7. 25. o ch. 11.21,23, 24. Or, pros perity. p ver. 11. ch. 11. 36. q ver. 11. ch. 11. 36. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 26 And the vision of the evening Job 34. 20. and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall 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, none understood it. 16 And I heard a man's voice be- ber of the years, whereof the word he, &c. a ch. 1. 21. & 5. 31. & 6. 28. Daniel's confession and B. C. DANIEL. B. C. prayer for Jerusalem. of the LORD came to Jeremiah the 14 Therefore hath the LORD 'watchabout 538. prophet, that he would accomplished upon the evil, and brought it seventy years in the desolations of upon us for the LORD our God Jerusalem. is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his b 2 Chr. 36. 21. Jer. 25. 11, 12. & 29. 10. © Neh. 1. 4. Jer. 29. 12, 13. ch. 6. 10. James 4. 8,9, 10. d Ex. 20. 6. Deut. 7. 9. Neh. 1. 5. & 9. 32. e 1 Kings 8. 1.6, C 3 And I set my face unto the d voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, "that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee + Heb. mode renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy Neh. 1. 10 Χ 4 And I prayed unto the LORD e 5 We have sinned, and have com474mitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments : 33, 34. Ps. 106. 6. Is. 64. 5, 6, 7. Jer. 14.7. ver. 15. f 2 Chr. 36. 15, 16. ver. 10. Neh. 9. 33. II Or, thou hast, &c. b ver. 7. i Neh. 9. 17. Ps. 130. 4, 7. k ver. 6. 1 Is. 1. 4, 5, 6. Jer. 8. 5, 10. m Lev. 26. 14, n Zech. 1. 6. 17. q Is. 9. 13. Jer. 2. 30. & 5. 3. Hos. 7. 7. 10. + Heb, entreated we not the face of the, &c. 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. g 7 O Lord, righteousness" belongeth h 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 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; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. thee a name u Ex. 6. 1, 6. & 32 11. 1 Kings 8.51. Jer. 32. 21. x Ex. 14. 18. Neh. 9. 19. Jer. $220. y ver. 5 P. 31. 1. & 71. 2. Mic. 6. 4,5, a ver. 20, b Ex. 20. 5 d Ps. 44. 15, Num. 6. 25. Ps. 67. 1. & 90. 3, 7, 19. Lam. 5, 18. ver. 19. John 16. 24. + Heb, here upon thy name it called + Heb. Is. 37. 17. 1 Ex. 3. 7. Ps. 80. 14, &c. k Jer. 25. 2 1 P. 79, 9, 10. 1s. 65, 24. 20 And while I was speaking, & 102, 15, 16, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; & ch. 8. 16. 12 And he hath confirmed his 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; forts. 5. 16. thou art greatly beloved: therefore the vision. 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, "and to bring in everlasting righteous Heb, a mas |