Daniel 10:13

10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But ¹  Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there ²  with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ³ 

will arise. ⁴ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁵ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ⁶  found written in the book,

will escape.

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¹ tn Heb “and behold.”

² tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).

³ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

⁴ tn Heb “will stand up.”

⁵ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

⁶ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.