Daniel 10:7-12

10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. ¹  On the contrary, they were overcome with fright ²  and ran away to hide. 10:8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from ³  me, and my vigor disappeared; ⁴  I was without energy. ⁵  10:9 I listened to his voice, ⁶  and as I did so ⁷  I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground. 10:10 Then ⁸  a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. ⁹  10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ¹⁰  Understand the words that I am about to ¹¹  speak to you. So stand up, ¹²  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ¹³  to me, I stood up shaking. 10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind ¹⁴  to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

Daniel 10:16

10:16 Then ¹⁵  one who appeared to be a human being ¹⁶  was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, “Sir, ¹⁷  due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.

Daniel 10:19

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ¹⁸  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ¹⁹  for you have given me strength.”

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¹ tn Heb “the vision.”

² tn Heb “great trembling fell on them.”

³ tn Heb “did not remain in.”

⁴ tn Heb “was changed upon me for ruin.”

⁵ tn Heb “strength.”

⁶ tc Heb “I heard the sound of his words.” These words are absent in the LXX and the Syriac.

⁷ tn Heb “as I listened to the sound of his words.”

⁸ tn Heb “Behold.”

⁹ tc Theodotion lacks “and the palms of my hands.”

tn Heb “on my knees and the palms of my hands.”

¹⁰ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

¹¹ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

¹² tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

¹³ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “gave your heart.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “Behold.”

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.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “my lord,” here a title of polite address. Cf. v. 19.

¹⁸ tn Heb “treasured man.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “my lord may speak.”