Daniel 10:7-9

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.

Daniel 10:16-17

10:16 Then ⁸  one who appeared to be a human being ⁹  was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, “Sir, ¹⁰  due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength. 10:17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? ¹¹  My strength is gone, ¹²  and I am breathless.”

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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 So most Hebrew MSS; one Hebrew MS along with the Dead Sea Scrolls and LXX read “something that looked like a man’s hand.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “my lord,” here a title of polite address. Cf. v. 19.

¹¹ tn Heb “How is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord?”

¹² tn Heb “does not stand.”