Daniel 2:19-20

2:19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised ¹  the God of heaven, 2:20 saying, ² 

“Let the name of God ³  be praised ⁴  forever and ever,

for wisdom and power belong to him.

Daniel 4:2

4:2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.

Daniel 5:18

5:18 As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty. ⁵ 

Daniel 5:26

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ⁶  As for mene ⁷  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

Daniel 9:3

9:3 So I turned my attention ⁸  to the Lord God ⁹  to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ¹⁰ 

Daniel 9:9

9:9 Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, ¹¹  even though we have rebelled against him.

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¹ tn Or “blessed.”

² tn Aram “Daniel answered and said.”

³ sn As is often the case in the Bible, here the name represents the person.

⁴ tn Or “blessed.”

⁵ tn Or “royal greatness and majestic honor,” if the four terms are understood as a double hendiadys.

⁶ tn Or “word” or “event.” See HALOT 1915 s.v. מִלָּה.

⁷ tn The Aramaic term מְנֵא (mÿne’) is a noun referring to a measure of weight. The linkage here to the verb “to number” (Aram. מְנָה, mÿnah) is a case of paronomasia rather than strict etymology. So also with תְּקֵל (tÿqel) and פַרְסִין (farsin). In the latter case there is an obvious wordplay with the name “Persian.”

⁸ tn Heb “face.”

⁹ tn The Hebrew phrase translated “Lord God” here is אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים (’adonay ha’elohim).

¹⁰ sn When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition.

¹¹ tn Heb “to the Lord our God (belong) compassion and forgiveness.”