7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.
All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving 2 him.
His authority is eternal and will not pass away. 3
His kingdom will not be destroyed. 4
9:11 “All Israel has broken 5 your law and turned away by not obeying you. 6 Therefore you have poured out on us the judgment solemnly threatened 7 in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against you. 8
10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. 9 On the contrary, they were overcome with fright 10 and ran away to hide.
1 tn Aram “if there may be a lengthening to your prosperity.”
2 tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”
3 tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”
4 tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”
5 tn Or “transgressed.” The Hebrew verb has the primary sense of crossing a boundary, in this case, God’s law.
6 tn Heb “by not paying attention to your voice.”
7 tn Heb “the curse and the oath which is written.” The term “curse” refers here to the judgments threatened in the Mosaic law (see Deut 28) for rebellion. The expression “the curse and the oath” is probably a hendiadys (cf. Num 5:21; Neh 10:29) referring to the fact that the covenant with its threatened judgments was ratified by solemn oath and made legally binding upon the covenant community.
8 tn Heb “him.”
9 tn Heb “the vision.”
10 tn Heb “great trembling fell on them.”
11 tn Heb “his heart will be lifted up.” The referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 tn Heb “cause to fall.”
13 tn Heb “of myriads.”