Daniel 9 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Daniel’s Prayer for His People

9 In the first year of (A)Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to (B)Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, (C)seventy years. 3 So I gave my [a]attention to the Lord God, to seek Him by prayer and pleading, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed, and said, “Oh, Lord, the (D)great and awesome God, who (E)keeps His covenant and faithfulness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, 5 (F)we have sinned, we have done wrong, and [b]acted wickedly and (G)rebelled, even (H)turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. 6 Moreover, we have not (I)listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our leaders, our fathers, and all the people of the land.

7 “(J)Righteousness belongs to You, Lord, but to us [c](K)open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in (L)all the countries to which You have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You. 8 [d]Open shame belongs to us, Lord, to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong (M)compassion and forgiveness, [e]because we have (N)rebelled against Him; 10 and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His [f]teachings which He (O)set before us through His servants the prophets. 11 Indeed, (P)all Israel has violated Your Law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice; so the (Q)curse has gushed forth on us, along with the oath which is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him. 12 So He has (R)confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our [g](S)rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great disaster; for under the entire heaven there has (T)not been done anything like what was done in Jerusalem. 13 Just as it is written in the (U)Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us; yet we have (V)not [h]sought the favor of the Lord our God by (W)turning from our wrongdoing and [i]giving attention to Your truth. 14 So the Lord has [j](X)kept the disaster in store and brought it on us; for the Lord our God is (Y)righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice.

15 “And now, Lord, our God, You who (Z)brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and (AA)made a name for Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have been wicked. 16 Lord, in accordance with all Your [k]righteous acts, let now Your (AB)anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your (AC)holy mountain; for because of our sins and the wrongdoings of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an (AD)object of taunting to all those around us. 17 So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his pleas, and for [l]Your sake, Lord, (AE)let Your face shine on Your (AF)desolate sanctuary. 18 My God, (AG)incline Your ear and hear! Open Your eyes and (AH)see our desolations and the city which is (AI)called by Your name; for we are not [m](AJ)presenting our pleas before You based on [n]any merits of our own, but based on Your great compassion. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, my God, (AK)do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Gabriel Brings an Answer

20 While I was still (AL)speaking and praying, and (AM)confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and [o]presenting my plea before the Lord my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God, 21 while I was still speaking in prayer, the man (AN)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [p]previously, [q]came to me [r]in my extreme weariness about the time of the (AO)evening offering. 22 And he instructed me and talked with me and said, “Daniel, I have come now to give you insight with (AP)understanding. 23 At the (AQ)beginning of your pleas the [s]command was issued, and I have come to tell you, because you are [t](AR)highly esteemed; so pay attention to the message and gain (AS)understanding of the vision.

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

24 “Seventy [u](AT)weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to [v]finish the wrongdoing, to [w]make an end of sin, to (AU)make atonement for guilt, to bring in (AV)everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and [x]prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 So you are to know and understand that from the issuing of a [y](AW)decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until [z](AX)Messiah the (AY)Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with [aa]streets and moat, even in times of distress. 26 Then after the sixty-two weeks, the [ab]Messiah will be (AZ)cut off and have [ac]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will (BA)destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [ad]its end will come with a (BB)flood; even to the end [ae]there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of [af](BC)abominations will come the one who [ag]makes desolate, until a (BD)complete destruction, one that is [ah]decreed, gushes forth on the one who [ai]makes desolate.”

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:3 Lit face
  2. Daniel 9:5 Or made ourselves guilty
  3. Daniel 9:7 Lit the shame of face
  4. Daniel 9:8 Lit The shame of face
  5. Daniel 9:9 Or though
  6. Daniel 9:10 Or laws
  7. Daniel 9:12 Lit judges who judged us
  8. Daniel 9:13 Lit softened the face of
  9. Daniel 9:13 Or having insight into
  10. Daniel 9:14 Lit watched over the evil
  11. Daniel 9:16 Lit righteousnesses
  12. Daniel 9:17 Lit the sake of the Lord
  13. Daniel 9:18 Lit casting down
  14. Daniel 9:18 Lit our righteousnesses
  15. Daniel 9:20 Lit casting down
  16. Daniel 9:21 Lit at the beginning
  17. Daniel 9:21 Lit was reaching; or touching
  18. Daniel 9:21 Or in swift flight
  19. Daniel 9:23 Lit word went out
  20. Daniel 9:23 Lit desirable; or precious
  21. Daniel 9:24 Or units of seven, and so throughout the ch
  22. Daniel 9:24 Or bring to an end
  23. Daniel 9:24 Another reading is seal up sins
  24. Daniel 9:24 Lit prophet
  25. Daniel 9:25 Lit word
  26. Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one
  27. Daniel 9:25 Or city square
  28. Daniel 9:26 Or anointed one
  29. Daniel 9:26 Or no one
  30. Daniel 9:26 Or his
  31. Daniel 9:26 Or war will be decreed for desolations
  32. Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
  33. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
  34. Daniel 9:27 Or determined
  35. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror

Cross references

  1. Daniel 9:1 : Dan 5:31; 11:1
  2. Daniel 9:2 : 2 Chr 36:21; Ezra 1:1; Jer 25:11, 12; 29:10; Zech 7:5
  3. Daniel 9:2 : 2 Chr 36:21; Ezra 1:1; Jer 25:11, 12; 29:10; Zech 7:5
  4. Daniel 9:4 : Deut 7:21; Neh 9:32
  5. Daniel 9:4 : Deut 7:9
  6. Daniel 9:5 : 1 Kin 8:48; Neh 9:33; Ps 106:6; Is 64:5-7; Jer 14:7
  7. Daniel 9:5 : Lam 1:18, 20
  8. Daniel 9:5 : Ps 119:176; Is 53:6; Dan 9:11
  9. Daniel 9:6 : 2 Chr 36:16; Jer 44:4, 5
  10. Daniel 9:7 : Jer 23:6; 33:16; Dan 9:18
  11. Daniel 9:7 : Ps 44:15; Jer 2:26, 27; 3:25
  12. Daniel 9:7 : Deut 4:27
  13. Daniel 9:9 : Neh 9:17; Ps 130:4
  14. Daniel 9:9 : Ps 106:43; Jer 14:7; Dan 9:5, 6
  15. Daniel 9:10 : 2 Kin 17:13-15; 18:12
  16. Daniel 9:11 : Is 1:3, 4; Jer 8:5-10
  17. Daniel 9:11 : Deut 27:15-26
  18. Daniel 9:12 : Is 44:26; Jer 44:2-6; Lam 2:17; Zech 1:6
  19. Daniel 9:12 : Job 12:17; Ps 82:2-7; 148:11
  20. Daniel 9:12 : Lam 1:12; 2:13; Ezek 5:9
  21. Daniel 9:13 : Lev 26:14-45; Deut 28:15-68; Dan 9:11
  22. Daniel 9:13 : Job 36:13; Is 9:13; Jer 2:30; 5:3
  23. Daniel 9:13 : Jer 31:18
  24. Daniel 9:14 : Jer 31:28; 44:27
  25. Daniel 9:14 : Ps 51:14; Dan 9:7
  26. Daniel 9:15 : Deut 5:15
  27. Daniel 9:15 : Neh 9:10; Jer 32:20
  28. Daniel 9:16 : Jer 32:31, 32
  29. Daniel 9:16 : Ps 87:1-3; Dan 9:20; Joel 3:17; Zech 8:3
  30. Daniel 9:16 : Ezek 5:14
  31. Daniel 9:17 : Num 6:24-26; Ps 80:3, 7, 19
  32. Daniel 9:17 : Lam 5:18
  33. Daniel 9:18 : Is 37:17
  34. Daniel 9:18 : Ps 80:14
  35. Daniel 9:18 : Jer 7:10-12
  36. Daniel 9:18 : Jer 36:7
  37. Daniel 9:19 : Ps 44:23; 74:10, 11
  38. Daniel 9:20 : Ps 145:18; Is 58:9; Dan 9:3; 10:12
  39. Daniel 9:20 : Is 6:5
  40. Daniel 9:21 : Dan 8:16; Luke 1:19, 26
  41. Daniel 9:21 : Ex 29:39; 1 Kin 18:36; Ezra 9:4
  42. Daniel 9:22 : Dan 8:16; 10:21; Zech 1:9
  43. Daniel 9:23 : Dan 10:12
  44. Daniel 9:23 : Dan 10:11, 19
  45. Daniel 9:23 : Matt 24:15
  46. Daniel 9:24 : Lev 25:8; Num 14:34; Ezek 4:5, 6
  47. Daniel 9:24 : 2 Chr 29:24; Is 53:10; Rom 5:10
  48. Daniel 9:24 : Is 51:6, 8; 56:1; Jer 23:5, 6; Rom 3:21, 22
  49. Daniel 9:25 : Ezra 4:24; 6:1-15; Neh 2:1-8; 3:1
  50. Daniel 9:25 : John 1:41; 4:25
  51. Daniel 9:25 : Is 9:6; Dan 8:11, 25
  52. Daniel 9:26 : Is 53:8; Mark 9:12; Luke 24:26
  53. Daniel 9:26 : Matt 24:2; Mark 13:2; Luke 19:43, 44
  54. Daniel 9:26 : Nah 1:8
  55. Daniel 9:27 : Dan 11:31; Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20
  56. Daniel 9:27 : Is 10:23; 28:22

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