Daniel 9 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Daniel’s Prayer of Supplication

In the first^H259 year^H8141 of Darius^H1867 the son^H1121 of Ahasuerus^H325, from the seed^H2233 of the Medes^H4074, who^H834 was made^H4427 king^H4427 over^H5921 the kingdom^H4438 of the Chaldeans^H3778—

Dan 9:2

Dan 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, discerned in the books the number of the years concerning which the word of [fn]Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet for the fulfillment of the laying waste of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

Dan 9:3

Dan 9:3So I gave my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Dan 9:4

Dan 9:4And I prayed to Yahweh my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Dan 9:5

Dan 9:5we have sinned and committed iniquity and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and judgments.

Dan 9:6

Dan 9:6“Moreover, we have not listened to Your slaves the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land.

Dan 9:7

“To You, O Lord^H136, belongs righteousness^H6666, but to us [fn]open^H6440 shame^H1322, as it is this^H2088 day^H3117—to the men^H376 of Judah^H3063, the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389, and all^H3605 Israel^H3478, those who are nearby^H7138 and those who are far^H7350 away in all^H3605 the countries^H776 to which^H834 You have banished^H5080 them, because of their unfaithful^H4603^H4604 deeds^H4604 which^H834 they have committed^H4603 against You.

Dan 9:8

Dan 9:8“O Yahweh, to us belongs [fn]open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

Dan 9:9

Dan 9:9“To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, [fn]for we have rebelled against Him;

Dan 9:10

Dan 9:10nor have we listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in His [fn]laws which He put before us through His slaves the prophets.

Dan 9:11

Dan 9:11“Indeed all Israel has trespassed against Your law, even turning aside, not listening to Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the [fn]law of Moses the [fn]servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.

Dan 9:12

Dan 9:12“Thus He has established His words which He had spoken against us and against our judges who judged us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.

Dan 9:13

Dan 9:13“As it is written in the [fn]law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not [fn]entreated the favor of Yahweh our God by turning from our iniquity and acting wisely in Your truth.

Dan 9:14

Dan 9:14“Therefore Yahweh has watched over the calamity and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not listened to His voice.

Dan 9:15

“So now^H6258, O Lord^H136 our God^H430, who^H834 have brought^H3318 Your people^H5971 out^H3318 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 with a strong^H2389 hand^H3027 and have made^H6213 a name^H8034 for Yourself, as it is this^H2088 day^H3117—we have sinned^H2398; we have acted^H7561 wickedly^H7561.

Dan 9:16

Dan 9:16“O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteousness, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all those around us.

Dan 9:17

Dan 9:17“So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your slave and to his supplications, and for [fn]Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

Dan 9:18

Dan 9:18“O my God, incline Your ear and listen! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not [fn]presenting our supplications before You on account of any righteousness of our own, but on account of Your abundant compassion.

Dan 9:19

Dan 9:19“O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, give heed and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Gabriel Brings Understanding

Dan 9:20

Now while^H5750 I was speaking^H1696 and praying^H6419, and confessing^H3034 my sin^H2403 and the sin^H2403 of my people^H5971 Israel^H3478, and [fn]presenting^H5307 my supplication^H8467 before^H6440 Yahweh^H3068 my God^H430 in^H5921 behalf^H5921 of^H5921 the holy^H6944 mountain^H2022 of my God^H430,

Dan 9:21

Dan 9:21and while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [fn]previously, [fn]touched me [fn]in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.

Dan 9:22

Dan 9:22Then he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

Dan 9:23

Dan 9:23“At the beginning of your supplications the word was issued, so I have come to tell you, for you are [fn]highly esteemed; so understand the message and gain understanding in what has appeared.

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

Dan 9:24

“Seventy^H7657 [fn]weeks^H7620 have been determined^H2852 for your people^H5971 and for your holy^H6944 city^H5892, to [fn]finish^H3615 the transgression^H6588, to [fn]make^H8552 an end^H8552 of sin^H2403, to make^H3722 atonement^H3722 for iniquity^H5771, to bring^H935 in^H935 everlasting^H5769 righteousness^H6664, to seal^H2856 up^H2856 vision^H2377 and [fn]prophecy^H5030, and to anoint^H4886 the Holy^H6944 of Holies^H6944.

Dan 9:25

Dan 9:25“So you are to know and have insight that from the going out of a [fn]word to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [fn]Messiah the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and rebuilt, with [fn]plaza and moat, even in times of distress.

Dan 9:26

Dan 9:26“Then after the sixty-two weeks the [fn]Messiah will be cut off and have [fn]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [fn]its end will come with a flood; even to the end [fn]there will be war; desolations are decreed.

Dan 9:27

Dan 9:27“And he will make a [fn]firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will make sacrifice and grain offering cease; and on the wing of [fn]abominations will come one who [fn]makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who [fn]makes desolate.”