1 “ At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book.

¶ And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who is for the sons of thy people, and it shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there were people until now, but in that time thy people shall escape, all those that are found written in the book.

2 A nd many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall be awakened, some for eternal life, and some for shame and everlasting confusion.

3 T hose who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.

And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.

4 “ But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end: many shall pass by, and knowledge shall be multiplied.

5 T hen I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank.

¶ Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, another two who stood, one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

6 A nd one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be? ”

And one said to the Man clothed in linens, who was upon the waters of the river, When shall be the end of these wonders?

7 T hen I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.

And I heard the Man clothed in linens, who was upon the waters of the river, who raised his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by the living one in the ages that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be finished, all these things shall be fulfilled.

8 A lthough I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things? ”

And I heard, but I did not understand; then I said, O my Lord, what is the fulfillment of these things?

9 A nd he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel, for these words are closed up and sealed until the time of the fulfillment.

10 M any shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

Many shall be purified and made white and purged, but the wicked shall get worse; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

11 “ And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away until the abomination of desolation, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

12 B lessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

Blessed is he that waits and comes unto one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

13 “ But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

And thou shall go to the end and shalt rest, and thou shalt raise up in thy lot at the end of the days.