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Prophecy of Daniel 1117

26 And the vision of the evening and the to them that are near, and to them that are far
morning, which was told, is true: thou, there- off, in all the countries whither thou hast driven
fore, seal up the vision, because it shall come to them, for their iniquities, by which they have
pass after many days. sinned against thee.
27 And I, Daniel, languished, and was sick 8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to
for some days: and when I was risen up, I did our princes, and to our fathers, that have sinned.
the king’s business, and I was astonished at the 9 But to thee, the Lord our God, mercy and
vision, and there was none that could interpret forgiveness, for we have departed from thee:
it. 10 And we have not hearkened to the voice of
the Lord, our God, to walk in his law, which he
set before us by his servants, the prophets.
Chapter 9 11 And all Israel have transgressed thy law,

and have turned away from hearing thy voice,
In the first year of Darius, the son of Assuerus, and the malediction, and the curse, which is
of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the written in the book of Moses, the servant of God,
kingdom of the Chaldeans: is fallen upon us, because we have sinned against
2 The first year of his reign I, Daniel, under- him.
stood by books the number of the years, concern- 12 And he hath confirmed his words which
ing which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, he spoke against us, and against our princes
the prophet, that seventy years should be accom- that judged us, that he would bring in upon
plished of the desolation of Jerusalem. us a great evil, such as never was under all the
3 And I set my face to the Lord, my God, heaven, according to that which hath been done
to pray and make supplication with fasting, and in Jerusalem.
sackcloth, and ashes. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this
4 And I prayed to the Lord, my God, and I evil is come upon us: and we entreated not thy
made my confession, and said: I beseech thee, face, O Lord our God, that we might turn from
O Lord God, great and terrible, who keepest the our iniquities, and think on thy truth.
covenant, and mercy to them that love thee, and 14 And the Lord hath watched upon the evil,
keep thy commandments. and hath brought it upon us: the Lord, our God,
5 We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, is just in all his works which he hath done: for
we have done wickedly, and have revolted: and we have not hearkened to his voice.
we have gone aside from thy commandments, 15 And now, O Lord, our God, who hast
and thy judgments. brought forth thy people out of the land of
6 We have not hearkened to thy servants, the Egypt, with a strong hand, and hast made thee
prophets, that have spoken in thy name to our a name as at this day: we have sinned, we have
kings, to our princes, to our fathers, and to all committed iniquity,
the people of the land. 16 O Lord, against all thy justice: let thy
7 To thee, O Lord, justice: but to us confusion wrath and thy indignation be turned away, I be-
of face, as at this day to the men of Juda, and to seech thee, from thy city, Jerusalem, and from
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, thy holy mountain. For by reason of our sins,