Prophetia Danielis, 9

1. In anno primo Darii filii Asueri de semine Medorum, qui impe ravit super regnum Chaldaeorum,

1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasu-e'rus, by birth a Mede, who became king over the realm of the Chalde'ans --

2. anno uno regni eius, ego Daniel intellexi in libris numerum annorum, de quo factus est sermo Domini ad Ieremiam prophetam, ut complerentur desolationes Ierusalem, septuaginta anni;

2. in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years which, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

3. et posui faciem meam ad Dominum Deum meum, ut quaererem rogationem et deprecationem in ieiuniis, sacco et cinere.

3. Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

4. Et oravi Dominum Deum et confessus sum et dixi: “Obsecro, Domine, Deus magne et terribilis, custodiens pactum et misericordiam diligentibus eum et custodientibus mandata eius;

4. I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, "O Lord, the great and terrible God, who keepest covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

5. peccavimus, inique fecimus, impie egimus et recessimus et declinavimus a mandatis tuis ac iudiciis tuis;

5. we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from thy commandments and ordinances;

6. non oboedivimus servis tuis prophetis, qui locuti sunt in nomine tuo regibus nostris, principibus nostris, patribus nostris omnique populo terrae.

6. we have not listened to thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7. Tibi, Domine, iustitia; nobis autem confusio faciei, sicut est hodie viro Iudae et habitatoribus Ierusalem et omni Israel, his qui prope sunt et his qui procul in universis terris, ad quas eiecisti eos propter iniquitates eorum, in quibus peccaverunt in te.

7. To thee, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those that are near and those that are far away, in all the lands to which thou hast driven them, because of the treachery which they have committed against thee.

8. Domine, nobis confusio faciei, regibus nostris, principibus nostris et patribus nostris, quia peccavimus tibi;

8. To us, O Lord, belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

9. Domino autem, Deo nostro, misericordia et propitiatio, quia recessimus a te.

9. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; because we have rebelled against him,

10. Et non audivimus vocem Domini Dei nostri, ut ambularemus in lege eius, quam posuit nobis per servos suos prophetas;

10. and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

11. et omnis Israel praevaricati sunt legem tuam et declinaverunt, ne audirent vocem tuam, et stillavit super nos maledictio et detestatio, quae scripta est in libro Moysis servi Dei, quia peccavimus ei.

11. All Israel has transgressed thy law and turned aside, refusing to obey thy voice. And the curse and oath which are written in the law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him.

12. Et statuit sermones suos, quos locutus est super nos et super iudices nostros, qui iudicaverunt nos, ut superducerent in nos magnum malum, quale numquam fuit sub omni caelo, secundum quod factum est in Ierusalem.

12. He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what has been done against Jerusalem.

13. Sicut scriptum est in lege Moysis, omne malum hoc venit super nos, et non rogavimus faciem Domini Dei nostri, ut reverteremur ab iniquitatibus nostris et cogitaremus veritatem tuam.

13. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us, yet we have not entreated the favor of the LORD our God, turning from our iniquities and giving heed to thy truth.

14. Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam et adduxit eam super nos, quia iustus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, quae fecit; non enim audivimus vocem eius.

14. Therefore the LORD has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works which he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice.

15. Et nunc, Domine Deus noster, qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Aegypti in manu forti et fecisti tibi nomen secundum diem hanc, peccavimus, iniquitatem fecimus,

15. And now, O Lord our God, who didst bring thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast made thee a name, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16. Domine, in omnem iustitiam tuam; avertatur, obsecro, ira tua et furor tuus a civitate tua Ierusalem et monte sancto tuo; propter peccata enim nostra et iniquitates patrum nostrorum Ierusalem et populus tuus in opprobrium sunt omnibus per circuitum nostrum.

16. O Lord, according to all thy righteous acts, let thy anger and thy wrath turn away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people have become a byword among all who are round about us.

17. Nunc ergo exaudi, Deus noster, orationem servi tui et preces eius et ostende faciem tuam super sanctuarium tuum, quod desertum est, propter temetipsum.

17. Now therefore, O our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplications, and for thy own sake, O Lord, cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary, which is desolate.

18. Inclina, Deus meus, aurem tuam et audi; aperi oculos tuos et vide desolationem nostram et civitatem, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum; neque enim in iustificationibus nostris prosternimus preces ante faciem tuam sed in miserationibus tuis multis.

18. O my God, incline thy ear and hear; open thy eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy great mercy.

19. Exaudi, Domine! Placare, Domine! Attende et fac! Ne moreris propter temetipsum, Deus meus, quia nomen tuum invocatum est super civitatem et super populum tuum”.

19. O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive; O LORD, give heed and act; delay not, for thy own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name."

20. Cumque adhuc loquerer et orarem et confiterer peccata mea et peccata populi mei Israel et prosternerem preces meas in conspectu Dei mei pro monte sancto Dei mei,

20. While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy hill of my God;

21. adhuc me loquente in oratione, ecce vir Gabriel, quem videram in visione principio, cito volans tetigit me in tempore sacrificii vespertini;

21. while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.

22. et docuit me et locutus est mihi dixitque: “Daniel, nunc egressus sum, ut docerem te, et intellegeres.

22. He came and he said to me, "O Daniel, I have now come out to give you wisdom and understanding.

23. Ab exordio precum tuarum egressus est sermo; ego autem veni, ut indicarem, quia vir desideriorum es tu; ergo animadverte sermonem et intellege visionem.

23. At the beginning of your supplications a word went forth, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

24. Septuaginta hebdomades decretae sunt super populum tuum et super urbem sanctam tuam, ut consummetur praevaricatio, et finem accipiat peccatum, et deleatur iniquitas, et adducatur iustitia sempiterna, et impleatur visio et prophetes, et ungatur Sanctus sanctorum.

24. "Seventy weeks of years are decreed concerning your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

25. Scito ergo et animadverte: ab exitu sermonis ut iterum aedificetur Ierusalem usque ad christum ducem, hebdomades septem. Et hebdomades sexaginta duae erunt; et rursum aedificabitur platea et muri in angustia temporum.

25. Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.

26. Et post hebdomades sexaginta duas occidetur christus; et nihil erit ei. Et civitatem et sanctuarium dissipabit populus ducis venturi, et finis eius vastitas, et usque ad finem belli statuta desolatio.

26. And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war; desolations are decreed.

27. Confirmabit autem pactum multis hebdomade una; et in dimidio hebdomadi deficiet hostia et sacrificium, et erit super alam abominationis vastator, et usquedum consummatio et decretum effundantur super vastatorem”.

27. And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week; and for half of the week he shall cause sacrifice and offering to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."