Daniel confessing that they are justly afflicted for their sins, 15. prayeth for speedy mercy. 20. An Angel signifieth to him, that within seventy weeks of years, Christ will come; 26. and be slain; his people the Jews denying him, whom he will therefore reject.Daniel confessing that they are iustly afflicted for thier sinnes, 15. prayeth for speedie mercie. 20. An Angel signifieth to him, that within seuentie wekes of yeares, Christ wil come; 26. and be slayne; his people the Iewes denying him, whom he wil therfore reiect.✦
In the first year of Darius the son of Assuerus of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldees:IN the first yeare of Darius the sonne a of Assuerus of the seede of the Medes, who reigned ouer the kingdom of the Chaldees:✦In anno primo Darii filii Assueri de semine Medorum, qui imperavit super regnum Chaldæorum,
2the first year of his kingdom, I Daniel understood in books the number of the years, whereof the word of our Lord was made to Jeremie the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem.b the first yeare of his kingdom, I Daniel vnderstood in bookes the number of the yeares, wherof the word of our Lord was made to Ieremie the prophete, that c seuentie yeares should be accomplished of the desolation of Ierusalem.✦anno uno regni ejus, ego Daniel intellexi in libris numerum annorum, de quo factus est sermo Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam, ut complerentur desolationis Jerusalem septuaginta anni.
3And I set my face to our Lord my God to pray and beseech in fastings, sackcloth, and ashes.And I sette my face to our Lord my God to pray and besech in fastinges, sackcloth, and ashes.✦Et posui faciem meam ad Dominum Deum meum rogare et deprecari in jejuniis, sacco, et cinere.
4And I prayed our Lord my God, and I confessed, and said: I beseech thee O Lord God great and terrible, which keepest covenant, and mercy to them that love thee, and keep thy commandments.And I prayed our Lord my God, and I confessed, and said: I besech thee ô Lord God great and terrible, which keepest couenant, & mercie to them that loue thee, and keepe thy commandements.✦Et oravi Dominum Deum meum, et confessus sum, et dixi : Obsecro, Domine Deus magne et terribilis, custodiens pactum, et misericordiam diligentibus te, et custodientibus mandata tua :
5We have sinned, we have done iniquity, we have dealt impiously, and have revolted: and we have declined from thy commandments, and judgements.We haue sinned, we haue done iniquitie, we haue dealt impiously, and haue reuolted: & we haue declined from thy commandments, and iudgements.✦peccavimus, iniquitatem fecimus, impie egimus, et recessimus : et declinavimus a mandatis tuis ac judiciis.
6We have not obeyed thy servants the prophets, that have spoken in thy name to our kings, to our princes, to our fathers, and to all the people of the land.We haue not obeyed thy seruants the prophets, that haue spoken in thy name to our kinges, to our princes, to our fathers, and to al the people of the land.Non obedivimus servis tuis prophetis, qui locuti sunt in nomine tuo regibus nostris, principibus nostris, patribus nostris, omnique populo terræ.
7To thee O Lord, justice: but to us confusio: shame, disgrace of face, as is to day to the man of Juda, and to the inhabiters of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, to them that are near, and to them that are far off in all the lands, to which thou hast cast them out, for their iniquities in which they have sinned against thee.To thee ô Lord, iustice: but to vs confusion of face, as is to day to the man of Iuda, and to the inhabiters of Ierusalem, and to al Israel, to them that are nere, and to them that are farre of in al the landes, to which thou hast cast them out, for their iniquities in which they haue sinned against thee.✦Tibi, Domine, justitia : nobis autem confusio faciei, sicut est hodie viro Juda, et habitatoribus Jerusalem, et omni Israël, his qui prope sunt, et his qui procul in universis terris, ad quas ejecisti eos propter iniquitates eorum, in quibus peccaverunt in te.
8O Lord, to us confusion of face, to our princes, and to our fathers that have sinned.O Lord, to vs confusion of face, to our princes, & to our fathers that haue sinned.Domine, nobis confusio faciei, regibus nostris, principibus nostris, et patribus nostris, qui peccaverunt.
9But to thee Lord our God mercy and propitiation, because we have revolted from thee:But to thee Lord our God mercie and propiciation, because we haue reuolted from the:✦Tibi autem Domino Deo nostro misericordia et propitiatio, quia recessimus a te,
10and have not heard the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his law, which he gave us by his servants the prophets.and haue not heard the voice of the Lord our God, to walke in his law, which he gaue vs by his seruants the prophetes.✦et non audivimus vocem Domini Dei nostri ut ambularemus in lege ejus, quam posuit nobis per servos suos prophetas.
11And all Israel have transgressed thy law, and have declined from hearing thy voice, and the malediction hath stillavit: dropped down, rained down upon us, and the detestatio: the sworn curse of the covenant, which is written in the book of Moyses the servant of God, because we have sinned to him.And al Israel haue transgressed thy law, and haue declined from hearing thy voice, and the malediction hath distilled vpon vs, & the detestation, which is written in the booke of Moyses the seruant of God, because we haue sinned to him.✦Et omnis Israël prævaricati sunt legem tuam, et declinaverunt ne audirent vocem tuam : et stillavit super nos maledictio et detestatio quæ scripta est in libro Moysi servi Dei, quia peccavimus ei.
12And he hath established his words, which he spake upon us, and upon our princes, that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem.And he hath established his wordes, which he spake vpon vs, and vpon our princes, that iudged vs, that he would bring in vpon vs a great euil, such as neuer was vnder al the heauen, according to that which hath bene done in Iersalem.✦Et statuit sermones suos, quos locutus est super nos et super principes nostros, qui judicaverunt nos, ut superinduceret in nos magnum malum, quale numquam fuit sub omni cælo, secundum quod factum est in Jerusalem.
13As it is written in the law of Moyses, all this evil is come upon us: and we besought not thy face O Lord our God, that we might return from our iniquities, and might think on thy truth.As it is written in the law of Moyses, al this euil is come vpon vs: and we besought not thy face ô Lord our God, that we might returne from our iniquities, & might thinke on thy truth.✦Sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi, omne malum hoc venit super nos : et non rogavimus faciem tuam, Domine Deus noster, ut reverteremur ab iniquitatibus nostris, et cogitaremus veritatem tuam.
14And our Lord hath watched upon the malice, and hath brought it upon us: just is the Lord our God in all his works, which he hath done: for we have not heard his voice.And our Lord hath watched vpon the malice, and hath brought it vpon vs: iust is the Lord our God in al his workes, which he hath done: for we haue not heard his voice.✦Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam, et adduxit eam super nos. Justus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, quæ fecit : non enim audivimus vocem ejus.
15And now O Lord our God, which broughtest forth thy people out of the Land of Egypt in a strong hand, and madest thee a name according to this day: we have sinned, we have done iniquity.And now ô Lord our God, which broughtest forth thy people out of the Land of Ægypt in a strong hand, & madst thee a name according to this day: we haue sinned, we haue done iniquitie.✦Et nunc Domine Deus noster, qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Ægypti in manu forti, et fecisti tibi nomen secundum diem hanc : peccavimus, iniquitatem fecimus.
16O Lord according to all thy justice, but let thy wrath be turned away I beseech thee, and thy fury from thy city Jerusalem, and from thy holy mount. For by reason of our sins, and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem, and thy people are a reproach to all round about us.O Lord according to al thy iustice, but let thy wrath be turned away I besech thee, and thy furie from thy citie Ierusalem, & from thy holie mount. For by reason of our sinnes, and the iniquities of our fathers, Ierusalem, and thy people are a reproch to al round about vs.✦Domine, in omnem justitiam tuam avertatur, obsecro, ira tua et furor tuus a civitate tua Jerusalem, et monte sancto tuo. Propter peccata enim nostra, et iniquitates patrum nostrorum, Jerusalem et populus tuus in opprobrium sunt omnibus per circuitum nostrum.
17Now therefore hear O our God the petition of thy servant, and his prayers: and shew thy face upon thy sanctuary, which is desert, for thine own sake.Now therfore heare ô our God the petition of thy seruant, & his prayers: and shew thy face vpon thy sanctuarie, which is desert, for thyne owne sake.✦Nunc ergo exaudi, Deus noster, orationem servi tui, et preces ejus : et ostende faciem tuam super sanctuarium tuum, quod desertum est propter temetipsum.
18Incline my God thine ear, and hear: open thine eyes, and see our desolation, and the city upon which thy name is invocated: for neither in our justificationibus: our own righteous deeds, our merits do we prostrate prayers before thy face, but in thy many commiserations.Incline my God thine eare, & heare: open thine eyes, and see our desolation, & the citie vpon which thy name is inuocated: for neither in our iustifications doe we prostrate prayers before thy face, but in thy manie commiserations.✦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 justificationibus nostris prosternimus preces ante faciem tuam, sed in miserationibus tuis multis.
19Hear O Lord, be pacified O Lord: attend and do, delay not for thine own sake my God: because thy name is invocated upon thy city, and upon thy people.Heare ô Lord, be pacified ô Lord: attend & doe, delay not for thine owne sake my God: because thy name is inuocated vpon thy citie, & vpon thy people.Exaudi, Domine ; placare Domine : attende et fac : ne moreris propter temetipsum, Deus meus, quia nomen tuum invocatum est super civitatem et super populum tuum.
20And when I yet spake, and prayed, and confessed my sins, and the sins of my people of Israel, and did prostrate my prayers in the sight of my God, for the holy mount of my God:And when I yet spake, & prayed, and confessed my sinnes, and the sinnes of my people of Israel, and did prostrate my prayers in the sight of my God, for the holie mount of my God:Cumque adhuc loquerer, et orarem, et confiterer peccata mea, et peccata populi mei Israël, et prosternerem preces meas in conspectu Dei mei, pro monte sancto Dei mei :
21as I was yet speaking in prayer, lo the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision from the beginning, quickly flying touched me in the time of the evening sacrifice.as I was yet speaking in prayer, loe the man Gabriel, whom I had sene in the vision from the beginning, quickly flying touched me in the time of the euening sacrifice.✦adhuc me loquente in oratione, ecce vir Gabriel, quem videram in visione a principio, cito volans tetigit me in tempore sacrificii vespertini.
22And he taught me, and spake to me, and said: Daniel now am I come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand.And he taught me, and spake to me, & sayd: Daniel now am I come forth to teach thee, and that thou mighst vnderstand.Et docuit me, et locutus est mihi, dixitque : Daniel, nunc egressus sum ut docerem te, et intelligeres.
23From the beginning of thy prayers the word came forth: and I am come to shew it to thee, because thou art a man of desideriorum: one greatly beloved, longed for: and do thou mark the word, and understand the vision.From the beginning of thy prayers the word came forth: and I am come to shew it to thee, because thou art d a man of desires: and doe thou marke the word, and vnderstand the vision.Ab exordio precum tuarum egressus est sermo : ego autem veni ut indicarem tibi, quia vir desideriorum es : tu ergo animadverte sermonem, et intellige visionem.
24Seventy weeks are abridged upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, that prævaricatio: transgression, sin may be consummetur: brought to a full end, finished, and sin take an end, and iniquity be abolished; and everlasting justice be brought; and vision be accomplished, and prophecy; and the Holy one of holies be anointed.e Seuentie weekes are abbridged vpon thy people, & vpon thy holie citie, f that preuarication may be consummate, and sinne take an end, & iniquitie be abolished; and euerlasting iustice be brought; & vision be accomplished, and prophecie; & the Holie one of holies be anointed.✦Septuaginta hebdomades abbreviatæ sunt super populum tuum et super urbem sanctam tuam, ut consummetur prævaricatio, et finem accipiat peccatum, et deleatur iniquitas, et adducatur justitia sempiterna, et impleatur visio et prophetia, et ungatur Sanctus sanctorum.
25Know therefore, and mark: From the going forth of the word, that Jerusalem be built again, unto Christ the prince, there shall be seven weeks, and sixty two weeks, and the street shall be built again, and the walls in angustia: distress, hardship of the times of the times.Know therfore, & marke: From the going forth of the word, that Ierusalem be built againe, vnto Christ the prince, there shal be seuen g weekes, & sixtie two weekes, & the streete shal be built againe, & the walles in * straitnes of the times.✦Scito ergo, et animadverte : ab exitu sermonis, ut iterum ædificetur Jerusalem, usque ad christum ducem, hebdomades septem, et hebdomades sexaginta duæ erunt : et rursum ædificabitur platea, et muri in angustia temporum.
26And after sixty two weeks Christ shall be slain: and it shall not be his people, that shall deny him. And the city, and the sanctuary shall the people dissipabit: destroy, lay waste — not squander with the prince to come: and the end thereof waste, and after the end of the battle the appointed desolation.And after sixty two weekes Christ shal be slaine: and it shal not be his people, that shal denie him. And the citie, & the sanctuary shal the people dissipate with the prince to come: & the end therof waste, & after the end of the battel the appoynted desolation.✦Et post hebdomades sexaginta duas occidetur christus : et non erit ejus populus qui eum negaturus est. Et civitatem et sanctuarium dissipabit populus cum duce venturo : et finis ejus vastitas, et post finem belli statuta desolatio.
27And he will confirm the covenant to many, one week: and in the half of the week shall the hostia: the sacrificial victim, the oblation — not an army or a guest and the sacrifice fail: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation: and even to the consummation, and to the end shall the desolation endure.And he wil confirme the couenant to manie, one weeke: and in the halfe of the weeke shal the hoste & the sacrifice fayle: and there shal be in the temple the abomination of desolation: & euen to the consummation, and to the end shal the desolation endure.✦Confirmabit autem pactum multis hebdomada una : et in dimidio hebdomadis deficiet hostia et sacrificium : et erit in templo abominatio desolationis : et usque ad consummationem et finem perseverabit desolatio.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.