القراءة بلغتين

وفي ذٰلك الزَّمان، يَقومُ ميكائيلُ الرَّئيسُ العَظيم، القائِمُ لَدى بَني شَعبِكَ، ويَكونُ وَقتُ ضِيقٍ لم يَكُنْ مُنذُ كانَت أُمَّةٌ إِلى ذٰلك الزَّمان. وفي ذٰلك الزَّمانِ يَنْجو شَعبُكَ: كُلُّ مَن يوجدُ مَكْتوبًا في الكِتاب

وكَثيرٌ مِنَ الرَّاقِدينَ في أَرضِ التُّرابِ يَستَيقِظون، بَعضُهم لِلحَياةِ الأَبَدِيَّة، وبَعضُهم لِلعارِ والرَّذلِ الأَبَدِيّ

ويُضيءُ العُقَلاءُ كضِياءِ الجَلَد، والَّذينَ جَعَلوا كَثيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَبْرارًا كالكَواكِبِ أَبَدَ الدُّهور

وأَنتَ، يا دانِيال، أَغلِقْ على الأَقْوال، وٱختِمْ على الكِتابِ إِلى وَقتِ النِّهاية. إِنَّ كَثيرينَ يتيهونَ ويَزْدادُ الإِثْم»

ونَظَرتُ أَنا دانِيال، فإِذا بِرَجُلَينِ آخَرَينِ واقِفان، الواحِدُ مِن هُنا على شاطئِ النَّهْر

فقالَ أَحَدُهما لِلرَّجُلِ اللَّابِسِ الكَتَّانَ الواقِفِ على مِياهِ النَّهْر: «إِلى مَتى نِهايَةُ الغَرائب؟»

فسَمِعتُ الرَّجُلَ اللَّابِسَ الكَتَّانَ الواقِفَ على مِياهِ النَّهْر، وهو قد رَفَعَ يُمْناه ويُسْراه إِلى السَّماء، وحَلَفَ بِالحَيِّ لِلأَبَد: «إِنَّه إِلى زَمانٍ وزمانَينِ ونِصفِ زَمان، فإِذا تَمَّ سَحْقُ قُوَّةِ الشَّعْبِ المُقَدَّس، تَتِمُّ هٰذه كُلُّها»

وأَنا سَمِعتُ ولم أَفْهَمْ، فقُلتُ: «يا سَيِّدي، ما آخِرُ هٰذه؟»

فقال: «إِذهَبْ، يا دانِيال، فإِنَّ الأَقْوالَ مُغلَقَةٌ ومَخْتومَةٌ إِلى وَقتِ النِّهاية

إِنَّ كَثيرينَ يَتَنَقَّونَ ويَتَبَيَّضونَ ويُمَحَّصون، والأَشرارُ يَرتَكِبونَ الشَّرّ، ولا أَحَدَ مِنَ الأَشْرارِ يَفهَم. أَمَّا العُقَلاءُ فيَفهَمون

ومِن وَقتِ إِزالَةِ المُحرَقَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ وإِقامَةِ شَناعَةِ الخَراب، أَلفٌ ومِئَتانِ وتِسْعونَ يَومًا

طوبى لِمَن يَنتَظِرُ ويَبلُغُ إِلى أَلفٍ وثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وخَمسَةٍ وثَلاثينَ يَومًا

وأَنتَ ٱذهَبْ إِلى النِّهايَة، وستَستَريحُ وتَقومُ لِنَيلِ نَصيبِكَ في نِهايَةِ الأَيَّام»

“At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people. There will be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. At that time, your people will be delivered—everyone who is found written in the book.

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”

Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on the river bank on this side, and the other on the river bank on that side.

One said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be to the end of these wonders?”

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 will be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have finished breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.

I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

He said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

Many will purify themselves, make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked will do wickedly. None of the wicked will understand; but those who are wise will understand.

“From the time that the continual burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there will be one thousand two hundred ninety days.

Blessed is he who waits and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

“But go your way until the end; for you will rest and will stand in your inheritance at the end of the days.”