10 And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man ^rgreatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and ^sstand upright, for now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. 12 Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. 13 The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but ^tMichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, 14 and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. ^uFor the vision is for days yet to come.”

The Time of the End

1 “At that time shall arise ^bMichael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, ^csuch as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, ^deveryone whose name shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of ^ethose who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, ^fsome to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And ^gthose who are wise ^hshall shine like the brightness of the sky above;¹ and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.