Daniel 12

1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.

And at that time Michael will take up his place, the great angel, who is the supporter of the children of your people: and there will be a time of trouble, such as there never was from the time there was a nation even till that same time: and at that time your people will be kept safe, everyone who is recorded in the book.

2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.

3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

4 But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

But as for you, O Daniel, let the words be kept secret and the book rolled up and kept shut till the time of the end: numbers will be going out of the way and troubles will be increased.

5 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.

Then I, Daniel, looking, saw two others, one at the edge of the river on this side and one at the edge of the river on that side.

6 One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

And I said to the man clothed in linen, who was over the waters of the river, How long will it be to the end of these wonders?

7 And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”

Then in my hearing the man clothed in linen, who was over the river, lifting up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, took an oath by him who is living for ever that it would be a time, times, and a half; and when the power of the crusher of the holy people comes to an end, all these things will be ended.

8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

And the words came to my ears, but the sense of them was not clear to me: then I said, O my lord, what is the sense of these things?

9 “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.

And he said, Go on your way, Daniel: for the words are secret and shut up till the time of the end;

10 Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.

11 And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.

And from the time when the regular burned offering is taken away, and an unclean thing causing fear is put up, there will be a thousand, two hundred and ninety days.

12 Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.

A blessing will be on the man who goes on waiting, and comes to the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five days.

13 But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

But you, go on your way and take your rest: for you will be in your place at the end of the days.