< Daniel 12 >

1 “And at that time Michael stands up, the great head, who is standing up for the sons of your people, and there has been a time of distress, such as has not been since there has been a nation until that time, and at that time your people escape, everyone who is found written in the scroll.
“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.
2 And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground awake, some to continuous life, and some to reproaches—to continuous abhorrence.
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 And those teaching shine as the brightness of the expanse, and those justifying the multitude as stars for all time and forever.”
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.
4 “And you, O Daniel, hide the things, and seal the scroll until the time of the end, many go to and fro, and knowledge is multiplied.”
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.”
5 “And I have looked—I, Daniel—and behold, two others are standing, one here at the edge of the flood and one there at the edge of the flood,
Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.
6 and he says to the one clothed in linen, who [is] on the waters of the flood, Until when [is] the end of these wonders?
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?”
7 And I hear the one clothed in linen, who [is] on the waters of the flood, and he lifts up his right hand and his left to the heavens, and swears by Him who is living for all time, that, After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, all these are finished.
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.”
8 And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, O my lord, what [is] the latter end of these?
I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
9 And he says, Go, Daniel; for hidden and sealed [are] the things until the time of the end.
“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
10 Purify themselves, indeed, make themselves white, indeed, many are refined: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely understand;
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.
11 and from the time of the turning aside of the continuous [sacrifice], and to the giving out of the desolating abomination, [are] one thousand, two hundred, and ninety days.
And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
12 O the blessedness of him who is waiting earnestly, and comes to the one thousand, three hundred, thirty-five days.
Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
13 And you, go on to the end, then you rest, and stand in your lot at the end of the days.”
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.”

< Daniel 12 >