Daniel 12

1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who guards your people, will rise up. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since the beginning of any nation until that time. At that time your people will be saved, everyone whose name is found written in the book.

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 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will rise up, some to everlasting life and some 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 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky above, and those who turn many to righteousness, are 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, close up these words; keep the book sealed until the time of the end. Many will run here and there, 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 there were two others standing. One stood on the bank on this side of the river, and one stood on the bank on the other side of the river.

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 clothed in linen, the one who was upstream along the river, “How long will it be to the end of these amazing events?”

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 I heard the man clothed in linen, who was upstream along the river—he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, 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 master, what will be the outcome of all 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 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut 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, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are 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 From the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that causes complete desolation is 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 the one who waits until 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 You must go your way until the end, and you will rest. You will rise in the place assigned to you, at the end of days.”

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