Daniel 9

1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

١ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى لِدَارِيُّوسَ بْنِ أَحْشَوِيرُوشَ مِنْ نَسْلِ ٱلْمَادِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِي مُلِّكَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ،

2 In the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

٢ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، أَنَا دَانِيآلَ فَهِمْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكُتُبِ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عَنْهَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ، لِكَمَالَةِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً عَلَى خَرَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

3 And I set my face to the Lord GOD, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

٣ فَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَى ٱللهِ ٱلسَّيِّدِ طَالِبًا بِٱلصَّلَاةِ وَٱلتَّضَرُّعَاتِ، بِٱلصَّوْمِ وَٱلْمَسْحِ وَٱلرَّمَادِ.

4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

٤ وَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي وَٱعْتَرَفْتُ وَقُلْتُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلْمَهُوبُ، حَافِظَ ٱلْعَهْدِ وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِمُحِبِّيهِ وَحَافِظِي وَصَايَاهُ.

5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

٥ أَخْطَأْنَا وَأَثِمْنَا وَعَمِلْنَا ٱلشَّرَّ، وَتَمَرَّدْنَا وَحِدْنَا عَنْ وَصَايَاكَ وَعَنْ أَحْكَامِكَ.

6 Neither have we hearkened to thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

٦ وَمَا سَمِعْنَا مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِٱسْمِكَ كَلَّمُوا مُلُوكَنَا وَرُؤَسَاءَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا وَكُلَّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

7 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] to thee, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

٧ لَكَ يَا سَيِّدُ ٱلْبِرُّ، أَمَّا لَنَا فَخِزْيُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ، كَمَا هُوَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلِسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْقَرِيبِينَ وَٱلْبَعِيدِينَ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرَاضِي ٱلَّتِي طَرَدْتَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ خِيَانَتِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي خَانُوكَ إِيَّاهَا.

8 O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

٨ يَا سَيِّدُ، لَنَا خِزْيُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ، لِمُلُوكِنَا، لِرُؤَسَائِنَا وَلِآبَائِنَا لِأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْكَ.

9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

٩ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ٱلْمَرَاحِمُ وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةُ، لِأَنَّنَا تَمَرَّدْنَا عَلَيْهِ.

10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

١٠ وَمَا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِنَسْلُكَ فِي شَرَائِعِهِ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا أَمَامَنَا عَنْ يَدِ عَبِيدِهِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

11 And all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

١١ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ تَعَدَّى عَلَى شَرِيعَتِكَ، وَحَادُوا لِئَلَّا يَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَكَ، فَسَكَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱللَّعْنَةَ وَٱلْحَلْفَ ٱلْمَكْتُوبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ ٱللهِ، لِأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْهِ.

12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven it hath not been done as it hath been done upon Jerusalem.

١٢ وَقَدْ أَقَامَ كَلِمَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى قُضَاتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ قَضَوْا لَنَا، لِيَجْلِبَ عَلَيْنَا شَرًّا عَظِيمًا، مَا لَمْ يُجْرَ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُلِّهَا كَمَا أُجْرِيَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

13 As [it is] written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

١٣ كَمَا كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، قَدْ جَاءَ عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَمْ نَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِنَرْجِعَ مِنْ آثَامِنَا وَنَفْطِنَ بِحَقِّكَ.

14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we have not obeyed his voice.

١٤ فَسَهِرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ وَجَلَبَهُ عَلَيْنَا، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا بَارٌّ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا إِذْ لَمْ نَسْمَعْ صَوْتَهُ.

15 And now, O LORD our God, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast obtained thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

١٥ وَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ إِلَهُنَا، ٱلَّذِي أَخْرَجْتَ شَعْبَكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ، وَجَعَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ ٱسْمًا كَمَا هُوَ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ، قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا، عَمِلْنَا شَرًّا.

16 O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thy anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [have become] a reproach to all [that are] about us.

١٦ يَا سَيِّدُ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ ٱصْرِفْ سَخَطَكَ وَغَضَبَكَ عَنْ مَدِينَتِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَبَلِ قُدْسِكَ، إِذْ لِخَطَايَانَا وَلِآثَامِ آبَائِنَا صَارَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَشَعْبُكَ عَارًا عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَنَا.

17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the LORD'S sake.

١٧ فَٱسْمَعِ ٱلْآنَ يَا إِلَهَنَا صَلَاةَ عَبْدِكَ وَتَضَرُّعَاتِهِ، وَأَضِئْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَلَى مَقْدِسِكَ ٱلْخَرِبِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلسَّيِّدِ.

18 O my God, incline thy ear, and hear; open thy eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

١٨ أَمِلْ أُذُنَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَٱسْمَعْ. اِفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ وَٱنْظُرْ خِرَبَنَا وَٱلْمَدِينَةَ ٱلَّتِي دُعِيَ ٱسْمُكَ عَلَيْهَا، لِأَنَّهُ لَا لِأَجْلِ بِرِّنَا نَطْرَحُ تَضَرُّعَاتِنَا أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ، بَلْ لِأَجْلِ مَرَاحِمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ.

19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thy own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

١٩ يَا سَيِّدُ ٱسْمَعْ. يَا سَيِّدُ ٱغْفِرْ. يَا سَيِّدُ أَصْغِ وَٱصْنَعْ. لَا تُؤَخِّرْ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِكَ يَا إِلَهِي، لِأَنَّ ٱسْمَكَ دُعِيَ عَلَى مَدِينَتِكَ وَعَلَى شَعْبِكَ».

20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

٢٠ وَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَتَكَلَّمُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِخَطِيَّتِي وَخَطِيَّةِ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَطْرَحُ تَضَرُّعِي أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي عَنْ جَبَلِ قُدْسِ إِلَهِي،

21 Yes, while I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

٢١ وَأَنَا مُتَكَلِّمٌ بَعْدُ بِٱلصَّلَاةِ، إِذَا بِٱلرَّجُلِ جِبْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ فِي ٱلرُّؤْيَا فِي ٱلِٱبْتِدَاءِ مُطَارًا وَاغِفًا لَمَسَنِي عِنْدَ وَقْتِ تَقْدِمَةِ ٱلْمَسَاءِ.

22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

٢٢ وَفَهَّمَنِي وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعِي وَقَالَ: «يَا دَانِيآلُ، إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ ٱلْآنَ لِأُعَلِّمَكَ ٱلْفَهْمَ.

23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

٢٣ فِي ٱبْتِدَاءِ تَضَرُّعَاتِكَ خَرَجَ ٱلْأَمْرُ، وَأَنَا جِئْتُ لِأُخْبِرَكَ لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَحْبُوبٌ. فَتَأَمَّلِ ٱلْكَلَامَ وَٱفْهَمِ ٱلرُّؤْيَا.

24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

٢٤ سَبْعُونَ أُسْبُوعًا قُضِيَتْ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَعَلَى مَدِينَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ لِتَكْمِيلِ ٱلْمَعْصِيَةِ وَتَتْمِيمِ ٱلْخَطَايَا، وَلِكَفَّارَةِ ٱلْإِثْمِ، وَلِيُؤْتَى بِٱلْبِرِّ ٱلْأَبَدِيِّ، وَلِخَتْمِ ٱلرُّؤْيَا وَٱلنُّبُوَّةِ، وَلِمَسْحِ قُدُّوسِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ.

25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

٢٥ فَٱعْلَمْ وَٱفْهَمْ أَنَّهُ مِنْ خُرُوجِ ٱلْأَمْرِ لِتَجْدِيدِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبِنَائِهَا إِلَى ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلرَّئِيسِ سَبْعَةُ أَسَابِيعَ وَٱثْنَانِ وَسِتُّونَ أُسْبُوعًا، يَعُودُ وَيُبْنَى سُوقٌ وَخَلِيجٌ فِي ضِيقِ ٱلْأَزْمِنَةِ.

26 And after sixty and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end [shall be] with a flood, and to the end of the war desolations are determined.

٢٦ وَبَعْدَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَسِتِّينَ أُسْبُوعًا يُقْطَعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ، وَشَعْبُ رَئِيسٍ آتٍ يُخْرِبُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَٱلْقُدْسَ، وَٱنْتِهَاؤُهُ بِغَمَارَةٍ، وَإِلَى ٱلنِّهَايَةِ حَرْبٌ وَخِرَبٌ قُضِيَ بِهَا.

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

٢٧ وَيُثَبِّتُ عَهْدًا مَعَ كَثِيرِينَ فِي أُسْبُوعٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَفِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأُسْبُوعِ يُبَطِّلُ ٱلذَّبِيحَةَ وَٱلتَّقْدِمَةَ، وَعَلَى جَنَاحِ ٱلْأَرْجَاسِ مُخَرَّبٌ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ وَيُصَبَّ ٱلْمَقْضِيُّ عَلَى ٱلْمُخَرِّبِ».

The Prophet Jeremiah