Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,

1 ¶ In the firstº yearº of Dariusº the sonº of Ahasuerus,º of the seedº² of the Medes,º which² was made kingºª over² the realmº of the Chaldeans;º 2 In the firstº yearº of his reignºª I² Danielº understoodºª by booksº the numberº of the years,º whereof² the wordº of the LORDº came² to² Jeremiahº the prophet,º that he would accomplishºª seventyº yearsº in the desolationsº of Jerusalem.º

maketh confession of sins,

3 ¶ And I setºª² my faceº unto² the Lordº God,º to seekºª by prayerº and supplications,º with fasting,º and sackcloth,º and ashes:º 4 And I prayedºª unto the LORDº my God,º and made my confession,ºª and said,ºª Oº Lord,º the greatº and dreadfulºª God,º keepingºª the covenantº and mercyº to them that loveºª him, and to them that keepºª his commandments;º 5 We have sinned,ºª and have committed iniquity,ºª and have done wickedly,ºª and have rebelled,ºª even by departingºª from thy preceptsº² and from thy judgments:º² 6 Neither² have we hearkenedºª unto² thy servantsº the prophets,º which² spakeºª in thy nameº to² our kings,º our princes,º and our fathers,º and to² all² the peopleº of the land.º 7 O Lord,º righteousnessº [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusionº of faces,º as at this² day;º to the menº of Judah,º and to the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º and unto all² Israel,º [that are] near,º and [that are] far off,º through all² the countriesº whither²² thou hast drivenºª them, because of their trespassº that² they have trespassedºª against thee. 8 O Lord,¹² to us [belongeth] confusionº of face,º to our kings,º to our princes,º and to our fathers,º because² we have sinnedºª against thee. 9 To the Lordº our Godº [belong] merciesº and forgivenesses,º though² we have rebelledºª against him; 10 Neither² have we obeyedºª the voiceº of the LORDº our God,º to walk¹ª² in his laws,º which² he setºª beforeº us byº his servantsº the prophets.º 11 Yea, all² Israelº have transgressedºª² thy law,º even by departing,ºª that they might not² obeyºª thy voice;º therefore the curseº is pouredºª upon² us, and the oathº that² [is] writtenºª in the lawº of Mosesº the servantº of God,º because² we have sinnedºª against him. 12 And he hath confirmedºª² his words,º which² he spakeºª against² us, and against² our judgesºª that² judgedºª us, by bringingºª upon² us a greatº evil:º for² under² the whole² heavenº hath not² been doneºª as² hath been doneºª upon Jerusalem.º 13 As² [it is] writtenºª in the lawº of Moses,º² all² this² evilº is comeºª upon² us: yet made we not our prayerºª²² beforeº the LORDº our God,º that we might turnºª from our iniquities,º² and understandºª thy truth.º 14 Therefore hath the LORDº watchedºª upon² the evil,º and broughtºª it upon² us: for² the LORDº our Godº [is] righteousº in² all² his worksº which² he doeth:ºª for we obeyedºª not² his voice.º 15 And now,² O Lordº our God,º that² hast brought¹ª thy people¹ forthºª²² out of the landº² of Egyptº with a mightyº hand,º and hast gottenºª thee renown,º as at this² day;º we have sinned,ºª we have done wickedly.ºª

and prayeth for the restoration of Jerusalem.

16 ¶ O Lord,º according to all² thy righteousness,º I beseech thee,² let thine angerº and thy furyº be turned awayºª from thy cityº² Jerusalem,º thy holyº mountain:º because² for our sins,º and for the iniquitiesº of our fathers,º Jerusalemº and thy peopleº [are become] a reproachº to all² [that are] aboutº us. 17 Now² therefore, O our God,º hearºª² the prayerº of thy servant,º and his supplications,º and cause thy faceº to shineºª upon² thy sanctuaryº that is desolate,º for the Lord's¹ sake.²² 18 O my God,º inclineºª thine ear,º and hear;ºª openºª thine eyes,º and beholdºª our desolations,ºª and the cityº which² is calledºª by² thy name:º for² we² do not² presentºª our supplicationsº beforeº thee for² our righteousnesses,º but² for² thy greatº mercies.º 19 O Lord,º hear;ºª O Lord,º forgive;ºª O Lord,º hearkenºª and do;ºª deferºª not,º for thine own sake,² O my God:º for² thy cityº and thy peopleº are calledºª by thy name.º

Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks.

20 ¶ And whiles² I² [was] speaking,ºª and praying,ºª and confessingºª my sinº and the sinº of my peopleº Israel,º and presentingºª my supplicationº beforeº the LORDº my Godº for² the holyº mountainº of my God;º 21 Yea, whiles² I² [was] speakingºª in prayer,º even the manº Gabriel,º whom² I had seenºª in the visionº at the beginning,º being caused to flyºª swiftly,º touchedºª² me about the timeº of the eveningº oblation.º 22 And he informedºª [me], and talkedºª with² me, and said,ºª O Daniel,º I am now² come forthºª to give thee skillºª and understanding.º 23 At the beginningº of thy supplicationsº the commandmentº came forth,ºª and I² am comeºª to shewºª [thee]; for² thou² [art] greatly beloved:¹² therefore understandºª the matter,º and considerºª the vision.¹² 24 Seventyº weeksº are determinedºª upon² thy peopleº and upon² thy holyº city,º to finishºª the transgression,º and to make an endº¹ªªª of sins,º and to make reconciliationºª for iniquity,º and to bring inºª everlastingº righteousness,º and to seal upºª the visionº and prophecy,º and to anointºª the most¹ Holy.º 25 Knowºª therefore and understand,ºª [that] from² the going forthº of the commandmentº to restoreºª and to buildºª Jerusalemº unto² the Messiahº the Princeº [shall be] sevenº weeks,º and threescoreº and twoº weeks:º the streetº shall be builtºª again,ºª and the wall,º even in troublousº times.º 26 And afterº threescoreº and twoº weeksº shall Messiahº be cut off,ºª but not² for himself: and the peopleº of the princeº that shall comeºª shall destroyºª the cityº and the sanctuary;º and the endº thereof [shall be] with a flood,º and unto² the endº of the warº desolationsºª are determined.ºª 27 And he shall confirmºª the covenantº with manyº for oneº week:º and in the midstº of the weekº he shall cause the sacrificeº and the oblationº to cease,ºª and for² the overspreadingº of abominationsº he shall make [it] desolate,ºª even until² the consummation,º and that determinedºª shall be pouredºª upon² the desolate.¹ª²