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Daniel 9

Lutherbibel 2017



1 Im ersten Jahr des Darius, des Sohnes des Ahasveros[1], aus dem Stamm der Meder, der über das Reich der Chaldäer König wurde, (Dan 6,1) 2 in diesem ersten Jahr seiner Herrschaft verstand ich, Daniel, in den Büchern die Zahl der Jahre, die sich an Jerusalem erfüllen sollte. So war das Wort des HERRN an den Propheten Jeremia ergangen: Siebzig Jahre soll Jerusalem wüst liegen. (Jer 25,11; Jer 29,10) 3 Und ich kehrte mich zu Gott, dem Herrn, um zu beten und zu flehen unter Fasten und in Sack und Asche. 4 Ich betete aber zu dem HERRN, meinem Gott, und bekannte und sprach: Ach, Herr, du großer und schrecklicher Gott, der du Bund und Gnade bewahrst denen, die dich lieben und deine Gebote halten! (5Mo 7,9; Neh 1,5) 5 Wir haben gesündigt, Unrecht getan, sind gottlos gewesen und abtrünnig geworden; wir sind von deinen Geboten und Rechten abgewichen. 6 Wir gehorchten nicht deinen Knechten, den Propheten, die in deinem Namen zu unsern Königen, Fürsten, Vätern und zu allem Volk des Landes redeten. 7 Du, Herr, bist gerecht, wir aber müssen uns alle heute schämen, die von Juda und von Jerusalem und vom ganzen Israel, die, die nahe sind, und die zerstreut sind in allen Ländern, wohin du sie verstoßen hast um ihrer Missetat willen, die sie an dir begangen haben. 8 Ja, HERR, wir, unsre Könige, unsre Fürsten und unsre Väter müssen uns schämen, dass wir uns an dir versündigt haben. (Esr 9,7; Jes 43,27) 9 Bei dir aber, Herr, unser Gott, ist Barmherzigkeit und Vergebung. Denn wir sind abtrünnig geworden (Ps 130,4) 10 und gehorchten nicht der Stimme des HERRN, unseres Gottes, und wandelten nicht nach seinen Gesetzen, die er uns vorlegte durch seine Knechte, die Propheten; 11 sondern ganz Israel übertrat dein Gesetz, und sie wichen ab und gehorchten deiner Stimme nicht. Darum trifft uns auch der Fluch, den er geschworen hat und der geschrieben steht im Gesetz des Mose, des Knechtes Gottes, weil wir an ihm gesündigt haben. (3Mo 26,14; 5Mo 28,15) 12 Und Gott hat seine Worte gehalten, die er geredet hat gegen uns und unsere Richter, die uns richten sollten, dass er ein so großes Unglück über uns hat kommen lassen; denn unter dem ganzen Himmel ist Derartiges nicht geschehen wie in Jerusalem. 13 Wie es geschrieben steht im Gesetz des Mose, so ist all dies große Unglück über uns gekommen. Aber wir haben auch nicht den HERRN, unsern Gott, besänftigt, sodass wir uns von unsern Sünden bekehrt und auf deine Wahrheit geachtet hätten. 14 Darum wachte der HERR über das Unglück und hat’s über uns kommen lassen. Denn der HERR, unser Gott, ist gerecht in allen seinen Werken, die er tut; aber wir gehorchten seiner Stimme nicht. (Jer 1,12) 15 Und nun, Herr, unser Gott, der du dein Volk aus Ägyptenland geführt hast mit starker Hand und hast dir einen Namen gemacht, so wie es heute ist: Wir haben gesündigt, wir sind gottlos gewesen. 16 Ach, Herr, um aller deiner Gerechtigkeit willen wende ab deinen Zorn und Grimm von deiner Stadt Jerusalem und deinem heiligen Berg. Denn wegen unserer Sünden und wegen der Missetaten unserer Väter trägt Jerusalem und dein Volk Schmach bei allen, die um uns her wohnen. 17 Und nun, unser Gott, höre das Gebet deines Knechtes und sein Flehen. Lass leuchten dein Angesicht über dein zerstörtes Heiligtum um deinetwillen, Herr! 18 Neige deine Ohren, mein Gott, und höre, tu deine Augen auf und sieh an unsere Trümmer und die Stadt, die nach deinem Namen genannt ist. Denn wir liegen vor dir mit unserm Gebet und vertrauen nicht auf unsre Gerechtigkeit, sondern auf deine große Barmherzigkeit. 19 Ach, Herr, höre! Ach, Herr, sei gnädig! Ach, Herr, merk auf und handle! Säume nicht – um deinetwillen, mein Gott! Denn deine Stadt und dein Volk ist nach deinem Namen genannt. (Jer 14,9) 20 Als ich noch so redete und betete und meine und meines Volkes Israel Sünde bekannte und mit meinem Gebet für den heiligen Berg meines Gottes vor dem HERRN, meinem Gott, lag, 21 eben als ich noch so redete in meinem Gebet, da flog der Mann Gabriel, den ich zuvor im Gesicht gesehen hatte, um die Zeit des Abendopfers dicht an mich heran. (Dan 8,16) 22 Und er unterwies mich und redete mit mir und sprach: Daniel, jetzt bin ich ausgegangen, um dir zum rechten Verständnis zu verhelfen. 23 Denn als du anfingst zu beten, erging ein Wort, und ich komme, um dir’s kundzutun; denn du bist von Gott geliebt. So merke nun auf das Wort, damit du das Gesicht verstehst. 24 Siebzig Wochen[2] sind verhängt über dein Volk und über deine heilige Stadt; dann wird dem Frevel ein Ende gemacht und die Sünde versiegelt und die Schuld gesühnt, und es wird ewige Gerechtigkeit gebracht und Gesicht und Weissagung besiegelt und das Allerheiligste gesalbt werden. 25 So wisse nun und gib acht: Von der Zeit an, als das Wort erging, Jerusalem werde wieder aufgebaut werden, bis ein Gesalbter, ein Fürst, kommt, sind es sieben Wochen; und zweiundsechzig Wochen lang wird es wieder aufgebaut sein mit Plätzen und Gräben, wiewohl in kummervoller Zeit. 26 Und nach den zweiundsechzig Wochen wird ein Gesalbter ausgerottet werden, und niemand wird ihm helfen. Und das Volk eines Fürsten wird kommen und die Stadt und das Heiligtum zerstören, aber dann kommt das Ende durch eine Flut, und bis zum Ende wird es Krieg geben und Verwüstung, die längst beschlossen ist. (Jes 28,22; Lk 21,23) 27 Er wird aber vielen den Bund schwer machen eine Woche lang. Und in der Mitte der Woche wird er Schlachtopfer und Speisopfer abschaffen. Und im Heiligtum wird stehen ein Gräuelbild, das Verwüstung anrichtet, bis das Verderben, das beschlossen ist, sich über den Verwüster ergießen wird. (Jes 10,22; Dan 8,11; Dan 11,31; Dan 12,11; Mt 24,15) 

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Daniel 9

English Standard Version



1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— (Dan 5,30; Dan 5,31; Dan 8,20; Dan 11,1) 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. (Esr 1,1; Jer 25,12) 3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. (Neh 1,4; Dan 9,17; Dan 9,23) 4 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, (5Mo 7,9; Esr 10,1; Neh 1,5; Neh 1,6; Neh 9,32; Dan 9,20) 5 we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. (Kla 3,42; Dan 9,15) 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. (2Chr 36,15; Esr 9,7; Esr 9,11; Neh 9,34; Sach 1,6) 7 To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. (3Mo 26,40; Est 9,20; Jer 8,3; Kla 1,18; Dan 9,14) 8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. (Dan 9,5) 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him (Neh 9,17; Ps 86,15) 10 and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. (Dan 9,6) 11 All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. And the curse and oath that are written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him. (3Mo 26,14; 5Mo 28,15; 1Chr 6,49; 2Chr 24,9; Neh 10,29; Jes 1,4; Jer 40,3; Jer 44,22; Jer 44,23; Dan 9,5) 12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us,[1] by bringing upon us a great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. (Ps 82,2; Jer 39,16; Kla 1,12; Hes 5,9) 13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. (Dan 9,11; Hos 7,10) 14 Therefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice. (Neh 9,33; Jer 1,12; Dan 9,7; Dan 9,10) 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. (2Mo 6,1; 2Mo 14,18; 2Mo 32,11; Neh 1,10; Neh 9,10; Dan 9,5) 16 “O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us. (2Mo 20,5; Ps 31,1; Ps 44,13; Ps 71,2; Ps 79,4; Jer 31,23; Kla 1,5; Kla 2,15; Hes 36,4; Dan 9,20; Dan 11,45; Mi 6,16; Sach 8,3) 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,[2] make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. (4Mo 6,25; Kla 5,18) 18 O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. (2Kön 19,16; Jes 37,17; Jer 25,29; Dan 9,26; Dan 9,27) 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.” (Ps 25,11; Ps 40,17; Ps 70,5; Ps 79,9; Jer 14,9; Dan 9,18) 



20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God, (Jes 65,24; Dan 9,16) 21 while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. (2Mo 29,39; 1Kön 18,36; Esr 9,4; Dan 8,16; Dan 8,18) 22 He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. (Dan 1,4; Dan 1,17; Dan 8,16) 23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision. (Dan 9,20; Dan 10,11; Dan 10,12; Dan 10,14; Dan 10,19; Mt 24,15; Mk 13,14) 



24 “Seventy weeks[3] are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.[4] (Neh 11,1; Ps 45,7; Ps 78,38; Jes 61,1; Jer 23,5; Jer 31,34; Hes 4,6; Dan 8,13; Apg 4,26; Röm 3,25; Hebr 2,17) 25 Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[5] with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. (2Chr 36,23; Esr 1,3; Esr 4,24; Esr 6,15; Neh 4,7; Neh 4,16; Neh 6,15; Ps 51,18; Jes 55,4; Dan 9,23; Joh 1,41) 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its[6] end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. (Jes 53,8; Dan 9,18; Dan 9,27; Dan 11,10; Dan 11,22; Dan 11,26; Dan 11,40; Nah 1,8; Mt 24,2; Mt 24,6; Mt 24,14; Mk 9,12; Mk 13,2; Lk 19,43; Lk 24,26) 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week,[7] and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.” (Jes 10,23; Mt 24,15; Mk 13,14; Lk 21,20) 

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Daniel 9

New International Version



1 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes[1] (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian[2] kingdom – 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. 4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: ‘Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land. 7 ‘Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame – the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you. ‘Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. 12 You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favour of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. 14 The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him. 15 ‘Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us. 17 ‘Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favour on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. 19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.’ 



20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill – 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He instructed me and said to me, ‘Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. 23 As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision: 24 ‘Seventy “sevens”[3] are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish[4] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[5] 25 ‘Know and understand this: from the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[6] the ruler, comes, there will be seven “sevens”, and sixty-two “sevens”. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two “sevens”, the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing.[7] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: war will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one “seven”.[8] In the middle of the “seven”[9] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[10] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.[11]’[12] 

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Daniel 9

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1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 4 And I prayed unto 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; 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: 6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto 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. 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. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 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. 11 Yea, 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. 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. 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 obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine 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 are become a reproach to all that are about us. 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' sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine 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. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 20 And whiles 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; 21 Yea, whiles 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. 22 And he informed me , and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee ; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. 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. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore 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 the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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. 

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Daniel 9

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1 Darius, fils de Xerxès, de la race des Mèdes, fut établi sur le trône du royaume des Chaldéens. 2 La première année de son règne, moi, Daniel, je considérais dans les livres le nombre des années que l’Eternel avait indiqué au prophète Jérémie, et pendant lesquelles Jérusalem devait rester en ruine, c’est-à-dire soixante-dix ans[1]. (Jer 25,11; Jer 29,10) 3 Alors je me tournai vers le Seigneur Dieu pour le prier et lui adresser des supplications, en jeûnant et en portant un habit de toile de sac et en me couvrant de cendre[2]. 4 J’adressai ma requête à l’Eternel mon Dieu et je lui fis une confession en ces termes: Ah! Seigneur, Dieu grand et redoutable, toi qui demeures fidèle à ton alliance et qui conserves ton amour envers ceux qui t’aiment et qui obéissent à tes commandements, 5 nous avons péché, nous avons mal agi, nous nous sommes rendus coupables et nous nous sommes révoltés contre toi en nous détournant de tes commandements et de tes lois. 6 Nous n’avons pas écouté tes serviteurs les prophètes, qui ont parlé en ton nom à nos rois, à nos chefs, à nos ancêtres et à tout le peuple du pays. 7 Toi, Seigneur, tu es juste, et nous, nous rougissons de honte. C’est bien le cas aujourd’hui des Judéens, des habitants de Jérusalem et de tout Israël, de ceux qui sont près et de ceux qui sont loin, dispersés dans tous les pays où tu les as chassés à cause de leurs infidélités à ton égard. 8 Seigneur, la honte est sur nous, sur nos rois, sur nos chefs et sur nos ancêtres, parce que nous avons péché contre toi. 9 Mais toi, Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as de la compassion et tu pardonnes, alors que nous nous sommes révoltés contre toi. 10 Nous ne t’avons pas obéi, Eternel notre Dieu, nous n’avons pas vécu selon les lois que tu nous as données par tes serviteurs les prophètes. 11 Tout le peuple d’Israël a transgressé ta Loi et s’est détourné pour ne pas entendre ta voix. Alors la malédiction et toutes les imprécations inscrites dans la Loi de Moïse[3], ton serviteur, se sont déversées sur nous, parce que nous avons péché contre Dieu. (3Mo 26,14; 5Mo 28,15) 12 Tu as accompli les menaces que tu avais prononcées contre nous et contre les chefs qui nous gouvernaient: tu as fait fondre sur nous un malheur si grand que, dans ce monde, il n’y en a jamais eu de pareil à celui qui a frappé Jérusalem. 13 Tout ce malheur nous a frappés conformément à ce qui était écrit dans la Loi de Moïse, et nous ne t’avons pas imploré, Eternel notre Dieu, nous ne nous sommes pas détournés de nos fautes et nous n’avons pas été attentifs à ta vérité. 14 C’est pourquoi, Eternel notre Dieu, tu as veillé à ce que ce malheur fonde sur nous[4] car tu es juste dans tout ce que tu fais, tandis que nous, nous ne t’avons pas obéi. (Jer 1,12; Jer 1,14) 15 Et maintenant, Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as fait sortir ton peuple d’Egypte par ton intervention puissante, et tu t’es fait une renommée qui subsiste jusqu’à ce jour. Mais nous, nous avons péché, nous avons fait le mal. 16 Seigneur, puisque tu agis en toute justice, veuille détourner ta colère et ton indignation de Jérusalem, ta ville, ta sainte montagne, car à cause de nos péchés et des fautes de nos ancêtres, Jérusalem et ton peuple sont en butte au mépris de tous ceux qui nous entourent. 17 Maintenant, ô notre Dieu, écoute la prière et les supplications de ton serviteur et, par égard pour toi-même, considère avec faveur ton sanctuaire dévasté! 18 O mon Dieu, prête l’oreille et écoute, ouvre tes yeux et considère nos ruines, regarde la ville qui t’appartient[5]. Certes, ce n’est pas à cause de nos actions justes que nous t’adressons nos supplications, mais à cause de ton immense compassion! 19 Seigneur, écoute-nous! Seigneur, pardonne! Seigneur, prête-nous attention et interviens sans tarder, par égard pour toi-même, ô mon Dieu! Car il s’agit de la ville et du peuple qui t’appartiennent[6]. 



20 Je continuais à parler dans ma prière, en confessant mes péchés et les péchés de mon peuple Israël, et en suppliant l’Eternel mon Dieu en faveur de sa sainte montagne. 21 J’étais encore en train de prononcer ma prière, quand Gabriel, ce personnage que j’avais vu dans une vision précédente, s’approcha de moi d’un vol rapide au moment de l’offrande du soir. 22 Il s’entretint avec moi et me donna des explications en me disant: Daniel, je suis venu maintenant pour t’éclairer. 23 Dès que tu as commencé ta supplique, un message a été émis, et je suis venu pour te le communiquer, car tu es bien-aimé de Dieu. Sois donc attentif à ce message et comprends cette vision. 24 Une période de soixante-dix septaines[7] a été fixée pour ton peuple et pour ta ville sainte, pour mettre un terme à la révolte contre Dieu, pour en finir avec les péchés, et pour expier, les fautes ainsi que pour instaurer une justice éternelle, pour accomplir vision et prophétie, et pour conférer l’onction à un sanctuaire très saint. 25 Voici donc ce que tu dois savoir et comprendre: Depuis le moment où le décret ordonnant de restaurer et de rebâtir Jérusalem[8] a été promulgué jusqu’à l’avènement d’un chef ayant reçu l’onction, il s’écoulera sept septaines et soixante-deux septaines. La ville sera rebâtie et rétablie avec ses places et ses fossés, en des temps de détresse. (2Chr 36,22; Esr 1,1) 26 A la fin des soixante-deux septaines, un homme ayant reçu l’onction sera mis à mort, bien qu’on ne puisse rien lui reprocher[9]. Quant à la ville et au sanctuaire, ils seront détruits par le peuple d’un chef qui viendra[10], mais sa fin arrivera, provoquée comme par une inondation, et jusqu’à la fin, séviront la guerre et les dévastations qui ont été décrétées. (Dan 11,45) 27 L’oint[11] conclura une alliance ferme avec un grand nombre[12] au cours d’une septaine et, à la moitié de la septaine, il fera cesser le sacrifice et l’offrande. Dans le Temple sera établie l’abominable profanation[13], et cela durera jusqu’à ce que l’entière destruction qui a été décrétée s’abatte sur le dévastateur. (Jes 53,12; Mt 24,15) 

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