¹In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

¹Treće godine Kira, kralja perzijskoga, Danielu, prozvanome Baltazar, bi objavljena riječ - riječ istinita: velik rat. On je nastojao razumjeti riječ, i razumijevanje bi mu dano u viđenju.

²In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

²U te dane ja, Daniel, žalovao sam tri sedmice:

³I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.

³nisam jeo tečnih jela; meso ni vino nije ulazilo u moja usta i nisam se mazao uljem dok ne prođoše te tri sedmice.

⁴In the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,

⁴Dvadeset i četvrtoga dana prvog mjeseca bijah na obali velike rijeke Tigrisa;

⁵I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose thighs were adorned with pure gold of Uphaz:

⁵podigoh oči da vidim, i gle: Čovjek odjeven u lanene haljine, oko pasa mu pojas od zlata ofirskoga,

⁶his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁶tijelo mu poput krizolita, lice kao munja, oči kao baklje ognjene, ruke i noge poput mjedi uglađene, zvuk riječi njegovih kao žamor mnoštva.

⁷I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn’t see the vision; but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.

⁷Jedini ja, Daniel, gledah ovo viđenje, ljudi koji bijahu sa mnom ne vidješe ga, ali ih spopade silan strah te pobjegoše da se sakriju.

⁸So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁸Ostadoh sam gledajući to veliko viđenje; onemoćah, lice mi problijedje, iznakazi se, snaga me ostavi.

⁹Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.

⁹Začuh glas njegovih riječi, i kad razabrah glas, onesvijestih se i padoh licem na zemlju.

¹⁰Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.

¹⁰I gle: ruka me dotače i pomože mi da se uprem na koljena i na dlanove.

¹¹He said to me, Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for am I now sent to you. When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.

¹¹On mi reče: "Daniele, miljeniče, pripazi na riječi koje ću ti kazati! Ustani, jer ja sam evo k tebi poslan." To reče, a ja ustadoh dršćući.

¹²Then he said to me, Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I have come for your words’ sake.

¹²I kaza mi: "Ne boj se, Daniele, jer od prvoga dana kad si odlučio da se poniziš pred svojim Bogom da bi razumio, tvoje su riječi uslišane i ja sam došao zbog tvojih riječi.

¹³But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹³Knez kraljevstva perzijskoga protivio mi se dvadeset i jedan dan, ali Mihael, jedan od prvih Knezova, dođe mi u pomoć. Ostavih ga nasuprot Knezu perzijskome,

¹⁴Now I have come to make you understand what shall happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days:

¹⁴a ja dođoh da ti kažem što će zadesiti tvoj narod na svršetku dana. Jer još će jedno viđenje biti za one dane."

¹⁵and when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.

¹⁵Pošto mi to reče, ja oborih pogled na zemlju, bez riječi.

¹⁶Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength.

¹⁶I gle: onaj, sličan sinu čovječjem dotače se mojih usana. Otvorih usta da govorim te rekoh onome koji stajaše preda mnom: "Gospodaru moj, zbog ovog viđenja obuzeše me tjeskobe i onemoćah.

¹⁷For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me.

¹⁷I kako će sluga Gospodina svoga govoriti s Gospodinom kad posve onemoćah i dah me ostavi?"

¹⁸Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.

¹⁸Tada me se opet dotače onaj što bijaše kao čovjek te me okrijepi.

¹⁹He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.”

¹⁹On reče: "Ne boj se, miljeniče! Mir tebi! Budi jak! Ohrabri se!" I dok mi to govoraše, ja se ohrabrih pa rekoh: "Govori, Gospodine, jer si me ohrabrio!"

²⁰Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

²⁰Tada će on: "Znaš li zašto sam došao k tebi? Sad ću se vratiti da se borim protiv Kneza Perzije; a čim svršim, doći će Knez Grčke.

²¹But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.”

²¹Ali ću ti prije otkriti što je zapisano u Knjizi istine. Nema nikoga tko bi se sa mnom protiv njih borio, osim Mihaela, Kneza vašega,