Daniel 7:24-26
New English Translation
24 The ten horns mean that ten kings
will arise from that kingdom.
Another king will arise after them,
but he will be different from the earlier ones.
He will humiliate[a] three kings.
25 He will speak words against the Most High.
He will harass[b] the holy ones of the Most High continually.
His intention will be[c] to change times established by law.[d]
The holy ones will be delivered into his hand
for a time, times,[e] and half a time.
26 But the court will convene,[f] and his ruling authority will be removed—
destroyed and abolished forever!
Footnotes
- Daniel 7:24 tn Or “subjugate”; KJV, NASB, NIV “subdue”; ASV, NRSV “put down.”
- Daniel 7:25 tn Aram “wear out” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NASB, NLT “wear down.” The word is a hapax legomenon in biblical Aramaic, but in biblical Hebrew it especially refers to wearing out such things as garments. Here it is translated “harass…continually.”
- Daniel 7:25 tn Aram “he will think.”
- Daniel 7:25 tn Aram “times and law.” The present translation is based on the understanding that the expression is a hendiadys.
- Daniel 7:25 sn Although the word times is vocalized in the MT as a plural, it probably should be regarded as a dual. The Masoretes may have been influenced here by the fact that in late Aramaic (and Syriac) the dual forms fall out of use. The meaning would thus be three and a half “times.”
- Daniel 7:26 tn Aram “judgment will sit” (KJV similar).
Daniel 7:24-26
New International Version
24 The ten horns(A) are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. 25 He will speak against the Most High(B) and oppress his holy people(C) and try to change the set times(D) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[a](E)
26 “‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed(F) forever.
Footnotes
- Daniel 7:25 Or for a year, two years and half a year
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