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THE VISION OF DANI EL OF ONE HUMAN AND MICHAH EL
In the third year of Koresh sovereign of Persia a word is exposed to Dani El, whose name is called Belte Shats Tsar; and the word is truth and the hostility is great: and he discerns the word and discernment of the vision.
2 In those days I, Dani El mourn three weeks of days:
3 I neither eat bread of desire nor flesh and wine come into my mouth; and in anointing, I anoint not myself until the fulfilling of three weeks of days:
4 and in the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I am by the hand of the great river Hiddeqel;
5 and I lift my eyes and see; and behold, one man enrobed in linen, with loins girded with fine ore of Uphaz:
6 and his body as the beryl; and his face as the visage of lightning; and his eyes as flambeaus of fire; and his arms and his feet as the eye of burnished copper; and the voice of his words as the voice of a multitude.
7 And I, Dani El alone see the vision; and the men with me see not the vision: and a great trembling falls on them; so that they flee to hide themselves:
8 and I alone remain and see this great vision; and no force remains in me: for the majesty in me turns into ruin and I retain no force:
9 yet I hear the voice of his words: and I hear the voice of his words, and I sleep soundly on my face with my face toward the earth:
10 and behold, a hand touches me, which staggers my knees and the palms of my hands.
11 And he says to me, O Dani El, a man desired, discern the words I word to you, in standing, stand: for I am now sent to you. - and when he words this word to me, I stand trembling.
12 And he says to me, Awe not, Dani El: for from the first day you gave your heart to discern and to humble yourself at the face of your Elohim, I heard your words; and I come because of your words:
13 and the governor of the sovereigndom of Persia stands against me twenty-one days: and behold, Michah El, one of the head governors, comes to help me; and I remain there beside the sovereigns of Persia.
14 I come so that you discern what befalls your people in the latter days: for the vision is yet for days.
15 And he words such words to me, and I give my face toward the earth, and I am mute:
16 and behold, a likeness of the sons of humanity touches my lips: and I open my mouth and word, and say to him standing in front of me, O my adoni, because of the vision, my pangs turn on me and I retain no force.