²² My God sent his angel,^(A) and he shut the mouths of the lions.^(B) They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight.^(C) Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”

¹⁶ And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai^(A) calling, “Gabriel,^(B) tell this man the meaning of the vision.”^(C)

²¹ while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,^(A) the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.^(B)

⁵ I looked up^(A) and there before me was a man dressed in linen,^(B) with a belt of fine gold^(C) from Uphaz around his waist. ⁶ His body was like topaz,^(D) his face like lightning,^(E) his eyes like flaming torches,^(F) his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze,^(G) and his voice^(H) like the sound of a multitude.

⁷ I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it,^(I) but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. ⁸ So I was left alone,^(J) gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left,^(K) my face turned deathly pale^(L) and I was helpless.^{(M) 9} Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.^(N)

¹⁰ A hand touched me^(O) and set me trembling on my hands and knees.^(P)