Daniel 9:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations

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	BLB Berean Literal Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—	In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—	In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—
2	in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of the years that, according to the word of YHWH, must be to Jeremiah the prophet to bring fulfillment to the desolations of Jerusalem: Seventy years.	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.	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	And I set my face toward the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.	Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.	So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
4	And I prayed to YHWH my God, and I made confession and said: “O Lord God, the great and fearsome One, the One keeping the covenant and the loving devotion to those loving Him and those keeping His commandments.	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,	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 we have done wrong, and we have been wicked and we have rebelled and turned aside from Your precepts and Your ordinances.	we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules.	we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
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