1In the first year of Darius son of…
2in the first year of his reign, I,…
3So I turned my attention to the Lord…
4And I prayed to the LORD my God…
5we have sinned and done wrong. We have…
6We have not listened to Your servants the…
7To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this…
8O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings,…
9To the Lord our God belong compassion and…
10and have not obeyed the voice of the…
11All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned…
12You have carried out the words spoken against…
13Just as it is written in the Law…
14Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in…
15Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your…
16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous…
17So now, our God, hear the prayers and…
18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear;…
19O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord,…
20While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin…
21while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man…
22He instructed me and spoke with me, saying:…
23At the beginning of your petitions, an answer…
24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and…
25Know and understand this: From the issuance of…
26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will…
27And he will confirm a covenant with many…
