¹⁰ Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was ·shaking [trembling]. ¹¹ ·The man in the vision [^LHe] said to me, “Daniel, ·God loves you very much [^Lyou are favored/coveted/desired]. Think carefully about the words I will speak to you, and stand up, because I have been sent to you.” When he said this, I stood up, but I was still ·shaking [trembling].

¹² Then the man said to me, “Daniel, do not be afraid. ·Some time ago [^LFrom the first day] you ·decided [^Lgave your heart/mind] to get understanding and to humble yourself before your God. ·Since that time God has listened to you [^L…your words have been heard], and I have come because of your ·prayers [^Lwords]. ¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia [^Ca spiritual being; nations have their presiding angels; Deut. 32:8–9] ·has been fighting [^Lstood] against me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the most important ·angels [^Lprinces], came to help me, because I had been left there with the king of Persia. ¹⁴ Now I have come to ·explain to you [help you understand] what will happen to your people, because the vision is about a time in the future.”