15. --And now, O Lord our God who broughtest thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and hast made thee a name, as it is this day, --we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
16. Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all round about us.
17. And now, our God hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
18. Incline thine ear, O my God and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.
19. Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, hearken and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
20. And whilst I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Jehovah my God for the holy mountain of my God
21. whilst I was yet speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
22. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.