12. And he said to me: Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, to afflict thyself in the sight of thy God, thy words have been heard: and I am come for thy words.
13. But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted me one and twenty days: and behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I remained there by the king of the Persians.
14. But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days.
15. And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down my countenance to the ground, and held my peace.
16. And behold, as it were the likeness of a son of man touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him that stood before me: O my Lord, at the sight of thee my joints are loosed, and no strength hath remained in me.
17. And how can the servant of my lord speak with my lord? for no strength remaineth in me, moreover my breath is stopped.