1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.
2. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
3. I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
4. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
5. I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.