1. In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.
2. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks.
3. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.