^{12 Ref} Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.

^{13 Ref} But the angel of the kingdom of Persia put himself against me for twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief angels, came to my help; and when I came he was still there with the angel of the kings of Persia.

^{14 Ref} Now I have come to give you knowledge of the fate of your people in the later days; for there is still a vision for the days.