Daniel 10:21
But I will tell thee what is set down in the scripture of truth: and none is my helper in all these things, but Michael your prince.
The verse in its languages
- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Verumtamen annuntiabo tibi quod expressum est in scriptura veritatis : et nemo est adjutor meus in omnibus his, nisi Michaël princeps vester.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἀναγγελῶ σοι τὸ ἐντεταγμένον ἐν γραφῇ ἀληθείας, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν εἷς ἀντεχόμενος μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ περὶ τούτων ἀλλ᾽ ἢ Μειχαὴλ ὁ ἄρχων ὑμῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אֲבָל֙ אַגִּ֣יד לְךָ֔ אֶת הָרָשׁ֥וּם בִּכְתָ֖ב אֱמֶ֑ת וְאֵ֨ין אֶחָ֜ד מִתְחַזֵּ֤ק עִמִּי֙ עַל אֵ֔לֶּה כִּ֥י אִם מִיכָאֵ֖ל שַׂרְכֶֽם
Haydock's commentary
Of truth, in the former sealed visions. (Calmet)
Your prince. The guardian general of the Church of God, (Challoner) as he was of the synagogue. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Cassian The Conferences of John Cassian. Part I. Containing Conferences I-X, Chapter XIII. Of the fact that opposing powers turn the attack, which they aim at men, even against each other
For it is quite clear that they aim these attacks, with which they assault men, even against each other, for in like manner they do not cease to promote with unwearied strife the discords and struggles which they have undertaken for some peoples because of a sort of innate love of wickedness which they have: and this we read of as being very clearly set forth in the vision of Daniel the prophet, where the angel Gabriel speaks as follows: “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. 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. …