“Now!
O Lord!
Our God!
You brought
Your people
Out of the land
Of Egypt
With a mighty hand.
You have made
Your name
Renowned
Even to this day.
We have sinned.
We have done wickedly.
O Lord!
In view of your righteous acts,
Let your anger,
Let your wrath,
We pray,
Turn away
From your city Jerusalem,
Your holy mountain.
Because of our sins,
Because of the iniquities
Of our ancestors,
Jerusalem
With your people
Have become a disgrace
Among all our neighbors.”
Daniel continued with this prayer to God, reminding him how he had brought them out of Egypt with a mighty hand. His name was renowned. However, they had sinned and done wicked things. Thus, God, the Lord, had a righteous anger and wrath. Daniel wanted God to turn away from the holy mountain, the city of Jerusalem, because it had become a disgrace to all its neighbors. Their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors have brought disgrace to Jerusalem and its people.