5. I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz round his waist.
6. His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
7. I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.
8. So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.
9. Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
10. A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
11. He said, ‘Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.’ And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.