Michael,^(A) the great prince
who stands watch over your people, will rise up.
There will be a time of distress^(B)
such as never has occurred^(C)
since nations came into being until that time.^(D)
But at that time all your people
who are found written in the book^(E) will escape.^(F)

² a day of darkness and gloom,^(A)
a day of clouds and total darkness,^(B)
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people^(C) appears,
such as never existed in ages past^(D)
and never will again
in all the generations to come.^(E)