Daniel 11
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Guerras entre norte y sur
11 Y aquel personaje siguió diciendo:
«Durante el primer año del reinado de Darío en Media, yo le brindé mi ayuda y mi apoyo. 2 Y es que Persia todavía tendrá tres reyes. Después vendrá un cuarto rey, que será más rico que los tres anteriores. Será tan rico y poderoso que atacará al reino de Grecia.
3 »Después vendrá un rey muy valiente, que gobernará un gran imperio y hará lo que se le antoje. 4 Cuando su reino ya esté bien establecido, será destruido y se dividirá en cuatro partes. Este rey no les dejará el poder a sus hijos, ni será tan poderoso como antes fue, porque su reino estará dividido y en su lugar gobernarán otros reyes.
5 »El rey del sur será muy poderoso, pero uno de los jefes de su ejército le ganará en poder y controlará a muchas naciones y pueblos. 6 Después de algunos años, el rey del norte y el rey del sur unirán sus fuerzas. Para que haya paz entre ellos, el rey del norte se casará con la hija del rey del sur. Sin embargo, este plan no tendrá éxito porque matarán a la hija y a su esposo, junto con su hijo y sus criados.
7 »Un miembro de la familia del rey del sur peleará contra el ejército del rey del norte, y lo vencerá; luego ocupará el castillo del rey, y con su ejército lo controlará todo. 8 Se llevará a Egipto sus dioses de metal, y otros objetos de oro y plata. De este modo, durante algún tiempo no habrá guerra entre estos dos reinos.
9 »Tiempo después, el rey del norte tratará de conquistar al reino del sur, pero tendrá que regresar a su tierra. 10 Entonces los hijos del rey del norte se enojarán y reunirán un gran ejército para luchar contra el rey del sur. Y lo atacarán, y llegarán hasta el castillo de ese rey. A su paso lo destruirán todo, como si fueran un río desbordado.
11 »Ante este ataque, el rey del sur se enojará mucho. Entonces saldrá a luchar contra el ejército del rey del norte, y lo derrotará por completo. 12 Esta victoria hará que el rey del sur se vuelva muy orgulloso. Pero su orgullo no le durará mucho tiempo, 13 porque el rey del norte organizará otro ejército, más grande y mejor preparado que el primero, y después de algunos años volverá a atacar al rey del sur y lo vencerá.
14 »En ese tiempo, muchos se unirán al rey del norte para pelear contra el rey del sur. Tal y como lo viste en tu sueño, entre ellos habrá algunos israelitas malvados; pero no les irá bien, pues serán derrotados. 15 El rey del norte construirá una rampa alrededor de una ciudad amurallada, y subirá a sus muros y la conquistará. ¡Ni los soldados más valientes del sur podrán detener al ejército enemigo! 16 El rey conquistador hará lo que quiera, y nadie se atreverá a hacerle frente. Destruirá todo lo que encuentre a su paso, y se quedará en la tierra más hermosa.
17 »El rey del norte tratará de vencer por completo al rey del sur. Para quedarse con su reino, firmará la paz y dejará que su hija se case con él. Pero su plan no tendrá éxito. 18 Entonces atacará las ciudades que están a la orilla del mar, y a muchas de ellas las conquistará. Pero un jefe del ejército terminará con esto, y pondrá en vergüenza al rey del norte. 19 Así el rey del norte volverá a sus castillos, pero un accidente le causará la muerte, y nadie más volverá a hablar de él.
20 »Su lugar lo ocupará otro rey, que para hacerse rico enviará uno de sus criados a cobrar impuestos. Pero pocos días después morirá, aunque no en la guerra.
21 »Después de ese rey vendrá un malvado, que no merecerá ser rey, pero que llegará a serlo por medio de engaños, y sin que nadie se dé cuenta de sus intenciones. 22 Ese malvado derrotará por completo a los ejércitos enemigos, y también al príncipe con quien hizo un tratado. 23 Engañará también a sus amigos, y a pesar de no tener un gran ejército logrará sus propósitos.
24 »Ese malvado tomará por sorpresa las tierras más ricas del lugar, y hará lo que no hicieron sus padres ni sus abuelos: repartirá entre sus soldados las riquezas que hayan ganado en la guerra, y hará planes para conquistar a las ciudades más protegidas. Pero esto no durará mucho tiempo. 25 Sin embargo, se sentirá tan poderoso que, con su gran ejército, atacará al rey del sur.
»Pero el rey del sur se le enfrentará valientemente, apoyado por su ejército grande y poderoso. Sin embargo, este rey será traicionado y no podrá resistir los ataques de sus enemigos. 26 Sus propios amigos, a quienes invitaba a comer en su propia mesa, serán la causa de su desgracia. Y así, su ejército perderá la guerra, y muchos de sus soldados perderán la vida.
27 »Estos dos reyes se sentarán a comer en la misma mesa, pero sólo pensarán en hacerse daño. Se engañarán el uno al otro, pero ninguno de los dos logrará su propósito, porque todavía no será el tiempo adecuado. 28 Después de llevar a cabo sus planes, el rey del norte regresará a su país, llevándose todo lo que ganó en la guerra.
»Pasado el tiempo, el rey del norte no cumplirá con el tratado de paz que hizo. 29 Al contrario, en el momento preciso volverá a luchar contra el rey del sur, sólo que esta vez no triunfará. 30 Vendrá en barcos un ejército del oeste, y lo atacará. Esto le dará tanto miedo que lo hará huir. Entonces les hará caso a quienes, por estar a su servicio, no cumplieron con el tratado de paz. Será tanto su odio que hará cosas terribles en contra de ese tratado.
31 »Sus soldados no respetarán el templo ni la ciudad amurallada. No permitirán que se presente la ofrenda de todos los días, y en su lugar ofrecerán algo asqueroso. 32 El rey tratará de ganarse la simpatía de los que no cumplieron con el tratado de paz, pero los que aman a su Dios se mantendrán firmes y no le harán caso.
33-35 »Los maestros del pueblo enseñarán a mucha gente a mantenerse fieles a Dios, aunque serán perseguidos. A unos los matarán, a otros los quemarán, y a otros les robarán todas sus pertenencias. Muchos de ellos serán llevados como esclavos a otros países. Mientras esto suceda, no les faltará un poco de ayuda, aunque muchos se unirán a ellos sólo por conveniencia. Todo esto sucederá como preparación, para que puedan resistir mejor otras pruebas. Pero esto durará sólo un poco de tiempo, hasta que llegue el momento final señalado por Dios.
36-37 »El rey del norte hará todo lo que quiera. Será tanto su orgullo que se creerá superior a todos los dioses. Hasta llegará a ofender gravemente al verdadero Dios. Y todo le saldrá bien, pero sólo hasta que Dios lo castigue, porque lo que Dios tiene que hacer lo hace.
38 »Este rey adorará al dios de las ciudades amuralladas, dios al que ni sus padres ni sus abuelos adoraron, y hasta le ofrecerá oro, plata, piedras preciosas y objetos de mucho valor. 39 Para defender las ciudades conquistadas, pedirá el apoyo de un ejército que adora a otros dioses. Y a todos los que le rindan honores, los recompensará con puestos muy importantes y con grandes territorios.
40 »Cuando llegue el momento final, el rey del sur atacará al rey del norte, pero éste responderá a los ataques. Saldrá al frente de carros de guerra, y de todo un ejército montado a caballo, y apoyado por muchos barcos. ¡Caerá sobre todo el país, con la fuerza de una tormenta! 41 También invadirá la tierra más hermosa, y matará a muchísimas personas; sin embargo, no les pasará nada a los que viven en Edom y Moab, ni a la mayoría de los que viven en Amón.
42 »El ejército del rey del norte conquistará varios países, y ni siquiera Egipto se escapará. 43 El rey se llevará todos los tesoros de Egipto: el oro, la plata y todas sus riquezas. Después de eso, conquistará Libia y Etiopía.
44 »Pero le llegarán noticias del este y del norte, que le darán mucho miedo. Se enojará tanto que querrá matar a muchos. 45 Entonces pondrá su campamento entre el mar y la montaña de Dios, que está en la tierra más hermosa. Allí le llegará la hora de su muerte, y nadie podrá ayudarlo.
Daniel 11
Common English Bible
A vast empire divided
11 “In the first year of Darius the Mede’s rule, I took my stand to strengthen and protect him.” 2 I will now tell you the truth. Persia will have three more kings, but the fourth will be richer than all of them. Once he has become strong through his great riches, he will disturb everyone, including the Greek kingdom. 3 Then a warrior-king will come forward, ruling over a vast empire and doing whatever he wants. 4 But even as he takes control, his kingdom will be broken, divided to the four winds of heaven. It won’t pass to his descendants. No one will rule like he did because his kingdom will be uprooted. It will belong to others, not to these.
South and north
5 “Then the southern king will gain power, but one of his princes will overpower him, ruling in his place. His empire will be vast. 6 After some years, they will make an agreement together. The southern king’s daughter will go to the northern king to finalize the agreement, but she won’t retain her great power. Neither will his power remain in place. In those times she will be handed over, along with her escort, the one who fathered her, and the one who strengthened her.[a]
7 “A branch from her roots will rise up in his place. Attacking the army, he will enter the walled fortress of the northern king. He will fight with them, and he will conquer. 8 He will even carry off their gods to Egypt, along with their statues and their silver and gold equipment. For years he will avoid the northern king. 9 Then the northern king will attack the kingdom of the southern king, but will return to his own land. 10 His sons will get ready for war, gathering massive forces. Their attack will be like an overwhelming flood. And they will attack again, taking the battle as far as his walled fortress.
11 “The southern king, in a bitter rage, will come out to battle the northern king. He will muster a huge army, but the army will be handed over to his enemy. 12 When the army is carried off, he will become confident. He will kill tens of thousands, but he will not stand strong. 13 The northern king will then muster another army—this one bigger than the first. After some years have passed, he will attack with a large and well-equipped army. 14 In those times, many will oppose the southern king. Violent persons from among your people also will rise up to support the vision, but they will fail.
15 “When the northern king attacks, he will throw up a siege ramp and occupy a walled city. The southern forces will not be able to resist—not even its elite forces. No one will be strong enough to resist. 16 The one who comes to attack will do whatever he wants; no one will be able to oppose him. He will take his place in the beautiful country, and he will hand out destruction. 17 He will decide to occupy his entire kingdom by force. He will make an agreement with him and will give him a wife, intending to destroy him,[b] but it won’t succeed and it won’t happen.[c] 18 He will turn his face to the coastlands, capturing many people. A commander will put an end to his disgrace,[d] even though he won’t repay that disgrace. 19 Then he will turn his attention to the walled fortresses of his own country but will stumble, fall, and disappear.
20 “In his place one will arise who will send his agent to exact a kingdom’s glory, but in a few days he will be broken, though not by anger and not by war. 21 A worthless person will arise in his place. Royal majesty will not have been given to him, but he will come in a time of security and seize the kingdom by deceitful means. 22 Forces will be completely swept away and broken before him. The same is true for the leader of the covenant. 23 From the moment they make an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully. He will gain power at the expense of a small nation. 24 He will come into a province’s richest places untroubled and will do what his fathers and grandfathers never could. He will hand out plunder, spoil, and wealth to them. He will make plans against fortresses, but only for a time.
25 “Then with a large army he will gather his strength and courage against the southern king. The southern king, with a large and super powerful army, will prepare for war, but he won’t endure because they will make plans against him. 26 Those who eat the king’s provisions will destroy him. His army will be overrun. Many will die.
27 “These two kings, with their minds set on evil, will sit at one table, telling lies, but with no success because the end will come at the set time. 28 He will return to his country with great wealth and set his mind against a holy covenant. He will do what he wants and then return to his country. 29 At the set time he will again battle against the south, but the second time will be different from the first. 30 Kittim ships will fight against him, and he will retreat in fear. He will rage against a holy covenant and will do what he wants. Then he will pay special attention to those who violate a holy covenant. 31 His forces will come and make the sanctuary fortress impure. They will stop the daily sacrifice and set up a desolating monstrosity. 32 By deceitful means he will corrupt those who violate a covenant, but the people who acknowledge their God will stand strong and will act.
33 “The people’s teachers will help many understand, but for a time they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder. 34 When they fall, they will receive a little help, but many will join them with deceitful plans. 35 Some of the teachers too will fall in order that they might be refined, purified, and cleansed—until an end time, because it is still not yet the set time.
An end to the arrogant king
36 “The king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt himself, making himself greater than any god. He will say unbelievable things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the doom is completed, because what is decreed must take place. 37 He will give no thought to the gods of his fathers, nor to the god cherished by women. He will give no thought to any god, because he will make himself greater than all of them. 38 In their place, he will worship a god of walled fortresses. With gold and silver, rare stones and precious things, he will worship a god his fathers did not acknowledge. 39 He will deal with walled fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will heap rewards on those who support him, making them rule over many and dividing up the land for a price. 40 At the end time, the southern king will attack him. The northern king will storm against him with chariots and horses and many ships. He will invade countries, sweeping over them like a flood. 41 He will invade the beautiful country, and tens of thousands will die. But Edom, Moab, and the best of the Ammonites will escape from his hand. 42 He will extend his power into other countries. Even Egypt won’t escape. 43 He will take control of Egypt’s hidden treasures of gold, silver, and all its precious things. Libyans and Cushites will follow at his feet. 44 But reports from the east and north will alarm him, and in a great rage he will set off to devastate and destroy many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
Footnotes
- Daniel 11:6 Heb uncertain
- Daniel 11:17 DSS; MT her or it (the kingdom)
- Daniel 11:17 Heb adds for him.
- Daniel 11:18 Heb adds for him.
Daniel 11
King James Version
11 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Daniel 11
Svenska Folkbibeln
11 I medern Darejaves första regeringsår stod jag där för att stärka och skydda honom."
Söderlandets och Nordlandets kungar
2 "Nu skall jag tillkännage sanningen för dig. Ytterligare tre kungar skall uppstå i Persien, och den fjärde[a] skall bli rikare än någon av de andra, och när han har blivit som mäktigast genom sina rikedomar skall han sätta in all sin makt mot Javans rike.
3 Sedan skall en väldig kung uppstå och han skall härska med stor makt och göra vad han vill. 4 Men när han har kommit skall hans rike falla sönder och delas efter himlens fyra väderstreck.[b] Det skall inte tillfalla hans efterkommande eller förbli lika mäktigt som när han hade makten. Hans rike skall omstörtas och tillfalla andra än dem.
5 Kungen i Söderlandet skall bli mäktig. Och av hans furstar skall en vara mäktigare än han, och hans herravälde skall bli stort. 6 Efter några år skall de ingå förbund med varandra och dottern till Söderlandets kung skall komma till kungen i Nordlandet för att träffa en överenskommelse. Men hon skall inte kunna behålla den makt hon vinner och hans makt skall inte heller bestå. Hon skall offras tillsammans med dem som förde henne dit, både hennes far och den man som en tid gav henne makt.
7 Men en telning från hennes rötter skall stiga upp i hans ställe och dra upp mot nordlandskungens här och tränga in i hans fäste och göra med folket vad han vill och få överhanden. 8 Deras gudar och avgudabilder och deras dyrbara kärl, både av silver och guld, skall han också föra till Egypten. Sedan skall han under några år lämna nordlandskungen i fred. 9 Däremot skall denne tränga in i söderlandskungens rike, men han skall vända tillbaka till sitt land igen.
10 Hans söner skall rusta sig till strid och samla en väldig krigshär, som skall välla fram som en störtflod och tåga in. Den skall komma igen och striden skall föras ända fram till söderlandskungens befästningar. 11 Då skall kungen i Söderlandet bli förbittrad och dra ut och strida mot kungen i Nordlandet, som skall ställa upp en stor här, men den hären skall ges i den andres hand. 12 När hären är borta växer söderlandskungens övermod och han skall slå ner tiotusenden, men ändå inte få herraväldet. 13 Ty kungen i Nordlandet skall ställa upp en ny här, större än den förra, och efter en tid, om några år, skall han komma med en stor krigshär och stora förråd.
14 Vid samma tid skall många andra resa sig mot kungen i Söderlandet. Våldsmän av ditt eget folk skall göra uppror för att uppfylla profetian, men de kommer att falla. 15 Och kungen i Nordlandet skall komma och kasta upp vallar och inta en välbefäst stad, och Söderlandets stridskrafter skall inte kunna hålla stånd. Dess utvalda krigsfolk skall inte ha någon kraft att stå emot. 16 Nordlandets kung, som rycker emot honom, skall göra vad han vill, och ingen skall kunna stå emot honom. Han skall komma in i 'det härliga landet', och förstörelse skall ske genom hans hand. 17 Han skall komma med hela sitt rikes makt. Men han är villig till förlikning, och en sådan skall han åstadkomma. Han skall ge kungen av Söderlandet en av sina döttrar till hustru för att fördärva honom. Men detta skall inte lyckas och inte vara till hans fördel. 18 Därefter skall han vända sig mot öländerna och inta många, men en härförare skall göra slut på hans hånfullhet och låta det vända tillbaka över honom själv. 19 Då skall han vända tillbaka till sitt eget lands befästningar. Men han skall vackla och falla och sedan inte mer finnas till.
20 På hans plats skall en annan uppstå, en som låter en uppbördsman dra igenom det land som är hans rikes prydnad. Men efter några dagar skall han störtas, dock inte genom vrede eller i strid.
Den onde kungen i Nordlandet
21 I hans ställe skall en föraktlig man komma, en som man inte har givit kungavärdighet. Oväntat intar han riket genom list. 22 Och översvämmande härar skall svepas bort inför honom och krossas, likaså en förbundsfurste. 23 Ty från den stund han ingått förbund med honom kommer han att handla svekfullt. Han skall dra ut och få övermakten med endast lite folk. 24 Oväntat skall han komma in i landets bördigaste trakter och göra vad hans fäder och deras fäder inte kunnat göra. Byte och rov och gods skall han strö ut åt sitt folk och intill en viss tid gör han upp onda planer mot befästa platser.
25 Han skall uppbåda sin kraft och sitt mod mot kungen i Söderlandet och komma med en stor här, men kungen i Söderlandet skall också rusta sig till strid med en mycket stor och mäktig här. Han skall dock inte kunna hålla stånd på grund av de stämplingar som görs mot honom. 26 De som äter hans bröd skall störta honom. Hans här kommer att svepas bort och många skall bli slagna och falla. 27 Båda kungarna kommer att ha ont i sinnet. Där de sitter tillsammans vid samma bord talar de lögn, men det skall inte ha någon framgång, ty ännu dröjer slutet till den bestämda tiden. 28 Han skall vända tillbaka till sitt land med mycket gods, men hans hjärta kommer att vara emot det heliga förbundet. När han har genomfört sitt uppsåt skall han vända tillbaka till sitt land.
29 På bestämd tid skall han sedan på nytt dra ut mot Söderlandet, men denna senare gång skall det inte gå som den förra. 30 Ty skepp från Kittim skall komma emot honom, och han skall förlora modet. Då skall han vända tillbaka och rikta sin vrede mot det heliga förbundet och ge vreden fritt utlopp. Och när han har kommit hem, skall han lyssna till dem som har övergivit det heliga förbundet. 31 Härar från honom skall komma, och de skall orena helgedomen, tillflyktsorten, avskaffa det dagliga offret och ställa upp förödelsens styggelse. 32 Dem som har kränkt förbundet skall han med smickrande ord locka till avfall, men de av folket som känner sin Gud skall stå fasta och hålla ut. 33 De förståndiga bland folket skall ge många insikt, men ändå skall de under en tid falla genom svärd och eld, genom fångenskap och plundring. 34 Men när de faller skall de inte lämnas utan hjälp, och många skall då av falska motiv sluta sig till dem. 35 En del av de förståndiga skall falla, och de skall luttras så att de blir rena och fläckfria intill ändens tid. För ännu dröjer slutet till den bestämda tiden.
36 Kungen skall göra vad han vill och skall upphöja sig och förhäva sig över varje gud. Ja, mot gudars Gud skall han tala sådant att man måste förundra sig. Allt skall lyckas honom väl till dess att vredens tid är ute, ty det som har beslutats måste ske. 37 Han kommer inte att visa någon aktning för sina fäders gudar och inte heller för den som är kvinnors lust eller för någon annan gud, utan han skall upphöja sig över alla. 38 Men fästenas gud skall han i stället ära, en gud som hans fäder inte har känt skall han ära med guld och silver och ädla stenar och andra dyrbara ting. 39 Han skall göra vad han vill med starka befästningar med en främmande guds hjälp. De som erkänner honom skall han bevisa stor ära. Han skall låta dem härska över många, och han skall dela ut land åt dem till belöning.
40 Men vid ändens tid skall kungen i Söderlandet drabba samman med honom. Kungen i Nordlandet skall då storma fram mot denne med vagnar och ryttare och en stor flotta. Han skall rycka in i länderna och svämma över och dra igenom dem. 41 Han skall också dra in i 'det härliga landet', och många länder skall falla, men dessa skall undkomma hans hand: Edom och Moab och huvuddelen av Ammons avkomlingar. 42 Ja, han skall sträcka ut sin hand mot länderna. Egypten skall inte slippa undan. 43 Han skall erövra skatter av guld och silver och alla slags dyrbara ting i Egypten. Libyer och etiopier skall följa honom. 44 Då skall han få höra rykten från öster och norr som förskräcker honom, och han skall dra ut i stort raseri för att förstöra och förgöra många. 45 Sina palatstält skall han slå upp mellan havet och helgedomens härliga berg. Men han går mot sin undergång och ingen hjälper honom."
Footnotes
- Daniel 11:2 den fjärde avser Xerxes I (486 - 465 f. Kr.) som försökte erövra Grekland år 480 f. Kr.
- Daniel 11:4 fyra väderstreck Alexander den stores rike delades mellan fyra av hans generaler.
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