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預言波斯王將攻希臘

11 又說:「當瑪代大流士元年,我曾起來扶助米迦勒,使他堅強。

「現在我將真事指示你,波斯還有三王興起,第四王必富足遠勝諸王。他因富足成為強盛,就必激動大眾攻擊希臘國。 必有一個勇敢的王興起,執掌大權,隨意而行。 他興起的時候,他的國必破裂,向天的四方[a]分開,卻不歸他的後裔,治國的權勢也都不及他,因為他的國必被拔出,歸於他後裔之外的人。

南王北王時爭時和

「南方的王必強盛,他將帥中必有一個比他更強盛,執掌權柄,他的權柄甚大。 過些年後,他們必互相聯合,南方王的女兒必就了北方王來立約。但這女子幫助之力存立不住,王和他所倚靠之力也不能存立。這女子和引導她來的,並生她的,以及當時扶助她的,都必交於死地。

「但這女子的本家[b]必另生一子[c]繼續王位,他必率領軍隊進入北方王的保障,攻擊他們,而且得勝, 並將他們的神像和鑄成的偶像,與金銀的寶器掠到埃及去。數年之內,他不去攻擊北方的王。 北方的王[d]必入南方王的國,卻要仍回本地。

10 「北方王[e]的二子必動干戈,招聚許多軍兵。這軍兵前去,如洪水氾濫,又必再去爭戰,直到南方王的保障。 11 南方王必發烈怒,出來與北方王爭戰,擺列大軍,北方王的軍兵必交付他手。 12 他的眾軍高傲,他的心也必自高,他雖使數萬人仆倒,卻不得常勝。 13 北方王必回來擺列大軍,比先前的更多。滿了所定的年數,他必率領大軍,帶極多的軍裝來。 14 那時必有許多人起來攻擊南方王,並且你本國的強暴人必興起,要應驗那異象,他們卻要敗亡。 15 北方王必來築壘攻取堅固城,南方的軍兵必站立不住,就是選擇的精兵[f]也無力站住。 16 來攻擊他的必任意而行,無人在北方王[g]面前站立得住。他必站在那榮美之地,用手施行毀滅。 17 他必定意用全國之力而來,立公正的約,照約而行,將自己的女兒給南方王為妻,想要敗壞他[h],這計卻不得成就,與自己毫無益處。 18 其後他必轉回,奪取了許多海島。但有一大帥,除掉他令人受的羞辱,並且使這羞辱歸他本身。 19 他就必轉向本地的保障,卻要絆跌仆倒,歸於無有。

20 「那時,必有一人興起接續他為王,使橫征暴斂的人通行國中的榮美地。這王不多日就必滅亡,卻不因憤怒,也不因爭戰。 21 必有一個卑鄙的人興起接續為王,人未曾將國的尊榮給他,他卻趁人坦然無備的時候,用諂媚的話得國。 22 必有無數的軍兵勢如洪水,在他面前沖沒敗壞,同盟的君也必如此。 23 與那君結盟之後,他必行詭詐,因為他必上來以微小的軍[i]成為強盛。 24 趁人坦然無備的時候,他必來到國中極肥美之地,行他列祖和他列祖之祖所未曾行的,將擄物、掠物和財寶散給眾人,又要設計攻打保障,然而這都是暫時的。 25 他必奮勇向前,率領大軍攻擊南方王。南方王也必以極大極強的軍兵與他爭戰,卻站立不住,因為有人設計謀害南方王。 26 吃王膳的必敗壞他,他的軍隊必被沖沒,而且被殺的甚多。 27 至於這二王,他們心懷惡計,同席說謊,計謀卻不成就,因為到了定期,事就了結。

北王廢棄聖約汙褻聖地

28 「北方王[j]必帶許多財寶回往本國,他的心反對聖約,任意而行,回到本地。 29 到了定期,他必返回,來到南方,後一次卻不如前一次。 30 因為基提戰船必來攻擊他,他就喪膽而回,又要惱恨聖約,任意而行。他必回來聯絡背棄聖約的人。 31 他必興兵,這兵必褻瀆聖地,就是保障,除掉常獻的燔祭,設立那行毀壞可憎的。 32 作惡違背聖約的人,他必用巧言勾引;唯獨認識神的子民,必剛強行事。 33 民間的智慧人必訓誨多人,然而他們多日必倒在刀下,或被火燒,或被擄掠搶奪。 34 他們仆倒的時候,稍得扶助,卻有許多人用諂媚的話親近他們。 35 智慧人中有些仆倒的,為要熬煉其餘的人,使他們清淨潔白,直到末了,因為到了定期,事就了結。

36 「王必任意而行,自高自大,超過所有的神,又用奇異的話攻擊萬神之神。他必行事亨通,直到主的憤怒完畢,因為所定的事必然成就。 37 他必不顧他列祖的神,也不顧婦女所羨慕的神,無論何神他都不顧,因為他必自大,高過一切。 38 他倒要敬拜保障的神,用金銀、寶石和可愛之物敬奉他列祖所不認識的神。 39 他必靠外邦神的幫助,攻破最堅固的保障。凡承認他的,他必將榮耀加給他們,使他們管轄許多人,又為賄賂分地於他們。

40 「到末了,南方王要與他交戰。北方王必用戰車、馬兵和許多戰船,勢如暴風來攻擊他,也必進入列國,如洪水氾濫。 41 又必進入那榮美之地,有許多國就被傾覆,但以東人、摩押人和一大半亞捫人必脫離他的手。 42 他必伸手攻擊列國,埃及地也不得脫離。 43 他必把持埃及的金銀財寶和各樣的寶物,呂彼亞人和古實人都必跟從他。 44 但從東方和北方必有消息擾亂他,他就大發烈怒出去,要將多人殺滅淨盡。 45 他必在海和榮美的聖山中間,設立他如宮殿的帳幕,然而到了他的結局,必無人能幫助他。

Footnotes

  1. 但以理書 11:4 「方」原文作「風」。
  2. 但以理書 11:7 「本家」原文作「根」。
  3. 但以理書 11:7 「子」原文作「枝」。
  4. 但以理書 11:9 原文作:他。
  5. 但以理書 11:10 原文作:他。
  6. 但以理書 11:15 「精兵」原文作「民」。
  7. 但以理書 11:16 原文作:他。
  8. 但以理書 11:17 或作:埃及。
  9. 但以理書 11:23 原文作:民。
  10. 但以理書 11:28 原文作:他。

11 And in the first year of Darius(A) the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)

The Kings of the South and the North

“Now then, I tell you the truth:(B) Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.(C) Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.(D) After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven.(E) It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted(F) and given to others.

“The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power[a] will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father[b] and the one who supported her.

“One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North(G) and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious. He will also seize their gods,(H) their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt.(I) For some years he will leave the king of the North alone. Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country. 10 His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood(J) and carry the battle as far as his fortress.

11 “Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.(K) 12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant. 13 For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.

14 “In those times many will rise against the king of the South. Those who are violent among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success. 15 Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps(L) and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand. 16 The invader will do as he pleases;(M) no one will be able to stand against him.(N) He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.(O) 17 He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans[c] will not succeed(P) or help him. 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands(Q) and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.(R) 19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall,(S) to be seen no more.(T)

20 “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor.(U) In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

21 “He will be succeeded by a contemptible(V) person who has not been given the honor of royalty.(W) He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. 22 Then an overwhelming army will be swept away(X) before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.(Y) 23 After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully,(Z) and with only a few people he will rise to power. 24 When the richest provinces feel secure, he will invade them and will achieve what neither his fathers nor his forefathers did. He will distribute plunder, loot and wealth among his followers.(AA) He will plot the overthrow of fortresses—but only for a time.

25 “With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him. 26 Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle. 27 The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil,(AB) will sit at the same table and lie(AC) to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.(AD) 28 The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.

29 “At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before. 30 Ships of the western coastlands(AE) will oppose him, and he will lose heart.(AF) Then he will turn back and vent his fury(AG) against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice.(AH) Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.(AI) 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist(AJ) him.

33 “Those who are wise will instruct(AK) many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.(AL) 34 When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere(AM) will join them. 35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined,(AN) purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

The King Who Exalts Himself

36 “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself(AO) above every god and will say unheard-of things(AP) against the God of gods.(AQ) He will be successful until the time of wrath(AR) is completed, for what has been determined must take place.(AS) 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. 38 Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his ancestors he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. 39 He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price.[d]

40 “At the time of the end the king of the South(AT) will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm(AU) out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.(AV) 41 He will also invade the Beautiful Land.(AW) Many countries will fall, but Edom,(AX) Moab(AY) and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. 42 He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. 43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt,(AZ) with the Libyans(BA) and Cushites[e] in submission. 44 But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at[f] the beautiful holy mountain.(BB) Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:6 Or offspring
  2. Daniel 11:6 Or child (see Vulgate and Syriac)
  3. Daniel 11:17 Or but she
  4. Daniel 11:39 Or land for a reward
  5. Daniel 11:43 That is, people from the upper Nile region
  6. Daniel 11:45 Or the sea and

11 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

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.

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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.