但以理书 11
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
波斯攻擊希臘的預言
11 “瑪代人大利烏王第一年,我曾經起來幫助米迦勒,使他堅強。 2 現在我要把真理告訴你。看哪!在波斯還有三個王要興起;第四個王必非常富有,遠超過所有的王;他因富足成為強盛以後,就必煽動眾民攻擊希臘國。 3 後來必有一個英勇的王興起,他必執掌大權,任意而行。 4 他興起的時候,他的國就破裂,向天的四方(“四方”原文作“四風”)分開,卻不歸給他的後代,國勢也不及他掌權的時候;因為他的國必被拔出,歸給他後代以外的人。
南方王與北方王時戰時和
5 “南方的王必強盛,他的將領中必有一個比他更強盛的,這人必掌權,他的權勢很大。 6 過了多年,南方王的女兒必到北方王那裡去修好,他們必互相結盟。但這女子的勢力必存留不住;王和他的勢力也站立不住;她連同那些帶她來的、那生她的,和那幫助她的,都被交出處死。 7 但這女子的本家(“本家”原文作“根”)必另有一個兒子(“兒子”原文作“枝子”)興起,繼承父位;他必來攻擊北方王的軍隊,進入北方王的堡壘,攻打他們,而且得勝。 8 他又把他們的神像、鑄成的偶像,連同金銀的寶器,都一起擄掠到了埃及去。此後數年之久,他不再去攻擊北方王。 9 後來北方王必侵入南方王的國土,然後撤退歸回本國。
10 “北方王的眾子必備戰,招集大軍;這大軍前進,如洪水氾濫,橫掃南方王的國土;之後他又再去爭戰,直到南方王的堡壘。 11 南方王必發大怒,出來和北方王交戰;北方王必擺列大軍,但這大軍必交在南方王的手裡。 12 這大軍被掃除以後,南方王就心高氣傲;他雖然使千萬人倒斃,他的勝利卻不能持久。 13 北方王必再招聚大軍,比先前的更多;時機成熟的時候(“時機成熟的時候”直譯是“過了一些時候,一些年”),他就率領裝備好了的大軍而來。
14 “那時,必有許多人起來攻擊南方王,並且你同胞中的強暴人必挺身而起,要使那異象應驗,但他們必失敗。 15 北方王必來,堆土築壘攻取堅固城。南方的軍力必抵擋不住,甚至精銳的部隊也無力抵抗。 16 那來攻擊南方王的,必任意而行;沒有人能在他面前站立得住;他必站在那榮美之地,手握毀壞之權。 17 他決意傾全國的力量而來,但他先和南方王修好,把自己的女兒給南方王為妻,好毀滅南國;可是他的計劃沒有成功,他自己也得不到甚麼好處。 18 後來他必轉向沿海的島嶼,奪取了許多海島。但有一個將領要制止他的驕橫,並且使他的驕橫歸回他身上。 19 於是他轉向自己國中的堡壘,終於絆跌仆倒,不再存在了。
20 “那時,必有一個人興起來代替他;這人要派一個橫征暴斂的人,為了王國的榮華,走遍全地;可是不多幾日,這人就必被毀滅,不是因為忿怒,也不是因為戰爭。 21 必另有一個卑鄙的人興起來代替他;雖然人未曾把王國的尊榮給這人,這人卻乘人不備的時候來到,用奉承的話奪得了王國。 22 必有無數的軍兵在他面前像洪水沖沒,並且潰敗;立約的君也必這樣。 23 他結盟以後,就必行詭詐;他雖然只有少數的國民,卻漸漸強盛起來。 24 他必乘人不備的時候,侵入省內最富庶的地區,行他列祖和他列祖的祖先所未曾行過的;他把擄掠之物和財物分給自己的部屬;又必設下計謀攻打堡壘,只是這都是暫時的。 25 他必竭盡己力,鼓起勇氣,率領大軍攻擊南方王;南方王也必帶領極強大的軍隊奮起還擊,卻抵擋不住,因為有人設下計謀陷害南方王。 26 那些吃王膳的必毀滅他;他的軍隊必被沖沒,受重傷而倒斃的很多。 27 至於那兩個王,他們都存心不良;他們同桌吃飯,也彼此說謊;他們的陰謀卻不成功,因為要到了指定的時候,結局才會來到。
北方王廢棄聖約
28 “北方王必帶著大批財物返回自己的國土去;他的心既然反對聖約,必任意而行,然後返回自己的國土去。
29 “到了指定的時候,他必回來,再侵入南方的王國,不過這次的情況卻不像前一次。 30 因為基提的戰船必來攻擊他,他就喪膽而回;他又惱恨聖約,任意而行;他必回來,聽取那些背棄聖約的人的建議。 31 他的軍隊必起來,褻瀆聖殿,就是那堡壘,廢除常獻祭,又在殿裡設立了那使地荒涼的可憎的像。 32 那些作惡違背聖約的人,他必用奉承的話敗壞他們;但認識 神的人民,必剛強行事。 33 民中的智慧人必使許多人明白是非;但他們必有很多日子倒在刀劍之下,或被火燒,或被擄去,或被搶掠。 34 他們仆倒的時候,必得到一些援助,必有許多人用奉承的話要和他們聯盟。 35 智慧人中有些仆倒的,為要鍛煉他們,潔淨他們,使他們成為雪白,直到末了,因為要到了指定的時候,結局才會來到。
36 “那王必任意而行,自高自大,超過所有的神,又說一些怪誕的話攻擊萬神之 神。他必行事順利,直到 神的忿怒完畢;因為所定的事必會實現。 37 他必不尊重他列祖所拜的神,也不尊重婦女所愛慕的神,無論甚麼神他都不尊重,因為他必自大,高過一切。 38 他倒要敬拜堡壘的神,用金銀寶石和各樣珍寶去敬拜他列祖所不認識的神。 39 他必得著外族神的幫助,攻破堅固的堡壘;凡承認他的,他必使他們大得尊榮,又使他們管轄許多人,並且把土地分給他們作賞賜。
40 “到了末期,南方王要和他交戰;北方王必帶著戰車、騎兵和大批戰船,像暴風一般來到他那裡;他必侵入列國,如洪水氾濫,橫掃而過。 41 他也必侵入那榮美之地;必有許多國傾覆;但那些以東人、摩押人和亞捫人的首領,必被拯救脫離他的手。 42 他必伸手攻擊列國,埃及地也不能逃脫。 43 他必掌管埃及的金銀寶藏和一切珍寶;呂彼亞人和古實人都必追隨他。 44 但從東方和北方必有消息傳來,使他驚惶,他就在烈怒之下出兵,要把許多人殺盡滅絕。 45 他必在海和榮美的聖山之間支搭如宮殿一般的帳幕;然而他們的結局來到,必沒有人能幫助他。”
Daniel 11
New American Standard Bible
Conflicts to Come
11 “In the (A)first year of Darius the Mede, [a]I arose to be of [b]assistance and a protection for him. 2 And now I will tell you the (B)truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise [c]in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, [d]he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of [e](C)Greece. 3 And a (D)mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and (E)do as he pleases. 4 But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out (F)toward the (G)four [f]points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be (H)removed and given to others besides [g]them.
5 “Then the (I)king of the South will grow strong, [h]along with one of his princes [i]who will gain ascendancy over him and rule; his domain will be a great realm indeed. 6 And after some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the (J)king of the North to reach an agreement. But she will not keep her [j]position of power, nor will he remain with his [k]power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who fathered her as well as he who supported her in those times. 7 But one of the [l]descendants of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and enter the (K)fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and prevail. 8 And he will also take into captivity to Egypt their (L)gods with their cast metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and he on his part will [m]refrain from attacking the king of the North for some years. 9 Then [n]the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.
10 “And his sons will mobilize and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one of them will keep on coming and (M)overflow and pass through, so that he may [o]again wage war up to his fortress. 11 And the (N)king of the South will be enraged and go out and fight [p]with the king of the North. Then the latter will raise a great multitude, but that multitude will be handed over to [q]the former. 12 When the multitude is carried away, his heart will [r]be haughty, and he will cause tens of thousands to fall; yet he will not prevail. 13 For the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and [s]after an (O)interval of some years he will [t]press on with a great army and much equipment.
14 “Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South; the violent ones among your people will also raise themselves up to fulfill the vision, but they will [u]fall down. 15 Then the king of the North will come, pile up an (P)assault ramp, and capture a well-fortified city; and the forces of the South will not stand their ground, not even [v]their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand. 16 But he who comes against him will (Q)do as he pleases, and (R)no one will be able to withstand him; he will also stay for a time in the [w](S)Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand. 17 And he will (T)set his [x]mind on coming with the power of his entire kingdom, [y]bringing with him [z]a proposal of peace which he will put into effect; he will also give him the daughter of women to ruin it. But she will not take a stand for him or be [aa]on his side. 18 Then he will turn his face to the (U)coastlands and capture many. But a commander will put a stop to his taunting against him; moreover, he will (V)repay him for his taunting. 19 So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will (W)stumble and fall and not be (X)found.
20 “Then in his place one will arise who will (Y)allow an [ab]oppressor to pass through the [ac]Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger nor in battle. 21 And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the majesty of kingship has not been conferred; but he will come in a time of tranquility and (Z)seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 And the overflowing (AA)forces will be flooded away from him and smashed, and also the prince of the covenant. 23 After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people. 24 [ad]In a time of tranquility he will enter the (AB)richest parts of the [ae]realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers did not, nor his [af]ancestors; he will distribute plunder, spoils, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time. 25 And he will stir up his strength and [ag]courage against the (AC)king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, because schemes will be devised against him. 26 Those who eat his choice food will [ah]destroy him, and his army will [ai](AD)overflow, but many will fall down slain. 27 As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on (AE)evil, and they will (AF)speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, because the (AG)end is still to come at the appointed time. 28 Then he will return to his land with much [aj]plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.
29 “At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but [ak]this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. 30 For ships of [al](AH)Kittim will come against him; therefore he will withdraw in fear and will return and curse the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and pay attention to those who abandon the holy covenant. 31 Forces from him will arise, (AI)desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the (AJ)abomination [am]of desolation. 32 And by (AK)smooth words he will [an]turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be (AL)strong and take action. 33 And [ao](AM)those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will (AN)fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. 34 Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will (AO)join with them in (AP)hypocrisy. 35 And some of [ap]those who have insight will fall, to (AQ)refine, (AR)purge, and [aq](AS)cleanse them until the (AT)end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.
36 “Then the king will (AU)do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and (AV)boast against every god and will (AW)speak [ar]dreadful things against the (AX)God of gods; and he will be successful until the (AY)indignation is finished, because that which is (AZ)determined will be done. 37 And he will show no regard for the [as]gods of his fathers or for the [at]desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all. 38 But [au]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, precious stones, and treasures. 39 And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to [av]those who acknowledge him and will make them rulers over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.
40 “And at the (BA)end time the (BB)king of the South will wage war with him, and the (BC)king of the North will (BD)storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, (BE)overflow them, and pass through. 41 He will also enter the [aw](BF)Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, (BG)Moab, and the foremost of the sons of (BH)Ammon. 42 Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 But he will [ax]gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and (BI)Libyans and (BJ)Ethiopians will follow at his [ay]heels. 44 But rumors from the East and from the North will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and [az]annihilate many. 45 And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful (BK)Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
Footnotes
- Daniel 11:1 Lit my standing up was
- Daniel 11:1 Lit a strengthener
- Daniel 11:2 Lit for
- Daniel 11:2 Or they all will stir up the realm of Greece
- Daniel 11:2 Heb Javan
- Daniel 11:4 Lit winds of the heaven
- Daniel 11:4 I.e., his descendants
- Daniel 11:5 Lit and
- Daniel 11:5 Lit and he
- Daniel 11:6 Lit strength of arm
- Daniel 11:6 Lit arm
- Daniel 11:7 Lit branch of her roots
- Daniel 11:8 Lit stand from the king
- Daniel 11:9 Lit he will, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 11:10 Or return and wage
- Daniel 11:11 Lit with him, with
- Daniel 11:11 Lit his hand
- Daniel 11:12 Lit rise
- Daniel 11:13 Lit at the end of the times, years
- Daniel 11:13 Or keep on coming
- Daniel 11:14 Lit stumble, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 11:15 Lit the people of its choice ones
- Daniel 11:16 I.e., Israel
- Daniel 11:17 Lit face
- Daniel 11:17 Lit and
- Daniel 11:17 Lit equitable things
- Daniel 11:17 Lit for him; i.e., for her father
- Daniel 11:20 Or tax collector
- Daniel 11:20 Lit splendor; i.e., prob. Jerusalem and its temple
- Daniel 11:24 Lit In tranquility and the rich...he will enter
- Daniel 11:24 Lit province
- Daniel 11:24 Lit fathers’ fathers
- Daniel 11:25 Lit heart
- Daniel 11:26 Lit break
- Daniel 11:26 Or be swept away, and many
- Daniel 11:28 Lit property
- Daniel 11:29 Lit it will not happen as the first and as the last
- Daniel 11:30 I.e., Cyprus
- Daniel 11:31 Lit that makes desolate; or that causes horror
- Daniel 11:32 Or ruin those
- Daniel 11:33 Or instructors of the people will
- Daniel 11:35 Or the instructors
- Daniel 11:35 Or whiten
- Daniel 11:36 Or amazing
- Daniel 11:37 Or God
- Daniel 11:37 Or darling of
- Daniel 11:38 Lit in his place
- Daniel 11:39 Lit the one who acknowledges
- Daniel 11:41 I.e., Israel
- Daniel 11:43 Lit rule over
- Daniel 11:43 Lit footsteps
- Daniel 11:44 Lit devote many to destruction
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.
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