Daniel 11:36-12:2

English Standard Version

³⁶“And the king shall ^(A)do as he wills. ^(B)He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, ^(C)and shall speak astonishing things against ^(D)the God of gods. ^(E)He shall prosper ^(F)till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. ³⁷He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for ^(G)he shall magnify himself above all. ³⁸He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor ^(H)with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. ³⁹He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and ^(I)shall divide the land for a price.^[a]

⁴⁰^(J)“At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack^[b] him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him ^(K)like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and ^(L)shall overflow and pass through. ⁴¹He shall come into ^(M)the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: ^(N)Edom and ^(O)Moab and the main part of the ^(P)Ammonites. ⁴²He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. ⁴³He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the ^(Q)Libyans and the ^(R)Cushites shall follow in his train. ⁴⁴But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. ⁴⁵And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.

The Time of the End

12 “At that time shall arise ^(S)Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And ^(T)there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, ^(U)everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. ²And many of those who ^(V)sleep in ^(W)the dust of the earth shall ^(X)awake, ^(Y)some to everlasting life, and ^(Z)some to shame and everlasting contempt.