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Daniel 11
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11 “As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

2 “Now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece. 3 A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these.

5 “The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him, and have dominion. His dominion will be a great dominion. 6 At the end of years they will join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.

7 “But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail. 8 He will also carry their gods with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from the king of the north. 9 He will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land. 10 His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.

11 “The king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. He will send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 The multitude will be carried off, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail. 13 The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.

14 “In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall. 15 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength to stand. 16 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand. 17 He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to destroy the kingdom, but she will not stand, and won’t be for him. 18 After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many, but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on him. 19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.

20 “Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

21 “In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant. 23 After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people. 24 In time of security he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and wealth. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.

25 “He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain. 27 As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do evil, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. 28 Then he will return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He will take action, and return to his own land.

29 “He will return at the appointed time and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31 “Forces from him will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they will set up the abomination that makes desolate. 32 He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

33 “Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days. 34 Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries. 35 Some of those who are wise will fall—to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.

36 “The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be done. 37 He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all. 38 But in their place, he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for a price.

40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through. 41 He will enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape. 43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow his steps. 44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he will go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many. 45 He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

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11 1 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

2 “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) 3 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.(D) 4 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.

5 “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. 6 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.

7 “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. 8 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. 9 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
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Warring Kings of North and South

11 “Also (A)in the first year of (B)Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.) 2 And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. 3 Then (C)a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and (D)do according to his will. 4 And when he has arisen, (E)his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity (F)nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

Warring Kings of North and South

5 “Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her [a]authority, and neither he nor his [b]authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times. 7 But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail. 8 And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their [c]princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North.

9 “Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land. 10 However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come (G)and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return (H)to his fortress and stir up strife.

11 “And the king of the South shall be (I)moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the (J)multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. 12 When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be [d]lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. 13 For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.

14 “Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, [e]violent men of your people shall exalt themselves [f]in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall (K)fall. 15 So the king of the North shall come and (L)build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the [g]forces of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist. 16 But he who comes against him (M)shall do according to his own will, and (N)no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his [h]power.

17 “He shall also (O)set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and [i]upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, (P)or be for him. 18 After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall (Q)stumble and fall, (R)and not be found.

20 “There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. 21 And in his place (S)shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 With the [j]force of a (T)flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, (U)and also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league is made with him (V)he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, [k]spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.

25 “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 devise plans against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall [l]be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. 27 Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the (W)appointed time. 28 While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land.

The Northern King’s Blasphemies

29 “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. 30 (X)For ships from [m]Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage.

“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 And [n]forces shall be mustered by him, (Y)and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. 32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall [o]corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. 34 Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by [p]intrigue. 35 And some of those of understanding shall fall, (Z)to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.

36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall (AA)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 He shall regard neither the [q]God of his fathers nor the desire of women, (AB)nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for [r]gain.

The Northern King’s Conquests

40 “At the (AC)time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him (AD)like a whirlwind, with chariots, (AE)horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41 He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: (AF)Edom, Moab, and the [s]prominent people of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of (AG)Egypt shall not escape. 43 He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow (AH)at his heels. 44 But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and (AI)the glorious holy mountain; (AJ)yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:6 Lit. arm
  2. Daniel 11:6 Lit. arm
  3. Daniel 11:8 Or molded images
  4. Daniel 11:12 Proud
  5. Daniel 11:14 Or robbers, lit. sons of breakage
  6. Daniel 11:14 Lit. to establish
  7. Daniel 11:15 Lit. arms
  8. Daniel 11:16 Lit. hand
  9. Daniel 11:17 Or bring equitable terms
  10. Daniel 11:22 Lit. arms
  11. Daniel 11:24 booty
  12. Daniel 11:26 Or overflow
  13. Daniel 11:30 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
  14. Daniel 11:31 Lit. arms
  15. Daniel 11:32 pollute
  16. Daniel 11:34 Or slipperiness, flattery
  17. Daniel 11:37 Or gods
  18. Daniel 11:39 profit
  19. Daniel 11:41 Lit. chief of the sons of Ammon
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Daniel 11
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015

11 I medern Darejaveshs första regeringsår stod jag där för att stärka och skydda honom.”

Sydlandets och Nordlandets kungar

2 ”Nu ska jag berätta sanningen för dig. Tre kungar till ska uppstå i Persien, och den fjärde[a] ska bli rikare än någon av de andra, och när han har blivit som mäktigast genom sina rikedomar ska han sätta in all sin makt mot Greklands rike.

3 Sedan ska en väldig kung[b] uppstå, och han ska härska med stor makt och göra vad han vill. 4 (A) Men när han har kommit, ska hans rike falla sönder och delas efter himlens fyra väderstreck. Det ska inte tillfalla hans efterkommande eller förbli lika mäktigt som när han hade makten. Hans rike ska omstörtas och tillfalla andra än dem.

5 Kungen i Sydlandet ska bli mäktig. Och av hans furstar ska en vara mäktigare än han, och hans herravälde ska bli stort. 6 Efter några år ska de ingå förbund med varandra och dottern till Sydlandets kung ska komma till kungen i Nordlandet för att träffa en överenskommelse. Men hon ska inte kunna behålla den makt hon vinner och hans makt ska inte heller bestå. Hon ska 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 ska stiga upp i hans ställe och dra upp mot nordlandskungens här och tränga in i hans fäste och göra vad han vill med folket och få överhanden. 8 Deras gudar och avgudabilder och deras dyrbara kärl, både av silver och guld, ska han också föra till Egypten. Sedan ska han under några år lämna nordlandskungen i fred.

9 Däremot ska denne tränga in i sydlandskungens rike, men han ska vända tillbaka till sitt land igen.

10 Hans söner ska rusta sig till strid och samla en väldig krigshär, som ska välla fram som en störtflod och tåga in. Den ska komma igen och striden ska föras ända fram till sydlandskungens befästningar. 11 Då ska kungen i Sydlandet bli vred och dra ut och strida mot kungen i Nordlandet, som ska ställa upp en stor här, men den hären ska ges i den andres hand. 12 När hären är borta växer sydlandskungens övermod och han ska slå ner tiotusentals, men ändå inte få herraväldet. 13 Kungen i Nordlandet ska nämligen ställa upp en ny här, större än den förra, och efter en tid av några år ska han komma med en stor krigshär och stora förråd.

14 Vid samma tid ska många andra resa sig mot kungen i Sydlandet. Våldsmän av ditt eget folk ska göra uppror för att uppfylla profetian, men de kommer att falla.

15 Och kungen i Nordlandet ska komma och kasta upp vallar och inta en välbefäst stad, och Sydlandets stridskrafter ska inte kunna hålla stånd. Dess utvalda krigsfolk ska inte ha någon kraft att stå emot. 16 Nordlandets kung, som rycker emot honom, ska göra vad han vill, och ingen ska kunna stå emot honom. Han ska komma in i det härliga landet, och förstörelse ska ske genom hans hand. 17 Han ska komma med hela sitt rikes makt. Men han är villig till förlikning, och en sådan ska han åstadkomma. Han ska ge kungen av Sydlandet en av sina döttrar till hustru för att fördärva honom. Men det ska inte lyckas och inte vara till hans fördel. 18 Därefter ska han vända sig mot kustländerna och inta många, men en härförare ska göra slut på hans hånfullhet och låta det vända tillbaka över honom själv. 19 (B) Då ska han vända tillbaka till sitt eget lands befästningar. Men han ska vackla och falla och sedan inte mer finnas till.

20 (C) På hans plats ska en annan uppstå, en som låter en uppbördsman dra igenom det land som är hans rikes prydnad. Men efter några dagar ska han störtas, dock inte genom vrede eller i strid.

Den onde kungen i Nordlandet

21 I hans ställe ska en föraktlig man komma, en som man inte har gett kungavärdighet. Oväntat intar han riket genom list. 22 Och översvämmande härar ska svepas bort inför honom och krossas, likaså en förbundsfurste. 23 För från den stund han ingått förbund med honom kommer han att handla svekfullt. Han ska dra ut och få övermakten med endast lite folk. 24 Oväntat ska han komma in i landets bördigaste trakter och göra vad hans fäder och deras fäder inte kunnat göra. Byte och rov och gods ska han strö ut åt sitt folk och fram till en viss tid gör han upp onda planer mot befästa platser.

25 Han ska uppbåda sin kraft och sitt mod mot kungen i Sydlandet och komma med en stor här, men kungen i Sydlandet ska också rusta sig till strid med en mycket stor och mäktig här. Han ska dock inte kunna hålla stånd på grund av de stämplingar som görs mot honom. 26 (D) De som äter hans bröd ska störta honom. Hans här ska svepas bort och många ska bli slagna och falla.

27 Båda kungarna kommer att ha ont i sinnet. De sitter tillsammans vid samma bord och talar lögn, men det ska inte ha någon framgång, eftersom slutet ännu dröjer till den bestämda tiden. 28 Han ska vända tillbaka till sitt land med mycket gods, men hans hjärta kommer att vara emot det heliga förbundet. När han har genomfört sitt uppsåt ska han vända tillbaka till sitt land.

29 På bestämd tid ska han sedan på nytt dra ut mot Sydlandet, men denna senare gång ska det inte gå som den förra, 30 för skepp från Kittim[c] ska komma emot honom och han ska förlora modet.

Då ska han vända tillbaka och rikta sin vrede mot det heliga förbundet och ge vreden fritt utlopp. Och när han har kommit hem, ska han lyssna till dem som har övergett det heliga förbundet. 31 (E) Härar från honom ska komma, och de ska orena helgedomen, tillflyktsorten, avskaffa det dagliga offret och ställa upp förödelsens styggelse[d]. 32 Dem som har kränkt förbundet ska han med smickrande ord locka till avfall.

Men de av folket som känner sin Gud ska stå fasta och hålla ut. 33 (F) De förståndiga bland folket ska ge många insikt, men ändå ska de under en tid falla genom svärd och eld, genom fångenskap och plundring. 34 Men när de faller ska de inte lämnas utan hjälp, och många ska då av falska motiv sluta sig till dem. 35 (G) En del av de förståndiga ska falla, och de ska luttras så att de blir rena och fläckfria fram till den sista tiden. För ännu dröjer slutet till den bestämda tiden.

36 (H) Kungen ska göra vad han vill, och han ska upphöja sig och förhäva sig över varje gud. Ja, mot gudarnas Gud ska han tala fruktansvärda ting. Allt ska lyckas för honom till dess att vredens tid är ute, för det som har beslutats måste ske. 37 (I) Han kommer inte att bry sig om sina fäders gudar[e] eller den som är kvinnors lust[f] eller någon annan gud, utan han ska upphöja sig själv över alla. 38 Istället ska han ära fästningarnas gud. En gud som hans fäder inte har känt ska han ära med guld och silver och ädelstenar och andra dyrbarheter. 39 Han ska göra vad han vill med starka befästningar med en främmande guds hjälp. De som erkänner honom ska han visa stor ära. Han ska låta dem härska över många, och han ska dela ut land åt dem till belöning.

40 Men vid den sista tiden ska kungen i Sydlandet drabba samman med honom. Kungen i Nordlandet ska då storma fram mot denne med vagnar och ryttare och en stor flotta. Han ska rycka in i länderna och svämma över och dra igenom dem. 41 (J) Han ska också dra in i det härliga landet, och många länder ska falla, men dessa ska undkomma hans hand: Edom och Moab och huvuddelen av Ammons avkomlingar. 42 Och han ska sträcka ut sin hand mot länderna. Egypten ska inte slippa undan. 43 Han ska erövra skatter av guld och silver och alla slags dyrbarheter i Egypten. Libyer och nubier ska följa honom.

44 Då ska han få höra rykten från öster och norr som skrämmer honom, och han ska dra ut i stort raseri för att förgöra och förinta många. 45 Sina palatstält ska han slå upp mellan havet och helgedomens härliga berg. Men han går mot sin undergång och ingen hjälper honom.”

Footnotes

  1. 11:2 den fjärde   Xerxes I (486-465 f Kr) som försökte erövra Grekland år 481 f Kr. Se not till Est 1:3.
  2. 11:3 en väldig kung   Alexander den store, vars rike delades ”efter himlens fyra väderstreck” mellan fyra av hans generaler (jfr 8:21f).
  3. 11:30 Kittim   Cypern eller andra medelhavsöar.
  4. 11:31 förödelsens styggelse   En vanhelgande avgudabild (jfr den Zeusstaty som sattes upp av Antiochus IV Epifanes 168 f Kr). Citeras av Jesus i Matt 24:15, Mark 13:14.
  5. 11:37 sina fäders gudar   Annan översättning: ”sina fäders Gud”.
  6. 11:37 den som är kvinnors lust   Kanske den hedniske växtlighetsguden Tammuz eller Adonis, vars kult var populär bland kvinnor (Hes 8:14) och även bland ptolemeerna i ”Sydlandet”.
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