Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options
Close LEB

Daniel 11
Lexham English Bible

A Survey of the Kings of the North and South

11 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood[a] as a support and as a protection for him.

2 And now I will reveal the truth to you. Look! Still three kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will get abundance and great wealth, even more than all of them, and when he becomes strong[b] through his wealth, then he will stir up everyone[c] against the kingdom of Javan.[d] 3 And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great dominion, and he will do as he pleases.[e] 4 But as he rises in power,[f] his kingdom will be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, and not according to his dominion by which he ruled, for his kingdom will be uprooted and be given to others besides them.[g]

5 “Then the king of the south will grow strong and also one of his officials,[h] and he will grow stronger than him[i] and he will rule a dominion greater than his dominion.[j] 6 And at the end of some years they will make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a peace treaty, but she will not retain her position of power,[k] and his offspring[l] will not endure, and she will be given up, she and her attendants and her child supporting her, in those times.[m] 7 And a branch from her roots[n] will rise up in his place, and he will come against the army and he will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and he will take action against them and he will prevail. 8 And also their gods with their idols and with the precious vessels,[o] silver and gold he will take to Egypt into captivity, and for years he will leave the king of the north alone.[p] 9 And then he[q] will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will return to his land.

10 “But his sons will wage war and they will gather a multitude of great forces and he will advance with great force,[r] and he will overflow like a flood and he will pass through and he will return, and they will wage war up to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south will become furious, and he will go and he will battle against him, against the king of the north; and he will muster a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 When the multitude is carried off, his heart will be exalted and he will overthrow tens of thousands,[s] but he will not prevail. 13 And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and at the end of some years[t] he will surely come with a great army and with great supplies.[u]

14 “And in these times many will rise up against the king of the south, and the violent ones of your people[v] will lift themselves to fulfill[w] the vision, but they will fall. 15 And the king of the north will come, and he will throw up siege ramps[x] and capture a city of fortifications and the military forces of the south and his choice troops[y] will not stand, for[z] there is no strength left to resist. 16 And the one coming to him will act according to[aa] his pleasure, and there is no one who will stand[ab] before him,[ac] and he will stand in the beautiful land[ad] and complete destruction will be in his power. 17 And he will set his face to come with the authority of his whole kingdom and will form an agreement;[ae] and he will act,[af] and the daughter of women he will give to him to destroy it,[ag] but the ploy will not succeed and she will not support him.[ah] 18 And he will turn his face to the coastlands, and he will capture many, but[ai] a commander will end his insults to him so that instead his insults will turn back upon him.[aj] 19 And he will turn back his face toward[ak] the strongholds of his land, but he will stumble and he will fall and will not be found.

20 “Then in his place will arise one sending an official throughout the glory[al] of his kingdom, and in a few days[am] he will be broken, but not in anger and not in battle. 21 And in his place a despicable person will arise on whom[an] they have not conferred the majesty of the kingdom, and he will come in without warning[ao] and he will seize the kingdom by deceit. 22 And before him[ap] mighty military forces[aq] will be utterly swept away, and they will be broken, and also the leader of the covenant. 23 And after an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully, and he will rise and he will become powerful with few people backing him. 24 In a time of ease and in the rich parts of the province, he will come and he will do what his predecessors[ar] did not do; he will distribute plunder and spoil and possessions to them, and he will devise his plans against fortifications, but only for a time.[as] 25 And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and with a much greater and stronger army;[at] but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him. 26 And those who eat of his royal rations will break him and his army will be overwhelmed, and many will fall, slain. 27 And two of the kings[au] will bend their hearts[av] to evil. And at the same table[aw] they will speak lies, but what is discussed will not succeed, for still an end is coming at the appointed time. 28 Then he will return to his land with many possessions, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant,[ax] and he will take action and he will return to his land.

29 “At the appointed time he will return and he will come into the south, but it will not be as it was before.[ay] 30 And the ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart, and he will turn back, and he will be enraged against the holy covenant,[az] and he will take action, and he will turn back, and he will pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.[ba] 31 And military forces from him will occupy[bb] and will profane[bc] the sanctuary stronghold,[bd] and they will abolish the regular burnt offering, and they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.

32 “And those who violate the covenant he will seduce with flattery, but the persons who know their God[be] will stand firm and will take action. 33 And those who have insight will instruct[bf] the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for some time.[bg] 34 And when they fall[bh] they will receive little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 And even some of those who have insight[bi] will fall[bj] in order for them to be refined by it, and to be purified and cleansed until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.

36 “Then the king will do as he pleases,[bk] and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things against[bl] the God of gods, yet he will succeed until the period of anger is finished, for what is determined will be done. 37 He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors,[bm] or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods. 38 But instead[bn] he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors[bo] did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones[bp] and with costly gifts. 39 And he will deal with the fortified strongholds[bq] with the help of a foreign god;[br] and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule[bs] over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.

40 “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots[bt] and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.[bu] 41 And he will come into the beautiful land[bv] and many will fall victim, but these will escape from his power: Edom and Moab and the best part[bw] of the Ammonites.[bx] 42 And he will stretch out his hand against countries and the land of Egypt will not escape.[by] 43 And he will rule over the treasures of gold and the silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Cushites will follow in his footsteps. 44 But reports will terrify him from the east and from the north, and he will go out with great fury to destroy and to exterminate many. 45 And then he will pitch the tents of his palace between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain,[bz] and he will come to his end, and there is no one[ca] helping him.”

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:1 Literally “my standing”
  2. Daniel 11:2 Literally “at his strength”
  3. Daniel 11:2 Literally “the all”
  4. Daniel 11:2 That is, Greece
  5. Daniel 11:3 Literally “as his pleasure”
  6. Daniel 11:4 Literally “as his rising/to rise”
  7. Daniel 11:4 Literally “to others from to alone these”
  8. Daniel 11:5 Literally “from among his officials”
  9. Daniel 11:5 Literally “over him”
  10. Daniel 11:5 Literally “a dominion great dominion his”
  11. Daniel 11:6 Literally “she will not retain the power of her arm”
  12. Daniel 11:6 Or “power”
  13. Daniel 11:6 Hebrew “in the times”
  14. Daniel 11:7 That is, a member of her family
  15. Daniel 11:8 Literally “vessels of their desire”
  16. Daniel 11:8 Literally “he will stand back from the king of the north”
  17. Daniel 11:9 That is, the king of the north
  18. Daniel 11:10 Literally “he will come, to come”
  19. Daniel 11:12 Literally “myriads”
  20. Daniel 11:13 Literally “to the end of the times years”
  21. Daniel 11:13 Or “resources”
  22. Daniel 11:14 Literally “the sons of the lawless ones of your people”
  23. Daniel 11:14 Literally “to cause to stand”
  24. Daniel 11:15 Hebrew “ramp”
  25. Daniel 11:15 Literally “the army of his chosen troops”
  26. Daniel 11:15 Hebrew “and”
  27. Daniel 11:16 Literally “as”
  28. Daniel 11:16 Literally “standing”
  29. Daniel 11:16 Literally “to the face of him”
  30. Daniel 11:16 Literally “in the land of the beauty”
  31. Daniel 11:17 Or “treaty,” or “peace proposal”; the Hebrew is difficult
  32. Daniel 11:17 Literally “do, perform”
  33. Daniel 11:17 Or “her”
  34. Daniel 11:17 Literally “and not for him will she be”
  35. Daniel 11:18 Hebrew “and”
  36. Daniel 11:18 Literally “so that not his insults he will return against him”
  37. Daniel 11:19 Hebrew “to”
  38. Daniel 11:20 Or “splendor”
  39. Daniel 11:20 Literally “in some days”
  40. Daniel 11:21 Hebrew “him”
  41. Daniel 11:21 Literally “in ease”
  42. Daniel 11:22 Literally “to the face of him”
  43. Daniel 11:22 Literally “military forces of the flood”
  44. Daniel 11:24 Literally “his fathers and the father of his fathers”
  45. Daniel 11:24 Literally “until time”
  46. Daniel 11:25 Literally “with an army great and numerous exceedingly”
  47. Daniel 11:27 Literally “And two of them, the kings”
  48. Daniel 11:27 Literally “their heart”
  49. Daniel 11:27 Literally “one table”
  50. Daniel 11:28 Literally “covenant of holiness”
  51. Daniel 11:29 Literally “as the former and as the last”
  52. Daniel 11:30 Literally “against the covenant of holiness”
  53. Daniel 11:30 Literally “the covenant of holiness”
  54. Daniel 11:31 Literally “will stand forth”
  55. Daniel 11:31 Or “desecrate”
  56. Daniel 11:31 Literally “the sanctuary, the stronghold”
  57. Daniel 11:32 Hebrew “the ones who know his God”
  58. Daniel 11:33 Literally “make understand”
  59. Daniel 11:33 Literally “during days”
  60. Daniel 11:34 Literally “in/at their falling”
  61. Daniel 11:35 Literally “the ones who produce insight”
  62. Daniel 11:35 Or “stumble”
  63. Daniel 11:36 Literally “as his pleasure”
  64. Daniel 11:36 Literally “over”
  65. Daniel 11:37 Or “fathers”
  66. Daniel 11:38 Literally “in his place”
  67. Daniel 11:38 Or “fathers”
  68. Daniel 11:38 Hebrew “precious stone”
  69. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the fortifications of strongholds”
  70. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the god of a foreign land”
  71. Daniel 11:39 Or “appoint”
  72. Daniel 11:40 Hebrew “chariot”
  73. Daniel 11:40 Literally “and he will overflow them and he will pass through”
  74. Daniel 11:41 Literally “into the land of the beauty”
  75. Daniel 11:41 A difficult word to translate in this context: possibly it means “the foremost” (NASB), or it may mean “the remnant” (NEB)
  76. Daniel 11:41 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
  77. Daniel 11:42 Literally “not it will be to escape”
  78. Daniel 11:45 Literally “the mountain of the beauty holiness”
  79. Daniel 11:45 Or “not one”
Listen to Daniel 11
Close NIV

Daniel 11
New International Version

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
Close NR1994

Daniele 11
Nuova Riveduta 1994

Conflitto fra il regno del nord e quello del sud

11 «Il primo anno del re *Dario, il Medo, io ero presso di lui per sostenerlo e per difenderlo. 2 Ora ti farò conoscere la verità.
In Persia sorgeranno ancora tre re; poi il quarto diventerà molto piú ricco di tutti gli altri e quando sarà diventato forte con le sue ricchezze, solleverà tutti contro il regno di Grecia. 3 Allora sorgerà un re potente che dominerà sul grande impero e farà quello che vorrà. 4 Ma appena si sarà affermato, il suo regno sarà infranto e sarà diviso verso i quattro venti del cielo; non apparterrà alla sua discendenza e non avrà una potenza pari a quella di prima; perché sarà smembrato e passerà ad altri, non ai suoi eredi.

5 Il re del mezzogiorno diventerà forte, ma uno dei suoi capi diventerà piú forte di lui; dominerà, e il suo dominio sarà grande.

6 Dopo diversi anni essi si alleeranno e la figlia del re del mezzogiorno verrà dal re del settentrione per fare un accordo. Lei non conserverà la forza del suo braccio e nemmeno la sua discendenza resisterà; sarà messa a morte assieme ai suoi seguaci, ai figli e al marito.

7 Ma dalle sue radici sorgerà un rampollo che entrerà con un esercito nelle fortezze del re del settentrione, combatterà contro di lui e ne sarà vincitore. 8 Egli porterà in Egitto come preda di guerra perfino i loro dèi, le loro immagini di metallo fuso e i loro preziosi arredi d'argento e d'oro; e per diversi anni si terrà lontano dal re del settentrione[a]. 9 Questi marcerà contro il re del mezzogiorno, poi tornerà nel suo paese.

10 I suoi figli, però, scenderanno in guerra e raduneranno un esercito potente. Uno di essi avanzerà, e passando si spargerà come un torrente. Poi tornerà all'attacco e spingerà le ostilità fino alla fortezza del re del meridione. 11 Il re del mezzogiorno si inasprirà, moverà guerra al re del settentrione, il quale arruolerà un grande esercito che sarà sconfitto dal re del mezzogiorno. 12 Egli porterà via quella moltitudine e il suo cuore si gonfierà d'orgoglio; ma per quanto ne abbia abbattuto decine di migliaia, non per questo sarà piú forte. 13 Il re del settentrione arruolerà di nuovo una moltitudine piú numerosa della prima; e dopo un certo numero di anni egli si farà avanti con un grosso esercito e con molto materiale. 14 In quel tempo molti insorgeranno contro il re del mezzogiorno; degli uomini violenti fra il tuo popolo insorgeranno per dare compimento alla visione, ma cadranno. 15 Il re del settentrione verrà, innalzerà dei bastioni e si impadronirà di una città fortificata. Né le forze del mezzogiorno né le truppe scelte avranno la forza di resistergli. 16 L'invasore venuto contro il re del mezzogiorno farà ciò che gli piacerà, non essendovi chi possa resistergli, e si fermerà nel paese splendido, il quale sarà interamente in suo potere. 17 Egli si proporrà di venire con le forze di tutto il suo regno, ma farà un accordo con il re del mezzogiorno: nella speranza di indebolire il suo regno, gli darà sua figlia per moglie; ma il piano non riuscirà e il paese non gli apparterrà. 18 Poi si dirigerà verso le isole e ne prenderà molte; ma un generale farà cessare la sua arroganza e la farà ricadere addosso a lui. 19 Poi il re si dirigerà verso le fortezze del paese, ma inciamperà, cadrà e non lo si troverà piú.

20 Al posto suo sorgerà un re che manderà un esattore attraverso il paese che è la gloria del regno; ma in pochi giorni quel re sarà tolto di mezzo, non nel furore di una rivolta, né in una battaglia.

Profanazione del santuario

21 (A)«Poi, al suo posto, sorgerà un uomo
spregevole, a cui non spettava la dignità regale; verrà senza rumore e s'impadronirà del regno a forza di intrighi. 22 Le forze avversarie che invaderanno il paese saranno sommerse davanti a lui, saranno sgominate e anche il principe del patto sarà travolto. 23 Nonostante gli accordi fatti, tradirà i suoi alleati; cosí affermerà il suo potere e sarà vittorioso, pur avendo poca gente. 24 Mentre si sentono sicure invaderà le parti piú fertili della provincia e farà quello che né i suoi padri né i padri dei suoi padri osarono fare: distribuirà preda, spoglie e ricchezze fra i sui seguaci e mediterà progetti contro le fortezze per un certo tempo. 25 Poi spiegherà le sue forze e il suo coraggio contro il re del mezzogiorno, alla testa di un grande esercito. Il re del mezzogiorno si impegnerà nella guerra con un grande e potentissimo esercito; ma non potrà resistergli, perché si ordiranno delle congiure contro di lui. 26 Quelli che mangeranno alla sua tavola saranno la sua rovina. Il suo esercito si dileguerà come un torrente e molti cadranno uccisi. 27 Quei due re non penseranno che a farsi del male; e, seduti alla stessa tavola si diranno delle menzogne; ma ciò non riuscirà, perché la fine non verrà che al tempo fissato.

28 Il re del settentrione tornerà al suo paese con grandi ricchezze; in cuor suo mediterà disegni ostili al patto santo e li eseguirà. Poi tornerà al suo paese.

29 Al tempo stabilito, egli marcerà di nuovo contro il mezzogiorno, ma quest'ultima volta l'impresa non riuscirà come la prima; 30 poiché delle navi di Chittim verranno contro di lui ed egli si perderà d'animo. Poi riverserà la sua ira contro il patto santo, eseguirà i suoi disegni e ascolterà coloro che avranno abbandonato il patto santo. 31 Per suo ordine, delle truppe si presenteranno e profaneranno il *santuario, la fortezza, sopprimeranno il sacrificio quotidiano e vi collocheranno l'abominazione della desolazione. 32 Egli corromperà con lusinghe quelli che tradiscono il patto; ma il popolo di quelli che conoscono il loro Dio mostrerà fermezza e agirà. 33 I saggi tra il popolo ne istruiranno molti; ma saranno abbattuti, per un certo tempo, dalla spada e dal fuoco, dalla schiavitú e dal saccheggio. 34 Quando saranno travolti, riceveranno qualche piccolo aiuto; ma molti si uniranno a loro senza convinzione. 35 E di quei saggi alcuni cadranno per essere affinati, purificati, resi candidi fino al tempo della fine, perché questa non avverrà che al tempo stabilito.

36 Il re agirà a suo piacimento, s'innalzerà, si esalterà al di sopra di ogni dio e pronunzierà parole inaudite contro il Dio degli dèi; prospererà finché non sia finita l'ira, poiché ciò che è stato deciso si compirà. 37 Egli non avrà riguardo agli dèi dei suoi padri; non avrà riguardo al dio preferito dalle donne[b], né ad alcun dio, perché si innalzerà al di sopra di tutti. 38 Ma onorerà il dio delle fortezze nel suo luogo di culto; onorerà con oro, con argento, con pietre preziose e con oggetti di valore, un dio sconosciuto ai suoi padri. 39 Egli agirà contro le fortezze ben munite, aiutato da un dio straniero. Colmerà di onori quelli che lo riconosceranno, li farà dominare su molti e spartirà fra loro delle terre come ricompensa.

40 Al tempo della fine, il re del mezzogiorno si scontrerà con lui; il re del settentrione gli piomberà addosso come la tempesta, con carri e cavalieri e con molte navi; entrerà nei paesi invadendoli e passerà oltre. 41 Entrerà pure nel paese splendido e molti soccomberanno; ma *Edom, *Moab e la parte principale dei figli di *Ammon scamperanno dalle sue mani. 42 Egli stenderà la mano anche su diversi paesi, neppure l'Egitto scamperà. 43 S'impadronirà dei tesori d'oro e d'argento e di tutte le cose preziose dell'Egitto. I Libi e gli Etiopi saranno al suo séguito. 44 Ma notizie dall'oriente e dal settentrione lo spaventeranno ed egli partirà con gran furore, per distruggere e votare allo sterminio molti. 45 Pianterà la tenda reale fra il mare e il bel monte santo; poi giungerà alla sua fine e nessuno gli darà aiuto.

Footnotes

  1. Daniele 11:8 Si terrà lontano dal re del settentrione, altri traducono: Terrà fronte al re del settentrione.
  2. Daniele 11:37 Al dio preferito dalle donne, questa divinità è probabilmente il dio Tammuz; cfr. Ez 8:14.
Close OJB

Daniel 11
Orthodox Jewish Bible

11 Also I, in the shnat achat of Daryavesh the Mede, I stood to support and to strengthen him.

2 And now will I show thee the emes. Hinei, yet shloshah melachim will arise in Paras (Persia); and the fourth shall with osher gadol (great richness) be abundantly rich above all; and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Yavan (Greece).

3 And a melech gibbor shall arise, that shall rule with mimshal rav (great dominion), and do kirtzono (according to his will).

4 And when he shall arise, his malchut (kingdom) shall be broken, and shall be divided to the araba ruchot HaShomayim; and not to his posterity, nor according to his rule which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others apart from these [see Daniel 8:8].

5 And HaMelech HaNegev (the King of the South) shall be strong, and one of his sarim (princes), and he shall be strong above him, and will rule; a great rule is his rule.

6 And at the end of some shanim they shall join themselves together as allies; for the daughter of HaMelech HaNegev shall come unto the Melech HaTzafon (King of the North) to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the koach hazero’a; neither shall he stand, nor his zero’a, but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that fathered her, and he that strengthened her in those times.

7 But out of a netzer of her roots shall one stand up in his place, which shall come unto an army, and shall enter into the stronghold of HaMelech HaTzafon, and shall deal with them, and shall show strength;

8 And also their g-ds with their molten images and with their precious vessels of silver and gold he will bring into captivity to Mitzrayim; and he shall refrain some shanim from (attacking) HaMelech HaTzafon.

9 So he (HaMelech HaTzafon) shall come into his kingdom of HaMelech HaNegev and shall return into his own land.

10 But his banim shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and he shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; then shall he return, and shall stir himself up, even to his fortress.

11 And HaMelech HaNegev shall be moved with rage, and shall go forth and fight with him, even with HaMelech HaTzafon; and he shall raise a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

12 And the multitude shall be carried away; his lev shall be lifted up; and he shall cause thousands to fall, but will not be strong.

13 For HaMelech HaTzafon shall again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and at the end of some shanim he will certainly come with a great army and with great substance;

14 And in those times many shall stand up against HaMelech HaNegev; also the sons of the transgressors of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall stumble.

15 So HaMelech HaTzafon shall come, and shall cast up an entrenchment, and shall take a fortified city; and the forces of the South shall not stand, even their choicest troops, and there is no power to stand.

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 Eretz HaTzevi (Beautiful Land), and destruction (shall be) in his hand.

17 He shall also set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and an agreement is with him; and he shall make it; and he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it, but she shall not stand, neither be for him.

18 After he turns his face unto the isles, and shall take many, a magistrate shall cause his reproach to cease for him except that his reproach shall return to him.

19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and will not be found.

20 Then shall stand up in his place one who causes an exactor to pass through for the glory of the malchut, but within a few yamim he shall be broken, neither in anger, nor in battle.

21 And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the glory of the malchut but he shall come in unawares, and obtain the kingdom by intrigues.

22 And an overwhelming army will be swept away before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the Nagid Brit.

23 And after the league made with him he shall practice deceit, for he shall go up, and shall become strong with a small people.

24 He shall enter unawares even into the fattest of the provinces; and he shall do that which his avot have not done, nor his avot of his avot; he shall scatter among them the spoil and booty and possessions, yea, and he shall plan his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the Melech HaNegev with a great army; and HaMelech HaNegev shall be stirred up for battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.

26 Yea, they that eat of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow, and many shall fall down slain.

27 And the hearts of both of these melachim shall be for evil, and they shall speak lies at one shulchan, 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 lev shall be against the Brit Kodesh; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come again to the South; but it shall not be as at the first so at the last.

30 For the ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be disheartened and shall return, and rage against the Brit Kodesh so shall he do; he shall even return, and will fix his attention upon those that forsake the Brit Kodesh.

31 And forces from him will stand, and they shall desecrate the Mikdash, the Citadel, and shall do away with HaTamid, and set up the Shikkutz MeShomem.

32 And such as do wickedly against the Brit shall he pervert in intrigue, but the people who know their G-d shall be strong and will do.

33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and through despoilment for many yamim.

34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help, but many shall cleave to them in intrigue.

35 And some of them of understanding shall fall to try them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for a time appointed.

36 And HaMelech shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every g-d, and shall speak monstous things against the G-d of g-ds, and shall prosper till the wrath be accomplished; for that is determined shall be done.

37 Neither shall he regard the g-d of his avot, nor the desire of women, nor regard any g-d, for he shall magnify himself above all.

38 But in his place shall he honor the g-d of fortresses, and a g-d whom his avot knew not shall he honor with zahav, and kesef, and with precious stones, and things desired.

39 Thus shall he do to the fortresses of the strongholds with the help of a foreign g-d, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall distribute the land for a price.

40 And at the time of the end shall HaMelech HaNegev butt against him, and HaMelech HaTzafon shall storm against him with chariots, and with parash, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries and shall overflow and pass over.

41 He shall enter also into the Eretz HaTzevi, and many will stumble, but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moav, and the chief of the bnei Ammon.

42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries, and Eretz Mitzrayim shall not escape.

43 But he shall rule over the deposits of zahav and of kesef, and over all the desired things of Mitzrayim; and the Libyans and the Cushites shall be at his heels.

44 But reports out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go forth with cheimah gedolah (great fury) to destroy, and to annihilate many.

45 And he shall plant the tents of his pavilion between the sea and the Har Tzevi Kodesh (Beautiful Holy Mountain); yet he shall come to his end, and there is none to help him.

Next
Daniel 10
Daniel 12
Next
dropdown
Lexham English Bible (LEB)

2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV

Nuova Riveduta 1994 (NR1994)

Copyright © 1994 by Geneva Bible Society

Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 by Artists for Israel International