Daniel 11
New King James Version
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
- Daniel 11:6 Lit. arm
- Daniel 11:6 Lit. arm
- Daniel 11:8 Or molded images
- Daniel 11:12 Proud
- Daniel 11:14 Or robbers, lit. sons of breakage
- Daniel 11:14 Lit. to establish
- Daniel 11:15 Lit. arms
- Daniel 11:16 Lit. hand
- Daniel 11:17 Or bring equitable terms
- Daniel 11:22 Lit. arms
- Daniel 11:24 booty
- Daniel 11:26 Or overflow
- Daniel 11:30 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
- Daniel 11:31 Lit. arms
- Daniel 11:32 pollute
- Daniel 11:34 Or slipperiness, flattery
- Daniel 11:37 Or gods
- Daniel 11:39 profit
- Daniel 11:41 Lit. chief of the sons of Ammon
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
- 11:2 den fjärde Xerxes I (486-465 f Kr) som försökte erövra Grekland år 481 f Kr. Se not till Est 1:3.
- 11:3 en väldig kung Alexander den store, vars rike delades ”efter himlens fyra väderstreck” mellan fyra av hans generaler (jfr 8:21f).
- 11:30 Kittim Cypern eller andra medelhavsöar.
- 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.
- 11:37 sina fäders gudar Annan översättning: ”sina fäders Gud”.
- 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”.
Daniel 11
King James Version
11 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
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