OET-RV G DAN Chapter 11

2 “Now I’ll show you the truth. Listen, three more kings will stand up in Paras. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he’s grown strong through his riches, he’ll stir up all against the realm of Yavan. 3 A mighty king will stand up who’ll rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken, and will be divided towards 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’ll join themselves together. The daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she won’t retain the strength of her arm. He’ll also not stand, nor will his arm; but she’ll be given up, with those who brought her and he who became her father, 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’ll 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’ll also carry their gods, with their molten images and their precious vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Mitsrayim (Egypt). He’ll refrain some years from the king of the north. 9 He’ll come into the realm of the king of the south, but he’ll return into his own land. 10 His sons will wage war and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will keep coming and overflow and pass through. They’ll 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’ll send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 The multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will be exalted. He’ll throw 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’ll 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’ll fall. 15 So the king of the north will come and build up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his chosen people, 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’ll stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand. 17 He’ll set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He’ll perform them. He’ll give him the daughter of women to corrupt her; but she won’t stand, and won’t be for him. 18 After this he’ll 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’ll cause his reproach to turn on him. 19 Then he’ll turn his face towards the fortresses of his own land; but he’ll stumble and fall, and won’t be found.

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

21 “In his place, a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they hadn’t given the honour of the kingdom; but he’ll 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 is made with him, he’ll work deceitfully; for he’ll come up, and will become strong with a small people. 24 In time of security, he’ll come even on the fattest places of the province. He’ll do that which his fathers haven’t done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He’ll scatter among them prey, plunder, and substance. Yes, he’ll devise his plans against the fortresses, even for a time.

25 “He’ll 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 a very great and mighty army; but he won’t stand, for they’ll 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 mischief, and they’ll speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. 28 Then he’ll return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He’ll take action and return to his own land.

29 “He’ll 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 Because ships of Kitim will come against him. Therefore he’ll be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He’ll even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31 “Forces will stand on his part and they’ll profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they’ll set up the abomination that makes desolate. 32 He’ll 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’ll fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days. 34 Now when they fall, they’ll 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’s yet for the appointed time.

36 “The king will do according to his will. He’ll exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvellous things against the god of gods. He’ll prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what’s 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’ll magnify himself above all. 38 But in his place he’ll honour the god of fortresses. He’ll honour a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 He’ll deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He’ll increase with glory anyone who acknowledges him. He’ll 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’ll enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through. 41 He’ll enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moav (Moab), and the chief of the children of Amon. 42 He’ll also stretch out his hand against the countries. The land of Mitsrayim (Egypt) won’t escape. 43 But he’ll have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Mitsrayim. The Luvim (Libyans) and the Kushim (Ethiopians) will be at his steps. 44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he’ll go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many. 45 He’ll plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he’ll come to his end, and no one will help him.