DAN 11:22 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And the overflowing forces will be swept away before him and broken, and also the prince of the covenant.

UST When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him; both they and a covenant leader will be destroyed.

LSV And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

FBV Great armies will be swept away before him. They will be broken, as well as the prince of the agreement.[fn]

11:22 See 9:27.

T4T When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.

LEB And _⌊before him_⌋[fn] _⌊mighty military forces_⌋[fn] will be utterly swept away, and they will be broken, and also the leader of the covenant.

11:22 Literally “to the face of him”

11:22 Literally “military forces of the flood”

BBE And his forces will be completely taken away from before him and broken; and even the ruler of the agreement will have the same fate.

Moff the opposing forces shall be swept before him and shattered, and so shall God’s high priest.

JPS And the arms of the flood shall be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

ASV And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

DRA And the arms of the fighter shall be overcome before his face, and shall be broken; yea also the prince of the covenant.

YLT And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

Drby And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.

RV And with the arms of a flood shall they be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

SLT And with the arms of an overflowing they shall overflow from his face, and they shall be broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

Wbstr And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And with the armes of a flood shall they bee ouerflowen from before him, and shall be broken: yea also the prince of the couenant.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the armes shalbe ouerflowed with a flud before hym, and shalbe broken, & also the prince of the couenaunt.
(And the arms shall be overflowed with a flood before him, and shall be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.)

Gnva And the armes shall be ouerthrowen with a flood before him, and shall be broken: and also the prince of the couenant.
(And the arms shall be overthrown with a flood before him, and shall be broken: and also the prince of the covenant. )

Cvdl he shal fight agaynst the armes of the mightie (& destroye them,) yee & agaynst the prynce of the couenaunt.
(he shall fight against the arms of the mighty (and destroy them,) ye/you_all and against the prince of the covenant.)

Wycl And the armes of the fiytere schulen be ouercomun of his face, and schulen be al to-brokun, ferthermore and the duyk of boond of pees.
(And the arms of the fighter should be overcomun of his face, and should be all to-broken, furthermore and the duke of bond of peace.)

Luth Und die Arme, die wie eine Flut daherfahren, werden vor ihm wie mit einer Flut überfallen und zerbrochen werden, dazu auch der Fürst, mit dem der Bund gemacht war.
(And the arms/poor/unfortunate_(one), the as/like a/one flood thereforefahren, become before/in_front_of him as/like with one/a flood attacked and broken become, to_that/in_addition also the/of_the prince/ruler, with to_him the/of_the federation/agreement made was.)

ClVg Et brachia pugnantis expugnabuntur a facie ejus, et conterentur: insuper et dux fœderis.
(And brachia fightntis expugnabuntur from face his, and they_will_be_crushed: moreover and leader/chief covenant. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.

Paragraph 11:21–24

This paragraph tells of the rise of an evil ruler, one of the kings of the north. Scholars agree that this is a reference to Antiochus IV. Biblical scholars indicate that he is the “little horn” of Daniel 8:9–12, 23–25. Antiochus IV gave himself the title of Epiphanes, the Manifest One (that is, God Revealed). By using this title, he claimed to be the god Zeus incarnate. You can read more about him in 1–2 Maccabees, especially 1 Maccabees chapters 1 and 6. (In the NJB, 1 Maccabees follows the Book of Esther.)

11:22a-b

Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant: There is a textual problem here. The main options are:

The MT is correct. It reads “The forces of the overflowing/flood will be swept from before him and will be broken, and also a leader of a covenant.” Here is another way to translate this:
The overflowing forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant. (NASB) (BSB, KJV, NASB, NIV)
The vowels of the noun “the overflowing/flood” should be corrected to make a verb that functions to emphasize the following verb will be swept away. The two verbs together then mean “utterly/completely/suddenly swept away. Here is another way to translate this:
Armies will be utterly routed and crushed by him, the Prince of the covenant too. (NJB) (RSV/NRSV, NJB, ESV, NET)

It is difficult to be sure which text the less literal translations are following. The two options are quite similar in meaning, with the emphasis placed on either the strength of the army or the suddenness of its defeat. You may wish to consider the translation of the major language in your area.

and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant: This verb describes what happened to the army and a prince of the covenant. In some languages it may not be possible to refer to the destruction of an army and the killing of a man with the same verb. It may be necessary to translate this using two different verbs. For example:

the army will be destroyed and the leader of the covenant people will be killed

11:22a

Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed,

Mighty armies will advance against him like a flood, but they will be overcome.
He will overpower every mighty army that comes to attack him.

Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him: This is probably a general statement indicating that the despicable one defeated powerful enemies on his way to establishing control. It is not recommended that you try to identify the army with a specific enemy. Here are some other ways to translate this:

Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him. (NET)

As he advances, he will sweep away all forces of opposition. (REB)

He will overwhelm large forces. (GW)

will be swept away: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as will be swept away is more literally “will be broken.” This is a passive verb and there are at least two ways to translate it:

using a passive verb. For example:
will be broken (REB)
will be…wiped out (GNT)
using an active verb. The implied subject is the contemptible/despicable man who was now king of the North. For example:
He will…defeat them (GW)

Translate this using the form that is most natural in your language in this context.

11:22b

along with a prince of the covenant.

He will break their power and that of the ruler of God’s covenant people.
He will defeat/destroy those armies and kill the chief/leader of God’s people.

a prince of the covenant: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as a prince of the covenant can also be translated as “a leader of a covenant.” In this context it probably refers to the Jewish high priest Onias III, who was murdered by one of Antiochus’s allies in 171 B.C.11:22 Lucas, page 284, and Steinmann, page 526. See 2 Maccabees 4:34. You may wish to make a footnote saying that the reference is probably to the Jewish high priest of that time.

the covenant: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the covenant is literally “a covenant.” Even thought the definite article (the) is not used, this probably refers to God’s covenant with the Jewish nation and people.

General Comment on 11:22a-b

There are several different ways to arrange the information in these verse parts. For example:

Armies shall be utterly swept away and broken before him, and the prince of the covenant as well. (NRSV)

He will overwhelm large forces and defeat them, including the prince of the covenant. (GW)

Anyone who opposes him, even God’s High Priest, will be swept away and wiped out. (GNT)

Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince. (NLT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠זְרֹע֥וֹת הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛טֶף יִשָּׁטְפ֥וּ מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנָ֖י⁠ו

and,the_forces_of of,the_flood swept_away from,before,him_of,

Being swept away represents being destroyed. Alternate translation: “And the opposing forces will be swept away as everything in the path of a flood is destroyed by it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠זְרֹע֥וֹת הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛טֶף יִשָּׁטְפ֥וּ מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנָ֖י⁠ו וְ⁠יִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּ

and,the_forces_of of,the_flood swept_away from,before,him_of, and,they_will_be_broken

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “His army will completely destroy a great army as a flood destroys everything in its path”

נְגִ֥יד בְּרִֽית

prince_of covenant