DAN 11:39 Parallel Verse View

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11:39 OSHB variant note: הכיר: (x-qere) ’יַכִּ֖יר’: lemma_5234 a n_1.0 morph_HVhi3ms id_275vz יַכִּ֖יר

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT He will take action against the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will heap great honor on those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over the many, and he will divide up the land for a price. [fn]

Instead of He will attack the strongest fortresses , some modern versions have He will defend his fortress.

UST He will ask that god from another country to help him to defend his fortresses. He will greatly honor those who allow him to be their ruler. He will appoint some of them to important positions in the government; and to reward them, he will give them some land.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

LSV And he has dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he has acknowledged; he multiplies honor, and has caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportions at a price.

FBV He will deal with strong fortresses[fn] with the help of this foreign god. He will give riches to those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over the people, and distributing the land at a price.

11:39 Whether these are his fortresses or those he attacks is not clear.

T4T He will ask that god (OR, people who worship a god) from another country to help him to defend his fortresses. He will greatly honor those who allow him to be their ruler. He will appoint some of them to important positions in the government; and to reward them, he will give them some land.

LEB And he will deal with the _⌊fortified strongholds_⌋[fn] with the help of _⌊a foreign god_⌋;[fn] and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule[fn] over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.

11:39 Literally “the fortifications of strongholds”

11:39 Literally “the god of a foreign land”

11:39 Or “appoint”

BBE And he will make use of the people of a strange god to keep his strongest places; to those whom he takes note of he will give high honour: and he will make them rulers over the mass of the people, and will make division of the land for a price.

Moff For his strong forts, he shall procure soldiers who worship a foreign god; his favourites he shall advance to high honour and make them rulers over the masses, selling land to them for a bribe.

JPS And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god; whom he shall acknowledge, shall increase glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

ASV And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

DRA And he shall do this to fortify Maozim with a strange god, whom he hath acknowledged, and he shall increase glory and shall give them power over many, and shall divide the land gratis.

YLT And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportioneth at a price.

Drby And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange [fn]god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land [to them] for a reward.

11.39 Eloah

RV And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a strange god; whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

SLT And he did to the strong fortifications with a strange god whom he recognized, he shall multiply honor: and he caused them to rule over many, and he will divide the land for a price.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]
(Thus shall he do in the most strongholds 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. )

11.39 most…: Heb. fortresses of munitions

11.39 gain: Heb. a price

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thus shall hee doe in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule ouer many, and shall diuide the land for gaine.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

11:39 Heb. fortresses of munitions.

11:39 Heb. a price

Bshps Thus shall he do in the holdes of Mauzzim with a straunge God whom he shall acknowledge, he shall encrease his glory, & shal cause them to rule ouer many, & shall deuide the land for gayne.
(Thus shall he do in the holdes of Mauzzim with a strange God whom he shall acknowledge, he shall increase his glory, and shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gayne.)

Gnva Thus shall he do in the holdes of Mauzzim with a strange god whom he shall acknowledge: he shall increase his glory, and shall cause them to rule ouer many and shall deuide ye land for gaine.
(Thus shall he do in the holdes of Mauzzim with a strange god whom he shall acknowledge: he shall increase his glory, and shall cause them to rule over many and shall divide ye/you_all land for gain. )

Cvdl This shal he do, sekinge helpe and sucoure at the mightie Idols and straunge goddes. Soch as wil receaue him, and take him for God, he shal geue them greate worshipe and power: yee and make them lordes of the multitude, and geue them the londe with rewardes.
(This shall he do, sekinge help and succour/support/assistance at the mighty Idols and strange gods. Such as will receive him, and take him for God, he shall give them great worship and power: ye/you_all and make them lords of the multitude, and give them the land with rewards.)

Wycl And he schal do that he make strong Moosym, with the alien god which he knew. And he schal multiplie glorie, and schal yyue power to hem in many thingis, and schal departe the lond at his wille.
(And he shall do that he make strong Moosym, with the alien/foreign(er) god which he knew. And he shall multiply glory, and shall give power to hem in many things, and shall depart the land at his will.)

Luth Und wird denen, so ihm helfen stärken Maußim mit dem fremden GOtt, den er erwählet hat, große Ehre tun und sie zu Herren machen über große Güter und ihnen das Land zu Lohn austeilen.
(And becomes those, so him help strengthen Maußim with to_him strangers God, the he chosen has, large honour(n) do/put and they/she/them to/for gentlemen make above large goods and to_them the country to/for wage/salary distribute.)

ClVg Et faciet ut muniat Maozim cum deo alieno, quem cognovit, et multiplicabit gloriam, et dabit eis potestatem in multis, et terram dividet gratuito.
(And will_do as muniat Maozim when/with deo foreigner, which he_knew, and multiplicabit glory, and will_give to_them power in/into/on many, and the_earth/land will_divide gratuito. )

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 11:36–39

This paragraph speaks of the success of the evil king of the North. Some scholars take this king to still be Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Other scholars understand this to refer to another evil king, like Antiochus, who has yet to come to power.11:35 See the footnote in the NET. It is recommended that you do not specify the identity of this king other than to refer to him as the king of the North (as he is called in 11:40b).

11:39a

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god

The king will attack the mightiest fortified places with the help of this foreign god.
The king will conquer the strongest fortresses in the name of this god from a foreign/strange country.

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god: There is a textual problem in this verse part. Some scholars suggest that the Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the help should read “people.” The two options are:

The MT is correct. For example:
He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. (NRSV) (BSB, NIV, RSV/NRSV, KJV, NASB, ESV, NET, GW, NLT, CEV, NCV)
The MT should be corrected. For example:
To defend his fortresses, he will use people who worship a foreign god. (GNT) (GNT, NJB, REB)

It is recommended that you follow option (1), the reading of the MT, which is the recommendation of HOTTP also.

In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of the ideas in this clause:

Claiming this foreign god’s help, he will attack the strongest fortresses. (NLT)

With the help of this foreign god, he will capture the strongest fortresses. (CEV)

He will attack: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as He will attack is literally “he will act against.”

11:39b

and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him,

And he will greatly honor those who acknowledge him as their ruler/king.
He will give great honor to those who accept him as their ruler/king.

and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him: There are at least two ways to interpret the pronoun him and the meaning of this clause:

The pronoun him refers to the evil king. For example:
He will give great honor to those who accept him as ruler (GNT) (GNT, NLT, NCV, probably NET, GW)
The pronoun him refers to the god of fortresses. For example:
Everyone who worships this god will be put in a position of power (CEV) (CEV)

Some English versions leave this ambiguous. If you must make it clear, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). The evil king will give great honor to those who accept him as their king.

acknowledge him: In some languages it may be natural or necessary to make it explicit that this refers to acknowledging the evil king as the rightful ruler. However, in your translation, avoid implying that this means that the evil king was in fact the rightful ruler. Here are some other ways to translate this:

acknowledge him as the true ruler of the country (UBSH)

accept him as their king

submit to his rule

11:39c

making them rulers over many

He will make them rulers over many people
He will appoint them to positions of authority over many people.

11:39d

and distributing the land for a price.

and he will allow them to buy the land.
He will also reward them by letting them purchase land cheaply.

11:39c–d

making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price: This verse part explains in what ways the evil king will honor those who accept him as king. He will give them political power and property.

making them rulers over many: This clause indicates that the evil king will give his followers power to rule over other people. Here are some other ways to translate this:

The king will appoint them to positions of great authority.

He will put them in charge of many other people.

He will give them positions of great power.

and distributing the land for a price: There are two ways to interpret the Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as and distributing the land for a price:

It means that the king will distribute land for a price; that is, he will make the new owners pay for the land. For example:
and he will parcel out land for a price (NET)
And he will make them pay him for the land they rule. (NCV) (BSB, NET, NCV, NIV, NJB, KJV, NASB, RSV/NRSV, ESV, GW)
It means that the king will give out land as a reward. For example:
and dividing the land among them as their reward (NLT) |
he will reward them by giving them land (NLT, CEV, REB, NABRE)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and the majority of English versions. However, the second interpretation is also possible. If this is the interpretation of the Bible in your local majority language, you may wish to follow it.