DAN 11:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But as soon as he’s reached his peak, his kingdom will be uprooted, then broken and divided into the four compass directions. But it won’t be his descendants reigning but those kingdoms will be given to others, and they won’t rule with that same authority.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, and not according to his authority with which he ruled. For his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others besides these.

UST But when he has become very powerful, he will die. Then his kingdom will be divided into four parts. Kings who are not his descendants will rule, but they will not be as powerful as he was.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Shortly after his rise to power, his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.

LSV and according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up—and for others apart from these.

FBV But as he extends his power his kingdom will be broken up, divided towards the four winds of heaven.[fn] It will not go to his descendants, and it will not be ruled as he ruled. It will be pulled up and given to others.

11:4 “Towards the four winds of heaven”: in other words, “into four parts.”

T4T But when he has become very powerful, he will die. Then his kingdom will be divided into four parts. Kings who are not his descendants will rule, but they will not be as powerful as he was.

LEB But _⌊as he rises in power_⌋,[fn] 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_⌋.[fn]

11:4 Literally “as his rising/to rise”

11:4 Literally “to others from to alone these”

BBE And when he has become strong, his kingdom will be broken and parted to the four winds of heaven; but not to his offspring, for it will be uprooted; and his kingdom will be for the others and not for these: but not with the same authority as his.

Moff when he comes to power, his kingdom shall be shattered and scattered to the four winds of heaven; it shall not pass to his posterity, nor shall it be so powerful as it was in his hands, for his kingdom shall be torn up and divided among more than his four generals.

JPS And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

ASV And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

DRA And when he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken, and it shall be divided towards the four winds of the heaven: but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom shall be rent in pieces, even for strangers, beside these.

YLT and according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up — and for others apart from these.

Drby And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.

RV And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.

SLT And in his standing up his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided to the four winds of the heavens; and not to his latter state, and not according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, and for others from besides these.

Wbstr And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided towards 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And when he shall stand vp, his kingdome shall be broken, and shall be diuided toward the foure winds of heauen; and not to his posteritie, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdome shall be pluckt vp, euen for others besides those.
(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 besides those.)

Bshps And when he shal stand vp, his kingdome shalbe broken, & shalbe deuided toward the foure windes of the heauen, and not toward his posteritie, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdome shalbe pluckt vp, euen for others besides these.
(And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heaven, and not toward his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.)

Gnva And when he shall stand vp, his kingdome shall be broken, and shall be deuided towarde the foure windes of heauen: and not to his posteritie, nor according to his dominion, which he ruled: for his kingdome shall be pluckt vp, euen to be for others besides those.
(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 to be for others besides those. )

Cvdl And as soone as his kingdome commeth vp, it shalbe destroyed, & deuyded towarde ye foure wyndes of the heauen. They yt come after him, shall not haue soch power & dominion as he: but his kingdome shalbe scatred, yee euen amonge other the those.
(And as soon as his kingdom cometh/comes up, it shall be destroyed, and divided toward ye/you_all four winds of the heaven. They it come after him, shall not have such power and dominion as he: but his kingdom shall be scattered, ye/you_all even among other the those.)

Wycl And whanne he schal stonde, his rewme schal be al to-brokun, and it schal be departid in to foure wyndis of heuene, but not in to hise eiris, nether bi the power of hym in which he was lord; for his rewme schal be to-rente, yhe, in to straungeris, outakun these.
(And when he shall stand, his realm shall be all to-broken, and it shall be departed in to four winds of heaven, but not in to his heirs, neither by the power of him in which he was lord; for his realm shall be to-rente, yea/yes, in to strangers, out-taken/except these.)

Luth Und wenn er aufs höchste kommen ist, wird sein Reich zerbrechen und sich in die vier Winde des Himmels zerteilen, nicht auf seine Nachkommen, auch nicht mit solcher Macht, wie seine gewesen ist; denn sein Reich wird ausgerottet und Fremden zuteil werden.
(And when he onto höchste coming is, becomes be kingdom break/shatter and itself/yourself/themselves in the four winds the heavens divide, not on/in/to his progeny, also not with such power(n), as/like his been is; because/than be kingdom becomes eradicated and strangers granted become.)

ClVg Et cum steterit, conteretur regnum ejus, et dividetur in quatuor ventos cæli: sed non in posteros ejus, neque secundum potentiam illius, qua dominatus est: lacerabitur enim regnum ejus etiam in externos, exceptis his.
(And when/with stood, would_crushur kingdom his, and will_be_divided in/into/on four with_the_winds heavens: but not/no in/into/on descendants his, nor after/second power of_that, which dominatus it_is: lacerabitur because kingdom his also in/into/on externos, except his. )

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 11:2–4

The angelic figure who looked like a human being continued to talk to Daniel. It may be helpful to make this explicit, as the GW has done:

The person who looked like a human continued, “What I am about to tell you is the truth…. (GW)

11:4a

But as soon as he is established,

But after he has gained power,
But after he becomes king,

But as soon as he is established: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as But as soon as he is established refers to the time when this warrior king will have established himself in his powerful position. Here are some other ways to translate this:

After he has appeared (NIV)

After that king has come (NCV)

But at the height of his power (NLT)

Shortly after his rise to power (NET)

11:4b

his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven.

his kingdom will break apart. It will be divided into four parts/kingdoms, each one in a different place/direction.
his kingdom will break/dissolve into four nations. One will be in the north, one in the south, one in the east and one in the west.

his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven: This verse part indicates that the empire of the warrior king would be divided into four parts. See also 8:8c-d, where this same event is described.

The verbs broken up and parceled out are both passive. The text does not say who would do this action. There are at least two ways to translate this verse part:

using passive verbs. For example:
his kingdom will be broken into pieces and divided in the directions of the four winds of heaven (GW)
His kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. (NLT)
using active verbs and a general subject. For example:
they will break up his kingdom and divide it into north, south, east, and west

toward the four winds of heaven: The phrase the four winds of heaven refers to the four directions, north, south, east, and west. Use the expression that is most natural in your language. For example:

toward the four parts of the world (NCV)

into four quarters

11:4c

It will not go to his descendants,

But/And these four parts/kingdoms will not be ruled by the king’s descendants.
Men who are not his descendants will rule these four nations.

It will not go to his descendants: This clause indicates that the new rulers of the divided empire would not be the descendants of the warrior king. Four army generals inherited and ruled the four parts of the empire of Alexander the Great. Here are some other ways to translate this:

The empire will not be given to his descendants. (GW)

But these won’t be ruled by his descendants (CEV)

The new rulers of these lands will not be his descendants.

11:4d

nor will it have the authority with which he ruled,

Nor will these four rulers have the same power as the first king,
These men/rulers will not have the same power as the first king had.

nor will it have the authority with which he ruled: This clause is more literally “and not as the ruling which he ruled.” It indicates that the four generals who succeeded the warrior king would not have the power that he had. Their kingdoms would not be so strong as his empire was. Here are some other ways to translate this:

nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had (NLT)

and it will not have the power that he had (NCV)

or be as powerful as his kingdom (CEV)

11:4e

because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.

because his kingdom shall be uprooted. It will be given to others/outsiders.
For his kingdom shall come to an end and outsiders will rule in his place.

because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others: This verse part uses a different image to express the same idea as 11:4b. The empire is pictured as a plant that someone pulls out of the ground. There are at least two ways to translate this metaphor:

keeping the figure of speech. For example:
because his kingdom will be pulled up and given to other people (NCV)
explaining the meaning of the metaphor. For example:
his empire will be destroyed and its remnants/remains given to others

As in 11:4b, both the verbs are passive in English. However, in the Hebrew text there is only one verb in this verse part. The BSB has supplied the passive verb given. There are several ways to translate this clause:

General Comment on 11:4a-e

using two passive verbs. For example:
for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these (NET)
using one or more active verbs. For example:
for his kingdom shall be uprooted and go to others besides these (NRSV)
for they will tear out his kingdom and it will pass to other rulers/men

Since 11:4b and 11:4e are similar in meaning, in some languages it may be natural to combine them. For example:

^4aBut at the height of his power ^4b,ehis empire will break up and be divided into four parts. ^4cKings not descended from him will rule in his place, ^4dbut they will not have the power that he had. (GNT)

^4aBut suddenly ^4b,ehis kingdom will be crushed and scattered to the four corners of the earth, where four more kingdoms will rise. ^4cBut these won’t be ruled by his descendants ^4dor be as powerful as his kingdom. (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תִּשָּׁבֵ֣ר מַלְכוּת֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠תֵחָ֕ץ

broken_up his/its=kingdom and,it_will_be_divided

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 kingdom will break apart and divide” or “his kingdom will break apart into pieces”

לְ⁠אַרְבַּ֖ע רוּח֣וֹת הַ⁠שָּׁמָ֑יִם

to,the_four winds_of the=heavens

See how you translated this in [Daniel 7:2](../07/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠לֹ֣א לְ⁠אַחֲרִית֗⁠וֹ

and=not to,his_of,posterity

The idea of not being divided and shared out is implied here. Alternate translation: “but it will not be divided for his own descendants” or “but it will not be shared by his own descendants”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ מַלְכוּת֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠לַ⁠אֲחֵרִ֖ים מִ⁠לְּ⁠בַד־אֵֽלֶּה

uprooted his/its=kingdom and,to,others (from),,besides_of these

The kingdom is spoken of as if it were a plant that someone destroyed by uprooting it.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive