Chapter 11

Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm⁵⁶ and to strengthen him.

And now will I shew⁵⁵ thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up⁶ yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far ¹⁴¹⁹ richer⁵⁵ than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up⁵⁵ all against the realm of Grecia.

And a mighty king shall stand up,¹ that shall rule¹ with great dominion, and do¹ according to his will.

And when he shall stand up,² his kingdom shall be broken,¹¹ and shall be divided¹¹ toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled:¹ for his kingdom shall be plucked up,¹¹ even for others beside those.

And the king of the south shall be strong,⁴ and [one] of his princes; and he shall be strong⁴ above him, and have dominion;¹ his dominion [shall be] a great dominion.

And in the end of years they shall join themselves together;¹⁰¹ for the king's daughter of the south shall come⁴ to the king of the north to make² an agreement: but she shall not retain⁴ the power of the arm; neither shall he stand,⁴ nor his arm: but she shall be given up,¹¹ and they that brought⁵⁶ her, and he that begat⁶ her, and he that strengthened⁵⁶ her in [these] times.

But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up¹ in his estate, which shall come⁴ with an army, and shall enter⁴ into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal¹ against them, and shall prevail:⁵²

And shall also carry⁵⁵ captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue⁴ [more] years than the king of the north.

So the king of the south shall come¹ into [his] kingdom, and shall return¹ into his own land.

But his sons shall be stirred up,¹⁰¹ and shall assemble¹ a multitude of great forces: and [one] shall certainly² come,¹ and overflow,¹ and pass through:¹ then shall he return,⁴ and be stirred up,¹⁰¹ [even] to his fortress.

And the king of the south shall be moved with choler,¹¹⁸ and shall come forth¹ and fight⁸ with him, [even] with the king of the north: and he shall set forth⁵² a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given⁸ into his hand.

[And] when he hath taken away⁸ the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up;^{1 7311 4} and he shall cast down⁵² [many] ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened⁴ [by it].

For the king of the north shall return,¹ and shall set forth⁵² a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly² come⁴ after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

And in those times there shall many stand up⁴ against the king of the south: also the robbers ⁶⁵³⁰ of thy people shall exalt¹⁰¹ themselves to establish⁵³ the vision; but they shall fall.⁸

So the king of the north shall come,⁴ and cast up⁴ a mount, and take¹ the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand,⁴ neither his chosen people, neither [shall there be any] strength to withstand.²

But he that cometh⁶ against him shall do⁴ according to his own will, and none shall stand⁶ before him: and he shall stand⁴ in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

He shall also set⁴ his face to enter² with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do:¹ and he shall give⁴ him the daughter of women, corrupting⁵³ her: but she shall not stand⁴ [on his side], neither be for him.

After this shall he turn^{4 7725 55} his face unto the isles, and shall take¹ many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease;⁵² without his own reproach he shall cause [it] to turn⁵⁵ upon him.

Then he shall turn⁵⁵ his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble⁸ and fall,¹ and not be found.¹¹

Then shall stand up¹ in his estate a raiser⁵⁶ of taxes⁶ [in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed,¹¹ neither in anger, nor in battle.

And in his estate shall stand up¹ a vile person,¹² to whom they shall not give¹ the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come¹ in peaceably, and obtain⁵² the kingdom by flatteries.

And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown¹¹ from before him, and shall be broken;¹¹ yea, also the prince of the covenant.

And after the league⁹⁹ [made] with him he shall work⁴ deceitfully: for he shall come up,¹ and shall become strong¹ with a small people.

He shall enter⁴ peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do¹ [that] which his fathers have not done,¹ nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter⁴ among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: [yea], and he shall forecast¹⁷ his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

And he shall stir up⁵⁵ his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up¹⁰¹ to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand:⁴ for they shall forecast⁴ devices against him.

Yea, they that feed⁶ of the portion of his meat shall destroy⁴ him, and his army shall overflow:⁴ and many shall fall down¹ slain.

And both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do mischief,^{56 7451} and they shall speak¹⁷ lies at one table; but it shall not prosper:⁴ for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed.

Then shall he return¹ into his land with great riches; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall do¹ [exploits], and return⁴ to his own land.

At the time appointed he shall return,⁴ and come¹ toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

For the ships of Chittim shall come¹ against him: therefore he shall be grieved,⁸ and return,¹ and have indignation¹ against the holy covenant: so shall he do;¹ he shall even return,¹ and have intelligence⁴ with them that forsake⁶ the holy covenant.

And arms shall stand⁴ on his part, and they shall pollute¹⁴ the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away⁵² the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place¹ the abomination that maketh desolate.³⁵

And such as do wickedly⁵⁶ against the covenant shall he corrupt⁵⁵ by flatteries: but the people that do know⁶ their God shall be strong,⁵⁵ and do¹ [exploits].

And they that understand⁵⁶ among the people shall instruct⁴ many: yet they shall fall⁸ by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.

Now when they shall fall,⁹ they shall be holpen¹¹ with a little help: but many shall cleave⁸ to them with flatteries.

And [some] of them of understanding⁵⁶ shall fall,¹¹ to try² them, and to purge,¹⁵ and to make [them] white,⁵³ [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.

And the king shall do¹ according to his will; and he shall exalt¹¹³ himself, and magnify¹⁰¹ himself above every god, and shall speak¹⁷ marvellous things¹² against the God of gods, and shall prosper⁵² till the indignation be accomplished:¹ for that that is determined¹² shall be done.⁸

Neither shall he regard⁴ the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard⁴ any god: for he shall magnify¹⁰¹ himself above all.

But in his estate shall he honour¹⁷ the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew¹ not shall he honour¹⁷ with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

Thus shall he do¹ in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge^{55 5234 52} [and] increase⁵⁵ with glory: and he shall cause them to rule⁵² over many, and shall divide¹⁷ the land for gain.

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push¹⁰¹ at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind,¹⁰¹ with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter¹ into the countries, and shall overflow¹ and pass over.¹

He shall enter¹ also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown:¹¹ but these shall escape¹¹ out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

He shall stretch forth⁴ his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

But he shall have power¹ 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.

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble¹⁷ him: therefore he shall go forth¹ with great fury to destroy,⁵³ and utterly to make away⁵³ many.

And he shall plant⁴ the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come¹ to his end, and none shall help⁶ him.