دانيال 11

١ 1 «فَقَدْ سَبَقَ لِي فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ حُكْمِ دَارِيُّوسَ الْمَادِيِّ أَنْ آزَرْتُهُ وَشَدَّدْتُهُ.

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

٢ 2 وَالآنَ لأَكْشِفَنَّ لَكَ الْحَقِيقَةَ، فَهَا ثَلاثَةُ مُلُوكٍ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ حُكْمَ فَارِسَ، يَعْقُبُهُمْ رَابِعٌ يَكُونُ أَوْفَرَهُمْ ثَرَاءً. وَبِفَضْلِ قُوَّةِ غِنَاهُ يُثِيرُ الْجَمِيعَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ الْيُونَانِ.

And now I will show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all. And when he has grown strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنْ لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ فِي الْيُونَانِ مَلِكٌ عَاتٍ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِسُلْطَانٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَحْلُو لَهُ.

And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

٤ 4 وَلَكِنْ فِي ذِرْوَةِ قُوَّتِهِ تَنْقَسِمُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ إِلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، فَلا تَكُونُ لِعَقِبِهِ، وَلا تَكُونُ فِي مِثْلِ قُوَّةِ مُلْكِهِ، بَلْ يَتَوَلّاهَا آخَرُونَ. أَمَّا سُلْطَانُهُ فَيَنْقَرِضُ.

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 with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ تَنْمُو قُوَّةُ الْجَنُوبِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ وَاحِداً مِنْ قُوَّادِ مَلِكِ الْيُونَانِ الْمُنْقَرِضِ يُصْبِحُ أَكْثَرَ قُوَّةً مِنْهُ، وَيَتَّسِعُ نُفُوذُهُ وَسُلْطَانُهُ.

And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his rulers. And he shall be powerful over him, and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion.

٦ 6 وَبَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ يَعْقِدُ الْمَلِكَانِ مُعَاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ، تُصْبِحُ فِيهَا ابْنَةُ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ زَوْجَةً لِمَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا تَفْقِدُ تَأْثِيرَهَا عَلَيْهِ، فَلا تَتَحَقَّقُ لَهَا وَلا لأَبِيهَا وَلا لاِبْنِهَا وَلا لِمَنْ آزَرَهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَوْقَاتِ آمَالٌ.

And at the end of years they shall join themselves together. And the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she shall not retain the strength of her arm, nor shall he stand, nor his arm. But she shall be given up, and also those who brought her, and he who begot her, and he who strengthened her in those times.

٧ 7 وَيَتَوَلَّى مِنْ فَرْعِ أُصُولِهَا (أَيْ أَخُوهَا) الْمُلْكَ، فَيَزْحَفُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشٍ وَيَقْتَحِمُ حِصْنَ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ وَيُنَكِّلُ بِهِمْ وَيَقْهَرُهُمْ.

But out of a shoot from her roots shall a man stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.

٨ 8 وَيَسْبِي إِلَى مِصْرَ آلِهَتَهُمْ مَعَ أَصْنَامِهِمْ وَالآنِيَةِ النَّفِيسَةِ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ. ثُمَّ يَتَوَقَّفُ عَنْ مُحَارَبَةِ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ لِعِدَّةِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

And also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, he shall carry captive into Egypt, and he shall refrain from the king of the north some years.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ يَغْزُو مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ أَرْضَ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ وَلَكِنَّهُ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ فَاشِلاً.

And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.

١٠ 10 إِلا أَنَّ بَنِي مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ يَثُورُونَ وَيَحْشِدُونَ جُيُوشاً عَظِيمَةً، تَتَقَدَّمُ كَالطُّوفَانِ عَبْرَ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَهْجُمُ عَلَى أَرْضِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الْعَاصِمَةَ.

And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through. And they shall return and war, even to his fortress.

١١ 11 فَيَنْفَجِرُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ غَيْظاً، فَيُجَنِّدُ جُيُوشاً هَائِلَةً وَيَخْرُجُ وَيُحَارِبُ مَلِكَ الشِّمَالِ وَيَقْهَرُ جُيُوشَهُ

And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north. And he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.

١٢ 12 وَيَقْضِي عَلَيْهَا، وَيُفْنِي عَشَرَاتِ الأُلُوفِ، وَيَشْمَخُ قَلْبُهُ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ

And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted. And he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

١٣ 13 مَلِكَ الشِّمَالِ لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يُجَنِّدَ جَيْشاً عَرَمْرَماً أَضْخَمَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ السَّابِقِ، وَبَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ يَزْحَفُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ الْكَبِيرَةِ وَعُدَّتِهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ.

And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

١٤ 14 وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ يَتَمَرَّدُ كَثِيرُونَ عَلَى مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ، وَيَثُورُ الْمُتَمَرِّدُونَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ شَعْبِكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يُخْفِقُونَ، وَذَلِكَ لإِتْمَامِ الرُّؤْيَا.

And in those times many shall stand up against the king of the south. Also the sons of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they shall fall.

١٥ 15 وَيُقْبِلُ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ وَيُقِيمُ مَتَارِيسَ الْحِصَارِ، وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى مَدِينَةٍ مُحَصَّنَةٍ، وَتَعْجِزُ قُوَّاتُ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ وَفِرَقُهُ الْمُنْتَخَبَةُ عَنْ صَدِّهِ، لأَنَّهَا تَفْقِدُ كُلَّ قُوَّةٍ.

So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, nor his chosen people. Neither shall there be any strength to stand.

١٦ 16 أَمَّا الْمَلِكُ الْغَازِي فَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ، ولا أَحَدَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِهِ. وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ الْبَهِيَّةِ وَيُخْضِعُهَا لِسُلْطَانِهِ.

But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.

١٧ 17 وَيُوَطِّدُ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى دُخُولِ أَرْضِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ بِكُلِّ جُيُوشِهِ، إِلّا أَنَّهُ يَحْمِلُ مَعَهُ شُرُوطَ صُلْحٍ. وَيُزَوِّجُ مَلِكَ الْجَنُوبِ مِنِ ابْنَتِهِ لِتَكُونَ لَهُ عَيْناً علَيْهِ. وَلَكِنَّ خُطَّتَهُ لَا يُحَالِفُهَا النَّجَاحُ.

And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions, and he shall perform them. And he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her, but she shall not stand, nor be for him.

١٨ 18 فَيَتَحَوَّلُ نَحْوَ مُدُنِ سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِنْهَا، غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَائِداً يَرُدُّهُ عَنْهَا وَيُلْحِقُ بِهِ عَارَ الْهَزِيمَةِ.

After this he shall turn his face to the isles, and shall take many. But a ruler shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him.

١٩ 19 فَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى حُصُونِ أَرْضِهِ، فَتَعْتَرِضُهُ الْعَقَبَاتُ فِي أَثْنَاءِ عَوْدَتِهِ فَيَتَعَثَّرُ وَيَخْتَفِي ذِكْرُهُ.

Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ يَعْتَلِي الْعَرْشَ بَعْدَهُ مَنْ يَبْعَثُ جُبَاةَ الْجِزْيَةِ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ فِي غُضُونِ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ تُصِيبُهُ الْهَزِيمَةُ مِنْ غَيْرِ فِتْنَةٍ وَلا حَرْبٍ.

Then someone shall stand up in his place who shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

٢١ 21 وَيَخْلِفُهُ حَقِيرٌ لَمْ يُنْعَمْ عَلَيْهِ بِجَلالِ الْمُلْكِ، إِنَّمَا يُحْرِزُ الْعَرْشَ فَجْأَةً، وَيَتَوَلَّى زِمَامَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ بِالتَّمَلُّقِ.

And in his place he who is contemptible shall stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom. But he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

٢٢ 22 وَيَمْحَقُ جُيُوشاً بِأَسْرِهَا فَتَنْدَحِرُ أَمَامَهُ، وَمِنْ جُمْلَتِهِمْ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ.

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

٢٣ 23 وَمُنْذُ اللَّحْظَةِ الَّتِي يُبْرِمُ فِيهَا عَهْداً يَتَصَرَّفُ بِمَكْرٍ، وَيُحْرِزُ قُوَّةً وَعَظَمَةً بِنَفَرٍ قَلِيلٍ،

And after the league made with him, he shall work deceitfully, for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.

٢٤ 24 يَقْتَحِمُ فَجْأَةً أَخْصَبَ الْبِلادِ، وَيَرْتَكِبُ مِنَ الْمُوبِقَاتِ مَا لَمْ يَرْتَكِبْهُ آبَاؤُهُ وَلا أَسْلافُهُ. وَيُغْدِقُ الثَّرَاءَ عَلَى أَعْوَانِهِ مِمَّا نَهَبَهُ وَغَنِمَهُ، وَيَرْسِمُ خُطَطاً لِلاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى الْحُصُونِ، إِنَّمَا يَحْدُثُ هَذَا إِلَى أَمَدٍ وَجِيزٍ.

He shall come in time of security even upon the fattest places of the province, and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers. He shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance. Yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

٢٥ 25 وَيَسْتَثِيرُ هِمَّتَهُ وَيُجَنِّدُ قُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَيَتَأَهَّبُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ لِلْقِتَالِ بِجَيْشٍ ضَخْمٍ وَقَوِيٍّ جِدّاً، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَصْمُدُ، لأَنَّ أَعْدَاءَهُ يَتَآمَرُونَ عَلَيْهِ.

And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall war in battle with a very great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him.

٢٦ 26 وَيَخُونُهُ الآكِلُونَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ الشَّهِيِّ، وَيَنْدَحِرُ جَيْشُهُ وَيُصْرَعُ كَثِيرُونَ.

Yea, those who eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow, and many shall fall down slain.

٢٧ 27 وَيُضْمِرُ هَذَانِ الْمَلِكَانِ ارْتِكَابَ الْمَكَائِدِ، وَيَنْطِقَانِ بِالْكَذِبِ وَهُمَا يَجْلِسَانِ عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، وَلا يُفْلِحَانِ لأَنَّ مَوْعِدَ حُلُولِ قَضَاءِ اللهِ بَاتَ وَشِيكاً.

And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table. But it shall not prosper, for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

٢٨ 28 وَيَرْجِعُ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ إِلَى بِلادِهِ بِغِنىً جَزِيلٍ، وَفِي قَلْبِهِ أَنْ يُدَمِّرَ أَرْضَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ.

Then he shall return into his land with great substance. And his heart shall be against the holy covenant, and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land.

٢٩ 29 وَفِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُقَرَّرِ يَعُودُ وَيَقْتَحِمُ أَرْضَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَلَكِنَّ حَمْلَتَهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ لَا تَكُونُ مُمَاثِلَةً لِلْحَمْلَتَيْنِ السَّابِقَتَيْنِ.

At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south, but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.

٣٠ 30 إِذْ تَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ سُفُنٌ حَرْبِيَّةٌ مِنْ قُبْرُصَ، فَيَعْتَرِيهِ يَأْسٌ وَيَغْلِي غَيْظاً عَلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَيَصْغَى إِلَى مَشُورَةِ رَافِضِي الْعَهْدِ الْمُقَدَّسِ.

For ships of Kittim shall come against him. Therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure. He shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

٣١ 31 فَتُهَاجِمُ بَعْضُ قُوَّاتِهِ حِصْنَ الْهَيْكَلِ وَتُنَجِّسُهُ، وَتُزِيلُ الْمُحْرَقَةَ الدَّائِمَةَ، وَتَنْصِبُ الرِّجْسَ الْمُخَرِّبَ (أَيِ الْوَثَنَ).

And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt offering, and they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

٣٢ 32 وَيُغْوِي بِالتَّمَلُّقِ الْمُتَعَدِّينَ عَلَى عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ. أَمَّا الشَّعْبُ الَّذِينَ يَعْرِفُونَ إِلَهَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَصْمُدُونَ وَيُقَاوِمُونَ.

And he shall pervert by flatteries such as do wickedly against the covenant. But the people who know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

٣٣ 33 وَالْعَارِفُونَ مِنْهُمْ يُعَلِّمُونَ كَثِيرِينَ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ يُقْتَلُونَ بِالسَّيْفِ وَالنَّارِ وَيَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلأَسْرِ وَالنَّهْبِ أَيَّاماً.

And those who are wise among the people shall instruct many, yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.

٣٤ 34 وَلا يَلْقَوْنَ عِنْدَ سُقُوطِهِمْ إِلّا عَوْناً قَلِيلاً، وَيَنْضَمُّ إِلَيْهِمْ كَثِيرُونَ نِفَاقاً.

Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help, but many shall join themselves to them with flatteries.

٣٥ 35 وَيَعْثُرُ بَعْضُ الْحُكَمَاءِ تَمْحِيصاً لَهُمْ وَتَنْقِيَةً، حَتَّى يَأْزِفَ وَقْتُ النِّهَايَةِ فِي وَقْتِ اللهِ الْمُعَيَّنِ.

And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.

٣٦ 36 وَيَصْنَعُ الْمَلِكُ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ، وَيَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى كُلِّ إِلَهٍ، وَيُجَدِّفُ بِالْعَظَائِمِ عَلَى إِلَهِ الآلِهَةِ، وَيُفْلِحُ، إِلَى أَنْ يَحِينَ اكْتِمَالُ الْغَضَبِ إِذْ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتِمَّ مَا قَضَى اللهُ بِهِ.

And the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods. And he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for that which is determined shall be done.

٣٧ 37 وَلَنْ يُبَالِيَ هَذَا الْمَلِكُ بِآلِهَةِ آبَائِهِ وَلا بِمَعْبُودِ النِّسَاءِ، وَلا بِأَيِّ وَثَنٍ آخَرَ إِذْ يَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى الْكُلِّ.

Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

٣٨ 38 إِنَّمَا يُكْرِمُ إِلَهَ الْحُصُونِ بَدَلاً مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ إِلَهٌ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ آبَاؤُهُ، وَيُكْرِمُهُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَالنَّفَائِسِ.

But in his place he shall honor the god of fortresses. And a god whom his fathers did not know, he shall honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

٣٩ 39 وَيَقْتَحِمُ الْقِلاعَ الْمُحَصَّنَةَ بِاسْمِ إِلَهٍ غَرِيبٍ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِهِ يُغْدِقُ عَلَيْهِ الإِكْرَامَ، وَيُوَلِّيهِ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ، وَيَقْسِمُ الأَرْضَ بَيْنَهُمْ، أُجْرَةً لَهُمْ.

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

٤٠ 40 وَعِنْدَمَا تَأْزِفُ النِّهَايَةُ يُحَارِبُهُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ، فَيَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ كَالزَّوْبَعَةِ بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ وَسُفُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَيَقْتَحِمُ دِيَارَهُ كَالطُّوفَانِ الْجَارِفِ.

And at the time of the end, the king of the south shall contend with him, and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships, and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.

٤١ 41 وَيَغْزُو أَرْضَ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَسْقُطُ عَشَرَاتُ الأُلُوفِ صَرْعَى، وَلا يَنْجُو مِنْهُ سِوَى أَرْضِ أَدُومَ وَأَرْضِ مُوآبَ وَالْجُزْءِ الأَكْبَرِ مِنْ أَرْضِ عَمُّونَ.

He shall also enter into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown. But these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.

٤٢ 42 يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الأَرَاضِي فَلا تُفْلِتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَرْضُ مِصْرَ.

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

٤٣ 43 وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كُنُوزِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَعَلَى كُلِّ ذَخَائِرِ مِصْرَ. وَيَسِيرُ اللِّيبِيُّونَ وَالكُوشِيُّونَ فِي رِكَابِهِ.

But he shall have power 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.

٤٤ 44 وَتَبْلُغُهُ أَخْبَارٌ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ، فَيَرْجِعُ بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ لِيُدَمِّرَ وَيَقْضِيَ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ،

But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him, and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and to utterly sweep away many.

٤٥ 45 وَيَنْصُبُ خَيْمَتَهُ الْمَلَكِيَّةَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرِ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَبْلُغُ نِهَايَةَ مَصِيرِهِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ نَصِيرٍ».

And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain, yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.