Daniel 11

1 og jeg stod ogsaa for ham som Hjælper og Værn i Mederen Darius's første Aar. —

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

2 Og nu vil jeg kundgøre dig Sandhed: Se, der skal endnu opstaa tre Konger for Persien, og den fjerde skal berige sig med større Rigdom end alle de andre, og naar han er bleven mægtig ved sin Rigdom, skal han opbyde alt imod Grækenlands Rige.

And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all; and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

3 Derefter skal der opstaa en vældig Konge og herske med stort Herredømme og gøre efter sin Villie.

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

4 Og som han opstaar, skal hans Rige sønderbrydes og deles imod Himmelens fire Vejr, og det skal ikke være for hans efterladte, ej heller et Herredømme som hans Herredømme, men hans Rige skal oprykkes og blive andre end disse til Del.

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.

5 Og Kongen af Sønden skal vorde mægtig, men der er en af hans Fyrster, som skal blive mægtigere end han og herske, hans Herredom skal blive et stort Herredom.

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

6 Og naar nogle Aar ere til Ende, skulle de indgaa Forbindelse, og Kongen af Søndens Datter skal drage ind til Kongen af Norden for at bringe et redeligt Forhold til Veje; men hun skal ikke beholde Armens Kraft, og han og hans Arm skal ikke bestaa, men hun skal gives hen tillige med dem, som bragte hende did, og ham, som avlede hende og understøttede hende, naar Tiderne komme.

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; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begot her, and he that obtained her in those times.

7 Og af Skud fra hendes Rødder skal der opstaa een i hans Sted og drage imod Hæren og trænge ind i Kongen af Nordens Fæstninger og handle med dem efter sin Villie og faa Overmagt.

But one of the shoots of her roots shall stand up in his place, and shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the stronghold of the king of the north, and shall deal with them, and shall prevail;

8 Ja, ogsaa deres Guder tillige med deres støbte Billeder, tillige med deres kostbare Kar, Sølv og Guld, skal han føre som Bytte til Ægypten; og han skal holde Stand nogle Aar imod Kongen af Norden.

and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north.

9 Og denne skal drage ind i Kongen af Søndens Rige; men han skal vende tilbage til sit Land igen.

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

10 Og hans Sønner skulle ruste sig og samle en Hob af mange Hære og komme og drage ind og oversvømme og overfare; og de skulle komme igen og trænge frem indtil hans Fæstning.

And his sons shall stir themselves up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, and he shall come on, and overflow, as he passes through; and he shall return and stir himself up, even to his stronghold.

11 Og Kongen af Sønden skal forbitres og drage ud at stride imod ham, imod Kongen af Norden; og skønt denne opstiller en stor Hob, skal Hoben dog gives i hans Haand.

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

12 Som Hoben hæver sig, skal hans Hjerte ophøje sig, og han skal fælde ti Tusinde og dog ikke blive mægtig.

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

13 Og Kongen af Norden skal komme tilbage og opstille en større Hob end den første, og efter at nogle Aars Tider ere til Ende, skal han komme og drage frem med en stor Hær og med meget Tros.

And the king of the north shall again 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.

14 Og i de samme Tider skulle mange staa frem imod Kongen af Sønden, og Sønnerne af Røverne iblandt dit Folk skulle rejse sig for at stadfæste Synet; men de skulle falde.

And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south; also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall stumble.

15 Og Kongen af Norden skal komme og opkaste en Vold og indtage en stærkt befæstet Stad, og Søndens Arme skulle ikke kunne holde ud, ej heller hans udvalgte Folk, og der skal ingen Kraft være til at holde Stand.

And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand; and as for his chosen people, there shall be no strength in them to withstand.

16 Men den, som kommer imod ham, skal gøre efter sin Villie, og ingen skal bestaa for hans Ansigt; han skal og træde op i det herlige Land, og der skal komme Fordærvelse ved hans Haand.

But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the beauteous land, and in his hand shall be extermination.

17 Og han skal vende sit Ansigt til at komme med al sit Riges Magt og med et redeligt Forhold i Sinde, og han skal sætte det igennem, og han skal give ham sin unge Datter til hendes Fordærvelse; men hun skal ikke bestaa og ikke blive til noget for ham.

And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, but shall make an agreement with him; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to destroy it; but it shall not stand, neither be for him.

18 Derefter skal han vende sit Ansigt om imod Øerne og indtage mange; og han skal bringe Fyrster til at høre op med deres Haan, men hans Haan skulle de gengælde ham.

After this shall he set his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, he shall cause his own reproach to return upon him.

19 Og han skal vende sit Ansigt om til sit Lands Fæstninger, og han skal snuble og falde og ikke findes mere.

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

20 Og der skal een opstaa i hans Sted, som skal lade en Plager drage igennem Rigets Herlighed; men i faa Dage skal han knuses, dog ikke ved Vrede og ikke ved Krigen.

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

21 Siden skal der opstaa i hans Sted en foragtet, hvilken de ikke skulle give kongelig Ære; men han skal komme, naar der er Tryghed, og bemægtige sig Riget ved Smiger.

And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments.

22 Og de oversvømmende Magter skulle oversvømmes af ham og knuses, ogsaa Forbundets Fyrste.

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

23 Og efter at have indgaaet Forbund med ham skal han øve Svig, og han skal drage op og blive mægtig ved faa Folk.

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; and he shall come up and become strong, with a little nation.

24 Hvor der er Tryghed, og hvor der er fede Egne i Landskabet, skal han trænge ind og gøre det, som hans Fædre og hans Forfædre ikke have gjort, han skal adsprede for dem Rov, Bytte og Gods; og han skal optænke sine Anslag imod de faste Stæder, og det til en Tid.

In time of security shall he come 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 fortresses, but only until the time.

25 Og han skal opvække sin Kraft og sit Mod med en stor Hær imod Kongen af Sønden, og Kongen af Sønden skal ruste sig til Krig med en stor og saare mægtig Hær, men ikke bestaa; thi der skal optænkes Anslag imod ham.

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 stir himself up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him.

26 Og de, som æde hans Mad, skulle knuse ham, og hans Hær skal strømme frem, men der skal falde mange ihjelslagne.

Yea, they that eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall be swept away; and many shall fall down slain.

27 Og begge Kongernes Hjerte staar til at gøre ondt, og over eet Bord skulle de tale Løgn; men det skal ikke lykkes, thi endnu venter det med Enden til den bestemte Tid.

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 the end remaineth yet for the time appointed.

28 Og han skal vende tilbage til sit Land med stort Gods, og hans Hjerte skal lægge Raad op imod den hellige Pagt, og han skal fuldføre det og vende tilbage til sit Land.

And he shall return to his own 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.

29 Paa den bestemte Tid skal han vende tilbage og komme imod Sønden; men det skal ikke gaa den sidste Gang som den første.

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.

30 Men Skibe fra Kithim skulle komme imod ham, og han skal tabe Modet og vende om og optændes til Vrede imod den hellige Pagt og udføre den, ja, han skal vende om og give Agt paa dem, som forlade den hellige Pagt.

For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be cowed, and he shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure; and he shall return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.

31 Og en Stridsmagt fra ham skal staa frem og vanhellige Helligdommen, den faste Borg, og den skal borttage den stadige Tjeneste og opstille den ødelæggende Vederstyggelighed.

And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the stronghold, and shall take away the continual burnt-offering, and they shall set up the detestable thing that causeth appalment.

32 Og dem, som handle ugudeligt imod Pagten, skal han ved Smiger bringe til Frafald; men de af Folket, som kende deres Gud, skulle staa fast og vise det i Gerning.

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail.

33 Og de forstandige iblandt Folket skulle undervise mange; men de skulle en Tid lang falde ved Sværd og ved Ildslue, ved Fangenskab og ved Plyndring.

And they that are wise among the people shall cause the many to understand; yet they shall stumble by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.

34 Og naar de falde, skulle de blive hjulpne med en liden Hjælp; og mange skulle slutte sig til dem med Smiger.

Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments.

35 Og af de forstandige skulle nogle falde, for at smelte og lutre og rense Folket indtil Endens Tid; thi endnu venter det med den til den bestemte Tid.

And some of them that are wise shall stumble, to refine among them, and to purify, and to make white, even to the time of the end; for it is yet for the time appointed.

36 Og Kongen skal gøre efter sin Villie og ophøje sig og gøre sig stor over enhver Gud og tale forfærdelige Ord imod Gudernes Gud; og han skal have Lykke, indtil Vreden er til Ende; thi hvad der er bestemt, det sker.

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

37 Og han skal ikke agte paa sine Fædres Guder, ej heller skal han agte paa Kvinders Ynde eller paa nogen Glid; thi han skal ophøje sig storlig over alt.

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

38 Men Fæstningernes Gud skal han ære paa dens Sted; og den Gud, som hans Fædre ikke kendte, skal han ære med Guld og med Sølv og med dyrebare Stene og med Kostbarheder.

But in his place shall he honour the god of strongholds; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and costly things.

39 Og han skal handle med de stærke Fæstninger ved den fremmede Guds Hjælp, saaledes at han skal bevise dem, som erkende ham, megen Ære, og han skal lade dem herske over mange og uddele Land til Løn.

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.

40 Men ved Endens Tid skal Kongen af Sønden stanges med ham, og Kongen af Norden skal storme frem imod ham med Vogne og med Ryttere og med mange Skibe og trænge ind i Landene og overskylle og overfare dem.

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at 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, as he passes through.

41 Og han skal trænge ind i det herlige Land, og mange skulle falde; men disse skulle undkomme fra hans Haand: Edom og Moab og de ypperste af Ammons Børn.

He shall enter also into the beauteous land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

42 Og han skal udstrække sin Haand efter Landene, og Ægyptens Land skal ikke staa til Redning.

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

43 Og han skal blive Herre over Skatte af Guld og Sølv og over alle kostelige Ting i Ægypten; og Lybier og Morianer skulle følge ham.

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

44 Men Tidender fra Østen og fra Norden skulle forfærde ham; og han skal drage ud med stor Grumhed for at udrydde og for at ødelægge mange.

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall affright him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to take away many.

45 Og han skal opslaa sit Pragttelt imellem Havet og det herlige, hellige Bjerg, men naa sin Ende, og ingen skal hjælpe ham.

And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the beauteous holy mountain; and he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.