Daniel 11

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

“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to 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, I declare to you truth: Behold, yet three kings are standing for Persia, and the fourth becomes far richer than all, and according to his strength by his riches he stirs up the whole, with the kingdom of Javan.

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

And a mighty king has stood, and he has ruled a great dominion, and has done 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 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.

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 a king of the south—even of his princes—becomes strong, and prevails against him, and has ruled; a great dominion [is] his 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 join themselves together, and a daughter of the king of the south comes to the king of the north to do upright things; and she does not retain the power of the arm; and he does not stand, nor his arm; and she is given up, she, and those bringing her in, and her child, and he who is strengthening her in [these] 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.

And [one] has stood up from a branch of her roots, [in] his station, and he comes to the bulwark, indeed, he comes into a stronghold of the king of the north, and has worked against them, and has done mightily;

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 princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, he brings in captivity [to] Egypt; and he stands more years than 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 the king of the south has come into the kingdom, and turned back to 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 stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he has certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turns back, and they stir themselves up 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 becomes embittered, and has gone forth and fought with him, with the king of the north, and has caused a great multitude to stand, and the multitude has been 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 he has carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he has caused myriads to fall, and he does not become strong.

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 has turned back, and has caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he certainly comes in with a great force, 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 many stand up against the king of the south, and sons of the destroyers of your people lift themselves up to establish the vision—and they have stumbled.

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 comes in, and pours out a mound, and has captured fortified cities; and the arms of the south do not stand, nor the people of his choice, indeed, there is no power to stand.

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.

And he who is coming to him does according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he stands in the desirable land, and [it is] wholly in his hand.

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 sets his face to go in with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he has worked, and the daughter of women he gives to him, to corrupt her; and she does not stand, nor is 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.

And he turns back his face to the islands, and has captured many; and a prince has caused his reproach of himself to cease; without his reproach he turns [it] back to him.

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

And he turns back his face to the strongholds of his land, and has stumbled and fallen, and is not 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.

And stood up on his station has [one] causing an exactor to pass over the honor of the kingdom, and in a few days he is destroyed, and not 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 a despicable one has stood up on his station, and they have not given to him the splendor of the kingdom, and he has come in quietly, and has strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.

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

And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader 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 they join themselves to him, he works deceit, and has increased, and has been strong by a few of the 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.

Peaceably even into the fertile places of the province He comes, and he has done that which his fathers did not, nor his fathers’ fathers; prey, and spoil, and substance, he scatters to them, and against fortifications he devises his plans, even for a 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 stirs up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great force, and the king of the south stirs himself up to battle with a very great and mighty force, and does not stand, for they devise plans against him,

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

and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overflows, and many wounded have fallen.

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 both of the kings’ hearts [are] to do evil, and at one table they speak lies, and it does not prosper, for yet the end [is] at a 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 turns back [to] his land with great substance, and his heart [is] against the holy covenant, and he has worked, and turned back to his 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 appointed time he turns back, and has come against the south, and it is not as the former, and as the latter.

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.

And ships of Chittim have come in against him, and he has been pained, and has turned back, and has been insolent toward the holy covenant, and has worked, and turned back, and he understands concerning those forsaking 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 strong ones stand up out of him, and have defiled the sanctuary, the stronghold, and have turned aside the continual [sacrifice], and appointed the desolating abomination.

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 those acting wickedly [against] the covenant, he defiles by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have worked.

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 the teachers of the people give understanding to many; and they have stumbled by sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil—days.

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

And in their stumbling, they are helped—a little help, and joined to them have been many with flatteries.

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 the teachers stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white—until the end of the time, for [it is] yet for a 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 has done according to his will, and exalts himself, and magnifies himself against every god, and he speaks wonderful things against the God of gods, and has prospered until the indignation has been completed, for that which is determined has been 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.

And to the God of his fathers he does not attend, nor to the desire of women, indeed, he does not attend to any god, for he magnifies himself against 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.

And to the god of strongholds, on his station, he gives honor; indeed, to a god whom his fathers did not know he gives honor, with gold, and with silver, and with precious stone, and with desirable 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 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.

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, a king of the south pushes himself forward with him, and a king of the north storms against him, with chariot, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he has come into the lands, and has overflowed, and passed over,

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.

and has come into the desirable land, and many stumble, and these escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.

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

And he sends forth his hand on the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an 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.

and he has ruled over treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt, and Lubim and Cushim [are] 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.

And reports trouble him out of the east and out of the north, and he has gone forth in great fury to destroy, and to devote many to destruction;

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 plants the tents of his palace between the seas and the holy desirable mountain, and has come to his end, and there is no helper to him.”