Daniel 11

1 der staar som Hjælp og Støtte for mig. Dog vil jeg nu kundgøre dig, hvad der staar skrevet i Sandhedens Bog;

And I in the first year of Darius the Mede had my station to assist and to protect him.

2 ja, nu vil jeg kundgøre dig, hvad sandt er. Se, endnu skal der fremstaa tre Konger i Persien, og den fjerde skal komme til større Rigdom end nogen af de andre; og naar han er blevet mægtig ved sin Rigdom, skal han opbyde alt imod det græske Rige.

And now will I tell thee the truth. Behold, there will stand up yet three kings of Persia: and the fourth will obtain far greater riches than all [these]: and when he is strong through his riches will he stir up all, [namely, ] the kingdom of Javan.

3 Men da fremstaar en Heltekonge, og han skal raade med Vælde og gøre, hvad han vil.

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

4 Men bedst som han staar, skal hans Rige sprænges og deles efter de fire Verdenshjørner, og det skal ikke tilfalde hans Efterkommere eller blive saa mægtigt, som da han raadede, men hans Rige skal ødelægges og gaa over til andre end Efterkommerne.

And when he shall have stood, his kingdom will be broken, and will be divided toward the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled; for his kingdom will be torn asunder even for others beside those.

5 Siden bliver Sydens Konge mægtig, men en af hans Fyrster bliver stærkere end han og faar Magten; og hans Magt skal blive stor.

And the king of the south will become strong, yea, he who is one of his princes; but [another] will become strong against him, and will rule: a great dominion will his dominion be.

6 Men nogle Aar senere slutter de Forbund, og Sydens Konges Datter drager ind til Nordens Konge for at tilvejebringe Fred; men Armens Kraft holder ikke Stand, hans Arm holder ikke ud, men hun gives i Døden tillige med sit Følge, sin Søn og sin Ægtemand.

But at the end of [some] years will they associate themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a settlement of difficulties; but she will not retain the power of the support; neither will he stand, nor his support: but she will be given up with those that had brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times.

7 I de Tider skyder der i hans Sted et Skud frem af hendes Rødder; og han drager mod Nordens Konges Hær og trænger ind i hans Fæstning, fuldbyrder sin Vilje paa dem og bliver mægtig,

But there will up a sprout of her roots in his place, and he will come to the army, and will enter into the stronghold of the king of the north, and will deal with them, and prevail:

8 endog deres Guder med deres støbte Billeder og deres kostbare Kar, Sølv og Guld, fører han med som Bytte til Ægypten; siden skal han en Tid lang lade Nordens Konge i Ro.

And also their gods with their molten images, with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, will he carry into captivity to Egypt; and he will stand off some years from the king of the north.

9 Men denne falder ind i Sydens Konges Rige; dog maa han vende hjem til sit Land.

But this one will then enter the kingdom of the king of the south, and then return into his own land.

10 Men hans Søn ruster sig og samler store Hære i Mængde, drager frem imod ham og oversvømmer og overskyller Landet. Og han kommer igen og trænger frem til hans Fæstning.

But his sons will commence a war, and assemble a multitude of great armies; and one will certainly enter, and overflow, and pass along: then will he return, and make war again, even to his stronghold.

11 Men Sydens Konge bliver rasende og rykker ud til Kamp imod Nordens Konge; han stiller en stor Hær paa Benene, men den gives i Sydens Konges Haand.

And the king of the south will be moved with bitter wrath, and go forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he will set forth a great multitude; but the multitude [of the other] will be given up into his hand.

12 Naar Hæren er oprevet, bliver hans Hjerte stolt; han strækker Titusinder til Jorden, men hævder ikke sin Magt.

And the multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will become proud; and he will cast down myriads; but he will not be strengthened by it.

13 Nordens Konge stiller paa ny en Hær paa Benene, større end den forrige, og nogle Aar senere drager han imod ham med en stor Hær og et vældigt Tros.

And the king of the north will return, and set forth a multitude greater than the former; and at the end of the times, of years, will he certainly come with a great army and with much riches.

14 Og i de Tider er der mange, som gør Oprør imod Sydens Konge, og Voldsmændene i dit Folk rejser sig, for at Aabenbaringen kan gaa i Opfyldelse, men selv falder de.

And in those times many will stand up against the king of the south: also the rebellious sons of thy people will lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they will stumble.

15 Nordens Konge rykker frem, opkaster Volde og indtager en Fæstning; og Sydens Arme skal ikke holde ud; hans Hær flygter og har ikke Modstandskraft.

And the king of the north will come, and cast up a mound, and capture the city defended by fortifications: and the arms of the south will not withstand, and as regardeth his chosen people, there will be no power [in them] to withstand.

16 Den, som rykker imod ham, gør, hvad han vil, og ingen staar sig imod ham; han sætter sig fast i det herlige Land og bringer Ødelæggelse med sig.

But he that cometh against them will do according to his pleasure, and none will stand before him; and he will place himself in the glorious land, which will be altogether in his hand.

17 Han oplægger Raad om at komme med hele sit Riges Styrke, men slutter Fred med ham og giver ham sin Datter til Ægte til Landets Ulykke; men det bliver ikke til noget og lykkes ikke for ham.

He will also direct his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, having professions of peace with him; and thus will he do it: and he will give him the daughter of his wife to destroy it: but it will not stand, and it will not remain his.

18 Saa vender han sig mod Kystlandene og indtager mange, men en Hærfører gør Ende paa hans Haan; syv Fold gengælder han ham hans Haan.

And he will direct his face unto the isles, and capture many; but a chieftain will cause to cease his reproach against him: without his giving back to him his own reproach.

19 Derpaa vender han sig mod sit eget Lands Fæstninger, men han snubler, falder og forsvinder.

Then will he direct his face toward the strong-holds of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and will no more be found.

20 I hans Sted træder en, som sender en Skatteopkræver gennem Rigets Herlighed, men paa nogle Dage knuses han, dog uden Harm, ej heller i Strid.

And there will stand up in his place one who will cause the exactor [of taxes] to pass through the glorious [land] of the kingdom; but within a few days will he be broken, but not in anger, nor in battle.

21 I hans Sted træder en Usling. Kongedømmets Herlighed overdrages ham ikke, men han kommer, før nogen aner Uraad, og tilriver sig Kongedømmet ved Rænker.

And there will stand up in his place a despicable person, to whom they assigned not the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in quietly, and lay hold of the kingdom by flatteries.

22 Hære bortskylles helt foran ham, ogsaa en Pagtsfyrste knuses.

And the powers of the overflow will be swept away from before him, and will be broken: yea, so also the prince in covenant [with him].

23 Saa snart man har sluttet Forbund med ham, øver han Svig; han drager frem og bliver stærk ved en Haandfuld Folk.

And from the time of his associating with him will he deal deceitfully; and he will come up, and obtain the victory with a small number of people.

24 Uventet falder han ind i de frugtbareste Egne og gør, hvad hans Fædre eller Fædres Fædre ikke gjorde; Ran, Bytte og Gods strør han ud til sine Folk, og mod Fæstninger oplægger han Raad, dog kun til en Tid.

In quiet and into the fattest portion of the province will he enter; and he will do what his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: the prey, and spoil, and riches will he divide freely to them, and against the strong-holds will he devise his plans, but only till a certain time.

25 Han opbyder sin Kraft og sit Mod mod Sydens Konge og drager ud med en stor Hær; og Sydens Konge rykker ud til Strid med en overmaade stor og stærk Hær, men kan ikke staa sig, da der smedes Rænker imod ham;

And he will then stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army: and the king of the south will prepare himself for the war with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he will not stand; for they will devise [evil] plans against him.

26 hans Bordfæller bryder hans Magt, hans Hær skylles bort, og mange dræbes og falder.

Yea, they that eat of his food will bring his downfall, and the army of the other will overflow; and many will fall down slain.

27 Begge Konger har ondt i Sinde og sidder til Bords sammen og lyver; men det lykkes ikke, thi Enden tøver endnu til den fastsatte Tid.

And as for both these kings, their heart is bent on mischief, and at one table will they speak lies; but it shall not prosper; for the end is yet for the time appointed.

28 Da han er paa Hjemvejen til sit Land med store Forraad, oplægger hans Hjerte Raad mod den hellige Pagt, og han fuldfører det og vender hjem til sit Land.

Then will he return into his land with great riches, and his heart will be against the holy covenant: and he will do it, and return to his own land.

29 Til den fastsatte Tid drager han atter mod Syd, men det gaar ikke anden Gang som første;

At the time appointed will he return, and enter into the south; but not as in the former will it be in the latter time.

30 kittæiske Skibe drager imod ham, og han lader sig skræmme og vender om; hans Vrede blusser op mod den hellige Pagt, og han giver den frit Løb. Saa vender han hjem og mærker sig dem, som falder fra den hellige Pagt.

For there will come against him the ships of Kittim; and he will become faint-hearted, and return, and will rage against the holy covenant; and he will do it: and he will return, and have an understanding with those that forsake the holy covenant.

31 Og hans Hære skal staa der og vanhellige Helligdommen, den faste Borg, afskaffe det daglige Offer og rejse Ødelæggelsens Vederstyggelighed.

And the army divisions will proceed from him, and they will defile the sanctuary, the fortress, and remove the continual sacrifice, and they will set up the desolating abomination.

32 Dem, der overtræder Pagten, lokker han ved Smiger til Frafald; men de Folk, som kender deres Gud, staar fast og viser det i Gerning.

And such as act wickedly against the covenant will he corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God will be strong, and deal [valiantly].

33 De kloge i Folket skal bringe mange til Indsigt, men en Tid lang bukker de under for Ild og Sværd, Fangenskab og Plyndring.

And the intelligent among the people will impart understanding to many: yet they will stumble through the sword, and through flame, through captivity, and through being plundered for some time.

34 Medens de bukker under, faar de en ringe Hjælp, og mange slutter sig til dem paa Skrømt.

But in their stumbling will they be aided with a little help: but many will join themselves to them with deceptive flatteries.

35 Af de kloge maa nogle bukke under, for at der kan renses ud iblandt dem, saa de sigtes og renses til Endens Tid; thi endnu tøver den til den bestemte Tid.

And some of the intelligent will stumble, to make a purification among them, and to select and to cleanse them, until the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

36 Og Kongen gør, hvad han vil, ophøjer og hovmoder sig mod enhver Gud; mod Gudernes Gud taler han utrolige Ting, og han har Lykken med sig, indtil Vreden er omme; thi hvad der er besluttet, det sker.

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

37 Sine Fædres Guder ænser han ikke; ej heller ænser han Kvindernes Yndlingsgud eller nogen anden Gud, men hovmoder sig mod dem alle.

And to the gods of his fathers will he pay no regard; and to the desire of women, or to any god whatever will he not pay any regard; for above all will he magnify himself.

38 I Stedet ærer han Fæstningernes Gud; en Gud, hans Fædre ikke kendte, ærer han med Guld, Sølv, Ædelsten og Klenodier.

But in his place he will pay honor to the god of the fortresses; and to a god whom his fathers knew not will he pay honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and costly things.

39 I de faste Borge lægger han den fremmede Guds Folk; dem, der vedkender sig ham, overøser han med Ære og giver dem Magt over mange, og han uddeler Land til Løn.

This will he do for the very strong fortresses together with the strange god: whoever will acknowledge him, him will he give much honor; and he will cause such to rule over many, and he will divide out the land for a price.

40 Men ved Endens Tid skal Sydens Konge prøve Kræfter med ham, og Nordens Konge stormer imod ham med Vogne, Ryttere og Skibe i Mængde og falder ind i Landene, oversvømmer og overskyller dem.

And at the time of the end will the king of the south push against him; and the king of the north will come against him like a storm-wind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter into some countries, and will overflow and press along.

41 Han falder ind i det herlige Land, og Titusinder falder; men følgende skal reddes af hans Haand: Edom, Moab og en Levning Ammoniter.

And he will enter into the glorious land, and much will be overthrown; but these will escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the first portion of the children of 'Ammon.

42 Han udrækker sin Haand mod Landene, og Ægypten undslipper ikke.

And he will stretch forth his hand against some countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.

43 Han bliver Herre over Guld— og Sølvskattene og alle Ægyptens Klenodier; der er Libyere og Ætiopere i hans Følge.

And he will have control over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the costly things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow at his steps.

44 Men Rygter fra Øst og Nord forfærder ham, og han drager bort i stor Harme for at tilintetgøre mange og lægge Band paa dem.

But reports out of the east and out of the north will terrify him; and he will go forth with great fury to destroy, and to exterminate many.

45 Han opslaar sine Paladstelte mellem Havet og det hellige, herlige Bjerg. Men han gaar sin Bane i Møde, og ingen kommer ham til Hjælp.

And he will pitch the tents of his palace between seas and the glorious holy mountain; and he will come to his end, without one to help him.