Daniel 11

1 And I in the first year of Cyrus stood to strengthen and confirm [him].

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

2 And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, there shall yet rise up three kings in Persia: and the fourth shall be very far richer than all: and after that he is master of his wealth, he shall rise up against all the kingdoms of the Greeks.

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

3 An there shall rise up a mighty king, and he shall be lord of a great empire, and shall do according to his will.

Men da fremstår en Heltekonge, og han skal råde med Vælde og gøre, hvad han vil.

4 And when his kingdom shall stand up, it shall be broken, and shall be divided to the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled over: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, and [given] to others beside these.

Men bedst som han står, skal hans Rige sprænges og deles efter de fire Verdenshjørner, og det skal ikke tilfalde hans Efterkommere eller blive så mægtigt, som da han rådede, men hans Rige skal ødelægges og gå over til andre end Efterkommerne.

5 And the king of the south shall be strong; and one of their princes shall prevail against him, and shall obtain a great dominion.

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

6 And after his years they shall associate; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north, to make agreements with him: but she shall not retain power of arm; neither shall his seed stand: and she shall be delivered up, and they that brought her, and the maiden, and he that strengthened her in these times.

Men nogle År 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.

7 [But] out of the flower of her root there shall arise [one on] his place, and shall come against the host, and shall enter into the strongholds of the king of the north, and shall fight against them, and prevail.

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 på dem og bliver mægtig,

8 Yes, he shall carry with a body of captives into Egypt their gods with their molten [images, and] all their precious vessels of silver and gold; and he shall last longer than the king of the north.

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.

9 And he shall enter into the kingdom of the king of the south, and shall return to his own land.

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

10 And his sons shall gather a multitude among many: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through, and he shall rest, and collect his strength.

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.

11 And the king of the south shall be greatly enraged, and shall come forth, and shall war with the king of the north: and he shall raise a great multitude; but the multitude shall be delivered into his hand.

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

12 And he shall take the multitude, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down many thousands; but he shall not prevail.

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

13 For the king of the north shall return, and bring a multitude greater than the former, and at the end of the times of years an invading army shall come with a great force, and with much substance.

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

14 And in those times many shall rise up against the king of the south; and the children of the spoilers of your people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; and they shall fail.

Og i de Tiderer der mange, som gør Oprør imod Sydens Konge. og Voldsmændene i dit Folk rejser sig, for at Åbenbaringen kan gå i Opfyldelse, men selv falder de.

15 And the king of the north shall come in, and cast up a mound, and take strong cities: and the arms of the king of the south shall withstand, and his chosen ones shall rise up, but there shall be no strength to stand.

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

16 And he that comes in against him shall do according to his will, and there is no one to stand before him: and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and it shall be consumed by his hand.

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

17 And he shall set his face to come in with the force of his whole kingdom, and shall cause everything to prosper with him: and he shall give him the daughter of women to corrupt her: but she shall not continue, neither be on his side.

Han oplægger Råd 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.

18 And he shall turn his face to the islands, and shall take many, and cause princes to cease from their reproach: nevertheless his own reproach shall return to him.

Så vender han sig mod Kystlandene og indtager mange, men en Hærfører gør Ende på hans Hån; syv Fold gengælder han ham hans Hån.

19 Then he shall turn back his face to the strength of his own land: but he shall become weak, and fall, and not be found.

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

20 And there shall arise out of his root one that shall cause a plant of the kingdom to pass over his place, earning kingly glory: and yet in those days shall he be broken, yet not openly, nor in war.

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

21 [One] shall stand on his place, [who] has been set a nothing, and they have not put upon him the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in prosperously, and obtain the kingdom by deceitful ways.

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

22 And the arms of him that overflows shall be washed away as with a flood from before him, and shall be broken, and [so shall be] the head of the covenant.

Hære bortskylles helt foran ham, også en Pagtsfyrste knuses.

23 And because of the leagues made with him he shall work deceit: and he shall come up, and overpower them with a small nation.

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

24 And he shall enter with prosperity, and [that] into fertile districts; and he shall do what his fathers and his fathers' fathers have not done; he shall scatter among them plunder, and spoils, and wealth; and he shall devise plans against Egypt, even for a time.

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 Råd, dog kun til en Tid.

25 And his strength and his heart shall be stirred up against the king of the south with a great force; and the king of the south shall engage in war with a great and very strong force; but [his forces] shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him:

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 overmåde stor og stærk Hær, men kan ikke stå sig, da der smedes Rænker imod ham;

26 and they shall eat his provisions, and shall crush him, and he shall carry away armies as with a flood, and many shall fall down slain.

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

27 And [as for] both the kings, their hearts [are set] upon mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end is for a [fixed] time.

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.

28 And he shall return to his land with much substance; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall perform [great deeds], and return to his own land.

Da han er på Hjemvejen til sit Land med store Forråd, oplægger hans Hjerte Håd mod den hellige Pagt, og han fuldfører det og vender hjem til sit Land.

29 At the [set] time he shall return, and shall come into the south, but the last [expedition] shall [not] be as the first.

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

30 For the Citians issuing forth shall come against him, and he shall be brought low, and shall return, and shall be incensed against the holy covenant: and he shall do [thus], and shall return, and have intelligence with them that have forsaken the holy covenant.

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. Så vender han hjem og mærker sig dem, som falder fra den hellige Pagt.

31 And seeds shall spring up out of him, and they shall profane the sanctuary of strength, and they shall remove the perpetual [sacrifice], and make the abomination desolate.

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

32 And the transgressors shall bring about a covenant by deceitful ways: but a people knowing their God shall prevail, and do [valiantly].

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

33 And the intelligent of the people shall understand much: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, and by captivity, and by spoil of [many] days.

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

34 And when they are weak they shall be helped with a little help: but many shall attach themselves to them with treachery.

Medens de bukker under, får de en ringe Hjælp, og mange slutter sig til dem på Skrømt.

35 And [some] of them that understand shall fall, to try them as with fire, and to test [them], and that they may be manifested at the time of the end, for the matter [is] yet for a [set] time.

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

36 And he shall do according to his will, and the king shall exalt and magnify himself against every god, and shall speak great swelling words, and shall prosper until the indignation shall be accomplished: for it is coming to an end.

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.

37 And he shall not regard any gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, neither shall he regard any deity: for he shall magnify himself above all.

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

38 And he shall honor the god of forces on his place: and a god whom his fathers knew not he shall honor with gold, and silver, and precious stones, and desirable things.

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

39 And he shall do [thus] in the strong places of refuge with a strange god, and shall increase his glory: and he shall subject many to them, and shall distribute the land in gifts.

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.

40 And at the end of the time he shall conflict with the king of the south: and the king of the north shall come against him with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and they shall enter into the land: and he shall break in pieces, and pass on:

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.

41 and he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many shall fail: but these shall escape out of his hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

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

42 And he shall stretch forth [his] hand over the land; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

Han udrækker sin Hånd mod Landene, og Ægypten undslipper ikke.

43 And he shall have the mastery over the secret [treasures] of gold and silver, and over all the desirable [possessions] of Egypt, and of the Libyans and Ethiopians in their strongholds.

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

44 But rumors and anxieties out of the east and from the north shall trouble him; and he shall come with great wrath to destroy many.

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

45 And he shall pitch the tabernacle of his palace between the seas in the holy mountain of beauty: [but] he shall come to his portion, and there is none to deliver him.

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