Daniel 11
1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;
Y yo mismo, en el primer año de Darío el Medo, tomé mi posición para apoyarlo y defenderlo.
2 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.
Así que ahora déjame revelarte la verdad. Todavía hay tres reyes que llegarán al poder en Persia, y luego un cuarto que será mucho más rico que todos los demás. Cuando se haga fuerte por su riqueza, reunirá a todo el reino contra Grecia.
3 And a mighty king has stood, and he has ruled a great dominion, and has done according to his will;
Entonces llegará al poder un rey poderoso. Gobernará con gran autoridad y hará lo que quiera.
4 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.
Pero a medida que extienda su poder, su reino se romperá, se dividirá hacia los cuatro vientos del cielo. No pasará a sus descendientes, y no será gobernada como él lo hizo. Será arrancado y entregado a otros.
5 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.
El rey del sur se hará fuerte, pero uno de sus oficiales se hará aún más fuerte y gobernará su reino con gran autoridad.
6 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.
Algunos años después formarán una alianza, y la hija del rey del sur se casará con el rey del norte para garantizar el tratado de paz. Sin embargo, ella no podrá mantener su poder, ni el poder de él continuar. Ella y sus asistentes serán traicionados, junto con su hijo y su marido. Sin embargo, más tarde,
7 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;
un nuevo rey del sur de su familia tomará el relevo. Vendrá a atacar al ejército del rey del norte y entrará en su fortaleza. Luchará contra ellos y vencerá.
8 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.
Además, se llevará con él a Egipto los ídolos de sus dioses, junto con sus costosos objetos de plata y oro. Durante algunos años dejará solo al rey del norte.
9 And the king of the south has come into the kingdom, and turned back to his own land;
Entonces el rey del norte marchará hacia el reino del rey del sur, pero tendrá que retirarse a su propia tierra.
10 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.
Sin embargo, sus hijos se prepararán para la guerra, reuniendo un gran número de tropas. Uno de ellos encabezará una avanzada que se precipita como un río que se desborda, cruzando y avanzando para atacar la fortaleza enemiga.
11 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,
Esto enfurecerá al rey del sur, que saldrá a combatir contra el gran ejército reunido por el rey del norte y lo derrotará.
12 and he has carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he has caused myriads to fall, and he does not become strong.
Después de capturar un ejército tan grande, se sentirá muy orgulloso y matará a miles de personas. Pero este triunfo no durará mucho.
13 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;
Años más tarde, el rey del norte volverá a reunir un ejército aún más numeroso que el anterior, y lo invadirá con este enorme ejército, acompañado de abundantes provisiones.
14 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.
Al mismo tiempo, muchos se rebelarán contra el rey del sur. Hombres violentos de su propio pueblo se rebelarán para que se cumpla esta visión, pero fracasarán.
15 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.
Entonces el rey del norte vendrá y construirá rampas de asedio y capturará una ciudad con fuertes defensas. Las fuerzas del sur no podrán impedirlo; ni siquiera sus mejores tropas podrán resistir el ataque.
16 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.
El invasor hará lo que quiera; nadie podrá oponerse a él. Estará en la Tierra Hermosa con el poder de destruirlo.
17 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.
Estará decidido a venir con todo el poder de su reino y hará un tratado de paz con el rey del sur. Para asegurarlo, le dará una hija de mujer para que se case con él con el fin de destruir el reino. Pero ella no tendrá éxito y no lo apoyará.
18 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.
Entonces se volverá para atacar las costas y conquistará a muchos, pero un comandante pondrá fin a su comportamiento arrogante, pagándole por ello.
19 And he turns back his face to the strongholds of his land, and has stumbled and fallen, and is not found.
Volverá a las fortalezas de su tierra, pero tropezará y caerá, y desaparecerá.
20 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.
Su sucesor enviará a un recaudador de impuestos para mantener la riqueza real. Sin embargo, en poco tiempo morirá, pero no violentamente ni en batalla.
21 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.
Le seguirá una persona despreciable a la que no se le dará la majestad real. Tomará el relevo pacíficamente y asumirá el control del reino mediante el engaño.
22 And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.
Grandes ejércitos serán barridos ante él. Serán quebrados, así como el príncipe del acuerdo.
23 And after they join themselves to him, he works deceit, and has increased, and has been strong by a few of the nation.
Después de hacer una alianza con él, actuará de forma engañosa. Llegará al poder pacíficamente, haciéndose fuerte aunque sólo tenga unos pocos partidarios.
24 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.
Invadirá las partes más ricas de la tierra y hará lo que sus padres y antepasados nunca hicieron: repartirá saqueos, despojos y posesiones. Hará planes para atacar fortalezas, pero sólo por un tiempo.
25 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,
Luego sacará su fuerza y valor para reunir un gran ejército contra el rey del sur. El rey del sur se preparará para la guerra. Combatirá con un ejército grande y poderoso, pero no tendrá éxito a causa de las conspiraciones hechas contra él.
26 and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overflows, and many wounded have fallen.
Los más cercanos a él lo destruirá. Su ejército será aniquilado; muchos caerán en la batalla.
27 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.
Los dos reyes, con malas intenciones, se dirán mentiras mientras se sientan juntos a la misma mesa. Pero sus maquinaciones son inútiles: el final llegará en el momento previsto.
28 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.
El rey del norte regresará a su país con toda la riqueza que ha saqueado. Estará decidido a atacar el pueblo del santo acuerdo, y hará todo lo posible para destruirlo antes de regresar a su propio país.
29 At the appointed time he turns back, and has come against the south, and it is not as the former, and as the latter.
En el momento predicho volverá a invadir el sur, pero esta vez no será como antes.
30 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.
Los barcos de Chipre vendrán a atacarlo, asustándolo para que se retire. Pero esto lo hará enloquecer, y atacará a la gente del santo acuerdo, reconociendo a los que abandonan su compromiso con el santo acuerdo.
31 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.
Sus fuerzas ocuparán y profanarán la fortaleza del Templo. Pondrán fin al servicio continuo, y establecer una forma de idolatría que causa devastación.
32 And those acting wickedly [against] the covenant, he defiles by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have worked.
El rey utilizará la adulación para corromper a quienes rompan el acuerdo solemne, pero el pueblo que conoce a su Dios se mantendrá firme en su resistencia.
33 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.
Los líderes sabios del pueblo enseñarán a muchos, aunque durante un tiempo serán muertos a espada y fuego, o serán encarcelados y robados.
34 And in their stumbling, they are helped—a little help, and joined to them have been many with flatteries.
Durante este tiempo de persecución recibirán un poco de ayuda, y muchos de los que se unan a ellos no serán sinceros.
35 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.
Algunos de los sabios serán asesinados, para que puedan ser refinados y purificados y limpiados hasta el tiempo del fin, porque el tiempo predicho aún está por venir.
36 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.
El rey hará lo que quiera, alabándose a sí mismo y considerándose más grande que cualquier dios, incluso diciendo cosas escandalosas contra el Dios de los dioses. Tendrá éxito hasta que termine el tiempo de la ira, pues se cumplirá lo que se ha decidido.
37 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.
No tendrá tiempo para los dioses de sus antepasados, ni para el amado por las mujeres, ni para ningún otro dios, pues se considera más grande que cualquiera de ellos.
38 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.
En cambio, honrará al dios de las fortalezas -un dios desconocido para sus antepasados- dándole ofrendas de oro y plata y piedras preciosas y regalos costosos.
39 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.
Tratará con las fortalezas fuertes con la ayuda de este dios extranjero. Dará riquezas a los que lo reconozcan, haciéndolos gobernantes del pueblo, y repartiendo la tierra a precio de saldo.
40 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,
En el momento del fin, el rey del sur lo atacará. Pero el rey del norte tomará represalias con fuerza como una tormenta, con carros y jinetes y muchos barcos. Avanzará, barriendo muchas tierras.
41 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.
Invadirá la Tierra Hermosa y matará a mucha gente allí. Sin embargo, Moab, Edom y la mayoría de los amonitas escaparán a su poder.
42 And he sends forth his hand on the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape;
Extenderá sus ataques contra diferentes países; ni siquiera la tierra de Egipto podrá escapar.
43 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.
Adquirirá el oro y la plata y las riquezas de Egipto, gobernando sobre ellos y también sobre los libios y los etíopes.
44 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;
Pero las noticias del este y del norte lo alarmarán, y con furia se dispondrá a destruir y exterminar a muchos pueblos.
45 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.”
Establecerá su campamento real entre el mar y la hermosa montaña sagrada. Pero morirá sin que nadie le ayude.
