Daniel 11

1 “As for me, during the first year that Darius was king, I helped and encouraged Michael.”

Και εγώ εν τω πρώτω έτει Δαρείου του Μήδου ιστάμην διά να κραταιώσω και να ενδυναμώσω αυτόν.

2 [The angel also said], “And what I am going to reveal to you now will truly [happen]. There will be three more kings to rule Persia, [one after the other]. Then there will be a fourth king, who will be much richer than the others. As a result of [his giving] a lot of money [to people, they will enable him to] become very powerful. Then he will incite/persuade many nations [HYP] [to fight] against the kingdom of Greece.

Και τώρα θέλω σοι αναγγείλει την αλήθειαν. Ιδού, ότι τρεις βασιλείς θέλουσιν εγερθή εν τη Περσία· και ο τέταρτος θέλει είσθαι πολύ πλουσιώτερος παρά πάντας· και αφού κραταιωθή εν τω πλούτω αυτού, θέλει διεγείρει το παν εναντίον του βασιλείου της Ελλάδος.

3 Then a very powerful king will appear [in Greece]. He will rule over a very large empire, and he will do whatever he wants to do.

Και θέλει σηκωθή βασιλεύς δυνατός και θέλει εξουσιάζει εν δυνάμει μεγάλη και κάμει κατά την θέλησιν αυτού.

4 But when he has become very powerful, [he will die]. Then his kingdom will be divided into four parts. Kings who are not his descendants will rule, but they will not be as powerful as he was.

Και καθώς σταθή, θέλει συντριφθή η βασιλεία αυτού και θέλει διαιρεθή εις τους τέσσαρας ανέμους του ουρανού· πλην ουχί εις τους απογόνους αυτού, ουδέ κατά την εξουσίαν αυτού, με την οποίαν εξουσίασε· διότι η βασιλεία αυτού θέλει εκριζωθή και διαμερισθή εις άλλους, εκτός τούτων.

5 Then the King of Egypt [MTY] will become very powerful. But one of his army generals will become more powerful than he is, and he will rule a bigger area.

Και ο βασιλεύς του νότου θέλει ισχύσει, και εις εκ των αρχόντων αυτού· και θέλει ισχύσει υπέρ αυτόν και θέλει εξουσιάσει· η εξουσία αυτού θέλει είσθαι εξουσία μεγάλη.

6 Several years later, the King of Egypt and the King of Syria will make an (alliance/agreement to help each other) [MTY]. The King of Syria will give his daughter to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But she will not be able to influence him [MTY] very long, and that woman, her husband, her child, and her servants will all be killed/assassinated.

Και μετά έτη θέλουσι συζευχθή· και η θυγάτηρ του βασιλέως του νότου θέλει ελθεί προς τον βασιλέα του βορρά, διά να κάμη συμφιλίωσιν· πλην αυτή δεν θέλει αναχαιτίσει την δύναμιν του βραχίονος ουδέ το σπέρμα αυτού θέλει σταθή· αλλά θέλει παραδοθή αυτή και οι φέροντες αυτήν και το γεννηθέν εξ αυτής και ο ενισχύων αυτήν εν καιροίς.

7 Soon after that, one of her relatives [MET] will become King [of Egypt]. His army will attack the army of Syria. They will enter the fortress of the soldiers of Syria and defeat them.

Εκ του βλαστού όμως των ριζών αυτής θέλει σηκωθή τις αντ' αυτού, και ελθών μετά δυνάμεως θέλει εισέλθει εις τα οχυρώματα του βασιλέως του βορρά και θέλει ενεργήσει εναντίον αυτών και υπερισχύσει·

8 They will return to Egypt, taking the statues of the gods [of the people of Syria] and many items made of silver and gold that had been dedicated to those gods. Then for several years his army will not attack [the army of] the King of Syria.

και προσέτι θέλει φέρει αιχμαλώτους εις την Αίγυπτον τους θεούς αυτών, μετά των χωνευτών αυτών, μετά των πολυτίμων σκευών αυτών, των αργυρών και των χρυσών· και αυτός θέλει σταθή έτη τινά υπέρ τον βασιλέα του βορρά.

9 Then the army of the King of Syria will invade Egypt, but they will soon return to Syria.

Εκείνος δε θέλει εισέλθει εις το βασίλειον του βασιλέως του νότου, πλην θέλει επιστρέψει εις την γην αυτού.

10 However, the sons of the King of Syria will prepare to start a war, and they will gather a large army. That army will march [south] and spread all over [Israel] like a huge flood. They will attack a strong fortress [in the south of Israel].

Οι δε υιοί αυτού θέλουσιν εγερθή εις πόλεμον και συνάξει πλήθος δυνάμεων πολλών· και εις εξ αυτών θέλει ελθεί εν ορμή και πλημμυρήσει και διαβή· και θέλει επανέλθει και εγερθή εις μάχην έως του οχυρώματος αυτού.

11 Then the King of Egypt, having become very angry, will march [with his army north] from Egypt and fight against the army of Syria. The King [of Syria] will gather together a very large army, but [the army of the King of Egypt] will defeat them.

Και ο βασιλεύς του νότου θέλει εξαγριωθή και θέλει εξέλθει και πολεμήσει μετ' αυτού, μετά του βασιλέως του βορρά· όστις θέλει παρατάξει πλήθος πολύ· το πλήθος όμως θέλει παραδοθή εις την χείρα αυτού.

12 The King of Egypt will become very proud because of [his army] having killed a very large number of soldiers [from Syria], but his army will not continue to win battles.

Και αφού πατάξη το πλήθος, η καρδία αυτού θέλει υψωθή· και θέλει καταβάλει μυριάδας, πλην δεν θέλει κραταιωθή.

13 The King of Syria will again gather together an army that will be bigger than the one that he had before. After a few years, he will again march [south on their way to Egypt] with a large army and a lot of equipment [for fighting battles].

Και ο βασιλεύς του βορρά θέλει επιστρέψει και θέλει παρατάξει πλήθος περισσότερον παρά το πρώτον, και θέλει ελθεί εν ορμή εν τω τέλει των ωρισμένων ετών μετά δυνάμεως μεγάλης και μετά πλούτου πολλού.

14 At that time, many people in Egypt will rebel against their king. In order to fulfill a vision that [one of their leaders had seen], some violent/lawless people from your country [of Israel] will also rebel [in order to not be controlled by Egypt any more], but they will be defeated.

Και εν τοις καιροίς εκείνοις πολλοί θέλουσι σηκωθή εναντίον του βασιλέως του νότου· και οι λυμεώνες εκ του λαού σου θέλουσιν επαρθή διά να εκπληρώσωσιν όρασιν· πλην θέλουσι πέσει.

15 Then the King of Syria will come [south with his army] and pile up dirt against the walls of a city that is well protected, and they will [break through those walls and] they will capture the city. The soldiers from Egypt [who have come to defend that city], even the best troops, will not be strong enough to continue to fight.

Και ο βασιλεύς του βορρά θέλει ελθεί και υψώσει πρόχωμα και κυριεύσει τας οχυράς πόλεις· και οι βραχίονες του νότου δεν θέλουσιν αντισταθή ουδέ το πλήθος των εκλεκτών αυτού, και δεν θέλει είσθαι δύναμις προς αντίστασιν.

16 So the King of Syria will do whatever he wants to, and no one will be able to oppose him. [His army] will occupy the glorious land [of Israel] and completely control/subdue it.

Και ο ερχόμενος εναντίον αυτού θέλει κάμει κατά την θέλησιν αυτού και δεν θέλει είσθαι ο ανθιστάμενος εις αυτόν· και θέλει σταθή εν τη γη της δόξης, ήτις θέλει αναλωθή υπό των χειρών αυτού.

17 Then he will decide to march [south] with all the soldiers from his kingdom. He will make an alliance with the King [of Egypt] and in order that his own daughter will [help him to] destroy the kingdom of Egypt, he will give her to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But that plan will fail.

Και θέλει στηρίξει το πρόσωπον αυτού εις το να εισέλθη μετά της δυνάμεως παντός του βασιλείου αυτού, και ευθύτης θέλει είσθαι μετ' αυτού· και θέλει ενεργήσει· και θέλει δώσει εις αυτόν θυγατέρα γυναικών, διαφθείρων αυτήν· πλην αυτή δεν θέλει σταθή ουδέ θέλει είσθαι υπέρ αυτού.

18 After that, the [army of] the King of Syria will attack the regions that are close to the [Mediterranean] Sea, and his [army] will conquer many of them. But [the army of] a leader from another country will defeat the army of Syria and will stop their king from continuing to be proud. He will do to the King of Syria what he deserved for being very insolent.

Έπειτα θέλει στρέψει το πρόσωπον αυτού προς τας νήσους και θέλει κυριεύσει πολλάς· αλλ' ηγεμών τις θέλει παύσει το εξ αυτού όνειδος· εκτός τούτου θέλει επιστρέψει το όνειδος αυτού επ' αυτόν.

19 Then the King of Syria will return to the fortresses in his own land. But he will be defeated, and he will (die/be assassinated) [EUP] there.

Τότε θέλει στρέψει το πρόσωπον αυτού προς τα οχυρώματα της γης αυτού· πλην θέλει προσκόψει και πέσει και δεν θέλει ευρεθή.

20 Then another man will (succeed him/become king). That king will send one of his officers to oppress the people [in Jerusalem] by forcing them to pay big taxes, in order to get more money for his kingdom. But after a few years [HYP] that king will die, but he will not die as a result of people being angry with him or in a battle.

Και αντ' αυτού θέλει σηκωθή τύραννος, όστις θέλει κάμει να παρέλθη η δόξα του βασιλείου· πλην εν ολίγαις ημέραις θέλει αφανισθή και ουχί εν οργή ουδέ εν μάχη.

21 The next King of Syria will be an evil man who, [because he will not be the son of the previous king, ] will not have the right to become king. But he will come when people do not expect it, and he will become king by tricking the people.

Και αντ' αυτού θέλει σηκωθή εξουθενημένος τις, εις τον οποίον δεν θέλουσι δώσει τιμήν βασιλικήν· αλλά θέλει ελθεί ειρηνικώς και κυριεύσει το βασίλειον εν κολακείαις.

22 When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.

Και οι βραχίονες του κατακλύζοντος θέλουσι κατακλυσθή έμπροσθεν αυτού και θέλουσι συντριφθή, και αυτός έτι ο άρχων της διαθήκης.

23 By making treaties/alliances with [the rulers of] other nations, he will deceive them, and he will become very powerful, even though he rules a nation that does not have a lot of people.

Και μετά την συμμαχίαν την μετ' αυτού θέλει φέρεσθαι δολίως· διότι θέλει αναβή και υπερισχύσει μετά ολίγον λαού.

24 Suddenly his [army] will invade a province that is very wealthy, and they will do things that none of his ancestors did: they will capture in battles all kinds of possessions from the people whom they defeat. Then the king will divide those possessions among his friends. He will also plan [for his army] to attack fortresses [in Egypt], but only for a short time.

Θέλει ελθεί μάλιστα ειρηνικώς επί τους παχυτέρους τόπους της επαρχίας, και θέλει κάμει ό, τι δεν έκαμον οι πατέρες αυτού ουδέ οι πατέρες των πατέρων αυτού· θέλει διαμοιράσει μεταξύ αυτών διάρπαγμα και λάφυρα και πλούτη, και θέλει μηχανευθή τας μηχανάς αυτού κατά των οχυρωμάτων και τούτο μέχρι καιρού.

25 He will courageously/boldly conscript/gather a large and powerful army to attack [the army of] the king of Egypt. But the King of Egypt will prepare to fight against them with a huge and powerful army. However, someone will deceive him, with the result that his plan will not be successful.

Και θέλει διεγείρει την δύναμιν αυτού και την καρδίαν αυτού εναντίον του βασιλέως του νότου μετά δυνάμεως μεγάλης· και ο βασιλεύς του νότου θέλει εγερθή εις πόλεμον μετά δυνάμεως μεγάλης και ισχυράς σφόδρα· πλην δεν θέλει δυνηθή να σταθή, διότι θέλουσι μηχανευθή μηχανάς κατ' αυτού.

26 Even his most trusted advisors will plan to get rid of him. His army will be defeated and many of his soldiers will be killed.

Και οι τρώγοντες τα εδέσματα αυτού θέλουσι συντρίψει αυτόν, και το στράτευμα αυτού θέλει πλημμυρήσει, και πολλοί θέλουσι πέσει πεφονευμένοι.

27 Then the two [kings who both want to rule that area] will sit down at the same table and eat together, but they will both lie to each other. Neither of them will get what he wants, because it will not be the time [that God] has determined/set [for them to rule Egypt].

Αι δε καρδίαι αμφοτέρων τούτων των βασιλέων θέλουσιν είσθαι εν τη πονηρία και θέλουσι λαλεί ψεύδη εν τη αυτή τραπέζη· αλλά τούτο δεν θέλει ευδοκιμήσει, επειδή έτι το τέλος θέλει είσθαι εν τω ωρισμένω καιρώ.

28 [The army of] the King [of Syria] will return to Syria, taking with them all the valuable things [that they had captured]. The king will be determined to get rid of the Supreme Priest of the Jewish people. He will do what he wants to [in Israel], and then return to his own country.

Τότε θέλει επιστρέψει εις την γην αυτού μετά μεγάλου πλούτου· και η καρδία αυτού θέλει είσθαι εναντίον της διαθήκης της αγίας· και θέλει ενεργήσει και θέλει επιστρέψει εις την γην αυτού.

29 When it is the time that God has decided, the King of Syria [and his army] will invade Egypt again. But this time he will not be successful like he was before.

Εν τω ωρισμένω καιρώ θέλει επιστρέψει και ελθεί προς τον νότον· πλην η εσχάτη φορά δεν θέλει είσθαι ως η πρώτη,

30 The army of Rome will come in ships and oppose his army and cause him to be afraid. So he will be very angry, and [with his army] he will return [to Israel] and try to get rid of the Supreme Priest. The King of Syria will do what those who have abandoned the Jewish religion advise/want him to do for them.

διότι τα πλοία των Κηττιαίων θέλουσιν ελθεί εναντίον αυτού, και θέλει ταπεινωθή και επιστρέψει και θυμωθή εναντίον της διαθήκης της αγίας· και θέλει ενεργήσει και επιστρέψει και θέλει συνεννοηθή μετά των εγκαταλιπόντων την διαθήκην την αγίαν.

31 Some of his soldiers will do things to (defile the temple/cause the temple to become unholy for them). They will prevent the priests from offering sacrifices each day, and they will put [in the temple] something that is disgusting/abominable.

Και βραχίονες θέλουσιν εγερθή εξ αυτού, και θέλουσι βεβηλώσει το αγιαστήριον της δυνάμεως και αφαιρέσει την παντοτεινήν θυσίαν και στήσει το βδέλυγμα της ερημώσεως.

32 By deceiving those who have abandoned the Jewish religion, he will persuade them to (become his supporters/help him to do what he wants to do). But those who are devoted to their God will firmly oppose them.

Και τους ανομούντας εις την διαθήκην θέλει διαφθείρει εν κολακείαις· ο λαός όμως, όστις γνωρίζει τον Θεόν αυτού, θέλει ισχύσει και κατορθώσει.

33 And wise [Israeli] leaders will teach others also. But for a while, some of those wise leaders will be killed in battles, and some will be burned to death, and some will be robbed, and some will be put in prison.

Και οι συνετοί του λαού θέλουσι διδάξει πολλούς· πλην θέλουσι πέσει διά ρομφαίας και διά φλογός, δι' αιχμαλωσίας και διά λαφυραγωγίας, πολλών ημερών.

34 While God’s people are being persecuted, some people will help them a little bit, although some of those who help them will not do it sincerely.

Και όταν πέσωσι, θέλουσι βοηθηθή μικράν βοήθειαν· πολλοί όμως θέλουσι προστεθή εις αυτούς εν κολακείαις.

35 Some of those wise leaders will be killed [EUP], but as a result the others will be purified [DOU]. This suffering will continue until it is the time [that God] has appointed [for it to] end.

Και εκ των συνετών θέλουσι πέσει, διά να δοκιμασθώσι και να καθαρισθώσι και να λευκανθώσιν, έως του εσχάτου καιρού· διότι και τούτο θέλει γείνει εν τω ωρισμένω καιρώ.

36 The King [of Syria] will do what he wants to. He will boast and say that he is greater than any god. He will even revile the Supreme God. He will be able to do what he wants until the time that [God] punishes [MTY] him. [God] will accomplish what he has planned.

Και ο βασιλεύς θέλει κάμει κατά την θέλησιν αυτού, και θέλει υψωθή και μεγαλυνθή υπεράνω παντός Θεού, και θέλει μεγαλορρημονήσει κατά του Θεού των θεών, και θέλει ευημερεί, εωσού συντελεσθή η οργή· διότι το ωρισμένον θέλει γείνει.

37 The [King of Syria] will ignore the god that his ancestors worshiped and the god that many women love. He will ignore every god, because he will think that he is greater than all of them.

Και δεν θέλει φροντίζει περί των θεών των πατέρων αυτού ουδέ περί επιθυμίας γυναικών ουδέ θέλει φροντίζει περί ουδενός θεού, διότι θέλει μεγαλυνθή υπεράνω πάντων.

38 But he will honor the god who [people think] protects fortresses. That is a god whom his ancestors did not honor. And he will give gold, silver, (jewels/very valuable stones) and other expensive gifts to that god.

Τον δε θεόν Μαουζείμ θέλει δοξάσει επί του τόπου αυτού· και θεόν, τον οποίον οι πατέρες αυτού δεν εγνώρισαν, θέλει τιμήσει με χρυσόν και άργυρον και με πολυτίμους λίθους και με πράγματα επιθυμητά.

39 He will ask that god (OR, people who worship a god) from another country to help him to defend his fortresses. He will greatly honor those who allow him [to be their ruler]. He will appoint [some of] them to important positions in the government; and to reward them, he will give them some land.

Ούτω θέλει κάμει εις τα οχυρώματα Μαουζείμ μετά θεού αλλοτρίου· όσοι γνωρίσωσιν αυτόν, εις αυτούς θέλει πληθύνει δόξαν και θέλει κάμει αυτούς να εξουσιάσωσιν επί πολλών, και την γην θέλει διαμοιράσει με τιμήν.

40 But when his time [to rule] is almost ended, [the army of] the King of Egypt will attack his [army]. The [army of the] King of Syria will fight against them furiously [SIM]. [His soldiers will be driving] chariots and [riding on] horses and [traveling in] many ships. His army will invade many countries and [spread all over those countries] like a flood [MET].

Και εν τω εσχάτω καιρώ ο βασιλεύς του νότου θέλει συγκερατισθή μετ' αυτού· και ο βασιλεύς του βορρά θέλει ελθεί εναντίον αυτού ως ανεμοστρόβιλος, μετά αμαξών και μετά ιππέων και μετά πολλών πλοίων· και θέλει ελθεί εις τους τόπους και θέλει πλημμυρήσει και διαβή·

41 They will invade the glorious land [of Israel] and kill [EUP] tens of thousands of people. But the people of the Edom people-group and the people of the Moab people-group and the people of the Ammon people-group who are still alive will escape.

θέλει εισέλθει έτι εις την γην της δόξης και πολλοί τόποι θέλουσι καταστραφή· ούτοι όμως θέλουσι διασωθή εκ της χειρός αυτού, ο Εδώμ και ο Μωάβ και οι πρώτοι των υιών Αμμών.

42 When the army of Syria invades other countries, even the people of Egypt will be defeated.

Και θέλει εκτείνει την χείρα αυτού επί τους τόπους· και η γη της Αιγύπτου δεν θέλει εκφύγει.

43 The army of Syria will take away from Egypt gold, silver, and other valuable items. The people of Libya and Ethiopia will allow [the King of Syria] to rule over them.

Και θέλει κυριεύσει τους θησαυρούς του χρυσίου και του αργυρίου και πάντα τα επιθυμητά της Αιγύπτου· και οι Λίβυες και οι Αιθίοπες θέλουσιν είσθαι κατόπιν των βημάτων αυτού.

44 But he will become very frightened/alarmed when he hears reports about what is happening in the east and in the north. So he will become very angry, and send his army to fight furiously and kill many [of their enemies].

Πλην αγγελίαι εκ της ανατολής και εκ του βορρά θέλουσι ταράξει αυτόν· διά τούτο θέλει εκβή μετά θυμού μεγάλου, διά να αφανίση και να εξολοθρεύση πολλούς.

45 The [King of Syria] will set up his royal tents in the area between the [Mediterranean] Sea and the hill [in Jerusalem] on which the temple (exists/was built). But he will be killed there, because there will be no one to help him.”

Και θέλει στήσει τας σκηνάς της βασιλικής αυτού κατοικήσεως μεταξύ των θαλασσών επί του ενδόξου όρους της αγιότητος· πλην θέλει ελθεί εις το τέλος αυτού και δεν θέλει υπάρχει ο βοηθών αυτόν.