Daniel 11
1 “As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
Y yo mismo, en el primer año de Darío el Medo, tomé mi posición para apoyarlo y defenderlo.
2 “Now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece.
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 A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Entonces llegará al poder un rey poderoso. Gobernará con gran autoridad y hará lo que quiera.
4 When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides 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 “The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him, and have dominion. His dominion will be a great 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 At the end of years they will join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those 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 “But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail.
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 He will also carry their gods with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from 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 He will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into 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 His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
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 “The king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. He will send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be 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 The multitude will be carried off, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail.
Después de capturar un ejército tan grande, se sentirá muy orgulloso y matará a miles de personas. Pero este triunfo no durará mucho.
13 The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.
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 “In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall.
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 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength 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 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be 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 He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to destroy the kingdom, but she will not stand, and won’t be 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 After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many, but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on 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 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.
Volverá a las fortalezas de su tierra, pero tropezará y caerá, y desaparecerá.
20 “Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not 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 “In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain 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 The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.
Grandes ejércitos serán barridos ante él. Serán quebrados, así como el príncipe del acuerdo.
23 After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people.
Después de hacer una alianza con él, actuará de forma engañosa. Llegará al poder pacíficamente, haciéndose fuerte aunque sólo tenga unos pocos partidarios.
24 In time of security he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and wealth. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, but only 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 “He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he won’t stand; for they will 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 Yes, those who eat of his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain.
Los más cercanos a él lo destruirá. Su ejército será aniquilado; muchos caerán en la batalla.
27 As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do evil, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
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 Then he will return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He will take action, and return to his own 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 “He will return at the appointed time and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former.
En el momento predicho volverá a invadir el sur, pero esta vez no será como antes.
30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake 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 “Forces from him will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they will set up the abomination that makes desolate.
Sus fuerzas ocuparán y profanarán la fortaleza del Templo. Pondrán fin al servicio continuo, y establecer una forma de idolatría que causa devastación.
32 He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.
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 “Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many 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 Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them 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 Some of those who are wise will fall—to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the 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 “The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be 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 He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above 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 But in their place, he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, and with precious stones and pleasant 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 He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for 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 “At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through.
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 He will enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children 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 He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape.
Extenderá sus ataques contra diferentes países; ni siquiera la tierra de Egipto podrá escapar.
43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow 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 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he will go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
Pero las noticias del este y del norte lo alarmarán, y con furia se dispondrá a destruir y exterminar a muchos pueblos.
45 He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
Establecerá su campamento real entre el mar y la hermosa montaña sagrada. Pero morirá sin que nadie le ayude.
