דניאל 11
| ואני בשנת אחת לדריוש המדי--עמדי למחזיק ולמעוז לו | 1 |
And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
| ועתה אמת אגיד לך הנה עוד שלשה מלכים עמדים לפרס והרביעי יעשיר עשר גדול מכל וכחזקתו בעשרו יעיר הכל את מלכות יון | 2 |
And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall enrich himself with great riches more than all; and when he hath become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
| ועמד מלך גבור ומשל ממשל רב ועשה כרצונו | 3 |
And a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
| וכעמדו תשבר מלכותו ותחץ לארבע רוחות השמים ולא לאחריתו ולא כמשלו אשר משל--כי תנתש מלכותו ולאחרים מלבד אלה | 4 |
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.
| ויחזק מלך הנגב ומן שריו ויחזק עליו ומשל ממשל רב ממשלתו | 5 |
And the king of the south, who is one of his princes, shall be strong; but [another] shall be stronger than he, and have dominion: his dominion shall be a great dominion.
| ולקץ שנים יתחברו ובת מלך הנגב תבוא אל מלך הצפון לעשות מישרים ולא תעצר כוח הזרוע ולא יעמד וזרעו ותנתן היא ומביאיה והילדה ומחזקה בעתים | 6 |
And after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [those] times.
| ועמד מנצר שרשיה כנו ויבא אל החיל ויבא במעוז מלך הצפון ועשה בהם והחזיק | 7 |
But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.
| וגם אלהיהם עם נסכיהם עם כלי חמדתם כסף וזהב בשבי--יבא מצרים והוא שנים יעמד ממלך הצפון | 8 |
He shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall subsist for more years than the king of the north;
| ובא במלכות מלך הנגב ושב אל אדמתו | 9 |
and [the same] shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but shall return into his own land.
| ובנו יתגרו ואספו המון חילים רבים ובא בוא ושטף ועבר וישב ויתגרו (ויתגרה) עד מעזה | 10 |
And his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.
| ויתמרמר מלך הנגב ויצא ונלחם עמו עם מלך הצפון והעמיד המון רב ונתן ההמון בידו | 11 |
And the king of the south shall be enraged, and shall come forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
| ונשא ההמון ירום (ורם) לבבו והפיל רבאות ולא יעוז | 12 |
And when the multitude shall have been taken away, his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down myriads; but he shall not prevail.
| ושב מלך הצפון והעמיד המון רב מן הראשון ולקץ העתים שנים יבוא בוא בחיל גדול וברכוש רב | 13 |
For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance.
| ובעתים ההם רבים יעמדו על מלך הנגב ובני פריצי עמך ינשאו להעמיד חזון--ונכשלו | 14 |
And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
| ויבא מלך הצפון וישפך סוללה ולכד עיר מבצרות וזרעות הנגב לא יעמדו ועם מבחריו ואין כח לעמד | 15 |
And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.
| ויעש הבא אליו כרצונו ואין עומד לפניו ויעמד בארץ הצבי וכלה בידו | 16 |
And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and destruction shall be in his hand.
| וישם פניו לבוא בתקף כל מלכותו וישרים עמו--ועשה ובת הנשים יתן לו להשחיתה ולא תעמד ולא לו תהיה | 17 |
And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he shall practise; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him.
| וישב (וישם) פניו לאיים ולכד רבים והשבית קצין חרפתו לו בלתי חרפתו ישיב לו | 18 |
And he shall turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease: he shall turn it upon him, without reproach for himself.
| וישב פניו למעוזי ארצו ונכשל ונפל ולא ימצא | 19 |
And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
| ועמד על כנו מעביר נוגש הדר מלכות ובימים אחדים ישבר ולא באפים ולא במלחמה | 20 |
And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but in a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
| ועמד על כנו נבזה ולא נתנו עליו הוד מלכות ובא בשלוה והחזיק מלכות בחלקלקות | 21 |
And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
| וזרעות השטף ישטפו מלפניו וישברו וגם נגיד ברית | 22 |
And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.
| ומן התחברות אליו יעשה מרמה ועלה ועצם במעט גוי | 23 |
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
| בשלוה ובמשמני מדינה יבוא ועשה אשר לא עשו אבתיו ואבות אבתיו בזה ושלל ורכוש להם יבזור ועל מבצרים יחשב מחשבתיו ועד עת | 24 |
In time of peace shall he enter even into the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time.
| ויער כחו ולבבו על מלך הנגב בחיל גדול ומלך הנגב יתגרה למלחמה בחיל גדול ועצום עד מאד ולא יעמד כי יחשבו עליו מחשבות | 25 |
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall plan devices against him.
| ואכלי פת בגו ישברוהו וחילו ישטוף ונפלו חללים רבים | 26 |
And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.
| ושניהם המלכים לבבם למרע ועל שלחן אחד כזב ידברו ולא תצלח כי עוד קץ למועד | 27 |
And both these kings' hearts [shall meditate] mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
| וישב ארצו ברכוש גדול ולבבו על ברית קדש ועשה ושב לארצו | 28 |
And he shall return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall practise, and return to his own land.
| למועד ישוב ובא בנגב ולא תהיה כראשנה וכאחרונה | 29 |
At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;
| ובאו בו ציים כתים ונכאה ושב וזעם על ברית קודש ועשה ושב ויבן על עזבי ברית קדש | 30 |
for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant.
| וזרעים ממנו יעמדו וחללו המקדש המעוז והסירו התמיד ונתנו השקוץ משמם | 31 |
And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and shall take away the continual [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
| ומרשיעי ברית יחניף בחלקות ועם ידעי אלהיו יחזקו ועשו | 32 |
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act.
| ומשכילי עם יבינו לרבים ונכשלו בחרב ובלהבה בשבי ובבזה--ימים | 33 |
And they that are wise among the people shall instruct the many; and they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.
| ובהכשלם יעזרו עזר מעט ונלוו עליהם רבים בחלקלקות | 34 |
And when they fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
| ומן המשכילים יכשלו לצרוף בהם ולברר וללבן--עד עת קץ כי עוד למועד | 35 |
And [some] of the wise shall fall, to try them, and to purge and to make them white, to the time of the end: for it shall yet be for the time appointed.
| ועשה כרצנו המלך ויתרומם ויתגדל על כל אל ועל אל אלים ידבר נפלאות והצליח עד כלה זעם כי נחרצה נעשתה | 36 |
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.
| ועל אלהי אבתיו לא יבין ועל חמדת נשים ועל כל אלוה לא יבין כי על כל יתגדל | 37 |
And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any god: for he will magnify himself above all.
| ולאלה מעזים על כנו יכבד ולאלוה אשר לא ידעהו אבתיו יכבד בזהב ובכסף ובאבן יקרה--ובחמדות | 38 |
And in his place will he honour the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.
| ועשה למבצרי מעזים עם אלוה נכר אשר הכיר (יכיר) ירבה כבוד והמשילם ברבים ואדמה יחלק במחיר | 39 |
And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land [to them] for a reward.
| ובעת קץ יתנגח עמו מלך הנגב וישתער עליו מלך הצפון ברכב ובפרשים ובאניות רבות ובא בארצות ושטף ועבר | 40 |
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and overflow and pass through.
| ובא בארץ הצבי ורבות יכשלו ואלה ימלטו מידו--אדום ומואב וראשית בני עמון | 41 |
And he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many [countries] shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
| וישלח ידו בארצות וארץ מצרים לא תהיה לפליטה | 42 |
And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
| ומשל במכמני הזהב והכסף ובכל חמדות מצרים--ולבים וכשים במצעדיו | 43 |
And he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
| ושמעות יבהלהו ממזרח ומצפון ויצא בחמא גדלה להשמיד ולהחרים רבים | 44 |
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate, and utterly to destroy many.
| ויטע אהלי אפדנו בין ימים להר צבי קדש ובא עד קצו ואין עוזר לו | 45 |
And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty; and he shall come to his end, and there shall be none to help him.
