Raniera 11

1 Ko ahau, i tu ake ahau i te tau tuatahi o Tariuha Meri, ki te whakau, ki te whakakaha i a ia.

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

2 Na, ka whakaatu ahau inaianei ki a koe i te pono. Nana, tera e ara ake ano etahi atu kingi e toru i Pahia; a, ko te tuawha, ka nui noa atu nga taonga i o te katoa. Na, kia kaha ia i ona taonga, ka whakaohokia e ia te katoa ki te whawhai ki te kin gitanga o Kariki.

[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.

3 Na tera e tu ake tetahi kingi marohirohi, he nui tona kingitanga e kingi ai ia, a ka mahia e ia tana e pai ai.

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.

4 A, ina tu ake ia, ka pakaru tona kingitanga, ka wehewehea atu ki nga hau e wha o te rangi; kahore ia ki o muri i a ia, e kore ano e rite ki tona kingitanga i kingi ai ia; no te mea ka hutia atu tona kingitanga, mo etahi atu ano ia ehara nei i ene i.

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.

5 Na ka kaha te kingi o te tonga, me tetahi o ana rangatira; ka neke ake ano tona kaha ki runga ake i to tera, a ka kingi; hei kingitanga nui tona kingitanga.

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.

6 Na i te mutunga o nga tau ka honoa raua, ka haere mai hoki te tamahine a te kingi o te tonga, ki te kingi o te raki ki te whakarite tikanga: otiia e kore e mau i taua wahine te kaha o tona ringa; e kore ano e tu te tane me tona ringa: heoi ka tuk ua atu te wahine, me te hunga nana ia i kawe mai, me te matua tane nana nei ia, me tona kaiwhakakaha i aua wa.

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.

7 Otiia tera e tu ake tetahi i tona wahi, he manga no nga pakiaka o te wahine, a ka haere mai ki te taua, ka tomo ki te pa o te kingi o te raki, a ka mahi i roto i a ratou, ka kaha ano:

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.

8 Ka whakaraua ano e ia o ratou atua, a ratou whakapakoko whakarewa, a ratou oko ano hoki e matenuitia ana, nga mea hiriwa, nga mea koura ka kawea ki Ihipa; a ka mutu tana whawhai ki te kingi o te raki mo etahi tau.

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.

9 A ka haere ia ki te kingitanga o te kingi o te tonga, engari ka hoki ano ia ki tona ake whenua.

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

10 Na ka whawhai ana tama, a ka huihuia e ratou he ope, he maha nga taua: na ka haere mai aua ope, kei te waipuke te rite, a puta rawa atu: a ka hoki ratou, ka whawhai, a tae tonu ki to tera pa.

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].

11 Na ka riri te kingi o te tonga, a ka puta mai, ka whawhai ki a ia, ara ki te kingi o te raki; a he nui te ope e ara i tenei, a ka hoatu te ope ki to tera ringa.

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.

12 A ka whakaarahia te ope, ka kake tona ngakau: a ka whakataka e ia nga mano tini, otiia e kore ia e whai kaha.

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.

13 Na ka hoki mai te kingi o te raki, maha atu hoki i o mua te ope e ara i a ia; a, ka tae mai ia i te mutunga o etahi wa, ara o nga tau, he nui tana ope, he nui nga taonga.

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].

14 I aua wa he tokomaha e whakatika ki te kingi o te tonga: ka whakakake ano nga tama tutu o tou iwi, kia tutuki ai te kite ra; otiia ka taka ratou.

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.

15 Heoi ka haere mai te kingi o te raki; ka haupuria ake ano he pukepuke e ia, a ka riro i a ia te pa he nui rawa nei te taiepa: e kore ano nga ringa o te tonga e u, e kore ano tana iwi i whiriwhiri ai, kahore he kaha e u ai.

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.

16 Otiia ko tenei ka haere mai nei ki a ia, ka mahia e ia tana e pai ai, e kore ano tetahi e tu ki tona aroaro: na ka tu ia ki te whenua ataahua, a kei tona ringa te whakangaromanga.

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.

17 Ka anga ano tona mata, ka mea kia haere mai ia i runga i te kaha o tona kingitanga katoa, me te hunga tika ano hei hoa mona; na ka mahi ia i tana e pai ai: ka homai ano e ia ki a ia te tamahine a nga wahine, hei takakino mana: otiia e kore tera e tu, e kore hoki e mahi mona.

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.

18 I muri i tenei ka tahuri tona mata ki nga motu, a he maha e riro i a ia: otiia ma tetahi rangatira e mea kia mutu te ingoa kino e tapaea ana e ia: ae ra, ka meinga e ia tana whakaingoa kino kia hoki ki a ia ano.

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.

19 Katahi tona mata ka tahuri atu ki nga pa o tona whenua; otiia ka tutuki ona waewae, a ka hinga ia, kore ake e kitea.

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.

20 Katahi ka tu ake i tona wahi tetahi mana e mea he kaitono takoha kia takahi i roto i te kororia o te kingitanga: otiia kia torutoru ake nga ra ka whakangaromia ai, kahore he riri, kahore hoki he whawhai.

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.

21 Ka whakatika ake ano ki runga ki tona wahi tetahi tangata e whakahaweatia ana, ehara nei te kororia o te rangatiratanga i te mea hoatu ki a ia: ka haere mai ia i te wa ata noho, a ka riro i a ia te kingitanga, na te patipati.

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.

22 A ka taupokina ratou e nga ringa o te waipuke i tona aroaro, mongamonga noa ratou; me te rangatira ano hoki o te kawenata.

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

23 I muri ano i tana whakaaetanga korero ka mahi tinihanga ia: ka haere mai hoki ia, a ka kaha, he torutoru ano hoki ana tangata.

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.

24 Hei te wa ata noho ka tae mai ia ki nga wahi momona ra ano o te kawanatanga; ka mahia e ia nga mea kihai i mahia e ona matua, e nga matua o ona matua; ka titaria ano e ia nga mea parakete, nga mea pahua, nga taonga, ki roto ki a ratou: ae ra, ka whakaaroa ano e ia ona whakaaro mo nga pa, a kia taka ra ano tetahi taima.

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.

25 Ka whakaohokia ano e ia tona kaha me tona maia ki te whawhai ki te kingi o te tonga, he nui te ope; ka oho ano hoki te kingi o te tonga, ka whawhai, he ope nui atu, he kaha atu; otiia e kore ia e tu: no te mea ka whakaaroa e ratou he whakaaro ki no mona.

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.

26 Ina, ka pakaru ia i te hunga i kai i tana wahi kai, ko te taua hoki a tera kei te waipuke te rite: he tokomaha ano e hinga, mate rawa.

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.

27 Na ko enei kingi tokorua, ko o raua ngakau ka mea mo te kino, a ka korero teka raua i te tepu kotahi; otiia kahore he painga; ka noho tonu mai hoki te mutunga, hei te wa i whakaritea.

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].

28 Hei reira ia ka hoki ki tona whenua me nga taonga maha; a ko tona ngakau ka mea ki te takahi i te kawenata tapu; ka mahi ia i tana e pai ai, a ka hoki atu ki tona whenua.

[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.

29 I te wa i whakaritea ka hoki ia, a ka haere mai ki te tonga; otiia e kore e rite to muri nei ki to mua ra.

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.

30 No te mea ka rere mai nga kaipuke o Kitimi ki te whawhai ki a ia. Na ka pouri ia, a ka hoki, ka riri ki te kawenata tapu, a ka mahi ia i tana e pai ai; a ka tino hoki ia, ka whai whakaaro ki te hunga i whakarerea ai te kawenata tapu.

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.

31 Ka ara ano etahi ringa hei whakauru mona, a ka whakapokea te wahi tapu, ara te wahi kaha, ka whakakahoretia ano e ratou te patunga tapu, te mea tuturu, ka tu ano i a ratou te mea whakarihariha, te mea whakangaro.

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.

32 Na, ko te hunga e mahi kino ana ki te kawenata ka whakangaua ketia e ia, he mea whakapati nana: ko te hunga ia e mohio ana ki to ratou Atua, ka kaha ratou, ka mahi i nga mahi.

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.

33 Na, ko te hunga whakaaro nui i roto i te iwi, he tokomaha a ratou e whakaako ai: otiia he maha nga ra e hinga ai ratou i te hoari, i te mura, i te whakarau, i te pahua.

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.

34 A ka hinga ratou, ka awhinatia mai ratou, he iti ia te awhina: he tokomaha ia e piri ki a ratou, he mea whakapati.

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.

35 Ka hinga ano etahi o te hunga matau, he mea e tahia ai to ratou para, e pokekore ai, e ma ai ratou, a taea noatia te wa o te whakamutunga: no te mea ko taua mea mo te wa ra ano i whakaritea.

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.

36 Ka mahia ano e te kingi tana e pai ai; ka whakaneke ake ano i a ia, ka whakanui i a ia ki runga ake i nga atua katoa, he whakamaharo ano ana whakapehapeha mo te Atua o nga atua; ka kake ano ia, taea noatia te whakapotonga o te riri: ka mahia hok i te mea i whakaritea.

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.

37 E kore ano ia e whai whakaaro ki nga atua o ona matua, e hiahia ranei ki te wahine, e kore ano e whai whakaaro ki tetahi atua: no te mea ko ia tana e whakanui ai ki runga ake i te katoa.

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.

38 Otiia i tona wahi ano ka whakahonoretia e ia te atua o nga wahi kaha; he atua kihai i mohiotia e ona matua tana e whakahonore ai ki te koura, ki te hiriwa, ki te kohatu utu nui, ki nga mea e matenuitia ana.

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.

39 Ko tana tenei e mea ai i nga wahi tino kaha, a ko tona hoa ko tetahi atua ke; ko te tangata e whakaae ana ki a ia ka whakanuia e ia ki te kororia: a ka meinga ratou e ia hei kawana mo nga tangata tokomaha, ka wehewehea ano hoki e ia te whenua mo tetahi utu.

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.

40 A i nga wa o te mutunga ka whawhai te kingi o te tonga ki a ia: a ka kokiri mai te kingi o te raki ano he paroro te rite, me nga hariata, me nga kaieke hoiho, me nga kaipuke maha; a ka tomo ia ki nga whenua, ka paaha me te waipuke, a tika tonu a tu.

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].

41 Ka tae ano ia ki te whenua ataahua, a he maha nga whenua e hinga: ko enei ia e mawhiti i roto i tona ringa, ko Eroma, ko Moapa, ko nga upoko o nga tama a Amona.

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.

42 Ka totoro ano tona ringa ki nga whenua: e kore ano te whenua o Ihipa e mawhiti.

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

43 Otiia ka noho ko ia hei rangatira mo nga taonga, ara mo te koura, mo te hiriwa, mo nga mea katoa o Ihipa e matenuitia ana; a ka whai nga Rupimi me nga Etiopiana i ona takahanga.

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.

44 Otiia ka raruraru ia i nga korero i te rawhiti, i te raki; na he nui te riri e puta mai ai ia, a he tokomaha ana e whakangaro ai, e huna ai.

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].

45 A ka whakaturia e ia nga teneti o tona whare kingi, ki waenganui o te moana, o te maunga tapu ataahua; otiia ka tae ia ki tona mutunga, kahore hoki he awhina mona.

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.”