Daniel 11

1 Y yo mismo, en el primer año de Darío el Medo, tomé mi posición para apoyarlo y defenderlo.

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

2 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.

And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all; and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

3 Entonces llegará al poder un rey poderoso. Gobernará con gran autoridad y hará lo que quiera.

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

4 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.

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

5 El rey del sur se hará fuerte, pero uno de sus oficiales se hará aún más fuerte y gobernará su reino con gran autoridad.

And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

6 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,

And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begot her, and he that obtained her in those times.

7 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.

But one of the shoots of her roots shall stand up in his place, and shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the stronghold of the king of the north, and shall deal with them, and shall prevail;

8 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.

and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north.

9 Entonces el rey del norte marchará hacia el reino del rey del sur, pero tendrá que retirarse a su propia tierra.

And he shall come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.

10 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.

And his sons shall stir themselves up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, and he shall come on, and overflow, as he passes through; and he shall return and stir himself up, even to his stronghold.

11 Esto enfurecerá al rey del sur, que saldrá a combatir contra el gran ejército reunido por el rey del norte y lo derrotará.

And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

12 Después de capturar un ejército tan grande, se sentirá muy orgulloso y matará a miles de personas. Pero este triunfo no durará mucho.

and the multitude shall be carried away, and his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down tens of thousands; but he shall not prevail.

13 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.

And the king of the north shall again set forth a multitude, greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

14 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.

And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south; also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall stumble.

15 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.

And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand; and as for his chosen people, there shall be no strength in them to withstand.

16 El invasor hará lo que quiera; nadie podrá oponerse a él. Estará en la Tierra Hermosa con el poder de destruirlo.

But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the beauteous land, and in his hand shall be extermination.

17 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.

And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, but shall make an agreement with him; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to destroy it; but it shall not stand, neither be for him.

18 Entonces se volverá para atacar las costas y conquistará a muchos, pero un comandante pondrá fin a su comportamiento arrogante, pagándole por ello.

After this shall he set his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, he shall cause his own reproach to return upon him.

19 Volverá a las fortalezas de su tierra, pero tropezará y caerá, y desaparecerá.

Then he shall turn his face toward the strongholds of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

20 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.

Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

21 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.

And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments.

22 Grandes ejércitos serán barridos ante él. Serán quebrados, así como el príncipe del acuerdo.

And the arms of the flood shall be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

23 Después de hacer una alianza con él, actuará de forma engañosa. Llegará al poder pacíficamente, haciéndose fuerte aunque sólo tenga unos pocos partidarios.

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; and he shall come up and become strong, with a little nation.

24 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.

In time of security shall he come even upon 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; yea, he shall devise his devices against fortresses, but only until the time.

25 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.

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 stir himself up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him.

26 Los más cercanos a él lo destruirá. Su ejército será aniquilado; muchos caerán en la batalla.

Yea, they that eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall be swept away; and many shall fall down slain.

27 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.

And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper, for the end remaineth yet for the time appointed.

28 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.

And he shall return to his own land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land.

29 En el momento predicho volverá a invadir el sur, pero esta vez no será como antes.

At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.

30 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.

For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be cowed, and he shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure; and he shall return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.

31 Sus fuerzas ocuparán y profanarán la fortaleza del Templo. Pondrán fin al servicio continuo, y establecer una forma de idolatría que causa devastación.

And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the stronghold, and shall take away the continual burnt-offering, and they shall set up the detestable thing that causeth appalment.

32 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.

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail.

33 Los líderes sabios del pueblo enseñarán a muchos, aunque durante un tiempo serán muertos a espada y fuego, o serán encarcelados y robados.

And they that are wise among the people shall cause the many to understand; yet they shall stumble by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.

34 Durante este tiempo de persecución recibirán un poco de ayuda, y muchos de los que se unan a ellos no serán sinceros.

Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments.

35 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.

And some of them that are wise shall stumble, to refine among them, and to purify, and to make white, even to the time of the end; for it is yet for the time appointed.

36 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.

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak strange things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.

37 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.

Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers; and neither the desire of women, nor any god, shall he regard; for he shall magnify himself above all.

38 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.

But in his place shall he honour the god of strongholds; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and costly things.

39 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.

And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god; whom he shall acknowledge, shall increase glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

40 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.

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 shall overflow, as he passes through.

41 Invadirá la Tierra Hermosa y matará a mucha gente allí. Sin embargo, Moab, Edom y la mayoría de los amonitas escaparán a su poder.

He shall enter also into the beauteous land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

42 Extenderá sus ataques contra diferentes países; ni siquiera la tierra de Egipto podrá escapar.

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

43 Adquirirá el oro y la plata y las riquezas de Egipto, gobernando sobre ellos y también sobre los libios y los etíopes.

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

44 Pero las noticias del este y del norte lo alarmarán, y con furia se dispondrá a destruir y exterminar a muchos pueblos.

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall affright him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to take away many.

45 Establecerá su campamento real entre el mar y la hermosa montaña sagrada. Pero morirá sin que nadie le ayude.

And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the beauteous holy mountain; and he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.