11"And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.H259H8141H1867H4075H5977H2388H45812"And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.H5046H571H5975H7969H4428H6539H7243H6239H6238H1419H2393H6239H5782H4438H31203Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills.H1368H4428H5975H4910H7227H4474H6213H75224And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.H5975H4438H7665H2673H702H7307H8064H319H4915H4910H4438H5428H3125"Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority.H4428H5045H2388H8269H2388H4910H4475H7227H44746After some years they shall make an alliance, 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, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times.H7093H8141H2266H4428H1323H5045H935H4428H6828H6213H4339H6113H3581H2220H5975H2220H5414H935H3205H2388H62567"And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.H5342H8328H5975H3653H935H2428H935H4581H4428H6828H6213H23888He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.H935H7628H4714H430H5257H2532H3627H3701H2091H5975H8141H4428H68289Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.H4428H5045H935H4438H7725H12710"His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.H1121H1624H622H1995H7227H2428H935H935H7857H5674H7725H1624H458111Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.H4428H5045H4843H3318H3898H4428H6828H5975H7227H1995H1995H5414H302712And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.H5375H1995H3824H7311H7311H5307H7239H581013For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.H4428H6828H7725H5975H1995H7227H7223H935H935H7093H6256H8141H1419H2428H7227H739914"In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail.H6256H7227H5975H4428H5045H1121H6530H5971H5375H5975H2377H378215Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.H4428H6828H935H8210H5550H3920H4013H5892H2220H5045H5975H4005H5971H3581H597516But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand.H935H6213H7522H5975H6440H5975H6643H776H3027H361717He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.H7760H6440H935H8633H4438H3477H6213H5414H1323H802H7843H597518Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him.H7760H7725H6440H339H3920H7227H7101H2781H7673H1115H2781H772519Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.H7725H6440H4581H776H3782H5307H467220"Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.H5975H3653H5674H5065H1925H4438H259H3117H7665H639H442121In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.H3653H5975H959H5414H1935H4438H935H7962H2388H4438H251922Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant.H2220H7858H7857H6440H7665H5057H128523And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.H2266H6213H4820H5927H6105H4592H147124Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.H935H7962H4924H4082H6213H1H6213H1H1H967H961H7998H7399H2803H4284H4013H625625And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.H5782H3581H3824H4428H5045H1419H2428H4428H5045H1624H4421H3966H1419H6099H2428H5975H2803H428426Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.H398H6598H7665H2428H7857H7227H5307H249127And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.H8147H4428H3824H4827H7451H1696H3577H259H7979H6743H7093H415028And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.H7725H776H1419H7399H3824H6944H1285H6213H7725H77629"At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.H4150H7725H935H5045H7223H31430For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.H6716H3794H935H3512H7725H2194H6944H1285H6213H7725H995H5800H6944H128531Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.H2220H5975H2490H4720H4581H5493H8548H5414H8251H807432He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.H7561H1285H2610H2514H5971H3045H430H2388H621333And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.H7919H5971H995H7227H3782H2719H3852H7628H961H311734When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,H3782H5826H4592H5828H7227H3867H251935and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.H7919H3782H6884H1305H3835H6256H7093H415036"And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.H4428H6213H7522H7311H1431H410H1696H6381H410H410H6743H2195H3615H2782H621337He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.H995H430H1H2532H802H995H433H143138He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.H3653H3513H433H4581H433H1H3045H3513H2091H3701H3368H68H253239He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.H6213H4581H4013H5236H433H5234H5234H7235H3519H4910H7227H2505H127H424240"At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.H6256H7093H4428H5045H5055H4428H6828H8175H7393H6571H7227H591H935H776H7857H567441He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.H935H6643H776H7227H3782H4422H3027H123H4124H7225H1121H598342He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.H7971H3027H776H776H4714H641343He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.H4910H4362H2091H3701H2532H4714H3864H3569H470344But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.H8052H4217H6828H926H3318H1419H2534H8045H2763H722745And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.H5193H168H643H3220H6643H6944H2022H935H7093H5826