11ALSO I [the angel], in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood up to confirm and to strengthen him [Michael, the angelic prince].H259H8141H1867H4075H5977H2388H45812And now I will show you the truth. Behold, there shall arise three more kings in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than they all. And when he has become strong through his riches he shall stir up {and} stake all against the realm of Greece.H5046H571H5975H7969H4428H6539H7243H6239H6238H1419H2393H6239H5782H4438H31203Then a mighty [warlike, threatening] king shall arise who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his [own] will.H1368H4428H5975H4910H7227H4474H6213H75224And as soon as he has fully arisen, his [Alexander the Great's] kingdom shall be broken [by his death] and divided toward the four winds [the east, west, north, and south] of the heavens, but not to his posterity, nor according to the [Grecian] dominion which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be torn out {and} uprooted and go to others [to his four generals] to the exclusion of these.H5975H4438H7665H2673H702H7307H8064H319H4915H4910H4438H5428H3125Then the king of the South (Egypt) shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he is and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.H4428H5045H2388H8269H2388H4910H4475H7227H44746At the end of some years they [the king of the North, Syria, and the king of the South, Egypt] shall make an alliance; the daughter of the king of the South shall come to the king of the North to make [a just and peaceful marriage] agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her might, neither shall he and his might endure. She shall be handed over with her attendants, her child, and him who strengthened her in those times.H7093H8141H2266H4428H1323H5045H935H4428H6828H6213H4339H6113H3581H2220H5975H2220H5414H935H3205H2388H62567But out of a branch of the [same ancestral] roots as hers shall one [her brother] stand up in his place {or} office, who shall come against the [Syrian] army and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the North and shall deal against them and shall prevail.H5342H8328H5975H3653H935H2428H935H4581H4428H6828H6213H23888And also he shall carry off to Egypt their [Syria's] gods with their molten images and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, and he shall refrain for some years from [waging war against] the king of the North.H935H7628H4714H430H5257H2532H3627H3701H2091H5975H8141H4428H68289And he [the king of Syria] shall come into the kingdom of the king of the South but shall return to his own land.H4428H5045H935H4438H7725H12710But his sons shall be stirred up {and} shall prepare for war and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on and overflow and pass through and again shall make war even to the fortress [of the king of the South].H1121H1624H622H1995H7227H2428H935H935H7857H5674H7725H1624H458111And the king of the South (Egypt) shall be moved with anger and shall come forth and fight with the king of the North (Syria); and he [the Syrian king] shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his [the Egyptian king's] hand.H4428H5045H4843H3318H3898H4428H6828H5975H7227H1995H1995H5414H302712When the multitude is taken {and} carried away, the heart {and} mind [of the Egyptian king] shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.H5375H1995H3824H7311H7311H5307H7239H581013For the king of the North shall raise a multitude greater than [he had] before, and after some years shall certainly return, coming with a great army and much substance {and} equipment.H4428H6828H7725H5975H1995H7227H7223H935H935H7093H6256H8141H1419H2428H7227H739914In those times many shall rise up against the king of the South (Egypt); also the men of violence among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the visions [of Dan. 8 and 9], but they shall fail {and} fall.H6256H7227H5975H4428H5045H1121H6530H5971H5375H5975H2377H378215Then the king of the North shall come and cast up siege works and take a well-fortified city, and the forces of the South shall not stand, or even his chosen troops, for there shall be no strength to stand [against the Syrian king].H4428H6828H935H8210H5550H3920H4013H5892H2220H5045H5975H4005H5971H3581H597516But he [Antiochus the Great] who comes against him [from Syria] shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; he shall stand in the glorious land [of Israel], and in his hand shall be destruction {and} all the land shall be in his power.H935H6213H7522H5975H6440H5975H6643H776H3027H361717He [Antiochus the Great] shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him upright conditions {and} terms of peace, and he shall perform them [by making an agreement with the king of the South]. He shall give him [his] daughter to corrupt {and} destroy it [his league with Egypt] {and} the kingdom, but it shall not succeed or be to his advantage.H7760H6440H935H8633H4438H3477H6213H5414H1323H802H7843H597518After this he shall turn his attention to the islands {and} coastlands and shall take over many of them. But a prince {or} commander shall teach him [Antiochus the Great] to put an end to the insults offered by him; in fact he shall turn his insolence {and} reproaches back upon him.H7760H7725H6440H339H3920H7227H7101H2781H7673H1115H2781H772519Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land [of Syria], but he shall stumble and fall and not be found.H7725H6440H4581H776H3782H5307H467220Then shall stand up in his place {or} office one who shall send an exactor of tribute to pass through the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be destroyed, [yet] neither in anger nor in battle.H5975H3653H5674H5065H1925H4438H259H3117H7665H639H442121And in his place {or} office [in Syria] shall arise a contemptuous {and} contemptible person, to whom royal majesty {and} honor of the kingdom have not been given. But he shall come in without warning in time of security and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries, intrigues, {and} cunning hypocritical conduct.H3653H5975H959H5414H1935H4438H935H7962H2388H4438H251922Before him the overwhelming forces of invading armies shall be broken {and} utterly swept away; yes, and a prince of the covenant [with those who were at peace with him] also [shall be broken and swept away].H2220H7858H7857H6440H7665H5057H128523And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up unexpectedly and shall become strong with a small people.H2266H6213H4820H5927H6105H4592H147124Without warning {and} stealthily he shall come into the most productive places of a province {or} among the richest men of a province [of Egypt], and he shall do that which his fathers have not done nor his fathers' fathers; he shall distribute among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds--but only for a time [the period decreed by God].H935H7962H4924H4082H6213H1H6213H1H1H967H961H7998H7399H2803H4284H4013H625625And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South [Egypt] 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 schemes shall be devised against [the king of the South].H5782H3581H3824H4428H5045H1419H2428H4428H5045H1624H4421H3966H1419H6099H2428H5975H2803H428426Yes, those who eat of his rich {and} dainty food shall break {and} destroy him, and his army shall drift {or} turn away to flee, and many shall fall down slain.H398H6598H7665H2428H7857H7227H5307H249127And as for both of these kings, their hearts {and} minds shall be set on doing mischief; they shall speak lies over the same table, but it will not succeed, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.H8147H4428H3824H4827H7451H1696H3577H259H7979H6743H7093H415028Then shall [the vile conqueror from the North] return into his land with much booty; and his heart {and} purpose shall be set against [God's] holy covenant [with His people], and he shall accomplish [his malicious intention] and return to his own land [Syria].H7725H776H1419H7399H3824H6944H1285H6213H7725H77629At the time appointed [God's own time] he shall return and come into the South, but it shall not be successful as were the former invasions [of Egypt].H4150H7725H935H5045H7223H31430For the ships of Kittim [or Cyprus, in Roman hands] shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved {and} discouraged and turn back [to Palestine] and carry out his rage {and} indignation against the holy covenant {and} God's people, and he shall do his own pleasure; he shall even turn back and make common cause with those [Jews] who abandon the holy covenant [with God].H6716H3794H935H3512H7725H2194H6944H1285H6213H7725H995H5800H6944H128531And armed forces of his shall appear [in the holy land] and they shall pollute the sanctuary, the [spiritual] stronghold, and shall take away the continual [daily burnt offering]; and they shall set up [in the sanctuary] the abomination that astonishes {and} makes desolate [probably an altar to a pagan god].H2220H5975H2490H4720H4581H5493H8548H5414H8251H807432And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert {and} seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong {and} shall stand firm and do exploits [for God].H7561H1285H2610H2514H5971H3045H430H2388H621333And they who are wise {and} understanding among the people shall instruct many {and} make them understand, though some [of them and their followers] shall fall by the sword and flame, by captivity and plunder, for many days.H7919H5971H995H7227H3782H2719H3852H7628H961H311734Now when they fall, they shall receive a little help. Many shall join themselves to them with flatteries {and} hypocrisies.H3782H5826H4592H5828H7227H3867H251935And some of those who are wise, prudent, {and} understanding shall be weakened {and} fall, [thus, then, the insincere among the people will lose courage and become deserters. It will be a test] to refine, to purify, and to make those among [God's people] white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time [God] appointed.H7919H3782H6884H1305H3835H6256H7093H415036And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for that which is determined [by God] shall be done.H4428H6213H7522H7311H1431H410H1696H6381H410H410H6743H2195H3615H2782H621337He shall not regard the gods of his fathers or Him [to Whom] women desire [to give birth--the Messiah] or any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.H995H430H1H2532H802H995H433H143138But in their place he shall honor the god of fortresses; a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold and silver, with precious stones, and with pleasant {and} expensive things.H3653H3513H433H4581H433H1H3045H3513H2091H3701H3368H68H253239And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall magnify with glory {and} honor, and he shall cause them to rule over many and shall divide the land for a price.H6213H4581H4013H5236H433H5234H5234H7235H3519H4910H7227H2505H127H424240And at the time of the end the king of the South shall push at {and} attack him, and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries and shall overflow and pass through.H6256H7093H4428H5045H5055H4428H6828H8175H7393H6571H7227H591H935H776H7857H567441He shall enter into the Glorious Land [Palestine] and many shall be overthrown, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the main [core] of the people of Ammon.H935H6643H776H7227H3782H4422H3027H123H4124H7225H1121H598342He shall stretch out his hand also against the [other] countries, but the land of Egypt shall not be among the escaped ones.H7971H3027H776H776H4714H641343But 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 accompany him [compelled to follow his steps].H4910H4362H2091H3701H2532H4714H3864H3569H470344But rumors from the east and from the north shall alarm {and} hasten him. And he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.H8052H4217H6828H926H3318H1419H2534H8045H2763H722745And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the seas and the glorious holy Mount [Zion]; yet he shall come to his end with none to help him.H5193H168H643H3220H6643H6944H2022H935H7093H5826
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