1 Also I in the first 259 year 8141 of Darius 1867 the Mede 4075, even I, stood 5977 to confirm 2388 and to strengthen 4581 him.
2 And now will I shew 5046 thee the truth 571. Behold, there shall stand up 5975 yet three 7969 kings 4428 in Persia 6539; and the fourth 7243 shall be far 6239 richer 6238 than they all 1419: and by his strength 2393 through his riches 6239 he shall stir up 5782 all against the realm 4438 of Grecia 3120.
3 And a mighty 1368 king 4428 shall stand up 5975, that shall rule 4910 with great 7227 dominion 4474, and do 6213 according to his will 7522.
4 And when he shall stand up 5975, his kingdom 4438 shall be broken 7665, and shall be divided 2673 toward the four 702 winds 7307 of heaven 8064; and not to his posterity 319, nor according to his dominion 4915 which he ruled 4910: for his kingdom 4438 shall be plucked up 5428, even for others 312 beside those.
5 And the king 4428 of the south 5045 shall be strong 2388, and one of his princes 8269; and he shall be strong 2388 above him, and have dominion 4910; his dominion 4475 shall be a great 7227 dominion 4474.
6 And in the end 7093 of years 8141 they shall join themselves together 2266; for the king's 4428 daughter 1323 of the south 5045 shall come 935 to the king 4428 of the north 6828 to make 6213 an agreement 4339: but she shall not retain 6113 the power 3581 of the arm 2220; neither shall he stand 5975, nor his arm 2220: but she shall be given up 5414, and they that brought 935 her, and he that begat 3205 her, and he that strengthened 2388 her in these times 6256.
7 But out of a branch 5342 of her roots 8328 shall one stand up 5975 in his estate 3653, which shall come 935 with an army 2428, and shall enter 935 into the fortress 4581 of the king 4428 of the north 6828, and shall deal 6213 against them, and shall prevail 2388:
8 And shall also carry 935 captives 7628 into Egypt 4714 their gods 430, with their princes 5257, and with their precious 2532 vessels 3627 of silver 3701 and of gold 2091; and he shall continue 5975 more years 8141 than the king 4428 of the north 6828.
9 So the king 4428 of the south 5045 shall come 935 into his kingdom 4438, and shall return 7725 into his own land 127.
10 But his sons 1121 shall be stirred up 1624, and shall assemble 622 a multitude 1995 of great 7227 forces 2428: and one shall certainly 935 come 935, and overflow 7857, and pass through 5674: then shall he return 7725, and be stirred up 1624, even to his fortress 4581.
11 And the king 4428 of the south 5045 shall be moved with choler 4843, and shall come forth 3318 and fight 3898 with him, even with the king 4428 of the north 6828: and he shall set forth 5975 a great 7227 multitude 1995; but the multitude 1995 shall be given 5414 into his hand 3027.
12 And when he hath taken away 5375 the multitude 1995, his heart 3824 shall be lifted up 7311 7311; and he shall cast down 5307 many ten thousands 7239: but he shall not be strengthened 5810 by it.
13 For the king 4428 of the north 6828 shall return 7725, and shall set forth 5975 a multitude 1995 greater 7227 than the former 7223, and shall certainly 935 come 935 after 7093 certain 6256 years 8141 with a great 1419 army 2428 and with much 7227 riches 7399.
14 And in those times 6256 there shall many 7227 stand up 5975 against the king 4428 of the south 5045: also the robbers 1121 6530 of thy people 5971 shall exalt 5375 themselves to establish 5975 the vision 2377; but they shall fall 3782.
15 So the king 4428 of the north 6828 shall come 935, and cast up 8210 a mount 5550, and take 3920 the most fenced 4013 cities 5892: and the arms 2220 of the south 5045 shall not withstand 5975, neither his chosen 4005 people 5971, neither shall there be any strength 3581 to withstand 5975.
16 But he that cometh 935 against him shall do 6213 according to his own will 7522, and none shall stand 5975 before 6440 him: and he shall stand 5975 in the glorious 6643 land 776, which by his hand 3027 shall be consumed 3617.
17 He shall also set 7760 his face 6440 to enter 935 with the strength 8633 of his whole kingdom 4438, and upright ones 3477 with him; thus shall he do 6213: and he shall give 5414 him the daughter 1323 of women 802, corrupting 7843 her: but she shall not stand 5975 on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn 7760 7725 his face 6440 unto the isles 339, and shall take 3920 many 7227: but a prince 7101 for his own behalf shall cause the reproach 2781 offered by him to cease 7673; without 1115 his own reproach 2781 he shall cause it to turn 7725 upon him.
19 Then he shall turn 7725 his face 6440 toward the fort 4581 of his own land 776: but he shall stumble 3782 and fall 5307, and not be found 4672.
20 Then shall stand up 5975 in his estate 3653 a raiser 5674 of taxes 5065 in the glory 1925 of the kingdom 4438: but within few 259 days 3117 he shall be destroyed 7665, neither in anger 639, nor in battle 4421.
21 And in his estate 3653 shall stand up 5975 a vile person 959, to whom they shall not give 5414 the honour 1935 of the kingdom 4438: but he shall come 935 in peaceably 7962, and obtain 2388 the kingdom 4438 by flatteries 2519.
22 And with the arms 2220 of a flood 7858 shall they be overflown 7857 from before 6440 him, and shall be broken 7665; yea, also the prince 5057 of the covenant 1285.
23 And after the league 2266 made with him he shall work 6213 deceitfully 4820: for he shall come up 5927, and shall become strong 6105 with a small 4592 people 1471.
24 He shall enter 935 peaceably 7962 even upon the fattest places 4924 of the province 4082; and he shall do 6213 that which his fathers 1 have not done 6213, nor his fathers 1' fathers 1; he shall scatter 967 among them the prey 961, and spoil 7998, and riches 7399: yea, and he shall forecast 2803 his devices 4284 against the strong holds 4013, even for a time 6256.
25 And he shall stir up 5782 his power 3581 and his courage 3824 against the king 4428 of the south 5045 with a great 1419 army 2428; and the king 4428 of the south 5045 shall be stirred up 1624 to battle 4421 with a very 3966 great 1419 and mighty 6099 army 2428; but he shall not stand 5975: for they shall forecast 2803 devices 4284 against him.
26 Yea, they that feed 398 of the portion of his meat 6598 shall destroy 7665 him, and his army 2428 shall overflow 7857: and many 7227 shall fall 5307 down slain 2491.
27 And both 8147 these kings 4428' hearts 3824 shall be to do mischief 4827 7451, and they shall speak 1696 lies 3577 at one 259 table 7979; but it shall not prosper 6743: for yet the end 7093 shall be at the time appointed 4150.
28 Then shall he return 7725 into his land 776 with great 1419 riches 7399; and his heart 3824 shall be against the holy 6944 covenant 1285; and he shall do 6213 exploits, and return 7725 to his own land 776.
29 At the time appointed 4150 he shall return 7725, and come 935 toward the south 5045; but it shall not be as the former 7223, or as the latter 314.
30 For the ships 6716 of Chittim 3794 shall come 935 against him: therefore he shall be grieved 3512, and return 7725, and have indignation 2194 against the holy 6944 covenant 1285: so shall he do 6213; he shall even return 7725, and have intelligence 995 with them that forsake 5800 the holy 6944 covenant 1285.
31 And arms 2220 shall stand 5975 on his part, and they shall pollute 2490 the sanctuary 4720 of strength 4581, and shall take away 5493 the daily 8548 sacrifice, and they shall place 5414 the abomination 8251 that maketh desolate 8074.
32 And such as do wickedly 7561 against the covenant 1285 shall he corrupt 2610 by flatteries 2514: but the people 5971 that do know 3045 their God 430 shall be strong 2388, and do 6213 exploits.
33 And they that understand 7919 among the people 5971 shall instruct 995 many 7227: yet they shall fall 3782 by the sword 2719, and by flame 3852, by captivity 7628, and by spoil 961, many days 3117.
34 Now when they shall fall 3782, they shall be holpen 5826 with a little 4592 help 5828: but many 7227 shall cleave 3867 to them with flatteries 2519.
35 And some of them of understanding 7919 shall fall 3782, to try 6884 them, and to purge 1305, and to make them white 3835, even to the time 6256 of the end 7093: because it is yet for a time appointed 4150.
36 And the king 4428 shall do 6213 according to his will 7522; and he shall exalt 7311 himself, and magnify 1431 himself above every god 410, and shall speak 1696 marvellous things 6381 against the God 410 of gods 410, and shall prosper 6743 till the indignation 2195 be accomplished 3615: for that that is determined 2782 shall be done 6213.
37 Neither shall he regard 995 the God 430 of his fathers 1, nor the desire 2532 of women 802, nor regard 995 any god 433: for he shall magnify 1431 himself above all.
38 But in his estate 3653 shall he honour 3513 the God 433 of forces 4581: and a god 433 whom his fathers 1 knew 3045 not shall he honour 3513 with gold 2091, and silver 3701, and with precious 3368 stones 68, and pleasant things 2532.
39 Thus shall he do 6213 in the most strong 4581 holds 4013 with a strange 5236 god 433, whom he shall acknowledge 5234 5234 and increase 7235 with glory 3519: and he shall cause them to rule 4910 over many 7227, and shall divide 2505 the land 127 for gain 4242.
40 And at the time 6256 of the end 7093 shall the king 4428 of the south 5045 push 5055 at him: and the king 4428 of the north 6828 shall come against him like a whirlwind 8175, with chariots 7393, and with horsemen 6571, and with many 7227 ships 591; and he shall enter 935 into the countries 776, and shall overflow 7857 and pass over 5674.
41 He shall enter 935 also into the glorious 6643 land 776, and many 7227 countries shall be overthrown 3782: but these shall escape 4422 out of his hand 3027, even Edom 123, and Moab 4124, and the chief 7225 of the children 1121 of Ammon 5983.
42 He shall stretch forth 7971 his hand 3027 also upon the countries 776: and the land 776 of Egypt 4714 shall not escape 6413.
43 But he shall have power 4910 over the treasures 4362 of gold 2091 and of silver 3701, and over all the precious 2532 things of Egypt 4714: and the Libyans 3864 and the Ethiopians 3569 shall be at his steps 4703.
44 But tidings 8052 out of the east 4217 and out of the north 6828 shall trouble 926 him: therefore he shall go forth 3318 with great 1419 fury 2534 to destroy 8045, and utterly to make away 2763 many 7227.
45 And he shall plant 5193 the tabernacles 168 of his palace 643 between the seas 3220 in the glorious 6643 holy 6944 mountain 2022; yet he shall come 935 to his end 7093, and none shall help 5826 him.