Daniel 11:21-35

New American Standard Bible 1995

²¹ In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and ^(A)seize the kingdom by intrigue. ²² The overflowing ^(B)forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant. ²³ After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people. ^24 [a]In a time of tranquility he will enter the ^(C)richest parts of the ^[b]realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his ^[c]ancestors; he will distribute plunder, booty and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time. ²⁵ He will stir up his strength and ^[d]courage against the ^(D)king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him. ²⁶ Those who eat his choice food will ^[e]destroy him, and his army will ^[f](E)overflow, but many will fall down slain. ²⁷ As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on ^(F)evil, and they will ^(G)speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the ^(H)end is still to come at the appointed time. ²⁸ Then he will return to his land with much ^[g]plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.

²⁹ “At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but ^[h]this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. ³⁰ For ships of ^[i](I)Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. ³¹ Forces from him will arise, ^(J)desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the ^(K)abomination ^[j]of desolation. ³² By ^(L)smooth words he will ^[k]turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display ^(M)strength and take action. ^33 [l](N)Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will ^(O)fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. ³⁴ Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will ^(P)join with them in ^(Q)hypocrisy. ³⁵ Some of ^[m]those who have insight will fall, in order to ^(R)refine, ^(S)purge and make them ^[n](T)pure until the ^(U)end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.