Daniel 11
Dios Habla Hoy
11 »Yo también le animé y ayudé cuando Darío, el rey de Media, estaba en el primer año de su reinado. 2 Y ahora te voy a dar a conocer la verdad:
Los reyes del norte y del sur
»“Todavía gobernarán en Persia tres reyes, después de los cuales ocupará el poder un cuarto rey que será más rico que los otros tres. Y cuando por medio de sus riquezas haya alcanzado gran poder, pondrá todo en movimiento contra el reino de Grecia. 3 Pero después gobernará un rey muy guerrero, que extenderá su dominio sobre un gran imperio y hará lo que se le antoje. 4 Sin embargo, una vez establecido, su imperio será deshecho y repartido en cuatro partes. El poder de este rey no pasará a sus descendientes, ni tampoco el imperio será tan poderoso como antes lo fue, ya que quedará dividido y otros gobernarán en su lugar.
5 »”El rey del sur será muy poderoso, pero uno de sus generales llegará a ser más fuerte que él y extenderá su dominio sobre un gran imperio. 6 Al cabo de algunos años, los dos harán una alianza: el rey del sur dará a su hija en matrimonio al rey del norte, con el fin de asegurar la paz entre las dos naciones. Pero el plan fracasará, pues tanto ella como su hijo, su marido y sus criados, serán asesinados. 7 Sin embargo, un miembro de su familia atacará al ejército del norte y ocupará la fortaleza real, y sus tropas dominarán la situación. 8 Además, se llevará a Egipto a sus dioses, a sus imágenes hechas de metal fundido, junto con otros valiosos objetos de oro y plata. Después de algunos años sin guerra entre las dos naciones, 9 el rey del norte tratará de invadir el sur, pero se verá obligado a retirarse.
10 »”Pero los hijos del rey del norte se prepararán para la guerra y organizarán un gran ejército. Uno de ellos se lanzará con sus tropas a la conquista del sur, destruyéndolo todo como si fuera un río desbordado; después volverá a atacar, llegando hasta la fortaleza del rey del sur. 11 La invasión del ejército del norte enojará tanto al rey del sur, que éste saldrá a luchar contra el gran ejército enemigo y lo derrotará por completo. 12 El triunfo obtenido y el gran número de enemigos muertos lo llenará de orgullo, pero su poder no durará mucho tiempo. 13 El rey del norte volverá a organizar un ejército, más grande que el anterior, y después de algunos años volverá a atacar al sur con un ejército numeroso y perfectamente armado.
14 »”Cuando esto suceda, muchos se rebelarán contra el rey del sur. Entre ellos habrá algunos hombres malvados de Israel, tal como fue mostrado en la visión, pero fracasarán. 15 El rey del norte vendrá y construirá una rampa alrededor de una ciudad fortificada, y la conquistará. Ni los mejores soldados del sur podrán detener el avance de las tropas enemigas. 16 El invasor hará lo que se le antoje con los vencidos, sin que nadie pueda hacerle frente, y se quedará en la Tierra de la Hermosura destruyendo todo lo que encuentre a su paso. 17 Además, se preparará para apoderarse de todo el territorio del sur; para ello, hará una alianza con ese rey y le dará a su hija como esposa, con el fin de destruir su reino, pero sus planes fracasarán. 18 Después atacará a las ciudades de las costas, y muchas de ellas caerán en su poder; pero un general pondrá fin a esta vergüenza, poniendo a su vez en vergüenza al rey del norte. 19 Desde allí, el rey se retirará a las fortalezas de su país; pero tropezará con una dificultad que le costará la vida, y nunca más se volverá a saber de él.
20 »”Su lugar será ocupado por otro rey, que enviará un cobrador de tributos para enriquecer su reino; pero al cabo de pocos días lo matarán, aunque no en el campo de batalla.
21 »”Después de él reinará un hombre despreciable, a quien no le correspondería ser rey, el cual ocultará sus malas intenciones y tomará el poder por medio de engaños. 22 Destruirá por completo a las fuerzas que se le opongan, y además matará al jefe de la alianza. 23 Engañará también a los que hayan hecho una alianza de amistad con él y, a pesar de disponer de poca gente, vencerá. 24 Cuando nadie se lo espere, entrará en las tierras más ricas de la provincia y hará lo que no hizo ninguno de sus antepasados: repartirá entre sus soldados los bienes y riquezas obtenidas en la guerra. Planeará sus ataques contra las ciudades fortificadas, aunque sólo por algún tiempo.
25 »”Animado por su poder y su valor, atacará al rey del sur con el apoyo de un gran ejército. El rey del sur responderá con valor, y entrará en la guerra con un ejército grande y poderoso; pero será traicionado, y no podrá resistir los ataques del ejército enemigo. 26 Los mismos que él invitaba a comer en su propia mesa, le prepararán la ruina, pues su ejército será derrotado y muchísimos de sus soldados morirán. 27 Entonces los dos reyes, pensando sólo en hacerse daño, se sentarán a comer en la misma mesa y se dirán mentiras el uno al otro, pero ninguno de los dos logrará su propósito porque todavía no será el momento. 28 El rey del norte regresará a su país con todas las riquezas capturadas en la guerra, y entonces se pondrá en contra de la santa alianza; llevará a cabo sus planes, y después volverá a su tierra. 29 Cuando llegue el momento señalado, lanzará de nuevo sus tropas contra el sur; pero en esta invasión no triunfará como la primera vez. 30 Su ejército será atacado por tropas del oeste traídas en barcos, y dominado por el pánico emprenderá la retirada. Entonces el rey del norte descargará su odio sobre la santa alianza, valiéndose de los que renegaron de la alianza para servirle a él.
31 »”Sus soldados profanarán el templo y las fortificaciones, suspenderán el sacrificio diario y pondrán allí el horrible sacrilegio. 32 El rey tratará de comprar con halagos a los que renieguen de la alianza, pero el pueblo que ama a su Dios se mantendrá firme y hará frente a la situación. 33 Los sabios del pueblo instruirán a mucha gente, pero luego los matarán a ellos, y los quemarán, y les robarán todo lo que tengan, y los harán esclavos en tierras extranjeras. Esto durará algún tiempo. 34 Cuando llegue el momento de las persecuciones, recibirán un poco de ayuda, aunque muchos se unirán a ellos sólo por conveniencia propia. 35 También serán perseguidos algunos de los que instruían al pueblo, para que, puestos a prueba, sean purificados y perfeccionados, hasta que llegue el momento final que ya ha sido señalado.
36 »”El rey del norte hará todo lo que se le antoje. Será tal su orgullo que se creerá superior a todos los dioses, y dirá terribles ofensas contra el verdadero Dios; y todo le saldrá bien, hasta que Dios le envíe su castigo; porque lo que Dios ha de hacer, lo hará. 37 Este rey no tomará en cuenta a los dioses de sus antepasados, ni a los dioses adorados por las mujeres, ni a ningún otro dios, porque se creerá superior a todos ellos. 38 Sin embargo, adorará al dios de las fortalezas; honrará a este dios que sus antepasados no adoraron, y le ofrecerá oro, plata, piedras preciosas y objetos de gran valor. 39 Para defender las fortificaciones usará gente que adora a un dios extranjero; y a todos los que adoren a este rey, él les hará grandes honores, los pondrá en puestos importantes y les dará tierras como recompensa.
40 »”Cuando llegue el momento final, el rey del sur atacará al rey del norte; pero éste saldrá a su encuentro y, como una tormenta, se lanzará contra el sur, inundando todo el país con carros de guerra, tropas de caballería y muchos barcos. 41 También entrará en la Tierra de la Hermosura y matará a muchísima gente; pero se salvarán los habitantes de Edom y Moab, y la mayor parte del territorio de Amón. 42 Su ejército ocupará otros países, y ni siquiera Egipto se librará. 43 Se llevará los tesoros de oro y plata, y todos los objetos preciosos de Egipto; luego les llegará su turno a Libia y Etiopía. 44 Pero recibirá noticias del este y del norte, que le dejarán alarmado; entonces saldrá furioso, con la idea de hacer una gran matanza, 45 y establecerá su campamento real entre el mar y el santo monte de la Hermosura. Pero allí mismo llegará la hora de su muerte, y no habrá nadie que lo ayude.
Daniel 11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 1 In the first year of Darius the Mede,(A) I stood up to strengthen and protect him. 2 Now I will tell you the truth.(B)
Prophecies about Persia and Greece
“Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.(C) 3 Then a warrior king will arise; he will rule a vast realm and do whatever he wants.(D) 4 But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and divided to the four winds of heaven,(E) but not to his descendants; it will not be the same kingdom that he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and will go to others besides them.(F)
Kings of the South and the North
5 “The king of the South(G) will grow powerful, but one of his commanders will grow more powerful and will rule a kingdom greater than his. 6 After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North(H) to seal the agreement. She will not retain power, and his strength will not endure. She will be given up, together with her entourage, her father,[a] and the one who supported her during those times. 7 In the place of the king of the South, one from her family[b] will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will take action against them and triumph. 8 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious articles of silver and gold.(I) For some years he will stay away from the king of the North, 9 who will enter the kingdom of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
10 “His sons will mobilize for war and assemble a large number of armed forces. They will advance, sweeping through like a flood,[c](J) and will again wage war as far as his fortress. 11 Infuriated, the king of the South will march out to fight with the king of the North who will raise a large army but they will be handed over to his enemy. 12 When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph. 13 The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years[d](K) he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
14 “In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail. 15 Then the king of the North will come, build up an assault ramp,(L) and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their select troops will not be able to resist. 16 The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants,(M) and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land[e](N) with total destruction in his hand. 17 He will resolve(O) to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him.[f] He will give him a daughter in marriage[g] to destroy it,[h] but she will not stand with him or support him. 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coasts and islands[i](P) and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his taunting; instead, he will turn his taunts against him.(Q) 19 He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall,(R) and be no more.(S)
20 “In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector(T) for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger[j] or in battle.
21 “In his place a despised(U) person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace[k](V) and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be shattered, as well as the covenant prince. 23 After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation.[l] 24 During a time of peace,[m] he will come into the richest parts of the province(W) and do what his fathers and predecessors never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will make plans against fortified cities, but only for a time.
25 “With a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will prepare for battle with an extremely large and powerful army, but he will not succeed, because plots will be made against him. 26 Those who eat his provisions(X) will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain. 27 The two kings, whose hearts are bent on evil, will speak lies(Y) at the same table but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.(Z) 28 The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant;[n] he will take action, then return to his own land.
29 “At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time[o] will not be like the first. 30 Ships of Kittim[p](AA) will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant. 31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice(AB) and set up the abomination of desolation.(AC) 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.(AD) 33 Those who are wise among the people(AE) will give understanding to many, yet they will die by sword and flame,(AF) and be captured and plundered for a time. 34 When defeated, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely.(AG) 35 Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined,(AH) purified, and cleansed(AI) until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36 “Then the king will do whatever he wants.(AJ) He will exalt and magnify himself above every god,(AK) and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods.(AL) He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed,(AM) because what has been decreed will be accomplished. 37 He will not show regard for the gods[q] of his fathers, the god longed for by women, or for any other god,(AN) because he will magnify himself above all. 38 Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. 39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him,[r] making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.
40 “At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him(AO) with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.(AP) 41 He will also invade the beautiful land,(AQ) and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people[s] of the Ammonites.(AR) 42 He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. 43 He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will also be in submission.[t](AS) 44 But reports from the east(AT) and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and[u] the beautiful holy mountain,(AU) but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
Footnotes
- Daniel 11:6 Some Hb mss, Theod read the child; Syr, Vg read her children
- Daniel 11:7 Lit from the shoot of her roots
- Daniel 11:10 Lit advance and overflow and pass through
- Daniel 11:13 Lit At the end of the times
- Daniel 11:16 = Israel
- Daniel 11:17 = the king of the South
- Daniel 11:17 Lit him the daughter of women
- Daniel 11:17 Perhaps the kingdom
- Daniel 11:18 of the Mediterranean
- Daniel 11:20 Or not openly
- Daniel 11:21 Or come without warning
- Daniel 11:23 Or a few people
- Daniel 11:24 Or Without warning
- Daniel 11:28 Or the Jewish people and religion
- Daniel 11:29 Lit but the last
- Daniel 11:30 = the Romans
- Daniel 11:37 Or God
- Daniel 11:39 Or those he acknowledges
- Daniel 11:41 Lit the first
- Daniel 11:43 Lit Cushites at his steps
- Daniel 11:45 Or the seas at
Daniel 11
King James Version
11 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 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 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 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 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 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 glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably 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 the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
25 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 be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 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 and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But 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 be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
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