1 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 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.
Dienvidu un ziemeļvalsts ķēniņi
1 Mēdieša Dārija pirmajā valdīšanas gadā es sāku stiprināt un aizsargāt viņu. 2 Un nu es stāstīšu tev patiesību: Persijā celsies vēl trīs ķēniņi, un ceturtais būs daudz bagātāks par tiem visiem. Kad viņš kļūs stiprs un bagāts, viņš visus musinās pret joniešu valsti. 3 Tad celsies varens ķēniņš, viņš valdīs gan brangi un darīs, ko gribēs, 4 bet, kolīdz viņš būs cēlies, tā viņa valsts sabruks – to dalīs uz visām četrām debess pusēm, tā netiks viņa pēcnācējiem, viņš nevaldīs, kā valdījis līdz tam, jo valsts viņam tiks atrauta un atdota citiem.
5 Dienvidu ķēniņš būs stiprs, bet viens no viņa varenajiem būs vēl stiprāks par to, un viņa valdīšana būs branga. 6 Pēc kādiem gadiem tie apvienosies, un dienvidu ķēniņa meita nāks pie ziemeļu ķēniņa stiprināt vienošanos, bet ne viņa gūs spēku savā rokā, ne viņam pietiks spēka – viņa tiks nodota līdz ar saviem pavadoņiem un savu bērnu, un tā laika atbalstītāju. 7 No viņas saknes celsies atvase, kas nāks tā vietā, – viņš nāks pret karaspēku, nāks pret ziemeļu ķēniņa nocietinājumiem, un viņš tiem stipri atdarīs! 8 Arī viņu dievus, atlietos tēlus, vērtīgos traukus, sudrabu un zeltu viņš aizvedīs uz Ēģipti. Dažus gadus viņš atstāsies no ziemeļu ķēniņa, 9 bet tas ies karot ar dienvidu ķēniņu un tomēr atgriezīsies savā zemē.
10 Viņa dēli sapulcinās varen lielu karaspēku un sāks karu. Tas nāktin nāks – kā plūdi velsies pāri, un karš nonāks līdz viņa cietokšņiem. 11 Dienvidu ķēniņš saniknots dosies karot ar ziemeļu ķēniņu – tas sapulcēs milzīgu pulku, bet tiks sakauts. 12 Un, kad šis būs savācis pulku, viņa sirds paaugstināsies – viņš nogāzīs desmitiem tūkstošu, bet pārsvaru negūs. 13 Ziemeļu ķēniņš sapulcēs milzīgu pulku – lielāku nekā iepriekš, un pēc dažiem gadiem tas nāktin nāks ar lielu karaspēku un labu apgādi. 14 Tajā laikā daudzi celsies pret dienvidu ķēniņu un no taviem ļaudīm paaugstināsies daži varmākas, lai piepildītos pravietojums, bet tiem neizdosies. 15 Tad nāks ziemeļu ķēniņš, uzmetīs valni un ieņems nocietināto pilsētu; dienvidu izlases karaspēks nepastāvēs – nebūs spēka stāties tam pretī. 16 Viņš darīs, ko gribēs, un neviens, kas nāks pret viņu, nepastāvēs. Viņš apmetīsies jaukajā zemē un postīs to. 17 Viņš celsies nākt ar visas savas valsts spēku, lai noslēgtu mieru ar to, dotu tam savu meitu par sievu un izpostītu tā valsti, – tomēr tā nenotiks, tas viņam neizdosies! 18 Tad viņš pievērsīsies piekrastes zemēm un ieņems daudzas no tām, bet kāds virsnieks darīs galu viņa nelietībām un pavērsīs tās pret viņu pašu. 19 Tad viņš pievērsīsies pats savas zemes nocietinājumiem, bet viņš klups, kritīs un viņu vairs nemanīs.
20 Viņa vietā nāks cits, kas sūtīs nodevu ievācēju krāšņajā valstī, bet dažās dienās viņš tiks novākts bez naida un kara.
21 Tā vietā nāks nicināms cilvēks, kam valsts vara netiks dota, bet pēkšņi viņš nāks un ar glumumu iegūs valsti. 22 Un karapulki, kas bija saplūduši pie viņa, aizplūdīs. Lūzīs gan valdnieks, gan derība, 23 jo, tiklīdz viņš noslēgs vienošanos, to nodos un uzveiks ar nelielu pulku. 24 Viņš pēkšņi ienāks leknākajos pavalsts apgabalos un darīs tā, kā nav darījuši ne viņa tēvi, ne tēvu tēvi. Viņš šķiedīs laupījumu, labumus un mantu, viņš iecerēs ļaunu pret cietokšņiem, bet tikai līdz noteiktam laikam. 25 Viņš rosinās savu spēku un prātu pret dienvidu ķēniņu – un lielu karaspēku. Dienvidu ķēniņš ar varen stipru un lielu karapulku sāks strīdu un karu, bet viņš nepastāvēs, jo pret viņu savērps viltību. 26 Viņu nodos tie, kas ēd izmeklētu barību pie viņa galda. Viņa karapulks izklīdīs, un daudzi kritīs kauti. 27 Abi ļaunprātīgie ķēniņi sēdēs pie viena galda un melos viens otram, bet tiem neizdosies, jo beigas nāks noliktajā laikā. 28 Ziemeļu ķēniņš atgriezīsies savā zemē ar lielu mantību, bet viņa sirds būs pret svēto derību – viņš rīkosies pret to un tad atgriezīsies savā zemē.
29 Noliktajā laikā viņš atgriezīsies – viņš dosies uz dienvidiem, bet vairs nebūs, kā bija iepriekš, – 30 pret viņu nāks kitiešu kuģi, un viņš nobīsies. Viņš dosies atpakaļ saniknots pret svēto derību un rīkosies pret to. Atpakaļceļā viņš pievērsīsies tiem, kas atmetuši svēto derību. 31 Nāks viņa sūtīts karaspēks un apgānīs svētvietu, šo cietoksni, atcels dienišķo upuri un darīs šausmīgas preteklības. 32 Ar glaimiem viņš pievērsīs bezdievībai tos, kas derību pārkāpuši, bet ļaudis, kas pazīst savu Dievu, būs stipri un rīkosies. 33 Gudri ļaudis pamācīs daudzus, bet tad tie kritīs no zobena, uguns, tos metīs cietumā un plosīs kādu laiku. 34 Kad tie kritīs – dažs tos atbalstīs, bet daudzi tiem pievienosies ar viltu, 35 arī dažiem saprātīgajiem nāksies krist, lai viņi attīrītos, šķīstītos un kļūtu balti līdz beigu laikam – jo noliktais laiks vēl nāks.
36 Ķēniņš darīs, ko gribēs! Viņš cildinās sevi un paaugstināsies pāri visiem dieviem un pār dievu Dievu, un runās brīnumu lietas, un viņam izdosies, līdz dusmība būs piepildīta – kas nospriests, tas notiks. 37 Viņš neievēros ne savu tēvu dievus, ne to dievu, kas sievām tīk, tāpat arī nekādu citu dievu, jo pats sevi būs paaugstinājis pāri visam. 38 To vietā viņš godās cietokšņu dievu, kas viņa tēviem nebija pazīstams; viņš godās zeltu, sudrabu, dārgakmeņus un dārgas dāvanas. 39 Viņš izrīkos stipros cietokšņus ar svešu dievu palīdzību, un, kas viņu atzīs, tas saņems godu, tam viņš ļaus valdīt pār daudziem un par atalgojumu iedalīs zemi.
Laika beigās
40 Laika beigās dienvidu ķēniņš uzbruks tam, bet ziemeļu ķēniņš trauksies pret viņu ar ratiem, jātniekiem un daudziem kuģiem – kā plūdi viņš ies cauri valstīm! 41 Viņš iebruks jaukajā zemē, un desmitiem tūkstošu kritīs, taču Edoms, Moābs un lielākā daļa Amona dēlu paglābsies. 42 Viņš izstieps roku pēc valstīm – arī Ēģipte nepaglābsies! 43 Viņam būs vara pār dārgumu krātuvēm, zeltu, sudrabu un visām Ēģiptes vērtībām; un lūbieši un kūšieši viņam paklausīs. 44 Bet ziņas no austrumiem un ziemeļiem viņu satrauks, trakā niknumā viņš dosies karā, lai nīcinātu un nīdētu daudzus. 45 Starp jūru un svētās godības kalnu viņš uzslies teltis kā pilis, un tad nāks viņa gals – neviens tam nelīdzēs!
