Daniel 11

«وَأَنَا فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى لِدَارِيُوسَ الْمَادِيِّ وَقَفْتُ لأُشَدِّدَهُ وَأُقَوِّيَهُ.

Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

وَالآنَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِالْحَقِّ. هُوَذَا ثَلاَثَةُ مُلُوكٍ أَيْضًا يَقُومُونَ فِي فَارِسَ، وَالرَّابعُ يَسْتَغْنِي بِغِنًى أَوْفَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِهِمْ، وَحَسَبَ قُوَّتِهِ بِغِنَاهُ يُهَيِّجُ الْجَمِيعَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ الْيُونَانِ.

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.

وَيَقُومُ مَلِكٌ جَبَّارٌ وَيَتَسَلَّطُ تَسَلُّطًا عَظِيمًا وَيَفْعَلُ حَسَبَ إِرَادَتِهِ.

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

وَكَقِيَامِهِ تَنْكَسِرُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ وَتَنْقَسِمُ إِلَى رِيَاحِ السَّمَاءِ الأَرْبَعِ، وَلاَ لِعَقِبِهِ وَلاَ حَسَبَ سُلْطَانِهِ الَّذِي تَسَلَّطَ بِهِ، لأَنَّ مَمْلَكَتَهُ تَنْقَرِضُ وَتَكُونُ لآخَرِينَ غَيْرِ أُولئِكَ.

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.

وَيَتَقَوَّى مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ. وَمِنْ رُؤَسَائِهِ مَنْ يَقْوَى عَلَيْهِ وَيَتَسَلَّطُ. تَسَلُّطٌ عَظِيمٌ تَسَلُّطُهُ.

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.

وَبَعْدَ سِنِينَ يَتَعَاهَدَانِ، وَبِنْتُ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ تَأْتِي إِلَى مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ لإِجْرَاءِ الاتِّفَاقِ، وَلكِنْ لاَ تَضْبِطُ الذِّرَاعُ قُوَّةً، وَلاَ يَقُومُ هُوَ وَلاَ ذِرَاعُهُ. وَتُسَلَّمُ هِيَ وَالَّذِينَ أَتَوْا بِهَا وَالَّذِي وَلَدَهَا وَمَنْ قَوَّاهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَوْقَاتِ.

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.

وَيَقُومُ مِنْ فَرْعِ أُصُولِهَا قَائِمٌ مَكَانَهُ، وَيَأْتِي إِلَى الْجَيْشِ وَيَدْخُلُ حِصْنَ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ وَيَعْمَلُ بِهِمْ وَيَقْوَى.

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:

وَيَسْبِي إِلَى مِصْرَ آلِهَتَهُمْ أَيْضًا مَعَ مَسْبُوكَاتِهِمْ وَآنِيَتِهِمِ الثَّمِينَةِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ ، وَيَقْتَصِرُ سِنِينَ عَنْ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ.

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.

فَيَدْخُلُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ إِلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ.

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

«وَبَنُوهُ يَتَهَيَّجُونَ فَيَجْمَعُونَ جُمْهُورَ جُيُوشٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، وَيَأْتِي آتٍ وَيَغْمُرُ وَيَطْمُو وَيَرْجِعُ وَيُحَارِبُ حَتَّى إِلَى حِصْنِهِ.

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.

وَيَغْتَاظُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ وَيَخْرُجُ وَيُحَارِبُهُ أَيْ مَلِكَ الشِّمَالِ، وَيُقِيمُ جُمْهُورًا عَظِيمًا فَيُسَلَّمُ الْجُمْهُورُ فِي يَدِهِ.

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.

فَإِذَا رُفِعَ الْجُمْهُورُ يَرِتْفِعُ قَلْبُهُ وَيَطْرَحُ رَبَوَاتٍ وَلاَ يَعْتَزُّ.

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.

فَيَرْجعُ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ وَيُقِيمُ جُمْهُورًا أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الأَوَّلِ، وَيَأْتِي بَعْدَ حِينٍ، بَعْدَ سِنِينَ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَثَرْوَةٍ جَزِيلَةٍ.

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.

وَفِي تِلْكَ الأَوْقَاتِ يَقُومُ كَثِيرُونَ عَلَى مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ، وَبَنُو الْعُتَاةِ مِنْ شَعْبِكَ يَقُومُونَ لإِثْبَاتِ الرُّؤْيَا وَيَعْثُرُونَ.

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.

فَيَأْتِي مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ وَيُقِيمُ مِتْرَسَةً وَيَأْخُذُ الْمَدِينَةَ الْحَصِينَةَ، فَلاَ تَقُومُ أَمَامَهُ ذِرَاعَا الْجَنُوبِ وَلاَ قَوْمُهُ الْمُنْتَخَبُ، وَلاَ تَكُونُ لَهُ قُوَّةٌ لِلْمُقَاوَمَةِ.

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.

وَالآتِي عَلَيْهِ يَفْعَلُ كَإِرَادَتِهِ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَقِفُ أَمَامَهُ، وَيَقُومُ فِي الأَرْضِ الْبَهِيَّةِ وَهِيَ بِالتَّمَامِ بِيَدِهِ.

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.

وَيَجْعَلُ وَجْهَهُ لِيَدْخُلَ بِسُلْطَانِ كُلِّ مَمْلَكَتِهِ، وَيَجْعَلُ مَعَهُ صُلْحًا، وَيُعْطِيهِ بِنْتَ النِّسَاءِ لِيُفْسِدَهَا، فَلاَ تَثْبُتَ وَلاَ تَكُونَ لَهُ.

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.

وَيُحَوِّلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الْجَزَائِرِ وَيَأْخُذُ كَثِيرًا مِنْهَا، وَيُزِيلُ رَئِيسٌ تَعْيِيرَهُ فَضْلاً عَنْ رَدِّ تَعْيِيرِهِ عَلَيْهِ.

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.

وَيُحَوِّلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى حُصُونِ أَرْضِهِ وَيَعْثُرُ وَيَسْقُطُ وَلاَ يُوجَدُ.

Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

«فَيَقُومُ مَكَانَهُ مَنْ يُعَبِّرُ جَابِيَ الْجِزْيَةِ فِي فَخْرِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَفِي أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ يَنْكَسِرُ لاَ بِغَضَبٍ وَلاَ بِحَرْبٍ.

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.

فَيَقُومُ مَكَانَهُ مُحْتَقَرٌ لَمْ يَجْعَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَخْرَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَيَأْتِي بَغْتَةً وَيُمْسِكُ الْمَمْلَكَةَ بِالتَّمَلُّقَاتِ.

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.

وَأَذْرُعُ الْجَارِفِ تُجْرَفُ مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ وَتَنْكَسِرُ، وَكَذلِكَ رَئِيسُ الْعَهْدِ.

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.

وَمِنَ الْمُعَاهَدَةِ مَعَهُ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمَكْرِ وَيَصْعَدُ وَيَعْظُمُ بِقَوْمٍ قَلِيل.

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

يَدْخُلُ بَغْتَةً عَلَى أَسْمَنِ الْبِلاَدِ وَيَفْعَلُ مَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ آبَاؤُهُ وَلاَ آبَاءُ آبَائِهِ. يَبْذُرُ بَيْنَهُمْ نَهْبًا وَغَنِيمَةً وَغِنًى، وَيُفَكِّرُ أَفْكَارَهُ عَلَى الْحُصُونِ، وَذلِكَ إِلَى حِينٍ.

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.

وَيُنْهِضُ قُوَّتَهُ وَقَلْبَهُ عَلَى مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَمَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ يَتَهَيَّجُ إِلَى الْحَرْبِ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَقَوِيٍّ جِدًّا، وَلكِنَّهُ لاَ يَثْبُتُ لأَنَّهُمْ يُدَبِّرُونَ عَلَيْهِ تَدَابِيرَ.

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.

وَالآكِلُونَ أَطَايِبَهُ يَكْسِرُونَهُ، وَجَيْشُهُ يَطْمُو، وَيَسْقُطُ كَثِيرُونَ قَتْلَى.

Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

وَهذَانِ الْمَلِكَانِ قَلْبُهُمَا لِفِعْلِ الشَّرِّ، وَيَتَكَلَّمَانِ بِالْكَذِبِ عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَلاَ يَنْجَحُ، لأَنَّ الانْتِهَاءَ بَعْدُ إِلَى مِيعَادٍ.

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.

فَيَرْجعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ بِغِنًى جَزِيل وَقَلْبُهُ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ الْمُقَدَّسِ، فَيَعْمَلُ وَيَرْجعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ.

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.

«وَفِي الْمِيعَادِ يَعُودُ وَيَدْخُلُ الْجَنُوبَ، وَلكِنْ لاَ يَكُونُ الآخِرُ كَالأَوَّلِ.

At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

فَتَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ سُفُنٌ مِنْ كِتِّيمَ فَيَيْئَسُ وَيَرْجعُ وَيَغْتَاظُ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ الْمُقَدَّسِ، وَيَعْمَلُ وَيَرْجعُ وَيَصْغَى إِلَى الَّذِينَ تَرَكُوا الْعَهْدَ الْمُقَدَّسَ.

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.

وَتَقُومُ مِنْهُ أَذْرُعٌ وَتُنَجِّسُ الْمَقْدِسَ الْحَصِينَ، وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُحْرَقَةَ الدَّائِمَةَ، وَتَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ الْمُخَرِّبَ.

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.

وَالْمُتَعَدُّونَ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ يُغْوِيهِمْ بِالتَّمَلُّقَاتِ. أَمَّا الشَّعْبُ الَّذِينَ يَعْرِفُونَ إِلهَهُمْ فَيَقْوَوْنَ وَيَعْمَلُونَ.

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.

وَالْفَاهِمُونَ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ يُعَلِّمُونَ كَثِيرِينَ. وَيَعْثُرُونَ بِالسَّيْفِ وَبِاللَّهِيبِ وَبِالسَّبْيِ وَبِالنَّهْبِ أَيَّامًا.

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.

فَإِذَا عَثَرُوا يُعَانُونَ عَوْنًا قَلِيلاً، وَيَتَّصِلُ بِهِمْ كَثِيرُونَ بِالتَّمَلُّقَاتِ.

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

وَبَعْضُ الْفَاهِمِينَ يَعْثُرُونَ امْتِحَانًا لَهُمْ لِلتَّطْهِيرِ وَلِلتَّبْيِيضِ إِلَى وَقْتِ النِّهَايَةِ. لأَنَّهُ بَعْدُ إِلَى الْمِيعَادِ.

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.

«وَيَفْعَلُ الْمَلِكُ كَإِرَادَتِهِ، وَيَرْتَفِعُ وَيَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى كُلِّ إِلهٍ، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ عَجِيبَةٍ عَلَى إِلهِ الآلِهَةِ، وَيَنْجَحُ إِلَى إِتْمَامِ الْغَضَبِ، لأَنَّ الْمَقْضِيَّ بِهِ يُجْرَى.

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.

وَلاَ يُبَالِي بِآلِهَةِ آبَائِهِ وَلاَ بِشَهْوَةِ النِّسَاءِ، وَبِكُلِّ إِلهٍ لاَ يُبَالِي لأَنَّهُ يَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى الْكُلِّ.

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.

وَيُكْرِمُ إِلهَ الْحُصُونِ فِي مَكَانِهِ، وَإِلهًا لَمْ تَعْرِفْهُ آبَاؤُهُ، يُكْرِمُهُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَبِالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَالنَّفَائِسِ.

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.

وَيَفْعَلُ فِي الْحُصُونِ الْحَصِينَةِ بِإِلهٍ غَرِيبٍ. مَنْ يَعْرِفُهُ يَزِيدُهُ مَجْدًا، وَيُسَلِّطُهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ، وَيَقْسِمُ الأَرْضَ أُجْرَةً.

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.

«فَفِي وَقْتِ النِّهَايَةِ يُحَارِبُهُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ، فَيَثُورُ عَلَيْهِ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَبِفُرْسَانٍ وَبِسُفُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَيَدْخُلُ الأَرَاضِيَ وَيَجْرُفُ وَيَطْمُو.

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.

وَيَدْخُلُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الْبَهِيَّةِ فَيُعْثَرُ كَثِيرُونَ، وَهؤُلاَءِ يُفْلِتُونَ مِنْ يَدِهِ: أَدُومُ وَمُوآبُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

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.

وَيَمُدُّ يَدَهُ عَلَى الأَرَاضِي، وَأَرْضُ مِصْرَ لاَ تَنْجُو.

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

وَيَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى كُنُوزِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَعَلَى كُلِّ نَفَائِسِ مِصْرَ. وَاللُّوبِيُّونَ وَالْكُوشِيُّونَ عِنْدَ خُطُوَاتِهِ.

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.

وَتُفْزِعُهُ أَخْبَارٌ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ، فَيَخْرُجُ بِغَضَبٍ عَظِيمٍ لِيُخْرِبَ وَلِيُحَرِّمَ كَثِيرِينَ.

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.

وَيَنْصُبُ فُسْطَاطَهُ بَيْنَ الْبُحُورِ وَجَبَلِ بَهَاءِ الْقُدْسِ، وَيَبْلُغُ نِهَايَتَهُ وَلاَ مُعِينَ لَهُ.

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.