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Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
yid.m'[t04075 yid'M;h v,w'y.r'd.lt01867 t;x;a t;n.viB yin]a;w ? w{l zw{['m.l.Wt04581 qyiz]x;m.l
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.
h'v{l.vt07969 dw{[ -heNih .$'l dyiG;a t,m/at0571 h'T;[.w ? ryiv][;y yi[yib.r'h.wt07243 s;r'p.lt06539 ~yid.m{[t05975 ~yik'l.m ? ryi['y w{r.v'[.bt06239 w{t'q.z,x.k.W l{Kim lw{d'G -r,v{[t06238 ? !'w'y t.Wk.l;m tea l{K;h
3
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
h'f'[.wt06213 b;rt07227 l'v.mimt04910 l;v'm.Wt04474 rw{BiGt01368 .$,l,mt04428 d;m'[.wt05975 ? w{nw{c.riK
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.
[;B.r;a.lt07307 #'xet.wt0702 w{t.Wk.l;m reb'ViTt04438 w{d.m'[.k.Wt07665 t05975 ? w{l.v'm.k a{l.wt04915 w{tyir]x;a.l a{l.wt0319 ~Iy'm'V;h tw{x.Wrt08064 ? h,Lea -d;b.Lim ~yirex]a;l.wt0312 w{t.Wk.l;mt04438 vet'Nitt05428 yiK l'v'mt04910 r,v]a
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.
q;z/x,y.wt02388 wy'r'f -nim.W b,g,N;ht05045 -.k,l,m q;z/x,y.wt02388 ? w{T.l;v.m,mt04910 b;rt07227 l'v.mimt04474 l'v'm.W wy'l'[
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.
b,g,N;ht05045 -.k,l,m t;b.Wt01323 .Wr'B;x.tIyt02266 ~yin'v #eq.l.Wt07093 ? ~yir'vyemt04339 tw{f][;l !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 -l,a aw{b'Tt0935 ? w{[{r.z.Wt02220 d{m][;yt05975 a{l.w ;[w{r.Z;ht02220 ;xw{K r{c.[;tt06113 -a{l.w ? H'qiz]x;m.Wt02388 H'd.l{Y;h.wt03205 'hy,ayib.m.W ayih !et'Nit.w ? ~yiTi['Bt06256
7
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
lIy;x;ht02428 -l,a a{b'y.w w{N;K 'hy,v'r'vt08328 r,ceNimt05342 d;m'[.wt05975 ? qyiz/x,h.w ~,h'b h'f'[.w !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 zw{['m.Bt04581 a{b'y.w
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.
~'t'D.m,xt02532 yel.Kt03627 -mi[ ~,hyekis.n -mi[ ~,hyeh{l/at0430 ~;g.w ? ~yin'v a.Wh.w ~Iy'r.cimt04714 aib'y yib.V;Bt07628 b'h'z.wt02091 @,s,Kt03701 ? ]nw{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,Mimt04428 d{m][;yt05975
9
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
w{t'm.d;at04438 -l,a b'v.wt07725 b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,mt04428 t.Wk.l;m.B a'b.Wt0935
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.
~yil'y]xt07227 !w{m]ht02428 .Wp.s'a.wt01995 .Wr'G.tIy w{n.b.W ? h'ZU['m -d;[t04581 .Wr'G.tIy.w b{v'y.w r'b'[.w @;j'v.wt05674 aw{bt07857 a'b.Wt01121 ~yiB;rt0935
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.
w{Mi[ ~;x.lin.wt03898 a'c'y.wt03318 b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,mt04428 r;m.r;m.tIy.w ? !;Tin.w b'rt07227 !w{m'ht01995 dyim/[,h.wt03027 !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 -mi[ ? w{d'y.B !w{m'h,ht01995
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.
tw{a{Birt07239 ]lyiPih.w w{b'b.lt03824 ~.Wr'yt07311 !w{m'h,ht01995 a'Fin.wt05375 ? zw{['y a{l.w
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.
!w{vair'ht07223 -nim b;rt07227 !w{m'ht01995 dyim/[,h.w !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 b'v.wt07725 ? lw{d'Gt01419 lIy;x.Bt02428 aw{bt0935 aw{b'yt0935 ~yin'v ~yiTi['ht06256 #eq.l.Wt07093 ? b'rt07227 v.Wk.rib.Wt07399
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And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,mt04428 -l;[ .Wd.m;[;yt05975 ~yiB;rt07227 ~eh'h ~yiTi['b.Wt06256 ? !w{z'xt02377 dyim][;h.l .Wa.F;NIyt05375 '$.M;[ yecyir'P yen.b.W ? .Wl'v.kin.wt03782
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So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
d;k'l.wt03920 h'l]lw{st05550 .${P.vIy.w !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 a{b'y.w ? .Wd{m][;yt05975 a{l b,g,N;ht05045 tw{[{r.z.Wt02220 tw{r'c.bimt04013 ryi[t05892 ? d{m][;lt05975 ;x{Kt03581 !yea.w wy'r'x.bimt04005 ~;[.wt05971
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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.
demw{[ !yea.w w{nw{c.riK wy'lea a'B;h f;[;y.w ? w{d'y.bt03027 h'l'k.wt03617 yib.C;h -c,r,a.B d{m][;y.wt05975 wy'n'p.lt06440
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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.
w{t.Wk.l;mt04438 -l'K @,q{t.Bt08633 aw{b'lt0935 wy'n'Pt06440 ~ef'y.w ? w{l -n,TIy ~yiv'N;h t;b.Wt01323 h'f'[.wt06213 w{Mi[ ~yir'vyiwt03477 ? h,y.hit w{l -a{l.w d{m][;tt05975 a{l.w H'tyix.v;h.l
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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.
tyiB.vih.w ~yiB;rt07227 d;k'l.wt03920 ~yiYia.lt0339 wy'n'Pt06440 bev'y.w ? w{l byiv'y w{t'P.r,xt02781 yiT.liBt01115 w{l w{t'P.r,xt02781 !yic'qt07101
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Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
l;p'n.wt05307 l;v.kin.wt03782 w{c.r;a yeZ.W['m.lt04581 wy'n'Pt06440 bev'y.w ? aec'MIyt04672 a{l.w
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.
t.Wk.l;mt03653 r,d,ht01925 fegw{n ryib][;m w{N;K -l;[ d;m'[.wt05975 ? a{l.w ~Iy;P;a.b a{l.w reb'VIyt07665 ~yid'x]at0259 ~yim'y.b.W ? h'm'x.lim.bt04421
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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.
wy'l'[ .Wn.t'n -a{l.w h,z.bint0959 w{N;K -l;[ d;m'[.wt05975 ? t.Wk.l;mt03653 qyiz/x,h.w h'w.l;v.bt07962 a'b.Wt0935 t.Wk.l;mt04438 dw{ht01935 ? tw{Q;l.q;l]x;Bt02519
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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.
.Wreb'VIy.wt07665 wy'n'p.Limt06440 .Wp.j'VIy @,j,V;ht07858 tw{[{r.z.Wt02220 ? tyir.Bt01285 dyig.nt05057 ~;g.w
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And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
h'l'[.w h'm.rimt04820 h,f][;y wy'lea t.Wr.B;x.tiht02266 -nim.W ? yw{Gt01471 -j;[.miBt04592 ~;c'[.wt06105
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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.
r,v]a h'f'[.wt06213 aw{b'yt0935 h'nyid.mt04082 yeN;m.vim.b.W h'w.l;v.Bt07962 ? l'l'v.wt07998 h'ZiBt0961 wy't{b]at01 tw{b]a;w<01'> wy't{b]at01 .Wf'[ -a{l ? beV;x.yt02803 ~yir'c.bimt04013 l;[.w rw{z.bIy ~,h'l v.Wk.r.Wt07399 ? te[t06256 -d;[.w wy't{b.v.x;m
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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.
lIy;x.Bt02428 b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,mt04428 -l;[ w{b'b.l.Wt03824 w{x{Kt03581 re['y.w ? lw{d'Gt01419 -lIy;x.Bt02428 h'm'x.liM;lt04421 h,r'G.tIyt01624 b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,m.Wt04428 lw{d'G ? .Wb.v.x;yt02803 -yiK d{m][;yt05975 a{l.w d{a.mt03966 -d;[ ~.Wc'[.w ? tw{b'v]x;mt04284 wy'l'[
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Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
@w{j.vIy w{lyex.wt02428 .Wh.Wr.B.vIy w{g'B -t;p yel.k{a.wt0398 ? ~yiB;rt07227 ~yil'l]xt02491 .Wl.p'n.wt05307
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.
!'x.lUvt07979 -l;[.w ['rem.lt04827 ~'b'b.lt03824 ~yik'l.M;h ~,hyen.v.W ? dw{[t04150 -yiK x'l.citt06743 a{l.w .WreB;d.yt01696 b'z'Kt03577 d'x,at0259 ? de[w{M;l #eqt07093
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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.
tyir.Bt01285 -l;[ w{b'b.l.Wt03824 lw{d'G v.Wk.riBt07399 w{c.r;a b{v'y.w ? w{c.r;a.l b'v.wt07725 h'f'[.wt06213 v,d{qt06944
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At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
h'n{vair'k h,y.hit -a{l.w b,g,N;bt05045 a'b.Wt0935 b.Wv'yt07725 de[w{M;lt04150 ? h'n{r]x;a'k.w
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.
~;['z.wt02194 b'v.wt07725 h'a.kin.wt03512 ~yiTiKt03794 ~yiYict06716 w{b .Wa'b.Wt0935 ? yeb.z{[t05800 -l;[ !eb'y.w b'v.wt07725 h'f'[.w v,dw{q -tyir.Bt01285 -l;[ ? v,d{qt06944 tyir.Bt01285
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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.
zw{['M;ht04581 v'D.qiM;ht04720 .Wl.Lix.wt02490 .Wd{m][;yt05975 .WN,Mim ~yi[{r.z.Wt02220 ? ~emw{v.m #.WQiV;ht08251 .Wn.t'n.w dyim'T;ht08548 .Wryiseh.w
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.
ye[.d{y ~;[.wt05971 tw{Q;l]x;B @yin]x;y tyir.bt01285 ye[yiv.r;m.W ? .Wf'[.w .Wqiz]x;yt02388 wy'h{l/at0430
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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.
b,r,x.Bt07227 .Wl.v.kin.wt03782 ~yiB;r'l .Wnyib'yt0995 ~'[t05971 yelyiK.f;m.W ? ~yim'y h'Zib.b.Wt0961 yib.viBt07628 h'b'h,l.b.Wt03852
34
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
~,hyel][ .Ww.lin.w j'[.mt04592 r,ze[t05826 .Wr.z'[eyt05828 ~'l.v'Kih.b.Wt03782 ? tw{Q;l.q;l]x;Bt02519 ~yiB;rt07227
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.
rer'b.l.Wt01305 ~,h'B @w{r.cil .Wl.v'KIyt03782 ~yilyiK.f;M;h -nim.W ? de[w{M;lt04150 dw{[ -yiK #eqt07093 te[t06256 -d;[ !eB.l;l.wt03835
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.
leD;G.tIy.wt01431 ~emw{r.tIy.w .$,l,M;ht04428 w{nw{c.rik h'f'[.wt06213 ? tw{a'l.pint06381 reB;d.yt01696 ~yileat0410 leat0410 l;[.w leat0410 -l'K -l;[ ? h't'f/[,n h'c'r/x,n yiK ~;[;zt02195 h'l'Kt03615 -d;[ ;xyil.cih.w
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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.
t;D.m,xt02532 -l;[.w !yib'yt0995 a{l wy't{b]at01 yeh{l/at0430 -l;[.w ? l{K -l;[ yiK !yib'yt0995 a{l ;Hw{l/a -l'K -l;[.w ~yiv'n ? l'D;G.tIyt01431
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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.
;Hw{l/a,l.wt0433 deB;k.yt03513 w{N;K -l;[ ~yiZU['mt04581 ;H{l/a,l.wt0433 ? @,s,k.b.Wt03701 b'h'z.Bt02091 deB;k.yt03513 wy't{b]at01 .WhU['d.yt03045 -a{l r,v]a ? tw{dUm]x;b.W h'r'q.y !,b,a.b.Wt068
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.
r'kent05236 ;Hw{l/at0433 -mi[ ~yiZU['mt04581 yer.c.bim.lt04013 h'f'[.wt06213 ? ~yiB;r'Bt07227 ~'lyiv.mih.w dw{b'kt03519 h,B.r;yt07235 ryiKih r,v]a ? ryix.miBt04242 ]qeL;x.yt02505 h'm'd]a;wt0127
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.
re['T.fIy.w b,g,N;ht05045 .$,l,mt04428 w{Mi[ x;G;n.tIyt05055 #eqt07093 te[.b.Wt06256 ? tw{Yin\a'b.W ~yiv'r'p.b.Wt06571 b,k,r.Bt07393 !w{p'C;ht06828 .$,l,mt04428 wy'l'[ ? r'b'[.wt05674 @;j'v.wt07857 tw{c'r]a;b a'b.W tw{B;rt07227
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.
h,Lea.w .Wlev'KIyt03782 tw{B;r.wt07227 yib.C;h #,r,a.Bt0776 a'b.Wt0935 ? yen.B tyivaer.wt07225 b'aw{m.Wt04124 ~w{d/at0123 w{d'Yimt03027 .Wj.l'MIyt04422 ? !w{M;[t05983
42
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
a{l ~Iy;r.cimt04714 #,r,a.wt0776 tw{c'r]a;B w{d'yt03027 x;l.vIy.wt07971 ? h'jyel.pilt06413 h,y.hit
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.
tw{dUm]xt02532 l{k.b.W @,s,K;h.wt03701 b'h'Z;ht02091 yeN;m.kim.B l;v'm.Wt04910 ? wy'd'[.cim.Bt04703 ~yivUk.wt03569 ~yibUl.wt03864 ~Iy'r.cimt04714
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.
a'c'y.wt03318 !w{p'Cim.W x'r.ziMimt04217 .WhUl]h;b.yt0926 tw{[Um.v.Wt08052 ? ~yiB;rt07227 ~yir]x;h.l.W dyim.v;h.l h'l{d.g a'mex.Bt02534
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.
v,d{qt06944 -yib.c -r;h.lt02022 ~yiM;yt03220 !yeB w{n.d;P;at0643 y,l\h'at0168 [;JIy.w ? w{l rezw{[ !yea.w w{Ciq -d;[ a'b.Wt0935