1
"In the
first year of
Darius the
Mede, I
arose to be an
encouragement and a
protection for him.
yid.m'[ yid'M;h v,w'y.r'd.l t;x;a t;n.viB yin]a;w ? w{l zw{['m.l.W qyiz]x;m.l
2
"And
now I will
tell you the
truth.
Behold,
three more kings are going to
arise in
Persia. Then a
fourth will
gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes
strong through his
riches, he will
arouse the
whole empire against the
realm of
Greece.
h'v{l.v dw{[ -heNih .$'l dyiG;a t,m/a h'T;[.w ? ryiv][;y yi[yib.r'h.w s;r'p.l ~yid.m{[ ~yik'l.m ? ryi['y w{r.v'[.b w{t'q.z,x.k.W l{Kim lw{d'G -r,v{[ ? !'w'y t.Wk.l;m tea l{K;h
3
"And a
mighty king will
arise, and he will
rule with
great authority and
do as he
pleases.
h'f'[.w b;r l'v.mim l;v'm.W rw{BiG .$,l,m d;m'[.w ? w{nw{c.riK
4
"But as soon as he has
arisen, his
kingdom will be
broken up and
parceled out toward the
four points of the
compass, though not to his own
descendants,
nor according to his
authority which he
wielded, for his
sovereignty will be
uprooted and given to
others besides * them.
[;B.r;a.l #'xet.w w{t.Wk.l;m reb'ViT w{d.m'[.k.W ? w{l.v'm.k a{l.w w{tyir]x;a.l a{l.w ~Iy'm'V;h tw{x.Wr ? h,Lea -d;b.Lim ~yirex]a;l.w w{t.Wk.l;m vet'Nit yiK l'v'm r,v]a
5
"Then the
king of the
South will
grow strong, along with one of his
princes who will
gain ascendancy over him and
obtain dominion; his
domain will be a
great dominion indeed.
q;z/x,y.w wy'r'f -nim.W b,g,N;h -.k,l,m q;z/x,y.w ? w{T.l;v.m,m b;r l'v.mim l'v'm.W wy'l'[
6
"After some
years they will
form an
alliance, and the
daughter of the
king of the
South will
come to the
king of the
North to
carry out a
peaceful arrangement. But she will not
retain her
position of
power,
nor will he
remain with his
power, but she will be
given up, along with those who
brought her in and the one who
sired her as well as he who
supported her in those
times.
b,g,N;h -.k,l,m t;b.W .Wr'B;x.tIy ~yin'v #eq.l.W ? ~yir'vyem tw{f][;l !w{p'C;h .$,l,m -l,a aw{b'T ? w{[{r.z.W d{m][;y a{l.w ;[w{r.Z;h ;xw{K r{c.[;t -a{l.w ? H'qiz]x;m.W H'd.l{Y;h.w 'hy,ayib.m.W ayih !et'Nit.w ? ~yiTi['B
7
"But one of the
descendants of her
line will
arise in his
place, and he will
come against their
army and
enter the
fortress of the
king of the
North, and he will
deal with them and
display great
strength.
lIy;x;h -l,a a{b'y.w w{N;K 'hy,v'r'v r,ceNim d;m'[.w ? qyiz/x,h.w ~,h'b h'f'[.w !w{p'C;h .$,l,m zw{['m.B a{b'y.w
8
"Also their
gods with their
metal images and their
precious vessels of
silver and
gold he will
take into
captivity to
Egypt, and he on his
part will
refrain from attacking the
king of the
North for some
years.
~'t'D.m,x yel.K -mi[ ~,hyekis.n -mi[ ~,hyeh{l/a ~;g.w ? ~yin'v a.Wh.w ~Iy'r.cim aib'y yib.V;B b'h'z.w @,s,K ? ]nw{p'C;h .$,l,Mim d{m][;y
9
"Then the latter will
enter the
realm of the
king of the
South, but will
return to his own
land.
w{t'm.d;a -l,a b'v.w b,g,N;h .$,l,m t.Wk.l;m.B a'b.W
10
"His
sons will
mobilize and
assemble a
multitude of
great forces; and one of them will
keep on
coming and
overflow and
pass through, that he may
again wage war up to his very
fortress.
~yil'y]x !w{m]h .Wp.s'a.w .Wr'G.tIy w{n.b.W ? h'ZU['m -d;[ .Wr'G.tIy.w b{v'y.w r'b'[.w @;j'v.w aw{b a'b.W ~yiB;r
11
"The
king of the
South will be
enraged and
go forth and
fight with the
king of the
North. Then the latter will
raise a
great multitude, but that
multitude will be
given into the
hand of the former.
w{Mi[ ~;x.lin.w a'c'y.w b,g,N;h .$,l,m r;m.r;m.tIy.w ? !;Tin.w b'r !w{m'h dyim/[,h.w !w{p'C;h .$,l,m -mi[ ? w{d'y.B !w{m'h,h
12
"When the
multitude is
carried away, his
heart will be
lifted up, and he will cause
tens of
thousands to
fall; yet he will not
prevail.
tw{a{Bir ]lyiPih.w w{b'b.l ~.Wr'y !w{m'h,h a'Fin.w ? zw{['y a{l.w
13
"For the
king of the
North will
again raise a
greater multitude than the
former, and
after an
interval * of
some years he will
press on with a
great army and
much equipment.
!w{vair'h -nim b;r !w{m'h dyim/[,h.w !w{p'C;h .$,l,m b'v.w ? lw{d'G lIy;x.B aw{b aw{b'y ~yin'v ~yiTi['h #eq.l.W ? b'r v.Wk.rib.W
14
"Now in
those times many will
rise up
against the
king of the
South; the
violent ones * among your
people will also
lift themselves up in order to
fulfill the
vision, but they will
fall down.
b,g,N;h .$,l,m -l;[ .Wd.m;[;y ~yiB;r ~eh'h ~yiTi['b.W ? !w{z'x dyim][;h.l .Wa.F;NIy '$.M;[ yecyir'P yen.b.W ? .Wl'v.kin.w
15
"Then the
king of the
North will
come,
cast up a
siege ramp and
capture a
well-fortified city; and the
forces of the
South will not
stand their ground, not even their
choicest troops, for
there will be
no strength to
make a
stand.
d;k'l.w h'l]lw{s .${P.vIy.w !w{p'C;h .$,l,m a{b'y.w ? .Wd{m][;y a{l b,g,N;h tw{[{r.z.W tw{r'c.bim ryi[ ? d{m][;l ;x{K !yea.w wy'r'x.bim ~;[.w
16
"But he who
comes against him will
do as he
pleases, and
no one will be able to
withstand * him; he will also
stay for a time in the
Beautiful Land, with
destruction in his
hand.
demw{[ !yea.w w{nw{c.riK wy'lea a'B;h f;[;y.w ? w{d'y.b h'l'k.w yib.C;h -c,r,a.B d{m][;y.w wy'n'p.l
17
"He will
set his
face to
come with the
power of his
whole kingdom, bringing with him a
proposal of
peace which he will
put into
effect; he will also
give him the
daughter of
women to
ruin it. But she will not
take a
stand for him or be on his side.
w{t.Wk.l;m -l'K @,q{t.B aw{b'l wy'n'P ~ef'y.w ? w{l -n,TIy ~yiv'N;h t;b.W h'f'[.w w{Mi[ ~yir'vyiw ? h,y.hit w{l -a{l.w d{m][;t a{l.w H'tyix.v;h.l
18
"Then he will
turn his
face to the
coastlands and
capture many. But a
commander will
put a
stop to his
scorn against him;
moreover, he will
repay him for his
scorn.
tyiB.vih.w ~yiB;r d;k'l.w ~yiYia.l wy'n'P bev'y.w ? w{l byiv'y w{t'P.r,x yiT.liB w{l w{t'P.r,x !yic'q
19
"So he will
turn his
face toward the
fortresses of his own
land, but he will
stumble and
fall and be
found no more.
l;p'n.w l;v.kin.w w{c.r;a yeZ.W['m.l wy'n'P bev'y.w ? aec'MIy a{l.w
20
"Then in his
place one will
arise who will
send an
oppressor through the
Jewel of his
kingdom; yet within a
few days he will be
shattered, though not in
anger nor in
battle.
t.Wk.l;m r,d,h fegw{n ryib][;m w{N;K -l;[ d;m'[.w ? a{l.w ~Iy;P;a.b a{l.w reb'VIy ~yid'x]a ~yim'y.b.W ? h'm'x.lim.b
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
seize the
kingdom by
intrigue.
wy'l'[ .Wn.t'n -a{l.w h,z.bin w{N;K -l;[ d;m'[.w ? t.Wk.l;m qyiz/x,h.w h'w.l;v.b a'b.W t.Wk.l;m dw{h ? tw{Q;l.q;l]x;B
22
"The
overflowing forces will be
flooded away before * him and
shattered, and
also the
prince of the
covenant.
.Wreb'VIy.w wy'n'p.Lim .Wp.j'VIy @,j,V;h tw{[{r.z.W ? tyir.B dyig.n ~;g.w
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.
h'l'[.w h'm.rim h,f][;y wy'lea t.Wr.B;x.tih -nim.W ? yw{G -j;[.miB ~;c'[.w
24
"In a
time of
tranquility he will
enter the
richest parts of the
realm, and he will
accomplish what his
fathers never did,
nor his
ancestors; he will
distribute plunder,
booty and
possessions among them, and he will
devise his
schemes against strongholds, but only for a
time.
r,v]a h'f'[.w aw{b'y h'nyid.m yeN;m.vim.b.W h'w.l;v.B ? l'l'v.w h'ZiB wy't{b]a tw{b]a;w<01'> wy't{b]a .Wf'[ -a{l ? beV;x.y ~yir'c.bim l;[.w rw{z.bIy ~,h'l v.Wk.r.W ? te[ -d;[.w wy't{b.v.x;m
25
"He will
stir up his
strength and
courage against the
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.
lIy;x.B b,g,N;h .$,l,m -l;[ w{b'b.l.W w{x{K re['y.w ? lw{d'G -lIy;x.B h'm'x.liM;l h,r'G.tIy b,g,N;h .$,l,m.W lw{d'G ? .Wb.v.x;y -yiK d{m][;y a{l.w d{a.m -d;[ ~.Wc'[.w ? tw{b'v]x;m wy'l'[
26
"Those who
eat his
choice food will
destroy him, and his
army will
overflow, but
many will
fall down slain.
@w{j.vIy w{lyex.w .Wh.Wr.B.vIy w{g'B -t;p yel.k{a.w ? ~yiB;r ~yil'l]x .Wl.p'n.w
27
"As for
both kings, their
hearts will be intent on
evil, and they will
speak lies to each other at the
same table; but it will not
succeed, for the
end is
still to come at the
appointed time.
!'x.lUv -l;[.w ['rem.l ~'b'b.l ~yik'l.M;h ~,hyen.v.W ? dw{[ -yiK x'l.cit a{l.w .WreB;d.y b'z'K d'x,a ? de[w{M;l #eq
28
"Then he will
return to his
land with
much plunder; but his
heart will be set
against the
holy covenant, and he will
take action and then
return to his own
land.
tyir.B -l;[ w{b'b.l.W lw{d'G v.Wk.riB w{c.r;a b{v'y.w ? w{c.r;a.l b'v.w h'f'[.w v,d{q
29
"At the
appointed time he will
return and
come into the
South, but this
last time it will not
turn out the way it did
before.
h'n{vair'k h,y.hit -a{l.w b,g,N;b a'b.W b.Wv'y de[w{M;l ? h'n{r]x;a'k.w
30
"For
ships of
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.
~;['z.w b'v.w h'a.kin.w ~yiTiK ~yiYic w{b .Wa'b.W ? yeb.z{[ -l;[ !eb'y.w b'v.w h'f'[.w v,dw{q -tyir.B -l;[ ? v,d{q tyir.B
31
"Forces from him will
arise,
desecrate the
sanctuary fortress, and
do away with the
regular sacrifice. And they will
set up the
abomination of
desolation.
zw{['M;h v'D.qiM;h .Wl.Lix.w .Wd{m][;y .WN,Mim ~yi[{r.z.W ? ~emw{v.m #.WQiV;h .Wn.t'n.w dyim'T;h .Wryiseh.w
32
"By
smooth words he will
turn to
godlessness those who
act wickedly toward the
covenant, but the
people who
know their
God will
display strength and
take action.
ye[.d{y ~;[.w tw{Q;l]x;B @yin]x;y tyir.b ye[yiv.r;m.W ? .Wf'[.w .Wqiz]x;y wy'h{l/a
33
"Those who
have insight among the
people will
give understanding to the
many; yet they will
fall by
sword and by
flame, by
captivity and by
plunder for many
days.
b,r,x.B .Wl.v.kin.w ~yiB;r'l .Wnyib'y ~'[ yelyiK.f;m.W ? ~yim'y h'Zib.b.W yib.viB h'b'h,l.b.W
34
"Now when they
fall they will be
granted a
little help, and
many will
join with them in
hypocrisy.
~,hyel][ .Ww.lin.w j'[.m r,ze[ .Wr.z'[ey ~'l.v'Kih.b.W ? tw{Q;l.q;l]x;B ~yiB;r
35
"Some of those who
have insight will
fall, in order to
refine,
purge and
make them
pure until the
end time;
because it is
still to come at the
appointed time.
rer'b.l.W ~,h'B @w{r.cil .Wl.v'KIy ~yilyiK.f;M;h -nim.W ? de[w{M;l dw{[ -yiK #eq te[ -d;[ !eB.l;l.w
36
"Then the
king will
do as he
pleases, and he will
exalt and
magnify himself
above every god and will
speak monstrous things against the
God of
gods; and he will
prosper until the
indignation is
finished, for that which is
decreed will be
done.
leD;G.tIy.w ~emw{r.tIy.w .$,l,M;h w{nw{c.rik h'f'[.w ? tw{a'l.pin reB;d.y ~yilea lea l;[.w lea -l'K -l;[ ? h't'f/[,n h'c'r/x,n yiK ~;[;z h'l'K -d;[ ;xyil.cih.w
37
"He will
show no regard for the
gods of his
fathers or for the
desire of
women,
nor will he
show regard for
any other
god; for he will
magnify himself
above them
all.
t;D.m,x -l;[.w !yib'y a{l wy't{b]a yeh{l/a -l;[.w ? l{K -l;[ yiK !yib'y a{l ;Hw{l/a -l'K -l;[.w ~yiv'n ? l'D;G.tIy
38
"But
instead he will
honor a
god of
fortresses, a
god whom his
fathers did not
know; he will
honor him with
gold,
silver,
costly stones and
treasures.
;Hw{l/a,l.w deB;k.y w{N;K -l;[ ~yiZU['m ;H{l/a,l.w ? @,s,k.b.W b'h'z.B deB;k.y wy't{b]a .WhU['d.y -a{l r,v]a ? tw{dUm]x;b.W h'r'q.y !,b,a.b.W
39
"He will
take action against the
strongest of
fortresses with the help of a
foreign god; he will
give great honor to those
who acknowledge him and will cause them to
rule over the
many, and will
parcel out
land for a
price.
r'ken ;Hw{l/a -mi[ ~yiZU['m yer.c.bim.l h'f'[.w ? ~yiB;r'B ~'lyiv.mih.w dw{b'k h,B.r;y ryiKih r,v]a ? ryix.miB ]qeL;x.y h'm'd]a;w
40
"At the
end time the
king of the
South will
collide with him, and the
king of the
North will
storm against him with
chariots, with
horsemen and with
many ships; and he will
enter countries,
overflow them and
pass through.
re['T.fIy.w b,g,N;h .$,l,m w{Mi[ x;G;n.tIy #eq te[.b.W ? tw{Yin\a'b.W ~yiv'r'p.b.W b,k,r.B !w{p'C;h .$,l,m wy'l'[ ? r'b'[.w @;j'v.w tw{c'r]a;b a'b.W tw{B;r
41
"He will also
enter the
Beautiful Land, and
many countries will
fall; but
these will be
rescued out of his
hand:
Edom,
Moab and the
foremost of the
sons of
Ammon.
h,Lea.w .Wlev'KIy tw{B;r.w yib.C;h #,r,a.B a'b.W ? yen.B tyivaer.w b'aw{m.W ~w{d/a w{d'Yim .Wj.l'MIy ? !w{M;[
42
"Then he will
stretch out his
hand against other
countries, and the
land of
Egypt will not
escape.
a{l ~Iy;r.cim #,r,a.w tw{c'r]a;B w{d'y x;l.vIy.w ? h'jyel.pil h,y.hit
43
"But he will
gain control over the
hidden treasures of
gold and
silver and over
all the
precious things of
Egypt; and
Libyans and
Ethiopians will follow at his
heels.
tw{dUm]x l{k.b.W @,s,K;h.w b'h'Z;h yeN;m.kim.B l;v'm.W ? wy'd'[.cim.B ~yivUk.w ~yibUl.w ~Iy'r.cim
44
"But
rumors from the
East and from the
North will
disturb him, and he will
go forth with
great wrath to
destroy and
annihilate many.
a'c'y.w !w{p'Cim.W x'r.ziMim .WhUl]h;b.y tw{[Um.v.W ? ~yiB;r ~yir]x;h.l.W dyim.v;h.l h'l{d.g a'mex.B
45
"He will
pitch the
tents of his
royal pavilion between the
seas and the
beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will
come to his
end, and
no one will
help him.
v,d{q -yib.c -r;h.l ~yiM;y !yeB w{n.d;P;a y,l\h'a [;JIy.w ? w{l rezw{[ !yea.w w{Ciq -d;[ a'b.W