36
"Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself aboveeverygod and will speakmonstrousthingsagainst the God of gods; and he will prosperuntil the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.
37
"He will shownoregard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he showregard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.
38
"But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a godwhom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costlystones and treasures.
39
"He will takeaction against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreigngod; he will givegreathonor to those whoacknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.
40
"At the endtime the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North will stormagainst him with chariots, with horsemen and with manyships; and he will entercountries, overflow them and passthrough.
41
"He will also enter the BeautifulLand, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab and the foremost of the sons of Ammon.
43
"But he will gaincontrol over the hiddentreasures of gold and silver and over all the preciousthings of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.