American Standard Version

Daniel 11

1Andasforme,inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867theMede,Istoodעָמְדִ֛י'a.me.DiH5975uptoconfirmandstrengthenH2388him.

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258willIshowtheethetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571.Behold,thereshallstandH5975upyetעוֹד֩'OdH5750threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428inPersiaלְפָרַ֗סle.fa.RasH6539;andthefourthוְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243shallbefarricherthantheyall:andwhenheiswaxedstrongthroughhisrichesH6239,heshallstirיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782upallagainsttherealmofGreeceיָוָֽן׃ya.VanH3120.

3Andamightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallstandH5975up,thatshallruleH4910withgreatרַ֔בRavH7227dominionוּמָשַׁל֙u.ma.ShalH4910,anddoaccordingtohiswill.

4AndwhenheshallstandH5975up,hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shallbebrokenH7665,andshallbedividedH2673towardthefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,butnottohisposterityלְאַחֲרִית֗וֹle.'a.cha.ri.ToH319,noraccordingtohisdominionמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4910wherewithheruledH4910;forhiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shallbepluckedתִנָּתֵשׁ֙ti.na.TeshH5428up,evenforothersוְלַאֲחֵרִ֖יםve.la.'a.che.RimH312besidesthese.

5Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֖גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallbestrongוְיֶחֱזַ֥קve.ye.che.ZakH2388,andoneוּמִן־u.min-H4480ofhisprincesH8269;andheshallbestrongוְיֶחֱזַ֤קve.ye.che.ZakH2388abovehim,andhavedominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475;hisdominionH4475shallbeagreatרַ֖בravH7227dominionH4475.

6Andattheendוּלְקֵ֤ץu.le.KetzH7093ofyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141theyshalljoinH2266themselvestogetherH2266;andthedaughterוּבַ֣תu.VatH1323ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallcomeH935tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828tomakeH5414anagreement:butsheshallnotretainתַעְצֹ֞רta'.TzorH6113thestrengthH2220ofherarmהַזְּר֗וֹעַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220;neithershallhestandיַעֲמֹד֙ya.'a.ModH5975,norhisarmוּזְרֹע֔וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220;butsheshallbegivenH5414up,andtheythatbroughtH935her,andhethatbegather,andhethatstrengthenedוּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּu.ma.cha.zi.KahH2388herinthosetimesH6256.

7Butoutofashootfromherrootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328shallonestandH5975upinhisplace,whoshallcomeH935untothearmyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,andshallenterintothefortressofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,andshalldealagainstthem,andshallprevail.

8Andalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571theirgodsאֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם'elo.hei.HemH430,withtheirmolten images,andwiththeirgoodlyvesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701andofgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091,shallhecarrycaptiveintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andheshallrefrainsomeyearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141fromthekingמִמֶּ֖לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.

9AndheshallcomeH935intotherealmofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,butheshallreturnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725intohisownlandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

10Andhissonsוּבָנָ֣יוuv.novH1121shallwarיִתְגָּר֗וּyit.ga.RuH1624,andshallassembleamultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofgreatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227forces, whichshallcomeH935on,andoverflowוְשָׁטַ֣ףve.sha.TafH7857,andpassוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674through;andtheyshallreturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725andwarוְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הve.yit.ga.ruH1624,eventohisfortress.

11Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallbemovedwithanger,andshallcomeH3318forthH3318andfightH3898withhim, evenwiththekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֑וֹןha.tza.FonH6828;andheshallsetH5414forthH3318agreatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995,andthemultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995shallbegivenH5414intohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

12Andthemultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995shallbeliftedH5375up,andhisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824shallbeexaltedH7311;andheshallcastH5307downH5307tensH7239ofthousandsרִבֹּא֖וֹתri.bo.'otH7239,butheshallnotprevailיָעֽוֹז׃ya.'ozH5810.

13Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725,andshallsetH5975forthamultitudeהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995greaterH1419thantheformerH7223;andheshallcomeH935onattheendוּלְקֵ֨ץu.le.KetzH7093ofthetimesH6256, evenofyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,withagreatH1419armyבְּחַ֥יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428andwithmuchH7227substance.

14AndinthosetimesH6256thereshallmanyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227standH5975upagainstthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045:alsothechildrenoftheviolentפָּרִיצֵ֣יpa.ri.TzeiH6530amongthypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971shallliftH5375themselvesuptoestablishthevisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377;buttheyshallfall.

15Sothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shallcomeוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935,andcastupamound,andtakeH3920awell-fortifiedcityעִ֣יר'irH5892:andtheforcesofthesouthהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045shallnotstandיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975,neitherhischosenpeopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5971,neithershalltherebeanystrengthH2220tostandלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975.

16Buthethatcomethagainsthimshalldoaccordingtohisownwill,andnoneshallstandעוֹמֵ֖דo.MedH5975beforehim;andheshallstandוְיַעֲמֹ֥דve.ya.'a.ModH5975inthegloriouslandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776,andinhishandבְיָדֽוֹ׃ve.ya.DoH3027shallbedestruction.

17Andheshallsetוְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ve.ya.SemH7760hisfaceפָּ֠נָיוPa.navH6440tocomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935withthestrengthofhiswholekingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,andwithhimequitable conditions;andheshallperformthem:andheshallgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himthedaughterוּבַ֤תu.VatH1323ofwomenH802,tocorruptH7843her;butsheshallnotstandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975,neitherbeH1961forhim.

18Afterthisshallheturnיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725hisfaceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440untotheisles,andshalltakemanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:butaprinceshallcausethereproachH2781offeredbyhimtoceaseH7673; yea,moreover,heshallcausehisreproachH2781toturnH7725uponhim.

19Thenheshallturnוְיָשֵׁ֣בve.ya.ShevH7725hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440towardthefortressesofhisownlandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;butheshallstumbleוְנִכְשַׁ֥לve.nikh.ShalH3782andfallוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307,andshallnotbefoundH4672.

20ThenshallstandH5975upinhisplaceoneH259thatshallcauseanexactortopassH5674throughthegloryofthekingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438;butwithinfewdaysוּבְיָמִ֤יםuv.ya.MimH3117heshallbedestroyed,neitherinangerבְאַפַּ֖יִםve.'a.Pa.yimH639,norinbattleבְמִלְחָמָֽה׃ve.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21AndinhisplaceshallstandH5975upacontemptibleperson,towhomtheyhadnotgivenH5414thehonorofthekingdomH4438:butheshallcomeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935intimeofsecurity,andshallobtainthekingdomH4438byflatteries.

22Andtheoverwhelmingforcesshallbeoverwhelmedfrombeforehim,andshallbebrokenH7665; yea,alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571theprinceנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057ofthecovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

23AndaftertheleaguemadeH6213withhimheshallworkdeceitfully;forheshallcomeH5927up,andshallbecomestrong,withasmallH4592people.

24Intimeעֵֽת׃'EtH6256ofsecurityshallhecomeיָבוֹא֒ya.Vo'H935evenuponthefattest placesoftheprovinceמְדִינָה֮me.di.NahH4082;andheshalldothatwhichhisfathersH1havenotdone,norhisfathers’H1fathersH1;heshallscatteramongthemprey,andspoilH7998,andsubstance: yea,heshalldevisehisdevicesagainstthestrongholdsמִבְצָרִ֛יםmiv.tza.RimH4013,evenforatimeH6256.

25Andheshallstirוְיָעֵר֩ve.ya.'ErH5782uphispowerH3581andhiscourageagainstthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּגֶב֮ha.ne.GevH5045withagreatH1419armyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428;andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallwarH4421inbattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421withanexceedinggreatH1419andmightyוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099armyבְּחַֽיִל־be.cha.yil-H2428;butheshallnotstandיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975;fortheyshalldevisedevicesagainsthim.

26Yea,theythateatוְאֹכְלֵ֧יve.'o.khe.LeiH398ofhisdainties shalldestroyhim,andhisarmyוְחֵיל֣וֹve.chei.LoH2428shalloverflowיִשְׁט֑וֹףyish.TofH7857;andmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shallfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307downH5307slainחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491.

27Andasforboththesekingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428,theirheartsלְבָבָ֣םle.va.VamH3824shallbetodo mischief,andtheyshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696liesH3577atoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tableשֻׁלְחָ֥ןshul.ChanH7979:butitshallnotprosperH6743;foryetע֥וֹדodH5750theendקֵ֖ץketzH7093shallbeatthetimeלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150appointedH4150.

28Thenshallhereturnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725intohislandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776withgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419substance;andhisheartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824shallbeagainsttheholyH6944covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285;andheshalldohispleasure,andreturnוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725tohisownlandלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

29Atthetimeלַמּוֹעֵ֥דla.mo.'EdH4150appointedH4150heshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725,andcomeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935intothesouthבַנֶּ֑גֶבva.Ne.gevH5045;butitshallnotbeתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961inthelatterוְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.NahH314timeH4150asitwasH1961intheformerכָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הkha.ri.sho.NahH7223.

30Forshipsצִיִּ֤יםtzi.YimH6716ofKittimכִּתִּים֙ki.TimH3794shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935againsthim; thereforeheshallbegrieved,andshallreturnH7725,andhaveindignationagainsttheholyH6944covenantבְּרִֽית־be.rit-H1285,andshalldohispleasure:heshallevenreturnH7725,andhaveregarduntothemthatforsakeעֹזְבֵ֖י'o.ze.VeiH5800theholyH6944covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

31AndforcesshallstandH5975onhispart,andtheyshallprofaneוְחִלְּל֞וּve.chi.le.LuH2490thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֤שׁha.mik.DashH4720, eventhefortress,andshalltakeawayH5493thecontinualburnt-offering,andtheyshallsetוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414uptheabominationהַשִּׁקּ֥וּץha.shi.KutzH8251thatmakethdesolateH8074.

32Andsuchasdowickedlyוּמַרְשִׁיעֵ֣יu.mar.shi.'EiH7561againstthecovenantבְרִ֔יתve.RitH1285shallhepervertbyflatteries;butthepeopleוְעַ֛םve.'AmH5971thatknowיֹדְעֵ֥יyo.de.'EiH3045theirGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430shallbestrongH2388,anddoexploits.

33AndtheythatarewiseH7919amongthepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971shallinstructmanyלָֽרַבִּ֑יםla.ra.BimH7227;yettheyshallfallbytheswordבְּחֶ֧רֶבbe.Che.revH2719andbyflameוּבְלֶהָבָ֛הuv.le.ha.VaH3852,bycaptivityבִּשְׁבִ֥יbish.ViH7628andbyspoil,manyH7227daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

34Nowwhentheyshallfall,theyshallbehelpedיֵעָזְר֖וּye.'a.ze.RuH5826withalittleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592helpH5826;butmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227shalljoinוְנִלְו֧וּve.nil.VuH3867themselvesuntothemwithflatteries.

35AndsomeofthemthatarewiseH7919shallfall,torefineלִצְר֥וֹףlitz.RofH6884them,andtopurifyH1305,andtomakethemwhiteH3835,eventothetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256oftheendקֵ֑ץKetzH7093;becauseitisyetH5750forthetimeH6256appointedלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150.

36Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shalldoaccordingtohiswill;andheshallexaltוְיִתְרוֹמֵ֤םve.yit.ro.MemH7311himself,andmagnifyוְיִתְגַּדֵּל֙ve.yit.ga.DelH1431himselfaboveeverygodאֵ֔ל'ElH410,andshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696marvellousthingsagainsttheGodאֵ֣ל'elH410ofgodsאֵלִ֔ים'e.LimH410;andheshallprosperH6743tilltheindignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195beaccomplished;forthatwhichisdeterminedshallbedone.

37Neithershallheregardthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhisfathersH1,northedesireחֶמְדַּ֥תchem.DatH2532ofwomenH802,norregardanygodH430;forheshallmagnifyיִתְגַּדָּֽל׃yit.ga.DalH1431himselfaboveall.

38Butinhisplaceכַּנּ֖וֹka.NoH3653shallhehonorיְכַבֵּ֑דye.kha.BedH3513thegodוְלֶאֱלֹ֙הַּ֙ve.le.'e.Lo.ahH433offortresses;andagodוְלֶאֱל֜וֹהַּve.le.'e.Lo.ahH433whomhisfathersH1knewH3045notshallhehonorיְכַבֵּ֛דye.kha.BedH3513withgoldבְּזָהָ֥בbe.za.HavH2091,andsilverוּבְכֶ֛סֶףuv.Khe.sefH3701,andwithpreciousH3368stonesוּבְאֶ֥בֶןuv.'E.venH68andpleasantthings.

39Andheshalldealwiththestrongestfortressesbythehelpofaforeigngodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433: whosoever acknowledgethhimhewillincreaseיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235withgloryH3519;andheshallcausethemtoruleוְהִמְשִׁילָם֙ve.him.shi.LamH4910overmanyבָּֽרַבִּ֔יםba.ra.BimH7227,andshalldivideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505thelandוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127forapriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

40Andatthetimeוּבְעֵ֣תu.ve.'EtH6256oftheendקֵ֗ץKetzH7093shallthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045contendwithhim;andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shallcomeH935againsthimlikeawhirlwind,withchariotsH7393,andwithhorsemenוּבְפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.ve.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,andwithmanyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227shipsוּבָאֳנִיּ֖וֹתu.vo.'o.ni.YotH591;andheshallenterintothecountries,andshalloverflowוְשָׁטַ֥ףve.sha.TafH7857andpassוְעָבָֽר׃ve.'a.VarH5674through.

41Heshallenteralsointothegloriouslandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,andmanyוְרַבּ֖וֹתve.ra.BotH7227countriesshallbeoverthrown;buttheseshallbedeliveredH4422outofhishandמִיָּד֔וֹmi.ya.DoH3027:Edomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,andMoabוּמוֹאָ֔בu.mo.'AvH4124,andthechiefofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

42Heshallstretchוְיִשְׁלַ֥חve.yish.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027alsouponthecountries;andthelandH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallnotescapeH6413.

43Butheshallhavepoweroverthetreasuresofgoldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091andofsilverוְהַכֶּ֔סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701,andoverallthepreciousחֲמֻד֣וֹתcha.mu.DotH2530thingsofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andtheLibyansוְלֻבִ֥יםve.lu.VimH3864andtheEthiopiansshallbeathisstepsH4703.

44Buttidingsoutoftheeastמִמִּזְרָ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217andoutofthenorthוּמִצָּפ֑וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828shall troublehim;andheshallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318withgreatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419furytodestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045andutterlytosweepawaymanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227.

45AndheshallplantH5193thetentsאָהֳלֶ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168ofhispalacebetweentheseaיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220andthegloriousholyH6944mountainלְהַר־le.har-H2022;yetheshallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935tohisendקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093,andnoneshallhelpH5826him.

Commentaries on Daniel 11

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