New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 11:2-30

2And nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258I will tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046you thetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571.Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969moreעוֹד֩'OdH5750kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428are going to ariseעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975in Persiaלְפָרַ֗סle.fa.RasH6539.Then a fourthוְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243will gainיַעֲשִׁ֤ירya.'a.ShirH6238farH1419moreH1419richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239thanH4480allמִכֹּ֔לmi.KolH3605of them;as soon as he becomes strongוּכְחֶזְקָת֣וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393through his richesבְעָשְׁר֔וֹve.'a.she.RoH6239,he will arouseיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782the wholeהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605empireagainst the realmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofGreeceיָוָֽן׃ya.VanH3120.

3And amightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428will ariseוְעָמַ֖דve.'a.MadH5975,and he will ruleוּמָשַׁל֙u.ma.ShalH4910with greatרַ֔בRavH7227authorityמִמְשָׁ֣לmi.ShalH4474anddoוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213as he pleasesכִּרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃kir.tzo.NoH7522.

4But as soon as he has arisenוּכְעָמְדוֹ֙u.khe.'a.me.DoH5975,his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438will be brokenתִּשָּׁבֵ֣רti.sha.VerH7665up and parceledוְתֵחָ֕ץve.te.ChatzH2673out toward thefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702pointsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of the compassהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, though not to his owndescendantsלְאַחֲרִית֗וֹle.'a.cha.ri.ToH319,norH3808according to his authorityכְמָשְׁלוֹ֙khe.ma.she.LoH4915whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he wieldedמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4910,for his sovereigntyמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438will beuprootedתִנָּתֵשׁ֙ti.na.TeshH5428and givento othersוְלַאֲחֵרִ֖יםve.la.'a.che.RimH312besidesמִלְּבַד־mi.le.vad-H4480 H905them.

5“Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Southהַנֶּ֖גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045will growH2388strongH2388, along with oneof his princesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269who will gainH2388ascendancyH2388overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him and obtainH4910dominionוּמָשָׁ֔לu.ma.ShalH4910;his domainH4475will bea greatרַ֖בravH7227dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475indeed.

6Afterוּלְקֵ֤ץu.le.KetzH7093some yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141they will formH2266an allianceיִתְחַבָּ֔רוּyit.cha.Ba.ruH2266,and the daughterוּבַ֣תu.VatH1323of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Southהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045will comeתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828to carryלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213outa peacefulH4339arrangementH4339.But she will not retainתַעְצֹ֞רta'.TzorH6113herpositionהַזְּר֗וֹעַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220of powerכּ֣וֹחַKo.achH3581,norH3808will he remainיַעֲמֹד֙ya.'a.ModH5975with hispowerוּזְרֹע֔וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220,but she will be givenוְתִנָּתֵ֨ןve.ti.na.TenH5414up, along with those who broughtוּמְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙u.me.vi.'Ei.haH935her in and the one who siredוְהַיֹּ֣לְדָ֔הּve.hai.Yo.le.DahH3205her as well as he who supportedוּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּu.ma.cha.zi.KahH2388her in thosetimesבָּעִתִּֽים׃ba.'i.TimH6256.

7But one of thedescendantsמִנֵּ֥צֶרmi.Ne.tzerH5342of her lineשָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328will ariseוְעָמַ֛דve.'a.MadH5975in his placeכַּנּ֑וֹka.NoH3653,and he will comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935againstאֶל־'el-H413theirarmyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and enterוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935thefortressבְּמָעוֹז֙be.ma.'OzH4581of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,and he will dealוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213with them and displayH2388greatstrengthH2388.

8Alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571theirgodsאֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם'elo.hei.HemH430with theirmetalH5257imagesH5257andtheir preciousחֶמְדָּתָ֜םchem.da.TamH2532vesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091he will takeיָבִ֣אya.Vi'H935into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and he on his partוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931willrefrainיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975from attackingthe kingמִמֶּ֖לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ha.tza.FonH6828for someyearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141.

9Thenthe latter will enterוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935the realmבְּמַלְכוּת֙be.mal.KhutH4438of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,but will returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725to his ownlandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

10“His sonsוּבָנָ֣יוuv.novH1121willmobilizeH1624and assembleוְאָסְפוּ֙ve.'a.se.FuH622a multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227forcesחֲיָלִ֣יםcha.ya.LimH2428;and one of them will keepוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935on comingב֖וֹאVo'H935andoverflowוְשָׁטַ֣ףve.sha.TafH7857and passוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674, that he mayagainוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725wageיִתְגָּר֗וּyit.ga.RuH1624warוְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הve.yit.ga.ruH1624up to his veryfortressמָעֻזּֽוֹ׃ma.'u.zoH4581.

11Thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045will be enragedוְיִתְמַרְמַר֙ve.yit.mar.MarH4843and goוְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318and fightוְנִלְחַ֥םve.nil.ChamH3898with the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפ֑וֹןha.tza.FonH6828.Then the latter will raiseוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975a greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995, but thatmultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995will be givenוְנִתַּ֥ןve.ni.TanH5414intothe handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027of the former.

12When the multitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995is carriedוְנִשָּׂ֥אve.ni.Sa'H5375away, his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824will be liftedוְרָ֣םve.RumH7311up, and he will cause tensH7239of thousandsרִבֹּא֖וֹתri.bo.'otH7239to fallוְהִפִּ֛ילve.hi.PilH5307;yet he will not prevailיָעֽוֹז׃ya.'ozH5810.

13For the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828will againוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725raiseוְהֶעֱמִ֣ידve.he.'e.MidH5975a greaterרַ֖בravH7227multitudeהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995thanמִן־min-H4480the formerהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223, andafterH7093anintervalH7093 H6256of someH6256yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141he willpressH935on with a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419armyבְּחַ֥יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428and muchרָֽב׃RavH7227equipmentוּבִרְכ֥וּשׁu.vir.KhushH7399.

14“Now in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992timesוּבָעִתִּ֣יםu.va.'i.TimH6256manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227will riseיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975up againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Southהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045;the violentפָּרִיצֵ֣יpa.ri.TzeiH6530onesוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121 H6530among your peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971will also liftיִֽנַּשְּׂא֛וּyi.na.se.'UH5375themselves up in order to fulfillלְהַעֲמִ֥ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975the visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377, but they willfallH3782downH3782.

15Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828will comeוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935,castוְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ve.yish.poKhH8210up asiegeH5550rampH5550and captureוְלָכַ֖דve.la.KhadH3920a well-fortifiedמִבְצָר֑וֹתmiv.tza.RotH4013cityעִ֣יר'irH5892;and the forcesוּזְרֹע֤וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of the Southהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045will not standיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975their ground, not eventheir choicestמִבְחָרָ֔יוmiv.cha.RavH4005troopsוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5971,for thereH369will be noH369strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to makeH5975a standלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975.

16But he who comesהַבָּ֤אha.Ba'H935againstאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413him willdoוְיַ֨עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213as he pleasesכִּרְצוֹנ֔וֹkir.tzo.NoH7522, andnoH369oneH369will be able towithstandעוֹמֵ֖ד לְפָנָ֑יוo.Med le.fa.NavH6440 H5975him; he will also stayוְיַעֲמֹ֥דve.ya.'a.ModH5975for a time in theBeautifulהַצְּבִ֖יha.tze.ViH6643Landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776,with destructionוְכָלָ֥הve.kha.LahH3617in his handבְיָדֽוֹ׃ve.ya.DoH3027.

17He willsetוְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ve.ya.SemH7760his faceפָּ֠נָיוPa.navH6440to comeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935with the powerבְּתֹ֧קֶףbe.To.kefH8633of his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, bringing with hima proposalH3477of peaceH3477which he will putH6213into effectH6213;he will also giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him the daughterוּבַ֤תu.VatH1323of womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802to ruinלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it. But she will not takeH5975a standתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975for him or be on his side.

18Then he will turnיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725his faceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440to thecoastlandsלְאִיִּ֖יםle.'i.YimH339and captureוְלָכַ֣דve.la.KhadH3920manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227.But a commanderקָצִ֤יןka.TzinH7101will putוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יתve.hish.BitH7673a stopH7673to his scornחֶרְפָּתוֹ֙cher.pa.ToH2781against him; moreoverבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115, he willrepayH7725him for his scornחֶרְפָּת֖וֹcher.pa.ToH2781.

19So he will turnוְיָשֵׁ֣בve.ya.ShevH7725his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toward the fortressesלְמָעוּזֵּ֖יle.ma.'u.ZeiH4581of his own landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776, but he willstumbleוְנִכְשַׁ֥לve.nikh.ShalH3782and fallוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307and befoundיִמָּצֵֽא׃yi.ma.Tze'H4672noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808more.

20“Then in his placeכַּנּ֛וֹka.NoH3653one will ariseוְעָמַ֧דve.'a.MadH5975who willsendH5674anoppressorנוֹגֵ֖שׂno.GesH5065throughH5674theJewelהֶ֣דֶרHe.derH1925of hiskingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438;yet within a fewאֲחָדִים֙'a.cha.DimH259daysוּבְיָמִ֤יםuv.ya.MimH3117he will be shatteredיִשָּׁבֵ֔רyi.sha.VerH7665,though not in angerבְאַפַּ֖יִםve.'a.Pa.yimH639norH3808in battleבְמִלְחָמָֽה׃ve.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21In his placeכַּנּוֹ֙ka.NoH3653a despicableנִבְזֶ֔הniv.ZehH959person will ariseוְעָמַ֤דve.'a.MadH5975,on whom the honorה֣וֹדHodH1935of kingshipמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438has not been conferredנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414,but he will comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935in a timeH7962of tranquilityH7962andseizeוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438by intrigueבַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃ba.cha.lak.la.KotH2519.

22The overflowingהַשֶּׁ֛טֶףha.She.tefH7858forcesוּזְרֹע֥וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220will be floodedH7857awayH7857beforeמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH4480 H6440him and shatteredוְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּve.yi.sha.Ve.ruH7665,and alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571the princeנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

23Afterוּמִן־u.min-H4480an allianceהִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּתhit.cha.be.RutH2266is madeH2266with him he will practiceיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213deceptionמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820,and he will goוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927up and gainH6105powerH6105with a smallבִּמְעַט־bim.'at-H4592force ofpeopleגּֽוֹי׃GoyH1471.

24In a timeH7962of tranquilityH7962he will enterיָבוֹא֒ya.Vo'H935therichestוּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣יuv.mish.ma.NeiH4924parts of therealmמְדִינָה֮me.di.NahH4082,and he will accomplishוְעָשָׂ֗הve.'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834his fathersH1neverH3808didעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213,norH3808hisancestorsH1;he will distributeיִבְז֑וֹרyiv.ZorH967plunderבִּזָּ֧הbi.ZahH961,bootyוְשָׁלָ֛לve.sha.LalH7998and possessionsוּרְכ֖וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399among them, and he will deviseיְחַשֵּׁ֥בye.cha.ShevH2803his schemesמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284againstוְעַ֧לve.'AlH5921strongholdsמִבְצָרִ֛יםmiv.tza.RimH4013, but onlyfor a timeעֵֽת׃'EtH6256.

25He will stirוְיָעֵר֩ve.ya.'ErH5782up his strengthכֹּח֨וֹko.ChoH3581andcourageוּלְבָב֜וֹu.le.va.VoH3824againstעַל־'al-H5921thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Southהַנֶּגֶב֮ha.ne.GevH5045with a largeגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419armyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428;so the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the Southהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045will mobilizeיִתְגָּרֶה֙yit.ga.RehH1624an extremelyעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704 H3966largeגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightyוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099armyבְּחַֽיִל־be.cha.yil-H2428for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;but he will not standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975,for schemesמַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃ma.cha.sha.VotH4284will be devisedיַחְשְׁב֥וּyach.she.VuH2803againstעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him.

26Those who eatוְאֹכְלֵ֧יve.'o.khe.LeiH398his choiceפַת־fat-H6598foodבָּג֛וֹba.GoH6598willdestroyיִשְׁבְּר֖וּהוּyish.be.Ru.huH7665him, and his armyוְחֵיל֣וֹve.chei.LoH2428willoverflowיִשְׁט֑וֹףyish.TofH7857,but manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307downH5307slainחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491.

27As for bothוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤םu.she.nei.HemH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428,their heartsלְבָבָ֣םle.va.VamH3824will be intent onevilH7489, and they willspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696liesכָּזָ֣בka.ZavH3577to each otherat the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tableשֻׁלְחָ֥ןshul.ChanH7979;but it will not succeedתִצְלָ֔חtitz.LachH6743, for theendקֵ֖ץketzH7093is stillע֥וֹדodH5750to comeat the appointedלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150.

28Then he will returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725to his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776with muchגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419plunderבִּרְכ֣וּשׁbir.KhushH7399;but his heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824will be setagainstעַל־'al-H5921the holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285,and he will takeH6213actionH6213and thenreturnוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725to his ownlandלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

29“At the appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֥דla.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150he will returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725and comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935into the Southבַנֶּ֑גֶבva.Ne.gevH5045, butthis lastH314timeוְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.NahH314it will not turnתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961out the way it did beforeכָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הkha.ri.sho.NahH7223.

30For shipsצִיִּ֤יםtzi.YimH6716ofKittimכִּתִּים֙ki.TimH3794will comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935against him; therefore he will be disheartenedוְנִכְאָ֔הve.nikh.'AhH3512and will returnH7725and becomeH2194enragedH2194at the holyק֖וֹדֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִֽית־be.rit-H1285and takeH6213actionH6213;so he will comeH7725backH7725and showH995regardH995for those who forsakeעֹזְבֵ֖י'o.ze.VeiH5800the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

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