New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 11:21-32

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.

31Forcesוּזְרֹעִ֖יםu.ze.ro.'ImH2220from him will ariseיַעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975,desecrateוְחִלְּל֞וּve.chi.le.LuH2490the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֤שׁha.mik.DashH4720fortressהַמָּעוֹז֙ha.ma.'OzH4581,and doH5493awayH5493with the regularH8548sacrificeH8548.And they will setוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414up theabominationהַשִּׁקּ֥וּץha.shi.KutzH8251of desolationמְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃me.sho.MemH8074.

32Bysmoothבַּחֲלַקּ֑וֹתba.cha.la.KotH2514words he willturnH2610to godlessnessH2610those who actוּמַרְשִׁיעֵ֣יu.mar.shi.'EiH7561wickedlyH7561toward the covenantבְרִ֔יתve.RitH1285,but the peopleוְעַ֛םve.'AmH5971who knowיֹדְעֵ֥יyo.de.'EiH3045their Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430will displayH2388strengthH2388and takeH6213actionH6213.

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