1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: 8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. 27 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. 28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

1 "玛代人大利乌王第一年， 我曾经起来帮助米迦勒， 使他坚强。

2 现在我要把真理告诉你。看哪！ 在波斯还有三个王要兴起； 第四个王必非常富有， 远超过所有的王； 他因富足成为强盛以后， 就必煽动众民攻击希腊国。

3 后来必有一个英勇的王兴起， 他必执掌大权， 任意而行。

4 他兴起的时候， 他的国就破裂， 向天的四方（"四方"原文作"四风"）分开， 却不归给他的后代， 国势也不及他掌权的时候； 因为他的国必被拔出， 归给他后代以外的人。

5 "南方的王必强盛， 他的将领中必有一个比他更强盛的， 这人必掌权， 他的权势很大。

6 过了多年， 南方王的女儿必到北方王那里去修好， 他们必互相结盟。但这女子的势力必存留不住； 王和他的势力也站立不住； 她连同那些带她来的、那生她的， 和那帮助她的， 都被交出处死。

7 但这女子的本家（"本家"原文作"根"）必另有一个儿子（"儿子"原文作"枝子"）兴起， 继承父位； 他必来攻击北方王的军队， 进入北方王的堡垒， 攻打他们， 而且得胜。

8 他又把他们的神像、铸成的偶像， 连同金银的宝器， 都一起掳掠到了埃及去。此后数年之久， 他不再去攻击北方王。

9 后来北方王必侵入南方王的国土， 然后撤退归回本国。

10 "北方王的众子必备战， 招集大军； 这大军前进， 如洪水泛滥， 横扫南方王的国土； 之后他又再去争战， 直到南方王的堡垒。

11 南方王必发大怒， 出来和北方王交战； 北方王必摆列大军， 但这大军必交在南方王的手里。

12 这大军被扫除以后， 南方王就心高气傲； 他虽然使千万人倒毙， 他的胜利却不能持久。

13 北方王必再招聚大军， 比先前的更多； 时机成熟的时候， 他就率领装备好了的大军而来。

14 "那时， 必有许多人起来攻击南方王， 并且你同胞中的强暴人必挺身而起， 要使那异象应验， 但他们必失败。

15 北方王必来， 堆土筑垒攻取坚固城。南方的军力必抵挡不住， 甚至精锐的部队也无力抵抗。

16 那来攻击南方王的， 必任意而行； 没有人能在他面前站立得住； 他必站在那荣美之地， 手握毁坏之权。

17 他决意倾全国的力量而来， 但他先和南方王修好， 把自己的女儿给南方王为妻， 好毁灭南国； 可是他的计划没有成功， 他自己也得不到什么好处。

18 后来他必转向沿海的岛屿， 夺取了许多海岛。但有一个将领要制止他的骄横， 并且使他的骄横归回他身上。

19 于是他转向自己国中的堡垒， 终于绊跌仆倒， 不再存在了。

20 "那时， 必有一个人兴起来代替他； 这人要派一个横征暴敛的人， 为了王国的荣华， 走遍全地； 可是不多几日， 这人就必被毁灭， 不是因为忿怒， 也不是因为战争。

21 必另有一个卑鄙的人兴起来代替他； 虽然人未曾把王国的尊荣给这人， 这人却乘人不备的时候来到， 用奉承的话夺得了王国。

22 必有无数的军兵在他面前像洪水冲没， 并且溃败； 立约的君也必这样。

23 他结盟以后， 就必行诡诈； 他虽然只有少数的国民， 却渐渐强盛起来。

24 他必乘人不备的时候， 侵入省内最富庶的地区， 行他列祖和他列祖的祖先所未曾行过的； 他把掳掠之物和财物分给自己的部属； 又必设下计谋攻打堡垒， 只是这都是暂时的。

25 他必竭尽己力， 鼓起勇气， 率领大军攻击南方王； 南方王也必带领极强大的军队奋起还击， 却抵挡不住， 因为有人设下计谋陷害南方王。

26 那些吃王膳的必毁灭他； 他的军队必被冲没， 受重伤而倒毙的很多。

27 至于那两个王， 他们都存心不良； 他们同桌吃饭， 也彼此说谎； 他们的阴谋却不成功， 因为要到了指定的时候， 结局才会来到。

28 "北方王必带着大批财物返回自己的国土去； 他的心既然反对圣约， 必任意而行， 然后返回自己的国土去。

29 "到了指定的时候， 他必回来， 再侵入南方的王国， 不过这次的情况却不像前一次。

30 因为基提的战船必来攻击他， 他就丧胆而回； 他又恼恨圣约， 任意而行； 他必回来， 听取那些背弃圣约的人的建议。

31 他的军队必起来， 亵渎圣殿， 就是那堡垒， 废除常献祭， 又在殿里设立了那使地荒凉的可憎的像。

32 那些作恶违背圣约的人， 他必用奉承的话败坏他们； 但认识 神的人民， 必刚强行事。

33 民中的智慧人必使许多人明白是非； 但他们必有很多日子倒在刀剑之下， 或被火烧， 或被掳去， 或被抢掠。

34 他们仆倒的时候， 必得到一些援助， 必有许多人用奉承的话要和他们联盟。

35 智慧人中有些仆倒的， 为要锻炼他们， 洁净他们， 使他们成为雪白， 直到末了， 因为要到了指定的时候， 结局才会来到。

36 "那王必任意而行， 自高自大， 超过所有的神， 又说一些怪诞的话攻击万神之 神。他必行事顺利， 直到 神的忿怒完毕； 因为所定的事必会实现。

37 他必不尊重他列祖所拜的神， 也不尊重妇女所爱慕的神， 无论什么神他都不尊重， 因为他必自大， 高过一切。

38 他倒要敬拜堡垒的神， 用金银宝石和各样珍宝去敬拜他列祖所不认识的神。

39 他必得着外族神的帮助， 攻破坚固的堡垒； 凡承认他的， 他必使他们大得尊荣， 又使他们管辖许多人， 并且把土地分给他们作赏赐。

40 "到了末期， 南方王要和他交战； 北方王必带着战车、骑兵和大批战船， 像暴风一般来到他那里； 他必侵入列国， 如洪水泛滥， 横扫而过。

41 他也必侵入那荣美之地； 必有许多国倾覆； 但那些以东人、摩押人和亚扪人的首领， 必被拯救脱离他的手。

42 他必伸手攻击列国， 埃及地也不能逃脱。

43 他必掌管埃及的金银宝藏和一切珍宝； 吕彼亚人和古实人都必追随他。

44 但从东方和北方必有消息传来， 使他惊惶， 他就在烈怒之下出兵， 要把许多人杀尽灭绝。

45 他必在海和荣美的圣山之间支搭如宫殿一般的帐幕； 然而他们的结局来到， 必没有人能帮助他。"