1 "As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
2 "Now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece. 3 A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these.
5 "The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him, and have dominion. His dominion will be a great dominion. 6 At the end of years they will join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.
7 "But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail. 8 He will also carry their gods with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from the king of the north. 9 He will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land. 10 His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
11 "The king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. He will send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 The multitude will be carried off, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail. 13 The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.
14 "In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall. 15 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength to stand. 16 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand. 17 He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to destroy the kingdom, but she will not stand, and won’t be for him. 18 After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many, but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on him. 19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.
20 "Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.
21 "In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant. 23 After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people. 24 In time of security he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and wealth. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.
25 "He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain. 27 As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do evil, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. 28 Then he will return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He will take action, and return to his own land.
29 "He will return at the appointed time and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 "Forces from him will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they will set up the abomination that makes desolate. 32 He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.
33 "Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days. 34 Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries. 35 Some of those who are wise will fall—to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.
36 "The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be done. 37 He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all. 38 But in their place, he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for a price.
40 "At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through. 41 He will enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape. 43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow his steps. 44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he will go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many. 45 He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will 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。"