Daniel, 11

1. “And so, from the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood firm, so that he might be reinforced and strengthened.

1. moje potpore i moga okrilja.

2. And now I will announce to you the truth. Behold, up to a certain point, three kings will stand in Persia, and the fourth will be exceedingly enriched in power above them all. And when he has grown strong by his resources, he will stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

2. A sada æu ti otkriti istinu. Evo: još æe tri kralja ustati za Perziju: èetvrti æe biti bogatiji od svih ostalih, pa kad se zbog svoga bogatstva osili, sve æe podiæi protiv kraljevstva grèkoga.

3. But there will rise up a strong king, and he will rule with great power, and he will do what he pleases.

3. Ustat æe junaèki kralj, vladat æe silnom moæu i èiniti što ga bude volja.

4. And when he has been firmly established, his kingdom will be shattered and will be divided towards the four winds of the heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom will be torn to pieces, even for the outsiders who have been expelled from these.

4. A èim se ustane, njegovo æe se kraljevstvo raspasti i bit æe razdijeljeno na èetiri vjetra nebeska, ali ne meðu njegove potomke; i neæe više biti tako moæno kao za njegove vladavine, jer æe njegovo kraljevstvo biti razoreno i predano drugima, a ne njima.

5. And the king of the South will be reinforced, yet one of his leaders will prevail over him, and he will rule with riches, for great is his domain.

5. Kralj æe Juga postati moæan; jedan æe od njegovih zapovjednika biti moæniji od njega i zavladat æe veæom moæu nego što je njegova.

6. And after the end of years, they will form a federation, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make friendship, but she will not obtain the strength of arms, neither will her offspring stand firm, and she will be handed over, along with those who brought her, her young men, and those who comforted her in these times.

6. Nekoliko godina kasnije oni æe se udružiti, a kæi kralja Juga doæi æe kralju Sjevera da sklope ugovor. Ali ona tim neæe saèuvati snagu svoje mišice i njezino se potomstvo neæe održati: bit æe predana ona, i njezina pratnja, i njezino dijete, i njezin pomagaè u tim vremenima.

7. And a transplant from the germination of her roots will stand up, and he will come with an army, and will enter into the province of the king of the North, and he will abuse them, and will hold it fast.

7. No jedan æe se izdanak njezina korijena podiæi na njezino mjesto, navalit æe na vojsku, prodrijet æe u tvrðavu kralja Sjevera, postupati s njima po miloj volji i pobijediti ih.

8. And, in addition, he will carry away captive into Egypt their gods, and their graven images, and likewise their precious vessels of gold and silver. He will prevail against the king of the North.

8. Pa i njihove bogove, njihove kipove i njihovo dragocjeno suðe, srebrno i zlatno, odnijet æe kao plijen u Egipat. Nekoliko godina bit æe jaèi od kralja Sjevera,

9. And the king of the South will enter into the kingdom, and will return to his own land.

9. koji æe onda prodrijeti u kraljevstvo kralja Juga, odakle æe se vratiti u svoju zemlju.

10. But his sons will be challenged, and they will assemble a multitude of very many forces. And he will arrive rushing and overflowing. And he will be turned back, and he will be enraged, and he will join the battle in his redness.

10. Ali æe se onda njegovi sinovi naoružati, skupit æe silnu vojsku, odluèno æe navaliti i poput poplave proæi, zatim æe se opet zametnuti rat sve do njegove utvrde.

11. And the king of the South, having being challenged, will go forth and will fight against the king of the North, and he will prepare an exceedingly great multitude, and a multitude will be given into his hand.

11. Tada æe se kralj Juga razgnjeviti i zavojštiti na kralja Sjevera; podiæi æe silnu vojsku i nadvladati vojsku njegovu.

12. And he will seize a multitude, and his heart will be exalted, and he will cast down many thousands, but he will not prevail.

12. Mnoštvo æe biti uništeno, a on æe se zbog toga uzoholiti; pobit æe desetke tisuæa, ali se neæe održati:

13. For the king of the North will change strategy and will prepare a multitude much greater than before, and at the end of times and years, he will rush forward with a great army and exceedingly great resources.

13. kralj æe Sjevera opet diæi vojsku veæu nego prije, i poslije nekoliko godina navalit æe s velikom, dobro opremljenom vojskom.

14. And in those times, many will rise up against the king of the South. And likewise the sons of the deceivers among your people will extol themselves, so as to fulfill the vision, and they will collapse.

14. U to vrijeme mnogi æe se podiæi protiv kralja Juga; ustat æe i nasilnici iz tvog naroda da se ispuni viðenje, ali æe propasti.

15. And the king of the North will arrive and will transport siege works, and he will seize the most fortified cities. And the arms of the South will not withstand him, and his elect will rise up to resist, but the strength will not.

15. Doæi æe kralj Sjevera: podiæi æe nasipe da zauzme jedan utvrðeni grad. Mišice Juga neæe odoljeti, pa ni izabrane èete neæe imati snage da se odupru.

16. And when he arrives, he will do just as he pleases, and there will be none who stand against his face. And he will stand in the illustrious land, and it will be consumed by his hand.

16. Onaj æe navaliti protiv njega i uèinit æe s njime kako mu se prohtije - nitko mu se neæe oprijeti: zaustavit æe se u Divoti, uništenje je u njegovim rukama.

17. And he will set his face to strive to hold his entire kingdom, and he will make fair conditions with him. And he will give him a daughter among women, so as to overthrow it. But she will not stand, neither will she be for him.

17. Èvrsto odluèivši da se pošto-poto domogne svega njegova kraljevstva, sklopit æe s njim ugovor dajuæi mu jednu kæer za ženu da ga upropasti, ali mu neæe uspjeti, neæe se to zbiti.

18. And he will turn his face towards the islands, and he will seize many. And he will cause the leader of his reproach to cease, and his reproach will be turned around for him.

18. Zatim æe se okrenuti prema otocima i mnoge æe osvojiti, ali æe jedan zapovjednik dokrajèiti tu sramotu, sramotu mu sramotom vratiti.

19. And he will turn his face to the empire of his own land, and he will strike, and will overthrow, but he will not succeed.

19. Brže æe nagnuti prema utvrdama svoje zemlje, ali æe posrnuti, pasti, više ga neæe biti.

20. And there will stand up in his place one who is most worthless and unworthy of kingly honor. And in a short time, he will be worn out, but not in fury, nor in battle.

20. Na njegovo æe mjesto doæi jedan koji æe u diku kraljevstva poslati poreznika, ali æe u kratko vrijeme poginuti bez gnjeva i boja.

21. And there will stand up in his place the despicable one, and he will not be assigned the honor of a king. And he will arrive in secret, and he will obtain the kingdom by deceitfulness.

21. Na njegovo æe se mjesto uzdiæi nitkov kome ne pripada kraljevska èast. Ali on æe iznenada doæi i spletkama se domoæi kraljevstva.

22. And the arms of the fighting will be assaulted before his face and will be shattered, and, in addition, the leader of the federation.

22. Pred njim æe biti preplavljene i skršene navalne snage i sam knez Saveza.

23. And, after making friends, he will trick him, and he will go up and will overcome with a small people.

23. Unatoè sporazumu s njime, izdajnièki æe navaliti i svladati ga s malo ljudi.

24. And he will enter into rich and resourceful cities, and he will do what his fathers never did, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter their spoils, and their prey, and their riches, and will form a plan against the most steadfast, and this until a time.

24. Iznenada æe upasti u bogate pokrajine i postupat æe kako nisu postupali njegovi oèevi ni oèevi njegovih otaca, rasipajuæi meðu svoje plijen, pljaèku i bogatstvo, smišljat æe osnove protiv tvrdih gradova, ali samo za neko vrijeme.

25. And his strength and his heart will be enraged against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South will be provoked into going to war by having many allies and exceedingly good circumstances, and yet these will not stand, for they will form plans against him.

25. Pokrenut æe, s velikom vojskom, svoju snagu i hrabrost protiv kralja Juga. Kralj Juga krenut æe u rat s mnogom i moænom vojskom, ali neæe izdržati, jer æe se protiv njega skovati spletke.

26. And those who eat bread with him will crush him, and his army will be suppressed, and very many will die, having been executed.

26. I oni koji jeðahu za njegovim stolom skršit æe ga: njegova æe vojska biti uništena i mnogi æe posjeèeni popadati.

27. And the heart of two kings will be similar, to do harm, and they will speak lies at one table, but they will not succeed, because as yet the end is for another time.

27. Oba æe kralja smišljati zlo; sjedeæi za istim stolom, govorit æe laži jedan drugome: ali neæe uspjeti, jer je svršetak odložen do odreðenog vremena.

28. And he will return to his land with many resources. And his heart will be against the holy testament, and he will act, and he will return to his own land.

28. Vratit æe se on u svoju zemlju s velikim blagom; srcem protiv svetoga Saveza, uèinit æe svoje i vratiti se u svoju zemlju.

29. At the appointed time, he will return, and he will approach the South, but the latter time will not be like the former.

29. U odreðeno vrijeme opet æe krenuti protiv Juga, ali sada neæe biti kao prvi put.

30. And the Greek warships and the Romans will come upon him, and he will be pierced, and will retreat, and will have scorn against the testament of the sanctuary, and he will act. And he will return and will consult their adversaries, who have forsaken the covenant of the sanctuary.

30. Kitimski æe brodovi navaliti na njega, i on æe se uplašiti. Vratit æe se, bjesnjeti protiv svetoga Saveza i opet æe se sporazumjeti s onima koji napustiše sveti Savez.

31. And arms will take his side, and they will pollute the sanctuary of the strength, and they will take away the continual sacrifice and will replace it with the abomination of desolation.

31. Èete æe njegove doæi i oskvrnuti svetište-tvrðu, dokinut' svagdašnju žrtvu i ondje postaviti grozotu pustoši.

32. And the impious within the testament will imitate deceitfully, but the people, knowing their God, will persevere and will act.

32. Svojim æe spletkama navesti na otpad one koji se ogrešuju o Savez, ali ljudi koji ljube Boga ostat æe postojani i vršit æe svoje.

33. And the teachers among the people will teach many, but they will be ruined by the sword, and by fire, and by captivity, and by assaults for many days.

33. Umnici u narodu pouèavat æe mnoštvo, ali æe ih jedno vrijeme zatirati maèem i ognjem, izgnanstvom i pljaèkanjem.

34. And when they have fallen, they will be supported with a little help, but many will apply to them deceitfully.

34. Dok ih budu zatirali, samo æe im nekolicina pomagati, a mnogi æe im se pridružiti prijevarno.

35. And some of the learned will be ruined, that they may be kindled and chosen and purified, up to the predetermined time, because there will be still another time.

35. Od umnika neki æe pasti, da se prokušaju, probrani, èisti do vremena svršetka, jer još nije došlo odreðeno vrijeme.

36. And the king will act according to his will, and he will be lifted up and will be extolled against every god. And he will speak great things against the God of gods, and he will control, until the passion is completed. Once accomplished, the limit is reached with certainty.

36. Kralj æe raditi što god mu se prohtije, uznoseæi i uzdižuæi sebe iznad svih bogova: protiv Boga nad bogovima govorit æe hule i uspijevat æe dok se gnjev ne navrši - jer ono što je odreðeno, to æe se ispuniti.

37. And he will give no thought to the God of his fathers, and he will be in the desire of women, and he will not attend to any gods, because he will rise up against all things.

37. Neæe mariti za bogove svojih otaca ni za Miljenika ženÄa niti za kojega drugog boga: samog æe sebe izdizati iznad sviju.

38. But he will do homage to the god Maozim in his place, and, a god whom his fathers did not know, he will worship with gold, and silver, and precious stones, and costly things.

38. Mjesto njih èastit æe boga tvrðava, boga koga nisu poznavali njegovi oèevi, èastiti ga zlatom i srebrom, dragim kamenjem i drugim dragocjenostima.

39. And he will act to reinforce Maozim with an alien god, of whom he has become aware, and he will increase their glory, and will give them power over many, and he will distribute land for free.

39. Navalit æe na tvrðave gradova pomoæu stranog boga: one koji njega priznaju obasut æe poèastima i dat æe im vlast nad mnoštvom i dijelit æe im zemlju za nagradu.

40. And, at the predetermined time, the king of the South will fight against him, and the king of the North will come against him like a tempest, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with a great fleet, and he will enter into the lands, and will crush and pass through.

40. U vrijeme svršetka kralj æe se Juga zaratiti s njime; kralj æe Sjevera navaliti na nj svojim kolima, svojim konjanicima i svojim mnogim brodovima. Provalit æe u zemlje i proæi njima poput poplave.

41. And he will enter into the glorious land, and many will fall. But only these will be saved from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the first part of the sons of Ammon.

41. Prodrijet æe u Divotu i mnogi æe pasti. Njegovim æe rukama izmaæi Edom i Moab i glavnina sinova Amonovih.

42. And he will cast his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt will not escape.

42. Pružit æe svoju ruku za zemljama: Egipat mu neæe izmaæi.

43. And he will rule over the treasure chests of gold, and silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and likewise he will pass through Libya and Ethiopia.

43. On æe se domoæi zlatnog i srebrnog blaga i svih dragocjenosti Egipta. Pratit æe ga Libijci i Etiopljani.

44. And rumors from the East and from the North will trouble him. And he will arrive with a great multitude to destroy and to execute many.

44. Ali æe ga uznemiriti vijesti s istoka i sa sjevera te æe poæi vrlo gnjevan da uništi i zatre mnoštvo.

45. And he will fasten his tabernacle, Apadno, between the seas, upon an illustrious and holy mountain, and he will come even to its summit, and no one will help him.”

45. Postavit æe svoje dvorske šatore izmeðu mora i Svete gore Divote. Ali æe i njemu doæi kraj, i nitko mu neæe pomoæi.