Prophetia Danielis, 11

1. Ego autem ab anno primo Darii Medi astabam ei, ut confortaretur et roboraretur.

1. And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

2. Et nunc veritatem annuntiabo tibi: Ecce adhuc tres reges stabunt pro Perside, et quartus ditabitur opibus nimis super omnes et, cum invaluerit divitiis suis, concitabit omnia adversum regnum Graeciae.

2. "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia; and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; and when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

3. Surget vero rex fortis et dominabitur dominatione multa et faciet, quod placuerit ei;

3. Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

4. et cum steterit, conteretur regnum eius et dividetur in quattuor ventos caeli, sed non in posteros eius neque secundum potentiam illius, qua dominatus est; lacerabitur enim regnum eius etiam ad alios, exceptis his.

4. And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

5. Et confortabitur rex austri, et unus de principibus eius praevalebit super eum et dominabitur dominatione super dominationem eius.

5. "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and his dominion shall be a great dominion.

6. Et post finem annorum foederabuntur; filiaque regis austri veniet ad regem aquilonis facere amicitiam. Et non obtinebit fortitudinem brachii, nec stabit brachium eius; et tradetur ipsa, et qui adduxerunt eam, et adulescens eius, et qui confortabat eam in temporibus.

6. After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make peace; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his offspring shall not endure; but she shall be given up, and her attendants, her child, and he who got possession of her.

7. Et stabit de germine radicum eius plantatio loco eius et veniet ad exercitum et ingredietur oppidum regis aquilonis; et faciet adversus eos et confortabitur.

7. "In those times a branch from her roots shall arise in his place; he shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.

8. Insuper et deos eorum cum sculptilibus eorum et vasis pretiosis argenti et auri captivos ducet in Aegyptum: ipse per aliquot annos praevalebit adversus regem aquilonis.

8. He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their molten images and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

9. Et intrabit in regnum regis austri et revertetur ad terram suam.

9. Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return into his own land.

10. Filii autem eius provocabuntur et congregabunt multitudinem exercituum plurimorum; et veniet properans et inundans et revertetur et concitabitur et congredietur usque ad oppidum eius.

10. "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.

11. Et provocabitur rex austri et egredietur et pugnabit adversus eum, adversus regem aquilonis; et praeparabit multitudinem nimiam, et dabitur multitudo in manu eius.

11. Then the king of the south, moved with anger, shall come out and fight with the king of the north; and he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.

12. Et tolletur multitudo, et exaltabitur cor eius, et deiciet multa milia, sed non praevalebit.

12. And when the multitude is taken, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

13. Revertetur enim rex aquilonis et praeparabit multitudinem maiorem quam prius; et in fine temporum annorumque veniet properans cum exercitu magno et opibus nimis.

13. For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the former; and after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

14. Et in temporibus illis multi consurgent adversus regem austri, filii quoque praevaricatorum populi tui extollentur, ut impleant visionem, et corruent.

14. "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south; and the men of violence among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfil the vision; but they shall fail.

15. Et veniet rex aquilonis et comportabit aggerem et capiet urbem munitissimam; et brachia austri non sustinebunt, et populo electorum eius non erit fortitudo ad resistendum.

15. Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks, and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his picked troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.

16. Et faciet veniens super eum iuxta placitum suum, et non erit qui stet contra faciem eius; et stabit in terra inclita, et consumptio in manu eius.

16. But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and all of it shall be in his power.

17. Et ponet faciem suam, ut veniat ad tenendum universum regnum eius, et recta faciet cum eo et filiam feminarum dabit ei, ut evertat illud; et non stabit nec illius erit.

17. He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of peace and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom; but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.

18. Et convertet faciem suam ad insulas et capiet multas, et cessare faciet princeps opprobrium eius, et opprobrium eius convertetur in eum.

18. Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many of them; but a commander shall put an end to his insolence; indeed he shall turn his insolence back upon him.

19. Et convertet faciem suam ad oppida terrae suae et impinget et corruet, et non invenietur.

19. Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

20. Et stabit in loco eius, qui mittat exactorem in decus regni; et in paucis diebus conteretur, non in furore nec in proelio.

20. "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute through the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

21. Et stabit in loco eius despectus, et non tribuetur ei honor regius; et veniet clam et obtinebit regnum in fraudulentia.

21. In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

22. Et brachia pugnantis expugnabuntur a facie eius et conterentur; insuper et dux foederis.

22. Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, and the prince of the covenant also.

23. Et post amicitias, cum eo faciet dolum et ascendet et superabit in modico populo.

23. And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully; and he shall become strong with a small people.

24. In prosperitate uberes urbes ingredietur et faciet, quae non fecerunt patres eius et patres patrum eius: rapinas et praedam et divitias eorum dissipabit et contra oppida cogitationes inibit, et hoc usque ad tempus.

24. Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province; and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.

25. Et concitabitur fortitudo eius et cor eius adversum regem austri in exercitu magno; et rex austri provocabitur ad bellum multis auxiliis et fortibus nimis, et non stabit, quia inibunt adversus eum consilia.

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 wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.

26. Et comedentes panem cum eo conterent illum; exercitusque eius opprimetur, et cadent interfecti plurimi.

26. Even those who eat his rich food shall be his undoing; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.

27. Duorum quoque regum cor erit, ut malefaciant et ad mensam unam mendacium loquentur et non proficient, quia adhuc finis in aliud tempus.

27. And as for the two kings, their minds shall be bent on mischief; they shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail; for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.

28. Et revertetur in terram suam cum opibus multis, et cor eius adversum testamentum sanctum; et faciet et revertetur in terram suam.

28. And he shall return to his land with great substance, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will, and return to his own land.

29. Statuto tempore revertetur et veniet ad austrum, et non erit priori simile novissimum.

29. "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south; but it shall not be this time as it was before.

30. Et venient super eum trieres, Romani; et percutietur et revertetur et indignabitur contra testamentum sanctum et faciet reverteturque et cogitabit adversum eos, qui dereliquerunt testamentum sanctum.

30. For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and give heed to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31. Et brachia ex eo stabunt et polluent sanctuarium fortitudinis et auferent iuge sacrificium et dabunt abominationem vastatoris.

31. Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

32. Et impios in testamentum errare faciet fraudulenter; populus autem scientium Deum suum obtinebit et faciet.

32. He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant; but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

33. Et docti in populo docebunt plurimos; et ruent in gladio et in flamma et in captivitate et in rapina per dies.

33. And those among the people who are wise shall make many understand, though they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder, for some days.

34. Cumque corruerint, sublevabuntur auxilio parvulo, et applicabuntur eis plurimi fraudulenter.

34. When they fall, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery;

35. Et de eruditis ruent, ut aliqui eorum conflentur et purgentur et dealbentur usque ad tempus praefinitum, quia adhuc aliud tempus erit.

35. and some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine and to cleanse them and to make them white, until the time of the end, for it is yet for the time appointed.

36. Et faciet iuxta voluntatem suam rex et elevabitur et magnificabitur adversus omnem deum et adversus Deum deorum loquetur magnifica et prosperabitur, donec compleatur iracundia; perpetrata quippe est definitio.

36. "And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is determined shall be done.

37. Et deos patrum suorum non reputabit neque concupiscentiam feminarum nec quemquam deorum curabit, quia super universa magnificabit se;

37. He shall give no heed to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women; he shall not give heed to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

38. deum autem oppidorum in loco suo venerabitur et deum, quem ignoraverunt patres eius, colet auro et argento et lapide pretioso rebusque pretiosis

38. He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these; a god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

39. et faciet adversus oppida munita cum deo alieno; qui cognoverit eum, multiplicabit gloriam eius et dabit eis potestatem in multis et terram dividet pretio.

39. He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god; those who acknowledge him he shall magnify with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.

40. Et in tempore praefinito proeliabitur adversus eum rex austri, et quasi tempestas veniet contra illum rex aquilonis in curribus et in equitibus et in classe magna, et ingredietur terras et conteret et pertransiet.

40. "At the time of the end the king of the south shall attack him; but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

41. Et introibit in terram gloriosam, et multae corruent; hae autem solae salvabuntur de manu eius: Edom et Moab et principium filiorum Ammon.

41. He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.

42. Et mittet manum suam in terras, et terra Aegypti non effugiet;

42. He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

43. et dominabitur thesaurorum auri et argenti et in omnibus pretiosis Aegypti, et Libyes et Aethiopes in vestigia eius transibunt.

43. He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow in his train.

44. Et fama turbabit eum ab oriente et ab aquilone; et veniet in ira magna, ut conterat et interficiat plurimos,

44. But tidings from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate and utterly destroy many.

45. et figet tabernacula palatii sui inter maria super montem sanctum decoris; et veniet usque ad summitatem eius, et nemo auxiliabitur ei.

45. And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.