Daniel 11

1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.

1 “玛代人大流士元年，我去帮助、护卫米迦勒。

2 Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

2 现在我要把真相告诉你。波斯将再有三位王兴起，随后的第四位王远比其他王富有。他靠财富强盛后，便会煽动众民去攻打希腊国。

3 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.

3 那时必有一位英勇的王兴起，执掌大权，随心所欲。

4 But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.

4 但他兴起后不久，他的国必土崩瓦解，在天下一分为四，既不归他的后代统治，也不如他掌权时强盛。因为他的国必被连根拔除，归给外人。

5 The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.

5 “南方王必强盛，他的将领中将有一位比他更强盛，这人执掌王权，势力强大。

6 After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.

6 若干年后，南方王将与北方王联盟。南方王的女儿将到北方王那里缔结盟约。但她必保不住自己的势力，王权也无法长久。她和她的随从、父亲及辅佐者必遭杀害。

7 But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.

7 “她家族中必有一人继承王位，率军攻打北方王的军队，侵入他的堡垒，击败他们，

8 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,

8 将他们的神像、铸造的偶像及金银宝器掳到埃及。此后数年，他不再去攻击北方王。

9 who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.

9 后来，北方王必侵入南方王的国土，但终必撤回本国。

10 But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.

10 “北方王的儿子们必发动战争，召集大军，如洪水席卷而来，直打到南方王的堡垒。

11 In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.

11 南方王必大怒，出来迎战北方王的大军，并击败他们。

12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.

12 南方王获胜后必心高气傲，杀戮成千上万的人，但他的胜利不能持久。

13 For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

13 因为北方王必召集更庞大的军队，并于数年后带着大量装备卷土重来。

14 In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.

14 “那时，许多人必起来反抗南方王。你同胞中的残暴之徒也必反叛，从而使异象应验，但他们必失败。

15 Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.

15 北方王必修筑高台攻取南方王的坚城，南方的军兵必无力抵挡，就是精兵也抵挡不住。

16 The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.

16 北方王必为所欲为，所向无敌。他必侵占佳美之地，手握毁灭之权。

17 He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.

17 他决意倾全国之力而来，与南方王建立联盟，并将自己的女儿嫁给南方王，旨在推翻他的国。但北方王的计划必然失败，毫无收益。

18 Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.

18 “后来，他将转而攻打沿海地区，征服许多地方。但一位将领必终结他的嚣张气焰，使他自取其辱。

19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.

19 他将返回本国的堡垒，从此一蹶不振，销声匿迹。

20 In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.

20 继承他王位的人将派税吏横征暴敛，以维持王国的荣耀。但不久他必灭亡，并非死于民怨，也非死于战争。

21 In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

21 “接着继位的是一个卑鄙的人。他无权继位，却乘人不备用奸计篡位。

22 Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.

22 他横扫千军，击溃他们，包括盟国的王。

23 After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.

23 他与人结盟后，必行欺诈，借不多的人掌握大权。

24 In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.

24 他必乘人不备入侵最富庶的地区，行他祖先从未行过的事，将掳掠的财物分给部下，并策划攻打堡垒，但这都是短暂的。

25 And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.

25 他集中力量，鼓起勇气，率领大军进攻南方王。南方王也率领强大的军队迎战，却敌不过他，因为有人暗算南方王。

26 Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.

26 南方王必遭亲信暗算，全军溃败，许多人被杀。

27 And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.

27 两个王心怀叵测，同席而坐，尔虞我诈，但都不成功，因为结局必在所定的时间到来。

28 The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.

28 北方王必带着大量财物回国，但他决意反对圣约。他必任意妄为，然后返回本国。

29 At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.

29 “到了所定的时间，他必再次攻打南方，但结果与上次不同，

30 Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

30 因为基提的战船必来攻击他，使他丧胆而回。他必恼恨圣约，任意妄为，回来支持背弃圣约的人。

31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.

31 他的军队必亵渎作圣所的堡垒，废除日常献的祭，设立带来毁灭的可憎之物。

32 With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

32 他必花言巧语笼络违背圣约的人，但认识上帝的人必奋起反抗。

33 Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.

33 那些智者必教导许多民众，但他们将在一段时间内被刀剑杀戮，或被烧死，或被掳去，或被抢掠。

34 Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.

34 他们倒下时会得到一点援助，许多人并非真心实意地加入他们的行列。

35 Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

35 有些智者将被害，但这是为了熬炼、净化他们，使他们洁白无瑕，一直到末了。因为结局必在所定的时间到来。

36 Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.

36 “北方王必任意妄为，自高自大，自以为超越一切神明，肆意诋毁万神之神。他必亨通，一直到上帝发烈怒的日子结束。因为所定的必定成就。

37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.

37 他不尊崇他祖先的神明，也不尊崇妇女们爱慕的神明或其他任何神明，因为他自认为超越一切。

38 And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

38 他反倒敬奉他祖先不认识的堡垒之神，向它献上金银宝石及贵重的礼物。

39 He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

39 他必靠外族神明的帮助攻打坚固的堡垒，将极大的尊荣赐给顺从他的人，派他们治理民众，分给他们土地作奖赏。

40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

40 “到了末后，南方王必与北方王交战。北方王必率领战车、骑兵和大批战船攻击他，又如洪水般横扫列国。

41 He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.

41 他必侵入佳美之地，杀死成千上万的人，只有以东、摩押及亚扪人的首领得以逃脱。

42 He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.

42 他必攻击列国，埃及也无法逃脱。

43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.

43 他必掌管埃及的金银财宝，利比亚人和古实人必归顺他。

44 But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.

44 但从东方和北方传来的消息必令他震惊，他必大怒，出兵杀戮、毁灭许多人。

45 He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

45 他必在海和荣美的圣山之间搭起他宫殿般的帐幕。但他必灭亡，无人相助。