Daniel 11

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

1 又說：「當米底亞王大流士元年，我曾起來扶助米迦勒，使他堅強。」

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 現在我將真事指示你： 「波斯還有三王興起，第四王必富足遠勝諸王。他因富足成為強盛，就必激動大眾攻擊希臘國。

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

3 必有一個勇敢的王興起，執掌大權，隨意而行。

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 他興起的時候，他的國必破裂，向天的四方 分開，卻不歸他的後裔，治國的權勢也都不及他；因為他的國必被拔出，歸與他後裔之外的人。

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 「南方的王必強盛，他將帥中必有一個比他更強盛，執掌權柄，他的權柄甚大。

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 過些年後，他們必互相連合，南方王的女兒必就了北方王來立約；但這女子幫助之力存立不住，王和他所倚靠之力也不能存立。這女子和引導她來的，並生她的，以及當時扶助她的，都必交與死地。

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 但這女子的本家 必另生一子 繼續王位，他必率領軍隊進入北方王的保障，攻擊他們，而且得勝；

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 並將他們的神像和鑄成的偶像，與金銀的寶器掠到埃及去。數年之內，他不去攻擊北方的王。

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

9 北方的王 必入南方王的國，卻要仍回本地。

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 的二子必動干戈，招聚許多軍兵。這軍兵前去，如洪水氾濫，又必再去爭戰，直到南方王的保障。

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 南方王必發烈怒，出來與北方王爭戰，擺列大軍；北方王的軍兵必交付他手。

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 他的眾軍高傲，他的心也必自高；他雖使數萬人仆倒，卻不得常勝。

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 「北方王必回來擺列大軍，比先前的更多。滿了所定的年數，他必率領大軍，帶極多的軍裝來。

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 那時，必有許多人起來攻擊南方王，並且你本國的強暴人必興起，要應驗那異象，他們卻要敗亡。

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 北方王必來築壘攻取堅固城；南方的軍兵必站立不住，就是選擇的精兵 也無力站住。

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 來攻擊他的，必任意而行，無人在北方王 面前站立得住。他必站在那榮美之地，用手施行毀滅。

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 「他必定意用全國之力而來，立公正的約，照約而行，將自己的女兒給南方王為妻，想要敗壞他 ，這計卻不得成就，與自己毫無益處。

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 其後他必轉回奪取了許多海島。但有一大帥，除掉他令人受的羞辱，並且使這羞辱歸他本身。

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 他就必轉向本地的保障，卻要絆跌仆倒，歸於無有。

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 「那時，必有一人興起接續他為王，使橫征暴斂的人通行國中的榮美地。這王不多日就必滅亡，卻不因忿怒，也不因爭戰。」

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 「必有一個卑鄙的人興起接續為王，人未曾將國的尊榮給他，他卻趁人坦然無備的時候，用諂媚的話得國。

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

22 必有無數的軍兵勢如洪水，在他面前沖沒敗壞；同盟的君也必如此。

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

23 與那君結盟之後，他必行詭詐，因為他必上來以微小的軍 成為強盛。

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 趁人坦然無備的時候，他必來到國中極肥美之地，行他列祖和他列祖之祖所未曾行的，將擄物、掠物，和財寶散給眾人，又要設計攻打保障，然而這都是暫時的。

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 「他必奮勇向前，率領大軍攻擊南方王；南方王也必以極大極強的軍兵與他爭戰，卻站立不住，因為有人設計謀害南方王。

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

26 吃王膳的，必敗壞他；他的軍隊必被沖沒，而且被殺的甚多。

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 至於這二王，他們心懷惡計，同席說謊，計謀卻不成就；因為到了定期，事就了結。

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 必帶許多財寶回往本國，他的心反對聖約，任意而行，回到本地。

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

29 「到了定期，他必返回，來到南方。後一次卻不如前一次，

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 因為基提戰船必來攻擊他，他就喪膽而回，又要惱恨聖約，任意而行；他必回來聯絡背棄聖約的人。

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 他必興兵，這兵必褻瀆聖地，就是保障，除掉常獻的燔祭，設立那行毀壞可憎的。

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

32 作惡違背聖約的人，他必用巧言勾引；惟獨認識上帝的子民必剛強行事。

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

33 民間的智慧人必訓誨多人；然而他們多日必倒在刀下，或被火燒，或被擄掠搶奪。

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

34 他們仆倒的時候，稍得扶助，卻有許多人用諂媚的話親近他們。

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 智慧人中有些仆倒的，為要熬煉其餘的人，使他們清淨潔白，直到末了；因為到了定期，事就了結。

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 「王必任意而行，自高自大，超過所有的神，又用奇異的話攻擊萬神之神。他必行事亨通，直到主的忿怒完畢，因為所定的事必然成就。

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 他必不顧他列祖的神，也不顧婦女所羨慕的神，無論何神他都不顧；因為他必自大，高過一切。

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 他倒要敬拜保障的神，用金、銀、寶石和可愛之物敬奉他列祖所不認識的神。

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 他必靠外邦神的幫助，攻破最堅固的保障。凡承認他的，他必將榮耀加給他們，使他們管轄許多人，又為賄賂分地與他們。

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 「到末了，南方王要與他交戰。北方王必用戰車、馬兵，和許多戰船，勢如暴風來攻擊他，也必進入列國，如洪水氾濫。

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 又必進入那榮美之地，有許多國就被傾覆，但以東人、摩押人，和一大半亞捫人必脫離他的手。

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

42 他必伸手攻擊列國；埃及地也不得脫離。

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 他必把持埃及的金銀財寶和各樣的寶物。利比亞人和古實人都必跟從他。

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 但從東方和北方必有消息擾亂他，他就大發烈怒出去，要將多人殺滅淨盡。

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 他必在海和榮美的聖山中間設立他如宮殿的帳幕；然而到了他的結局，必無人能幫助他。」