Daniel 11

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

1 «فَقَدْ سَبَقَ لِي فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ حُكْمِ دَارِيُّوسَ الْمَادِيِّ أَنْ آزَرْتُهُ وَشَدَّدْتُهُ.

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 وَالآنَ لأَكْشِفَنَّ لَكَ الْحَقِيقَةَ، فَهَا ثَلاثَةُ مُلُوكٍ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ حُكْمَ فَارِسَ، يَعْقُبُهُمْ رَابِعٌ يَكُونُ أَوْفَرَهُمْ ثَرَاءً. وَبِفَضْلِ قُوَّةِ غِنَاهُ يُثِيرُ الْجَمِيعَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ الْيُونَانِ.

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

3 وَلَكِنْ لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ فِي الْيُونَانِ مَلِكٌ عَاتٍ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِسُلْطَانٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَحْلُو لَهُ.

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 وَلَكِنْ فِي ذِرْوَةِ قُوَّتِهِ تَنْقَسِمُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ إِلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، فَلا تَكُونُ لِعَقِبِهِ، وَلا تَكُونُ فِي مِثْلِ قُوَّةِ مُلْكِهِ، بَلْ يَتَوَلّاهَا آخَرُونَ. أَمَّا سُلْطَانُهُ فَيَنْقَرِضُ.

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 ثُمَّ تَنْمُو قُوَّةُ الْجَنُوبِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ وَاحِداً مِنْ قُوَّادِ مَلِكِ الْيُونَانِ الْمُنْقَرِضِ يُصْبِحُ أَكْثَرَ قُوَّةً مِنْهُ، وَيَتَّسِعُ نُفُوذُهُ وَسُلْطَانُهُ.

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 وَبَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ يَعْقِدُ الْمَلِكَانِ مُعَاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ، تُصْبِحُ فِيهَا ابْنَةُ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ زَوْجَةً لِمَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا تَفْقِدُ تَأْثِيرَهَا عَلَيْهِ، فَلا تَتَحَقَّقُ لَهَا وَلا لأَبِيهَا وَلا لاِبْنِهَا وَلا لِمَنْ آزَرَهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَوْقَاتِ آمَالٌ.

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 وَيَتَوَلَّى مِنْ فَرْعِ أُصُولِهَا (أَيْ أَخُوهَا) الْمُلْكَ، فَيَزْحَفُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشٍ وَيَقْتَحِمُ حِصْنَ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ وَيُنَكِّلُ بِهِمْ وَيَقْهَرُهُمْ.

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 وَيَسْبِي إِلَى مِصْرَ آلِهَتَهُمْ مَعَ أَصْنَامِهِمْ وَالآنِيَةِ النَّفِيسَةِ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ. ثُمَّ يَتَوَقَّفُ عَنْ مُحَارَبَةِ مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ لِعِدَّةِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

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

9 ثُمَّ يَغْزُو مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ أَرْضَ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ وَلَكِنَّهُ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ فَاشِلاً.

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 إِلا أَنَّ بَنِي مَلِكِ الشِّمَالِ يَثُورُونَ وَيَحْشِدُونَ جُيُوشاً عَظِيمَةً، تَتَقَدَّمُ كَالطُّوفَانِ عَبْرَ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَهْجُمُ عَلَى أَرْضِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الْعَاصِمَةَ.

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 فَيَنْفَجِرُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ غَيْظاً، فَيُجَنِّدُ جُيُوشاً هَائِلَةً وَيَخْرُجُ وَيُحَارِبُ مَلِكَ الشِّمَالِ وَيَقْهَرُ جُيُوشَهُ

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 وَيَقْضِي عَلَيْهَا، وَيُفْنِي عَشَرَاتِ الأُلُوفِ، وَيَشْمَخُ قَلْبُهُ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ

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 مَلِكَ الشِّمَالِ لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يُجَنِّدَ جَيْشاً عَرَمْرَماً أَضْخَمَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ السَّابِقِ، وَبَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ يَزْحَفُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ الْكَبِيرَةِ وَعُدَّتِهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ.

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 وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ يَتَمَرَّدُ كَثِيرُونَ عَلَى مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ، وَيَثُورُ الْمُتَمَرِّدُونَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ شَعْبِكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يُخْفِقُونَ، وَذَلِكَ لإِتْمَامِ الرُّؤْيَا.

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 وَيُقْبِلُ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ وَيُقِيمُ مَتَارِيسَ الْحِصَارِ، وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى مَدِينَةٍ مُحَصَّنَةٍ، وَتَعْجِزُ قُوَّاتُ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ وَفِرَقُهُ الْمُنْتَخَبَةُ عَنْ صَدِّهِ، لأَنَّهَا تَفْقِدُ كُلَّ قُوَّةٍ.

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 أَمَّا الْمَلِكُ الْغَازِي فَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ، ولا أَحَدَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِهِ. وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ الْبَهِيَّةِ وَيُخْضِعُهَا لِسُلْطَانِهِ.

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 وَيُوَطِّدُ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى دُخُولِ أَرْضِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ بِكُلِّ جُيُوشِهِ، إِلّا أَنَّهُ يَحْمِلُ مَعَهُ شُرُوطَ صُلْحٍ. وَيُزَوِّجُ مَلِكَ الْجَنُوبِ مِنِ ابْنَتِهِ لِتَكُونَ لَهُ عَيْناً علَيْهِ. وَلَكِنَّ خُطَّتَهُ لَا يُحَالِفُهَا النَّجَاحُ.

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 فَيَتَحَوَّلُ نَحْوَ مُدُنِ سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِنْهَا، غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَائِداً يَرُدُّهُ عَنْهَا وَيُلْحِقُ بِهِ عَارَ الْهَزِيمَةِ.

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 فَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى حُصُونِ أَرْضِهِ، فَتَعْتَرِضُهُ الْعَقَبَاتُ فِي أَثْنَاءِ عَوْدَتِهِ فَيَتَعَثَّرُ وَيَخْتَفِي ذِكْرُهُ.

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 ثُمَّ يَعْتَلِي الْعَرْشَ بَعْدَهُ مَنْ يَبْعَثُ جُبَاةَ الْجِزْيَةِ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ فِي غُضُونِ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ تُصِيبُهُ الْهَزِيمَةُ مِنْ غَيْرِ فِتْنَةٍ وَلا حَرْبٍ.

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 وَيَخْلِفُهُ حَقِيرٌ لَمْ يُنْعَمْ عَلَيْهِ بِجَلالِ الْمُلْكِ، إِنَّمَا يُحْرِزُ الْعَرْشَ فَجْأَةً، وَيَتَوَلَّى زِمَامَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ بِالتَّمَلُّقِ.

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

22 وَيَمْحَقُ جُيُوشاً بِأَسْرِهَا فَتَنْدَحِرُ أَمَامَهُ، وَمِنْ جُمْلَتِهِمْ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ.

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

23 وَمُنْذُ اللَّحْظَةِ الَّتِي يُبْرِمُ فِيهَا عَهْداً يَتَصَرَّفُ بِمَكْرٍ، وَيُحْرِزُ قُوَّةً وَعَظَمَةً بِنَفَرٍ قَلِيلٍ،

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 يَقْتَحِمُ فَجْأَةً أَخْصَبَ الْبِلادِ، وَيَرْتَكِبُ مِنَ الْمُوبِقَاتِ مَا لَمْ يَرْتَكِبْهُ آبَاؤُهُ وَلا أَسْلافُهُ. وَيُغْدِقُ الثَّرَاءَ عَلَى أَعْوَانِهِ مِمَّا نَهَبَهُ وَغَنِمَهُ، وَيَرْسِمُ خُطَطاً لِلاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى الْحُصُونِ، إِنَّمَا يَحْدُثُ هَذَا إِلَى أَمَدٍ وَجِيزٍ.

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 وَيَسْتَثِيرُ هِمَّتَهُ وَيُجَنِّدُ قُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ مَلِكِ الْجَنُوبِ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَيَتَأَهَّبُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ لِلْقِتَالِ بِجَيْشٍ ضَخْمٍ وَقَوِيٍّ جِدّاً، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَصْمُدُ، لأَنَّ أَعْدَاءَهُ يَتَآمَرُونَ عَلَيْهِ.

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

26 وَيَخُونُهُ الآكِلُونَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ الشَّهِيِّ، وَيَنْدَحِرُ جَيْشُهُ وَيُصْرَعُ كَثِيرُونَ.

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 وَيُضْمِرُ هَذَانِ الْمَلِكَانِ ارْتِكَابَ الْمَكَائِدِ، وَيَنْطِقَانِ بِالْكَذِبِ وَهُمَا يَجْلِسَانِ عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، وَلا يُفْلِحَانِ لأَنَّ مَوْعِدَ حُلُولِ قَضَاءِ اللهِ بَاتَ وَشِيكاً.

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 وَيَرْجِعُ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ إِلَى بِلادِهِ بِغِنىً جَزِيلٍ، وَفِي قَلْبِهِ أَنْ يُدَمِّرَ أَرْضَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ.

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

29 وَفِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُقَرَّرِ يَعُودُ وَيَقْتَحِمُ أَرْضَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَلَكِنَّ حَمْلَتَهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ لَا تَكُونُ مُمَاثِلَةً لِلْحَمْلَتَيْنِ السَّابِقَتَيْنِ.

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 إِذْ تَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ سُفُنٌ حَرْبِيَّةٌ مِنْ قُبْرُصَ، فَيَعْتَرِيهِ يَأْسٌ وَيَغْلِي غَيْظاً عَلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَيَصْغَى إِلَى مَشُورَةِ رَافِضِي الْعَهْدِ الْمُقَدَّسِ.

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 فَتُهَاجِمُ بَعْضُ قُوَّاتِهِ حِصْنَ الْهَيْكَلِ وَتُنَجِّسُهُ، وَتُزِيلُ الْمُحْرَقَةَ الدَّائِمَةَ، وَتَنْصِبُ الرِّجْسَ الْمُخَرِّبَ (أَيِ الْوَثَنَ).

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

32 وَيُغْوِي بِالتَّمَلُّقِ الْمُتَعَدِّينَ عَلَى عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ. أَمَّا الشَّعْبُ الَّذِينَ يَعْرِفُونَ إِلَهَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَصْمُدُونَ وَيُقَاوِمُونَ.

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

33 وَالْعَارِفُونَ مِنْهُمْ يُعَلِّمُونَ كَثِيرِينَ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ يُقْتَلُونَ بِالسَّيْفِ وَالنَّارِ وَيَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلأَسْرِ وَالنَّهْبِ أَيَّاماً.

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

34 وَلا يَلْقَوْنَ عِنْدَ سُقُوطِهِمْ إِلّا عَوْناً قَلِيلاً، وَيَنْضَمُّ إِلَيْهِمْ كَثِيرُونَ نِفَاقاً.

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 وَيَعْثُرُ بَعْضُ الْحُكَمَاءِ تَمْحِيصاً لَهُمْ وَتَنْقِيَةً، حَتَّى يَأْزِفَ وَقْتُ النِّهَايَةِ فِي وَقْتِ اللهِ الْمُعَيَّنِ.

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 وَيَصْنَعُ الْمَلِكُ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ، وَيَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى كُلِّ إِلَهٍ، وَيُجَدِّفُ بِالْعَظَائِمِ عَلَى إِلَهِ الآلِهَةِ، وَيُفْلِحُ، إِلَى أَنْ يَحِينَ اكْتِمَالُ الْغَضَبِ إِذْ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتِمَّ مَا قَضَى اللهُ بِهِ.

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 وَلَنْ يُبَالِيَ هَذَا الْمَلِكُ بِآلِهَةِ آبَائِهِ وَلا بِمَعْبُودِ النِّسَاءِ، وَلا بِأَيِّ وَثَنٍ آخَرَ إِذْ يَتَعَظَّمُ عَلَى الْكُلِّ.

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 إِنَّمَا يُكْرِمُ إِلَهَ الْحُصُونِ بَدَلاً مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ إِلَهٌ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ آبَاؤُهُ، وَيُكْرِمُهُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَالنَّفَائِسِ.

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 وَيَقْتَحِمُ الْقِلاعَ الْمُحَصَّنَةَ بِاسْمِ إِلَهٍ غَرِيبٍ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِهِ يُغْدِقُ عَلَيْهِ الإِكْرَامَ، وَيُوَلِّيهِ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ، وَيَقْسِمُ الأَرْضَ بَيْنَهُمْ، أُجْرَةً لَهُمْ.

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 وَعِنْدَمَا تَأْزِفُ النِّهَايَةُ يُحَارِبُهُ مَلِكُ الْجَنُوبِ، فَيَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ مَلِكُ الشِّمَالِ كَالزَّوْبَعَةِ بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ وَسُفُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَيَقْتَحِمُ دِيَارَهُ كَالطُّوفَانِ الْجَارِفِ.

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 وَيَغْزُو أَرْضَ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَسْقُطُ عَشَرَاتُ الأُلُوفِ صَرْعَى، وَلا يَنْجُو مِنْهُ سِوَى أَرْضِ أَدُومَ وَأَرْضِ مُوآبَ وَالْجُزْءِ الأَكْبَرِ مِنْ أَرْضِ عَمُّونَ.

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

42 يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الأَرَاضِي فَلا تُفْلِتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَرْضُ مِصْرَ.

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 وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كُنُوزِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَعَلَى كُلِّ ذَخَائِرِ مِصْرَ. وَيَسِيرُ اللِّيبِيُّونَ وَالكُوشِيُّونَ فِي رِكَابِهِ.

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 وَتَبْلُغُهُ أَخْبَارٌ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ، فَيَرْجِعُ بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ لِيُدَمِّرَ وَيَقْضِيَ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ،

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 وَيَنْصُبُ خَيْمَتَهُ الْمَلَكِيَّةَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرِ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَبْلُغُ نِهَايَةَ مَصِيرِهِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ نَصِيرٍ».