Daniel 10–12

^aIn the third year of Cyrus ^bking of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, ^cwhose name was called Belteshazzar; and ^dthe thing was true, but ^ethe time appointed ^fwas long: and ^ghe understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. ²In those days I Daniel was mourning ^hthree full weeks. ³I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, ⁱneither did I ^janoint myself at all, till ^hthree whole weeks were fulfilled. ⁴And in the four and twentieth day of ^kthe first month, as I was ^lby the side of the great river, which is ^mHiddekel; ⁵Then ⁿI lift up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, ^oa certain man ^pclothed in linen, ^qwhose loins were girded with ^rfine gold of ^sUphaz: ⁶his body also was ^tlike the beryl, and ^uhis face ^vas the appearance of lightning, and ^whis eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and ^xyhis ^zfeet like in colour to polished brass, and ^yathe voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. ⁷And ^bI Daniel alone saw the vision: for ^bthe men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. ⁸Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and ^cthere remained no strength in me: for my ^dcomeliness was turned in me into corruption, and ^eI retained no strength. ⁹Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, ^fthen was I in a deep sleep on my face, and ^fmy face toward the ground. ¹⁰And behold, ^fga hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. ¹¹And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and ^hstand upright: for ⁱunto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood ^ktrembling. ¹²Then said he unto me, ^lFear not, Daniel: for ^mfrom the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and ⁿto chasten thyself before thy God, ^mthy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. ¹³But ^othe prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ^pone and twenty days: but lo, ^qMichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. ¹⁴Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people ^rin the latter days: for ^syet the vision is for ^tmany days. ¹⁵And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set ^umy face toward the ground, and ^vI became dumb. ¹⁶And behold, ^wone ^xlike the similitude of the sons of men ^gytouched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and ^ceI have retained no strength. ¹⁷For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. ¹⁸Then there came again and ^gtouched me ^wone like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, ¹⁹and said, ^zO man greatly beloved, ^afear not: peace be unto thee, ^bbe strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with ^cthe prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of ^dGrecia shall come. ²¹But I will shew thee ^ethat which is noted in the scripture of ^ftruth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but ^cMichael your prince.

XI.Also I ^ain the first year of ^aDarius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

²And now will I shew thee ^bthe truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of ^cGrecia. ³And ^da mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and ^edo according to his will. ⁴And when he shall stand up, ^fhis kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided ^ftoward ^gthe four winds of heaven; and not to ^hhis posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be pluckt up, even for others besides those.

⁵And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. ⁶And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she ⁱshall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and ^kthey that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. ⁷But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into ^othe fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: ⁸and shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their ^lprinces, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. ⁹So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. ¹⁰But his sons ^mshall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and ⁿoverflow, ⁿand pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, ^oeven to his fortress. ¹¹And the king of the south ^pshall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and ^qhe shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. ¹²And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. ¹³For the king of the north shall return, and ^qshall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. ¹⁴And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also ^rthe robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves ^sto establish the vision; but ^tthey shall fall. ¹⁵So the king of the north shall come, and ^ucast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. ¹⁶But he that cometh against him ^eshall do according to his own will, and ^wnone shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. ¹⁷He shall also ^xset his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, ^yneither be for him. ¹⁸After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but ^za prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without ^zzhis own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. ¹⁹Then he shall turn his face towards ^othe fort of his own land: but ^tahe shall stumble ^aand fall, ^band not be found. ²⁰Then shall stand up in his estate ^da raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within ^efew days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

²¹And in his estate ^fshall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in ^gpeaceably, and obtain the kingdom ^hby flatteries. ²²And with the arms of ⁱa flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea also, ^jthe prince of ^kthe covenant. ²³And after the league made with him ^lhe shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong ^fwith a small people. ²⁴He shall enter ^gpeaceably even upon ^mthe fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; ⁿhe shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against ^othe strong holds, even for a time. ²⁵And he shall stir up his power and his courage ^pagainst the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south ^qshall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; ^rbut he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. ²⁶Yea, they that feed of ^sthe portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army ⁱshall overflow: and ^rmany shall fall down slain. ²⁷And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: ^tfor yet the end shall be at the time appointed. ²⁸Then shall he return into his land ^uwith great riches; and ^vhis heart shall be against ^wthe holy covenant; ^xand he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. ^29tAt the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be ^yas the former, or as the latter. ³⁰For the ^zships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation ^vagainst ^wthe holy covenant: ^xso shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with ^athem that forsake ^wthe holy covenant. ³¹And arms shall stand on his part, and ^bthey shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and ^cshall take away the daily sacrifice, and ^dthey shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. ³²And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he ^ecorrupt ^fby flatteries: but the people that do know their God ^gshall be strong, and do exploits. ³³And ^hthey that understand among the people shall instruct many: ⁱyet they shall ^kfall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. ³⁴Now when they ^kshall fall, they shall be ^lholpen ^mwith a little help: but many shall cleave to them ⁿwith flatteries. ³⁵And some of ^hthem of understanding ^kshall fall, ^oto try them, and ^opto purge, and ^oqto make them white, even to ^rthe time of the end: ^sbecause it is yet for a time appointed.

³⁶And the king ^tshall do according to his will; and ^uhe shall exalt himself, and ^vmagnify himself…