29 “At the appointed time he will return and he will come into the south, but it will not be ⌊as it was before⌋.y 30 And the ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart, and he will turn back, and he will be enraged ⌊against the holy covenant⌋,z and he will take action, and he will turn back, and he will pay attention to those who forsake ⌊the holy covenant⌋.a 31 And military forces from him ⌊will occupy⌋b and will profanec the ⌊sanctuary stronghold⌋,d and they will abolish the regular burnt offering, and they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.

32 “And those who violate the covenant he will seduce with flattery, but the persons who know their Gode will stand firm and will take action. 33 And those who have insight ⌊will instruct⌋f the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder ⌊for some time⌋.g 34 And ⌊when they fall⌋h they will receive little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 And even some of those ⌊who have insight⌋i will falli in order for them to be refined by it, and to be purified and cleansed until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.

36 “Then the king will do ⌊as he pleases⌋,j and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things ⌊against⌋k the God of gods, yet he will succeed until the period of anger is finished, for what is determined will be done. 37 He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors,l or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods. 38 But ⌊instead⌋m he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestorsn did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stoneso and with costly gifts. 39 And he will deal with the ⌊fortified strongholds⌋p with the help of ⌊a foreign god⌋;q and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to ruler over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.