1 A lso I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ مُلكِ دارِيُوسَ المادِيِّ، وَقَفْتُ أمامَهُ لِأُشَجِّعَهُ وَأُقَوِّيهِ.

2 A nd now will I shew thee the 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 Grecia.

«وَالآنَ سَأُخبِرُكَ بِالحَقِيقَةِ. سَيَكُونُ هُناكَ ثَلاثَةُ مُلُوكٍ آخَرِينَ لِفارِسَ، ثُمَّ سَيَأتِي مَلِكٌ رابِعٌ سَيَجمَعُ ثَروَةً عَظِيمَةً وَسَيَكُونُ أغنَى مِنَ الجَمِيعِ. وَسَتَجلِبُ لَهُ ثَروَتُهُ قُوَّةً أكثَرَ حَتَّى يُثِيرَ الكُلَّ ضِدَّ مَملَكَةِ اليُونانِ.

3 A nd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

ثُمَّ سَيَقُومُ مَلِكٌ يَحكُمُ امبَرَطُورِيَّةً قَوِيَّةً جِدّاً وَيَعمَلُ ما يُرِيدُ.

4 A nd when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

وَفِي قِمَّةِ قُوَّتِهِ، سَتَنكَسِرُ مَملَكَتُهُ وَتُقسَّمُ إلَى جِهاتِ الرِّيحِ الأربَعِ، لَكِنَّها لَنْ تَكُونَ لِنَسلِهِ. وَلَنْ تُحكَمَ بِالطَّرِيقَةِ الَّتِي حُكِمَتْ بِها أثناءَ مُلْكِهِ، لأنَّ مَملَكَتَهُ سَتَتَمَزَّقُ وَتَنتَقِلُ إلَى آخَرِينَ.

5 A nd 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.

«وَسَيَزدادُ مَلِكُ مَملَكَةِ الجَنُوبِ قُوَّةً، وَلَكِنَّ أحَدَ قادَتِهِ سَيَكُونُ أقوَى وَسَيَحكُمُ عَلَى إمبَراطُورِيَّةٍ أعظَمَ.

6 A nd 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 shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

«وَبَعدَ عِدَّةِ سَنَواتٍ سَيَتَحالَفُ الاثْنانِ. وَتَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَةُ مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ مِنْ مَلِكَ الشَّمالِ. لَكِنَّها لَنْ تَملِكَ القُوَّةَ، وَلَنْ يَدُومَ نَسلُها، بَلْ سَتُقتَلُ هِيَ وَابنُها وَالَّذِينَ جاءُوا مَعَها.

7 B ut out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

«ثُمَّ سَيَقُومُ واحِدٌ مِنْ عائِلَتِها فَيَستَولِي عَلَى السُّلطَةِ وَيَأخُذُ مَكانَ مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ. سَيُهاجِمُ حِصنَ مَلِكِ الشَّمالِ وَيَأخُذُهُ.

8 A nd shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

وَسَيَسْبِي الآلِهَةَ وَالأصنامَ وَالأوعِيَةَ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ وَالفِضِّيَّةَ الثَّمِينَةَ الَّتِي فِي الحِصنِ إلَى مِصْرَ، ثُمَّ سَيَترُكُ مَلِكَ الشَّمالِ وَشَأنَهُ لِبِضعِ سَنَواتٍ.

9 S o the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

ثُمَّ سَيُهاجِمُ ذَلِكَ المَلِكُ مَلِكَ الجَنُوبِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَرجِعُ إلَى أرْضِهِ.

10 B ut his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

«وَسَيُثِيرُ أبناءُ مَلِكِ الشَّمالِ حَرباً، وَسَيَجمَعُونَ جَيشاً ضَخماً. سَيَأتِي ذَلِكَ الجَيشُ وَيَجتاحُ كَطُوفانٍ، فَيَصِلُ حَتَّى حِصنِ مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ.

11 A nd the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

وَسَيَغضَبُ مَلِكُ الجَنُوبِ وَيَخرُجُ لِيُحارِبَ مَلِكَ الشَّمالِ فَيُوقِفَ ذَلِكَ الجَيشَ العَظِيمَ الَّذِي سَيَستَسلِمُ لَهُ.

12 A nd 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.

وَحِينَ يُهزَمُ الجَيشُ العَظِيمُ، يَتَكَبَّرُ مَلِكُ الجَنُوبِ، وَيَمُوتُ مِئاتُ الآلافِ مِنَ النّاسِ، لَكِنَّ انتِصارَهُ لَنْ يَدُومْ.

13 F or the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

بَعدَ ذَلِكَ سَيَرجِعُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ بِجَيشٍ أضخَمَ. وَبَعدَ عِدَّةِ سِنِينٍ سَيَتَقَدَّمُ بِجَيشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَعِتادٍ كَثِيرٍ.

14 A nd in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

«فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيُقاوِمُ كَثِيرُونَ مَلِكَ الجَنُوبِ. حَتَّى بَعضٌ مِنْ رِجالِ شَعبِكَ الأشِدّاءِ سَيَتَجَرَّأونَ عَلَى مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ. سَيَكُونُ هَذا إتماماً للرُّؤيا، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَنجَحُوا.

15 S o the king of the north shall come, and cast 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.

وَسَيَتَقَدَّمُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ، وَيَضَعُ حَواجِزَ تُرابِيَّةً لِلحِصارِ، وَيَفتَحُ مَدِينَةً مُحَصَّنَةً. لَنْ تَصمُدَ أمامَهُ قُوّاتُ الجَنُوبِ. وَلا حَتَّى أفضَلُ الجُّنُودِ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أنْ يُقاوِمُوهُ.

16 B ut he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

«وَسَيَفعَلُ المُهاجِمُ كَما يُرِيدُ، فَلَنْ يَستَطِيعَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَقِفَ أمامَهُ. وَسَيَقِفُ فِي الأرْضِ الجَمِيلَةِ وَسَيَكُونُ لَهُ سُلطانٌ عَلَيها لِيُدَمِّرَها.

17 H e shall also set 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, neither be for him.

وَسَيُقَرِّرُ أنْ يَجعَلَ مَملَكَتَهُ قُوِيَّةً جِدّاً، وَلِذا سَيَقطَعُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ عَهْداً مَعَ مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ، ثُمَّ سَيُحاوِلُ تَثبِيتَ ذَلِكَ العَهْدَ بِأنْ يُزَوِّجَهُ إحدَى بَناتِهِ، بِهَدَفِ سَحْقِ المَملَكَةِ الجَنُوبِيَّةِ. وَلَكِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَنْ يَنجَحَ، وَلَنْ يَكُونَ فِي مَصلَحَتِهِ.

18 A fter this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.

«بَعدَ ذَلِكَ سَيُرَكِّزُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ اهتِمامَهُ عَلَى جُزُرِ البَحرِ المُتَوَسِّطِ وَسَواحِلِهِ، وَسَيَأخُذُ الكَثِيرَ مِنها. وَلِكِنَّ قائِداً سُيُوقِفُهُ وَيَضَعُ حَدّاً لِتَكَبُّرِهِ، وَسَيَرُدُّ تَكَبُّرَهُ عَلَى رَأسِهِ.

19 T hen he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

وَلِذا سَيَرجِعُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ إلَى حُصُونِ أرْضِهِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَتَعَثَّرُ وَيَسقُطُ وَلا يَعُودُ يُرَى ثانِيَةً.

20 T hen shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

«وَسَيَأتِي مَكانَهُ مَلِكٌ يُرسِلُ رَسُولاً لِتَحصِيلِ جِبايَةٍ لأجلِ مَجدِ المَملَكَةِ، لَكِنَّ قُوَّتَهُ سَتَنكَسِرُ سَرِيعاً، لَكِنْ لَيسَ بِثَورَةٍ وَلا بِمَعرَكَةٍ.

21 A nd in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

وَسَيَأتِي مَكانَهُ رَجُلٌ مُحتَقَرٌ لَنْ يُمنَحَ بَهاءً مَلَكِيّاً. وَهُوَ سَيَأتِي فِي وَقتِ سَلامٍ وَيَأخُذُ العَرْشَ بِالحِيلَةِ.

22 A nd with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

وَسَيُهاجِمُ جُيُوشاً عَظِيمَةً وَيَهزِمُها، بِمَن فِيهِمْ رَئِيسُ العَهدِ.

23 A nd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

وَبَعدَ أنْ يَضُمَّ أُناساً أكثَرَ إلَى جَماعَتِهِ سَيَظهَرُ مَكرُهُ. وَسَيَزدادُ قُوَّةً بِالرَّغمِ مِنْ قِلَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

24 H e shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

«وَسَيَأتِي فِي وَقتِ سَلامٍ وَأمانٍ إلَى أغنَى البِلادِ وَيَسلِبُ وَيَسرِقُ وَيَأخُذَ غَنِيمَةً، وَهُوَ ما لَمْ يَفعَلْهُ أحَدٌ مِنْ آبائِهِ قَطُّ. وَسَيُخَطِّطُ أنْ يُحاصِرَ مُدُنَهُمُ المُحَصَّنَةَ، وَلَكِنَّ هَذا سَيَحْدُثُ حَتَّى الوَقتِ المُعَيَّنِ فَقَطْ.

25 A nd he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

«ثُمَّ سَيُثِيرُ كُلَّ رَغبَتِهِ وَكُلَّ قُوَّتِهِ وَجَيْشِهِ عَلَى مَلِكِ الجَنُوبِ. وَلِذا سَيَجمَعُ مَلِكُ الجَنُوبِ جَيشاً عَظِيماً وَقَوِيّاً جِدّاً، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيُخدَعُ وَيَخسَرُ.

26 Y ea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

فَحُلَفاؤُهُ الَّذِينَ أطعَمَهُمْ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ سَيَهزِمُونَهُ، وَسَيُهزَمُ جَيشُهُ، وَسَيَسقُطُ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الجُنُودِ قَتلَى.

27 A nd both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

وَسَيَكُونُ لِهَذَينِ المَلِكَينِ خُطَطٌ شِرِّيرَةٌ. سَيَكذِبُ أحَدُهُما عَلَى الآخَرِ وَهُما جالِسانِ إلَى مائِدَةٍ. وَلَكِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَنْ يَنجَحَ، لأنَّ هُناكَ وَقتاً مُعَيَّناً للنِّهايَةِ.

28 T hen shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

وَسَيَرجِعُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ إلَى أرْضِهِ بِثَروَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ. وَفِي طَرِيقِهِ لِلعَودَةِ يُفَكِّرُ بِالإساءَةِ إلَى العَهدِ المُقَدَّسِ. وَسَيَعمَلُ عَمَلَهُ ثُمَّ يَرجِعُ إلَى أرْضِهِ.

29 A t the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

«وَفِي الوَقتِ المُعَيَّنِ سَيَجتاحُ الجَنُوبَ، وَلَكِنَّ هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ لَنْ تَكُونَ كَالمَرَّةِ الأُولَى.

30 F or the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

سَتَأتِي سُفُنٌ مِنْ كتِّيمَ لِتُحارِبَهُ، فَيَخافَ وَيَنسَحِبَ. لَكِنَّ غَضَبَهُ سَيَثُورُ ضِدَّ العَهدِ المُقَدَّسِ. سَيَرجِعُ إلَى أرْضِهِ، وَيُسانِدُ الَّذِينَ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَى العَهْدَ المُقَدَّسَ.

31 A nd arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

وَسَتُنَجِّسُ بَعضُ قُوّاتِهِ الهَيكَلَ وَالحِصْنَ، وَسَيُوقِفُونَ الذَّبائِحَ اليَومِيَّةَ، وَيُقِيمُونَ النَّجِسَ المُخَرِّبَ.

32 A nd such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

«وَسَيَخدَعُ بِاللُّطفِ الكاذِبِ الَّذِينَ تَعَدُّوا عَلَى العَهدِ، أمّا الَّذِينَ يَعرِفُونَ إلَهَهُمْ فَسَيَكُونُونَ ثابِتِينَ وَيُطِيعُونَهُ.

33 A nd they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

وَسَيُساعِدُ عُقَلاءُ الشَّعْبِ كَثِيرِينَ لِيَفهَمُوا، مَعَ أنَّهُمْ قَد يَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلقَتلِ بِالسَّيفِ أوِ النّارِ، أوْ قَد يَتِمُّ أسرُهُمْ لِبَعضِ الوَقتِ.

34 N ow when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

وَحِينَ يَسقُطُ المُصابُونَ، سَتُقّدَّمُ لَهُمْ بَعضُ المُساعَدَةِ، وَسَيَشتَرِكُ فِي مُساعَدَتِهِمْ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ المُرائِينَ.

35 A nd some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

وَحَتَّى بَعضُ العُقَلاءِ سَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ. وَفِي ضِيقِهِمْ تَتِمُّ تَنقِيَتُهُمْ وَتَطهِيرُهُمْ وَتَبيِيضُهُمْ بانتِظارِ النِّهايَةِ. فسَيكُونُ هُناكَ وَقتٌ بَعدُ حَتَّى المَوعِدِ المُحَدَّدِ لِلنِّهايَةِ. المَلِكُ الَّذِي يَرفَعُ نَفسَه

36 A nd the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

«وَسَيَفعَلُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ ما يَشاءُ، فَسَيَرفَعُ نَفسَهُ وَيُعَظِّمُها أكثَرَ مِنْ أيِّ إلَهٍ. سَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ مُرِيعَةٍ ضِدَّ إلَهِ الآلِهَةِ. وَسَيَنجَحُ حَتَّى تَتِمَّ جَمِيعُ الشُّرُورِ. ثُمَّ سَيَتِمُّ ما قَضَى بِهِ اللهُ.

37 N either shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

لَنْ يَعتَرِفَ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ حَتَّى بِآلِهَةِ آبائِهِ، وَلا بِالآلِهَةِ الَّتِي تَشتَهِيها النِّساءُ. لأنَّهُ لَنْ يَعتَرِفَ بِأيِّ إلَهٍ، بَلْ سَيُعَظِّمُ نَفسَهُ عَلَيها جَمِيعاً.

38 B ut in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

لَكِنَّهُ سَيُكرِمُ إلَهَ الحُصُونِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَهتَمَّ بِهِ آباؤُهُ. وَسَيُنفِقُ عَلَيهِ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالحِجارَةِ الكَرِيمَةِ وَغِيرِها مِنَ النَّفائِسِ.

39 T hus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

«وَسَيُعينُهُ إلَهُهُ الغَرِيبُ لِيَقتَحِمَ أقوَى الحُصُونِ. وَسَيُكرِمُ كُلَّ مَنْ يَعتَرِفُ بِهِ مِنَ الحُكَّامِ، وَيَضَعُ كَثِيرينَ تَحتَ سُلطَتِهِمْ، وَيُقَسِّمُ لَهُمُ الأرضَ مُقابِلَ ضَرائِبَ يَدفَعُونَها لَهُ.

40 A nd at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

«وَفِي نِهايَةِ الزَّمَنِ سَيُناطِحُهُ مَلِكُ الجَنُوبِ، وَلَكِنَّ مَلِكَ الشَّمالِ سَيَكتَسِحُ أرْضَهُ بِالمَركَباتِ وَالفُرسانِ وَالسُّفُنِ. فَسَيَجتاحُ مَلِكُ الشَّمالِ الأرْضَ كَطُوفانٍ غامِرٍ.

41 H e shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

ثُمَّ سَيَجتاحُ الأرْضَ الجَمِيلَةَ وَسَيَسقُطُ كَثِيرُونَ. وَهَؤلاءِ هُمْ مَنْ سَيَنجُونَ مِنْ قُوَّتِهِ: أدُومُ وَمُوآبُ وَرُؤَساءُ العَمُّونِيِّينَ

42 H e shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

وَسَيَمُدُّ يَدَهُ طَمَعاً بِبِلادٍ أُخرَى، وَحَتَّى مِصْرُ لَنْ تَنجُو.

43 B ut he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

سَيُسَيطِرُ عَلَى كُنُوزِ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالنَّفائِسِ الأُخرَى الَّتِي تَمتَلِكُها مِصْرُ، وَسَيَخضَعُ لَهُ الِلِّوبِيِّونَ وَالكُوشِيِّونَ.

44 B ut tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

«وَلَكِنَّ أخباراً مِنَ الشَّمالِ الشَّرقِيِّ سَتُزعِجُهُ. وَسَيَخرُجُ بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ لِيُخَرِّبَ وَيَقتُلَ أُناساً كَثِيرِينَ.

45 A nd he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

سَيَنصِبُ خَيمَتَهُ المَلَكِيَّةَ بَينَ البَحرِ وَالجَبَلِ المُقَدَّسِ الجَمِيلِ. ثُمَّ تَأتِي نِهايَتُهُ، وَلا يَجِدُ مَنْ يُساعِدُهُ.