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

Y yo mismo, en el año primero de Darío el medo, estuve para animarlo y fortalecerlo. Los reyes del norte y del sur

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.

Y ahora yo te mostraré la verdad. He aquí que aún habrá tres reyes en Persia, y el cuarto se hará de grandes riquezas más que todos ellos; y al hacerse fuerte con sus riquezas, levantará a todos contra el reino de Grecia.

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

Se levantará luego un rey valiente, el cual dominará con gran poder y hará su voluntad.

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.

Pero cuando se haya levantado, su reino será quebrantado y repartido hacia los cuatro vientos del cielo; no a sus descendientes, ni según el dominio con que él dominó; porque su reino será arrancado, y será para otros fuera de ellos.

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.

Y se hará fuerte el rey del sur; mas uno de sus príncipes será más fuerte que él, y se hará poderoso; su dominio será grande.

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.

Al cabo de años harán alianza, y la hija del rey del sur vendrá al rey del norte para hacer la paz. Pero ella no podrá retener la fuerza de su brazo, ni permanecerá él, ni su brazo; porque será entregada ella y los que la habían traído, asimismo su hijo, y los que estaban de parte de ella en aquel tiempo.

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:

Pero un renuevo de sus raíces se levantará sobre su trono, y vendrá con ejército contra el rey del norte, y entrará en la fortaleza, y hará en ellos a su arbitrio, y predominará.

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.

Y aun a los dioses de ellos, sus imágenes fundidas y sus objetos preciosos de plata y de oro, llevará cautivos a Egipto; y por años se mantendrá él contra el rey del norte.

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

Así entrará en el reino el rey del sur, y volverá a su tierra.

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.

Mas los hijos de aquél se airarán, y reunirán multitud de grandes ejércitos; y vendrá apresuradamente e inundará, y pasará adelante; luego volverá y llevará la guerra hasta su fortaleza.

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.

Por lo cual se enfurecerá el rey del sur, y saldrá y peleará contra el rey del norte; y pondrá en campaña multitud grande, y toda aquella multitud será entregada en su mano.

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.

Y al llevarse él la multitud, se elevará su corazón, y derribará a muchos millares; mas no prevalecerá.

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.

Y el rey del norte volverá a poner en campaña una multitud mayor que la primera, y al cabo de algunos años vendrá apresuradamente con gran ejército y con muchas riquezas.

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.

En aquellos tiempos se levantarán muchos contra el rey del sur; y hombres turbulentos de tu pueblo se levantarán para cumplir la visión, pero ellos caerán.

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.

Vendrá, pues, el rey del norte, y levantará baluartes, y tomará la ciudad fuerte; y las fuerzas del sur no podrán sostenerse, ni sus tropas escogidas, porque no habrá fuerzas para resistir.

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.

Y el que vendrá contra él hará su voluntad, y no habrá quien se le pueda enfrentar; y estará en la tierra gloriosa, la cual será consumida en su poder.

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.

Afirmará luego su rostro para venir con el poder de todo su reino; y hará con aquél convenios, y le dará una hija de mujeres para destruirle; pero no permanecerá, ni tendrá éxito.

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.

Volverá después su rostro a las costas, y tomará muchas; mas un príncipe hará cesar su afrenta, y aun hará volver sobre él su oprobio.

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.

Luego volverá su rostro a las fortalezas de su tierra; mas tropezará y caerá, y no será hallado.

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.

Y se levantará en su lugar uno que hará pasar un cobrador de tributos por la gloria del reino; pero en pocos días será quebrantado, aunque no en ira, ni en batalla.

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.

Y le sucederá en su lugar un hombre despreciable, al cual no darán la honra del reino; pero vendrá sin aviso y tomará el reino con halagos.

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.

Las fuerzas enemigas serán barridas delante de él como con inundación de aguas; serán del todo destruidos, junto con el príncipe del pacto.

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.

Y después del pacto con él, engañará y subirá, y saldrá vencedor con poca gente.

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.

Estando la provincia en paz y en abundancia, entrará y hará lo que no hicieron sus padres, ni los padres de sus padres; botín, despojos y riquezas repartirá a sus soldados, y contra las fortalezas formará sus designios; y esto por un tiempo.

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.

Y despertará sus fuerzas y su ardor contra el rey del sur con gran ejército; y el rey del sur se empeñará en la guerra con grande y muy fuerte ejército; mas no prevalecerá, porque le harán traición.

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.

Aun los que coman de sus manjares le quebrantarán; y su ejército será destruido, y caerán muchos muertos.

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.

El corazón de estos dos reyes será para hacer mal, y en una misma mesa hablarán mentira; mas no servirá de nada, porque el plazo aún no habrá llegado.

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.

Y volverá a su tierra con gran riqueza, y su corazón será contra el pacto santo; hará su voluntad, y volverá a su tierra.

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.

Al tiempo señalado volverá al sur; mas no será la postrera venida como la primera.

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.

Porque vendrán contra él naves de Quitim, y él se contristará, y volverá, y se enojará contra el pacto santo, y hará según su voluntad; volverá, pues, y se entenderá con los que abandonen el santo pacto.

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.

Y se levantarán de su parte tropas que profanarán el santuario y la fortaleza, y quitarán el continuo sacrificio, y pondrán la abominación desoladora.

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.

Con lisonjas seducirá a los violadores del pacto; mas el pueblo que conoce a su Dios se esforzará y actuará.

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.

Y los sabios del pueblo instruirán a muchos; y por algunos días caerán a espada y a fuego, en cautividad y despojo.

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

Y en su caída serán ayudados de pequeño socorro; y muchos se juntarán a ellos con lisonjas.

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.

También algunos de los sabios caerán para ser depurados y limpiados y emblanquecidos, hasta el tiempo determinado; porque aun para esto hay plazo.

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.

Y el rey hará su voluntad, y se ensoberbecerá, y se engrandecerá sobre todo dios; y contra el Dios de los dioses hablará maravillas, y prosperará, hasta que sea consumada la ira; porque lo determinado se cumplirá.

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.

Del Dios de sus padres no hará caso, ni del amor de las mujeres; ni respetará a dios alguno, porque sobre todo se engrandecerá.

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.

Mas honrará en su lugar al dios de las fortalezas, dios que sus padres no conocieron; lo honrará con oro y plata, con piedras preciosas y con cosas de gran precio.

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.

Con un dios ajeno se hará de las fortalezas más inexpugnables, y colmará de honores a los que le reconozcan, y por precio repartirá la tierra.

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.

Pero al cabo del tiempo el rey del sur contenderá con él; y el rey del norte se levantará contra él como una tempestad, con carros y gente de a caballo, y muchas naves; y entrará por las tierras, e inundará, y pasará.

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.

Entrará a la tierra gloriosa, y muchas provincias caerán; mas éstas escaparán de su mano: Edom y Moab, y la mayoría de los hijos de Amón.

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

Extenderá su mano contra las tierras, y no escapará el país de Egipto.

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.

Y se apoderará de los tesoros de oro y plata, y de todas las cosas preciosas de Egipto; y los de Libia y de Etiopía le seguirán.

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.

Pero noticias del oriente y del norte lo atemorizarán, y saldrá con gran ira para destruir y matar a muchos.

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.

Y plantará las tiendas de su palacio entre los mares y el monte glorioso y santo; mas llegará a su fin, y no tendrá quien le ayude.