1 » También yo en el primer año de Darío, el medo, estuve para animarlo y fortalecerlo. Los reyes del norte y del sur

And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

2 » Ahora yo te mostraré la verdad. Aún habrá tres reyes en Persia, y el cuarto se hará de grandes riquezas, más que todos ellos. Éste, al hacerse fuerte con sus riquezas, levantará a todos contra el reino de Grecia.

And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall enrich himself with great riches more than all; and when he hath become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

3 S e levantará luego un rey valiente, que dominará con gran poder y hará su voluntad.

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

4 P ero cuando se haya levantado, su reino será quebrantado y repartido hacia los cuatro vientos del cielo; pero no será para sus descendientes, ni según el dominio con que él dominó, porque su reino quedará deshecho y será para otros aparte de ellos.

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.

5 » El rey del sur se hará fuerte, pero uno de sus príncipes será más fuerte que él, se hará poderoso y su dominio será grande.

And the king of the south, who is one of his princes, shall be strong; but shall be stronger than he, and have dominion: his dominion shall be a great dominion.

6 A l cabo de unos 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, y ni él ni su brazo permanecerán; porque ella será entregada a la muerte, y también los que la habían traído, y su hijo y los que estaban de parte de ella en aquel tiempo.

And after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in times.

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

But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.

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

He shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall subsist for more years than the king of the north;

9 A sí entrará en el reino el rey del sur, y volverá a su tierra.

and shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but shall return into his own land.

10 » Pero los hijos de aquél se airarán y reunirán multitud de grandes ejércitos. Vendrá uno apresuradamente, inundará y pasará adelante; luego volverá y llevará la guerra hasta su fortaleza.

And his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.

11 P or eso se enfurecerá el rey del sur, y saldrá y peleará contra el rey del norte; éste pondrá en campaña una gran multitud, pero toda esa multitud será entregada en manos de aquél.

And the king of the south shall be enraged, and shall come forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

12 A l llevarse él la multitud, se elevará su corazón y derribará a muchos millares; pero no prevalecerá.

And when the multitude shall have been taken away, his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down myriads; but he shall not prevail.

13 E l rey del norte volverá a poner en campaña una multitud, mayor que la primera, y al cabo de algunos años vendrá rápidamente, con un gran ejército y muchas riquezas.

For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance.

14 » En aquellos tiempos se levantarán muchos contra el rey del sur. Hombres turbulentos de tu pueblo se levantarán, para que se cumpla la visión, pero caerán.

And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

15 V endrá, pues, el rey del norte, 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.

And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.

16 E l que vendrá contra él hará su propia voluntad, y no habrá quien se le pueda enfrentar; y permanecerá en la tierra gloriosa, que será consumida bajo su poder.

And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and destruction shall be in his hand.

17 A firmará luego su rostro para venir con el poder de todo su reino. Hará convenios con aquél, y le dará una hija por mujer, para destruirlo; pero no permanecerá ni tendrá éxito.

And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he shall practise; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him.

18 V olverá después su rostro a las costas, y tomará muchas; pero un príncipe le hará cesar en su afrenta, y aun hará volver sobre él su oprobio.

And he shall turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease: he shall turn it upon him, without reproach for himself.

19 L uego volverá su rostro a las fortalezas de su tierra; pero tropezará y caerá, y no será hallado.

And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

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

And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but in a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

21 » Ocupará su lugar un hombre despreciable, al cual no darán la honra del reino. Vendrá sin aviso y tomará el reino con halagos.

And in his place 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.

22 L as fuerzas enemigas serán barridas delante de él como por inundación de aguas; serán del todo destruidas, junto con el príncipe del pacto.

And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.

23 É l, después del pacto, engañará, subirá y saldrá vencedor con poca gente.

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

24 E stando 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 entre sus soldados, y contra las fortalezas formará sus designios. Esto durará un tiempo.

In time of peace shall he enter even into 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 prey, and spoil, and substance, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time.

25 » Despertará sus fuerzas y su ardor con un gran ejército, contra el rey del sur, y el rey del sur se empeñará en la guerra con un ejército grande y muy fuerte; pero no prevalecerá, porque le harán traición.

And 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 engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall plan devices against him.

26 A un los que coman de sus manjares lo quebrantarán; su ejército será destruido, y muchos caerán muertos.

And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.

27 E n su corazón, estos dos reyes tramarán hacer mal. Sentados a una misma mesa, se mentirán el uno al otro; pero no servirá de nada, porque el plazo aún no habrá llegado.

And both these kings' hearts mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

28 É l volverá a su tierra con gran riqueza, y pondrá su corazón contra el pacto santo; hará su voluntad y volverá a su tierra.

And he shall return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall practise, and return to his own land.

29 A l tiempo señalado volverá al sur; pero la última venida no será como la primera.

At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;

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

for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant.

31 » Se levantarán sus tropas, que profanarán el santuario y la fortaleza, quitarán el sacrificio continuo y pondrán la abominación desoladora.

And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and shall take away the continual, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

32 C on lisonjas seducirá a los violadores del pacto; pero el pueblo que conoce a su Dios se esforzará y actuará.

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act.

33 L os sabios del pueblo instruirán a muchos; pero durante algunos días caerán a espada y a fuego, en cautividad y despojo.

And they that are wise among the people shall instruct the many; and they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, days.

34 E n su caída serán ayudados con un pequeño socorro, y muchos se juntarán a ellos con lisonjas.

And when they fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

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

And of the wise shall fall, to try them, and to purge and to make them white, to the time of the end: for it shall yet be for the time appointed.

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

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.

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

And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any +god: for he will magnify himself above all.

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

And in his place will he honour the +god of fortresses; and a +god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.

39 C on un dios ajeno se hará de las fortalezas más inexpugnables, colmará de honores a los que lo reconozcan, los hará gobernar sobre muchos y repartirá tierras como recompensa.

And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange +god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land for a reward.

40 » 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, las invadirá y pasará.

And 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 overflow and pass through.

41 E ntrará en la tierra gloriosa, y muchas provincias caerán; pero escaparán de sus manos Edom, Moab y la mayoría de los hijos de Amón.

And he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

42 E xtenderá su mano contra las tierras, y no escapará el país de Egipto.

And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

43 S e apoderará de los tesoros de oro y plata, y de todas las cosas preciosas de Egipto. Los de Libia y de Etiopía lo seguirán.

And 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.

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

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate, and utterly to destroy many.

45 P lantará las tiendas de su palacio entre los mares y el monte glorioso y santo; pero llegará a su fin, y no tendrá quien lo ayude.

And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty; and he shall come to his end, and there shall be none to help him.