¹A ja som stál v prvom roku Méda Dária, aby som ho posilňoval a bol mu na pomoc.

¹`And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;

²A teraz ti oznámim pravdu. Hľa, ešte traja kráľovia budú stáť Perzii, a štvrtý nadobudne veľkého bohatstva, viac od nich od všetkých. A keď zmocneje vo svojom bohatstve, zobudí všetko proti gréckemu kráľovstvu.

²and, now, truth I declare to thee, Lo, yet three kings are standing for Persia, and the fourth doth become far richer than all, and according to his strength by his riches he stirreth up the whole, with the kingdom of Javan.

³A povstane hrdinský kráľ a bude panovať nad veľkým panstvom a bude robiť po svojej vôli.

³And a mighty king hath stood, and he hath ruled a great dominion, and hath done according to his will;

⁴A vtedy, keď už bude stáť, bude skrúšené jeho kráľovstvo a bude rozdelené vo štyri nebeské vetry, ale nie medzi jeho potomstvo, ani to už nebude panstvo jaké bolo jeho panstvo, nad ktorým panoval, lebo jeho kráľovstvo bude vykorenené a dostane sa iným, mimo nich.

⁴and according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up — and for others apart from these.

⁵A zmocneje kráľ na juhu, a jedno z jeho kniežat, a bude mocnejšie nad neho a bude panovať, a jeho panstvo bude veľkým panstvom.

⁵`And a king of the south — even of his princes — doth become strong, and doth prevail against him, and hath ruled; a great dominion [is] his dominion.

⁶Ale po niekoľkých rokoch sa spolčia, a dcéra kráľa juhu prijde ku kráľovi severa, aby učinila mier. Ale nezadrží v sebe sily ramena, ani neobstojí on ani jeho ramä, lež bude vydaná ona i tí, ktorí ju dovedú, i ten, ktorý ju splodil, ako i ten, ktorý ju posilňoval v tých časoch.

⁶`And at the end of years they do join themselves together, and a daughter of the king of the south doth come in unto the king of the north to do upright things; and she doth not retain the power of the arm; and he doth not stand, nor his arm; and she is given up, she, and those bringing her in, and her child, and he who is strengthening her in [these] times.

⁷No, potom povstane muž z mládnika jej koreňov na jeho mieste a prijde k vojsku a vojde do pevnosti kráľa severa a bude konať proti nim a zmocní sa ich.

⁷`And [one] hath stood up from a branch of her roots, [in] his station, and he cometh in unto the bulwark, yea, he cometh into a stronghold of the king of the south, and hath wrought against them, and hath done mightily;

⁸Áno, aj ich bohov s ich kniežatami, s ich vzácnymi nádobami, zo striebra a zo zlata, zavedie do zajatia do Egypta a on bude stáť nejaké roky dlhšie od kráľa severa

⁸and also their gods, with their princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, into captivity he bringeth [into] Egypt; and he doth stand more years than the king of the north.

⁹a prijde do kráľovstva kráľa juhu, ale sa navráti do svojej zeme.

⁹`And the king of the south hath come into the kingdom, and turned back unto his own land;

¹⁰No, jeho synovia sa dajú do vojny a shromaždia množstvo veľkých vojsk, ktoré prijde a zaplaví zem ako povodeň a prejde, a zase sa dajú do vojny, a prederú sa až k jeho pevnosti.

¹⁰and his sons stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he hath certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turneth back, and they stir themselves up unto his stronghold.

¹¹Na to sa rozhorčí kráľ juhu a vyjde a bude s ním bojovať, s kráľom severa, a postaví veľké množstvo, a to množstvo bude dané do jeho ruky.

¹¹And the king of the south doth become embittered, and hath gone forth and fought with him, with the king of the north, and hath caused a great multitude to stand, and the multitude hath been given into his hand,

¹²A pojme množstvo, ale jeho srdce sa povýši, a tak síce porazí desaťtisíce, ale nebude dosť mocný,

¹²and he hath carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he hath caused myriads to fall, and he doth not become strong.

¹³lebo zase postaví kráľ severa veľké množstvo, väčšie ako bolo to prvé, a ku koncu časov a rokov prijde s veľkým vojskom a s veľkým imaním.

¹³`And the king of the north hath turned back, and hath caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he doth certainly come in with a great force, and with much substance;

¹⁴V tých časoch povstanú mnohí proti kráľovi juhu, a synovia násilníkov z tvojho ľudu sa pozdvihnú, aby postavili videnie, a padnú.

¹⁴and in those times many do stand up against the king of the south, and sons of the destroyers of thy people do lift themselves up to establish the vision — and they have stumbled.

¹⁵Potom prijde kráľ severa a nasype val a zaujme opevnené mesto, a neobstoja pomocné ramená juhu ani jeho vybraný ľud ani nebude sily obstáť.

¹⁵`And the king of the north cometh in, and poureth out a mount, and hath captured fenced cities; and the arms of the south do not stand, nor the people of his choice, yea, there is no power to stand.

¹⁶A ten, ktorý prijde proti nemu, bude robiť podľa svojej vôle, a nebude nikoho, kto by obstál pred ním. A postaví sa i v Krásnej zemi, a zkaza bude v jeho ruke,

¹⁶And he who is coming unto him doth according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he standeth in the desirable land, and [it is] wholly in his hand.

¹⁷a obráti svoju tvár, aby prišiel s mocou celého svojho kráľovstva, a úprimní s ním, a bude konať. A dá mu dcéru žien, aby to zkazila; ale ona neobstojí ani nebude za neho.

¹⁷And he setteth his face to go in with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he hath wrought, and the daughter of women he giveth to him, to corrupt her; and she doth not stand, nor is for him.

¹⁸Tu zase obráti svoju tvár k ostrovom a zaujme mnohé z nich; ale knieža urobí prietrž jeho hanobeniu a nad to jeho pohanu obráti na neho.

¹⁸`And he turneth back his face to the isles, and hath captured many; and a prince hath caused his reproach of himself to cease; without his reproach he turneth [it] back to him.

¹⁹Potom obráti svoju tvár k pevnostiam svojej zeme a klesne a padne ani sa nenajde viacej.

¹⁹And he turneth back his face to the strongholds of his land, and hath stumbled and fallen, and is not found.

²⁰A na jeho mieste povstane taký, ktorý pošle vyberajúceho dane v sláve kráľovstva, ale bude skrúšený v niekoľkých dňoch, a to nie v hneve ani nie v boji.

²⁰`And stood up on his station hath [one] causing an exactor to pass over the honour of the kingdom, and in a few days he is destroyed, and not in anger, nor in battle.

²¹A zase na jeho mieste povstane opovržený človek, na ktorého nedajú slávy kráľovstva, ale prijde v pokoji a zmocní sa kráľovstva úlisnosťou.

²¹`And stood up on his station hath a despicable one, and they have not given unto him the honour of the kingdom, and he hath come in quietly, and hath strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.

²²A ramená záplavy budú odplavené sťa povodňou zpred jeho tvári, a budú skrúšení, áno i knieža smluvy.

²²And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

²³Lebo od toho času, jako sa spolčia s ním, bude robiť falošne a prijde hore a zmocní sa kráľovstva s malým počtom ľudu.

²³And after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.

²⁴V bezpečnosti vnikne i do najtučnejších miest krajiny a bude robiť to, čoho nerobili jeho otcovia ani otcovia jeho otcov; lúpež a korisť a imanie im bude rozhadzovať, i na opevnené mestá bude vymýšľať svoje výmysly, a to do času.

²⁴Peaceably even into the fertile places of the province He cometh, and he hath done that which his fathers did not, nor his fathers` fathers; prey, and spoil, and substance, to them he scattereth, and against fenced places he deviseth his devices, even for a time.

²⁵A zobudí svoju silu a svoje srdce proti kráľovi juhu s veľkým vojskom. A kráľ juhu sa pustí do boja s náramne veľkým a mocným vojskom; ale neobstojí, lebo vymyslia proti nemu výmysly.

²⁵`And he stirreth up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great force, and the king of the south stirreth himself up to battle with a very great and mighty force, and standeth not, for they devise devices against him,

²⁶A tí, ktorí jedia jeho kráľovský pokrm, ho skrúšia, a jeho vojsko zaplaví zem, a padnú pobití mnohí.

²⁶and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overfloweth, and fallen have many wounded.

²⁷Srdce obidvoch tých kráľov bude myslieť urobiť zlé, a za jedným a tým istým stolom budú hovoriť lož, ale sa nepodarí, lebo koniec bude ešte odložený na určený čas.

²⁷`And both of the kings` hearts [are] to do evil, and at one table they speak lies, and it doth not prosper, for yet the end [is] at a time appointed.

²⁸A navráti sa do svojej zeme s veľkým imaním, a jeho srdce bude proti svätej smluve, a vykoná a navráti sa do svojej zeme.

²⁸And he turneth back [to] his land with great substance, and his heart [is] against the holy covenant, and he hath wrought, and turned back to his land.

²⁹Potom na určený čas sa vráti a prijde na juh, ale to posledné už nebude jako to prvé.

²⁹At the appointed time he turneth back, and hath come against the south, and it is not as the former, and as the latter.

³⁰Lebo priplujú na neho kittejské lode, a ochabne a navráti sa a bude sa zlostiť na svätú smluvu a bude konať. A navráti sa a bude pozorovať na tých, ktorí opustili svätú smluvu.

³⁰And ships of Chittim have come in against him, and he hath been pained, and hath turned back, and hath been insolent toward the holy covenant, and hath wrought, and turned back, and he understandeth concerning those forsaking the holy covenant.

³¹A budú stáť z jeho strany ramená a poškvrnia svätyňu, pevnosť, a odstránia ustavičnú obeť a dajú na to miesto pustošiacu ohavnosť.

³¹And strong ones out of him stand up, and have polluted the sanctuary, the stronghold, and have turned aside the continual [sacrifice], and appointed the desolating abomination.

³²A tých, ktorí sa bezbožne chovajú voči smluve, zvedie k pokrytstvu lichoteniami. No, ľudia znajúci svojho Boha, sa zmocnia a vykonajú hrdinstvo.

³²And those acting wickedly [against] the covenant, he defileth by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have wrought.

³³A rozumní z ľudu dajú rozumieť mnohým, ale budú klesať od meča a od plameňa, v zajatí a v zboji určené dni.

³³And the teachers of the people give understanding to many; and they have stumbled by sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil — days.

³⁴A keď budú klesať, dostane sa im nejaká malá pomoc, a pripoja sa k nim mnohí v úlisnosti.

³⁴And in their stumbling, they are helped — a little help, and joined to them have been many with flatteries.

³⁵A niektorí z tých rozumných klesnú prečistiť medzi nimi sťa ohňom, očistiť ich a zbieliť až do konečného času, lebo to tak potrvá ešte až do určeného času.

³⁵And some of the teachers do stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white — till the end of the time, for [it is] yet for a time appointed.

³⁶A rečený kráľ bude robiť podľa svojej vôle a bude sa povyšovať a zvelebovať nad každého boha, i proti silnému Bohu bohov bude hovoriť podivné veci, a šťastne sa mu bude vodiť, dokiaľ sa nedovŕši zúrivý hnev, lebo to, čo je určené, sa vykoná.

³⁶`And the king hath done according to his will, and exalteth himself, and magnifieth himself against every god, and against the God of gods he speaketh wonderful things, and hath prospered till the indignation hath been completed, for that which is determined hath been done.

³⁷Nebude dbať o bohov svojich otcov ani o pôvab žien ani o niktorého boha nebude dbať, lebo sa bude zvelebovať nad to nado všetko.

³⁷And unto the God of his fathers he doth not attend, nor to the desire of women, yea, to any god he doth not attend, for against all he magnifieth himself.

³⁸Ale na to miesto bude ctiť boha pevnosti, a boha, ktorého neznali jeho otcovia, bude ctiť zlatom a striebrom, drahými kameňmi a inými drahocennosťami.

³⁸And to the god of strongholds, on his station, he giveth honour; yea, to a god whom his fathers knew not he giveth honour, with gold, and with silver, and with precious stone, and with desirable things.

³⁹A narobí hradieb pevností s cudzím bohom. Toho, kto ho uzná, obdarí veľkou slávou, a takým dá, aby panovali nad mnohými, a za odmenu im rozdelí zem.

³⁹And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportioneth at a price.

⁴⁰A v tom čase, keď tomu bude mať byť koniec, podŕga sa s ním kráľ juhu. A kráľ severa prijde na neho jako víchrica s vozmi a s jazdcami a s mnohými loďami a prijde do zemí, zaplaví a prejde.

⁴⁰`And at the time of the end, push himself forward with him doth a king of the south, and storm against him doth a king of the north, with chariot, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he hath come in to the lands, and hath overflowed, and passed over,

⁴¹Potom prijde do Krásnej zeme, a mnohé zeme klesnú, ale títo uniknú z jeho ruky: Edom a Moáb a prvotina synov Ammonových.

⁴¹and hath come into the desirable land, and many do stumble, and these escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.

⁴²A vystrie svoju ruku na zeme, a Egyptská zem neunikne.

⁴²`And he sendeth forth his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape;

⁴³A bude vládnuť nad pokladmi zlata a striebra a nad všetkými drahocennosťami Egypta. A budú ho sledovať Lýbovia i Ethiopi.

⁴³and he hath ruled over treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt, and Lubim and Cushim [are] at his steps.

⁴⁴Ale ho predesia zvesti od východu a od severa, preto vyjde vo veľkom vzteku, aby zahladil a zničil mnohých.

⁴⁴`And reports trouble him out of the east and out of the north, and he hath gone forth in great fury to destroy, and to devote many to destruction;

⁴⁵A postaví stány svojho paláca medzi morami a medzi vrchom krásy svätosti. Potom prijde k svojmu koncu, a nebude mať spomocníka.

⁴⁵and he planteth the tents of his palace between the seas and the holy desirable mountain, and hath come unto his end, and there is no helper to him.