¹“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

¹der står som Hjælp og Støtte for mig. Dog vil jeg nu kundgøre dig, hvad der står skrevet i Sandhedens Bog;

²Now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he has grown strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

²ja, nu vil jeg kundgøre dig, hvad sandt er. Se, endnu skal der fremstå tre konger i Persien, og den fjerde skal komme til større Rigdom end nogen af de andre; og når han er blevet mægtig ved sin Rigdom, skal han opbyde alt imod det græske Rige.

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

³Men da fremstår en Heltekonge, og han skal råde med Vælde og gøre, hvad han vil.

⁴When he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

⁴Men bedst som han står, skal hans Rige sprænges og deles efter de fire Verdenshjørner, og det skal ikke tilfalde hans Efterkommere eller blive så mægtigt, som da han rådede, men hans Rige skal ødelægges og gå over til andre end Efterkommerne.

⁵The 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.

⁵Siden bliver Sydens konge mægtig, men en af hans Fyrster bliver stærkere end han og får Magten; og hans Magt skal blive stor.

⁶At the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.

⁶Men nogle År senere slutter de Forbund, og Sydens Konges Datter drager ind til Nordens Konge for at tilvejebringe Fred; men Armens Kraft holder ikke Stand, hans Arm holder ikke ud, men hun gives i Døden tillige med sit Følge, sin Søn og sin Ægtemand.

⁷But 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 shall prevail.

⁷I de Tider skyder der i hans Sted et Skud frem af hendes Rødder; og han drager mod Nordens konges Hær og trænger ind i hans Fæstning, fuldbyrder sin Vilje på dem og bliver mægtig,

⁸Also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.

⁸endog deres Guder med deres støbte Billeder og deres kostbare Kar, Sølv og Guld, fører han med som Bytte til Ægypten; siden skal han en Tid lang lade Nordens Konge i Ro.

⁹He shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.

⁹Men denne falder ind i Sydens Konges Rige; dog må han vende hjem til sit Land.

¹⁰His sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.

¹⁰Men hans Søn ruster sig og samler store Hære i Mængde, drager frem imod ham og oversvømmer og overskyller Landet. Og han kommer igen og trænger frem til hans Fæstning.

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

¹¹Men Sydens konge bliver rasende og rykker ud til Kamp imod Nordens Konge; han stiller en stor Hær på Benene, men den gives i Sydens Konges Hånd.

¹²The multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

¹²Når Hæren er oprevet, bliver hans Hjerte stolt; han strækker Titusinder til Jorden, men hævder ikke sin Magt.

¹³The king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

¹³Nordens Konge stiller på ny en Hær på Benene, større end den forrige, og nogle År senere drager han imod ham med en stor Hær og et vældigt Tros.

¹⁴In those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

¹⁴Og i de Tiderer der mange, som gør Oprør imod Sydens Konge. og Voldsmændene i dit Folk rejser sig, for at Åbenbaringen kan gå i Opfyldelse, men selv falder de.

¹⁵So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

¹⁵Nordens Konge rykker frem, opkaster Volde og indtager en Fæstning; og Sydens Arme skal ikke holde ud; hans Hær flygter og har ikke Modstands kraft.

¹⁶But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.

¹⁶Den, som rykker imod ham, gør, hvad han vil, og ingen står sig imod ham; han sætter sig fast i det herlige Land og bringer Ødelæggelse med sig.

¹⁷He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him.

¹⁷Han oplægger Råd om at komme med hele sit Riges Styrke, men slutter Fred med ham og giver ham sin Datter til Ægte til Landets Ulykke; men det bliver ikke til noget og lykkes ikke for ham.

¹⁸After this shall he turn his face to the islands, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yes, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn on him.

¹⁸Så vender han sig mod Kystlandene og indtager mange, men en Hærfører gør Ende på hans Hån; syv Fold gengælder han ham hans Hån.

¹⁹Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

¹⁹Derpå vender han sig mod sit eget Lands Fæstninger, men han snubler, falder og forsvinder.

²⁰Then shall stand up in his place one who shall cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

²⁰I hans Sted træder en, som sender en Skatteopkræver gennem Rigets Herlighed, men på nogle Dage knuses han, dog uden Harm, ej heller i Strid.

²¹In his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

²¹I hans Sted træder en Usling. Kongedømmets Herlighed overdrages ham ikke, men han kommer, før nogen aner Uråd, og tilriver sig Kongedømmet ved Rænker.

²²The overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.

²²Hære bortskylles helt foran ham, også en Pagtsfyrste knuses.

²³After the treaty made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.

²³Så snart man har sluttet Forbund med ham, øver han Svig; han drager frem og bliver stærk ved en Håndfuld Folk.

²⁴In time of security shall he come even on 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: yes, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

²⁴Uventet falder han ind i de frugtbareste Egne og gør, hvad hans Fædre eller Fædres Fædre ikke gjorde; Ran, Bytte og Gods strør han ud til sine Folk, og mod Fæstninger oplægger han Råd, dog kun til en Tid.

²⁵He 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 war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.

²⁵Han opbyder sin kraft og sit Mod mod Sydens Konge og drager ud med en stor Hær; og Sydens Konge rykker ud til Strid med en overmåde stor og stærk Hær, men kan ikke stå sig, da der smedes Rænker imod ham;

²⁶Yes, they who eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.

²⁶hans Bordfæller bryder hans Magt, hans Hær skylles bort, og mange dræbes og falder.

²⁷As for both these kings, their 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.

²⁷Begge Konger har ondt i Sinde og sidder til Bords sammen og lyver; men det lykkes ikke, thi Enden tøver endnu til den fastsatte Tid.

²⁸Then shall he return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land.

²⁸Da han er på Hjemvejen til sit Land med store Forråd, oplægger hans Hjerte Håd mod den hellige Pagt, og han fuldfører det og vender hjem til sit Land.

²⁹At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.

²⁹Til den fastsatte Tid drager han atter mod Syd, men det går ikke anden Gang som første;

³⁰For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure: he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

³⁰kittæiske Skibe drager imod ham, og han lader sig skræmme og vender om; hans Vrede blusser op mod den hellige Pagt, og han giver den frit Løb. Så vender han hjem og mærker sig dem, som falder fra den hellige Pagt.

³¹Forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt offering , and they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

³¹Og hans Hære skal stå der og vanhellige Helligdommen, den faste Borg, afskaffe det daglige Offer og rejse Ødelæggelsens Vederstyggelighed.

³²Such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and do exploits .

³²Dem, der overtræder Pagten, lokker han ved Smiger til Frafald; men de Folk, som kender deres Gud, står fast og viser det i Gerning.

³³Those who are wise among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.

³³De kloge i Folket skal bringe mange til Indsigt, men en Tid lang bukker de under for Ild og Sværd, Fangenskab og Plyndring.

³⁴Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves to them with flatteries.

³⁴Medens de bukker under, får de en ringe Hjælp, og mange slutter sig til dem på Skrømt.

³⁵Some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

³⁵Af de kloge må nogle bukke under, for at der kan renses ud iblandt dem, så de sigtes og renses til Endens Tid; thi endnu tøver den til den bestemte Tid.

³⁶The king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.

³⁶Og Kongen gør, hvad han vil, ophøjer og hovmoder sig mod enhver Gud; mod Gudernes Gud taler han utrolige Ting, og han har Lykken med sig, indtil Vreden er omme; thi hvad der er besluttet, det sker.

³⁷Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.

³⁷Sine Fædres Guder ænser han ikke; ej heller ænser han Kvindernes Yndlingsgud eller nogen anden Gud, men hovmoder sig mod dem alle.

³⁸But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers didn’t know shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

³⁸I Stedet ærer han Fæstningernes Gud; en Gud, hans Fædre ikke kendte, ærer han med Guld, Sølv, Ædelsten og Klenodier.

³⁹He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

³⁹I de faste Borge lægger han den fremmede Guds Folk; dem, der vedkender sig ham, overøser han med Ære og giver dem Magt over mange, og han uddeler Land til Løn.

⁴⁰At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with 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 through.

⁴⁰Men ved Endens Tid skal Sydens Konge prøve Kræfter med ham, og Nordens Konge stormer imod ham med Vogne, Ryttere og Skibe i Mængde og falder ind i Landene, oversvømmer og overskyller dem.

⁴¹He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

⁴¹Han falder ind i det herlige Land, og Titusinder falder; men følgende skal reddes af hans Bånd: Edom, Moab og en Levning Ammoniter.

⁴²He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

⁴²Han udrækker sin Hånd mod Landene, og Ægypten undslipper ikke.

⁴³But 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.

⁴³Han bliver Herre over Guld og Sølvskattene og alle Ægyptens Klenodier; der er Libyere og Ætiopere i hans Følge.

⁴⁴But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.

⁴⁴Men Rygter fra Øst og Nord forfærder ham, og han drager bort i stor Harme for at tilintetgøre mange og lægge Band på dem.

⁴⁵He shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

⁴⁵Han opslår sine Paladstelte mellem Havet og det hellige, herlige Bjerg. Men han går sin Bane i Møde, og ingen kommer ham til Hjælp.