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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 .

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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