1. **Three more kings will arise in Persia.** *(1)* 2. **The fourth king would be strong, rich, and oppose the realm of Greece.** *(2)* - He shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. *(3)* 3. **Then a mighty king shall arise.** *(4)* - He shall rule with great dominion. *(5)* - And do according to his will. *(6)* - His kingdom shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven. *(7)* - Not among his posterity. *(8)* - Nor according to his dominion, which he ruled. *(9)* - For his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these. *(10)* 4. **The king of the South shall become strong.** *(11)* - As well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. *(12)* 5. **At the end of some years, they shall join forces.** *(13)* - For the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement. *(14)* - But she shall not retain the power of her authority. *(15)* - Neither he nor his authority shall stand. *(16)* - But she shall be given up, with those who brought her, with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times. *(17)* 6. **But from a branch of her roots, one shall arise in his place.** *(18)* - Who shall come with an army. *(19)* - Enter the fortress of the king of the North. *(20)* - Deal with them and prevail. *(21)* - He shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt. *(22)* - With their princes and their precious articles of silver and gold. *(23)* - And he shall continue more years than the king of the North. *(24)* 7. **The king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South but shall return to his own land.** *(25)* 8. **However, his sons shall stir up strife.** *(26)* - And assemble a multitude of great forces. *(27)* - And one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through. *(28)* - Then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife. *(29)* 9. **The king of the South shall be moved with rage.** *(30)* - And go out and fight with him, with the king of the North. *(31)* - Who shall muster a great multitude. *(32)* - But the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. *(33)* - When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up. *(34)* - And he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. *(35)* 10. **The king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former.** *(36)* - And shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. *(37)* 11. **Now in those times, many shall rise up against the king of the South.** *(38)* - Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision. *(39)* - But they shall fall. *(40)* 12. **The king of the North shall come and build a siege mound.** *(41)* - Take a fortified city. *(42)* - The forces of the South shall not withstand him. *(43)* - Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist. *(44)* - But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. *(45)* - He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power. *(46)* 13. **He (the king of the North) shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom.** *(47)* - And upright ones with him. *(48)* - Thus shall he do. *(49)* - He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it. *(50)* - But she shall not stand with him or be for him. *(51)* 14. **After this, he shall turn his face to the coastlands.** *(52)* - And shall take many. *(53)* - But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end. *(54)* - And with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him. *(55)* 15. **Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land.** *(56)* - But he shall stumble and fall and not be found. *(57)* 16. **There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom.** *(58)* - But within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. *(59)* 17. **In his place shall arise a vile person.** *(60)* - To whom they will not give the honor of royalty. *(61)* - But he shall come in peaceably and seize the kingdom by intrigue. *(62)* - With the force of a flood, they shall be swept away from before him and be broken. *(63)* - And also the prince of the covenant. *(64)* 18. **After the league is made with him, he shall act deceitfully.** *(65)* - For he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. *(66)* - He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province. *(67)* - And he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers. *(68)* - He shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches. *(69)* - He shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. *(70)* 19. **He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army.** *(71)* - And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army. *(72)* - But he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. *(73)* - Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him. *(74)* - His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. *(75)* 20. **Both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil.** *(76)* - And they shall speak lies at the same table. *(77)* - But it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. *(78)* 21. **While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant.** *(79)* - So he shall do damage and return to his own land. *(80)* 22. **At the appointed time, he shall return and go toward the south.** *(81)* - But it shall not be like the former or the latter. *(82)* - For ships from Cyprus shall come against him. *(83)* - Therefore he shall be grieved and return in rage against the holy covenant. *(84)* - And do damage. *(85)* 23. **So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.** *(86)* - And forces shall be mustered by him. *(87)* - And they shall defile the sanctuary fortress. *(88)* - Then they shall take away the daily sacrifices. *(89)* - And place there the abomination of desolation. *(90)* 24. **Those who do wickedly against the covenant, he shall corrupt with flattery.** *(91)* - But the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits. *(92)* 25. **And those of the people who understand shall instruct many.** *(93)* - Yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame. *(94)* - By captivity and plundering. *(95)* 26. **Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help.** *(96)* - But many shall join with them by intrigue. *(97)* 27. **And some of those of understanding shall fall.** *(98)* - To refine them, purify them, and make them white. *(99)* - Until the time of the end. *(100)* - Because it is still for the appointed time. *(101)*