11 LES
11:1 And in the first year of King Cyrus, he spoke to me to strengthen me and to make me act valiantly.
11:2 “And now I have come to impart the truth to you. Behold, three kings have arisen in Persia, and a fourth will arise, with great wealth beyond all, and by his power, by means of his riches he will rise up against every king of the Greeks.
11:3 And a powerful king will be raised, and he will exercise power over an extensive empire, and he will act just as he wishes. 11:4 And when he has arisen, his kingdom will be shattered and divided up toward the four winds of heaven, not according to his strength, nor according to his powerful dominion that he exercised, for his kingdom will be removed and he will teach others these things.
11:5 And he will strengthen the dominion of Egypt, but one of the rulers will overpower him, and he will exercise great power and authority.
11:6 And toward the end of those years he will lead them, and the king of Egypt will come into the northern kingdom to enact covenants. And he will not prevail, for his strength will not stand firm. And his strength will grow weak along with the strength of those accompanying him, but he will endure for some time.
11:7 And a shoot from his root will arise in place of himself. And a king of the north will come with his power in his strength, and he will bring about tumult, and he will prevail.
11:8 And their gods he will overturn along with their molten images and their hosts along with the objects of their desires, the silver and the gold. They will carry them into captivity away into Egypt, and there will be a year of relief for the king of the north.
11:9 Then the king of Egypt will enter into the kingdom for some days, and he will return to his land.
11:10 And his son at that time will become provoked, and he will bring together the collection of a mighty multitude, and he will enter against it, laying it waste. He will pass through and return, and he will become exceedingly provoked.
11:11 Then the king of Egypt will become enraged, and he will go out and make war with the king of the north, but he will establish a great crowd and the gathering will be given over into the power of his enemy.
11:12 Then the multitude will be taken away, and his heart will be lifted up, and he will trouble many, but there shall not at all be a reason to fear.
11:13 And the king of the north will return, and he will bring together a greater multitude from the city than the previous one. Toward the end of an appointed period of time, then he will enter into it against him with a huge army and with great resources.
11:14 Then in those appointed times, intentions will be directed against the king of Egypt. And he shall rebuild the things that are fallen of your people, and there will be a rising up for the purpose of causing the prophecy to stand, but they will stumble.
11:15 Then the king of the north will attack, and he shall return with his armed force, and he will violently capture the fortified city, and the forces of the king of Egypt will be stopped along with his military leaders. And there will not be to him any strength for opposing him.
11:16 And the one who comes on against him will act according to his will, and there will not be anyone who opposes him, and he will stand in the land, and he will bring to completion all of these things by his might.
11:17 Then he will set his face to attack with force the land under his rule, and he will execute agreements with him, and he will give to him a daughter for the purpose of destroying it. But he will not consent, so it will not come about.
11:18 Then he will set his face toward the sea, and he will violently capture many. And he will return wrath for their disgrace, by an oath, according to his disgrace.
11:19 He shall turn his face for the purpose of gaining control over his country, but he will stumble and perish, and he will no longer be a factor.
11:20 And a shoot of royalty will stand up from his root for an uprising, a man who brings down the honor of a king. But in the latter days he will be crushed, but not in rage nor in battle.
11:21 And there will stand up in his place a contemptible man, and royal honor will not be accorded him, and he will come in unexpectedly, and the king will prevail by distribution of his land.
11:22 And he will firmly shatter the shattered forces before him.
11:23 And he will act with deception after a covenant and a people have come together with him, and overcome a strong nation by a very small people.
11:24 Suddenly he will lay waste a city, and he will act concerning things which his fathers did not act, nor the fathers of his fathers, he will give plunder and spoils and materials goods to them, and he will set his mind against the fortified city, but his plans and intrigues will come to nothing.
11:25 Then his might and his heart will be aroused against the king of Egypt by a huge army, and the king of Egypt will be provoked into battle with an exceedingly strong army, but he will not prevail, for a sound plan will be devised against him.
11:26 Then his solicitors will consume him, and they shall put him to flight, and they will pass by, and he will lay waste, but many wounded men will fall.
11:27 Then the two kings will dine alone together, and they will eat at the same table. And they will speak deceptively to each other, but they will not prosper any farther, for there is yet a consummation for an appointed time.
11:28 Then he will return to his country with great wealth, and his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will act, and he will return to his country
11:29 at an appointed time. Then he will go into Egypt, but as it was the first time, so also this last time will not be.
11:30 And the Romans will thrust him out and arrogantly rebuke him. And he will return, and be made angry against the holy covenant, and he will act and turn around, and he will set his mind upon them because they had forsaken the holy covenant.
11:31 Then forces from him will stand up and pollute the revered holy places, and they will take away the offering, and they will set up an abomination that causes desolation.
11:32 And because of sins against the covenant they will defile by a hardened people, but the people who know these things will prevail and will act.
11:33 And those who are discerning from among the people will act with understanding for many, but they will come against a sword, and they will continue in it, and in captivity and by plundering during a period of time they will be defiled.
11:34 And whenever they are broken they will gather a little strength. And there will be many gathered to them near a city, and many as it were in flattery.
11:35 And from those who understand they shall take care for themselves, for cleansing themselves, and for them to be chosen, and for being cleansed until an appointed time of the consummation, for there is yet an appointed time for a season.
11:36 And the king will act according to his will, and he will be provoked to anger, and he will be exalted above every god, and against the God of gods. He will utter excessive arrogance, and he will prosper along his way until the appointed wrath is accomplished for him, for a conclusion is coming.
11:37 And he will have no concern for the gods of his fathers, and he will have no care with any desire of a woman, for in every way possible he will be exalted, and powerful nations will be under him.
11:38 He will move a strong god in its place, even a god whom his fathers did not know he will honor with gold and silver and stone precious and with desirable costly objects.
11:39 He will act concerning cities, and for a powerful stronghold. He will come with a strange god whom he acknowledges. He will increase his influence and it will gain dominion over him greatly, and the land he will divide up as a gift.
11:40 And during the time of the consummation, the king of Egypt will engage in fierce horned combat with him, and the king of the north will be furious with him, using chariots and many horses and using many ships. And he will enter into the country of Egypt.
11:41 And he will come on into my land. Many will be entrapped, but these will be saved from his hand: Edom and Moab and the chief sons of Ammon.
11:42 And he will send his hand among the lands, and in the land of Egypt there will be no one in it who is delivered.
11:43 And he will exercise power over the locations of gold and the locations of silver and over all the desired wealth of Egypt. And Put and Ethiopia will be among his multitude.
11:44 And a report will trouble him from the east and north, and he will leave in a fierce rage and with a sword to destroy and kill many.
11:45 And he will set up his tent at that time between the seas and the favored holy mountain. And the time of his end will come, and there will be no one who helps him.
