| 1 Yo, durante el primer año de Darío el medo, estuve presente para darle fuerza y seguridad. | 1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. |
| 2 Ahora te comunico la verdad: «Todavía habrá en Persia tres reyes. El cuarto obtendrá riquezas mayores que las de todos los demás y, cuando sea poderoso por su riqueza, volverá a todos contra el reino de Grecia. | 2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. |
| 3 Entonces surgirá un rey fuerte que tendrá grandes dominios y actuará como le plazca. | 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. |
| 4 Pero apenas esté consolidado, su reino será desmembrado y pasará a otros distintos de aquellos». | 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. |
| 5 «El rey del Sur se hará fuerte, pero uno de sus generales se hará más fuerte que él y tendrá más dominios que él. | 5 And the 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. |
| 6 Al cabo de los años harán una alianza y la hija del rey del Sur acudirá al rey del Norte para hacer las paces, pero ella perderá su poder, y su linaje no subsistirá; y será entregada con su séquito, su hijo y el que la protegía en ese momento. | 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. |
| 7 Pero se alzará un retoño de sus raíces en lugar de aquel, saldrá a luchar y penetrará en la fortaleza del rey del Norte, los atacará y los vencerá. | 7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: |
| 8 Se llevará cautivos a Egipto a sus dioses, sus ídolos y los objetos preciosos de plata y oro, y por unos años se mantendrá alejado del rey del Norte». | 8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. |
| 9 «Entrará en el reino del rey del Sur, pero se volverá a su territorio. | 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. |
| 10 Sus hijos declararán la guerra y reunirán ejércitos enormes. Invadirá, arrasará, volverá a atacar la fortaleza. | 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. |
| 11 El rey del Sur, exasperado, saldrá a luchar contra él, contra el rey del Norte, y pondrá en pie un gran ejército que caerá en manos de este. | 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. |
| 12 Este, después de haber derrotado al ejército, se engreirá en su corazón, hará morir a millares, pero no prevalecerá. | 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. |
| 13 El rey del Norte pondrá en pie otro ejército mayor que el primero y, al cabo de unos años, volverá con gran tropa y abundante avituallamiento. | 13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. |
| 14 En aquellos tiempos muchos se alzarán contra el rey del Sur; se alzarán hijos violentos de tu pueblo, para que se cumpla la visión, pero fracasarán. | 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. |
| 15 Vendrá el rey del Norte, levantará un terraplén y conquistará la ciudad fortificada. Las tropas del rey del Sur no resistirán, ni siquiera los selectos del pueblo, pues no tendrán fuerza para resistir. | 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. |
| 16 Quien venga contra él, hará lo que él quiera, sin que nadie le resista. Se establecerá en la Tierra Hermosa y toda ella caerá en su poder. | 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. |
| 17 Proyectará someter todo su reino; hará pactos con él y le dará una hija como mujer para perderlo, pero no lo logrará ni tendrá éxito. | 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. |
| 18 Entonces se dirigirá hacia las islas y conquistará muchas, mas un príncipe pondrá fin a su afrenta y aun hará volver sobre él su oprobio. | 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. |
| 19 Entonces se dirigirá a las fortalezas de su territorio, pero fracasará, caerá y desaparecerá. | 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. |
| 20 Le sucederá el que ha de enviar a un exactor de la gloria del reino, pero en unos días será destrozado sin riñas ni guerras». | 20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. |
| 21 «Le sucederá un hombre despreciable que no tendrá la dignidad real; vendrá ocultamente y se apoderará del reino con intrigas. | 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. |
| 22 Las tropas invasoras serán desbaratadas ante él y destrozadas; y también el príncipe de la alianza. | 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. |
| 23 Desde el momento de haberse asociado con él, él actuará con fraude, prosperará y se hará fuerte con poca gente. | 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. |
| 24 Penetrará a placer en los lugares más fértiles de la provincia, y hará lo que no hicieron sus padres ni sus abuelos: repartirá a los suyos botín, despojos y riqueza, y tramará planes contra las fortalezas, pero hasta un cierto tiempo. | 24 He shall enter peaceably even upon 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 the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. |
| 25 Dirigirá su fuerza y su corazón contra el rey del Sur con un gran ejército, y el rey del Sur se dispondrá a la guerra con un ejército muy poderoso, pero no podrá resistir porque tramarán asechanzas contra él. | 25 And he 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 be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. |
| 26 Los que comen a su mesa lo destrozarán; su ejército será barrido y muchos caerán heridos. | 26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. |
| 27 Aquellos dos reyes, con su corazón lleno de maldad, se sentarán a una mesa para decirse mentiras, pero no habrá resultado porque todavía se ha de fijar el final. | 27 And both these kings' 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. |
| 28 Volverá a su país con grandes riquezas y, con su corazón contra la alianza santa, actuará y volverá a su país. | 28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. |
| 29 En el plazo fijado volverá y entrará en el país del Sur, pero esta última vez no le irá como la primera. | 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. |
| 30 Vendrán contra él las naves de los kitín, y se asustará; volverá y desahogará su ira actuando contra la alianza santa, y, al volver, se entenderá con los que abandonaron la santa alianza. | 30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. |
| 31 Tropas suyas se impondrán y profanarán el santuario y la ciudadela, abolirán el sacrificio cotidiano y establecerán la abominación de la desolación. | 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. |
| 32 Hará apostatar con halagos a los que abandonaron la alianza; pero el pueblo de los que conocen a Dios se mantendrá firme y actuará. | 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. |
| 33 Los más sabios del pueblo instruirán a muchos, pero caerán a espada, o por fuego, o por cautiverio, o por saqueo, durante un tiempo. | 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. |
| 34 Pero en su caída recibirán un poco de ayuda, y muchos se les unirán por adulación. | 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. |
| 35 Algunos de los sabios caerán para ser probados, purificados y blanqueados mientras llega el tiempo final, pues todavía ha de ser fijado el final. | 35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. |
| 36 El rey actuará a su arbitrio, se enaltecerá y se engrandecerá sobre todos los dioses; prosperará hasta la culminación de la ira, que está decretada y se cumplirá. | 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. |
| 37 No respetará al dios de sus padres, ni al venerado por las mujeres; no respetará a ningún dios, pues se hará más grande que todos. | 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. |
| 38 En su lugar dará culto al dios de las fortalezas y honrará con oro, plata, piedras preciosas y joyas a un dios que no conocieron sus padres. | 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. |
| 39 Atacará fortalezas bien guarnecidas con la ayuda de un dios extranjero, y a quienes le reconozcan los colmará de honores, les dará dominio sobre muchos, y les repartirá tierras en recompensa». | 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. |
| 40 «En el tiempo final, el rey del Sur luchará contra él y el rey del Norte caerá sobre él como una tormenta, con carros, jinetes y muchas naves; invadirá las tierras, arrasará y pasará. | 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at 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 over. |
| 41 Entrará en la Tierra Hermosa y caerán millares, pero se librarán de sus manos los siguientes: Edón, Moab y la mayor parte de los amonitas. | 41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. |
| 42 Extenderá su mano a otros países, y la tierra de Egipto no logrará escapar. | 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. |
| 43 Se apoderará de los tesoros de oro y plata y de todos los objetos preciosos de Egipto; libios y etíopes estarán en su séquito. | 43 But 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. |
| 44 Pero noticias llegadas del este y del norte lo turbarán y saldrá con gran furia a destruir y aniquilar a muchos. | 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. |
| 45 Plantará las tiendas de su palacio entre el mar y el hermoso monte santo. Entonces llegará a su fin y no habrá quien lo ayude». | 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. |
