H9002–/וְ–v

So the king of the north will come, and put up earthworks and take a well-armed town: and the forces of the king of the south will make an attempt to keep their position, even the best of his army, but they will not have strength to do so.

וְיָבֹא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּזְרֹע֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְעַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And he who comes against him will do his pleasure, and no one will be able to keep his place before him: he will take up his position in the beautiful land and in his hand there will be destruction.

וְיַ֨עַשׂ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעֲמֹ֥ד (וְ) ve. “so”וְכָלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it will be his purpose to come with the strength of all his kingdom, but in place of this he will make an agreement with him; and he will give him the daughter of women to send destruction on it; but this will not take place or come about.

וְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וִישָׁרִ֥ים (וִ) vi. “and”וּבַ֤ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

After this, his face will be turned to the islands, and he will take a number of them: but a chief, by his destruction, will put an end to the shame offered by him; and more than this, he will make his shame come back on him.

וְיָשֵׂ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then his face will be turned to the strong places of his land: but his way will be stopped, causing his downfall, and he will not be seen again.

וְיָשֵׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then his place will be taken by one who will send out a man with the glory of a king to get wealth together; but after a short time destruction will overtake him, but not in wrath or in the fight.

וּבְיָמִ֤ים (וּ) u “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And his place will be taken by a low person, to whom the honour of the kingdom had not been given: but he will come in time of peace and will get the kingdom by fair words.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And his forces will be completely taken away from before him and broken; and even the ruler of the agreement will have the same fate.

וּזְרֹע֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force,

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

Against fertile places, and will make waste a part of the country; and he will do what his fathers have not done, or his fathers' fathers; he will make distribution among them of goods taken in war and by force, and of property: he will even make designs

וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣י (וּ) u “and”וַאֲב֣וֹת (וַ) va. “and”וְשָׁלָ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְכ֖וּשׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֧ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he will put in motion his power and his strength against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will go to war with a very great and strong army: but he will be forced to give way, because of their designs against him;

וְיָעֵר֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְבָב֜וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָצ֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And his fears will overcome him and be the cause of his downfall, and his army will come to complete destruction, and a great number will be put to the sword.

וְאֹכְלֵ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֵיל֣וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed.

וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he will go back to his land with great wealth; and his heart will be against the holy agreement; and he will do his pleasure and go back to his land.

וְיָשֹׁ֤ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְבָב֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

At the time fixed he will come back and come into the south; but in the later time it will not be as it was before.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

For those who go out from the west will come against him, and he will be in fear and will go back, full of wrath against the holy agreement; and he will do his pleasure: and he will go back and be united with those who have given up the holy agreement.

וְיָבֵ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And armies sent by him will take up their position and they will make unclean the holy place, even the strong place, and take away the regular burned offering and put in its place an unclean thing causing fear.

וּזְרֹעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And those who do evil against the agreement will be turned to sin by his fair words: but the people who have knowledge of their God will be strong and do well.

וּמַרְשִׁיעֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time.

וּמַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵי (וּ) u. “and”וּבְלֶהָבָ֛ה (וּ) u “and”וּבְבִזָּ֖ה (וּ) u “and”

Now at the time of their downfall they will have a little help, but numbers will be joined to them in the town, and in their separate heritages.

וּבְהִכָּ֣שְׁלָ֔ם (וּ) u “and”

And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבָרֵ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וְלַלְבֵּ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king will do his pleasure; he will put himself on high, lifting himself over every god, and saying things to be wondered at against the God of gods; and all will be well for him till the wrath is complete; for what has been purposed will be done.

וְיִתְרוֹמֵ֤ם (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִתְגַּדֵּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

He will have no respect for the gods of his fathers or for the god desired by women; he will have no respect for any god: for he will put himself on high over all.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But in place of this he will give honour to the god of armed places, and to a god of whom his fathers had no knowledge he will give honour with gold and silver and jewels and things to be desired.

וְלֶאֱלֹ֙הַּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֶאֱל֜וֹהַּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכֶ֛סֶף (וּ) u “and”וּבְאֶ֥בֶן (וּ) u “and”וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And he will make use of the people of a strange god to keep his strongest places; to those whom he takes note of he will give high honour: and he will make them rulers over the mass of the people, and will make division of the land for a price.

וַאֲדָמָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”