< Daniel 11 >

1 Forsothe fro the firste yeer of Darius of Medei Y stood, that he schulde be coumfortid, and maad strong.
瑪待人達理阿王元年,他前來堅固我,協助我。
2 And now Y schal telle to thee the treuthe. And lo! thre kyngis schulen stonde yit in Persis, and the fourthe schal be maad riche with ful many richessis ouer alle. And whanne he hath woxe strong bi hise richessis, he schal reise alle men ayens the rewme of Greece.
現在我要把真事告訴你:看,在波斯還要興起三位君王,第四位要擁有大量的財富,遠遠超過以前所有的君王;他因財富而強盛,於是煽動萬國對抗雅汪國。
3 Forsothe a strong kyng schal rise, and shal be lord in greet power, and schal do that, that schal plese hym.
以後要興起一位英勇的君王,他獨掌大權,統治一切,為所欲為。
4 And whanne he schal stonde, his rewme schal be al to-brokun, and it schal be departid in to foure wyndis of heuene, but not in to hise eiris, nether bi the power of hym in which he was lord; for his rewme schal be to-rente, yhe, in to straungeris, outakun these.
但當他極盛的時候,他的國必要瓦解,他的天下必要四分五裂,而不歸於他的後裔;也沒有相似他所有的統治權,他的國必要滅亡,歸屬不是他後裔的外人。
5 And the kyng of the south schal be coumfortid; and of the princes of hym oon schal haue power aboue hym, and he schal be lord in power; for whi his lordschipe schal be myche.
南方的君王要強盛起來,但他的將領中,有一個比他更強的要獲得政權;他王國的勢力非常強大。
6 And after the ende of yeeris `thei schulen be knyt in pees; and the douyter of the kyng of the south schal come to the kyng of the north, to make frenschipe. And sche schal not gete strengthe of arm, nether the seed of hir schal stonde; and sche schal be bitakun, and the yonglyngis of hir that brouyten hir, and he that coumfortide hir in tymes.
幾年以後他們要締結同盟,南方君王的公主要嫁給北方的君王,以求修好;但是她得不到勢力,她和她所生的也不能久存;她和她的侍從,她的兒子以及輔助她的都要被殺害。到那時,
7 And a plauntyng of the seed of the rootis of hir schal stonde; and he schal come with an oost, and schal entre in to the prouynce of the kyng of the north, and he schal mysuse hem, and he schal gete;
必從她根上出生一個嫩枝,繼承父位;他必興師出征,進入北方君王的保壘,將他們擊敗,獲得勝利;
8 ferthir more he schal gete both the goddis of hem, and grauun ymagis. Also he schal lede into Egipt preciouse vessels of gold, and of siluer, takun in batel. He schal haue the maistrie ayens the kyng of the north;
並將他們的神像、鑄像和金銀寶器劫往埃及,從此數年之久與北方的君王對峙;
9 and the kyng of the south schal entre in to the rewme, and schal turne ayen to his lond.
但北方的君王終要侵入南方君王的國土,事後仍返回本國。
10 Forsothe the sones of hym schulen be stirid to wraththe, and thei schulen gadere togidere a multitude of ful many coostis. And he schal come hastynge and flowynge, and he schal turne ayen, and schal be stirid, and schal bigynne batel with his strengthe.
他的兒子必要備戰,招募強大的勁旅,親自出征;衝過時,相似洪水氾濫;他必猛攻,直逼敵軍的保壘。
11 And the king of the south schal be stirid, and schal go out, and schal fiyte ayens the kyng of the north, and schal make redi a ful grete multitude; and the multitude schal be youun in his hond.
南方的君王必然大怒,出師與北方的君王交戰,北方的君王也必調集大軍,但這支大軍必被交在敵方手中。
12 And he schal take the multitude, and his herte schal be enhaunsid; and he schal caste doun many thousyndis, but he schal not haue the maistrie.
這支大軍被擄去以後,南方的君王便心高氣傲,不過他雖擊斃千萬大軍,仍不能強盛,
13 For the kyng of the north schal turne, and schal make redi a multitude, myche more than bifore; and in the ende of tymes and of yeeris he schal come hastynge with a ful greet oost, and with ful many richessis.
因為北方君王必再調集大軍,比以前更為龐大,數年以後,再率領大軍,帶著大量的輜重,出征南下。
14 And in tho tymes many men schulen rise togidere ayens the kyng of the south; and the sones of trespassouris of thi puple schulen be enhaunsid, that thei fille the visioun, and thei schulen falle doun.
那時,將有許多人起來攻擊南方君王,你百姓中的匪徒也要起來,為應驗異象,但他們終必失敗。
15 And the kyng of the north schal come, and schal bere togidere erthe, he schal take strongeste citees; and the armes of the south schulen not susteyne. And the chosun men therof schulen rise togidere, to ayenstonde, and strengthe schal not be.
北方的君王就前來,興建壁壘,攻取堅城,南方的軍隊不能抵抗,連精銳的部隊也無力抵禦。
16 And he schal come on hym, and schal do bi his wille; and noon schal be, that schal stonde ayens his face. And he schal stonde in the noble lond, and it schal be wastid in his hond.
來攻南方君王的,必任意而行,沒有人能抵抗;他還要立足在華麗之地,破壞之權操在他手中。
17 And he schal sette his face, that he come to holde al the rewme of him, and he schal do riytful thingis with hym. And he schal yyue to hym the douyter of wymmen, to distrie hym; and it schal not stonde, and it schal not be his.
他企圖征服整個南國,遂與南方君王立約通婚,將自己的女兒嫁給他,好傾覆他的國,但是他的企圖沒有成功,也沒有見效。
18 And he schal turne his face to ilis, and he schal take many ilis. And he schal make ceesse the prince of his schenschipe, and his schenschipe schal turne in to hym.
此後,他要轉向各島嶼,佔據了許多島嶼;但有一個將官要阻止他的蠻橫,使他的蠻橫害了自己。
19 And he schal turne his face to the lordschip of his loond, and he schal snapere, and falle doun, and he schal not be foundun.
他遂轉身回到他國內的保壘裏,終於一蹶不振,從此消失不見。
20 And the vilest and vnworthi to the kyngis onour schal stonde in the place of hym, and in fewe daies he schal be al to-brokun, not in woodnesse, nether in batel.
以後另有一人代他興起,他要派橫徵暴歛的人遍行國內華麗之地,但他沒有過幾天,就喪了命,不是由於叛變,也不是由於作戰。
21 And a dispisid man schal stonde in the place of hym, and the onour of a kyng schal not be youun to hym; and he schal come priueli, and he schal gete the rewme bi gile.
這以後將有一個下賤的人代他興起;原來人沒有將治國的權力授給他,他卻乘人不備,以陰謀篡奪了王位。
22 And the armes of the fiytere schulen be ouercomun of his face, and schulen be al to-brokun, ferthermore and the duyk of boond of pees.
來進攻他的大軍要被他完全擊潰,同盟之君也要被擊敗。
23 And after frenschipe with hym, he schal do gile. And he schal stie, and he schal ouercome with litil puple;
有人與他聯合,他即施行騙術;他借助少數的人民,就漸漸強大起來。
24 and he schal entre in to grete and riche citees, and he schal do thingis which hise fadris and the fadris of hise fadris diden not. He schal distrie the raueyns, and prei, and richessis of hem, and ayens most stidfast thouytis he schal take counsel, and this `vn to a tyme.
他又乘人不備,侵入省內肥沃之區,實行他祖先及他祖先的祖先所未行過的事,將戰利品、掠奪物和財產分給自己的黨羽;又策劃陰謀進攻保壘,但只到某一限期。
25 And the strengthe of hym, and the herte of hym schal be stirid ayens the kyng of the south with a greet oost. And the king of the south schal be stirid to batel with many helpis and ful stronge; and thei schulen not stonde, for thei schulen take counsels ayens hym.
他要竭盡自己的精力,鼓起勇氣,率領大軍進攻南方君王;南方君王亦率領極強大的勁旅奮起迎戰,但無法抵禦,因為有人籌劃陰謀陷害他;
26 And thei that eeten breed with hym schulen al to-breke hym; and his oost schal be oppressid, and ful many men of hise schulen be slayn, and falle doun.
那些破壞他的,正是吃他飯的人;他的勁旅將潰不成軍,傷亡的極多。
27 And the herte of twei kyngis schal be, that thei do yuel, and at o boord thei schulen speke leesyng, and thei schulen not profite; for yit the ende schal be in to an other tyme.
兩位君王都存心不良,同坐一桌,各說謊話,而毫無成就,因為必須到所定的時期,纔有結局。
28 And he schal turne ayen in to his lond with many richessis, and his herte schal be ayens the hooli testament, and he schal do, and schal turne ayen in to his lond.
北方的君王卻要帶著大量的財物返回本國;他既存心與聖約作對,也必採取行動,然後纔回國。
29 In tyme ordeyned he schal turne ayen, and schal come to the south, and the laste schal not be lijk the formere.
到了預定的時期,他必再度南征,但是第二次卻不如第一次,
30 And schippis with three ordris of ooris, and Romayns, schulen come on hym, and he schal be smytun. And he schal turne ayen, and schal haue indignacioun ayens the testament of seyntuarie, and he schal do. And he schal turne ayen, and he schal thenke ayens hem that forsoken the testament of seyntuarie.
因為此次基廷的船必來攻擊他,他只得驚慌而歸。他遂遷怒於聖約,任意妄為;回去以後,他必重用那些背棄聖約的人士。
31 And armes of hym schulen stonde, and schulen defoule the seyntuarie, and schulen take awei the contynuel sacrifice, and schulen yyue abhomynacioun in to desolacioun.
那些迎合他意思的軍隊,也去褻瀆聖所的保壘,廢除日常祭,在那裏設立了那招致荒涼的可憎之物。
32 And wickid men schulen feyne testament gilefuli; but the puple that knowith her God schal holde, and do.
至於那些作惡違犯聖約的人士,他要用詐術使他們更加敗壞,但那認識自己天主的人民必也更加堅強有力。
33 And tauyt men in the puple schulen teche ful many men, and schulen falle in swerd, and in flawme, and in to caitifte, and in to raueyn of daies.
民間賢明之士必要訓誨民眾,但他們有很多日子要受刀劍、烈火、充軍和劫掠的迫害。
34 And whanne thei han feld doun, thei schulen be reisid bi a litil help; and ful many men schulen be applied to hym gilefuli.
在他們受迫害時,稍微得到一些援助,但是有許多人卻懷著奸詐的心與他們聯合。
35 And of lerud men schulen falle, that thei be wellid togidere, and be chosun, and be maad whijt til to a tyme determyned; for yit another tyme schal be.
有些賢明之士要受迫害,是為鍛鍊、洗滌和潔淨他們,直到時期結束,因為預定的時期尚未來到。
36 And the kyng schal do bi his wille, and he schal be reisid, and magnefied ayens ech god, and ayens God of goddis he schal speke grete thingis; and he schal be dressid, til wrathfulnesse be fillid. For the determynynge is perfitli maad.
這位君王要任意妄為,妄自尊大,高舉自己在眾神之上,要發出怪謬的言論,反抗萬神之神,他暫時行事順利,直到天主的義怒洩盡,因為天主決定的事必要應驗。
37 And he schal not arette the God of hise fadris, and he schal be in the coueitisis of wymmen, and he schal not charge ony of goddis, for he schal rise ayens alle thingis.
他不尊重自己祖先的神,也不尊重婦女們所愛的神,他不尊重任何神明,因為他將自己高舉在一切之上;
38 Forsothe he schal onoure god of Maosym in his place, and he schal worschipe god, whom hise fadris knewen not, with gold, and siluer, and preciouse stoon, and preciouse thingis.
卻去敬拜保壘之神,以金銀、寶石和珍品恭奉他祖先所不認識的神。
39 And he schal do that he make strong Moosym, with the alien god which he knew. And he schal multiplie glorie, and schal yyue power to hem in many thingis, and schal departe the lond at his wille.
他要憑藉外神的助佑,攻擊堅固的保壘;凡附和他的,他必增加他們的光榮,使他們治理民眾,分封土地,做為賞報。
40 And in the tyme determyned the kyng of the south schal fiyte ayens hym, and the kyng of the north schal come as a tempest ayens hym, in charis, and with knyytis, and in greet nauei.
到末期,南方的君王將要與他交戰;北方的君王也要率領戰車、騎兵和許多戰艦,像旋風般向他還擊,侵入他的國土;所經之地,有如洪水破堤。
41 And he schal entre in to londis, and schal defoule hem; and he schal passe, and schal entre in to the gloriouse lond, and many schulen falle. Forsothe these londis aloone schulen be sauyd fro his hond, Edom, and Moab, and princes of the sones of Amon.
他要侵入華麗之地,千萬人要喪亡,但是厄東、摩阿布和大部分阿孟子民,卻要逃脫他的手。
42 And he schal sende his hond in to londis, and the lond of Egipt schal not ascape.
他又要伸手攻擊各國,埃及地亦不能幸免;
43 And he schal be lord of tresouris of gold, and of siluer, and in alle preciouse thingis of Egipt; also he schal passe bi Libie and Ethiopie.
他要佔有金銀府庫和埃及的一切寶物。利比亞和雇士人也要來與他聯合。
44 And fame fro the eest and fro the north schal disturble hym; and he schal come with a greet multitude, to al to-breke, and to sle ful many men.
但是來自東方和北方的消息要使他震驚;他遂懷著盛怒去討伐,要許多人殺盡滅絕。
45 And he schal sette his tabernacle in Apheduo, bitwixe the sees, on the noble hil and hooli; and he schal come til to the heiythe therof, and no man schal helpe hym.
他要在海洋和美麗聖山之間,支搭他堂皇的帳幕,但此時已到了他的末日,已沒有任何人能援助他。

< Daniel 11 >