- 又說、當瑪代王大利烏元年、我曾起來扶助米迦勒、使他堅強。
- 現在我將真事指示你、波斯還有三王興起、第四王必富足遠勝諸王、他因富足成為強盛、就必激動大眾攻擊希臘國。
- 必有一個勇敢的王興起、執掌大權、隨意而行。
- 他興起的時候、他的國必破裂、向天的四方〔方原文作風〕分開、卻不歸他的後裔、治國的權勢也都不及他、因為他的國必被拔出、歸與他後裔之外的人。
- 南方的王必強盛、他將帥中必有一個比他更強盛、執掌權柄、他的權柄甚大。
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- And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)
- "Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will appear in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
- Then a mighty king will appear, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.
- After he has appeared, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
- "The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power.
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