καὶ ἐγὼ ἐν ἔτει πρώτῳ Κύρου ἔστην εἰς κράτος καὶ ἰσχύν
And I, in the first year of Cyrus, stood for strength and might.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
καὶ νῦν ἀλήθειαν ἀναγγελῶ σοι ἰδοὺ ἔτι τρεῖς βασιλεῖς ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ Περσίδι καὶ ὁ τέταρτος πλουτήσει πλοῦτον μέγαν παρὰ πάντας καὶ μετὰ τὸ κρατῆσαι αὐτὸν τοῦ πλούτου αὐτοῦ ἐπαναστήσεται πάσαις βασιλείαις Ἑλλήνων
And now I will declare truth to you: behold, yet three kings shall arise in Persia, and the fourth shall become rich with great wealth beyond them all; and when he is strong through his wealth, he shall stir up all the kingdoms of the Greeks.
Word-by-word analysis· 33 words
καὶ ἀναστήσεται βασιλεὺς δυνατὸς καὶ κυριεύσει κυριείας πολλῆς καὶ ποιήσει κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ
And a mighty king shall arise, and he shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
καὶ ὡς ἂν στῇ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ συντριβήσεται καὶ διαιρεθήσεται εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ κατὰ τὴν κυριείαν αὐτοῦ ἣν ἐκυρίευσεν ὅτι ἐκτιλήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ καὶ ἑτέροις ἐκτὸς τούτων
And when his kingdom stands, it shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his latter descendants nor according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted and given to others besides these.
Word-by-word analysis· 38 words
καὶ ἐνισχύσει ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ νότου καὶ εἷς τῶν ἀρχόντων αὐτοῦ ἐνισχύσει ἐπ' αὐτὸν καὶ κυριεύσει κυριείαν πολλὴν ἐπ' ἐξουσίας αὐτοῦ
And the king of the south shall grow strong, and one of his princes shall grow stronger than he and shall rule a dominion, a great dominion under his authority.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
καὶ μετὰ τὰ ἔτη αὐτοῦ συμμειγήσονται καὶ θυγάτηρ βασιλέως τοῦ νότου εἰσελεύσεται πρὸς βασιλέα τοῦ βορρᾶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι συνθήκας μετ' αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ κρατήσει ἰσχύος βραχίονος καὶ οὐ στήσεται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ καὶ παραδοθήσεται αὐτὴ καὶ οἱ φέροντες αὐτὴν καὶ ἡ νεᾶνις καὶ ὁ κατισχύων αὐτὴν ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς
And after his years they shall join together, and the daughter of the king of the south shall enter to the king of the north to make agreements with him; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and his seed shall not stand, and she shall be given up, and those bringing her, and the young woman, and the one strengthening her in those times.
Word-by-word analysis· 49 words
καὶ στήσεται ἐκ τοῦ ἄνθους τῆς ῥίζης αὐτῆς τῆς ἑτοιμασίας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἥξει πρὸς τὴν δύναμιν καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὰ ὑποστηρίγματα τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ βορρᾶ καὶ ποιήσει ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ κατισχύσει
And from the blossom of her root one from his preparation shall stand up, and he shall come to the force and enter into the strongholds of the king of the north and act against them and prevail.
Word-by-word analysis· 31 words
καί γε τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν μετὰ τῶν χωνευτῶν αὐτῶν πᾶν σκεῦος ἐπιθυμητὸν αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου καὶ χρυσίου μετὰ αἰχμαλωσίας οἴσει εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ αὐτὸς στήσεται ὑπὲρ βασιλέα τοῦ βορρᾶ
And indeed their gods, with their molten images, every desirable vessel of silver and gold, he shall carry with captivity into Egypt; and he shall stand above the king of the north.
Word-by-word analysis· 28 words
καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ νότου καὶ ἀναστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ
And he shall enter into the kingdom of the king of the south and return to his land.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ συνάξουσιν ὄχλον δυνάμεων πολλῶν καὶ ἐλεύσεται ἐρχόμενος καὶ κατακλύζων καὶ παρελεύσεται καὶ καθίεται καὶ συμπροσπλακήσεται ἕως τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ
And his sons shall gather a multitude of many forces, and one shall come on, flooding and passing through; and he shall sit down and clash even to his stronghold.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἀγριανθήσεται βασιλεὺς τοῦ νότου καὶ ἐξελεύσεται καὶ πολεμήσει μετὰ βασιλέως τοῦ βορρᾶ καὶ στήσει ὄχλον πολύν καὶ παραδοθήσεται ὁ ὄχλος ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ
And the king of the south shall be enraged and shall go out and fight with the king of the north, and he shall raise a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
καὶ λήμψεται τὸν ὄχλον καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καὶ καταβαλεῖ μυριάδας καὶ οὐ κατισχύσει
And he shall take the multitude, and his heart shall be lifted up, and he shall cast down myriads, yet he shall not prevail.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ ἐπιστρέψει βασιλεὺς τοῦ βορρᾶ καὶ ἄξει ὄχλον πολὺν ὑπὲρ τὸν πρότερον καὶ εἰς τὸ τέλος τῶν καιρῶν ἐνιαυτῶν ἐπελεύσεται εἰσόδια ἐν δυνάμει μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐν ὑπάρξει πολλῇ
And the king of the north shall return and bring a multitude greater than the former, and at the end of the times of years he shall certainly come with a great force and with much substance.
Word-by-word analysis· 28 words
καὶ ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς ἐκείνοις πολλοὶ ἐπαναστήσονται ἐπὶ βασιλέα τοῦ νότου καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν λοιμῶν τοῦ λαοῦ σου ἐπαρθήσονται τοῦ στῆσαι ὅρασιν καὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν
And in those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the sons of the violent ones of your people shall be lifted up to establish a vision, and they shall be weakened.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
καὶ εἰσελεύσεται βασιλεὺς τοῦ βορρᾶ καὶ ἐκχεεῖ πρόσχωμα καὶ συλλήμψεται πόλεις ὀχυράς καὶ οἱ βραχίονες τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ νότου οὐ στήσονται καὶ ἀναστήσονται οἱ ἐκλεκτοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ἰσχὺς τοῦ στῆναι
And the king of the north shall come and pour out a siege mound and capture fortified cities, and the arms of the king of the south shall not stand, and his chosen ones shall rise, and there shall be no strength to stand.
Word-by-word analysis· 32 words
καὶ ποιήσει ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος πρὸς αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἑστὼς κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ στήσεται ἐν γῇ τοῦ σαβι καὶ συντελεσθήσεται ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ
And the one coming against him shall do according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he shall stand in the land of Sabi, and it shall be completed in his hand.
Word-by-word analysis· 29 words
καὶ τάξει τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰσελθεῖν ἐν ἰσχύι πάσης τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐθεῖα πάντα μετ' αὐτοῦ ποιήσει καὶ θυγατέρα τῶν γυναικῶν δώσει αὐτῷ τοῦ διαφθεῖραι αὐτήν καὶ οὐ μὴ παραμείνῃ καὶ οὐκ αὐτῷ ἔσται
And he shall set his face to enter with the strength of all his kingdom, and he shall make upright arrangements with him, and he shall give him a daughter of women to corrupt her, but she shall not remain, and she shall not be for him.
Word-by-word analysis· 35 words
καὶ ἐπιστρέψει τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς νήσους καὶ συλλήμψεται πολλὰς καὶ καταπαύσει ἄρχοντας ὀνειδισμοῦ αὐτῶν πλὴν ὀνειδισμὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπιστρέψει αὐτῷ
And he shall turn his face to the islands and capture many, but a ruler shall cause his reproach to cease for them; yet his reproach shall return upon him.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
καὶ ἐπιστρέψει τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἰσχὺν τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀσθενήσει καὶ πεσεῖται καὶ οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται
And he shall turn his face to the strength of his own land, and he shall grow weak and fall, and shall not be found.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
καὶ ἀναστήσεται ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης αὐτοῦ φυτὸν βασιλείας ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ παραβιβάζων πράσσων δόξαν βασιλείας καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις συντριβήσεται καὶ οὐκ ἐν προσώποις οὐδὲ ἐν πολέμῳ
And from his root a shoot of kingship shall arise upon his prepared place, exacting the glory of the kingdom; and in those days he shall be broken, though not in face nor in war.
Word-by-word analysis· 29 words
στήσεται ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ ἐξουδενώθη καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκαν ἐπ' αὐτὸν δόξαν βασιλείας καὶ ἥξει ἐν εὐθηνίᾳ καὶ κατισχύσει βασιλείας ἐν ὀλισθρήμασιν
Upon his prepared place shall stand one despised, and they did not give upon him the glory of kingship; and he shall come in prosperity and gain the kingdom by slippery means.
Word-by-word analysis· 22 words
καὶ βραχίονες τοῦ κατακλύζοντος κατακλυσθήσονται ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ συντριβήσονται καὶ ἡγούμενος διαθήκης
And the arms of the flood shall be flooded away from before him and shall be broken, even a leader of covenant.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν συναναμείξεων πρὸς αὐτὸν ποιήσει δόλον καὶ ἀναβήσεται καὶ ὑπερισχύσει αὐτοῦ ἐν ὀλίγῳ ἔθνει
And from the alliances with him he shall work deceit and shall rise and prevail with a small nation.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
καὶ ἐν εὐθηνίᾳ καὶ ἐν πίοσιν χώραις ἥξει καὶ ποιήσει ἃ οὐκ ἐποίησαν οἱ πατέρες αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ πατέρες τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ προνομὴν καὶ σκῦλα καὶ ὕπαρξιν αὐτοῖς διασκορπιεῖ καὶ ἐπ' Αἴγυπτον λογιεῖται λογισμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕως καιροῦ
In prosperity and in rich provinces he shall come and shall do what his fathers did not do, nor the fathers of his fathers: spoil and plunder and substance he shall scatter to them, and against Egypt he shall devise his schemes, but only until a time.
Word-by-word analysis· 38 words
καὶ ἐξεγερθήσεται ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ βασιλέα τοῦ νότου ἐν δυνάμει μεγάλῃ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ νότου συνάψει πόλεμον ἐν δυνάμει μεγάλῃ καὶ ἰσχυρᾷ σφόδρα καὶ οὐ στήσεται ὅτι λογιοῦνται ἐπ' αὐτὸν λογισμούς
And his strength and his heart shall be stirred against the king of the south with a great force, and the king of the south shall join battle with a very great and strong force, yet he shall not stand, because they shall devise schemes against him.
Word-by-word analysis· 37 words
καὶ φάγονται τὰ δέοντα αὐτοῦ καὶ συντρίψουσιν αὐτόν καὶ δυνάμεις κατακλύσει καὶ πεσοῦνται τραυματίαι πολλοί
And those eating his portion shall crush him, and his forces shall overflow, and many wounded shall fall.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ ἀμφότεροι οἱ βασιλεῖς αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν εἰς πονηρίαν καὶ ἐπὶ τραπέζῃ μιᾷ ψευδῆ λαλήσουσιν καὶ οὐ κατευθυνεῖ ὅτι ἔτι πέρας εἰς καιρόν
And both kings, their hearts bent toward evil, shall speak lies at one table, and it shall not prosper, for the end is yet for an appointed time.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἐπιστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ ἐν ὑπάρξει πολλῇ καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ διαθήκην ἁγίαν καὶ ποιήσει καὶ ἐπιστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ
And he shall return to his land with much substance, and his heart shall be against the holy covenant, and he shall act and return to his land.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
εἰς τὸν καιρὸν ἐπιστρέψει καὶ ἥξει ἐν τῷ νότῳ καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὡς ἡ πρώτη καὶ ὡς ἡ ἐσχάτη
At the appointed time he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be as the former or as the latter.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
καὶ εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῷ οἱ ἐκπορευόμενοι Κίτιοι καὶ ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ἐπιστρέψει καὶ θυμωθήσεται ἐπὶ διαθήκην ἁγίαν καὶ ποιήσει καὶ ἐπιστρέψει καὶ συνήσει ἐπὶ τοὺς καταλιπόντας διαθήκην ἁγίαν
And the Kittim coming forth shall come against him, and he shall be humbled and return and be enraged against the holy covenant; and he shall act and return and take notice of those forsaking the holy covenant.
Word-by-word analysis· 27 words
καὶ σπέρματα ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἀναστήσονται καὶ βεβηλώσουσιν τὸ ἁγίασμα τῆς δυναστείας καὶ μεταστήσουσιν τὸν ἐνδελεχισμὸν καὶ δώσουσιν βδέλυγμα ἠφανισμένον
And forces from him shall arise and profane the sanctuary of strength and remove the regular service and set up the desolating abomination.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
καὶ οἱ ἀνομοῦντες διαθήκην ἐπάξουσιν ἐν ὀλισθρήμασιν καὶ λαὸς γινώσκοντες θεὸν αὐτοῦ κατισχύσουσιν καὶ ποιήσουσιν
And those acting lawlessly against the covenant he shall lead astray by slippery means, but the people who know their God shall prevail and act.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ οἱ συνετοὶ τοῦ λαοῦ συνήσουσιν εἰς πολλά καὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ καὶ ἐν φλογὶ καὶ ἐν αἰχμαλωσίᾳ καὶ ἐν διαρπαγῇ ἡμερῶν
And the wise of the people shall understand for many, and they shall be weakened by sword and by flame and by captivity and by plunder for days.
Word-by-word analysis· 22 words
καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀσθενῆσαι αὐτοὺς βοηθηθήσονται βοήθειαν μικράν καὶ προστεθήσονται ἐπ' αὐτοὺς πολλοὶ ἐν ὀλισθρήμασιν
And when they are weakened, they shall be helped with a little help, and many shall be joined to them in slippery ways.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν συνιέντων ἀσθενήσουσιν τοῦ πυρῶσαι αὐτοὺς καὶ τοῦ ἐκλέξασθαι καὶ τοῦ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἕως καιροῦ πέρας ὅτι ἔτι εἰς καιρόν
And some of the understanding shall be weakened, in order to refine them and to select and to uncover them until the time of the end, for it is yet for an appointed time.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
καὶ ποιήσει κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ μεγαλυνθήσεται ἐπὶ πάντα θεὸν καὶ λαλήσει ὑπέρογκα καὶ κατευθυνεῖ μέχρις οὗ συντελεσθῇ ἡ ὀργή εἰς γὰρ συντέλειαν γίνεται
And the king shall act according to his will, and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god and shall speak arrogant things and shall prosper until the wrath is completed, for the completion is coming.
Word-by-word analysis· 29 words
καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας θεοὺς τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ οὐ συνήσει καὶ ἐπὶ ἐπιθυμίαν γυναικῶν καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶν θεὸν οὐ συνήσει ὅτι ἐπὶ πάντας μεγαλυνθήσεται
And concerning all the gods of his fathers he shall not understand, and concerning the desire of women and concerning every god he shall not understand, because above all he shall magnify himself.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ θεὸν μαωζιν ἐπὶ τόπου αὐτοῦ δοξάσει καὶ θεόν ὃν οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ πατέρες αὐτοῦ δοξάσει ἐν χρυσῷ καὶ ἀργύρῳ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ ἐν ἐπιθυμήμασιν
And he shall glorify a god of strongholds in his place, and a god whom his fathers did not know he shall glorify with gold and silver and precious stone and desirable things.
Word-by-word analysis· 26 words
καὶ ποιήσει τοῖς ὀχυρώμασιν τῶν καταφυγῶν μετὰ θεοῦ ἀλλοτρίου καὶ πληθυνεῖ δόξαν καὶ ὑποτάξει αὐτοῖς πολλοὺς καὶ γῆν διελεῖ ἐν δώροις
And he shall act for the strongholds of the refuges with a foreign god and shall multiply glory and subject many to them, and he shall divide land for gifts.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
καὶ ἐν καιροῦ πέρατι συγκερατισθήσεται μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ νότου καὶ συναχθήσεται ἐπ' αὐτὸν βασιλεὺς τοῦ βορρᾶ ἐν ἅρμασιν καὶ ἐν ἱππεῦσιν καὶ ἐν ναυσὶν πολλαῖς καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ συντρίψει καὶ παρελεύσεται
And at the time of the end he shall clash with the king of the south, and the king of the north shall gather himself against him with chariots and horsemen and many ships, and he shall enter into the land and shatter and pass through.
Word-by-word analysis· 35 words
καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν γῆν τοῦ σαβι καὶ πολλοὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν καὶ οὗτοι διασωθήσονται ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ Εδωμ καὶ Μωαβ καὶ ἀρχὴ υἱῶν Αμμων
And he shall enter into the land of Sabi, and many shall be weakened; and these shall be delivered from his hand: Edom and Moab and the firstfruits of the sons of Ammon.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἐκτενεῖ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ γῆ Αἰγύπτου οὐκ ἔσται εἰς σωτηρίαν
And he shall stretch out his hand upon the land, and the land of Egypt shall not be for escape.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
καὶ κυριεύσει ἐν τοῖς ἀποκρύφοις τοῦ χρυσοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἀργύρου καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ἐπιθυμητοῖς Αἰγύπτου καὶ Λιβύων καὶ Αἰθιόπων ἐν τοῖς ὀχυρώμασιν αὐτῶν
And he shall rule over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt, and Libyans and Ethiopians shall be in their strongholds.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἀκοαὶ καὶ σπουδαὶ ταράξουσιν αὐτὸν ἐξ ἀνατολῶν καὶ ἀπὸ βορρᾶ καὶ ἥξει ἐν θυμῷ πολλῷ τοῦ ἀφανίσαι καὶ τοῦ ἀναθεματίσαι πολλούς
And reports and alarms shall trouble him from the east and from the north, and he shall come with great wrath to destroy and to devote many to destruction.
Word-by-word analysis· 22 words
καὶ πήξει τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ εφαδανω ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν θαλασσῶν εἰς ὄρος σαβι ἅγιον καὶ ἥξει ἕως μέρους αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ῥυόμενος αὐτόν
And he shall pitch his tent at Ephadano between the seas at the holy mountain of Sabi, and he shall come to his end, and there is no one delivering him.