"Then the king will do R554 as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify R555 himself above every god and will speak R556 monstrous F362 things against the God R557 of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation R558 is finished, for that which is decreed R559 will be done.
"He will show no regard for the gods F363 of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.
"But instead F364 he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures.
"He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those F365 who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.
"At the end R560 time the king R561 of the South will collide with him, and the king R562 of the North will storm R563 against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow R564 them and pass through.
"He will also enter the Beautiful R565F366 Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab R566 and the foremost of the sons of Ammon. R567
"But he will gain F367 control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans R568 and Ethiopians R569 will follow at his heels. F368
"He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy R570 Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
"Now at that time Michael, R571 the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time R572 of distress such R573 as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, R574 will be rescued.
FOOTNOTES: F362 Lit extraordinary F363 Or God F364 Lit in his place F365 Lit the one who acknowledges F366 I.e. Palestine F367 Or rule over F368 Lit footsteps F369 Lit devote to destruction
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