A   And in the fyrst yeare of Darius of Media, I stode by hym, to c&obar;forte him, and to strength hym, ∧ nowe wyll I shewe þe; trueth. Beholde, there shall stande vp yet thre kynges in Persia, but the fourth shalbe farre rycher then they all. And when he is in the chefest power of hys ryches, he shall prouoke euery man agaynst the realme of Grekelande. ^noteThen shall there aryse yet a myghtye kynge, that shall rule wyth greate dominion, and do what hym lyst. ^note And as soone as hys kyngdome cometh vp, it shalbe destroyed, and deuyded towarde the foure wyndes of the heauen. They that come after hym, shall not haue soche power ∧ dominyon as he: but hys kyngdome shalbe scatred, yee, euen amonge other then those. And the kyng of the south shalbe myghtyer, then his other princes. And one shall be str&obar;ger then he, ∧ shall rule hys dominyon wyth greate power.

And in the ende of yeares they shalbe ioyned together, and the kynges daughter of þe; southe shall come to the kynge of the North, for to make fr&ebar;dshyppe, B   but she shall not optayne the power of that arme, nether shall she be able to &ebar;dure thorowe his myght: but she, and soch as brought her (yee and he that begat her, and conforted her for hys tyme) shalbe delyuered vp. Out of the braunches of her rote, there shall one stande vp in hys steade: whych with power of armes shall go thorowe the kynges lande of the north, and handle hym accordynge to hys strength. As for their Idols and princes, with their costly Iewels of golde and syluer, he shall cary th&ebar; awaye captyues into Egypte, and he shall reygne more yeares then the kynge of the north. And when he is come into the kynges realme of the south, he shalbe fayne to turne agayne into hys awne lande. Wherfore hys sonnes shalbe displeased, ∧ shall gather together a myghtye greate hoost of people: and one of them shall come, and go thorowe lyke a water flowde: then shall he returne, and go forthwith defyinge and boastynge vnto his awne lande.

Then the kynge of the south shalbe angry and shall come forth to fight against the kynge of the north: yee, he shall brynge a greate multitude of people together, C   and a greate heape shalbe geuen into his h&abar;de: these shall he cary awaye wyth greate pryde, for so moche as he hath cast downe so many thous&abar;des, neuertheles, he shall not preuayle. For the kyng of the north shall gather (of the new) a greater heape of people then afore, and come forth (after a certayne tyme ∧ yeares) wyth a myghtye hooste and exceadynge greate good.

At the same tyme there shall many stande vp agaynst the kynge of the south, so that þe; wycked chyldren of thy people also shall exalte them selues (to fulfyll the vision) ∧ then fall. So the kinge of the north shall come to laye sege, and to take the str&obar;g fensed cyties: And the power of th&ebar; of the south shall not be able to abyde him, and the best men of the people shall not be so str&obar;g, as to resyst hym. Shortely, when he commeth, he shall h&abar;dle hym as he lyst, ∧ no man shalbe so hardy as to stande agaynst hym. He shall stande in the pleasaunt co&ubar;tre, whych thorowe him shalbe destroyed. He shall set hys face wyth all hys power to optayne hys kyngdom, and to be lyke it. Yee, that shall he do, and geue him vnto the daughters amonge wemen, to destroye hym. But he shall fayle, nether shall he optayne hys purpose. After thys shall he

set hys face vnto the. Iles and take many of them. A prince shall stoppe hym, to do him a shame, besyde the confusyon that els shall come vnto him. D   Thus shall he tourne agayne to hys awne lande, stomble and fall, and be nomore founde: so be that came vpon hym ∧ dyd hym violence, shall stande in hys place, haue a pleasaunt kyngdome: and after fewe dayes he shalbe destroyed, ∧ that nether in wrath, ner &ibar; battell. In hys steade there shall aryse a vyle person, not holden worthy of a kynges dignytie: this shall come in peaceably, and optayne the kyngdome wyth fayre wordes: he shall fyght agaynst the armes of the myghtye (and destroye them) yee, and agaynst the prince of the couenaunt.

So after that he hath taken truce wyth him, he shall h&abar;dle disceatfully: that he maye get vp, and ouercome hym with a small flocke: and so with craftynesse to get him to the fattest place of the lande, and to deale otherwyse, th&ebar; ether his fathers or gra&ubar;dfathers dyd. E   For he shall destroye the thynge, that they had robbed ∧ spoyled, yee, and all theyr substa&ubar;ce: ymagenynge thoughtes agaynst the stronge holdes, and that for a tyme. Hys power and herte shalbe sterred vp wyth a greate armye agaynst the kinge of the south where thorowe the kynge of the south shalbe moued then vnto battell, with a greate ∧ myghtye hoost also. Neuerthelesse, he shall not be able to stande, for they shall conspyre against him. Yee, they that eate of his meate shall hurte hym: so that his hoost shall fall, ∧ many be slayne downe.

These two kynges shalbe mynded to do myschefe, and talke of disceate at one table: but they shall not prospere, for why, the ende shall not come yet, vnto the tyme apoynted ^noteThen shall he go home agayne into hys awne lande with great good, and set his hert agaynst the holy couenaunt, he shalbe busye agaynst it, and then returne home. At the time apoynted he shall come agayne, and go towarde the south. So shall it happen otherwyse then at the fyrst, yet ones agayne. And why? ^note þe; shyppes with Italyans shall come vpon him, that he may be smytt&ebar; and turne agayne: that he may take indignaci&obar; against the couena&ubar;t of holynesse, to medle agaynst it. Yee, he shall turne him, and drawe soch vnto him, as leaue the holy couenaunt.

F   He shall set myghtye men to vnhalowe þe; Sanctuary of strength, to put downe the daylye offeringe, and to set vp the abhominable desolacyon. And soch as breake the couenaunt shall he flatter wyth fayre wordes. But the people that wyll knowe their God, shall haue the ouerhande and prospere. Those also that haue vnderstandinge among the people shall enfourme the multitude: and for a longe season, they shalbe persecuted wyth swearde, with fyre, wyth captiuite ∧ wyth the takynge awaye of theyr goodes. Nowe when they fall, they shalbe sett vp wyth a lytle helpe: but many shall cleue vnto them faynedly.

Yee some of those which haue vnderstandyng shall be persecuted also, that they may be tryed, purifyed and clensed, tyll the tyme be out: for there is yet another time appoynted. The kynge shall do what hym lyst ^note he shall exalte and magnifye him selfe agaynst all that is God. Yee, he shall speake maruelous thinges agaynst the God of all goddes wherin he shall prospere, so longe tyll the ^note wrath be fulfylled, for the conclusy&obar; is deuised alredy. He shall not regarde the God of hys fathers, but his lust shall be vp&obar; wem&ebar;. Yee, he shall not care for eny God, for he shall magnifye him selfe aboue all. In hys place shall he worshype the myghtie stoute God: and the God whom his fathers knewe not, shall be honoure with golde and syluer, with precious stones and pleasaunt Iewels.

G   This shall he do, thorowe hys str&obar;ge fensed places, settinge vpe hys straunge God whom he confessith and encreasinge his glorye. Soche as will receaue hym, ∧ take hym for God, he shall geue th&ebar; greate worshyppe and power: yee, and make th&ebar; Lordes of the multitude, and geue them the lande with rewardes. In the latter tyme shall the kynge of the south stryue wyth him: and the kynge of the north in lyke maner shall come against him with charettes, horsmen and &wt; a greate nauy of shyppes. He shall come into the landes, destroye and go thorowe: he shall entre also into the fayre pleasaunt l&abar;de: Many cyties and co&ubar;tres shall decaye ^note excepte Ed&obar;, Moab and the best of the chyldren of Ammon, whych shall escape from hys hande. He shall stretch forth his handes vpon the countrees, ∧ the lande of Egypte shall not escape hym. For thorowe his goynge in, he shall haue dominion ouer the treasures of syluer and golde, and ouer all the precious Iewels of Egypt, Libia and Ethiopia. ^noteNeuerthelesse, the tydynges out of the East and the north shall trouble him, for the whych cause he shall goo forth to destroye and rote owte a greate multitude. The tentes of hys palace shall be pytched betwyxte the two sees, vpon the hyll of the noble Sanctuary, for he shall come to his dethe, ^note and then shall no man helpe hym.

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