From one of them a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

四角之中有一角长出一个小角，向南、向东、向荣美之地，渐渐成为强大。

从四角中的一角又长出另一只小角，向南、向东、向佳美之地，日渐壮大。

从四角中的一角又长出另一只小角，向南、向东、向佳美之地，日渐壮大。

其中一个角又长出一个小角，向南方、东方和佳美之地扩张势力。

从这四个角中的一个角，又长出一个小角来，这小角向南、向东和向荣美之地，不断强大起来。

从其中的一只又长出一只小犄角，向南、向东、向那荣美之地长得极其强大。

四角之中有一角長出一個小角，向南、向東、向榮美之地，漸漸成為強大。

從四角中的一角又長出另一隻小角，向南、向東、向佳美之地，日漸壯大。

從四角中的一角又長出另一隻小角，向南、向東、向佳美之地，日漸壯大。

其中一個角又長出一個小角，向南方、東方和佳美之地擴張勢力。

從這四個角中的一個角，又長出一個小角來，這小角向南、向東和向榮美之地，不斷強大起來。

從這四個角之中的一個又長出另一個角來，是小的，向南、向東、向華美之地漸漸成了非常強大。

從其中的一隻又長出一隻小犄角，向南、向東、向那榮美之地長得極其強大。

其一又生小角、漸成極大、向南向東、亦向榮美之地、

四角之一、復生小角、遂成強大、東南二境、以及樂郊、為其所據、

其中一角、生一小角、遂成強大、在南方東方以及美地、大逞強暴、

Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

Out of one of the four horns came another horn. It was small at first but became more and more powerful. It grew to the south and to the east and toward the beautiful land of Israel.

Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel.

And out of one of them came a rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.

And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land.

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

From one of them a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant[ land].

From one of them came a small horn. But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

Out of one of them came out a little horn, which grew exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants, and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land with total destruction in his hand.

rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion— the summit of Zaphon— is the city of the great King.

On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

“ While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And suddenly in this horn there were eyes like the eyes of a human and a mouth that was speaking arrogantly.

However, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them— the most beautiful of all lands, flowing with milk and honey—

“ With a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will prepare for battle with an extremely large and powerful army, but he will not succeed, because plots will be made against him.Those who eat his provisions will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.The two kings, whose hearts are bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; he will take action, then return to his own land.“ At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time will not be like the first.Ships of Kittim will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant.His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the regular sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame, and they will be captured and plundered for a time.When they fall, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely.Some of those who have insight will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and cleansed until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.“ Then the king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, because what has been decreed will be accomplished.He will not show regard for the gods of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god, because he will magnify himself above all.Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses— a god his ancestors did not know— with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.“ At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.He will also invade the beautiful land, and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of the Ammonites.He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will also be in submission.But reports from the east and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many.He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three fell— the horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, and that looked bigger than the others.As I was watching, this horn waged war against the holy ones and was prevailing over themuntil the Ancient of Days arrived and a judgment was given in favor of the holy ones of the Most High, for the time had come, and the holy ones took possession of the kingdom.“ This is what he said:‘ The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.The ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and subdue three kings.He will speak words against the Most High and oppress the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away, to be completely destroyed forever.

“ In his place a despised person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.”

The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes,

I thought,“ How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.” I thought,“ You will call me‘ My Father’ and never turn away from me.”

Near the end of their kingdoms, when the rebels have reached the full measure of their sin, a ruthless king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause outrageous destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the powerful along with the holy people.