Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Daniel 11:11-22 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. But this will make the king of the south angry, and he will defeat this large army from the north.

12. The king of the south will feel proud because of the many thousands he has killed. But his victories won't last long,

13. because the king of the north will gather a larger and more powerful army than ever before. Then in a few years, he will start invading other countries.

14. At this time many of your own people will try to make this vision come true by rebelling against the king of the south, but their rebellion will fail.

15. Then the army from the north will surround and capture a fortress in the south, and not even the most experienced troops of the southern kingdom will be able to make them retreat.

16. The king who invaded from the north will do as he pleases, and he will even capture and destroy the holy land.

17. In fact, he will decide to invade the south with his entire army. Then he will attempt to make peace by giving the king of the south a bride from the northern kingdom, but this won't be successful.

18. Afterwards, this proud king of the north will invade and conquer many of the nations along the coast, but a military leader will defeat him and make him lose his pride.

19. He will retreat to his fortresses in his own country, but on the way he will be defeated and never again be seen.

20. The next king of the north will try to collect taxes for the glory of his kingdom. However, he will come to a sudden end in some mysterious way, instead of in battle or because of someone's anger.

21. The successor of this king of the north will be a worthless nobody, who doesn't come from a royal family. He will suddenly appear and gain control of the kingdom by treachery.

22. Then he will destroy armies and remove God's chosen high priest.