New English Translation

Daniel 11:1-5 New English Translation (NET)

1. And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)

2. Now I will tell you the truth.“Three more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth king will be unusually rich, more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

3. Then a powerful king will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.

4. Shortly after his rise to power, his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.

5. “Then the king of the south and one of his subordinates will grow strong. His subordinate will resist him and will rule a kingdom greater than his.