³⁶ “Then the king will ^(A)do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and ^(B)boast against every god and will ^(C)speak ^[a]dreadful things against the ^(D)God of gods; and he will be successful until the ^(E)indignation is finished, because that which is ^(F)determined will be done. ³⁷ And he will show no regard for the ^[b]gods of his fathers or for the ^[c]desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all. ³⁸ But ^[d]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, precious stones, and treasures. ³⁹ And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to ^[e]those who acknowledge him and will make them rulers over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

⁴⁰ “And at the ^(G)end time the ^(H)king of the South will wage war with him, and the ^(I)king of the North will ^(J)storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, ^(K)overflow them, and pass through. ⁴¹ He will also enter the ^[f](L)Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, ^(M)Moab, and the foremost of the sons of ^(N)Ammon. ⁴² Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. ⁴³ But he will ^[g]gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and ^(O)Libyans and ^(P)Ethiopians will follow at his ^[h]heels. ⁴⁴ But rumors from the East and from the North will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and ^[i]annihilate many. ⁴⁵ And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful ^(Q)Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

The Time of the End

12 “Now at that time ^(R)Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a ^(S)time of distress ^(T)such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the ^(U)book, will be rescued. ² And ^(V)many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, ^(W)these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting ^[j]contempt. ³ And ^[k]those who have ^(X)insight will ^(Y)shine like the glow of the ^[l]expanse of heaven, and those who ^[m](Z)lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. ⁴ But as for you, Daniel, ^(AA)keep these words secret and ^(AB)seal up the book until the ^(AC)end of time; ^(AD)many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”