How Kings Take Rise and How Dem Take Fall
One long forecast wey no get any shine, about kings of north and south — alliance through marriage, siege, betrayal, one sanctuary wey dem spoil and one king wey raise imself against our Papa. No vision or beast for here, na only history wey dem tell before e happen, and e end as that king reach im end, and nobody help am.
11 1As for me, for di first year wey Darius di Mede dey reign, na me stand up to back am and make am strong.
2Now I go tell you di true-true tin: look, three more kings go rise for Persia, den di fourth one go rich pass all of dem. As im wealth make am strong, e go stir up everybody against di kingdom of Greece. 3Den one mighty king go rise, wey go rule wit plenty power and do wetin im like. 4But once e don rise, im kingdom go scatter and divide reach di four winds of heaven—no be for im pikin dem, and no be wit di power wey e get before, becos dem go uproot im kingdom and give am to oda people wey no be dem.
5Di king of di south go grow strong; but one of im commanders go grow strong pass am and rule—im power go big well well. 6After some years dem go join hand: di daughter of di king of di south go come meet di king of di north to make agreement. But she no go hold her strength, and neither im nor im arm go stand. Dem go hand her over—wit di people wey escort her, her papa, and di one wey dey support her—for dat time.
7One shoot from her roots go rise for im place, e go attack di army, enter di fortress of di north king, act against dem, and win. 8E go carry dia gods go Egypt as captive, wit dia metal images and dia precious silver and gold vessels; for years e go stay far from di king of di north. 9Di king of di north go invade di land of di king of di south, den go back im own house. 10Im sons go ready for war, gather one big army wey no dey stop to come, e go overflow, sweep through, den start war again reach im stronghold. 11Di southern king, as vex catch am, go march comot to fight di northern king, wey gather one big army; but dem go hand di army into di southern king hand. 12When dem carry di crowd comot, im heart go swell wit pride; e go knock down tens of thousands, but still e no go win. 13Di king of di north go again raise one crowd wey big pass di first one, den after some years e go come wit one big army and plenty supplies.
14For dat time plenty people go rise against di king of di south; violent men among your own people go lift demsef up to make di vision happen, but dem go fail. 15Di king of di north go come, build one siege ramp, and take one city wey get strong wall; di forces of di south no go stand, and neither dia best soldiers—no strength go remain to stand. 16Di one wey invade am go do as e like; nobody fit stand in front of am. E go stand for di beautiful land, wit destruction for im hand. 17E go plan to enter wit di full strength of im kingdom, and make peace terms wit am; e go give am one daughter of women to spoil am, but e no go stand or benefit am. 18Den e go turn face go di coastlands and take plenty, but one commander go put end to im proud mouth, e go turn di proud tin back on am. 19Den e go turn im face go di fortresses of im own land, but e go stumble, fall, and dem no go see am again.
20For im place one person go rise wey go send tax collector for di glory of di kingdom; but for few days e go break—no be for anger, no be for battle.
21One man wey people dey despise go rise for im place, wey dem no give royal honor. E go come for time wey tin dey calm and grab di kingdom wit sweet-mouth flattery. 22Armies go sweep comot before am and dem go break, and di prince of di Covenant sef go break. 23Once e don join hand wit am, e go act wit lie and grow strong wit only small people. 24For time wey everytin dey safe, e go enter di richest parts of di province and do wetin im papa dem or dia own papa never do—e go scatter plunder, spoil, and goods among dem, e go plan scheme against fortresses, but na only for small time.
25E go rouse im strength and courage against di king of di south wit one big army. Di king of di south go fight wit one very big, mighty army—but e no go stand, becos dem go plan scheme against am. 26Di people wey dey chop im food go break am; im army go sweep comot, and plenty go fall die. 27Both kings, wit dia heart set on evil, go talk lie for one table, but e no go work—di end still dey wait for im appointed time. 28E go return go im land wit plenty wealth, wit im heart against di holy Covenant; e go act, den return go im land.
29For di appointed time e go return and head go south, but dis time no go be like di first one or di last one. 30Becos ships of Kittim go come against am; e go lose heart, turn back, and rage against di holy Covenant, and e go act. E go return and show favor to di people wey abandon di holy Covenant. a a v30 Kittim: na old name for di sea powers of di western Mediterranean, wey most likely na Rome. 31Im forces go rise, dem go make di sanctuary fortress dirty, end di daily sacrifice, and set up di abomination wey dey cause desolation. b b v31 Jesus point back to dis prophecy as one warning wey still dey come for im own day (Matthew 24:15). 32E go use sweet-mouth flattery corrupt di people wey break di Covenant, but di people wey know dia Papa go stand firm and act. 33Di wise ones among di people go teach plenty, but dem go fall for a time by sword, fire, captivity, and plunder. 34When dem fall, dem go get small help, and plenty go join dem wit flattery. 35Some of di wise ones go stumble, so dat dem go refine dem, purify dem, and clean dem until di end time, becos e still dey wait for di set time.
36Di king go do as e like, e go lift and make imsef big pass every god, e go talk shocking tins against our Papa. E go flourish until di anger don finish, becos wetin dem don decide go happen. 37E no go respect di gods of im papa dem, or di one wey women dey desire, or any god at all—e go set imsef above dem all. 38Instead e go honor one god of fortresses, wey im papa dem no know, wit gold, silver, precious stones, and costly gifts. 39Wit one foreign god e go attack di strongest fortresses. E go honor well well di people wey acknowledge am, give dem rule over plenty, and share land for a price.
40For di end time, di king of di south go come face am, and di king of di north go storm against am wit chariots, horsemen, and plenty ships. E go invade di lands, overflow, and pass through. 41E go enter di beautiful land; plenty go fall, but Edom, Moab, and di chief sons of Ammon go escape from im hand. 42E go stretch im hand against di lands, and di land of Egypt no go escape. 43E go rule di treasures of gold and silver, and all di riches of Egypt, wit Libyans and Cushites dey follow am for back. 44But news from di east and di north go frighten am, and e go comot wit big rage to destroy and wipe out plenty. 45E go pitch im palace tents between di seas and di beautiful holy mountain, den e go come to im end wit nobody to help am.
