11:21 必有一個卑鄙的人興起接續為王，人未曾將國的尊榮給他，他卻趁人坦然無備的時候，用諂媚的話得國。
11:22 必有無數的軍兵勢如洪水，在他面前沖沒敗壞；同盟的君也必如此。
11:23 與那君結盟之後，他必行詭詐，因為他必上來以微小的軍（原文是民）成為強盛。
11:24 趁人坦然無備的時候，他必來到國中極肥美之地，行他列祖和他列祖之祖所未曾行的，將擄物、掠物，和財寶散給眾人，又要設計攻打保障，然而這都是暫時的。
11:25 他必奮勇向前，率領大軍攻擊南方王；南方王也必以極大極強的軍兵與他爭戰，卻站立不住，因為有人設計謀害南方王。
11:26 吃王膳的，必敗壞他；他的軍隊必被沖沒，而且被殺的甚多。
11:27 至於這二王，他們心懷惡計，同席說謊，計謀卻不成就；因為到了定期，事就了結。
11:28 北方王（原文是他）必帶許多財寶回往本國，他的心反對聖約，任意而行，回到本地。
11:29 到了定期，他必返回，來到南方。後一次卻不如前一次，
11:30 因為基提戰船必來攻擊他，他就喪膽而回，又要惱恨聖約，任意而行；他必回來聯絡背棄聖約的人。
11:31 他必興兵，這兵必褻瀆聖地，就是保障，除掉常獻的燔祭，設立那行毀壞可憎的。
11:32 作惡違背聖約的人，他必用巧言勾引；惟獨認識上帝的子民必剛強行事。
11:33 民間的智慧人必訓誨多人；然而他們多日必倒在刀下，或被火燒，或被擄掠搶奪。
11:34 他們仆倒的時候，稍得扶助，卻有許多人用諂媚的話親近他們。
11:35 智慧人中有些仆倒的，為要熬煉其餘的人，使他們清淨潔白，直到末了；因為到了定期，事就了結。
21 In his place shall arise a contemptible
person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without
warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 Armies shall be utterly swept
away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant. 23 And from the
time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall
become strong with a small people. 24 Without warning he shall come into the
richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his
fathers 'fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He
shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time. 25 And he shall
stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great
army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and
mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him. 26
Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and
many shall fall down slain.
slain. 27 And as for the two kings, their
hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table,
but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed. 28 And he
shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against
the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.
29 "At the time appointed he shall
return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.
30 For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and
withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy
covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy
covenant. 31 Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress,
and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the
abomination that makes desolate. 32 He shall seduce with flattery those who
violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take
action. 33 And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for
some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. 34
When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join
themselves to them with flattery, 35 and some of the wise shall stumble, so
that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end,
for it still awaits the appointed time.
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這是關於安提阿哥四世的預言。西流基四世死時，他的兒子底米丟已經被送
去羅馬代替安提阿哥四世作人質。安提阿哥四世找了別迦摩王幫助，藉口為兄長報仇，殺了國師希略多路（罪名當然是「弒君」）。之後不理在羅馬作人質的底米丟，自己擔任攝政王，自己的另一個姪子（也叫安提阿哥）當國王。主前170年，當國王的姪子去世（可能是被安提阿哥四世暗殺的），他自己用諂媚的話籠絡北朝的重臣，取得王位。
主前167年，安提阿哥四世派阿波羅修領兵進入耶路撒冷任意燒殺，又廢除各項宗教節期、禮儀、割禮。西元前167年12月在聖殿內設立宙斯神像，獻豬隻為祭以豬血污穢祭壇、器皿。又命令猶太人向宙斯下拜。這些行為激起了猶太人的起義反抗，並獲勝建立了哈斯摩尼王朝 (The Hasmonean Period，主前166-63年)，史稱馬喀比時代。馬喀比佔領耶路撒冷後，於是年冬天潔淨聖殿，並重新獻殿，恢復獻祭儀式，為猶太人修殿節(Hanukkah，又稱光明節)的開始。在這獨立期間，興起了多個猶太人的宗教團體，其中包括法利賽人、撒都該人、愛色尼人、奮銳黨人等。
這也看出但以理的預言好像在是實現了，而這一切讓我們不僅肯定聖經的準確性，更讓我們相信關於耶穌再來的事件，不是夢想，是真實可信的事，也在乎上帝的時間，更可貴的是上帝透過「禮拜」讓我們預嘗將來主再來的情形，讓我們感受上帝的臨在，就是地上的天國（上帝國）。
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