"Then he will returnto his landwith muchplunder;but his heartwill be [set] againstthe holycovenant,and he will takeactionand [then] returnto his [own] land.
"The overflowingforceswill be floodedawaybeforehim and shattered,and alsothe princeof the covenant.
"As for bothkings,their heartswill be [intent] on evil,and they will speaklies[to each other] at the sametable;but it will not succeed,for the endis still[to come] at the appointedtime.
"At the appointedtimehe will returnand comeinto the South,but this lasttimeit will not turnout the way it did before.
And on account of transgressionthe hostwill be givenover [to the horn] alongwith the regularsacrifice;and it will flingtruthto the groundand perform[its will] and prosper.
"His powerwill be mighty,but not by his [own] power,And he will destroyto an extraordinarydegreeAnd prosperand perform[his will]; He will destroymightymenand the holypeople.
"It is you who are the sonsof the prophetsand of the covenantwhichGodmadewith your fathers,sayingto Abraham,AND IN YOUR SEEDALLTHE FAMILIESOF THE EARTHSHALL BE BLESSED.'