"Forcesfrom him will arise,desecratethe sanctuaryfortress,and doawaywith the regularsacrifice.And they will setup the abominationof desolation.
"Becausethey have forsakenMe and have madethisan alienplaceand have burnedsacrificesin it to othergods,that neitherthey northeir forefathersnorthe kingsof Judahhad [ever] known,and [because] they have filledthisplacewith the bloodof the innocent
"For the sonsof Judahhave donethat whichis evilin My sight,"declaresthe LORD,"they have settheir detestablethingsin the housewhichis calledby My name,to defileit.
The adversaryhas stretchedout his handOverallher preciousthings,For she has seenthe nationsenterher sanctuary,The ones whomYou commandedThat they should not enterinto Your congregation.
The Lordhas rejectedHis altar,He has abandonedHis sanctuary;He has deliveredinto the handof the enemyThe wallsof her palaces.They have madea noisein the houseof the LORDAs in the dayof an appointedfeast.
And He saidto them, "Defilethe templeand fillthe courtswith the slain.Goout!" Thus they wentout and struckdown[the people] in the city.
"From the timethat the regularsacrificeis abolishedand the abominationof desolationis setup, [there will be] 1,290days.
"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.
"The visionof the eveningsand morningsWhichhas been toldis true;But keepthe visionsecret,For [it] pertains to manydays[in the future]."
"And he will makea firmcovenantwith the manyfor oneweek,but in the middleof the weekhe will puta stopto sacrificeand grain offering;and on the wingof abominations[will come] one who makesdesolate,even untila completedestruction,one that is decreed,is pouredout on the one who makesdesolate."
For the sonsof Israelwill remainfor manydayswithoutkingor prince,withoutsacrificeor [sacred] pillarand withoutephodor householdidols.
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
"But whenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONstandingwhereit shouldnot be (let the readerunderstand),thenthosewhoare in Judeamust fleeto the mountains.
"But whenyou seeJerusalemsurroundedby armies,thenrecognizethat her desolationis near.
"The tenhornswhichyou saware tenkingswhohave not yetreceiveda kingdom,but they receiveauthorityas kingswith the beastfor onehour.
