Out of oneof them camefortha rather smallhornwhich grewexceedinglygreattowardthe south,towardthe east,and towardthe Beautiful[Land].
"But he who comesagainsthim will doas he pleases,and noonewill [be able to] withstandhim; he will also stay[for a time] in the BeautifulLand,with destructionin his hand.
"While I was contemplatingthe horns,behold,anotherhorn,a littleone,cameup amongthem, and threeof the firsthornswere pulledout by the rootsbeforeit; and behold,thishornpossessed eyeslike the eyesof a manand a mouthutteringgreat[boasts].
"AlsoI sworeto them in the wildernessthat I would not bringthem into the landwhichI had giventhem, flowingwith milkand honey,whichis the gloryof alllands,
on that dayI sworeto them, to bringthem out from the landof Egyptinto a landthat I had selectedfor them, flowingwith milkand honey,whichis the gloryof alllands.
Beautifulin elevation,the joyof the wholeearth,Is MountZion[in] the farnorth,The cityof the greatKing.
"but I scatteredthem with a stormwindamongallthe nationswhomthey have not known.Thus the landis desolatedbehindthem sothat noone wentbackand forth,for they madethe pleasantlanddesolate."
"In his placea despicableperson will arise,on whom the honorof kingshiphas not been conferred,but he will comein a timeof tranquilityand seizethe kingdomby intrigue.
"Then I said,'HowI would setyou among My sonsAnd giveyou a pleasantland,The mostbeautifulinheritanceof the nations!'And I said,'You shall callMe, My Father,And not turnawayfrom followingMe.'
And He caused His peopleto be veryfruitful,And madethem strongerthantheir adversaries.
