15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

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15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,(A)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(B)
    and submit to forced labor.(C)

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15 He saw that rest was good,
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed (A)his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.

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And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

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Out of one of them came another horn, which started small(A) but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.(B)

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(A)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, (B)toward the east, and toward the (C)Glorious Land.

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16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

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16 The invader will do as he pleases;(A) no one will be able to stand against him.(B) He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.(C)

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16 But he who comes against him (A)shall do according to his own will, and (B)no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his [a]power.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:16 Lit. hand