Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared unto me, [even] to me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
En la troisième année du règne du roi Baltassar, une vision m’apparut. Moi, Daniel, après ce que j’avais vu au commencement,
2 And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
Je vis en ma vision, quand j’étais au château de Suse, qui est dans la région d’Elam, je vis en ma vision que j’étais sur la porte d’Ulaï.
3 And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Et je levai les yeux, et je vis: et voici un bélier qui se tenait devant le marais, ayant des cornes hautes, et l’une plus haute que l’autre et qui croissait. Ensuite
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no beast could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great.
Je vis que le bélier frappait de ses cornes contre l’occident, et contre l’aquilon, et contre le midi; et aucune bête ne pouvait ni lui résister, ni se délivrer de sa puissance; et il fit selon sa volonté, et il devint très puissant.
5 And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Et je considérais attentivement; mais voici qu’un bouc de chèvres venait de l’occident sur la face de toute la terre, et il ne touchait pas la terre; or le bouc avait une corne remarquable entre les yeux.
6 And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.
Et il vint jusqu’à ce bélier qui avait des cornes, et que j’avais vu se tenant devant la porte, et il courut à lui dans l’impétuosité de sa force.
7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged with him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; and he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Et lorsqu’il fut près du bélier, il se jeta avec furie sur lui, et le frappa, et brisa ses deux cornes; et le bélier ne pouvait lui résister; et lorsqu’il l’eut jeté à terre, il le foula aux pieds, et personne ne pouvait délivrer le bélier de sa puissance.
8 And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.
Alors le bouc des chèvres devint extrêmement grand; et lorsqu’il eut crû, sa grande corne se rompit, et quatre cornes s’élevèrent sous celle-là vers les quatre vents du ciel.
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauty [of the earth].
Et de l’une d’elles sortit une petite corne; et elle devint grande vers le midi, et vers l’orient, et vers la force.
10 And it became great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.
Et elle s’éleva jusqu’à la force du ciel, et renversa une partie de la force, et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
11 (And he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the host, and from him the continual [sacrifice] was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Et elle s’éleva jusqu’au prince de la force, elle lui ravit son sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de sa sanctification.
12 And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual [sacrifice] by reason of transgression.) And it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised and prospered.
Or la force lui fut donnée contre le sacrifice perpétuel, à cause des péchés; et la vérité sera abattue sur la terre, et il agira, et il prospérera.
13 And I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that one who spoke, How long shall be the vision of the continual [sacrifice] and of the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden down under foot?
Et j’entendis un des saints parlant; et un saint dit à l’autre, je ne sais lequel, qui parlait: Jusques à quand la vision, et le sacrifice perpétuel, et le péché qui a causé la désolation; jusques à quand le sanctuaire, et la force sera foulée aux pieds?
14 And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings: then shall the sanctuary be vindicated.
Et il dit: Jusqu’à un soir et un matin, deux mille trois cents jours, et le sanctuaire sera purifié.
15 And it came to pass, when I Daniel had seen the vision, I sought for the understanding of it, and behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
Or, il arriva que, lorsque je voyais, moi Daniel, la vision, et que j’en cherchais l’intelligence, voilà que s’arrêta en ma présence comme la ressemblance d’un homme.
16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] the Ulai; and he called and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand the vision.
Et j’entendis la voix d’un homme entre l’Ulaï, et il cria et me dit: Gabriel, fais-lui comprendre cette vision.
17 And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell on my face; and he said unto me, Understand, son of man; for the vision is for the time of the end.
Et il vint, et il s’arrêta près du lieu où moi j’étais; et lorsqu’il fut venu, effrayé je tombai sur ma face, et il me dit: Comprends, fils d’un homme, parce qu’au temps de la fin s’accomplira la vision.
18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep stupor, with my face toward the ground. And he touched me, and set me up where I had stood.
Et comme il me parlait, je tombai incliné vers la terre; et il me toucha, et il me remit sur mes pieds,
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation: for at the set time the end shall be.
Et il me dit: C’est moi qui te montrerai les choses qui doivent arriver au dernier moment de la malédiction, parce que le temps a sa fin.
20 The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Le bélier que tu as vu, qui avait des cornes, est le roi des Mèdes et des Perses.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.
Mais le bouc des chèvres est le roi de« Grecs, et la grande corne qui était entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
Or celle-ci ayant été rompue, quatre se sont élevées à sa place; quatre rois de sa nation s’élèveront, mais non avec sa force.
23 And at the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors shall have come to the full, a king of bold countenance, and understanding riddles, shall stand up.
Et après leur règne, lorsque les iniquités se seront accrues, un roi à la face impudente viendra et comprendra les choses cachées;
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously, and shall prosper, and shall practise, and shall destroy the mighty ones, and the people of the saints.
Et sa puissance s’affermira, mais non par ses propres forces; et il dévastera toutes choses au-delà de ce que l’on peut croire, et il prospérera, et il agira. Et il tuera des forts, et un peuple de saints
25 And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he will magnify [himself] in his heart, and by prosperity will corrupt many; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand.
Selon sa volonté, et la fraude sera dirigée par sa main; et il élèvera son cœur, et dans son abondance de toutes choses il fera périr un très grand nombre de victimes, et contre le prince des princes il s’élèvera, et sans la main d’aucun homme il sera brisé.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true; but close thou up the vision, for it is for many days [to come].
Et la vision du soir et du matin, qui a été mentionnée, est véritable; toi donc, scelle la vision, parce que c’est après bien des jours qu’elle sera accomplie.
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days: then I rose up, and did the king's business. And I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].
Et moi Daniel, j’ai langui et j’ai été malade pendant des jours; et, lorsque je me fus levé, je travaillais aux affaires du roi, et j’étais dans la stupeur au sujet de la vision, et il n’y avait personne qui l’interprétât.
