Daniel 11
1 And I in the first year of Darius the Mede had my station to assist and to protect him.
Et moi, dans la première année de Darius le Mède, je me tenais auprès de lui pour le soutenir et le fortifier.
2 And now will I tell thee the truth. Behold, there will stand up yet three kings of Persia: and the fourth will obtain far greater riches than all [these]: and when he is strong through his riches will he stir up all, [namely, ] the kingdom of Javan.
Maintenant je vais te déclarer la vérité. Voici que trois rois se lèveront encore pour la Perse; le quatrième possédera de plus grandes richesses que tous les autres et, quand il sera puissant par ses richesses, il soulèvera tout contre le royaume de Javan.
3 And then will stand up a mighty king, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his pleasure.
Et il s’élèvera un roi vaillant, qui aura une grande puissance et fera ce qui lui plaira.
4 And when he shall have stood, his kingdom will be broken, and will be divided toward the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled; for his kingdom will be torn asunder even for others beside those.
Dès qu’il se sera élevé, son royaume se brisera et sera divisé aux quatre vents du ciel, sans appartenir à ses descendants et sans avoir la même puissance qu’il avait eue; car son royaume sera déchiré, et il passera à d’autres qu’eux.
5 And the king of the south will become strong, yea, he who is one of his princes; but [another] will become strong against him, and will rule: a great dominion will his dominion be.
Le roi du Midi deviendra fort, ainsi qu’un de ses généraux, lequel deviendra plus fort que lui et sera puissant; sa puissance sera une grande puissance.
6 But at the end of [some] years will they associate themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a settlement of difficulties; but she will not retain the power of the support; neither will he stand, nor his support: but she will be given up with those that had brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times.
Au bout de quelques années, ils s’allieront, et la fille du roi du Midi viendra vers le roi du Septentrion pour établir un accord. Mais elle ne conservera pas l’appui d’un bras, car il ne tiendra pas, non plus que son propre bras; et elle sera livrée, elle et ceux qui l’avaient amenée, celui qui lui avait donné naissance et celui qui l’avait soutenue pendant quelque temps.
7 But there will up a sprout of her roots in his place, and he will come to the army, and will enter into the stronghold of the king of the north, and will deal with them, and prevail:
Un des rejetons de ses racines s’élèvera à sa place; il viendra à l’armée, il entrera dans la forteresse du roi du Septentrion, il les traitera à son gré et il l’emportera.
8 And also their gods with their molten images, with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, will he carry into captivity to Egypt; and he will stand off some years from the king of the north.
Leurs dieux mêmes, leurs images de fonte et leurs vases précieux d’argent et d’or, il les emmènera captifs en Égypte, et il prévaudra plusieurs années sur le roi du Septentrion.
9 But this one will then enter the kingdom of the king of the south, and then return into his own land.
Celui-ci entrera dans le royaume du Midi, et il s’en retournera dans son pays.
10 But his sons will commence a war, and assemble a multitude of great armies; and one will certainly enter, and overflow, and pass along: then will he return, and make war again, even to his stronghold.
Mais ses fils s’armeront pour la guerre et rassembleront une grande multitude de troupes; l’un d’eux viendra, il inondera, il envahira, puis il reviendra, et poussera les hostilités contre la forteresse.
11 And the king of the south will be moved with bitter wrath, and go forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he will set forth a great multitude; but the multitude [of the other] will be given up into his hand.
Le roi du Midi s’irritera, il partira et combattra contre lui, contre le roi du Septentrion; il lèvera de grandes troupes, et la troupe du roi du Septentrion lui sera livrée.
12 And the multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will become proud; and he will cast down myriads; but he will not be strengthened by it.
Devant la multitude levée contre lui, son courage s’élèvera; il en fera tomber des milliers, mais il n’en sera pas plus fort.
13 And the king of the north will return, and set forth a multitude greater than the former; and at the end of the times, of years, will he certainly come with a great army and with much riches.
Car le roi du Septentrion rassemblera de nouveau des troupes plus nombreuses que les premières et, au bout d’un certain nombre d’années, il se mettra en marche avec une grande armée et un train considérable.
14 And in those times many will stand up against the king of the south: also the rebellious sons of thy people will lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they will stumble.
En ces temps-là beaucoup de gens s’élèveront contre le roi du Midi, et des hommes violents de ton peuple se lèveront pour accomplir la vision, et ils tomberont.
15 And the king of the north will come, and cast up a mound, and capture the city defended by fortifications: and the arms of the south will not withstand, and as regardeth his chosen people, there will be no power [in them] to withstand.
Le roi du Septentrion viendra, il élèvera des terrasses et prendra une ville fortifiée; les bras du Midi ne tiendront pas, non plus que sa troupe d’élite; il n’y aura pas de force pour résister.
16 But he that cometh against them will do according to his pleasure, and none will stand before him; and he will place himself in the glorious land, which will be altogether in his hand.
Celui qui aura marché contre lui fera ce qui lui plaira, et personne ne tiendra devant lui; il s’arrêtera dans le glorieux pays, et la destruction sera dans sa main.
17 He will also direct his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, having professions of peace with him; and thus will he do it: and he will give him the daughter of his wife to destroy it: but it will not stand, and it will not remain his.
Il se décidera à venir avec la force de tout son royaume et il fera un arrangement avec lui; et il lui donnera une jeune fille pour amener sa ruine; mais cela ne réussira pas, et ce royaume ne sera pas à lui.
18 And he will direct his face unto the isles, and capture many; but a chieftain will cause to cease his reproach against him: without his giving back to him his own reproach.
Puis il se tournera vers les îles et en prendra beaucoup; mais un capitaine lui fera cesser son injure et, sans avoir reçu son injure, il la lui rendra.
19 Then will he direct his face toward the strong-holds of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and will no more be found.
Il se tournera vers les forteresses de son pays; mais il trébuchera, il tombera, et on ne le trouvera plus.
20 And there will stand up in his place one who will cause the exactor [of taxes] to pass through the glorious [land] of the kingdom; but within a few days will he be broken, but not in anger, nor in battle.
Un autre se tiendra à sa place, qui fera passer un exacteur dans le lieu qui est la gloire du royaume, et en quelques jours il sera brisé, et ce ne sera ni par la colère ni par la guerre.
21 And there will stand up in his place a despicable person, to whom they assigned not the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in quietly, and lay hold of the kingdom by flatteries.
A sa place se tiendra un homme méprisé, à qui on n’aura pas donné la dignité royale; il viendra sans bruit et s’emparera de la royauté par des intrigues.
22 And the powers of the overflow will be swept away from before him, and will be broken: yea, so also the prince in covenant [with him].
Les forces de l’inondation seront submergées devant lui et seront brisées, et aussi le chef de l’alliance.
23 And from the time of his associating with him will he deal deceitfully; and he will come up, and obtain the victory with a small number of people.
Sans tenir compte de l’alliance conclue avec lui, il agira de ruse, il se mettra en marche et aura le dessus avec peu de gens.
24 In quiet and into the fattest portion of the province will he enter; and he will do what his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: the prey, and spoil, and riches will he divide freely to them, and against the strong-holds will he devise his plans, but only till a certain time.
Il viendra sans bruit dans les plus riches provinces du pays; il fera ce que n’avaient pas fait ses pères, ni les pères de ses pères, il leur distribuera butin, dépouilles et richesses, et il formera des projets contre les forteresses, et cela jusqu’à un certain temps.
25 And he will then stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army: and the king of the south will prepare himself for the war with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he will not stand; for they will devise [evil] plans against him.
Il excitera sa force et son courage contre le roi du Midi, à la tête d’une grande armée. Et le roi du Midi s’engagera dans la guerre avec une armée nombreuse et très forte; mais il ne tiendra pas, parce qu’on formera des complots contre lui.
26 Yea, they that eat of his food will bring his downfall, and the army of the other will overflow; and many will fall down slain.
Ceux qui mangent les mets de sa table le briseront, son armée se dissipera, et beaucoup d’hommes tomberont frappés de mort.
27 And as for both these kings, their heart is bent on mischief, and at one table will they speak lies; but it shall not prosper; for the end is yet for the time appointed.
Les deux rois chercheront dans leur cœur à se nuire, et, à une même table, ils se diront des mensonges; mais cela ne réussira pas, car la fin ne viendra qu’au temps marqué.
28 Then will he return into his land with great riches, and his heart will be against the holy covenant: and he will do it, and return to his own land.
Il retournera dans son pays avec de grandes richesses; son cœur médite le mal contre l’alliance sainte, et il le fait, et il rentre dans son pays.
29 At the time appointed will he return, and enter into the south; but not as in the former will it be in the latter time.
Au temps marqué, il arrivera de nouveau dans le Midi; mais cette dernière campagne ne sera pas comme la première.
30 For there will come against him the ships of Kittim; and he will become faint-hearted, and return, and will rage against the holy covenant; and he will do it: and he will return, and have an understanding with those that forsake the holy covenant.
Des navires de Céthim viendront contre lui et il perdra courage; il s’en retournera et il s’irritera contre l’alliance sainte; et il agira, et il s’entendra encore une fois avec ceux qui auront abandonné l’alliance.
31 And the army divisions will proceed from him, and they will defile the sanctuary, the fortress, and remove the continual sacrifice, and they will set up the desolating abomination.
Des troupes envoyées par lui se tiendront là; elles profaneront le sanctuaire, la forteresse; elles feront cesser le sacrifice perpétuel et dresseront l’abomination du dévastateur.
32 And such as act wickedly against the covenant will he corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God will be strong, and deal [valiantly].
Par des flatteries, il gagnera à l’idolâtrie les violateurs de l’alliance; mais le peuple de ceux qui connaissent leur Dieu tiendra ferme et agira.
33 And the intelligent among the people will impart understanding to many: yet they will stumble through the sword, and through flame, through captivity, and through being plundered for some time.
Ceux qui sont intelligents parmi le peuple instruiront la multitude; mais ils tomberont par l’épée et la flamme, par la captivité et le pillage, un certain temps.
34 But in their stumbling will they be aided with a little help: but many will join themselves to them with deceptive flatteries.
Pendant qu’ils tomberont ainsi, ils seront secourus d’un léger secours, et plusieurs se joindront à eux, mais avec hypocrisie.
35 And some of the intelligent will stumble, to make a purification among them, and to select and to cleanse them, until the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.
Et parmi ces intelligents, il y en a qui tomberont, afin qu’ils soient éprouvés, purifiés et blanchis, jusqu’au temps de la fin, car on ne sera pas encore au terme fixé.
36 And the king will do according to his pleasure; and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and against the God of gods will he speak incredible things, and he will prosper till the indignation be at an end; for that which is determined will be accomplished.
Le roi fera ce qui lui plaira, il s’élèvera et se grandira au-dessus de tout dieu, et contre le Dieu des dieux il dira des choses prodigieuses; et il prospérera, jusqu’à ce que la colère soit consommée; car ce qui est décrété doit s’accomplir.
37 And to the gods of his fathers will he pay no regard; and to the desire of women, or to any god whatever will he not pay any regard; for above all will he magnify himself.
Il n’aura égard ni aux dieux de ses pères, ni à la divinité chère aux femmes; il n’aura égard à aucun dieu; car il se grandira au-dessus de tout.
38 But in his place he will pay honor to the god of the fortresses; and to a god whom his fathers knew not will he pay honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and costly things.
Mais il honorera le dieu des forteresses en son lieu; le dieu que n’ont pas connu ses pères, il l’honorera avec de l’or, de l’argent, des pierres précieuses et des joyaux.
39 This will he do for the very strong fortresses together with the strange god: whoever will acknowledge him, him will he give much honor; and he will cause such to rule over many, and he will divide out the land for a price.
Il attaquera les remparts des forteresses avec le dieu étranger; ceux qui le reconnaîtront, il les comblera d’honneurs, il les fera dominer sur la multitude et leur distribuera des terres en récompense.
40 And at the time of the end will the king of the south push against him; and the king of the north will come against him like a storm-wind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter into some countries, and will overflow and press along.
Au temps de la fin, le roi du Midi se heurtera avec lui. Le roi du Septentrion fondra sur lui, avec des chars et des cavaliers et de nombreux vaisseaux; il s’avancera dans les terres et passera en débordant.
41 And he will enter into the glorious land, and much will be overthrown; but these will escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the first portion of the children of 'Ammon.
Il entrera dans le glorieux pays, et beaucoup tomberont sous ses coups, mais ceux-ci échapperont à sa main: Edom et Moab et la fleur des enfants d’Ammon.
42 And he will stretch forth his hand against some countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.
Il étendra la main sur les pays, et le pays d’Égypte n’échappera point.
43 And he will have control over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the costly things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow at his steps.
Il se rendra maître de tous les trésors d’or et d’argent et de toutes les choses précieuses de l’Égypte; les Libyens et les Ethiopiens marcheront à sa suite.
44 But reports out of the east and out of the north will terrify him; and he will go forth with great fury to destroy, and to exterminate many.
Mais des nouvelles de l’orient et du septentrion viendront le troubler, et il partira avec une grande fureur pour détruire et exterminer une foule de gens.
45 And he will pitch the tents of his palace between seas and the glorious holy mountain; and he will come to his end, without one to help him.
Il dressera les tentes de son palais entre les mers, vers la montagne sainte et glorieuse. Puis il arrivera à sa fin, et personne ne le secourra.
