Daniel 11
1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;
Or moi, dès la première année de Darius le Mède, j’étais à mon poste pour lui servir de soutien et d’appui.
2 and now, I declare to you truth: Behold, yet three kings are standing for Persia, and the fourth becomes far richer than all, and according to his strength by his riches he stirs up the whole, with the kingdom of Javan.
Maintenant je vais t’annoncer la vérité: voici, encore trois rois vont s’élever en Perse; puis le quatrième acquerra plus de richesses que tous les autres, et quand il se sentira fort par ses richesses, il mettra tout en mouvement contre le royaume de Grèce.
3 And a mighty king has stood, and he has ruled a great dominion, and has done according to his will;
Alors un roi guerrier s’élèvera, dominant sur un grand empire et agissant à son gré.
4 and according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up—and for others apart from these.
Mais, quand il aura atteint le faite, son empire sera brisé et disloqué vers les quatre vents du ciel, sans passer à ses descendants ni conserver une puissance égale à la sienne. En effet, son empire sera démembré et réparti entre d’autres, à l’exclusion de ceux-là.
5 And a king of the south—even of his princes—becomes strong, and prevails against him, and has ruled; a great dominion [is] his dominion.
Le roi du midi deviendra fort, ainsi que l’un de ses officiers; celui-ci sera encore plus fort que celui-là et prédominera: grande sera l’étendue de son empire.
6 And at the end of years they join themselves together, and a daughter of the king of the south comes to the king of the north to do upright things; and she does not retain the power of the arm; and he does not stand, nor his arm; and she is given up, she, and those bringing her in, and her child, and he who is strengthening her in [these] times.
Au bout de quelques années ces dynasties s’allieront; la fille du roi du midi viendra chez le roi du nord pour rétablir l’harmonie; mais elle ne conservera pas l’avantage du pouvoir, son influence ne se maintiendra pas, et successivement elle sera livrée, elle et ceux qui l’auront amenée, de même que son père et son soutien.
7 And [one] has stood up from a branch of her roots, [in] his station, and he comes to the bulwark, indeed, he comes into a stronghold of the king of the north, and has worked against them, and has done mightily;
De la même souche de racines d’où elle sera sortie elle-même montera un rejeton à sa place; il marchera contre l’armée syrienne et entrera dans la forteresse du roi du nord: il leur infligera des pertes et remportera la victoire.
8 and also their gods, with their princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, he brings in captivity [to] Egypt; and he stands more years than the king of the north.
Jusqu’à leurs Dieux et leurs dignitaires, avec leurs vases de prix en argent et en or, il les emmènera captifs en Egypte. Puis, pendant quelques années, il se tiendra à l’écart du roi du nord.
9 And the king of the south has come into the kingdom, and turned back to his own land;
Celui-ci envahira le royaume du roi du sud, mais retournera en son pays.
10 and his sons stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he has certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turns back, and they stir themselves up to his stronghold.
Mais ses fils reprendront les hostilités, ils rassembleront une grande multitude de troupes, qui viendront tout submerger sur leur passage; revenant à la charge, elles porteront la guerre jusque dans la forteresse.
11 And the king of the south becomes embittered, and has gone forth and fought with him, with the king of the north, and has caused a great multitude to stand, and the multitude has been given into his hand,
Puis le roi du sud, exaspéré, se mettra en campagne pour combattre contre le roi du nord, et réunira une nombreuse armée, et cette armée sera placée sous sa direction.
12 and he has carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he has caused myriads to fall, and he does not become strong.
Et l’armée sera puissante, et son cœur, à lui, s’enorgueillira: il fera tomber des myriades, mais ne triomphera pas longtemps.
13 And the king of the north has turned back, and has caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he certainly comes in with a great force, and with much substance;
Ensuite, le roi du nord derechef lèvera une grande armée, plus nombreuse que la précédente, et au bout d’un certain temps, de quelques années, il se présentera avec de grandes forces et un puissant appareil.
14 and in those times many stand up against the king of the south, and sons of the destroyers of your people lift themselves up to establish the vision—and they have stumbled.
En ce temps-là, beaucoup s’élèveront contre le roi du sud, et des enfants scélérats de ton peuple s’insurgeront pour réaliser la vision, mais ils succomberont.
15 And the king of the north comes in, and pours out a mound, and has captured fortified cities; and the arms of the south do not stand, nor the people of his choice, indeed, there is no power to stand.
Le roi du nord viendra donc, il élèvera des redoutes et s’emparera d’une ville forte; les forces du sud, pas même ses troupes d’élite, ne tiendront ferme; on n’aura pas d’énergie pour résister.
16 And he who is coming to him does according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he stands in the desirable land, and [it is] wholly in his hand.
L’Auteur de cette invasion agira à sa guise, personne ne pourra lui tenir tête; il prendra position dans le pays qui est le joyau des pays, apportant la ruine dans sa main.
17 And he sets his face to go in with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he has worked, and the daughter of women he gives to him, to corrupt her; and she does not stand, nor is for him.
Il prendra ses dispositions pour venir avec toute la puissance de son royaume; mais il aura l’idée de faire un accord; il lui donnera une de ses filles en vue d’amener sa ruine, mais ce projet n’aura pas de suite et ne lui réussira pas.
18 And he turns back his face to the islands, and has captured many; and a prince has caused his reproach of himself to cease; without his reproach he turns [it] back to him.
Il portera ses vues sur les provinces maritimes et en conquerra beaucoup; mais un capitaine mettra un terme à ses outrages, bien plus, il les fera retomber sur lui.
19 And he turns back his face to the strongholds of his land, and has stumbled and fallen, and is not found.
De là il se dirigera vers les forteresses de son pays, mais il trébuchera et tombera, et c’en sera fini de lui.
20 And stood up on his station has [one] causing an exactor to pass over the honor of the kingdom, and in a few days he is destroyed, and not in anger, nor in battle.
A sa place s’élèvera un roi qui enverra un exacteur dans la plus belle partie du royaume; mais en peu de jours il sera brisé, non par un mouvement de colère ni par la guerre.
21 And a despicable one has stood up on his station, and they have not given to him the splendor of the kingdom, and he has come in quietly, and has strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.
A sa place s’élèvera un homme méprisable, auquel on n’aura pas conféré la majesté royale; mais il viendra quand tout sera tranquille et s’emparera de la royauté par de basses intrigues.
22 And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.
Les armées venues comme une inondation seront submergées devant lui et brisées, de même qu’un prince de l’alliance.
23 And after they join themselves to him, he works deceit, and has increased, and has been strong by a few of the nation.
A la suite d’une convention qu’on aura faite avec lui, il agira avec perfidie; il entrera en campagne et sera victorieux avec peu de monde.
24 Peaceably even into the fertile places of the province He comes, and he has done that which his fathers did not, nor his fathers’ fathers; prey, and spoil, and substance, he scatters to them, and against fortifications he devises his plans, even for a time.
En pleine paix, il envahira les plus fertiles provinces et fera ce que n’auront fait ni ses pères ni ses aïeux: il leur prodiguera butin, prises et richesses; il forgera des plans contre des forteresses, mais pour un temps seulement.
25 And he stirs up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great force, and the king of the south stirs himself up to battle with a very great and mighty force, and does not stand, for they devise plans against him,
Il réveillera sa force et sa hardiesse contre le roi du sud, avec l’appui d’une grande armée, et le roi du sud entrera en guerre avec une armée extrêmement nombreuse et forte, mais il ne tiendra pas bon, car on usera d’intrigues à son égard.
26 and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overflows, and many wounded have fallen.
Ses propres commensaux le briseront, son armée se débandera, et il tombera beaucoup de victimes.
27 And both of the kings’ hearts [are] to do evil, and at one table they speak lies, and it does not prosper, for yet the end [is] at a time appointed.
Quant aux deux rois, leur cœur nourrira de mauvais desseins: assis à une même table, ils se parleront avec fausseté; mais leur plan ne réussira pas, car la fin sera encore retardée pour un temps.
28 And he turns back [to] his land with great substance, and his heart [is] against the holy covenant, and he has worked, and turned back to his land.
Puis, il se dirigera vers son pays avec de grandes richesses; il formera des projets contre l’alliance sainte, les exécutera, et retournera dans son pays.
29 At the appointed time he turns back, and has come against the south, and it is not as the former, and as the latter.
Au temps marqué, il envahira de nouveau le sud, mais cette dernière expédition ne sera pas comme la première.
30 And ships of Chittim have come in against him, and he has been pained, and has turned back, and has been insolent toward the holy covenant, and has worked, and turned back, and he understands concerning those forsaking the holy covenant.
Des vaisseaux de Kittîm viendront contre lui, et il sera découragé; il rebroussera chemin et exercera sa fureur contre l’alliance sainte, puis il s’en retournera et sera d’intelligence avec les déserteurs de l’alliance sainte.
31 And strong ones stand up out of him, and have defiled the sanctuary, the stronghold, and have turned aside the continual [sacrifice], and appointed the desolating abomination.
Des troupes à lui demeureront et profaneront le sanctuaire, ce boulevard protecteur; elles supprimeront l’holocauste perpétuel et établiront l’abomination horrible.
32 And those acting wickedly [against] the covenant, he defiles by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have worked.
Ceux qui seront traîtres à l’alliance, il les séduira par des promesses fallacieuses, mais les gens qui connaissent leur Dieu resteront fermes et agiront.
33 And the teachers of the people give understanding to many; and they have stumbled by sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil—days.
Les sages parmi le peuple en éclaireront beaucoup, mais pendant un certain temps ils succomberont par le glaive et la flamme, par l’exil et le pillage.
34 And in their stumbling, they are helped—a little help, and joined to them have been many with flatteries.
Pendant leurs revers, ils recevront un peu d’aide, et un grand nombre se rallieront à eux d’une façon hypocrite.
35 And some of the teachers stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white—until the end of the time, for [it is] yet for a time appointed.
Et du parti des sages, certains tomberont, pour qu’ils soient éprouvés, triés et purifiés en attendant le moment final, car il tardera encore, jusqu’à l’époque fixée.
36 And the king has done according to his will, and exalts himself, and magnifies himself against every god, and he speaks wonderful things against the God of gods, and has prospered until the indignation has been completed, for that which is determined has been done.
Le roi en fera à sa volonté; il se montrera altier et hautain contre toute divinité, et contre le Dieu des dieux il proférera des paroles inouïes. Tout lui réussira jusqu’à ce que la colère divine soit épuisée; car l’arrêt prononcé aura été exécuté.
37 And to the God of his fathers he does not attend, nor to the desire of women, indeed, he does not attend to any god, for he magnifies himself against all.
Il n’aura pas d’égards pour le Dieu de ses pères; il ne fera nulle attention à la divinité qui fait les délices des femmes, ni à aucun Dieu; car il se croira supérieur à tout.
38 And to the god of strongholds, on his station, he gives honor; indeed, to a god whom his fathers did not know he gives honor, with gold, and with silver, and with precious stone, and with desirable things.
Mais il honorera le Dieu des forteresses maritimes au centre de son culte, et un Dieu que n’avaient pas connu ses pères, il l’honorera par de l’or, de l’argent, des pierres précieuses et de rares trésors.
39 And he has dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he has acknowledged; he multiplies honor, and has caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportions at a price.
Il agira dans l’intérêt des villes fortes en même temps que d’un Dieu étranger; quiconque adorera celui-ci, il le comblera d’honneurs, le mettra à la tête d’un grand nombre et distribuera des territoires comme récompense.
40 And at the time of the end, a king of the south pushes himself forward with him, and a king of the north storms against him, with chariot, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he has come into the lands, and has overflowed, and passed over,
Mais au temps final, le roi du sud entrera en collision avec lui, et le roi du nord fondra sur lui avec des chars, des cavaliers et quantité de vaisseaux; il envahira les territoires et submergera tout sur son passage.
41 and has come into the desirable land, and many stumble, and these escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.
Il envahira aussi le pays, joyau des pays, et de grandes multitudes succomberont. Et voici ceux qui échapperont à ses coups: Edom, Moab et la région extrême des fils d’Ammon.
42 And he sends forth his hand on the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape;
Il étendra la main sur différents pays, et le pays d’Egypte ne sera pas à l’abri de ses atteintes.
43 and he has ruled over treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt, and Lubim and Cushim [are] at his steps.
Il se rendra maître des trésors d’or et d’argent et de tous les objets précieux de l’Egypte; Libyens et Ethiopiens marcheront à sa suite.
44 And reports trouble him out of the east and out of the north, and he has gone forth in great fury to destroy, and to devote many to destruction;
Mais des nouvelles de l’orient et du nord viendront le bouleverser, et il se retirera en grande fureur pour exterminer et ruiner des multitudes.
45 and he plants the tents of his palace between the seas and the holy desirable mountain, and has come to his end, and there is no helper to him.”
Il dressera les tentes de son royal campement entre la mer et la montagne de la gloire sainte; mais il arrivera à son dernier jour, et personne ne viendra à son aide.
