Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me previously.
La troisième année du règne du roi Belschatsar, une vision m'apparut, à moi, Daniel, après celle qui m'était apparue la première fois.
2 And I saw in the vision, and when I looked, I was in the citadel of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
Je vis la vision. Or, lorsque j'ai eu la vision, j'étais dans la citadelle de Suse, qui est dans la province d'Élam. Je vis dans la vision, et je me trouvais près du fleuve d'Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns. And the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last.
Alors je levai les yeux et je regardai, et voici, un bélier qui avait deux cornes se tenait devant le fleuve. Les deux cornes étaient hautes, mais l'une était plus haute que l'autre, et la plus haute montait la dernière.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand. But he did according to his will, and became great.
Je vis le bélier qui poussait vers l'ouest, vers le nord et vers le sud. Aucun animal ne pouvait se dresser devant lui. Il n'y avait personne qui pût délivrer de sa main, mais il faisait ce qu'il voulait, et il se glorifiait.
5 As I was considering, look, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground. And the goat had a prominent horn between his eyes.
Comme je considérais, voici qu'un bouc vint de l'ouest sur la surface de toute la terre, et ne toucha pas le sol. Le bouc avait une corne remarquable entre les yeux.
6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and rushed at him in the fury of his power.
Il s'approcha du bélier aux deux cornes, que je voyais debout devant le fleuve, et se précipita sur lui dans la fureur de sa puissance.
7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he threw him down to the ground and trampled on him, and there was no one who could deliver the ram from his power.
Je l'ai vu s'approcher du bélier, et il s'est mis en colère contre lui; il a frappé le bélier et lui a brisé les deux cornes. Le bélier n'avait pas la force de se tenir devant lui, mais il le jeta à terre et le piétina. Il n'y avait personne qui pût délivrer le bélier de sa main.
8 The male goat became very strong. But when he was strong, the large horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four prominent horns toward the four winds of heaven.
Le bouc s'éleva à un haut degré d'orgueil. Quand il fut fort, la grande corne se brisa, et à sa place s'élevèrent quatre grandes cornes vers les quatre vents du ciel.
9 Out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.
De l'une d'elles sortit une petite corne, qui devint extrêmement grande, vers le midi, vers l'orient, et vers le pays glorieux.
10 It grew so great that it reached to the host of heaven, and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled on them.
Elle s'éleva jusqu'à l'armée du ciel; elle jeta à terre une partie de l'armée et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
11 And it magnified itself, even against the Prince of the host; and it took away from him the daily sacrifice, and the place of his sanctuary was thrown down.
Elle s'éleva jusqu'au chef de l'armée; elle lui enleva l'holocauste perpétuel, et le lieu de son sanctuaire fut renversé.
12 The host was given over to it together with the daily sacrifice because of transgression. And it cast down truth to the ground, and kept prospering.
L'armée lui fut livrée, ainsi que l'holocauste perpétuel, par la désobéissance. Il a jeté la vérité par terre, et il a fait sa volonté et a prospéré.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, "How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled?"
Alors j'entendis un saint qui parlait; et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: « Jusqu'à quand durera la vision concernant l'holocauste perpétuel, et la désobéissance qui désole, pour que le sanctuaire et l'armée soient foulés aux pieds? »
14 He said to me, "To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be restored to its rightful state."
Il me dit: « Jusqu'à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins. Alors le sanctuaire sera purifié. »
15 It came about when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it. And look, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.
Lorsque moi, Daniel, j'eus vu la vision, je cherchai à la comprendre. Et voici que se tenait devant moi quelqu'un qui avait l'apparence d'un homme.
16 I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and called out and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."
Entre les rives de l'Oulaï, j'entendis la voix d'un homme qui appelait et disait: « Gabriel, fais comprendre la vision à cet homme. »
17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was frightened, and fell prostrate. But he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision belongs to the time of the end."
Il s'approcha donc de l'endroit où je me tenais; quand il arriva, j'eus peur et je tombai sur ma face; mais il me dit: « Comprends, fils d'homme, car la vision appartient au temps de la fin. »
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
Comme il me parlait, je tombai dans un profond sommeil, le visage contre terre, mais il me toucha et me redressa.
19 He said, "Look, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of wrath, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
Il dit: « Voici, je vais te faire connaître ce qui arrivera au dernier moment de la colère, car cela appartient au temps fixé de la fin.
20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Le bélier que tu as vu, qui avait deux cornes, ce sont les rois de Médie et de Perse.
21 The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Le bouc rude, c'est le roi de Grèce. La grande corne qui est entre ses yeux, c'est le premier roi.
22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms shall arise out of his nation, but not with his power.
Quant à ce qui a été brisé, à la place où quatre se sont levés, quatre royaumes se lèveront de la nation, mais non avec sa puissance.
23 In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressions have reached their full measure, a rash and deceitful king shall arise.
« Au dernier temps de leur règne, quand les transgresseurs seront au comble, se lèvera un roi à la face farouche, et qui comprendra des énigmes.
24 His power shall be great, but not by his own strength; and he shall cause terrible destruction, and shall succeed in whatever he does. And he shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Sa puissance sera grande, mais non par sa propre force. Il fera des ravages et prospérera dans ce qu'il fera. Il détruira les puissants et le peuple saint.
25 Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper by his influence, and he shall be great in his own mind, and without warning he shall destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be shattered, but not by human hands.
Par sa politique, il fera prospérer la tromperie dans sa main. Il se glorifiera dans son cœur, et il détruira beaucoup de gens dans leur sécurité. Il se dressera aussi contre le prince des princes, mais il sera brisé sans mains humaines.
26 The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision because it refers to many days from now."
« La vision des soirs et des matins qui a été racontée est vraie; mais scellez la vision, car elle concerne de nombreux jours à venir. »
27 I, Daniel, was overcome, and was ill for days. Then I rose up, and carried out the king's business. And I was astonished by the vision, but there was no one to explain it.
Moi, Daniel, je me suis évanoui et j'ai été malade pendant quelques jours. Puis je me suis levé et j'ai fait les affaires du roi. Je m'interrogeais sur la vision, mais personne ne la comprenait.
