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, moi, Daniel, j’eus une vision, outre celle que j’avais eue précédemment.
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.
Lorsque j’eus cette vision, il me sembla que j’étais à Suse, la capitale, dans la province d’Élam; et pendant ma vision, je me trouvais près du fleuve d’Ulaï.
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.
Je levai les yeux, je regardai, et voici, un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve, et il avait des cornes; ces cornes étaient hautes, mais l’une était plus haute que l’autre, et elle s’éleva 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 frappait de ses cornes à l’occident, au septentrion et au midi; aucun animal ne pouvait lui résister, et il n’y avait personne pour délivrer ses victimes; il faisait ce qu’il voulait, et il devint puissant.
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 regardais attentivement, voici, un bouc venait de l’occident, et parcourait toute la terre à sa surface, sans la toucher; ce bouc avait une grande corne 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 arriva jusqu’au bélier qui avait des cornes, et que j’avais vu se tenant devant le fleuve, et il courut sur lui dans toute sa fureur.
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 le vis qui s’approchait du bélier et s’irritait contre lui; il frappa le bélier et lui brisa les deux cornes, sans que le bélier eût la force de lui résister; il le jeta par terre et le foula, et il n’y eut personne pour délivrer le bélier.
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 devint très puissant; mais lorsqu’il fut puissant, sa grande corne se brisa. Quatre grandes cornes s’élevèrent pour la remplacer, aux quatre vents des cieux.
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 s’agrandit beaucoup vers le midi, vers l’orient, et vers le plus beau des pays.
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 des cieux, elle fit tomber à terre une partie de cette armée et des étoiles, et elle les foula.
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, lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de son sanctuaire.
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 fut livrée avec le sacrifice perpétuel, à cause du péché; la corne jeta la vérité par terre, et réussit dans ses entreprises.
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?"
J’entendis parler un saint; et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: Pendant combien de temps s’accomplira la vision sur le sacrifice perpétuel et sur le péché dévastateur? Jusques à quand le sanctuaire et l’armée seront-ils foulés?
14 He said to me, "To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be restored to its rightful state."
Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis 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.
Tandis que moi, Daniel, j’avais cette vision et que je cherchais à la comprendre, voici, quelqu’un qui avait l’apparence d’un homme se tenait devant moi.
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."
Et j’entendis la voix d’un homme au milieu de l’Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision.
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 vint alors près du lieu où j’étais; et à son approche, je fus effrayé, et je tombai sur ma face. Il me dit: Sois attentif, fils de l’homme, car la vision concerne un temps qui sera 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 restai frappé d’étourdissement, la face contre terre. Il me toucha, et me fit tenir debout à la place où je me trouvais.
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.
Puis il me dit: Je vais t’apprendre, ce qui arrivera au terme de la colère, car il y a un temps marqué pour 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, et qui avait des cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.
21 The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Le bouc, c’est le roi de Javan, La grande corne 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.
Les quatre cornes qui se sont élevées pour remplacer cette corne brisée, ce sont quatre royaumes qui s’élèveront de cette nation, mais qui n’auront pas autant de force.
23 In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressions have reached their full measure, a rash and deceitful king shall arise.
A la fin de leur domination, lorsque les pécheurs seront consumés, il s’élèvera un roi impudent et artificieux.
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 s’accroîtra, mais non par sa propre force; il fera d’incroyables ravages, il réussira dans ses entreprises, il détruira les puissants et le peuple des saints.
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.
A cause de sa prospérité et du succès de ses ruses, il aura de l’arrogance dans le cœur, il fera périr beaucoup d’hommes qui vivaient paisiblement, et il s’élèvera contre le chef des chefs; mais il sera brisé, sans l’effort d’aucune main.
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."
Et la vision des soirs et des matins, dont il s’agit, est véritable. Pour toi, tiens secrète cette vision, car elle se rapporte à des temps éloignés.
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 fus plusieurs jours languissant et malade; puis je me levai, et je m’occupai des affaires du roi. J’étais étonné de la vision, et personne n’en eut connaissance.
