Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision, appeared unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the beginning.
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 So then I saw, in the vision, and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in Shusan the fortress, which is in Persia the province, —yea I saw it in a vision, when, 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 So then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and lo! a ram, standing before the river, and, it, had two horns, —and, the two horns, were high, but, the one, was higher than the other, and, the higher, had come 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 strongly westward and northward and southward, so that no wild beast could stand before him, and none could deliver out of his hand, —but he did according to his own pleasure, and shewed himself 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 Now, I, was observing, when lo! a he-goat, coming in out of the west, over the face of all the earth, but it meddled not with the earth, —and, the goat, had a conspicuous 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 So then he came up to the ram having the two horns, which I had seen, standing before the river, —and ran unto him, in the fury of his strength.
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 Yea I saw him coming close upon the ram, and he was enraged at him, and smote the ram, and brake in pieces both his horns, and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him, —but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled him underfoot, and there was none could deliver the ram out of 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 But, the he-goat, shewed himself very great, —and, when he had become mighty, the great horn, was broken in pieces, and there came up afterwards four, in its stead, towards the four winds of the heavens;
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 and, out of the first of them, came forth a little horn, —which became exceedingly great, against the south and against the east, and against 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 yea it became great as far as the host of the heavens, —and caused to fall, to the earth, some of the host and some of the stars, and trampled them underfoot;
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 even as far as the ruler of the host, shewed he his greatness, —and, because of him, was taken away the continual [ascending-sacrifice], and the place of the sanctuary, was cast 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 and, a host, was set over the continual [ascending-sacrifice], by transgression, —and faithfulness, was cast down, to the ground, and so he acted with effect, and succeeded.
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 heard I a certain holy one, speaking, —and another holy one said to that certain holy one who was speaking—How long is the vision of the continual [ascending-sacrifice] as taken away, and the transgression which astoundeth, for both sanctuary and host to be given over to be trampled underfoot?
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 And he said unto him, Until two thousand and three hundred evening-mornings, —then shall the sanctuary, be vindicated.
Il me dit: « Jusqu'à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins. Alors le sanctuaire sera purifié. »
15 And it came to pass, when, I Daniel, had seen the vision, —and had sought discernment, that lo! there was standing before me, as the appearance of 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 Then heard I a human voice, between [the banks of] the Ulai, —which cried out, and said, Gabriel! cause this man to understand the revelation.
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 terrified, and fell upon my face, —but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man, that, to the time of the end, belongeth the vision.
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 And, when he spake with me, I fell stunned upon my face, to the earth, —but he touched me, and caused me to stand up where I was.
Comme il me parlait, je tombai dans un profond sommeil, le visage contre terre, mais il me toucha et me redressa.
19 Then said he, Behold me! causing thee to know, that which shall come to pass in the afterpart of the indignation, —for, at an appointed time, shall be an 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 thou sawest, having the two horns, representeth 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 and, the he-goat, is the king of Greece, —and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, 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 Now, as for its being broken in pieces, whereupon there stood up four in its stead, four kingdoms, out of his nation, shall stand up, but not with his strength;
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 but, in the aftertime of their kingdom, when transgressions, have filled up their measure, —there will stand up a king of mighty presence, and skilful in dissimulation;
« 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 and his strength, will be mighty, but not through his own strength, and, wonderfully, will he destroy, and succeed and act with effect, —and will destroy mighty ones, and the people of holy ones;
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 and, by his cunning, will he both cause deceit to succeed in his hand, and, in his own heart, will he shew himself to be great, and, by their careless security, will he destroy many, —and, against the ruler of rulers, will he stand up, but, without hand, shall be broken in pieces.
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 Now, the revelation of the evening and the morning which hath been told, faithful, indeed it is, —but, thou, close up the vision, because it is for many days.
« 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 Now, as for me Daniel, then was I sick for days, but I arose and did the business of the king, —and, though I was confounded concerning the revelation, yet could no one discern 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.
