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 Baltasar, une vision m'apparut, à moi Daniel, après celle qui m'était apparue auparavant.
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.
Et je vis dans la vision; et il arriva, comme je regardais, que je me trouvais à Suse, la forteresse qui est dans la province d'Elam, et je vis dans la vision, et j'étais près du fleuve Oulaï.
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.
Je levai les yeux et je vis: et voici qu'un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve; il avait deux cornes; les deux cornes étaient hautes, mais l'une était plus haute que l'autre, et la plus haute s'élevait 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 heurtant de ses cornes vers l'occident, vers le septentrion et vers le midi; aucune bête ne tenait devant lui, et personne ne délivrait de sa main; il faisait ce qu'il voulait et grandissait.
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.
Et moi, je considérais avec attention, et voici qu'un jeune bouc venait de l'occident sur la face de toute la terre, sans toucher la terre, et le bouc avait entre les yeux une corne très apparente.
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 arriva jusqu'au bélier aux deux cornes, que j'avais vu se tenant devant le fleuve, et il courut contre lui dans l'ardeur de sa force.
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 le vis s'approcher du bélier; s'irritant contre lui, il frappa le bélier et lui brisa les deux cornes, sans que le bélier eut la force de se tenir devant lui; il le jeta par terre et le foula aux pieds, et personne ne délivrait 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 jeune bouc grandit extrêmement et, quand il fut devenu fort, la grande corne se brisa, et je vis quatre cornes s'élever à sa place 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 corne, petite, qui grandit beaucoup vers le midi, vers l'orient et vers le glorieux pays.
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 grandit jusqu'à l'armée des cieux; elle fit tomber à terre une partie de cette 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 grandit jusqu'au chef de l'armée et lui enleva le culte 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.
Et une armée a été livrée par infidélité, avec le culte perpétuel, et la corne a jeté la vérité par terre; elle l'a fait et elle a réussi.
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?
Et j'entendis un saint qui parlait: et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: " Jusqu'à quand durera ce qu'annonce la vision touchant le culte perpétuel, le péché de désolation. ainsi que l'abandon du sanctuaire et de l'armée pour être foulés? "
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; puis 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.
Tandis que moi, Daniel, je voyais la vision et que j'en cherchais l'intelligence, voici que se tenait devant moi comme une figure d'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.
Et j'entendis une voix d'homme du milieu de l'Oulaï; elle cria et dit: " Gabriel, fais-lui comprendre la vision. "
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 vint alors près du lieu où je me tenais, et à son approche je fus effrayé, et je tombai sur ma face. Il me dit: " Comprends, fils de l'homme, que la vision est pour le 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 par terre sur ma face, frappé d'assoupissement; mais il me toucha et me fit tenir debout, au lieu où je me tenais.
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.
Et il dit: " Voici que je vais t'apprendre ce qui arrivera au dernier temps de la colère; car c'est pour le temps de la fin.
20 The ram which thou sawest, having the two horns, representeth the kings of Media and Persia;
Le bélier à deux cornes que tu as vu, 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 velu, c'est le roi de Javan, et la grande corne 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;
Si cette corne s'est brisée, et si quatre cornes se sont dressées à sa place; c'est que quatre royautés s'élèveront de cette nation, mais sans avoir la même force.
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;
A la fin de leur domination, quand le nombre des infidèles sera complet, il s'élèvera un roi au dur visage et pénétrant les choses cachées.
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 force s'accroîtra, mais non par sa propre force; il fera de prodigieux ravages; il réussira dans ses entreprises; il ravagera les puissants et le peuple des saints.
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.
A cause de son habileté, il fera prospérer la ruse dans sa main; il s'enorgueillira dans son cœur, et en pleine paix il fera périr beaucoup de gens; il s'élèvera contre le prince des princes, et il sera brisé sans la main d'un homme.
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 touchant le soir et le matin, qui a été exposée c'est la vérité. Mais toi, serre la vision, car elle se rapporte à un temps éloigné. "
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.
Et moi, Daniel, je tombai en défaillance et fus malade pendant plusieurs jours; puis je me levai et m'occupai des affaires du roi. J'étais stupéfait de ce que j'avais vu, et personne ne le comprenait.
