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 de Belshatsar le roi, une vision m’apparut, à moi, Daniel, après celle qui m’était apparue au commencement.
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, quand je vis, que j’étais à Suse, le palais, qui est dans la province d’Élam. Et je vis dans la vision, et j’étais près du fleuve Ulaï.
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.
Et je levai les yeux, et je vis; et voici, un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve, et il avait deux cornes; et les deux cornes étaient hautes, et l’une était plus haute que l’autre, et la plus haute s’éleva 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 vers l’occident, et vers le nord, et vers le midi; et aucune bête ne pouvait tenir devant lui, et il n’y avait personne qui puisse délivrer de sa main; et il fit selon son gré, et devint grand.
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 je considérais, et voici, un bouc venant du couchant sur la face de toute la terre, et qui ne touchait pas la terre; et le bouc avait une corne de grande apparence entre ses 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.
Et il vint jusqu’au bélier qui avait les deux cornes, que j’avais vu se tenir devant le fleuve, et courut sur lui dans la fureur 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.
Et je le vis arriver tout près du bélier, et il s’exaspéra contre lui et frappa le bélier, et brisa ses deux cornes, et le bélier fut sans force pour tenir devant lui: il le jeta par terre et le foula aux pieds, et il n’y eut personne qui puisse 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;
Et le bouc devint très grand; et lorsqu’il fut devenu fort, la grande corne fut brisée, et quatre cornes de grande apparence s’élevèrent à sa place, vers les quatre vents des cieux.
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];
Et de l’une d’elles sortit une petite corne, et elle grandit extrêmement vers le midi, et vers le levant, et vers le [pays] de beauté.
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;
Et elle grandit jusqu’à l’armée des cieux, et fit tomber 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;
(Et il s’éleva jusqu’au chef de l’armée; et le [sacrifice] continuel fut ôté à celui-ci, 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 un temps de détresse fut assigné au [sacrifice] continuel, pour cause de transgression.) Et elle jeta la vérité par terre, et agit, et prospéra.
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 au personnage qui parlait: Jusqu’où [va] la vision du [sacrifice] continuel et de la transgression qui désole, pour livrer le lieu saint et l’armée pour être foulés aux pieds?
14 And he said unto him, Until two thousand and three hundred evening-mornings, —then shall the sanctuary, be vindicated.
Et il me dit: Jusqu’à 2 300 soirs [et] matins; alors le lieu saint 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.
Et il arriva que, lorsque moi, Daniel, j’eus vu la vision, j’en cherchai l’intelligence; et voici, comme l’apparence d’un homme se tint vis-à-vis de moi;
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 la voix d’un homme au milieu de l’Ulaï; et il cria et dit: Gabriel, fais comprendre à celui-ci 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.
Et il vint près du lieu où j’étais, et quand il vint, je fus effrayé et je tombai sur ma face; et il me dit: Comprends, fils d’homme, car 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.
Or, comme il parlait avec moi, j’étais dans une profonde stupeur, ma face contre terre; et il me toucha et me fit tenir debout à la place où j’étais.
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, je te fais connaître ce qui aura lieu à la fin de l’indignation; car à un temps déterminé sera 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.
Et le bouc velu, c’est le roi de Javan; et la grande corne qui était 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;
et qu’elle ait été brisée et que quatre [autres cornes] se soient élevées à sa place, c’est que quatre royaumes s’élèveront 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;
Et au dernier temps de leur royaume, quand les transgresseurs auront comblé la mesure, il s’élèvera un roi au visage audacieux, et entendant les 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;
et sa puissance sera forte, mais non par sa propre puissance; et il détruira merveilleusement, et il prospérera et agira; et il détruira les [hommes] forts 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.
et, par son intelligence, il fera prospérer la fraude dans sa main; et il s’élèvera dans son cœur; et, par la prospérité il corrompra beaucoup de gens; et il se lèvera contre le prince des princes, mais il sera brisé sans main.
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.
Et la vision du soir et du matin, qui a été dite, est vérité. Et toi, serre la vision, car [elle est] pour beaucoup de jours.
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 défaillis, et je fus malade quelques jours; puis je me levai, et je m’occupai des affaires du roi. Et je fus stupéfié de la vision, mais personne ne la comprit.
