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.
Dans la troisième année du règne du roi Balthasar, une vision m’apparut, à moi Daniel, à la suite de celle qui m’était apparue tout d’abord.
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 regardais au cours de ma vision, et, en regardant, je me trouvais à Suse, la capitale de la province d’Elam; il me semblait, dans ma vision, être 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 un bélier qui se tenait en face du fleuve; il avait deux cornes, et ces deux cornes étaient hautes; toutefois l’une d’elles était plus haute que l’autre, et la plus haute était montée en dernier.
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 donnant des coups de corne du côté de l’ouest, du nord et du midi; aucune des bêtes ne lui résistait et personne ne pouvait se défendre contre ses coups. Il en faisait à sa volonté et allait grandissant.
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.
Tandis que j’observais, voilà qu’un bouc vint de l’occident, franchissant la surface de toute la terre sans toucher le sol; ce bouc avait une corne considérable 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 arriva jusqu’au bélier, muni de deux cornes, que j’avais vu se tenir en face du fleuve, et se rua sur lui dans le paroxysme 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 atteindre le bélier, se précipiter avec fureur contre lui, frapper le bélier et briser ses deux cornes sans que le bélier eût la force de lui tenir tête. II le jeta à terre, le foula aux pieds, et personne ne put sauver le bélier de ses coups.
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 grandit prodigieusement; mais au fort de sa puissance, la grande corne se brisa, et à sa place quatre autres cornes considérables s’élevèrent dans la direction des 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];
D’Une de ces cornes en sortit une autre, petite d’abord, mais qui grandit démesurément vers le midi, vers l’orient et vers le joyau des 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 se haussa jusqu’à l’armée du ciel, et 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 se haussa même jusqu’au chef de cette armée, dont l’holocauste perpétuel fut supprimé et la sainte résidence renversée.
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 en proie en même temps que l’holocauste perpétuel, par suite de la rébellion. Elle terrassa la vérité et vit prospérer son œuvre.
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?
Puis j’entendis un saint prendre la parole et un autre saint demander à celui qui parlait: "Jusqu’à quand les indications de cette vision: l’holocauste perpétuel supprimé, le crime abominable, le sanctuaire et l’armée piétinés?"
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 deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; alors le sanctuaire sera réhabilité."
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.
Or, tandis que moi, Daniel, je considérais cette vision et cherchais à comprendre, voilà qu’une forme humaine vint se placer en face 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 entre les rives de l’Oulaï; il appelait et disait: "Gabriel, explique à celui-là 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 s’approcha de l’endroit où je me tenais; à son approche, je fus pris de frayeur et je tombai sur la face; et il me dit: "Rends-toi bien compte, fils de l’homme, que la vision se rapporte au temps final."
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.
Pendant qu’il me parlait, j’étais tout étourdi, la figure contre terre; il me toucha et me remit sur mes pieds.
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 me dit: "Je vais te faire connaître ce qui arrivera à la suite de la tourmente, car cela a trait à la période finale.
20 The ram which thou sawest, having the two horns, representeth the kings of Media and Persia;
Le bélier que tu as vu, muni des deux cornes, désigne 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 la Grèce; la grande corne qu’il porte entre les 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 si elle s’est brisée, quatre autres surgissant à sa place, c’est que quatre royaumes sortiront de cette nation, mais sans avoir la même 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 terme de leur domination, quand les impies auront comblé la mesure, il s’élèvera un roi arrogant et expert en astuces.
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;
Grande sera sa force, mais non par sa propre vertu; il opérera des ruines extraordinaires, réussira dans ses entreprises, détruira des puissants et un peuple de 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.
Grâce à son intelligence, il verra le triomphe de sa perfidie et enflera son cœur; en pleine paix, il fera périr un grand nombre; il s’insurgera contre le souverain des souverains et sera brisé sans l’intervention d’une main humaine.
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.
Or, la vision des soirs et matins, dont il a été question, est véridique; mais toi, tiens cette vision secrète, car elle se rapporte à des temps éloignés."
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 fus affecté et malade pendant des jours; puis, je me relevai et exécutai la besogne du roi. J’Étais tout troublé de la vision et ne la comprenais point.
