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.
En la troisième année du règne du roi Baltassar, une vision m’apparut. Moi, Daniel, après ce que j’avais vu 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.
Je vis en ma vision, quand j’étais au château de Suse, qui est dans la région d’Elam, je vis en ma vision que j’étais sur la porte d’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 qui se tenait devant le marais, ayant des cornes hautes, et l’une plus haute que l’autre et qui croissait. Ensuite
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 que le bélier frappait de ses cornes contre l’occident, et contre l’aquilon, et contre le midi; et aucune bête ne pouvait ni lui résister, ni se délivrer de sa puissance; et il fit selon sa volonté, et il devint très puissant.
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 attentivement; mais voici qu’un bouc de chèvres venait de l’occident sur la face de toute la terre, et il ne touchait pas la terre; or 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.
Et il vint jusqu’à ce bélier qui avait des cornes, et que j’avais vu se tenant devant la porte, et il courut à lui dans l’impétuosité 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 lorsqu’il fut près du bélier, il se jeta avec furie sur lui, et le frappa, et brisa ses deux cornes; et le bélier ne pouvait lui résister; et lorsqu’il l’eut jeté à terre, il le foula aux pieds, et personne ne pouvait délivrer le bélier de sa puissance.
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;
Alors le bouc des chèvres devint extrêmement grand; et lorsqu’il eut crû, sa grande corne se rompit, et quatre cornes s’élevèrent sous celle-là 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];
Et de l’une d’elles sortit une petite corne; et elle devint grande vers le midi, et vers l’orient, et vers la force.
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 s’éleva jusqu’à la force du ciel, et renversa une partie de la force, 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 elle s’éleva jusqu’au prince de la force, elle lui ravit son sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de sa sanctification.
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.
Or la force lui fut donnée contre le sacrifice perpétuel, à cause des péchés; et la vérité sera abattue sur la terre, et il agira, et il prospérera.
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 des saints parlant; et un saint dit à l’autre, je ne sais lequel, qui parlait: Jusques à quand la vision, et le sacrifice perpétuel, et le péché qui a causé la désolation; jusques à quand le sanctuaire, et la force sera foulée aux pieds?
14 And he said unto him, Until two thousand and three hundred evening-mornings, —then shall the sanctuary, be vindicated.
Et il dit: Jusqu’à un soir et un matin, deux mille trois cents jours, et 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.
Or, il arriva que, lorsque je voyais, moi Daniel, la vision, et que j’en cherchais l’intelligence, voilà que s’arrêta en ma présence comme la ressemblance 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.
Et j’entendis la voix d’un homme entre l’Ulaï, et il cria et me dit: Gabriel, fais-lui comprendre cette 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, et il s’arrêta près du lieu où moi j’étais; et lorsqu’il fut venu, effrayé je tombai sur ma face, et il me dit: Comprends, fils d’un homme, parce qu’au temps de la fin s’accomplira la vision.
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.
Et comme il me parlait, je tombai incliné vers la terre; et il me toucha, et il 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.
Et il me dit: C’est moi qui te montrerai les choses qui doivent arriver au dernier moment de la malédiction, parce que le temps a sa 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 des cornes, est le roi des Mèdes et des Perses.
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.
Mais le bouc des chèvres est le roi de« Grecs, 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;
Or celle-ci ayant été rompue, quatre se sont élevées à sa place; quatre rois de sa nation s’élèveront, mais non avec sa 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;
Et après leur règne, lorsque les iniquités se seront accrues, un roi à la face impudente viendra et comprendra 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;
Et sa puissance s’affermira, mais non par ses propres forces; et il dévastera toutes choses au-delà de ce que l’on peut croire, et il prospérera, et il agira. Et il tuera des forts, 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.
Selon sa volonté, et la fraude sera dirigée par sa main; et il élèvera son cœur, et dans son abondance de toutes choses il fera périr un très grand nombre de victimes, et contre le prince des princes il s’élèvera, et sans la main d’aucun homme il sera brisé.
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 mentionnée, est véritable; toi donc, scelle la vision, parce que c’est après bien des jours qu’elle sera accomplie.
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, j’ai langui et j’ai été malade pendant des jours; et, lorsque je me fus levé, je travaillais aux affaires du roi, et j’étais dans la stupeur au sujet de la vision, et il n’y avait personne qui l’interprétât.
