Daniel 11

1 “As for me, during the first year that Darius was king, I helped and encouraged Michael.”

Or moi, dès la première année de Darius le Mède, je me prêtais à ce qu’il devint fort et puissant.

2 [The angel also said], “And what I am going to reveal to you now will truly [happen]. There will be three more kings to rule Persia, [one after the other]. Then there will be a fourth king, who will be much richer than the others. As a result of [his giving] a lot of money [to people, they will enable him to] become very powerful. Then he will incite/persuade many nations [HYP] [to fight] against the kingdom of Greece.

Et maintenant je vous annoncerai la vérité. Voici qu’il y aura encore trois rois en Perse, et le quatrième s’enrichira de très grandes richesses par-dessus tous les autres; et lorsqu’il sera devenu puissant par ses richesses, il animera tous les peuples contre le royaume de la Grèce.

3 Then a very powerful king will appear [in Greece]. He will rule over a very large empire, and he will do whatever he wants to do.

Mais il s’élèvera un roi fort, et il dominera avec une grande puissance, et il fera ce qui lui plaira.

4 But when he has become very powerful, [he will die]. Then his kingdom will be divided into four parts. Kings who are not his descendants will rule, but they will not be as powerful as he was.

Et lorsqu’il sera affermi, son royaume sera brisé, et sera partagé vers les vents du ciel, mais non pas entre ses descendants, ni selon la puissance avec laquelle il aura dominé; car son royaume sera déchiré et passera à des étrangers outre ceux-là.

5 Then the King of Egypt [MTY] will become very powerful. But one of his army generals will become more powerful than he is, and he will rule a bigger area.

Et le roi du midi se fortifiera, et un de ses princes prévaudra sur lui, et il dominera par sa puissance, car grande sera sa domination.

6 Several years later, the King of Egypt and the King of Syria will make an (alliance/agreement to help each other) [MTY]. The King of Syria will give his daughter to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But she will not be able to influence him [MTY] very long, and that woman, her husband, her child, and her servants will all be killed/assassinated.

Et, après des années accomplies, ils feront alliance; et la fille du roi du midi viendra vers le roi de l’aquilon pour faire amitié; mais elle n’acquerra pas la force du bras, et sa race ne subsistera pas; et elle sera livrée, elle et les jeunes hommes qui l’ont amenée, et ceux qui la soutenaient en ces temps-là.

7 Soon after that, one of her relatives [MET] will become King [of Egypt]. His army will attack the army of Syria. They will enter the fortress of the soldiers of Syria and defeat them.

Et il s’élèvera du germe de ses racines un plant; et il viendra avec une armée, et entrera dans la province du roi de l’aquilon, et il les maltraitera, et il s’en rendra le maître.

8 They will return to Egypt, taking the statues of the gods [of the people of Syria] and many items made of silver and gold that had been dedicated to those gods. Then for several years his army will not attack [the army of] the King of Syria.

Et de plus, il emmènera captifs en Egypte leurs dieux, et leurs images taillées au ciseau comme aussi les vases précieux d’argent et d’or; celui-là prévaudra contre le roi de l’aquilon.

9 Then the army of the King of Syria will invade Egypt, but they will soon return to Syria.

Et le roi du midi entrera dans son royaume, puis il reviendra dans son propre pays.

10 However, the sons of the King of Syria will prepare to start a war, and they will gather a large army. That army will march [south] and spread all over [Israel] like a huge flood. They will attack a strong fortress [in the south of Israel].

Mais ses fils seront irrités et assembleront une multitude de très nombreuses armées; et l’un deux viendra, se hâtant et se répandant partout; et il reviendra, et il s’animera, et il combattra contre ses forces.

11 Then the King of Egypt, having become very angry, will march [with his army north] from Egypt and fight against the army of Syria. The King [of Syria] will gather together a very large army, but [the army of the King of Egypt] will defeat them.

Et irrité, le roi du midi sortira et combattra contre le roi de l’aquilon; il préparera une très grande multitude de troupes, et une multitude sera livrée en sa main.

12 The King of Egypt will become very proud because of [his army] having killed a very large number of soldiers [from Syria], but his army will not continue to win battles.

Et il prendra la multitude, et son cœur s’élèvera; et il abattra beaucoup de milliers; mais il ne prévaudra pas.

13 The King of Syria will again gather together an army that will be bigger than the one that he had before. After a few years, he will again march [south on their way to Egypt] with a large army and a lot of equipment [for fighting battles].

Car le roi de l’aquilon reviendra, et préparera une multitude beaucoup plus grande qu’auparavant; et à la fin des temps et des années, il viendra se hâtant avec une grande armée et des forces immenses.

14 At that time, many people in Egypt will rebel against their king. In order to fulfill a vision that [one of their leaders had seen], some violent/lawless people from your country [of Israel] will also rebel [in order to not be controlled by Egypt any more], but they will be defeated.

Et dans ces temps-là, un grand nombre s’élèveront contre le roi du midi; et aussi les fils des prévaricateurs de ton peuple s’élèveront, afin qu’ils accomplissent la vision, et ils tomberont.

15 Then the King of Syria will come [south with his army] and pile up dirt against the walls of a city that is well protected, and they will [break through those walls and] they will capture the city. The soldiers from Egypt [who have come to defend that city], even the best troops, will not be strong enough to continue to fight.

Et le roi de l’aquilon viendra, et il formera un rempart, et il prendra des villes très fortifiées; et les bras du midi ne pourront soutenir l’attaque, et ses hommes d’élite s’élèveront pour résister, et ils n’auront pas de force.

16 So the King of Syria will do whatever he wants to, and no one will be able to oppose him. [His army] will occupy the glorious land [of Israel] and completely control/subdue it.

Et venant sur lui, il fera selon qu’il lui plaira, et il n’y aura personne qui tienne devant sa face; et il s’arrêtera dans la terre illustre, et elle sera détruite par ses mains.

17 Then he will decide to march [south] with all the soldiers from his kingdom. He will make an alliance with the King [of Egypt] and in order that his own daughter will [help him to] destroy the kingdom of Egypt, he will give her to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But that plan will fail.

Et il posera sa face pour venir s’emparer de tout son royaume; il fera des conditions justes avec lui, il lui donnera une fille de ses femmes, afin de renverser son royaume; mais il ne réussira pas, et elle ne sera pas pour lui.

18 After that, the [army of] the King of Syria will attack the regions that are close to the [Mediterranean] Sea, and his [army] will conquer many of them. But [the army of] a leader from another country will defeat the army of Syria and will stop their king from continuing to be proud. He will do to the King of Syria what he deserved for being very insolent.

Et il tournera sa face vers les îles, et il en prendra beaucoup; et il arrêtera le prince de son opprobre, et son opprobre retombera sur lui.

19 Then the King of Syria will return to the fortresses in his own land. But he will be defeated, and he will (die/be assassinated) [EUP] there.

Et il tournera sa face vers la terre de son empire, et il se heurtera, et il tombera, et on ne le trouvera pas.

20 Then another man will (succeed him/become king). That king will send one of his officers to oppress the people [in Jerusalem] by forcing them to pay big taxes, in order to get more money for his kingdom. But after a few years [HYP] that king will die, but he will not die as a result of people being angry with him or in a battle.

Et il s’élèvera à sa place un homme très vil et indigne de la majesté royale; et en peu de jours il sera brisé, non dans la fureur ni dans un combat.

21 The next King of Syria will be an evil man who, [because he will not be the son of the previous king, ] will not have the right to become king. But he will come when people do not expect it, and he will become king by tricking the people.

Et il s’élèvera à sa place un prince méprisé, et l’honneur royal ne lui sera pas rendu; et il viendra en secret, et il obtiendra le royaume par la fraude.

22 When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.

Et les bras du combattant seront vaincus devant sa face, et brisés, aussi bien que le chef de l’alliance.

23 By making treaties/alliances with [the rulers of] other nations, he will deceive them, and he will become very powerful, even though he rules a nation that does not have a lot of people.

Or, après l’amitié faite, il emploiera la fraude contre lui; et il montera, et il triomphera avec un peuple peu nombreux.

24 Suddenly his [army] will invade a province that is very wealthy, and they will do things that none of his ancestors did: they will capture in battles all kinds of possessions from the people whom they defeat. Then the king will divide those possessions among his friends. He will also plan [for his army] to attack fortresses [in Egypt], but only for a short time.

Et il entrera dans les villes riches et opulentes, et il fera ce que n’ont pas fait ses pères et les pères de ses pères: il dissipera leurs rapines, leur butin, leurs richesses, et il formera des desseins contre les villes les plus fortes; et cela jusqu’à un temps,

25 He will courageously/boldly conscript/gather a large and powerful army to attack [the army of] the king of Egypt. But the King of Egypt will prepare to fight against them with a huge and powerful army. However, someone will deceive him, with the result that his plan will not be successful.

Et sa force et son cœur s’animeront contre le roi du midi, avec une grande armée; et le roi du midi sera excité au combat par des secours nombreux et très puissants; et ils ne résisteront pas, parce qu’il se formera contre lui des complots,

26 Even his most trusted advisors will plan to get rid of him. His army will be defeated and many of his soldiers will be killed.

Ceux qui mangent le pain avec lui le briseront; et son armée sera accablée, et il tombera une très grande quantité de tués,

27 Then the two [kings who both want to rule that area] will sit down at the same table and eat together, but they will both lie to each other. Neither of them will get what he wants, because it will not be the time [that God] has determined/set [for them to rule Egypt].

Et le cœur des deux rois sera porté à mal faire; et à une même table ils parleront le mensonge; et ils ne réussiront pas, parce que la fin est pour un autre temps encore.

28 [The army of] the King [of Syria] will return to Syria, taking with them all the valuable things [that they had captured]. The king will be determined to get rid of the Supreme Priest of the Jewish people. He will do what he wants to [in Israel], and then return to his own country.

Et il retournera dans son pays avec de grandes richesses; et son cœur sera contre l’alliance sainte; et il agira, et il retournera dans son pays.

29 When it is the time that God has decided, the King of Syria [and his army] will invade Egypt again. But this time he will not be successful like he was before.

Au temps marqué, il retournera, et il viendra vers le midi; mais sa dernière expédition ne sera pas semblable à la première.

30 The army of Rome will come in ships and oppose his army and cause him to be afraid. So he will be very angry, and [with his army] he will return [to Israel] and try to get rid of the Supreme Priest. The King of Syria will do what those who have abandoned the Jewish religion advise/want him to do for them.

Et viendront contre lui des trirèmes et des Romains; et il sera frappé, et il retournera, et il sera indigné contre l’alliance du sanctuaire, et il agira, et il retournera, et il formera des desseins même contre ceux qui ont abandonné l’alliance du sanctuaire.

31 Some of his soldiers will do things to (defile the temple/cause the temple to become unholy for them). They will prevent the priests from offering sacrifices each day, and they will put [in the temple] something that is disgusting/abominable.

Et des bras armés par lui se lèveront, et souilleront le sanctuaire de la force, et feront cesser le sacrifice perpétuel, et ils ajouteront à l’abomination la désolation.

32 By deceiving those who have abandoned the Jewish religion, he will persuade them to (become his supporters/help him to do what he wants to do). But those who are devoted to their God will firmly oppose them.

Et contre l’alliance, les impies useront d’une feinte trompeuse; mais le peuple connaissant son Dieu prévaudra et agira.

33 And wise [Israeli] leaders will teach others also. But for a while, some of those wise leaders will be killed in battles, and some will be burned to death, and some will be robbed, and some will be put in prison.

Et les savants parmi le peuple instruiront bien des gens, et ils tomberont sous le glaive, dans la flamme, en captivité, et par un brigandage de plusieurs jours.

34 While God’s people are being persecuted, some people will help them a little bit, although some of those who help them will not do it sincerely.

Et lorsqu’ils seront tombés, ils seront soulagés par un très petit secours, et beaucoup se joindront à eux frauduleusement.

35 Some of those wise leaders will be killed [EUP], but as a result the others will be purified [DOU]. This suffering will continue until it is the time [that God] has appointed [for it to] end.

Et d’entre ces savants, plusieurs succomberont, afin qu’ils passent par le feu, qu’ils soient purifiés, et qu’ils deviennent blancs jusqu’au temps déterminé, parce qu’il y aura encore un autre temps.

36 The King [of Syria] will do what he wants to. He will boast and say that he is greater than any god. He will even revile the Supreme God. He will be able to do what he wants until the time that [God] punishes [MTY] him. [God] will accomplish what he has planned.

Et le roi agira selon sa volonté, et il s’élèvera et se glorifiera, contre tout dieu; et contre le Dieu des dieux il parlera avec arrogance, et il prospérera, jusqu’à ce que le courroux de Dieu contre son peuple soit accompli; car la décision a été prise.

37 The [King of Syria] will ignore the god that his ancestors worshiped and the god that many women love. He will ignore every god, because he will think that he is greater than all of them.

Et il comptera pour rien le Dieu de ses pères; et il sera livré à la concupiscence des femmes, et il n’aura souci d’aucun des dieux, parce qu’il s’élèvera contre toutes choses,

38 But he will honor the god who [people think] protects fortresses. That is a god whom his ancestors did not honor. And he will give gold, silver, (jewels/very valuable stones) and other expensive gifts to that god.

Mais il vénérera en son lieu le dieu Maozim, et il honorera le dieu que ses pères ont ignoré, avec de l’or et de l’argent, et des pierres précieuses, et d’autres choses précieuses.

39 He will ask that god (OR, people who worship a god) from another country to help him to defend his fortresses. He will greatly honor those who allow him [to be their ruler]. He will appoint [some of] them to important positions in the government; and to reward them, he will give them some land.

Et il fera en sorte de fortifier Maozim avec un dieu étranger qu’il a connu, et il multipliera leur gloire, et il leur donnera la puissance sur un grand nombre; et il partagera la terre gratuitement.

40 But when his time [to rule] is almost ended, [the army of] the King of Egypt will attack his [army]. The [army of the] King of Syria will fight against them furiously [SIM]. [His soldiers will be driving] chariots and [riding on] horses and [traveling in] many ships. His army will invade many countries and [spread all over those countries] like a flood [MET].

Et, au temps marqué, le roi du midi combattra contre lui; et comme une tempête viendra contre lui le roi de l’aquilon, avec des chars et des cavaliers, et une grande flotte; et il entrera dans ses terres et les détruira, et passera au-delà.

41 They will invade the glorious land [of Israel] and kill [EUP] tens of thousands of people. But the people of the Edom people-group and the people of the Moab people-group and the people of the Ammon people-group who are still alive will escape.

Et il entrera dans la terre glorieuse, et beaucoup de terres seront ruinées; or celles-là seules seront sauvées de sa main: Edom et Moab, et le commencement des fils d’Ammon.

42 When the army of Syria invades other countries, even the people of Egypt will be defeated.

Et il étendra sa main sur les terres, et la terre d’Egypte n’échappera pas.

43 The army of Syria will take away from Egypt gold, silver, and other valuable items. The people of Libya and Ethiopia will allow [the King of Syria] to rule over them.

Et il se rendra maître des trésors d’or et d’argent, et de toutes les choses précieuses de l’Egypte: il passera aussi au travers de la Libye et de l’Ethiopie.

44 But he will become very frightened/alarmed when he hears reports about what is happening in the east and in the north. So he will become very angry, and send his army to fight furiously and kill many [of their enemies].

Et des bruits venant de l’orient et de l’aquilon le troubleront; et il viendra avec une grande multitude, afin de briser et de tuer un très grand nombre.

45 The [King of Syria] will set up his royal tents in the area between the [Mediterranean] Sea and the hill [in Jerusalem] on which the temple (exists/was built). But he will be killed there, because there will be no one to help him.”

Et il plantera son tabernacle à Apadno entre des mers sur une montagne illustre et sainte; et il viendra jusqu’à son sommet, et personne ne le secourra.