Daniel 5
1 [Several years later, ] Belshazzar [became the] king [of Babylon. One day] he invited 1,000 of his officers to a big feast, and he drank [a lot of] wine with them.
Le roi Baltasar fit un grand festin à mille de ses princes, et en présence de ces mille il but du vin.
2 While he was drinking, he commanded [his servants] bring to him the gold and silver cups that the previous king, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. [He did that] because he wanted himself and his officials, his wives, and [even] his (concubines/slave wives) to drink from them, [making fun of the god that we Israelis worshiped].
Excité par le vin, Baltasar fit apporter les vases d’or et d’argent que Nabuchodonosor, son père, avait enlevés du temple qui est à Jérusalem, afin que le roi et ses princes, ses femmes et ses concubines, s’en servissent pour boire.
3 So his servants brought in [all] those gold cups, that had been taken [many years previously] from the temple of [the true] God in Jerusalem. Then the king and his officials and his wives and his slave wives drank [wine] from those cups.
Alors on apporta les vases d’or qui avaient été enlevés du temple de la maison de Dieu qui est à Jérusalem, et le roi et ses princes, ses femmes et ses concubines s’en servirent pour boire.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Ils burent du vin, et ils louèrent les dieux d’or et d’argent, d’airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre.
5 Suddenly they saw a man’s hand writing on the plaster of the wall opposite the lampstand. The king also saw the hand as it was writing.
À ce moment apparurent des doigts de main humaine qui écrivaient, en face du candélabre, sur la chaux de la muraille du palais royal; et le roi vit le bout de la main qui écrivait.
6 He became very frightened, and his face became pale/white. His knees started shaking, and his legs became very weak, with the result that he could not stand up.
Alors le roi changea de couleur, et ses pensées le troublèrent; les jointures de ses reins se relâchèrent et ses genoux se heurtèrent l’un contre l’autre.
7 [Then] he shouted to summon the men who worked magic, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers. He said, “I will [greatly honor] any one of them who can read this writing and tell me what it means. I will give him a purple [robe like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around his neck. He will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than he will be.”
Le roi cria avec force qu’on fit venir les magiciens, les Chaldéens et les astrologues; et le roi prit la parole et dit aux sages de Babylone: « Quiconque lira cette écriture et m’en fera connaître la signification, sera revêtu de pourpre et portera au cou une chaîne d’or, et il commandera en troisième dans le royaume. »
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Alors tous les sages du roi entrèrent, mais ils ne purent lire ce qui était écrit, ni en faire savoir la signification au roi.
9 So King Belshazzar became more afraid. His face became [even] paler/whiter. And [all] his officials [who were there at the feast] did not know what to do.
Alors le roi Baltasar fut très effrayé; il changea de couleur, et ses princes furent consternés.
10 But when the mother of the king (OR, of the previous king) heard the king and his officials talking [loudly about what had happened], she entered the room where they were having the feast. She said [to Belshazzar], “(Your majesty/O King), I hope you will live for a long time! But do not be pale and afraid about this.
La reine, apprenant les paroles du roi et de ses princes, entra dans la salle du festin; la reine prit la parole et dit: « Ô roi, vis éternellement! Que tes pensées ne te troublent pas, et que tes couleurs ne changent point!
11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When Nebuchadnezzar was ruling, they discovered that this man understood many things and was wise, just like the gods. The man who was king previously, Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him to be in charge of all the men [in Babylon] who worked magic, the men who worked sorcery, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers.
Il y a un homme de ton royaume en qui réside l’esprit des dieux saints; dans les jours de ton père, on trouva en lui une lumière, une intelligence et une sagesse pareilles à la sagesse des dieux. Aussi le roi Nabuchodonosor ton père, — le roi, ton père, — l’établit chef des lettrés, des magiciens, des Chaldéens, des astrologues, parce qu’un esprit supérieur,
12 That man’s name is Daniel; the king gave him a [new] name, Belteshazzar. He is very intelligent and is able to know and understand many things. He is [even] able to tell the meaning of dreams, and explain riddles, and explain things that are very difficult to understand. Summon him, and he will tell you what [this writing] means.”
de la science et de l’intelligence pour interpréter les songes, pour faire connaître les énigmes et résoudre les questions difficiles furent trouvés en lui, en Daniel, à qui le roi avait donné le nom de Baltassar. Qu’on appelle donc Daniel et il te fera connaître la signification! »
13 So they [went and] brought me in. The king asked me, “You [must] be Daniel [RHQ]! [They told me that you are] one of those who was brought [here] from Judah by the previous king.
Alors Daniel fut introduit devant le roi. Le roi prit la parole et dit à Daniel: « Es-tu ce Daniel, l’un des captifs de Juda, que le roi, mon père, a amenés de Judée?
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
J’ai entendu dire à ton sujet que l’esprit des dieux est en toi, qu’une lumière, une intelligence et une sagesse extraordinaires se trouvent en toi.
15 My wise men and men who work magic have tried to read the writing on this wall and tell me what it means, but they are not able to do it.
On vient d’introduire devant moi les sages et les magiciens pour lire cette écriture et m’en faire savoir la signification; mais ils n’ont pu me faire connaître la signification de ces mots.
16 [Someone] told me that you can tell what dreams mean and explain things that are very difficult to understand. If you can read these words and tell me what they mean, [I] give you a purple robe [like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around your neck. You will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than you will be.”
Et moi, j’ai entendu dire de toi que tu peux donner les significations et résoudre les questions difficiles. Si donc tu peux lire ce qui est écrit et m’en faire savoir la signification, tu seras revêtu de pourpre, tu porteras au cou une chaîne d’or, et tu commanderas en troisième dans le royaume. »
17 I replied, “[I do not want] your gifts; keep them, or give them to someone else. But I will read for you the writing [on the wall], and I will tell you what it means.
Alors Daniel prit la parole et dit devant le roi: « Que tes dons soient à toi, et donne à un autre tes présents! Toutefois je lirai au roi ce qui est écrit et je lui en ferai savoir la signification.
18 (Your Majesty/O king), the Supreme God caused the man who was king before you, Nebuchadnezzar, to become a great ruler, who was greatly praised and honored.
Ô roi, le Dieu Très-Haut avait donné à Nabuchodonosor, ton père, la royauté et la grandeur, la gloire et la majesté;
19 Because God caused him to become [very] great, people of many [HYP] people-groups and nations and who spoke many different languages were very much afraid of him. He [commanded his soldiers to] kill those whom he wanted to be killed, and he (spared/allowed to live) those whom he wanted to spare. He honored those whom he wanted to honor, and he caused to be disgraced those whom he wanted to be disgraced.
et à cause de la grandeur qu’il lui avait donnée, tous les peuples, nations et langues étaient dans la crainte et tremblaient devant lui; il faisait mourir qui il voulait, et il donnait la vie à qui il voulait; il élevait qui il voulait, et il abaissait qui il voulait.
20 But when he became very proud and stubborn [IDM], he was removed from being king [MTY]. People did not consider him to be glorious/great any more.
Mais son cœur s’étant élevé et son esprit s’étant endurci jusqu’à l’arrogance, on le fit descendre du trône de sa royauté et la grandeur lui fut ôtée.
21 [His officials] sent him away in order that he would not be near [other] people. [God] caused him to have a mind like animals have. He lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cows do, and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [each morning]. [He was like that] until he learned that the Supreme God is [really the one who] rules the kingdoms of this world, and that he appoints whomever he chooses to rule those kingdoms.
Il fut chassé du milieu des enfants des hommes, son cœur devint semblable à celui des bêtes et sa demeure fut avec les ânes sauvages; on le nourrit d’herbe comme les bœufs, et son corps fut trempé de la rosée du ciel, jusqu’à ce qu’il reconnût que le Dieu Très-haut domine sur la royauté des hommes, et qu’il y élève qui il lui plaît.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Et toi, son fils, Baltasar, tu n’as pas humilié ton cœur, quoique tu susses toutes ces choses.
23 You have considered yourself to be greater than [God], the Lord of heaven. [So you have commanded your servants to] bring to you these sacred cups, [which were dedicated to the Supreme God, and which were taken] from his temple [in Jerusalem]. You and your officials and your wives and your (concubines/slave wives) have been drinking wine from these cups, while you have been praising [your own] gods—gods which are made of gold and silver and bronze and iron and wood and stone. [Those are gods] that cannot see, that cannot hear, and that do not know anything! You have not honored the God who gives you breath and who controls everything that happens to you.
Mais tu t’es élevé contre le Seigneur du ciel; on a apporté devant toi les vases de sa maison, et toi, tes princes, tes femmes et tes concubines, vous y avez bu du vin; tu as loué les dieux d’argent et d’or, d’airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient, ni n’entendent, ni ne connaissent rien; et le Dieu qui a dans sa main ton souffle et de qui relèvent toutes tes voies, tu ne l’ as pas glorifié.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
C’est alors qu’a été envoyé de sa part ce bout de main et qu’a été tracé ce qui est écrit là.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Voici l’écriture qui a été tracée: Mené mené. Theqel. Oupharsin.
26 This is what those words mean: Mene [means] ‘numbered/counted’. [That means that] God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has [now] decided that you will not rule any more.
Et voici la signification de ces mots: Mené ( compté ): Dieu a compté ton règne et y a mis fin.
27 Tekel [means ‘weighed’. It is as though God] has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should, [which means that you have not been doing what you should; you are not fit to be a king] [MET].
Theqel ( pesé ): tu as été pesé dans les balances et trouvé léger.
28 Parsin [means ‘divided’. That means that God] has divided your kingdom. Some of it will be ruled by people from Media and some will be ruled by people from Persia.”
Perès ( divisé ): ton royaume sera divisé et donné aux Mèdes et aux Perses. »
29 Then Belshazzar [did what he had promised]. He put on me a purple robe [like the one he himself wore. He] put a gold chain around my neck. And he proclaimed that there would be only two others who would be more important than me in his kingdom.
Alors, sur l’ordre de Baltasar, on revêtit Daniel de pourpre, on lui mit au cou une chaîne d’or, et on publia à son sujet qu’il commanderait en troisième dans le royaume.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Dans la nuit même, Baltasar, roi des Chaldéens, fut tué.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Et Darius le Mède reçut la royauté, étant âgé d’environ soixante-deux ans.
