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 Belschazar donna un grand festin à ses mille grands, et il but du vin en présence de ces mille personnes.
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].
Belschazar, animé par le vin, dit qu'on apportât les vases d'or et d'argent que Nébucadnézar, son père, avait enlevés du temple de Jérusalem, pour que le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines bussent dans ces vases.
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 à Jérusalem, et le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines burent dans ces vases.
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 chantèrent des louanges à leurs 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.
Dans ce moment même les doigts d'une main d'homme s'avancèrent, et écrivirent, vis-à-vis du lustre, sur la chaux de la muraille du palais du roi, et le roi vit 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.
Aussitôt le roi changea de couleur, et ses pensées le troublèrent, et les nerfs de ses reins se détendirent, et ses genoux s'entre-heurtèrent.
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 s'écria avec force qu'on mandât les devins, les Chaldéens et les mages. Le roi prit la parole et dit aux sages de Babel: Tout homme qui lira ces caractères, et m'en expliquera la signification, sera revêtu de la pourpre, et d'une chaîne d'or à son cou, et occupera la troisième place dans le gouvernement de mon empire.
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Puis tous les sages du roi furent introduits; mais ils ne purent ni lire les caractères, ni en indiquer au roi la signification.
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 Belschazar fut extrêmement troublé, et il changea de couleur, et ses grands furent interdits.
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.
Dans cette situation du roi et des grands, la reine parut dans la salle du festin. La reine prit la parole et dit: O roi! puisses-tu vivre éternellement! que tes pensées ne te troublent pas, et ne change pas de couleur!
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 est dans ton royaume un homme en qui est l'esprit des dieux saints, et du temps de ton père en lui s'est trouvée une lumière, une intelligence, une sagesse pareille à la sagesse des dieux; et le roi Nébucadnézar, ton père, ton père, ô roi, l'a établi chef des devins, des enchanteurs, des Chaldéens, des mages,
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.”
parce qu'un esprit éminent, et la connaissance et l'entente de l'interprétation des songes, et de l'explication des énigmes et de la solution des questions difficiles s'étaient rencontrées en lui, savoir, en Daniel, dont le roi avait changé le nom en celui de Beltsazar; que Daniel soit donc mandé, et il te donnera l'explication.
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 Juifs que le roi, mon père, a amenés de Juda?
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 ouï dire de toi que l'esprit des dieux est en toi, et qu'on trouve en toi et lumière, et intelligence, et sagesse éminente.
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.
Or les sages et les devins ont été amenés devant moi pour lire ces caractères et m'en découvrir le sens, mais ils ne peuvent m'expliquer le sens de la chose.
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.”
Mais j'ai ouï dire de toi que tu sais donner les explications, et résoudre les questions difficiles; si donc tu peux lire ces caractères, et m'en faire connaître le sens, tu seras revêtu de la pourpre, et tu auras une chaîne d'or à ton cou, et tu occuperas la troisième place dans mon empire.
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 répondit et dit en présence du roi: Garde tes dons, et fais tes largesses à un autre! Cependant je lirai les caractères au roi, et je lui en indiquerai le sens.
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.
O roi, le Dieu très haut accorda à Nébucadnézar, ton père, royauté et grandeur, et gloire et magnificence;
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, les peuples, les nations et les hommes de toute langue étaient tous craintifs et tremblants devant lui; il faisait mourir qui il voulait, et donnait la vie à qui il voulait, et 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 comme son cœur s'éleva, et que son esprit s'enorgueillit jusqu'à l'insolence, il fut précipité de son trône royal, et sa gloire 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.
et il fut chassé du milieu des enfants des hommes, et son cœur devint semblable à la brute, et il demeura avec les onagres, comme le bœuf il mangea de l'herbe, et son corps fut trempé de la rosée du ciel, jusqu'à ce qu'il eût reconnu que le Dieu très haut a la domination sur la royauté de l'homme, et qu'il y élève qui Il veut.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Mais toi, son fils Belschazar, tu n'as pas humilié ton cœur, quoique tu saches 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.
et tu t'es élevé contre le Maître du ciel, et les vases de sa maison ont été apportés devant toi, et toi et tes grands, tes femmes et tes concubines, vous avez bu du vin dans ces vases, et tu as chanté des louanges aux dieux d'argent et d'or, d'airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient, ni n'entendent, ni ne savent rien, et le Dieu qui tient ton souffle dans sa main et qui préside à toutes tes destinées, tu ne l'as pas honoré.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
En conséquence, c'est de par lui qu'a été envoyée cette main qui a tracé ces caractères.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Et voici les caractères qui ont été tracés: Compté! Compté! Pesé! et Partage!
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.
Voici le sens du mot Compté: Dieu a fait le compte de ton règne et y met 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].
Pesé: Tu as été pesé à la balance et trouvé trop 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.”
Partage: Ton empire sera partagé 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 Belschazar on revêtit Daniel de la pourpre, et on lui mit au cou une chaîne d'or, et l'on publia devant lui qu'il occuperait la troisième place dans l'empire.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Cette nuit même, Belschazar, 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 l'empire, étant âgé de soixante-deux ans.
