Daniel 8
1 During the third year that Belshazzar was the King [of Babylonia], I had another vision.
La troisième, année du règne du roi Belschazar, une vision m'apparut, à moi Daniel, après celle qui m'était précédemment apparue.
2 In that vision I was in Susa, the capital city of Elam Province. I was [standing] alongside the Ulai Canal.
J'étais absorbé dans la contemplation, et il arriva, comme je contemplais, que je me trouvai dans la résidence de Suse située dans la province d'Élam, et j'étais absorbé dans la vision, et je me trouvais près du fleuve Eulée.
3 I looked up and saw a ram that was standing alongside the canal. It had two [long] horns, but the newest one was longer than the other one.
Et je levai les yeux, et je regardai, et voici, un bélier se tenait en face du fleuve, et il avait deux cornes, et les deux cornes étaient hautes, et l'une était plus haute que l'autre, et la plus haute fut la dernière à s'élever.
4 The ram butted/knocked away [with its horns] everything that was west and everything that was north and everything that was south of it. There were no [other] animals that were able to oppose it, and none that could rescue/save [other animals] from its power. The ram did whatever it wanted to do and became very powerful.
Je voyais le bélier frappant à l'occident, et au nord, et au midi, et aucun animal ne lui tenait tête, et personne ne délivrait de sa main, et il agissait à son gré, et il montrait de la fierté.
5 While I was thinking [about what I had seen, in the vision] I saw a goat come from the west. It ran across the land so quickly, that [it seemed like] its feet did not touch the ground. This goat had one very large horn between its eyes.
Et j'observai, et voici, un bouc s'avançait du couchant parcourant toute la terre, sans toucher le sol, et le bouc avait une corne saillante entre ses deux yeux.
6 It was very angry, and it ran [straight] toward the ram that I had seen [previously, the ram] that was standing alongside the canal.
Et il vint jusqu'au bélier armé des deux cornes que je voyais se tenant en face du fleuve, et il fondit sur lui dans sa puissante colère.
7 The goat struck the ram furiously and broke off its two horns, with the result that the ram was unable [to defend itself]. [So] the goat knocked the ram down and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
Et je le vis comme il atteignait le bélier; et il était exaspéré contre lui, et il heurta le bélier et lui brisa les deux cornes, et le bélier fut sans force pour lui résister; et il le terrassa et le foula, et personne ne sauva le bélier de sa main.
8 The goat became very powerful. But when its power was very great, its horn was broken off. But four [other] large horns took its place. They each pointed in a different direction.
Et le bouc montrait un grand excès d'orgueil; mais quand il était dans sa force, la grande corne se cassa, et il crût à sa place quatre cornes saillantes dans la direction des quatre vents du ciel.
9 [Then] from one of those [large horns] appeared a little horn, which became very big, [and pointed] toward the south and [then] toward the east and [then] toward the beautiful land [of Israel].
Et de l'une d'elles surgit une petite corne qui s'agrandit considérablement du côté du midi et du levant et de l'ornement [de la terre].
10 [The man who was represented by] that horn became very strong, with the result that he attacked some of the [soldiers of the] army of heaven, and (OR, meaning) the stars in the sky [which represented God’s people]. He threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them.
Et elle prit une grandeur qui atteignit jusqu'à l'armée des Cieux, et elle fit tomber à terre des portions de cette armée et des étoiles, et les foula;
11 He (defied/considered himself to be greater than) the leader of the army [of heaven], and prevented [priests from] offering sacrifices to him. He also (defiled the temple/caused the temple to become unholy).
et elle s'éleva même jusqu'au chef de l'armée, et lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et la résidence de son sanctuaire fut abattue;
12 Then God’s people allowed the [man who was represented by] that horn to control/rule them, with the result that they sinned by offering sacrifices to him. And he threw to the ground the [laws that contained the] true religion. Everything that he did was successful.
et l'armée est livrée en même temps que le sacrifice perpétuel à cause du péché, et elle jette la vérité par terre, et elle le fait, et elle réussit.
13 Then I heard two angels who were talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the things/events that were in this vision continue? How long will the man who rebels against God and causes [the temple] to be defiled be able to prevent [priests from] offering sacrifices? How long will he trample on the temple and on the armies of heaven?”
Et j'entendis parler l'un des Saints; et un autre Saint parla à celui qui parlait: Quel est le temps fixé par la vision qui a trait au sacrifice perpétuel et au péché dévastateur, et annonce que le sanctuaire et l'armée seront livrés pour être foulés?
14 The other angel replied, “[It will continue] for 1,150 days. During all of that time, [people will not be permitted to offer sacrifices] in the morning or in the evening. After that, the temple will be purified.”
Et il me dit: Deux mille et trois cents fois soir et matin, et le sanctuaire sera purifié.
15 While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly [an angel] who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.
Et pendant que moi, Daniel, je regardais la vision, je cherchais à comprendre, et voici, comme une figure d'homme se trouva debout devant moi.
16 And I heard a man call out from [the other side of] the Ulai Canal, saying, “Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision [that he saw]!”
Et j'entendis une voix d'homme en dedans de l'Eulée, et il s'écria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision!
17 So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that [the events that you saw in] the vision will occur [near] the time that [the world] will end.”
Et il vint près du lieu où je me tenais, et à son approche je fus saisi d'effroi, et je tombai sur ma face; et il me dit: Attention! fils d'homme, car c'est au temps final que la vision a trait.
18 While he was speaking, I fainted. I lay there, unconscious, with my face still on the ground. But Gabriel put his hand on me and lifted me up in order that I could stand again.
Et comme il me parlait, je tombai tout étourdi la face contre terre; mais il me toucha et me remit debout à ma place.
19 Then he said, “I [have come here to] tell you what will happen because of [God] being angry. These things will happen near the time when [the world] will end.
Et il me dit: Voici, je vais te montrer ce qui arrivera dans la dernière époque de la colère, car [la vision a trait] au temps final.
20 As for the ram with two horns that you saw, those horns [represent] the kingdoms of Media and Persia.
Le bélier que tu as vu, armé de deux cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.
21 The goat [that you saw represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes [represents] its first king.
Et le bouc est un roi de la Grèce, et la grande corne qui est entre ses deux yeux, c'est le premier roi.
22 As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they [represent] four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided [after the first king dies]. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong/powerful as the first kingdom was.
Et la corne brisée et remplacée par quatre cornes, marque que quatre royaumes naîtront de ce peuple dont ils n'auront cependant pas la puissance.
23 The people [in those kingdoms] will become very wicked, with the result that it will be necessary for them to be punished. But near the time when those kingdoms will end, one of those kingdoms will have a king who will be very proud/defiant [IDM]. He will [also] be very fierce and very deceitful.
Et à la fin de leur empire, quand les pécheurs auront comblé la mesure, il s'élèvera un roi au front dur, et expert dans l'artifice,
24 He will become very powerful, but it will not be because of what he himself does. He will terribly destroy things in many places, and he will succeed in doing everything that he wants to. He will get rid of [many] powerful men, and [also] some of God’s people.
et sa force recevra de la vigueur mais non pas de sa propre force, et il exercera des ravages extraordinaires, et il réussira, et il exécutera, et il causera la ruine de plusieurs et du peuple des saints.
25 Because he is very cunning/clever, he will succeed by doing things that deceive many people. He will be proud of himself. He will destroy many people when they think that they are safe. He will also rebel against [God] [EUP], who is the greatest king. But [God] will destroy him, without the help [MTY] of any human being.
Et vu son habileté l'artifice réussira entre ses mains, et en son cœur il s'enorgueillira, et à l'improviste il en ruinera plusieurs, et il s'insurgera contre le prince des princes, et sans l'aide d'une main [humaine] il sera brisé.
26 What you saw in the vision about [priests being prevented from making] sacrifices in the morning and in the evening, which [I] explained [to you], will surely happen. But [for the present time], do not reveal the vision [to others], because it will be many years before those things happen.”
Et la vision des soirs et des matins, de laquelle il s'agit, est une vérité; cependant toi, scelle la vision, car elle porte à une époque très lointaine.
27 Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and [returned to] doing the work that the king [had given to me], but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.
Et moi Daniel, je tombai en défaillance, et fus malade pendant un certain temps; puis je me levai, et je m'occupai des affaires du roi, et j'étais éperdu à cause de la vision qui n'était intelligible pour personne.
