Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, I, Daniel, had a vision appear to me (after the one that appeared to me at first).
Dans la troisième année du règne du roi Balthasar, une vision m’apparut, à moi Daniel, à la suite de celle qui m’était apparue tout d’abord.
2 I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
Je regardais au cours de ma vision, et, en regardant, je me trouvais à Suse, la capitale de la province d’Elam; il me semblait, dans ma vision, être près du fleuve Oulaï.
3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it.
Je levai les yeux et je vis un bélier qui se tenait en face du fleuve; il avait deux cornes, et ces deux cornes étaient hautes; toutefois l’une d’elles était plus haute que l’autre, et la plus haute était montée en dernier.
4 I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
Je vis le bélier donnant des coups de corne du côté de l’ouest, du nord et du midi; aucune des bêtes ne lui résistait et personne ne pouvait se défendre contre ses coups. Il en faisait à sa volonté et allait grandissant.
5 As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, who went across the surface of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes.
Tandis que j’observais, voilà qu’un bouc vint de l’occident, franchissant la surface de toute la terre sans toucher le sol; ce bouc avait une corne considérable entre les yeux.
6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage.
Il arriva jusqu’au bélier, muni de deux cornes, que j’avais vu se tenir en face du fleuve, et se rua sur lui dans le paroxysme de sa force.
7 I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
Je le vis atteindre le bélier, se précipiter avec fureur contre lui, frapper le bélier et briser ses deux cornes sans que le bélier eût la force de lui tenir tête. II le jeta à terre, le foula aux pieds, et personne ne put sauver le bélier de ses coups.
8 Then the goat became very large. But when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in its place four other large horns grew up that pointed toward the four winds of the heavens.
Et le bouc grandit prodigieusement; mais au fort de sa puissance, la grande corne se brisa, et à sa place quatre autres cornes considérables s’élevèrent dans la direction des quatre vents du ciel.
9 Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which became very large in the south, in the east, and in the land of beauty.
D’Une de ces cornes en sortit une autre, petite d’abord, mais qui grandit démesurément vers le midi, vers l’orient et vers le joyau des pays.
10 It became so large as to engage in war with the army of heaven. Some of that army and some of the stars were thrown down to the earth, and it trampled on them.
Elle se haussa jusqu’à l’armée du ciel, et fit tomber à terre une partie de cette armée et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
11 It made itself to be as great as the commander of the army. It took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was polluted.
Elle se haussa même jusqu’au chef de cette armée, dont l’holocauste perpétuel fut supprimé et la sainte résidence renversée.
12 Because of rebellion, the army will be given over to the goat's horn, and the burnt offering will be stopped. The horn will throw truth down to the ground, and it will succeed in what it does.
L’Armée lui fut livrée en proie en même temps que l’holocauste perpétuel, par suite de la rébellion. Elle terrassa la vérité et vit prospérer son œuvre.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, “How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?”
Puis j’entendis un saint prendre la parole et un autre saint demander à celui qui parlait: "Jusqu’à quand les indications de cette vision: l’holocauste perpétuel supprimé, le crime abominable, le sanctuaire et l’armée piétinés?"
14 He said to me, “It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right.”
Et il me dit: "Jusqu’à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; alors le sanctuaire sera réhabilité."
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then there stood before me one who looked like a man.
Or, tandis que moi, Daniel, je considérais cette vision et cherchais à comprendre, voilà qu’une forme humaine vint se placer en face de moi,
16 I heard a man's voice calling between the banks of the Ulai Canal. He said, “Gabriel, help this man understand the vision.”
et j’entendis la voix d’un homme entre les rives de l’Oulaï; il appelait et disait: "Gabriel, explique à celui-là la vision!"
17 So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and prostrated myself on the ground. He said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
Il s’approcha de l’endroit où je me tenais; à son approche, je fus pris de frayeur et je tombai sur la face; et il me dit: "Rends-toi bien compte, fils de l’homme, que la vision se rapporte au temps final."
18 When he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand up.
Pendant qu’il me parlait, j’étais tout étourdi, la figure contre terre; il me toucha et me remit sur mes pieds.
19 He said, “See, I will show you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
Il me dit: "Je vais te faire connaître ce qui arrivera à la suite de la tourmente, car cela a trait à la période finale.
20 As for the ram you saw, the one that had two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Le bélier que tu as vu, muni des deux cornes, désigne les rois de Médie et de Perse;
21 The male goat is the king of Greece. The large horn between his eyes is the first king.
le bouc velu, c’est le roi de la Grèce; la grande corne qu’il porte entre les yeux, c’est le premier roi.
22 As for the horn that was broken, in the place of which four others arose—four kingdoms will arise from his nation, but not with his great power.
Et si elle s’est brisée, quatre autres surgissant à sa place, c’est que quatre royaumes sortiront de cette nation, mais sans avoir la même puissance.
23 At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.
Au terme de leur domination, quand les impies auront comblé la mesure, il s’élèvera un roi arrogant et expert en astuces.
24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy powerful people, people among the holy ones.
Grande sera sa force, mais non par sa propre vertu; il opérera des ruines extraordinaires, réussira dans ses entreprises, détruira des puissants et un peuple de saints.
25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
Grâce à son intelligence, il verra le triomphe de sa perfidie et enflera son cœur; en pleine paix, il fera périr un grand nombre; il s’insurgera contre le souverain des souverains et sera brisé sans l’intervention d’une main humaine.
26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future.”
Or, la vision des soirs et matins, dont il a été question, est véridique; mais toi, tiens cette vision secrète, car elle se rapporte à des temps éloignés."
27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
Et moi, Daniel, je fus affecté et malade pendant des jours; puis, je me relevai et exécutai la besogne du roi. J’Étais tout troublé de la vision et ne la comprenais point.
