Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.
La troisième année du règne du roi Baltasar, une vision m’apparut, à moi Daniel, après celle qui m’était apparue auparavant.
2 I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
Et je vis dans la vision; et il arriva, comme je regardais, que je me trouvais à Suse, la forteresse qui est dans la province d’Elam, et je vis dans la vision, et j’étais près du fleuve Oulaï.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram which had two horns stood before the river. The two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Je levai les yeux et je vis: et voici qu’un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve; il avait deux cornes; les deux cornes étaient hautes, mais l’une était plus haute que l’autre, et la plus haute s’élevait la dernière.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
Je vis le bélier heurtant de ses cornes vers l’occident, vers le septentrion et vers le midi; aucune bête ne tenait devant lui, et personne ne délivrait de sa main; il faisait ce qu’il voulait et grandissait.
5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Et moi, je considérais avec attention, et voici qu’un jeune bouc venait de l’occident sur la face de toute la terre, sans toucher la terre, et le bouc avait entre les yeux une corne très apparente.
6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.
Il arriva jusqu’au bélier aux deux cornes, que j’avais vu se tenant devant le fleuve, et il courut contre lui dans l’ardeur de sa force.
7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Je le vis s’approcher du bélier; s’irritant contre lui, il frappa le bélier et lui brisa les deux cornes, sans que le bélier eut la force de se tenir devant lui; il le jeta par terre et le foula aux pieds, et personne ne délivrait le bélier de sa main.
8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns towards the four winds of the sky.
Le jeune bouc grandit extrêmement et, quand il fut devenu fort, la grande corne se brisa, et je vis quatre cornes s’élever à sa place vers les quatre vents du ciel.
9 Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—towards the south, and towards the east, and towards the glorious land.
De l’une d’elles sortit une corne, petite, qui grandit beaucoup vers le midi, vers l’orient et vers le glorieux pays.
10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground and trampled on them.
Elle grandit jusqu’à l’armée des cieux; elle fit tomber à terre une partie de cette armée et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Elle grandit jusqu’au chef de l’armée et lui enleva le culte perpétuel, et le lieu de son sanctuaire fut renversé.
12 The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience. It cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.
Et une armée a été livrée par infidélité, avec le culte perpétuel, et la corne a jeté la vérité par terre; elle l’a fait et elle a réussi.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”
Et j’entendis un saint qui parlait: et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: « Jusqu’à quand durera ce qu’annonce la vision touchant le culte perpétuel, le péché de désolation. ainsi que l’abandon du sanctuaire et de l’armée pour être foulés? »
14 He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
Il me dit: « Jusqu’à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié. »
15 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.
Tandis que moi, Daniel, je voyais la vision et que j’en cherchais l’intelligence, voici que se tenait devant moi comme une figure d’homme.
16 I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
Et j’entendis une voix d’homme du milieu de l’Oulaï; elle cria et dit: « Gabriel, fais-lui comprendre la vision. »
17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
Il vint alors près du lieu où je me tenais, et à son approche je fus effrayé, et je tombai sur ma face. Il me dit: « Comprends, fils de l’homme, que la vision est pour le temps de la fin. »
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face towards the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.
Comme il me parlait, je tombai par terre sur ma face, frappé d’assoupissement; mais il me toucha et me fit tenir debout, au lieu où je me tenais.
19 He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
Et il dit: « Voici que je vais t’apprendre ce qui arrivera au dernier temps de la colère; car c’est pour le temps de la fin.
20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Le bélier à deux cornes que tu as vu, ce sont les rois de Médie et de Perse;
21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
le bouc velu, c’est le roi de Javan, et la grande corne entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi.
22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
Si cette corne s’est brisée, et si quatre cornes se sont dressées à sa place; c’est que quatre royautés s’élèveront de cette nation, mais sans avoir la même force.
23 “In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding riddles, will stand up.
A la fin de leur domination, quand le nombre des infidèles sera complet, il s’élèvera un roi au dur visage et pénétrant les choses cachées.
24 His power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy awesomely, and will prosper in what he does. He will destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.
Sa force s’accroîtra, mais non par sa propre force; il fera de prodigieux ravages; il réussira dans ses entreprises; il ravagera les puissants et le peuple des saints.
25 Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.
A cause de son habileté, il fera prospérer la ruse dans sa main; il s’enorgueillira dans son cœur, et en pleine paix il fera périr beaucoup de gens; il s’élèvera contre le prince des princes, et il sera brisé sans la main d’un homme.
26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”
La vision touchant le soir et le matin, qui a été exposée c’est la vérité. Mais toi, serre la vision, car elle se rapporte à un temps éloigné. »
27 I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick for some days. Then I rose up and did the king’s business. I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.
Et moi, Daniel, je tombai en défaillance et fus malade pendant plusieurs jours; puis je me levai et m’occupai des affaires du roi. J’étais stupéfait de ce que j’avais vu, et personne ne le comprenait.
