Daniel 11

1 Et moi, dans la première année de Darius le Mède, je me tenais auprès de lui pour le soutenir et le fortifier.

“And so, from the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood firm, so that he might be reinforced and strengthened.

2 Maintenant je vais te déclarer la vérité. Voici que trois rois se lèveront encore pour la Perse; le quatrième possédera de plus grandes richesses que tous les autres et, quand il sera puissant par ses richesses, il soulèvera tout contre le royaume de Javan.

And now I will announce to you the truth. Behold, up to a certain point, three kings will stand in Persia, and the fourth will be exceedingly enriched in power above them all. And when he has grown strong by his resources, he will stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

3 Et il s’élèvera un roi vaillant, qui aura une grande puissance et fera ce qui lui plaira.

But there will rise up a strong king, and he will rule with great power, and he will do what he pleases.

4 Dès qu’il se sera élevé, son royaume se brisera et sera divisé aux quatre vents du ciel, sans appartenir à ses descendants et sans avoir la même puissance qu’il avait eue; car son royaume sera déchiré, et il passera à d’autres qu’eux.

And when he has been firmly established, his kingdom will be shattered and will be divided towards the four winds of the heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom will be torn to pieces, even for the outsiders who have been expelled from these.

5 Le roi du Midi deviendra fort, ainsi qu’un de ses généraux, lequel deviendra plus fort que lui et sera puissant; sa puissance sera une grande puissance.

And the king of the South will be reinforced, yet one of his leaders will prevail over him, and he will rule with riches, for great is his domain.

6 Au bout de quelques années, ils s’allieront, et la fille du roi du Midi viendra vers le roi du Septentrion pour établir un accord. Mais elle ne conservera pas l’appui d’un bras, car il ne tiendra pas, non plus que son propre bras; et elle sera livrée, elle et ceux qui l’avaient amenée, celui qui lui avait donné naissance et celui qui l’avait soutenue pendant quelque temps.

And after the end of years, they will form a federation, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make friendship, but she will not obtain the strength of arms, neither will her offspring stand firm, and she will be handed over, along with those who brought her, her young men, and those who comforted her in these times.

7 Un des rejetons de ses racines s’élèvera à sa place; il viendra à l’armée, il entrera dans la forteresse du roi du Septentrion, il les traitera à son gré et il l’emportera.

And a transplant from the germination of her roots will stand up, and he will come with an army, and will enter into the province of the king of the North, and he will abuse them, and will hold it fast.

8 Leurs dieux mêmes, leurs images de fonte et leurs vases précieux d’argent et d’or, il les emmènera captifs en Égypte, et il prévaudra plusieurs années sur le roi du Septentrion.

And, in addition, he will carry away captive into Egypt their gods, and their graven images, and likewise their precious vessels of gold and silver. He will prevail against the king of the North.

9 Celui-ci entrera dans le royaume du Midi, et il s’en retournera dans son pays.

And the king of the South will enter into the kingdom, and will return to his own land.

10 Mais ses fils s’armeront pour la guerre et rassembleront une grande multitude de troupes; l’un d’eux viendra, il inondera, il envahira, puis il reviendra, et poussera les hostilités contre la forteresse.

But his sons will be challenged, and they will assemble a multitude of very many forces. And he will arrive rushing and overflowing. And he will be turned back, and he will be enraged, and he will join the battle in his redness.

11 Le roi du Midi s’irritera, il partira et combattra contre lui, contre le roi du Septentrion; il lèvera de grandes troupes, et la troupe du roi du Septentrion lui sera livrée.

And the king of the South, having being challenged, will go forth and will fight against the king of the North, and he will prepare an exceedingly great multitude, and a multitude will be given into his hand.

12 Devant la multitude levée contre lui, son courage s’élèvera; il en fera tomber des milliers, mais il n’en sera pas plus fort.

And he will seize a multitude, and his heart will be exalted, and he will cast down many thousands, but he will not prevail.

13 Car le roi du Septentrion rassemblera de nouveau des troupes plus nombreuses que les premières et, au bout d’un certain nombre d’années, il se mettra en marche avec une grande armée et un train considérable.

For the king of the North will change strategy and will prepare a multitude much greater than before, and at the end of times and years, he will rush forward with a great army and exceedingly great resources.

14 En ces temps-là beaucoup de gens s’élèveront contre le roi du Midi, et des hommes violents de ton peuple se lèveront pour accomplir la vision, et ils tomberont.

And in those times, many will rise up against the king of the South. And likewise the sons of the deceivers among your people will extol themselves, so as to fulfill the vision, and they will collapse.

15 Le roi du Septentrion viendra, il élèvera des terrasses et prendra une ville fortifiée; les bras du Midi ne tiendront pas, non plus que sa troupe d’élite; il n’y aura pas de force pour résister.

And the king of the North will arrive and will transport siege works, and he will seize the most fortified cities. And the arms of the South will not withstand him, and his elect will rise up to resist, but the strength will not.

16 Celui qui aura marché contre lui fera ce qui lui plaira, et personne ne tiendra devant lui; il s’arrêtera dans le glorieux pays, et la destruction sera dans sa main.

And when he arrives, he will do just as he pleases, and there will be none who stand against his face. And he will stand in the illustrious land, and it will be consumed by his hand.

17 Il se décidera à venir avec la force de tout son royaume et il fera un arrangement avec lui; et il lui donnera une jeune fille pour amener sa ruine; mais cela ne réussira pas, et ce royaume ne sera pas à lui.

And he will set his face to strive to hold his entire kingdom, and he will make fair conditions with him. And he will give him a daughter among women, so as to overthrow it. But she will not stand, neither will she be for him.

18 Puis il se tournera vers les îles et en prendra beaucoup; mais un capitaine lui fera cesser son injure et, sans avoir reçu son injure, il la lui rendra.

And he will turn his face towards the islands, and he will seize many. And he will cause the leader of his reproach to cease, and his reproach will be turned around for him.

19 Il se tournera vers les forteresses de son pays; mais il trébuchera, il tombera, et on ne le trouvera plus.

And he will turn his face to the empire of his own land, and he will strike, and will overthrow, but he will not succeed.

20 Un autre se tiendra à sa place, qui fera passer un exacteur dans le lieu qui est la gloire du royaume, et en quelques jours il sera brisé, et ce ne sera ni par la colère ni par la guerre.

And there will stand up in his place one who is most worthless and unworthy of kingly honor. And in a short time, he will be worn out, but not in fury, nor in battle.

21 A sa place se tiendra un homme méprisé, à qui on n’aura pas donné la dignité royale; il viendra sans bruit et s’emparera de la royauté par des intrigues.

And there will stand up in his place the despicable one, and he will not be assigned the honor of a king. And he will arrive in secret, and he will obtain the kingdom by deceitfulness.

22 Les forces de l’inondation seront submergées devant lui et seront brisées, et aussi le chef de l’alliance.

And the arms of the fighting will be assaulted before his face and will be shattered, and, in addition, the leader of the federation.

23 Sans tenir compte de l’alliance conclue avec lui, il agira de ruse, il se mettra en marche et aura le dessus avec peu de gens.

And, after making friends, he will trick him, and he will go up and will overcome with a small people.

24 Il viendra sans bruit dans les plus riches provinces du pays; il fera ce que n’avaient pas fait ses pères, ni les pères de ses pères, il leur distribuera butin, dépouilles et richesses, et il formera des projets contre les forteresses, et cela jusqu’à un certain temps.

And he will enter into rich and resourceful cities, and he will do what his fathers never did, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter their spoils, and their prey, and their riches, and will form a plan against the most steadfast, and this until a time.

25 Il excitera sa force et son courage contre le roi du Midi, à la tête d’une grande armée. Et le roi du Midi s’engagera dans la guerre avec une armée nombreuse et très forte; mais il ne tiendra pas, parce qu’on formera des complots contre lui.

And his strength and his heart will be enraged against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South will be provoked into going to war by having many allies and exceedingly good circumstances, and yet these will not stand, for they will form plans against him.

26 Ceux qui mangent les mets de sa table le briseront, son armée se dissipera, et beaucoup d’hommes tomberont frappés de mort.

And those who eat bread with him will crush him, and his army will be suppressed, and very many will die, having been executed.

27 Les deux rois chercheront dans leur cœur à se nuire, et, à une même table, ils se diront des mensonges; mais cela ne réussira pas, car la fin ne viendra qu’au temps marqué.

And the heart of two kings will be similar, to do harm, and they will speak lies at one table, but they will not succeed, because as yet the end is for another time.

28 Il retournera dans son pays avec de grandes richesses; son cœur médite le mal contre l’alliance sainte, et il le fait, et il rentre dans son pays.

And he will return to his land with many resources. And his heart will be against the holy testament, and he will act, and he will return to his own land.

29 Au temps marqué, il arrivera de nouveau dans le Midi; mais cette dernière campagne ne sera pas comme la première.

At the appointed time, he will return, and he will approach the South, but the latter time will not be like the former.

30 Des navires de Céthim viendront contre lui et il perdra courage; il s’en retournera et il s’irritera contre l’alliance sainte; et il agira, et il s’entendra encore une fois avec ceux qui auront abandonné l’alliance.

And the Greek warships and the Romans will come upon him, and he will be pierced, and will retreat, and will have scorn against the testament of the sanctuary, and he will act. And he will return and will consult their adversaries, who have forsaken the covenant of the sanctuary.

31 Des troupes envoyées par lui se tiendront là; elles profaneront le sanctuaire, la forteresse; elles feront cesser le sacrifice perpétuel et dresseront l’abomination du dévastateur.

And arms will take his side, and they will pollute the sanctuary of the strength, and they will take away the continual sacrifice and will replace it with the abomination of desolation.

32 Par des flatteries, il gagnera à l’idolâtrie les violateurs de l’alliance; mais le peuple de ceux qui connaissent leur Dieu tiendra ferme et agira.

And the impious within the testament will imitate deceitfully, but the people, knowing their God, will persevere and will act.

33 Ceux qui sont intelligents parmi le peuple instruiront la multitude; mais ils tomberont par l’épée et la flamme, par la captivité et le pillage, un certain temps.

And the teachers among the people will teach many, but they will be ruined by the sword, and by fire, and by captivity, and by assaults for many days.

34 Pendant qu’ils tomberont ainsi, ils seront secourus d’un léger secours, et plusieurs se joindront à eux, mais avec hypocrisie.

And when they have fallen, they will be supported with a little help, but many will apply to them deceitfully.

35 Et parmi ces intelligents, il y en a qui tomberont, afin qu’ils soient éprouvés, purifiés et blanchis, jusqu’au temps de la fin, car on ne sera pas encore au terme fixé.

And some of the learned will be ruined, that they may be kindled and chosen and purified, up to the predetermined time, because there will be still another time.

36 Le roi fera ce qui lui plaira, il s’élèvera et se grandira au-dessus de tout dieu, et contre le Dieu des dieux il dira des choses prodigieuses; et il prospérera, jusqu’à ce que la colère soit consommée; car ce qui est décrété doit s’accomplir.

And the king will act according to his will, and he will be lifted up and will be extolled against every god. And he will speak great things against the God of gods, and he will control, until the passion is completed. Once accomplished, the limit is reached with certainty.

37 Il n’aura égard ni aux dieux de ses pères, ni à la divinité chère aux femmes; il n’aura égard à aucun dieu; car il se grandira au-dessus de tout.

And he will give no thought to the God of his fathers, and he will be in the desire of women, and he will not attend to any gods, because he will rise up against all things.

38 Mais il honorera le dieu des forteresses en son lieu; le dieu que n’ont pas connu ses pères, il l’honorera avec de l’or, de l’argent, des pierres précieuses et des joyaux.

But he will do homage to the god Maozim in his place, and, a god whom his fathers did not know, he will worship with gold, and silver, and precious stones, and costly things.

39 Il attaquera les remparts des forteresses avec le dieu étranger; ceux qui le reconnaîtront, il les comblera d’honneurs, il les fera dominer sur la multitude et leur distribuera des terres en récompense.

And he will act to reinforce Maozim with an alien god, of whom he has become aware, and he will increase their glory, and will give them power over many, and he will distribute land for free.

40 Au temps de la fin, le roi du Midi se heurtera avec lui. Le roi du Septentrion fondra sur lui, avec des chars et des cavaliers et de nombreux vaisseaux; il s’avancera dans les terres et passera en débordant.

And, at the predetermined time, the king of the South will fight against him, and the king of the North will come against him like a tempest, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with a great fleet, and he will enter into the lands, and will crush and pass through.

41 Il entrera dans le glorieux pays, et beaucoup tomberont sous ses coups, mais ceux-ci échapperont à sa main: Edom et Moab et la fleur des enfants d’Ammon.

And he will enter into the glorious land, and many will fall. But only these will be saved from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the first part of the sons of Ammon.

42 Il étendra la main sur les pays, et le pays d’Égypte n’échappera point.

And he will cast his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt will not escape.

43 Il se rendra maître de tous les trésors d’or et d’argent et de toutes les choses précieuses de l’Égypte; les Libyens et les Ethiopiens marcheront à sa suite.

And he will rule over the treasure chests of gold, and silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and likewise he will pass through Libya and Ethiopia.

44 Mais des nouvelles de l’orient et du septentrion viendront le troubler, et il partira avec une grande fureur pour détruire et exterminer une foule de gens.

And rumors from the East and from the North will trouble him. And he will arrive with a great multitude to destroy and to execute many.

45 Il dressera les tentes de son palais entre les mers, vers la montagne sainte et glorieuse. Puis il arrivera à sa fin, et personne ne le secourra.

And he will fasten his tabernacle, Apadno, between the seas, upon an illustrious and holy mountain, and he will come even to its summit, and no one will help him.”