Daniel 8
1 La troisième année du règne du roi Baltasar, une vision m’apparut, à moi Daniel, après celle qui m’était apparue auparavant.
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which had appeared unto me at the first.
2 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.
And I saw in the vision—and it came to pass, in my seeing, that I was at Shushan the capital, which is in the province of 'Elam; —and I saw in the vision, as though I was by the river Ulai.
3 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.
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there was a ram standing before the river, and he had two horns; and the horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
4 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.
I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; so that all the beasts could not stand before him, and no one was there to deliver out of his hand: and he did according to his will, and became great.
5 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.
And as I was looking attentively, behold, there came a shaggy, he-goat from the west over the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a sightly large horn between his eyes.
6 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.
And he came as far as the ram that had two horns, that I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him with his furious power.
7 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.
And I saw him coming close unto the ram, and he became bitterly enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand forward before him: and he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 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.
And the shaggy he-goat became very great: but when he was grown strong, the great horn was broken; and there came up four slightly large ones in its place toward the four winds of heaven.
9 De l’une d’elles sortit une corne, petite, qui grandit beaucoup vers le midi, vers l’orient et vers le glorieux pays.
And out of them came forth a little horn, which became exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
10 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.
And it became great, even up to the host of the heavens; and it cast down to the ground some of the host and of the stars, and trod them under foot.
11 Elle grandit jusqu’au chef de l’armée et lui enleva le culte perpétuel, et le lieu de son sanctuaire fut renversé.
Yea, it magnified itself even up to the prince of the host, and by it the continual sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 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.
And the host is given up together with the continual sacrifice, by reason of transgression: and it casteth down the truth to the ground, and it doth [this], and is prosperous.
13 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? »
Then did I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a holy one said unto the unknown one who was speaking, For how long is the vision concerning the continual sacrifice, and the wasting transgression, to give up both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 Il me dit: « Jusqu’à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié. »
And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings, when the sanctuary shall be justified.
15 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.
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought for understanding, that, behold, there was standing opposite to me something like the appearance of a man.
16 Et j’entendis une voix d’homme du milieu de l’Oulaï; elle cria et dit: « Gabriel, fais-lui comprendre la vision. »
And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ulai, and it called, and said, Gabriel, cause this one to understand this appearance.
17 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. »
So he came close to where I stood: and when he came, I was terrified, and I fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Mark it well, O son of man; because for the time of the end is the vision.
18 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.
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright where I had been standing.
19 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.
And he said, Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.
20 Le bélier à deux cornes que tu as vu, ce sont les rois de Médie et de Perse;
The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 le bouc velu, c’est le roi de Javan, et la grande corne entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi.
And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.
22 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.
But that it was broken, and that four sprung up in its stead, [signifieth that] four kingdoms will spring up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 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.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.
24 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.
And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy wonderfully, and will prosper while he doth [this]; and he will destroy very many and the people of the saints.
25 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.
And through his intelligence, and because he prospereth, is craftiness in his hand; and in his heart will he magnify himself, and in peace will he destroy many: he will also stand up against the Prince of princes; but without a human hand will he be broken.
26 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. »
And the appearance of the evening and the morning which was spoken of is true: but do thou keep the vision closed up;
27 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.
And I Daniel grieved, and was sick several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was depressed because of the appearance; but no one observed it.
