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.

“As for me, during the first year that Darius was king, I helped and encouraged Michael.”

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.

[The angel also said], “And what I am going to reveal to you now will truly [happen]. There will be three more kings to rule Persia, [one after the other]. Then there will be a fourth king, who will be much richer than the others. As a result of [his giving] a lot of money [to people, they will enable him to] become very powerful. Then he will incite/persuade many nations [HYP] [to fight] against the kingdom of Greece.

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

Then a very powerful king will appear [in Greece]. He will rule over a very large empire, and he will do whatever he wants to do.

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.

But when he has become very powerful, [he will die]. Then his kingdom will be divided into four parts. Kings who are not his descendants will rule, but they will not be as powerful as he was.

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.

Then the King of Egypt [MTY] will become very powerful. But one of his army generals will become more powerful than he is, and he will rule a bigger area.

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.

Several years later, the King of Egypt and the King of Syria will make an (alliance/agreement to help each other) [MTY]. The King of Syria will give his daughter to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But she will not be able to influence him [MTY] very long, and that woman, her husband, her child, and her servants will all be killed/assassinated.

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.

Soon after that, one of her relatives [MET] will become King [of Egypt]. His army will attack the army of Syria. They will enter the fortress of the soldiers of Syria and defeat them.

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.

They will return to Egypt, taking the statues of the gods [of the people of Syria] and many items made of silver and gold that had been dedicated to those gods. Then for several years his army will not attack [the army of] the King of Syria.

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

Then the army of the King of Syria will invade Egypt, but they will soon return to Syria.

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.

However, the sons of the King of Syria will prepare to start a war, and they will gather a large army. That army will march [south] and spread all over [Israel] like a huge flood. They will attack a strong fortress [in the south of Israel].

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.

Then the King of Egypt, having become very angry, will march [with his army north] from Egypt and fight against the army of Syria. The King [of Syria] will gather together a very large army, but [the army of the King of Egypt] will defeat them.

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.

The King of Egypt will become very proud because of [his army] having killed a very large number of soldiers [from Syria], but his army will not continue to win battles.

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.

The King of Syria will again gather together an army that will be bigger than the one that he had before. After a few years, he will again march [south on their way to Egypt] with a large army and a lot of equipment [for fighting battles].

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.

At that time, many people in Egypt will rebel against their king. In order to fulfill a vision that [one of their leaders had seen], some violent/lawless people from your country [of Israel] will also rebel [in order to not be controlled by Egypt any more], but they will be defeated.

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.

Then the King of Syria will come [south with his army] and pile up dirt against the walls of a city that is well protected, and they will [break through those walls and] they will capture the city. The soldiers from Egypt [who have come to defend that city], even the best troops, will not be strong enough to continue to fight.

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.

So the King of Syria will do whatever he wants to, and no one will be able to oppose him. [His army] will occupy the glorious land [of Israel] and completely control/subdue it.

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 point à lui.

Then he will decide to march [south] with all the soldiers from his kingdom. He will make an alliance with the King [of Egypt] and in order that his own daughter will [help him to] destroy the kingdom of Egypt, he will give her to the King of Egypt to become his wife. But that plan will fail.

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.

After that, the [army of] the King of Syria will attack the regions that are close to the [Mediterranean] Sea, and his [army] will conquer many of them. But [the army of] a leader from another country will defeat the army of Syria and will stop their king from continuing to be proud. He will do to the King of Syria what he deserved for being very insolent.

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

Then the King of Syria will return to the fortresses in his own land. But he will be defeated, and he will (die/be assassinated) [EUP] there.

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.

Then another man will (succeed him/become king). That king will send one of his officers to oppress the people [in Jerusalem] by forcing them to pay big taxes, in order to get more money for his kingdom. But after a few years [HYP] that king will die, but he will not die as a result of people being angry with him or in a battle.

21 À 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.

The next King of Syria will be an evil man who, [because he will not be the son of the previous king, ] will not have the right to become king. But he will come when people do not expect it, and he will become king by tricking the people.

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

When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.

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.

By making treaties/alliances with [the rulers of] other nations, he will deceive them, and he will become very powerful, even though he rules a nation that does not have a lot of 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.

Suddenly his [army] will invade a province that is very wealthy, and they will do things that none of his ancestors did: they will capture in battles all kinds of possessions from the people whom they defeat. Then the king will divide those possessions among his friends. He will also plan [for his army] to attack fortresses [in Egypt], but only for a short 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.

He will courageously/boldly conscript/gather a large and powerful army to attack [the army of] the king of Egypt. But the King of Egypt will prepare to fight against them with a huge and powerful army. However, someone will deceive him, with the result that his plan will not be successful.

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

Even his most trusted advisors will plan to get rid of him. His army will be defeated and many of his soldiers will be killed.

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.

Then the two [kings who both want to rule that area] will sit down at the same table and eat together, but they will both lie to each other. Neither of them will get what he wants, because it will not be the time [that God] has determined/set [for them to rule Egypt].

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.

[The army of] the King [of Syria] will return to Syria, taking with them all the valuable things [that they had captured]. The king will be determined to get rid of the Supreme Priest of the Jewish people. He will do what he wants to [in Israel], and then return to his own country.

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

When it is the time that God has decided, the King of Syria [and his army] will invade Egypt again. But this time he will not be successful like he was before.

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.

The army of Rome will come in ships and oppose his army and cause him to be afraid. So he will be very angry, and [with his army] he will return [to Israel] and try to get rid of the Supreme Priest. The King of Syria will do what those who have abandoned the Jewish religion advise/want him to do for them.

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.

Some of his soldiers will do things to (defile the temple/cause the temple to become unholy for them). They will prevent the priests from offering sacrifices each day, and they will put [in the temple] something that is disgusting/abominable.

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.

By deceiving those who have abandoned the Jewish religion, he will persuade them to (become his supporters/help him to do what he wants to do). But those who are devoted to their God will firmly oppose them.

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 wise [Israeli] leaders will teach others also. But for a while, some of those wise leaders will be killed in battles, and some will be burned to death, and some will be robbed, and some will be put in prison.

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

While God’s people are being persecuted, some people will help them a little bit, although some of those who help them will not do it sincerely.

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. c

Some of those wise leaders will be killed [EUP], but as a result the others will be purified [DOU]. This suffering will continue until it is the time [that God] has appointed [for it to] end.

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.

The King [of Syria] will do what he wants to. He will boast and say that he is greater than any god. He will even revile the Supreme God. He will be able to do what he wants until the time that [God] punishes [MTY] him. [God] will accomplish what he has planned.

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.

The [King of Syria] will ignore the god that his ancestors worshiped and the god that many women love. He will ignore every god, because he will think that he is greater than all of them.

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 honor the god who [people think] protects fortresses. That is a god whom his ancestors did not honor. And he will give gold, silver, (jewels/very valuable stones) and other expensive gifts to that god.

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.

He will ask that god (OR, people who worship a god) from another country to help him to defend his fortresses. He will greatly honor those who allow him [to be their ruler]. He will appoint [some of] them to important positions in the government; and to reward them, he will give them some land.

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.

But when his time [to rule] is almost ended, [the army of] the King of Egypt will attack his [army]. The [army of the] King of Syria will fight against them furiously [SIM]. [His soldiers will be driving] chariots and [riding on] horses and [traveling in] many ships. His army will invade many countries and [spread all over those countries] like a flood [MET].

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.

They will invade the glorious land [of Israel] and kill [EUP] tens of thousands of people. But the people of the Edom people-group and the people of the Moab people-group and the people of the Ammon people-group who are still alive will escape.

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

When the army of Syria invades other countries, even the people of Egypt will be defeated.

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.

The army of Syria will take away from Egypt gold, silver, and other valuable items. The people of Libya and Ethiopia will allow [the King of Syria] to rule over them.

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.

But he will become very frightened/alarmed when he hears reports about what is happening in the east and in the north. So he will become very angry, and send his army to fight furiously and kill many [of their enemies].

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.

The [King of Syria] will set up his royal tents in the area between the [Mediterranean] Sea and the hill [in Jerusalem] on which the temple (exists/was built). But he will be killed there, because there will be no one to help him.”