Daniel 5
1 Le roi Belshatsar fit un grand festin à 1 000 de ses grands, et but du vin devant les 1 000.
[Several years later, ] Belshazzar [became the] king [of Babylon. One day] he invited 1,000 of his officers to a big feast, and he drank [a lot of] wine with them.
2 Belshatsar, comme il buvait le vin, commanda d’apporter les vases d’or et d’argent que son père Nebucadnetsar avait tirés du temple qui était à Jérusalem, afin que le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines, y boivent.
While he was drinking, he commanded [his servants] bring to him the gold and silver cups that the previous king, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. [He did that] because he wanted himself and his officials, his wives, and [even] his (concubines/slave wives) to drink from them, [making fun of the god that we Israelis worshiped].
3 Alors on apporta les vases d’or qu’on avait tirés du temple de la maison de Dieu, qui était à Jérusalem; et le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines, y burent.
So his servants brought in [all] those gold cups, that had been taken [many years previously] from the temple of [the true] God in Jerusalem. Then the king and his officials and his wives and his slave wives drank [wine] from those cups.
4 Ils burent du vin, et ils louèrent les dieux d’or et d’argent, d’airain, de fer, de bois, et de pierre.
They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
5 En ce même moment, les doigts d’une main d’homme sortirent, et écrivirent, vis-à-vis du chandelier, sur le plâtre de la muraille du palais du roi; et le roi vit l’extrémité de la main qui écrivait.
Suddenly they saw a man’s hand writing on the plaster of the wall opposite the lampstand. The king also saw the hand as it was writing.
6 Alors le roi changea de couleur, et ses pensées le troublèrent; et les liens de ses reins se délièrent, et ses genoux se heurtèrent l’un contre l’autre.
He became very frightened, and his face became pale/white. His knees started shaking, and his legs became very weak, with the result that he could not stand up.
7 Le roi cria avec force d’amener les enchanteurs, les Chaldéens et les augures. Le roi prit la parole et dit aux sages de Babylone: Quiconque lira cette écriture et m’en indiquera l’interprétation sera revêtu de pourpre, et [aura] une chaîne d’or autour de son cou, et sera le troisième gouverneur dans le royaume.
[Then] he shouted to summon the men who worked magic, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers. He said, “I will [greatly honor] any one of them who can read this writing and tell me what it means. I will give him a purple [robe like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around his neck. He will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than he will be.”
8 Alors arrivèrent tous les sages du roi, mais ils ne purent lire l’écriture ni faire connaître au roi l’interprétation.
But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
9 Alors le roi Belshatsar fut extrêmement troublé, et il changea de couleur; et ses grands furent bouleversés.
So King Belshazzar became more afraid. His face became [even] paler/whiter. And [all] his officials [who were there at the feast] did not know what to do.
10 La reine, à cause des paroles du roi et de ses grands, entra dans la maison du festin. La reine prit la parole et dit: Ô roi, vis à jamais! Que tes pensées ne te troublent pas, et ne change pas de couleur:
But when the mother of the king (OR, of the previous king) heard the king and his officials talking [loudly about what had happened], she entered the room where they were having the feast. She said [to Belshazzar], “(Your majesty/O King), I hope you will live for a long time! But do not be pale and afraid about this.
11 il y a un homme dans ton royaume, en qui est l’esprit des dieux saints; et, aux jours de ton père, de la lumière, et de l’intelligence, et une sagesse comme la sagesse des dieux, ont été trouvées en lui; et le roi Nebucadnetsar, ton père, – ton père, ô roi, l’a établi chef des devins, des enchanteurs, des Chaldéens, des augures,
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When Nebuchadnezzar was ruling, they discovered that this man understood many things and was wise, just like the gods. The man who was king previously, Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him to be in charge of all the men [in Babylon] who worked magic, the men who worked sorcery, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers.
12 parce qu’un esprit extraordinaire, et la connaissance et l’intelligence pour interpréter les songes et pour expliquer les énigmes et pour résoudre les problèmes difficiles, ont été trouvés en lui, en Daniel, à qui le roi a donné le nom de Belteshatsar. Que Daniel soit donc appelé, et il indiquera l’interprétation.
That man’s name is Daniel; the king gave him a [new] name, Belteshazzar. He is very intelligent and is able to know and understand many things. He is [even] able to tell the meaning of dreams, and explain riddles, and explain things that are very difficult to understand. Summon him, and he will tell you what [this writing] means.”
13 Alors Daniel fut introduit devant le roi. Le roi prit la parole et dit à Daniel: Es-tu ce Daniel, l’un des fils de la captivité de Juda, que le roi, mon père, a amenés de Juda?
So they [went and] brought me in. The king asked me, “You [must] be Daniel [RHQ]! [They told me that you are] one of those who was brought [here] from Judah by the previous king.
14 Et j’ai entendu dire de toi que l’esprit des dieux est en toi, et que de la lumière, et de l’intelligence, et une sagesse extraordinaire se trouvent en toi.
I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
15 Et maintenant, les sages, les enchanteurs, ont été amenés devant moi, afin qu’ils lisent cette écriture et m’en fassent connaître l’interprétation, et ils n’ont pu indiquer l’interprétation de la chose.
My wise men and men who work magic have tried to read the writing on this wall and tell me what it means, but they are not able to do it.
16 Et j’ai entendu dire de toi que tu peux donner des interprétations et résoudre les problèmes difficiles. Maintenant, si tu peux lire l’écriture et m’en faire connaître l’interprétation, tu seras vêtu de pourpre, et tu auras une chaîne d’or autour de ton cou, et tu seras le troisième gouverneur dans le royaume.
[Someone] told me that you can tell what dreams mean and explain things that are very difficult to understand. If you can read these words and tell me what they mean, [I] give you a purple robe [like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around your neck. You will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than you will be.”
17 Alors Daniel répondit et dit devant le roi: Que tes présents te demeurent, et donne tes récompenses à un autre. Toutefois je lirai l’écriture au roi, et je lui en ferai connaître l’interprétation.
I replied, “[I do not want] your gifts; keep them, or give them to someone else. But I will read for you the writing [on the wall], and I will tell you what it means.
18 Ô roi, le Dieu Très-haut donna à Nebucadnetsar, ton père, le royaume, et la grandeur, et l’honneur, et la majesté;
(Your Majesty/O king), the Supreme God caused the man who was king before you, Nebuchadnezzar, to become a great ruler, who was greatly praised and honored.
19 et, à cause de la grandeur qu’il lui donna, tous les peuples, les peuplades et les langues, tremblaient devant lui, et le craignaient; il tuait qui il voulait, et il conservait en vie qui il voulait; il exaltait qui il voulait, et il abaissait qui il voulait.
Because God caused him to become [very] great, people of many [HYP] people-groups and nations and who spoke many different languages were very much afraid of him. He [commanded his soldiers to] kill those whom he wanted to be killed, and he (spared/allowed to live) those whom he wanted to spare. He honored those whom he wanted to honor, and he caused to be disgraced those whom he wanted to be disgraced.
20 Mais quand son cœur s’éleva et que son esprit s’endurcit jusqu’à l’orgueil, il fut précipité du trône de son royaume, et sa dignité lui fut ôtée;
But when he became very proud and stubborn [IDM], he was removed from being king [MTY]. People did not consider him to be glorious/great any more.
21 et il fut chassé du milieu des fils des hommes, et son cœur fut rendu semblable à celui des bêtes, et sa demeure fut avec les ânes sauvages; on le nourrit d’herbe comme les bœufs, et son corps fut baigné de la rosée des cieux, jusqu’à ce qu’il connut que le Dieu Très-haut domine sur le royaume des hommes, et qu’il y établit qui il veut.
[His officials] sent him away in order that he would not be near [other] people. [God] caused him to have a mind like animals have. He lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cows do, and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [each morning]. [He was like that] until he learned that the Supreme God is [really the one who] rules the kingdoms of this world, and that he appoints whomever he chooses to rule those kingdoms.
22 Et toi, son fils Belshatsar, tu n’as pas humilié ton cœur, bien que tu aies su tout cela.
Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
23 Mais tu t’es élevé contre le Seigneur des cieux; et on a apporté devant toi les vases de sa maison, et toi et tes grands, tes femmes et tes concubines, vous y avez bu du vin; et tu as loué les dieux d’argent et d’or, d’airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient, et n’entendent, et ne comprennent point; et le Dieu en la main duquel est ton souffle, et à qui appartiennent toutes tes voies, tu ne l’as pas glorifié.
You have considered yourself to be greater than [God], the Lord of heaven. [So you have commanded your servants to] bring to you these sacred cups, [which were dedicated to the Supreme God, and which were taken] from his temple [in Jerusalem]. You and your officials and your wives and your (concubines/slave wives) have been drinking wine from these cups, while you have been praising [your own] gods—gods which are made of gold and silver and bronze and iron and wood and stone. [Those are gods] that cannot see, that cannot hear, and that do not know anything! You have not honored the God who gives you breath and who controls everything that happens to you.
24 Alors a été envoyée de sa part l’extrémité de la main, et cette écriture a été tracée.
So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
25 Et voici l’écriture qui a été tracée: Mené, Mené, Thekel, Upharsin!
This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
26 Voici l’interprétation des paroles. Mené: Dieu a compté ton royaume, et y a mis fin.
This is what those words mean: Mene [means] ‘numbered/counted’. [That means that] God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has [now] decided that you will not rule any more.
27 Thekel: Tu as été pesé à la balance, et tu as été trouvé manquant de poids.
Tekel [means ‘weighed’. It is as though God] has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should, [which means that you have not been doing what you should; you are not fit to be a king] [MET].
28 Pérès: Ton royaume est divisé, et donné aux Mèdes et aux Perses.
Parsin [means ‘divided’. That means that God] has divided your kingdom. Some of it will be ruled by people from Media and some will be ruled by people from Persia.”
29 Alors Belshatsar donna des ordres, et on vêtit Daniel de pourpre, et [on mit] une chaîne d’or à son cou, et on proclama qu’il serait le troisième gouverneur dans le royaume.
Then Belshazzar [did what he had promised]. He put on me a purple robe [like the one he himself wore. He] put a gold chain around my neck. And he proclaimed that there would be only two others who would be more important than me in his kingdom.
30 En cette nuit-là, Belshatsar, roi des Chaldéens, fut tué.
But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
31 Et Darius, le Mède, reçut le royaume, étant âgé d’environ 62 ans.
Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
