Daniel 8
1 Dans la troisième année du règne du roi Balthasar, une vision m’apparut, à moi Daniel, à la suite de celle qui m’était apparue tout d’abord.
In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign I, Daniel, saw another vision after the one I had seen previously.
2 Je regardais au cours de ma vision, et, en regardant, je me trouvais à Suse, la capitale de la province d’Elam; il me semblait, dans ma vision, être près du fleuve Oulaï.
In my vision I looked around and saw I was in the castle at Susa in the province of Elam. In the vision I was beside the River Ulai.
3 Je levai les yeux et je vis un bélier qui se tenait en face du fleuve; il avait deux cornes, et ces deux cornes étaient hautes; toutefois l’une d’elles était plus haute que l’autre, et la plus haute était montée en dernier.
I looked around and saw a ram standing beside the river. It had two long horns, one longer than the other, even though the longer one had grown last.
4 Je vis le bélier donnant des coups de corne du côté de l’ouest, du nord et du midi; aucune des bêtes ne lui résistait et personne ne pouvait se défendre contre ses coups. Il en faisait à sa volonté et allait grandissant.
I watched the ram charging west, north, and south. No animal could stand up to it—nor was there any chance of rescue from its power. It did whatever it wanted and grew powerful.
5 Tandis que j’observais, voilà qu’un bouc vint de l’occident, franchissant la surface de toute la terre sans toucher le sol; ce bouc avait une corne considérable entre les yeux.
As I was thinking about what I'd seen, a male goat came in from the west, racing in across the surface of the earth so fast it didn't touch the ground. It had a large, prominent horn between its eyes.
6 Il arriva jusqu’au bélier, muni de deux cornes, que j’avais vu se tenir en face du fleuve, et se rua sur lui dans le paroxysme de sa force.
It approached the ram with the two horns which I had seen standing beside the river, rushing in to attack in a furious rage.
7 Je le vis atteindre le bélier, se précipiter avec fureur contre lui, frapper le bélier et briser ses deux cornes sans que le bélier eût la force de lui tenir tête. II le jeta à terre, le foula aux pieds, et personne ne put sauver le bélier de ses coups.
I watched as the goat charged furiously at the ram, hitting it and breaking off its two horns. The ram did not have the strength to resist the goat's attack. The goat threw the ram to the ground, trampling on it, and there was no possibility of rescuing it from the goat's power.
8 Et le bouc grandit prodigieusement; mais au fort de sa puissance, la grande corne se brisa, et à sa place quatre autres cornes considérables s’élevèrent dans la direction des quatre vents du ciel.
The goat grew very powerful, but at the height of its power its large horn was broken off. In its place four large horns came up, pointing to the four winds of heaven.
9 D’Une de ces cornes en sortit une autre, petite d’abord, mais qui grandit démesurément vers le midi, vers l’orient et vers le joyau des pays.
A little horn came up from one of them, and grew extremely powerful to the south and to the east and to the Beautiful Land.
10 Elle se haussa jusqu’à l’armée du ciel, et fit tomber à terre une partie de cette armée et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
It grew in power until it reached the heavenly army, throwing some of them and some of the stars down to the earth and trampled on them.
11 Elle se haussa même jusqu’au chef de cette armée, dont l’holocauste perpétuel fut supprimé et la sainte résidence renversée.
It even tried to make itself as great as the Prince of the heavenly army—it removed the continual service, and the place of his sanctuary was destroyed.
12 L’Armée lui fut livrée en proie en même temps que l’holocauste perpétuel, par suite de la rébellion. Elle terrassa la vérité et vit prospérer son œuvre.
An army of people and the continual service were handed over to it because of rebellion, and it overthrew truth, and it was successful in everything it did.
13 Puis j’entendis un saint prendre la parole et un autre saint demander à celui qui parlait: "Jusqu’à quand les indications de cette vision: l’holocauste perpétuel supprimé, le crime abominable, le sanctuaire et l’armée piétinés?"
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one asked the one who was speaking, “How long is this vision for—the removal of the continual service, the rebellion that causes devastation, the handing over of the sanctuary and the army of people to be trampled down?”
14 Et il me dit: "Jusqu’à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; alors le sanctuaire sera réhabilité."
He replied, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
15 Or, tandis que moi, Daniel, je considérais cette vision et cherchais à comprendre, voilà qu’une forme humaine vint se placer en face de moi,
As I, Daniel, tried to work out what this vision meant suddenly I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me.
16 et j’entendis la voix d’un homme entre les rives de l’Oulaï; il appelait et disait: "Gabriel, explique à celui-là la vision!"
I also heard a human voice calling from the River Ulai, “Gabriel, explain to this man the meaning of the vision.”
17 Il s’approcha de l’endroit où je me tenais; à son approche, je fus pris de frayeur et je tombai sur la face; et il me dit: "Rends-toi bien compte, fils de l’homme, que la vision se rapporte au temps final."
As he approached me, I was terrified and fell face down before him. “Son of man,” he told me, “You need to understand that this vision refers to the time of the end.”
18 Pendant qu’il me parlait, j’étais tout étourdi, la figure contre terre; il me toucha et me remit sur mes pieds.
As he spoke to me I lost consciousness as I laid face down on the ground. But he took hold of me and helped me to my feet.
19 Il me dit: "Je vais te faire connaître ce qui arrivera à la suite de la tourmente, car cela a trait à la période finale.
He told me, “Pay attention! I'm going to explain to you what's going to happen during the time of anger, which refers to the appointed time of the end.
20 Le bélier que tu as vu, muni des deux cornes, désigne les rois de Médie et de Perse;
The ram with two horns that you saw symbolizes the kings of Media and Persia.
21 le bouc velu, c’est le roi de la Grèce; la grande corne qu’il porte entre les yeux, c’est le premier roi.
The male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king.
22 Et si elle s’est brisée, quatre autres surgissant à sa place, c’est que quatre royaumes sortiront de cette nation, mais sans avoir la même puissance.
The four horns that came up in place of the large horn that was broken represent the four kingdoms that arose from that nation, but not as powerful as the first.
23 Au terme de leur domination, quand les impies auront comblé la mesure, il s’élèvera un roi arrogant et expert en astuces.
When those kingdoms come to an end, when their sins have reached their fullest extent, a ferocious and treacherous kingdom will rise to power.
24 Grande sera sa force, mais non par sa propre vertu; il opérera des ruines extraordinaires, réussira dans ses entreprises, détruira des puissants et un peuple de saints.
It will become very powerful but not by its own power. It will be terribly destructive, and will succeed in everything it does. It will destroy great leaders and God's dedicated people.
25 Grâce à son intelligence, il verra le triomphe de sa perfidie et enflera son cœur; en pleine paix, il fera périr un grand nombre; il s’insurgera contre le souverain des souverains et sera brisé sans l’intervention d’une main humaine.
Through its deviousness, its lies will be convincing and successful. It shows its arrogance both in thought and action, destroying those who thought they were perfectly safe. It even fights in opposition against the Prince of princes, but it will be defeated, though not by any human power.
26 Or, la vision des soirs et matins, dont il a été question, est véridique; mais toi, tiens cette vision secrète, car elle se rapporte à des temps éloignés."
The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been explained to you is true, but for now seal up this vision because it refers to the distant future.”
27 Et moi, Daniel, je fus affecté et malade pendant des jours; puis, je me relevai et exécutai la besogne du roi. J’Étais tout troublé de la vision et ne la comprenais point.
After this, I, Daniel, became exhausted, and I was sick for days. Then I got up and went back to working for the king, but I was devastated at what I'd seen in vision and I couldn't understand it.
