Daniel 8
1 La troisième année du règne du roi Belschatsar, moi, Daniel, j’eus une vision, outre celle que j’avais eue précédemment.
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 Lorsque j’eus cette vision, il me sembla que j’étais à Suse, la capitale, dans la province d’Élam; et pendant ma vision, je me trouvais près du fleuve d’Ulaï.
And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the castle, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the stream Ulai.
3 Je levai les yeux, je regardai, et voici, un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve, et il avait des cornes; ces cornes étaient hautes, mais l’une était plus haute que l’autre, et elle s’éleva la dernière.
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the stream a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 Je vis le bélier qui frappait de ses cornes à l’occident, au septentrion et au midi; aucun animal ne pouvait lui résister, et il n’y avait personne pour délivrer ses victimes; il faisait ce qu’il voulait, et il devint puissant.
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
5 Comme je regardais attentivement, voici, un bouc venait de l’occident, et parcourait toute la terre à sa surface, sans la toucher; ce bouc avait une grande corne entre les yeux.
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
6 Il arriva jusqu’au bélier qui avait des cornes, et que j’avais vu se tenant devant le fleuve, et il courut sur lui dans toute sa fureur.
And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the stream, and ran at him in the fury of his power.
7 Je le vis qui s’approchait du bélier et s’irritait contre lui; il frappa le bélier et lui brisa les deux cornes, sans que le bélier eût la force de lui résister; il le jeta par terre et le foula, et il n’y eut personne pour délivrer le bélier.
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Le bouc devint très puissant; mais lorsqu’il fut puissant, sa grande corne se brisa. Quatre grandes cornes s’élevèrent pour la remplacer, aux quatre vents des cieux.
And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up the appearance of four horns toward the four winds of heaven.
9 De l’une d’elles sortit une petite corne, qui s’agrandit beaucoup vers le midi, vers l’orient, et vers le plus beau des pays.
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauteous land.
10 Elle s’éleva jusqu’à l’armée des cieux, elle fit tomber à terre une partie de cette armée et des étoiles, et elle les foula.
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.
11 Elle s’éleva jusqu’au chef de l’armée, lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de son sanctuaire.
Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and from him the continual burnt-offering was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 L’armée fut livrée avec le sacrifice perpétuel, à cause du péché; la corne jeta la vérité par terre, et réussit dans ses entreprises.
And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought, and prospered.
13 J’entendis parler un saint; et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: Pendant combien de temps s’accomplira la vision sur le sacrifice perpétuel et sur le péché dévastateur? Jusques à quand le sanctuaire et l’armée seront-ils foulés?
Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spoke: 'How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering, and the transgression that causes appalment, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot?'
14 Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié.
And he said unto me: 'Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be victorious.'
15 Tandis que moi, Daniel, j’avais cette vision et que je cherchais à la comprendre, voici, quelqu’un qui avait l’apparence d’un homme se tenait devant moi.
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 Et j’entendis la voix d’un homme au milieu de l’Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision.
And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, who called, and said: 'Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.'
17 Il vint alors près du lieu où j’étais; et à son approche, je fus effrayé, et je tombai sur ma face. Il me dit: Sois attentif, fils de l’homme, car la vision concerne un temps qui sera la fin.
So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my face; but he said unto me: 'Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.'
18 Comme il me parlait, je restai frappé d’étourdissement, la face contre terre. Il me toucha, et me fit tenir debout à la place où je me trouvais.
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 Puis il me dit: Je vais t’apprendre, ce qui arrivera au terme de la colère, car il y a un temps marqué pour la fin.
And he said: 'Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end.
20 Le bélier que tu as vu, et qui avait des cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.
The ram which thou sawest having the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 Le bouc, c’est le roi de Javan, La grande corne entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi.
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Les quatre cornes qui se sont élevées pour remplacer cette corne brisée, ce sont quatre royaumes qui s’élèveront de cette nation, mais qui n’auront pas autant de force.
And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 A la fin de leur domination, lorsque les pécheurs seront consumés, il s’élèvera un roi impudent et artificieux.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems.
24 Sa puissance s’accroîtra, mais non par sa propre force; il fera d’incroyables ravages, il réussira dans ses entreprises, il détruira les puissants et le peuple des saints.
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do; and he shall destroy them that are mighty and the people of the saints.
25 A cause de sa prospérité et du succès de ses ruses, il aura de l’arrogance dans le cœur, il fera périr beaucoup d’hommes qui vivaient paisiblement, et il s’élèvera contre le chef des chefs; mais il sera brisé, sans l’effort d’aucune main.
And through his cunning he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in time of security shall he destroy many; he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
26 Et la vision des soirs et des matins, dont il s’agit, est véritable. Pour toi, tiens secrète cette vision, car elle se rapporte à des temps éloignés.
And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true; but thou, shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come.'
27 Moi, Daniel, je fus plusieurs jours languissant et malade; puis je me levai, et je m’occupai des affaires du roi. J’étais étonné de la vision, et personne n’en eut connaissance.
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was appalled at the vision, but understood it not.
