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 to me, even to me Daniel, after that which appeared to 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 a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of 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.
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river 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; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
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, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable 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 two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran to 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 to 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 stamped on 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.
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones 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 pleasant 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 it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped on them.
11 Elle s’éleva jusqu’au chef de l’armée, lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de son sanctuaire.
Yes, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the 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 an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, 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 one saint speaking, and another saint said to that certain saint which spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié.
And he said to me, To two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
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, and sought for the meaning, then, 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 a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which 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 afraid, and fell on my face: but he said to me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
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 was in a deep sleep on 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 you know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20 Le bélier que tu as vu, et qui avait des cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.
The ram which you saw having two horns 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 goat is the king of Grecia: 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.
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in 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 are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
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 practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
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 policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall 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 evening and the morning which was told is true: why shut you up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
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; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
