Daniel 8
1 La troisième année du règne du roi Belshatsar, moi, Daniel, j'eus une vision, outre celle que j'avais eue auparavant.
During the third year that Belshazzar was the King [of Babylonia], I had another vision.
2 J'eus une vision, et il arriva, comme je regardais, que j'étais à Suse, la capitale, dans la province d'Élam, et dans ma vision, je me trouvais près du fleuve Ulaï.
In that vision I was in Susa, the capital city of Elam Province. I was [standing] alongside the Ulai Canal.
3 Je levai les yeux, je regardai, et voici, un bélier se tenait devant le fleuve; et il avait deux cornes, et ces deux cornes étaient hautes, mais l'une était plus haute que l'autre, et la plus haute s'éleva la dernière.
I looked up and saw a ram that was standing alongside the canal. It had two [long] horns, but the newest one was longer than the other one.
4 Et je vis le bélier qui frappait de ses cornes vers l'occident, vers le nord et vers le midi; et aucune bête ne pouvait subsister devant lui, et il n'y avait personne qui délivrât de sa puissance; mais il faisait tout ce qu'il voulait, et il devint grand.
The ram butted/knocked away [with its horns] everything that was west and everything that was north and everything that was south of it. There were no [other] animals that were able to oppose it, and none that could rescue/save [other animals] from its power. The ram did whatever it wanted to do and became very powerful.
5 Et comme je regardais attentivement, voici, un bouc venait de l'occident, parcourant toute la terre sans toucher le sol; ce bouc avait une corne considérable entre les yeux.
While I was thinking [about what I had seen, in the vision] I saw a goat come from the west. It ran across the land so quickly, that [it seemed like] its feet did not touch the ground. This goat had one very large horn between its eyes.
6 Il vint jusqu'au bélier qui avait les deux cornes, et que j'avais vu se tenant devant le fleuve; et il courut contre lui dans la fureur de sa force.
It was very angry, and it ran [straight] toward the ram that I had seen [previously, the ram] that was standing alongside the canal.
7 Et je le vis atteindre le bélier; et, s'irritant contre lui, il le heurta et brisa ses deux cornes; et le bélier n'avait pas la force de lui résister; il le jeta à terre et le foula aux pieds, et il n'y eut personne qui délivrât le bélier de sa puissance.
The goat struck the ram furiously and broke off its two horns, with the result that the ram was unable [to defend itself]. [So] the goat knocked the ram down and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
8 Et le bouc grandit extrêmement; mais quand il fut puissant, sa grande corne se brisa, et à sa place, il en surgit quatre considérables, vers les quatre vents des cieux.
The goat became very powerful. But when its power was very great, its horn was broken off. But four [other] large horns took its place. They each pointed in a different direction.
9 Et de l'une d'elles surgit une petite corne qui s'agrandit beaucoup vers le midi, et vers l'orient, et vers le pays de gloire.
[Then] from one of those [large horns] appeared a little horn, which became very big, [and pointed] toward the south and [then] toward the east and [then] toward the beautiful land [of Israel].
10 Et elle grandit jusqu'à l'armée des cieux, et elle fit tomber à terre une partie de l'armée des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
[The man who was represented by] that horn became very strong, with the result that he attacked some of the [soldiers of the] army of heaven, and (OR, meaning) the stars in the sky [which represented God’s people]. He threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them.
11 Elle s'éleva même jusqu'au chef de l'armée, lui enleva le sacrifice continuel et abattit la demeure de son sanctuaire.
He (defied/considered himself to be greater than) the leader of the army [of heaven], and prevented [priests from] offering sacrifices to him. He also (defiled the temple/caused the temple to become unholy).
12 Et l'armée fut livrée avec le sacrifice continuel, à cause du péché, et la corne jeta la vérité par terre, et elle agit et prospéra.
Then God’s people allowed the [man who was represented by] that horn to control/rule them, with the result that they sinned by offering sacrifices to him. And he threw to the ground the [laws that contained the] true religion. Everything that he did was successful.
13 Et j'entendis parler un saint, et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: Jusqu'à quand durera la vision du sacrifice continuel et du péché qui cause la désolation, qui livre le sanctuaire et l'armée pour être foulés aux pieds?
Then I heard two angels who were talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the things/events that were in this vision continue? How long will the man who rebels against God and causes [the temple] to be defiled be able to prevent [priests from] offering sacrifices? How long will he trample on the temple and on the armies of heaven?”
14 Et il me dit: Jusqu'à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié.
The other angel replied, “[It will continue] for 1,150 days. During all of that time, [people will not be permitted to offer sacrifices] in the morning or in the evening. After that, the temple will be purified.”
15 Pendant que moi, Daniel, je regardais la vision et que je cherchais à la comprendre, voici, quelqu'un qui avait l'apparence d'un homme se tint devant moi.
While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly [an angel] who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.
16 Et j'entendis la voix d'un homme au milieu du fleuve Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision.
And I heard a man call out from [the other side of] the Ulai Canal, saying, “Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision [that he saw]!”
17 Et il vint près du lieu où je me tenais, et, à sa venue, je fus épouvanté et je tombai sur ma face, et il me dit: Comprends, fils de l'homme, car la vision est pour le temps de la fin.
So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, “You human, it is necessary for you to understand that [the events that you saw in] the vision will occur [near] the time that [the world] will end.”
18 Et comme il me parlait, je m'assoupis la face contre terre; mais il me toucha et me fit tenir debout à la place où j'étais.
While he was speaking, I fainted. I lay there, unconscious, with my face still on the ground. But Gabriel put his hand on me and lifted me up in order that I could stand again.
19 Et il dit: Voici, je vais t'apprendre ce qui arrivera au dernier temps de la colère, car il y a un temps marqué pour la fin.
Then he said, “I [have come here to] tell you what will happen because of [God] being angry. These things will happen near the time when [the world] will end.
20 Le bélier que tu as vu, qui avait deux cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses;
As for the ram with two horns that you saw, those horns [represent] the kingdoms of Media and Persia.
21 Et le bouc velu, c'est le roi de Javan; et la grande corne entre ses yeux, c'est le premier roi.
The goat [that you saw represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes [represents] its first king.
22 Et cette corne s'étant brisée, les quatre cornes qui se sont élevées à sa place sont quatre rois qui s'élèveront de cette nation, mais ils n'auront pas sa force.
As for the four horns that grew after the first horn was broken off, they [represent] four kingdoms into which that first kingdom will be divided [after the first king dies]. Those four kingdoms will not be as strong/powerful as the first kingdom was.
23 Et à la fin de leur règne, quand les pécheurs auront comblé la mesure, il s'élèvera un roi au visage audacieux et entendu dans l'artifice.
The people [in those kingdoms] will become very wicked, with the result that it will be necessary for them to be punished. But near the time when those kingdoms will end, one of those kingdoms will have a king who will be very proud/defiant [IDM]. He will [also] be very fierce and very deceitful.
24 Sa puissance s'accroîtra, mais non pas par sa propre force. Il fera des ravages extraordinaires; il réussira dans ses entreprises, il détruira les puissants et le peuple des saints.
He will become very powerful, but it will not be because of what he himself does. He will terribly destroy things in many places, and he will succeed in doing everything that he wants to. He will get rid of [many] powerful men, and [also] some of God’s people.
25 Et par son habileté, il fera réussir la fraude dans sa main. Il s'enorgueillira dans son cœur, et à l'improviste il fera périr beaucoup de gens; il s'élèvera contre le Prince des princes; mais il sera brisé sans le secours d'aucune main.
Because he is very cunning/clever, he will succeed by doing things that deceive many people. He will be proud of himself. He will destroy many people when they think that they are safe. He will also rebel against [God] [EUP], who is the greatest king. But [God] will destroy him, without the help [MTY] of any human being.
26 La vision des soirs et des matins, qui a été dite, est véritable. Mais toi, scelle la vision, car elle se rapporte à un temps éloigné.
What you saw in the vision about [priests being prevented from making] sacrifices in the morning and in the evening, which [I] explained [to you], will surely happen. But [for the present time], do not reveal the vision [to others], because it will be many years before those things happen.”
27 Et moi, Daniel, je tombai en défaillance et fus malade pendant quelques jours; puis je me levai et fis les affaires du roi. J'étais étonné de la vision, mais personne ne la comprit.
Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and [returned to] doing the work that the king [had given to me], but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.
