Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me. After that which I had seen in the beginning, I, Daniel,
La troisième année du règne du roi Belschatsar, une vision m'apparut, à moi, Daniel, après celle qui m'était apparue la première fois.
2 saw in my vision, that I was in the capital city of Susa, which is in the region of Elam, yet I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of Ulai.
Je vis la vision. Or, lorsque j'ai eu la vision, j'étais dans la citadelle de Suse, qui est dans la province d'Élam. Je vis dans la vision, et je me trouvais près du fleuve d'Ulai.
3 And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a single ram stood before the marsh, having two high horns, and one was higher than the other and growing higher still.
Alors je levai les yeux et je regardai, et voici, un bélier qui avait deux cornes se tenait devant le fleuve. Les deux cornes étaient hautes, mais l'une était plus haute que l'autre, et la plus haute montait la dernière.
4 After this, I saw the ram brandishing his horns against the West, and against the North, and against the Meridian, and all the beasts could not withstand him, nor be freed from his hand, and he did according to his own will, and he became great.
Je vis le bélier qui poussait vers l'ouest, vers le nord et vers le sud. Aucun animal ne pouvait se dresser devant lui. Il n'y avait personne qui pût délivrer de sa main, mais il faisait ce qu'il voulait, et il se glorifiait.
5 And I understood, and behold, a he-goat among she-goats came from the West above the face of the entire earth, and he did not touch the ground. Furthermore, the he-goat had a preeminent horn between his eyes.
Comme je considérais, voici qu'un bouc vint de l'ouest sur la surface de toute la terre, et ne toucha pas le sol. Le bouc avait une corne remarquable entre les yeux.
6 And he went all the way to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing before the gate, and he ran towards him in the force of his strength.
Il s'approcha du bélier aux deux cornes, que je voyais debout devant le fleuve, et se précipita sur lui dans la fureur de sa puissance.
7 And when he approached near to the ram, he was enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns, and the ram could not withstand him, and when he had cast him down on the ground, he trampled him, and no one was able to free the ram from his hand.
Je l'ai vu s'approcher du bélier, et il s'est mis en colère contre lui; il a frappé le bélier et lui a brisé les deux cornes. Le bélier n'avait pas la force de se tenir devant lui, mais il le jeta à terre et le piétina. Il n'y avait personne qui pût délivrer le bélier de sa main.
8 But the he-goat among she-goats became exceedingly great, and when he had prospered, the great horn was shattered, and four horns were rising up beneath it by means of the four winds of heaven.
Le bouc s'éleva à un haut degré d'orgueil. Quand il fut fort, la grande corne se brisa, et à sa place s'élevèrent quatre grandes cornes vers les quatre vents du ciel.
9 But from one of them came forth one little horn, and it became great against the Meridian, and against the East, and against the strength.
De l'une d'elles sortit une petite corne, qui devint extrêmement grande, vers le midi, vers l'orient, et vers le pays glorieux.
10 And it was magnified even towards the strength of heaven, and it threw down those of the strength and of the stars, and it trampled them.
Elle s'éleva jusqu'à l'armée du ciel; elle jeta à terre une partie de l'armée et des étoiles, et les foula aux pieds.
11 And it was magnified, even to the leader of the strength, and it took away from him the continual sacrifice, and cast down the place of his sanctuary.
Elle s'éleva jusqu'au chef de l'armée; elle lui enleva l'holocauste perpétuel, et le lieu de son sanctuaire fut renversé.
12 And the advantage was given to him against the continual sacrifice, because of the sins, and truth will be struck down to the ground, and he will act, and he will prosper.
L'armée lui fut livrée, ainsi que l'holocauste perpétuel, par la désobéissance. Il a jeté la vérité par terre, et il a fait sa volonté et a prospéré.
13 And I heard one of the holy ones speaking, and one saint said to another, (I know not to whom he was speaking, ) “What is the extent of the vision, and the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the desolation, which has happened, and of the sanctuary and the strength, which will be trampled?”
Alors j'entendis un saint qui parlait; et un autre saint dit à celui qui parlait: « Jusqu'à quand durera la vision concernant l'holocauste perpétuel, et la désobéissance qui désole, pour que le sanctuaire et l'armée soient foulés aux pieds? »
14 And he said to him, “From evening until morning, two thousand three hundred days, and so the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
Il me dit: « Jusqu'à deux mille trois cents soirs et matins. Alors le sanctuaire sera purifié. »
15 But it came to pass, when I, Daniel, saw the vision and sought understanding that, behold, there stood in my sight something like the appearance of a man.
Lorsque moi, Daniel, j'eus vu la vision, je cherchai à la comprendre. Et voici que se tenait devant moi quelqu'un qui avait l'apparence d'un homme.
16 And I heard the voice of a man within Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, make this one understand the vision.”
Entre les rives de l'Oulaï, j'entendis la voix d'un homme qui appelait et disait: « Gabriel, fais comprendre la vision à cet homme. »
17 And he came and stood next to where I was standing, and when he approached, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for in the time of the end the vision will be fulfilled.”
Il s'approcha donc de l'endroit où je me tenais; quand il arriva, j'eus peur et je tombai sur ma face; mais il me dit: « Comprends, fils d'homme, car la vision appartient au temps de la fin. »
18 And when he spoke to me, I fell forward onto the ground, and so he touched me and stood me upright.
Comme il me parlait, je tombai dans un profond sommeil, le visage contre terre, mais il me toucha et me redressa.
19 And he said to me, “I will reveal to you what the future things are in the earlier tribulation, for the time has its end.
Il dit: « Voici, je vais te faire connaître ce qui arrivera au dernier moment de la colère, car cela appartient au temps fixé de la fin.
20 The ram, which you saw to have horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.
Le bélier que tu as vu, qui avait deux cornes, ce sont les rois de Médie et de Perse.
21 Furthermore, the he-goat among she-goats is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn, which was between his eyes, is the same one, the first king.
Le bouc rude, c'est le roi de Grèce. La grande corne qui est entre ses yeux, c'est le premier roi.
22 And since, having been shattered, there grew four in its place, four kings will rise up from his people, but not in his strength.
Quant à ce qui a été brisé, à la place où quatre se sont levés, quatre royaumes se lèveront de la nation, mais non avec sa puissance.
23 And after their reign, when iniquities will be increased, there will arise a king of shameless face and understanding negotiations.
« Au dernier temps de leur règne, quand les transgresseurs seront au comble, se lèvera un roi à la face farouche, et qui comprendra des énigmes.
24 And his advantage will be strengthened, but not by his kind of force, and other than what he will be able to trust, everything will be eradicated, and he will prosper, and he will act. And he will execute the successful and the people of the saints,
Sa puissance sera grande, mais non par sa propre force. Il fera des ravages et prospérera dans ce qu'il fera. Il détruira les puissants et le peuple saint.
25 according to his will, and treachery will be guided by his hand. And his heart will be inflated, and by the abundance of everything he will kill many, and he will rise up against the Lord of lords, and he will be knocked down without a hand.
Par sa politique, il fera prospérer la tromperie dans sa main. Il se glorifiera dans son cœur, et il détruira beaucoup de gens dans leur sécurité. Il se dressera aussi contre le prince des princes, mais il sera brisé sans mains humaines.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true. Therefore, you must seal the vision, because, after many days, it will occur.”
« La vision des soirs et des matins qui a été racontée est vraie; mais scellez la vision, car elle concerne de nombreux jours à venir. »
27 And I, Daniel, languished and was sick for some days, and when I had lifted myself up, I performed the king’s works, and I was astonished at the vision, and there was none who could interpret it.
Moi, Daniel, je me suis évanoui et j'ai été malade pendant quelques jours. Puis je me suis levé et j'ai fait les affaires du roi. Je m'interrogeais sur la vision, mais personne ne la comprenait.
