Daniel 8
1 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.
La troisième année du règne du roi Belschatsar, moi, Daniel, j’eus une vision, outre celle que j’avais eue précédemment.
2 I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
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.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram which had two horns stood before the river. The two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
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.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
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.
5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
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.
6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.
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.
7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand.
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.
8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
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.
9 Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
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.
10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground and trampled on them.
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.
11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Elle s’éleva jusqu’au chef de l’armée, lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de son sanctuaire.
12 The army was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through disobedience. It cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered.
L’armée fut livrée avec le sacrifice perpétuel, à cause du péché; la corne jeta la vérité par terre, et réussit dans ses entreprises.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”
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?
14 He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié.
15 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.
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.
16 I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
Et j’entendis la voix d’un homme au milieu de l’Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision.
17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
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.
18 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.
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.
19 He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
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.
20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Le bélier que tu as vu, et qui avait des cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.
21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Le bouc, c’est le roi de Javan, La grande corne entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi.
22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
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.
23 “In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding riddles, will stand up.
A la fin de leur domination, lorsque les pécheurs seront consumés, il s’élèvera un roi impudent et artificieux.
24 His power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy awesomely, and will prosper in what he does. He will destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.
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.
25 Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.
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.
26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”
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.
27 I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick for some days. Then I rose up and did the king’s business. I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.
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.
