Daniel 7
1 La première année de Belschazar, roi de Babel, Daniel étant couché eut un songe et des visions en son esprit.
[Previously, ] during the first year that Belshazzar was the king of Babylonia, I had a dream and a vision one night as I lay on my bed. [The next morning] I wrote down what I had dreamed. This is what I wrote:
2 Ensuite il mit le songe par écrit, il raconta le sommaire de la chose. Daniel prit la parole et dit: Pendant ma vision nocturne je regardais, et voici, les quatre vents du ciel, firent irruption sur la grande mer.
I, Daniel, had a vision last night. In the vision I saw that strong winds were blowing from all four directions, stirring up [the water in] the ocean.
3 Et quatre grands animaux surgirent de la mer, différents l'un de l'autre.
Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
4 Le premier était comme un lion, et avait les ailes d'un aigle; je regardais, jusqu'à ce que les ailes lui furent arrachées, et il fut soulevé de terre, et mis debout sur ses pieds comme un homme, et un cœur humain lui fut donné.
The first one resembled a lion, but it had wings like an eagle has. But as I watched, something tore off its wings {its wings were pulled off}. The beast was left there, standing on its two hind/rear legs, like a human being stands. And it was given a mind like humans have.
5 Et voici, un autre animal, le second, ressemblait à un ours, il se tenait debout sur un seul côté, et il avait trois côtes dans, sa gueule entre ses dents, et on lui disait: Allons! dévore force chair!
The second beast resembled a bear. It was crouching, and it held between its teeth three ribs [from another animal that it had killed and eaten]. Someone said to it {It was told}, “Stand up and eat as much meat [as you want]!”
6 Après celui-ci, je regardais toujours, et voici un autre animal tel qu'une panthère, et il portait quatre ailes d'oiseau sur sa croupe, et l'animal avait quatre têtes, et l'empire lui fut donné.
Then I saw in front of me the third of those beasts. It resembled a leopard, but it had four wings protruding from its back. The wings were like a bird’s wings. It had four heads. It was given the power/authority to rule [people].
7 Après celui-ci, je regardais toujours durant les visions nocturnes, et voici un quatrième animal terrible et formidable et extraordinairement fort, et il avait de grosses dents de fer, il dévorait et brisait, et il foulait les restes avec ses pieds, et il différait de tous les animaux qui l'avaient précédé, et il avait dix cornes.
In the vision I saw a fourth beast. It was stronger than the other beasts, and it was more terrifying. It crushed other creatures with its huge iron teeth and ate their flesh. The parts of animals that it did not grind with its teeth, it trampled [on the ground]. It was different from the other three beasts: It had ten horns [on its head].
8 J'observai les cornes, et voici, une autre petite corne surgit au milieu d'elles, et trois des premières cornes furent arrachées par celle-ci; et voici, cette corne avait des yeux comme des yeux d'homme, et une bouche qui parlait avec orgueil.
While I was looking at those horns, I saw a little horn appear [on the head of that beast]. It tore out three of the other horns. This little horn had eyes like humans have, and it had a mouth [with which it spoke] very boastfully.
9 Je regardais toujours, jusqu'à ce que des sièges furent placés, et l'Ancien des jours prit séance; son manteau était blanc comme la neige, et les cheveux de sa tête comme une laine pure, des flammes de feu formaient son trône dont les roues étaient un feu allumé.
[Then] while I watched, thrones were put in the places [where they belonged], and [God], the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones. His clothes were as white as snow, and his hair was as white as pure/clean wool. His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire, and his throne was [also] blazing.
10 Un fleuve de feu coula et jaillit de lui; mille milliers le servaient, et des myriades de myriades se tenaient devant lui; le tribunal prit séance, et les livres furent ouverts.
A fire was rushing out of in front of him like a stream. Many thousands [of people] (OR, [angels]) [were there] serving him, and millions [of other people] (OR, [angels]) were standing in front of him. They started (the court session/judging people), and they opened the books [in which they had written the record of all the good and bad things that people had done].
11 Je regardais toujours, alors, à cause des discours orgueilleux que prononçait la corne, et comme je regardais, l'animal fut tué, et son corps périt et il fut jeté dans le feu ardent.
While I was watching, I could hear the little horn speaking very boastfully. As I [continued to] watch, the [fourth] beast was killed. Its corpse was thrown into a fire and completely burned.
12 Quant aux autres animaux, leur empire leur fut aussi ôté, car la longueur de leur vie avait été limitée pour eux à un temps et à une époque.
The power/authority of the other [three] beasts was taken away from them, but they were allowed to continue to live for a while.
13 Je regardais durant les visions nocturnes, et voici, sur les nuées du ciel arrivait quelqu'un qui ressemblait à un fils de l'homme, et il parvint jusqu'à l'Ancien des jours, et ils le firent approcher de Lui.
While I [continued to] see the vision that night, I saw someone who resembled a human being. He was coming [closer to me], surrounded by clouds. Then he was taken to [God], the one who had been living forever.
14 Et à lui fut donné l'empire, l'honneur et la royauté, afin que tous les peuples, les nations, et les hommes de toute langue le servent; son empire est un empire éternel qui ne passera point, et sa royauté est impérissable.
He was honored and given great authority to rule over all the nations in the world, in order that people from every people-group and every nation, people from all language groups, would worship/serve him. He will rule forever; he will never stop ruling. The kingdom that he rules will never be destroyed.
15 Moi Daniel, je sentais dans mon intérieur mon cœur attristé, et mes visions m'effrayaient.
As for me, Daniel, I was very terrified by what I had seen in that vision, and I did not know what to think about it.
16 J'abordai l'un de ceux qui étaient là debout, et je le priai de me faire avoir une certitude sur toutes ces choses; et il me parla et me découvrit le sens de toutes ces choses:
I went to one of those who were standing in front of the throne of God, and I asked him to tell me what it meant. So he told me the meaning of it.
17 « Ces grands animaux, qui sont au nombre de quatre, c'est quatre rois qui s'élèveront de la terre.
[He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.
18 Mais les saints du Très-Haut recevront l'empire et posséderont l'empire éternellement et dans toute l'éternité. »
But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
19 Alors je désirai d'avoir une certitude sur le quatrième animal, qui était différent d'eux tous, singulièrement terrible, et qui avait des dents de fer, et des griffes d'airain, qui dévorait, et brisait, et foulait les restes avec ses pieds;
Then I wanted to know what the fourth beast signified—[the beast] that was different from the other three, the beast that crushed [those that it attacked] with its bronze claws, and [then] ate [their flesh] with its iron teeth, and trampled on the parts of their bodies [that it did not eat].
20 et sur les dix cornes qui étaient à sa tête, et sur l'autre qui surgit, et devant laquelle il y en eut trois qui tombèrent, et cette corne avait et des yeux et une bouche qui parlait avec orgueil, et elle avait une plus grande apparence que ses compagnes.
[I also wanted to know about] the ten horns on its head, and about the horn that appeared later, which got rid of three of the other horns. [I wanted to know what it meant that] it had eyes and a mouth with which it spoke very boastfully. [The beast that was represented by] that horn was more terrifying than the other beasts.
21 Je regardais comme cette corne faisait la guerre aux saints, et remportait la victoire sur eux,
While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating them.
22 jusqu'à ce que l'Ancien des jours vint, et qu'il fut fait droit aux saints du Très-Haut, et que le temps arriva où les saints devaient posséder l'empire.
But then the Supreme God, the one who had been living forever, came and judged in favor of the people who belonged to him. And [I knew that] it was time for God’s people to receive authority [to rule].
23 Il me parla ainsi: Le quatrième animal, c'est un quatrième empire qui existera sur la terre, qui sera différent de tous les empires, et qui dévorera toute la terre, et la foulera, et la pulvérisera.
[Then] the man who was standing there said [to me], “The fourth beast represents an empire that will exist on the earth; that [empire] will be different from all [other] empires. [The army of] that empire will crush/kill [people all over] the world and trample [on their bodies].
24 Et les dix cornes, ce sont dix rois qui naîtront de cet empire, et il s'en élèvera après eux un autre qui sera différent des trois précédents et humiliera trois rois.
As for its ten horns, they represent ten kings who will rule that empire, [one after the other]. Then another [king] will appear. He will be different from the previous kings. He will defeat the three kings [that were represented by the three horns that were pulled out].
25 Et il tiendra des discours contre le Très-Haut, et il froissera les saints du Très-Haut, et il aura la pensée de changer les temps de fête et la Loi; et ils seront livrés entre ses mains un temps, et [deux] temps, et la moitié d'un temps.
He will revile the Supreme God, and he will oppress God’s people. He will try to change the [sacred] festivals and their [religious] laws/regulations. He will control them for three and a half years.
26 Mais le tribunal prendra séance, et on lui ôtera la domination afin de le détruire et de l'anéantir pour jamais.
But there will be a session/meeting of the court/judges in heaven, and that king’s authority/power will be taken away, and he will be completely destroyed.
27 Et la royauté, et la domination et la puissance de tous les empires qui sont sous le ciel entier, seront données au peuple des saints du Très-Haut; son empire est un empire éternel, et toutes les dominations le serviront et lui obéiront.
Then all the power and the greatness of all the kingdoms on the earth will be given to the people who belong to the Supreme God. The kingdom that he rules (OR, they rule) will endure forever. And the rulers of all the nations on the earth will serve and obey him (OR, them).”
28 Ici finit le récit. Moi Daniel, je fus fort effrayé de mes visions, et je changeai de couleur; mais je gardai la chose dans mon cœur.
That is [what I saw in] my vision/dream. I, Daniel, was terrified, with the result that my face became pale. But I did not tell anyone about the vision [that I had seen].
