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,

1. La troisième année du règne du roi Beltschatsar, moi, Daniel, j`eus une vision, outre celle que j`avais eue précédemment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

11. Elle s`éleva jusqu`au chef de l`armée, lui enleva le sacrifice perpétuel, et renversa le lieu de son sanctuaire.

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.

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.

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?”

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?

14. And he said to him, “From evening until morning, two thousand three hundred days, and so the sanctuary will be cleansed.”

14. Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis 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.

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.

16. And I heard the voice of a man within Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, make this one understand the vision.”

16. Et j`entendis la voix d`un homme au milieu de l`Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision.

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.”

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.

18. And when he spoke to me, I fell forward onto the ground, and so he touched me and stood me upright.

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.

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.

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.

20. The ram, which you saw to have horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.

20. Le bélier que tu as vu, et qui avait des cornes, ce sont les rois des Mèdes et des Perses.

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.

21. Le bouc, c`est le roi de Javan, La grande corne 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.

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.

23. And after their reign, when iniquities will be increased, there will arise a king of shameless face and understanding negotiations.

23. A la fin de leur domination, lorsque les pécheurs seront consumés, il s`élèvera un roi impudent et artificieux.

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,

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.

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.

25. A cause de sa prospérité et du succès de ses ruses, il aura de l`arrogance dans le coeur, 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. 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.”

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.

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.

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.