1 I n the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that appeared to me at the first.

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

2 A nd I saw in the vision and it seemed that I was at Shushan the palace or fortress, which is in the province of Elam, and I saw in the vision and I was by the river of 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 A nd I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one 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 looked and saw the ram pushing and charging westward and northward and southward; no beast could stand before him, neither could anyone rescue from his power, but he did according to his will and pleasure 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 A s I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground, and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable 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 A nd he came to the ram that had the two horns which I had seen standing on the bank of the river and ran at him in the heat 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 he struck the ram and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but the goat threw him to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

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 A nd the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly, and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the heavens.

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 O ut of littleness and small beginnings one of them came forth, a horn whose grew exceedingly great toward the south and toward the east and toward the ornament.

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 A nd grew great, even against the host of heaven, and some of the host and of the stars it cast down 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 Y es, magnified itself, even against the Prince of the host; and from Him the continual was taken away and the place of sanctuary was cast down and profaned.

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

12 A nd the host was given together with the continual burnt offering because of the transgression. And righteousness and truth were cast down to the ground, and it accomplished this 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 T hen I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one that spoke, For how long is the vision concerning the continual offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?

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 A nd he said to him and to me, For 2, 300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed and restored.

Et il me dit: Deux mille trois cents soirs et matins; puis le sanctuaire sera purifié.

15 W hen I, even I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; then behold, there stood before me one 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 A nd 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 S o he came near where I stood, and when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, Understand, O 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 N ow as he was speaking with me, I fell stunned and in deep unconsciousness with my face to 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 A nd he said, Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it has to do with the 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 T he ram you saw having 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 A nd the shaggy and rough he-goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn 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 A nd as for the horn which was shattered, in whose place four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise out of his nation but not having 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 A nd at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached the fullness, a king of fierce countenance and understanding dark trickery and craftiness shall stand up.

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

24 A nd his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall corrupt and destroy astonishingly and shall prosper and do his own pleasure, and he shall corrupt and destroy the mighty men and the holy people (the people of the saints).

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 A nd through his policy he shall cause trickery to prosper in his hand; he shall magnify himself in his heart and mind, and in their security he will corrupt and destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken and that by no hand.

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 T he vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been told you is true. But seal up the vision, for it has to do with and belongs to the distant future.

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 A nd I, Daniel, fainted and was sick days. Afterward I rose up and did the king’s business; and I wondered at the vision, but there was no one who understood it or could make it understood.

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.