Daniel 10
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Daniel 10
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| In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a secret was unfolded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a hard work: and he had knowledge of it, and the vision was clear to him. | La troisième année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, une parole fut révélée à Daniel, qu`on nommait Beltschatsar. Cette parole, qui est véritable, annonce une grande calamité. Il fut attentif à cette parole, et il eut l`intelligence de la vision. |
| In those days I, Daniel, gave myself up to grief for three full weeks. | En ce temps-là, moi, Daniel, je fus trois semaines dans le deuil. |
| I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended. | Je ne mangeai aucun mets délicat, il n`entra ni viande ni vin dans ma bouche, et je ne m`oignis point jusqu`à ce que les trois semaines fussent accomplies. |
| And on the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was by the side of the great river; | Le vingt-quatrième jour du premier mois, j`étais au bord du grand fleuve qui est Hiddékel. |
| And lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold: | Je levai les yeux, je regardai, et voici, il y avait un homme vêtu de lin, et ayant sur les reins une ceinture d`or d`Uphaz. |
| And his body was like the beryl, and his face had the look of a thunder-flame, and his eyes were like burning lights, and his arms and feet like the colour of polished brass, and the sound of his voice was like the sound of an army. | Son corps était comme de chrysolithe, son visage brillait comme l`éclair, ses yeux étaient comme des flammes de feu, ses bras et ses pieds ressemblaient à de l`airain poli, et le son de sa voix était comme le bruit d`une multitude. |
| And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover. | Moi, Daniel, je vis seul la vision, et les hommes qui étaient avec moi ne la virent point, mais ils furent saisis d`une grande frayeur, et ils prirent la fuite pour se cacher. |
| So I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face. | Je restai seul, et je vis cette grande vision; les forces me manquèrent, mon visage changea de couleur et fut décomposé, et je perdis toute vigueur. |
| But the sound of his words came to my ears, and on hearing his voice I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth. | J`entendis le son de ses paroles; et comme j`entendais le son de ses paroles, je tombai frappé d`étourdissement, la face contre terre. |
| Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands. | Et voici, une main me toucha, et secoua mes genoux et mes mains. |
| And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear. | Puis il me dit: Daniel, homme bien-aimé, sois attentif aux paroles que je vais te dire, et tiens-toi debout à la place où tu es; car je suis maintenant envoyé vers toi. Lorsqu`il m`eut ainsi parlé, je me tins debout en tremblant. |
| Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words. | Il me dit: Daniel, ne crains rien; car dès le premier jour où tu as eu à coeur de comprendre, et de t`humilier devant ton Dieu, tes paroles ont été entendues, et c`est à cause de tes paroles que je viens. |
| But the angel of the kingdom of Persia put himself against me for twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief angels, came to my help; and when I came he was still there with the angel of the kings of Persia. | Le chef du royaume de Perse m`a résisté vingt et un jours; mais voici, Micaël, l`un des principaux chefs, est venu à mon secours, et je suis demeuré là auprès des rois de Perse. |
| Now I have come to give you knowledge of the fate of your people in the later days; for there is still a vision for the days. | Je viens maintenant pour te faire connaître ce qui doit arriver à ton peuple dans la suite des temps; car la vision concerne encore ces temps-là. |
| And after he had said these words to me, I kept my face turned to the earth and was unable to say anything. | Tandis qu`il m`adressait ces paroles, je dirigeai mes regards vers la terre, et je gardai le silence. |
| Then one whose form was like the sons of men put his finger on my lips; and opening my mouth, I said to him who was before me, O my lord, because of the vision my pains have come on me, and I have no more strength. | Et voici, quelqu`un qui avait l`apparence des fils de l`homme toucha mes lèvres. J`ouvris la bouche, je parlai, et je dis à celui qui se tenait devant moi: Mon seigneur, la vision m`a rempli d`effroi, et j`ai perdu toute vigueur. |
| For how may this servant of my lord have talk with my lord? for, as for me, straight away my strength went from me and there was no breath in my body. | Comment le serviteur de mon seigneur pourrait-il parler à mon seigneur? Maintenant les forces me manquent, et je n`ai plus de souffle. |
| Then again one having the form of a man put his hand on me and gave me strength. | Alors celui qui avait l`apparence d`un homme me toucha de nouveau, et me fortifia. |
| And he said to me, O man greatly loved, have no fear: peace be with you, be strong and let your heart be lifted up. And at his words I became strong, and said, Let my lord say on, for you have given me strength. | Puis il me dit: Ne crains rien, homme bien-aimé, que la paix soit avec toi! courage, courage! Et comme il me parlait, je repris des forces, et je dis: Que mon seigneur parle, car tu m`as fortifié. |
| Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings: | Il me dit: Sais-tu pourquoi je suis venu vers toi? Maintenant je m`en retourne pour combattre le chef de la Perse; et quand je partirai, voici, le chef de Javan viendra. |
| But I am going back to make war with the angel of Persia, and when I am gone, the angel of Greece will come. And there is no one on my side against these, but Michael, your angel. | Mais je veux te faire connaître ce qui est écrit dans le livre de la vérité. Personne ne m`aide contre ceux-là, excepté Micaël, votre chef. |
