Daniel 5
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Daniel 5
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| Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand. | Le roi Belschatsar donna un grand festin à ses grands au nombre de mille, et il but du vin en leur présence. |
| Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them. | Belschatsar, quand il eut goûté au vin, fit apporter les vases d`or et d`argent que son père Nebucadnetsar avait enlevés du temple de Jérusalem, afin que le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines, s`en servissent pour boire. |
| Then they took in the gold and silver vessels which had been in the Temple of the house of God at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, took wine from them. | Alors on apporta les vases d`or qui avaient été enlevés du temple, de la maison de Dieu à Jérusalem; et le roi et ses grands, ses femmes et ses concubines, s`en servirent pour boire. |
| They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone. | Ils burent du vin, et ils louèrent les dieux d`or, d`argent, d`airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre. |
| In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing. | En ce moment, apparurent les doigts d`une main d`homme, et ils écrivirent, en face du chandelier, sur la chaux de la muraille du palais royal. Le roi vit cette extrémité de main qui écrivait. |
| Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking. | Alors le roi changea de couleur, et ses pensées le troublèrent; les jointures de ses reins se relâchèrent, et ses genoux se heurtèrent l`un contre l`autre. |
| The king, crying out with a loud voice, said that the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs, were to be sent for. The king made answer and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever is able to make out this writing, and make clear to me the sense of it, will be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold round his neck, and will be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom. | Le roi cria avec force qu`on fît venir les astrologues, les Chaldéens et les devins; et le roi prit la parole et dit aux sages de Babylone: Quiconque lira cette écriture et m`en donnera l`explication sera revêtu de pourpre, portera un collier d`or à son cou, et aura la troisième place dans le gouvernement du royaume. |
| Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king. | Tous les sages du roi entrèrent; mais ils ne purent pas lire l`écriture et en donner au roi l`explication. |
| Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss. | Sur quoi le roi Belschatsar, fut très effrayé, il changea de couleur, et ses grands furent consternés. |
| The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face: | La reine, à cause des paroles du roi et de ses grands, entra dans la salle du festin, et prit ainsi la parole: O roi, vis éternellement! Que tes pensées ne te troublent pas, et que ton visage ne change pas de couleur! |
| There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs; | Il y a dans ton royaume un homme qui a en lui l`esprit des dieux saints; et du temps de ton père, on trouva chez lui des lumières, de l`intelligence, et une sagesse semblable à la sagesse des dieux. Aussi le roi Nebucadnetsar, ton père, le roi, ton père, l`établit chef des magiciens, des astrologues, des Chaldéens, des devins, |
| Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing. | parce qu`on trouva chez lui, chez Daniel, nommé par le roi Beltschatsar, un esprit supérieur, de la science et de l`intelligence, la faculté d`interpréter les songes, d`expliquer les énigmes, et de résoudre les questions difficiles. Que Daniel soit donc appelé, et il donnera l`explication. |
| Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah. | Alors Daniel fut introduit devant le roi. Le roi prit la parole et dit à Daniel: Es-tu ce Daniel, l`un des captifs de Juda, que le roi, mon père, a amenés de Juda? |
| And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you. | J`ai appris sur ton compte que tu as en toi l`esprit des dieux, et qu`on trouve chez toi des lumières, de l`intelligence, et une sagesse extraordinaire. |
| And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing: | On vient d`amener devant moi les sages et les astrologues, afin qu`ils lussent cette écriture et m`en donnassent l`explication; mais ils n`ont pas pu donner l`explication des mots. |
| And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom. | J`ai appris que tu peux donner des explications et résoudre des questions difficiles; maintenant, si tu peux lire cette écriture et m`en donner l`explication, tu seras revêtu de pourpre, tu porteras un collier d`or à ton cou, et tu auras la troisième place dans le gouvernement du royaume. |
| Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it. | Daniel répondit en présence du roi: Garde tes dons, et accorde à un autre tes présents; je lirai néanmoins l`écriture au roi, et je lui en donnerai l`explication. |
| As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour: | O roi, le Dieu suprême avait donné à Nebucadnetsar, ton père, l`empire, la grandeur, la gloire et la magnificence; |
| And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him. | et à cause de la grandeur qu`il lui avait donnée, tous les peuples, les nations, les hommes de toutes langues étaient dans la crainte et tremblaient devant lui. Le roi faisait mourir ceux qu`il voulait, et il laissait la vie à ceux qu`il voulait; il élevait ceux qu`il voulait, et il abaissait ceux qu`il voulait. |
| But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him: | Mais lorsque son coeur s`éleva et que son esprit s`endurcit jusqu`à l`arrogance, il fut précipité de son trône royal et dépouillé de sa gloire; |
| And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure. | il fut chassé du milieu des enfants des hommes, son coeur devint semblable à celui des bêtes, et sa demeure fut avec les ânes sauvages; on lui donna comme aux boeufs de l`herbe à manger, et son corps fut trempé de la rosée du ciel, jusqu`à ce qu`il reconnût que le Dieu suprême domine sur le règne des hommes et qu`il le donne à qui il lui plaît. |
| And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this; | Et toi, Belschatsar, son fils, tu n`as pas humilié ton coeur, quoique tu susses toutes ces choses. |
| But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory; | Tu t`es élevé contre le Seigneur des cieux; les vases de sa maison ont été apportés devant toi, et vous vous en êtes servis pour boire du vin, toi et tes grands, tes femmes et tes concubines; tu as loué les dieux d`argent, d`or, d`airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient point, qui n`entendent point, et qui ne savent rien, et tu n`as pas glorifié le Dieu qui a dans sa main ton souffle et toutes tes voies. |
| Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded. | C`est pourquoi il a envoyé cette extrémité de main qui a tracé cette écriture. |
| And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres. | Voici l`écriture qui a été tracée: Compté, compté, pesé, et divisé. |
| This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended. | Et voici l`explication de ces mots. Compté: Dieu a compté ton règne, et y a mis fin. |
| Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight. | Pesé: Tu as été pesé dans la balance, et tu as été trouvé léger. |
| Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians. | Divisé: Ton royaume sera divisé, et donne aux Mèdes et aux Perses. |
| Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom. | Aussitôt Belschatsar donna des ordres, et l`on revêtit Daniel de pourpre, on lui mit au cou un collier d`or, et on publia qu`il aurait la troisième place dans le gouvernement du royaume. |
| That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death. | Cette même nuit, Belschatsar, roi des Chaldéens, fut tué. |
| And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old. | Et Darius, le Mède, s`empara du royaume, étant âgé de soixante-deux ans. |
