BCC ¹ La troisième année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, une parole fut révélée à Daniel, qui avait été nommé Baltasar ; cette parole est véritable, et elle annonçait une grande guerre. Il comprit la parole et il eut l'intelligence de la vision

KJV ¹ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

BCC ² En ces jours-là, moi, Daniel, je fus dans le deuil pendant trois semaines de jours.

KJV ² In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

BCC ³ Je ne mangeai aucun mets délicat ; il n'entra dans ma bouche ni viande, ni vin, et je ne m'oignis point jusqu'à ce que les trois semaines de jours fussent accomplies.

KJV ³ I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

BCC ⁴ Le vingt-quatrième jour du premier mois, j'étais sur le bord du grand fleuve, qui est le Tigre.

KJV ⁴ And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

BCC ⁵ Je levai les yeux et je regardai : et voici un homme vêtu de lin, les reins ceints d'une ceinture d'or d'Uphaz.

KJV ⁵ Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

BCC ⁶ Son corps était comme le chrysolithe, son visage avait l'aspect de l'éclair, ses yeux étaient comme des torches de feu, ses bras et ses pieds avaient l'aspect de l'airain poli, et sa voix, quand il parlait, était comme la voix d'une multitude.

KJV ⁶ His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

BCC ⁷ Moi, Daniel, je vis seul l'apparition, et les hommes qui étaient avec moi ne virent pas l'apparition, mais une grande frayeur tomba sur eux, et ils s'enfuirent pour se cacher.

KJV ⁷ And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

BCC ⁸ Et moi, je restai seul et je vis cette grande apparition, et il ne resta plus en moi de force ; mon visage changea de couleur et se décomposa sans conserver aucune force.

KJV ⁸ Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

BCC ⁹ J'entendis le son de ses paroles et, en entendant le son de ses paroles, je tombai assoupi, la face contre terre.

KJV ⁹ Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.