Daniels Vision von den vier Tieren und dem Menschensohn
1Im ersten Jahr Belsazars, des Königs von Babel, hatte Daniel einen Traum und Gesichte auf seinem Bett; und er schrieb den Traum auf: (Dan 2,1; Dan 5,1)2Ich, Daniel, sah ein Gesicht in der Nacht, und siehe, die vier Winde unter dem Himmel wühlten das große Meer auf.3Und vier große Tiere stiegen herauf aus dem Meer, ein jedes anders als das andere. (Offb 13,1)4Das erste war wie ein Löwe und hatte Flügel wie ein Adler. Ich sah, wie ihm die Flügel ausgerissen wurden. Und es wurde von der Erde aufgehoben und auf die Füße gestellt wie ein Mensch, und es wurde ihm ein menschliches Herz gegeben.5Und siehe, ein anderes Tier, das zweite, war gleich einem Bären und war auf der einen Seite aufgerichtet und hatte in seinem Maul zwischen seinen Zähnen drei Rippen. Und man sprach zu ihm: Steh auf und friss viel Fleisch!6Danach sah ich, und siehe, ein anderes Tier, gleich einem Panther, das hatte vier Flügel wie ein Vogel auf seinem Rücken und das Tier hatte vier Köpfe, und ihm wurde Herrschergewalt gegeben.7Danach sah ich in diesem Gesicht in der Nacht, und siehe, ein viertes Tier war furchtbar und schrecklich und sehr stark und hatte große eiserne Zähne, fraß um sich und zermalmte, und was übrig blieb, zertrat es mit seinen Füßen. Es war auch ganz anders als die vorigen Tiere und hatte zehn Hörner.8Als ich aber auf die Hörner achtgab, siehe, da brach ein anderes kleines Horn zwischen ihnen hervor, vor dem drei der vorigen Hörner ausgerissen wurden. Und siehe, das Horn hatte Augen wie Menschenaugen und ein Maul; das redete große Dinge. (Dan 11,36)9Da sah ich: Throne wurden aufgestellt, und einer, der uralt war, setzte sich. Sein Kleid war weiß wie Schnee und das Haar auf seinem Haupt wie reine Wolle; Feuerflammen waren sein Thron und dessen Räder loderndes Feuer. (Ps 90,2; Hes 1,26; Offb 4,2)10Da ergoss sich ein langer feuriger Strom und brach vor ihm hervor. Tausendmal Tausende dienten ihm, und zehntausendmal Zehntausende standen vor ihm. Das Gericht wurde gehalten und die Bücher wurden aufgetan. (2Mo 32,32; Ps 69,29; Offb 5,11; Offb 20,12)11Ich sah auf um der großen Reden willen, die das Horn redete, und ich sah, wie das Tier getötet wurde und sein Leib umkam und in die Feuerflammen geworfen wurde. (Offb 19,20)12Und mit der Macht der andern Tiere war es auch aus; denn es war ihnen Zeit und Stunde bestimmt, wie lang ein jedes leben sollte. (Dan 2,21)13Ich sah in diesem Gesicht in der Nacht, und siehe, es kam einer mit den Wolken des Himmels wie eines Menschen Sohn und gelangte zu dem, der uralt war, und wurde vor ihn gebracht. (Lk 21,27; Offb 1,13; Offb 14,14)14Ihm wurde gegeben Macht, Ehre und Reich, dass ihm alle Völker und Leute aus so vielen verschiedenen Sprachen dienen sollten. Seine Macht ist ewig und vergeht nicht, und sein Reich hat kein Ende. (Mt 6,13)15Ich, Daniel, war entsetzt, und dies Gesicht erschreckte mich.16Und ich ging zu einem von denen, die dastanden, und bat ihn, dass er mir über das alles Genaueres berichtete. Und er redete mit mir und sagte mir, was es bedeutete.17Diese vier großen Tiere sind vier Königreiche, die auf Erden kommen werden.18Aber die Heiligen des Höchsten werden das Reich empfangen und werden’s immer und ewig besitzen.19Danach hätte ich gerne Genaueres gewusst über das vierte Tier, das ganz anders war als alle andern, ganz furchtbar, mit eisernen Zähnen und ehernen Klauen, das um sich fraß und zermalmte und mit seinen Füßen zertrat, was übrig blieb;20und über die zehn Hörner auf seinem Haupt und über das andere Horn, das hervorbrach, vor dem drei ausfielen; und es hatte Augen und ein Maul, das große Dinge redete, und war größer als die Hörner, die neben ihm waren.21Und ich sah das Horn kämpfen gegen die Heiligen, und es behielt den Sieg über sie, (Offb 13,7)22bis der kam, der uralt war, und Recht schuf den Heiligen des Höchsten und bis die Zeit kam, dass die Heiligen das Reich empfingen.23Er sprach: Das vierte Tier wird das vierte Königreich auf Erden sein; das wird ganz anders sein als alle andern Königreiche; es wird alle Länder fressen, zertreten und zermalmen.24Die zehn Hörner bedeuten zehn Könige, die aus diesem Königreich hervorgehen werden. Nach ihnen aber wird ein anderer aufkommen, der wird ganz anders sein als die vorigen und wird drei Könige stürzen. (Offb 17,12)25Er wird den Höchsten lästern und die Heiligen des Höchsten vernichten und wird sich unterstehen, Festzeiten und Gesetz zu ändern. Sie werden in seine Hand gegeben werden eine Zeit und zwei Zeiten und eine halbe Zeit. (Dan 12,7; Offb 13,5)26Danach wird das Gericht gehalten werden; dann wird ihm seine Macht genommen und ganz und gar vernichtet werden.27Aber das Reich und die Macht und die Gewalt über die Königreiche unter dem ganzen Himmel wird dem Volk der Heiligen des Höchsten gegeben werden, dessen Reich ewig ist, und alle Mächte werden ihm dienen und gehorchen.28Das war das Ende der Rede. Aber ich, Daniel, wurde sehr beunruhigt in meinen Gedanken und jede Farbe war aus meinem Antlitz gewichen; doch behielt ich die Rede in meinem Herzen. (Dan 8,18; Dan 10,8)
1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. (Dan 1,17; Dan 2,28; Dan 4,5; Dan 5,1; Dan 7,15)2Daniel declared,[1] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. (Hes 37,9; Dan 8,8; Dan 11,4; Sach 2,6; Offb 7,1)3And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. (Offb 13,1)4The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.5And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ (Dan 2,39)6After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it. (Dan 11,5; Hab 1,8; Offb 13,2)7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. (Dan 7,19; Dan 7,20; Dan 7,23; Offb 12,3; Offb 13,1; Offb 17,12)8I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. (Dan 7,20; Dan 7,24; Dan 8,9; Offb 13,5)
The Ancient of Days Reigns
9“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. (1Kön 22,19; Ps 90,2; Hes 1,16; Hes 10,2; Dan 7,22; Mt 19,28; Mt 28,3; Offb 1,14; Offb 20,4)10A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. (Ps 21,9; Ps 68,17; Ps 103,21; Dan 7,22; Dan 7,26; Sach 3,4; Hebr 12,22; Offb 5,11; Offb 11,18; Offb 20,4; Offb 20,12)11“I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. (Dan 7,8; Offb 19,20; Offb 20,10)12As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. (Dan 7,14; Dan 7,26)
The Son of Man Is Given Dominion
13“I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. (Dan 7,9; Mt 26,64; Mk 14,62; Offb 1,7; Offb 14,14)14And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. (Ps 110,1; Jes 9,6; Dan 2,44; Dan 3,4; Offb 11,15)
Daniel’s Vision Interpreted
15“As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me[2] was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. (Dan 7,1)16I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.17‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. (Dan 7,3)18But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’ (Dan 7,22; Dan 7,27; Mt 25,34; 1Kor 6,2; Offb 2,26; Offb 20,4)19“Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, (Dan 7,7)20and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. (Dan 7,8)21As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them, (Dan 8,24)22until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom. (Dan 7,9; Dan 7,13; Dan 7,18)23“Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces. (Dan 7,19)24As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.25He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. (Dan 2,9; Dan 2,21; Dan 11,36; Dan 12,7; Offb 12,14)26But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end. (Dan 6,26; Dan 7,10; Dan 7,12; Dan 7,14)27And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[3] (Dan 2,44; Dan 7,18)28“Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart.” (Jer 23,9; Dan 4,5; Dan 4,19; Dan 5,6; Dan 5,10; Dan 7,15; Dan 8,27; Dan 10,8; Dan 10,16; Lk 2,19; Lk 2,51)
1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.2Daniel said: ‘In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.3Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.4‘The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.5‘And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, “Get up and eat your fill of flesh!”6‘After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.7‘After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast – terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.8‘While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.9‘As I looked, ‘thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.11‘Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.12(The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)13‘In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[1] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.14He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshipped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
The interpretation of the dream
15‘I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.16I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. ‘So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things:17“The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth.18But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it for ever – yes, for ever and ever.”19‘Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws – the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.20I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell – the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.21As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them,22until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favour of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.23‘He gave me this explanation: “The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.24The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.25He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[2]26‘ “But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed for ever.27Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.”28‘This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.’
Daniel 7
King James Version
1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.4The first was like a lion, and had eagle' wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man' heart was given to it.5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.16I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;22Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.28Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
1Au cours de la première année du règne de Balthazar, roi de Babylone[1], comme Daniel était couché sur son lit, il eut un rêve: des visions se présentèrent à son esprit. Il consigna le rêve par écrit. En voici le récit:2Au cours de mes visions nocturnes, je regardais et voici que les quatre vents du ciel agitaient la grande mer[2]. (Offb 13,1)3Quatre bêtes[3] énormes, différentes les unes des autres, surgirent de la mer.4La première ressemblait à un lion avec des ailes d’aigle. Tandis que je la regardais, ses ailes lui furent arrachées, elle fut soulevée de terre et dressée sur ses pieds comme un homme, un cœur humain lui fut donné.5Et voici que surgit une deuxième bête, ressemblant à un ours: elle était dressée sur un côté et tenait dans sa gueule trois côtes entre les dents. J’entendis qu’on lui disait: « Debout, mange beaucoup de chair! »6Après cela, je continuai à regarder et je vis un autre animal qui ressemblait à un léopard, avec quatre ailes d’oiseaux sur le dos et quatre têtes. Le pouvoir lui fut donné.7Après cela, dans mes visions nocturnes, je vis surgir une quatrième bête, effrayante, terrifiante et d’une force extraordinaire; elle avait d’énormes dents de fer, elle dévorait, déchiquetait et piétinait ce qui restait de ses victimes; elle était bien différente de toutes les bêtes qui l’avaient précédée; elle avait aussi dix cornes.8J’observais ces cornes et voilà qu’au milieu d’elles surgit une autre corne plus petite: trois des premières cornes furent arrachées devant elle. Sur cette corne, il y avait des yeux ressemblant à des yeux humains, et une bouche qui parlait avec arrogance.
Le Fils de l’homme
9Je regardai encore pendant qu’on installait des trônes, un vieillard âgé de très nombreux jours[4] ╵prit place sur l’un d’eux. Son vêtement ╵était blanc comme de la neige[5] et ses cheveux étaient ╵comme la laine nettoyée. Son trône[6], embrasé de flammes de feu, avait des roues de feu ardent. (Offb 1,14; Offb 20,11)10Un fleuve de feu jaillissait et coulait devant lui, des millions d’êtres le servaient, et des centaines de millions ╵se tenaient debout devant lui. La cour de justice prit place et l’on ouvrit des livres[7]. (Offb 5,11; Offb 20,12)11Je regardai toujours. Alors, à cause des propos arrogants proférés par la corne, je vis qu’on tuait la bête et que son corps était détruit, jeté dans un brasier de feu.12Quant au reste des bêtes, on leur enleva leur pouvoir mais on leur accorda une prolongation de vie jusqu’à un temps et un moment fixés.13Je regardai encore dans mes visions nocturnes: Sur les nuées du ciel, je vis venir quelqu’un ╵semblable à un fils d’homme. Il s’avança jusqu’au vieillard ╵âgé de nombreux jours et on le fit approcher devant lui[8]. (Mt 24,30; Mt 26,64; Mk 13,26; Mk 14,62; Lk 21,27; Offb 1,7; Offb 1,13; Offb 14,14)14On lui donna la souveraineté, ╵et la gloire et la royauté, et tous les peuples, toutes les nations, ╵les hommes de toutes les langues ╵lui apportèrent leurs hommages. Sa souveraineté est éternelle, elle ne passera jamais, et quant à son royaume, ╵il ne sera jamais détruit[9]. (Offb 11,15)15Moi, Daniel, je fus profondément angoissé au-dedans de moi et mes visions me remplirent d’effroi.16Je m’approchai de l’un de ceux qui se tenaient là pour lui demander quelle était la signification véritable de tout ce que j’avais vu. Il me répondit pour m’en donner l’interprétation.17« Ces quatre bêtes énormes, dit-il, représentent quatre rois[10] qui apparaîtront sur la terre. (Dan 2,37)18Mais la royauté sera donnée aux membres du peuple saint du Très-Haut et ils la posséderont pour toujours, éternellement. »19Alors je voulus être fixé avec certitude au sujet de la quatrième bête qui était si différente de toutes les autres, cette bête très effrayante qui avait des dents de fer et des griffes de bronze, qui dévorait, déchiquetait et piétinait ce qui restait de ses victimes.20Je voulus aussi savoir ce que représentaient les dix cornes qu’elle avait sur la tête et l’autre corne qui avait poussé et devant laquelle trois des premières cornes étaient tombées, cette corne qui avait des yeux et une bouche parlant avec arrogance et qui paraissait plus grande que les autres.21Tandis que je regardais, cette corne faisait la guerre aux membres du peuple saint et elle remportait la victoire sur eux[11] (Offb 13,7)22jusqu’à ce que vienne le vieillard âgé de nombreux jours, et que le jugement soit rendu en faveur des membres du peuple saint du Très-Haut et qu’arrive pour eux le temps de prendre possession de la royauté[12]. (Offb 17,12)23Celui que j’avais interrogé me dit: « La quatrième bête représente un quatrième royaume qui apparaîtra sur la terre. Il sera différent de tous les royaumes précédents: il dévorera le monde entier, le piétinera et le déchiquettera.24Les dix cornes représentent dix rois qui surgiront de ce royaume. Un autre roi se lèvera après eux, il sera différent de ses prédécesseurs. Il renversera trois rois.25Il proférera des paroles contre le Très-Haut, opprimera les membres du peuple saint du Très-Haut, entreprendra de changer le calendrier et la loi; et le peuple saint sera livré à sa merci pendant un temps, deux temps et la moitié d’un temps[13]. (Offb 12,14; Offb 13,5)26Mais alors, la cour de justice siégera et on ôtera la domination à ce roi pour l’anéantir et la faire disparaître définitivement.27Le règne, la souveraineté et la grandeur de tous les royaumes qui sont sous le ciel seront attribués aux membres du peuple saint du Très-Haut. Le règne de ce peuple est éternel, et toutes les puissances du monde le serviront et lui obéiront[14]. » (Offb 22,5)28Ici prend fin le récit. Quant à moi, Daniel, je fus très effrayé par mes pensées et j’en devins blême. Je gardai ces choses en mémoire.