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نص الكتاب المقدسصوت اصطناعي (ذكاء اصطناعي)
مِنْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَى كُلِّ ٱلشُّعُوبِ وَٱلْأُمَمِ وَٱلْأَلْسِنَةِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا: لِيَكْثُرْ سَلَامُكُمْ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 6:25دانيال 3:4بطرس الأولى 1:2اَلْآيَاتُ وَٱلْعَجَائِبُ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعِي ٱللهُ ٱلْعَلِيُّ، حَسُنَ عِنْدِي أَنْ أُخْبِرَ بِهَا. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 3:26المزامير 66:16أعمال الرسل 26:9-16آيَاتُهُ مَا أَعْظَمَهَا، وَعَجَائِبُهُ مَا أَقْوَاهَا! مَلَكُوتُهُ مَلَكُوتٌ أَبَدِيٌّ وَسُلْطَانُهُ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ. انظر أيضًا: المزامير 145:13إشعياء 25:1دانيال 2:44أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ قَدْ كُنْتُ مُطْمَئِنًّا فِي بَيْتِي وَنَاضِرًا فِي قَصْرِي. انظر أيضًا: إشعياء 47:7-8حزقيال 28:17لوقا 12:19-20رَأَيْتُ حُلْمًا فَرَوَّعَنِي، وَٱلْأَفْكَارُ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَرُؤَى رَأْسِي أَفْزَعَتْنِي. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 2:1أيوب 7:13-14دانيال 2:28-29فَصَدَرَ مِنِّي أَمْرٌ بِإِحْضَارِ جَمِيعِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ قُدَّامِي لِيُعَرِّفُونِي بِتَعْبِيرِ ٱلْحُلْمِ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 2:2التكوين 41:7-8إشعياء 8:19حِينَئِذٍ حَضَرَ ٱلْمَجُوسُ وَٱلسَّحَرَةُ وَٱلْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْمُنَجِّمُونَ، وَقَصَصْتُ ٱلْحُلْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَلَمْ يُعَرِّفُونِي بِتَعْبِيرِهِ. انظر أيضًا: إشعياء 44:25دانيال 2:7إرميا 27:9-10أَخِيرًا دَخَلَ قُدَّامِي دَانِيآلُ ٱلَّذِي ٱسْمُهُ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ كَٱسْمِ إِلَهِي، وَٱلَّذِي فِيهِ رُوحُ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، فَقَصَصْتُ ٱلْحُلْمَ قُدَّامَهُ: انظر أيضًا: دانيال 1:7دانيال 5:14دانيال 4:18«يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ، كَبِيرُ ٱلْمَجُوسِ، مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، وَلَا يَعْسُرُ عَلَيْكَ سِرٌّ، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرُؤَى حُلْمِي ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ وَبِتَعْبِيرِهِ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 5:11دانيال 2:48دانيال 4:8فَرُؤَى رَأْسِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي هِيَ: أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَى فَإِذَا بِشَجَرَةٍ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَطُولُهَا عَظِيمٌ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:5إرميا 12:2حزقيال 31:3-18فَكَبُرَتِ ٱلشَّجَرَةُ وَقَوِيَتْ، فَبَلَغَ عُلُوُّهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَمَنْظَرُهَا إِلَى أَقْصَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ. انظر أيضًا: التثنية 9:1دانيال 4:21-22متى 11:23أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةٌ وَثَمَرُهَا كَثِيرٌ وَفِيهَا طَعَامٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا ٱسْتَظَلَّ حَيَوَانُ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَفِي أَغْصَانِهَا سَكَنَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَطَعِمَ مِنْهَا كُلُّ ٱلْبَشَرِ. انظر أيضًا: لوقا 13:19مراثي إرميا 4:20حزقيال 31:6-7كُنْتُ أَرَى فِي رُؤَى رَأْسِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَإِذَا بِسَاهِرٍ وَقُدُّوسٍ نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، انظر أيضًا: التثنية 33:2دانيال 7:1دانيال 8:13فَصَرَخَ بِشِدَّةٍ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا: ٱقْطَعُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ، وَٱقْضِبُوا أَغْصَانَهَا، وَٱنْثُرُوا أَوْرَاقَهَا، وَٱبْذُرُوا ثَمَرَهَا، لِيَهْرُبَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا وَٱلطُّيُورُ مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا. انظر أيضًا: متى 3:10دانيال 4:23حزقيال 31:12-13وَلَكِنِ ٱتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَبِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَلْيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ نَصِيبُهُ مَعَ ٱلْحَيَوَانِ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ. انظر أيضًا: أيوب 14:7-9دانيال 4:25-27حزقيال 29:14-15لِيَتَغَيَّرْ قَلْبُهُ عَنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ، وَلْيُعْطَ قَلْبَ حَيَوَانٍ، وَلْتَمْضِ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:23الرؤيا 12:14دانيال 4:25هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلسَّاهِرِينَ، وَٱلْحُكْمُ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، لِكَىْ تَعْلَمَ ٱلْأَحْيَاءُ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ، فَيُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَيُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْهَا أَدْنَى ٱلنَّاسِ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 2:21دانيال 4:25المزامير 75:6-7هَذَا ٱلْحُلْمُ رَأَيْتُهُ أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ فَبَيِّنْ تَعْبِيرَهُ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ حُكَمَاءِ مَمْلَكَتِي لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يُعَرِّفُونِي بِٱلتَّعْبِيرِ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ، لِأَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ». انظر أيضًا: دانيال 5:15التكوين 41:8دانيال 5:8حِينَئِذٍ تَحَيَّرَ دَانِيآلُ ٱلَّذِي ٱسْمُهُ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَفْزَعَتْهُ أَفْكَارُهُ. أَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ: «يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ، لَا يُفْزِعُكَ ٱلْحُلْمُ وَلَا تَعْبِيرُهُ». فَأَجَابَ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، ٱلْحُلْمُ لِمُبْغِضِيكَ وَتَعْبِيرُهُ لِأَعَادِيكَ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 7:28دانيال 8:27صموئيل الثاني 18:31-32اَلشَّجَرَةُ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، ٱلَّتِي كَبُرَتْ وَقَوِيَتْ وَبَلَغَ عُلُوُّهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَمَنْظَرُهَا إِلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، انظر أيضًا: حزقيال 31:3دانيال 4:10-12حزقيال 31:16وَأَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةٌ وَثَمَرُهَا كَثِيرٌ وَفِيهَا طَعَامٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا سَكَنَ حَيَوَانُ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَفِي أَغْصَانِهَا سَكَنَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَنْتَ يَاأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، ٱلَّذِي كَبُرْتَ وَتَقَوَّيْتَ، وَعَظَمَتُكَ قَدْ زَادَتْ وَبَلَغَتْ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَسُلْطَانُكَ إِلَى أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. انظر أيضًا: صموئيل الثاني 12:7دانيال 2:37-38إرميا 27:6-8وَحَيْثُ رَأَى ٱلْمَلِكُ سَاهِرًا وَقُدُّوسًا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: ٱقْطَعُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ وَأَهْلِكُوهَا، وَلَكِنِ ٱتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَبِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَلْيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ نَصِيبُهُ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ، حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 5:21دانيال 4:13-16فَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلتَّعْبِيرُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، وَهَذَا هُوَ قَضَاءُ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي عَلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ: انظر أيضًا: المزامير 107:40أيوب 40:11-12إشعياء 46:10-11يَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَتَكُونُ سُكْنَاكَ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، وَيَبُلُّونَكَ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، فَتَمْضِي عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَيُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:17إرميا 27:5المزامير 83:18وَحَيْثُ أَمَرُوا بِتَرْكِ سَاقِ أُصُولِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ، فَإِنَّ مَمْلَكَتَكَ تَثْبُتُ لَكَ عِنْدَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاءَ سُلْطَانٌ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:15متى 5:34متى 21:20لِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، فَلْتَكُنْ مَشُورَتِي مَقْبُولَةً لَدَيْكَ، وَفَارِقْ خَطَايَاكَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَآثَامَكَ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِلْمَسَاكِينِ، لَعَلَّهُ يُطَالُ ٱطْمِئْنَانُكَ». انظر أيضًا: إشعياء 55:6-7يونان 3:9حزقيال 18:27-32كُلُّ هَذَا جَاءَ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ. انظر أيضًا: العدد 23:19زكريا 1:6متى 24:35عِنْدَ نِهَايَةِ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا كَانَ يَتَمَشَّى عَلَى قَصْرِ مَمْلَكَةِ بَابِلَ. انظر أيضًا: الرؤيا 2:21بطرس الثانية 3:9-10بطرس الأولى 3:20وَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ بَابِلَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةَ ٱلَّتِي بَنَيْتُهَا لِبَيْتِ ٱلْمُلْكِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱقْتِدَارِي، وَلِجَلَالِ مَجْدِي؟» انظر أيضًا: الأمثال 16:18لوقا 14:11إشعياء 10:8-15وَٱلْكَلِمَةُ بَعْدُ بِفَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَقَعَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ قَائِلًا: «لَكَ يَقُولُونَ يَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: إِنَّ ٱلْمُلْكَ قَدْ زَالَ عَنْكَ. انظر أيضًا: لوقا 12:20الرؤيا 16:7أعمال الرسل 9:3-5وَيَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَتَكُونُ سُكْنَاكَ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، فَتَمْضِي عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَأَنَّهُ يُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ». انظر أيضًا: دانيال 5:21إرميا 27:5أيوب 12:18-21فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ تَمَّ ٱلْأَمْرُ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ، فَطُرِدَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَأَكَلَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، وَٱبْتَلَّ جِسْمُهُ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ حَتَّى طَالَ شَعْرُهُ مِثْلَ ٱلنُّسُورِ، وَأَظْفَارُهُ مِثْلَ ٱلطُّيُورِ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:25دانيال 4:32إشعياء 30:14وَعِنْدَ ٱنْتِهَاءِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، رَفَعْتُ عَيْنَيَّ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَبَارَكْتُ ٱلْعَلِيَّ وَسَبَّحْتُ وَحَمَدْتُ ٱلْحَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، ٱلَّذِي سُلْطَانُهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَبَدِيٌّ، وَمَلَكُوتُهُ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ. انظر أيضًا: الرؤيا 4:10المزامير 145:13دانيال 12:7وَحُسِبَتْ جَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ كَلَا شَيْءَ، وَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ كَمَا يَشَاءُ فِي جُنْدِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَسُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يَمْنَعُ يَدَهُ أَوْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟». انظر أيضًا: أيوب 42:2المزامير 135:6المزامير 115:3فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَعَادَ إِلَيَّ جَلَالُ مَمْلَكَتِي وَمَجْدِي وَبَهَائِي، وَطَلَبَنِي مُشِيرِيَّ وَعُظَمَائِي، وَتَثَبَّتُّ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي وَٱزْدَادَتْ لِي عَظَمَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. انظر أيضًا: دانيال 4:34الأمثال 22:4متى 6:33فَٱلْآنَ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، أُسَبِّحُ وَأُعَظِّمُ وَأَحْمَدُ مَلِكَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، ٱلَّذِي كُلُّ أَعْمَالِهِ حَقٌّ وَطُرُقِهِ عَدْلٌ، وَمَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ فَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُذِلَّهُ. انظر أيضًا: يعقوب 4:6-7المزامير 33:4-5بطرس الأولى 5:5-6
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دانيال 4:1
Ver. 1. Palace. He continues the edict, having subdued all his enemies. C. ---
Daniel recites his words. The king had the dream in the 34th year of his reign, which continued in all forty-three, including the seven of absence. W.
↑ 1دانيال 4:5
Ver. 5. Colleague. Chal. also, "another, or afterwards, (H.) or at last." C. --- My god. He says this, because the name of Baltassar, or Belteshazzar, is derived from the name of Bel, the chief god of the Babylonians. Ch. --- Gods. He speaks conformably to his false opinion; (S. Jer.) or, being instructed by Daniel, he testifies that the Holy Spirit enlightens the prophet. Theod. Gr.
has "god," which S. Jerom disapproves; though the plural is often used for the true God. Reason evinces that only the Deity can disclose the secrets of futurity. Gen. xli. 38. C.
↑ 5دانيال 4:6
Ver. 6. And the. He is convinced that Daniel could do both, but condescends now to relate his dream. H.
↑ 6دانيال 4:7
Ver. 7. Tree often denotes princes; (Ezec. xxxi. 3.) and according to the false principles (C.) of those who pretend to explain dreams, always (H.) implies some great personage. Achmet. C.
200. Grot. --- But nothing is more vain than these pretensions. C.
↑ 7دانيال 4:10
Ver. 10. A watcher. A vigilant angel, perhaps the guardian of Israel. Ch. --- Chal.
hir; (H.) whence Iris the messenger of the gods, is derived. S. Jer. --- Theodot.
retains eir. See S. Jer. in Ps. lxxvi. 4. The Scholiast (Rom. ed.) says: "the Sept.
renders it an angel, the rest a watcher. "
These supernatural agents H. and saints are represented as judges. v. 14. C.
↑ 10دانيال 4:11
Ver. 11. Branches, to shew that all (H.) the king's subjects should abandon him.
↑ 11دانيال 4:12
Ver. 12. Let it, the tree, representing the king who was confined when he began to shew signs of madness: but he broke loose, and fled away. C.
↑ 12دانيال 4:13
Ver. 13. Changed, &c. It does not appear, by Scripture, that Nabuchodonosor was changed from human shape, much less that he was changed into an ox, but only that he lost his reason, and became mad; and in this condition remained abroad in the company of beasts, eating grass like an ox, till his hair grew in such a manner as to resemble the feathers of an eagle, and his nails to be like birds' claws. Ch. --- Origen represents the whole as an allegorical description of the fall of Lucifer. See S. Jer. But his arguments have made little impression: and it is universally believed that Nabuchodonosor was thus punished for his pride, after a whole year had been allowed him to see if he would repent. The manner of this strange metamorphose has been variously explained.
But it seems that he was seized with the species of madness styled Lycanthropy, (C.) as Virgil (Ec. vi. 48.) relates of the daughters of Prœtus, who
"with mimick'd mooings fill'd the fields." H.
--- Thus many fancy they are kings, or horses, (C.) and that they are continually mounting above the clouds, of which we have an instance in a woman still living at Whitby, who in other respects appears to be sufficiently sensible, (H.) as Tertullian and others think Nabuchodonosor was, that he might suffer more. Yet it is commonly supposed he lost his senses for a while, till God was pleased to restore them at the time appointed; when his former humiliating state might make a deep impression upon his mind, as well as upon his subjects, and caution all future generations to guard against the fatal consequences of pride. His son, Evilmerodac, probably ruled during his absence. Most of the Chaldee writings have perished; so that we need not be surprised if they take no notice of this event, wheich was so disgraceful to the nation. Yet Megasthenes, (in Eus.
præp. ix. ultra) seems to hint at it, when he represents the king seized with a divine fury, and crying out: (C. Diss.) "I, the same Nabuchodonosor, foretell unto you, Babylonians, a fatal calamity, which neither my ancestor Belus, nor even the kingdom of Bel, (H. the gods) have power to avert. For a Persian mule ( Cyrus. C.) shall come, assisted by your demons, and bring on slavery...Having uttered this oracle, he suddenly disappeared." H. --- Beast's heart. In his hypochondriac temper he imagined himself (C.) to be an ox, (H.) avoided the society of men, going naked and feeding on grass, upon his hands and feet, till (after seven years) God restored him to his senses and kingdom.
W. --- The food which he used would tend to purge him, and naturally abate the disorder. Barthol. --- Yet none but God could tell precisely when the madness would seize or leave him. --- Times. This usually denotes years, in Daniel; (vii.
25. and xii. 7.) and of course (C.) we must understand it here in this sense; (W.) though some have explained it of an indeterminate length of time, or of weeks, months, or seasons. Only winter and summer were admitted, so that his period would thus suffice. See Theod. C.
↑ 13دانيال 4:14
Ver. 14. Over it. Kings are not always of the most noble dispositions. H. --- "All honour comes from Jove." Homer. Ili. 17. --- Let the greatest monarchs be humble, (H.) and cast their crowns at the feet of God. C.
↑ 14دانيال 4:16
Ver. 16. Hour. Chal. shaha, (H.) implies "a little while;" (Grot.) yet of some duration, not precisely like one of the modern hours. The prophet was silent, being troubled by the divine spirit, (C. x. 8.) at the view of impending misery; or unwilling to hurt the king's feelings, till he should urge him to speak. C. --- He was sorry to denounce such calamities, yet must speak the truth. W. ---
Trouble. Theodot. "make thee hurry." He perceived the prophet's anxiety, and encouraged him.
↑ 16دانيال 4:23
Ver. 23. Remain. His son and the nobles should act in his name. v. 13.
↑ 23دانيال 4:24
Ver. 24. Alms. Chal. "justice," is often taken in this sense. Syr. &c. 2 Cor. ix. 9.
C. --- The prediction was conditional, and therefore Daniel exhorts the king to strive to obtain pardon by the powerful remedy of alms-deeds; as he did, after enduring some punishment. W. --- Yet this is very doubtful. v. 31.
↑ 24دانيال 4:25
Ver. 25. Came. Daniel informs us of this event, unless the king speak of himself in the third person, from v. 16 to 31, giving an account of what he had heard and experienced. H. --- A year of trial was allowed him at first; (Theod.) or he obtained this reprieve by his alms, and lost his former merit by relapsing into pride. S. Jer.
↑ 25دانيال 4:27
Ver. 27. Answered his own vain thoughts. H. --- He was admiring the city, (C.) which he had greatly enlarged and beautified. Berosus &c.
↑ 27دانيال 4:31
Ver. 31. Heaven: God having looked on me with pity. S. Aug. (ep. 111. C. or 122.
W.) seems to think that he was saved; and the author of the B. on Pred. & grace, (c. 15) attributes to him, remarks that his repentance was different from that of Pharao. Hence none must despair. S. Jer.
ep. vii. to Læta. --- See Theod. A. Lap. &c. who maintain that same opinion: but S. Thomas expresses his doubts. Isaias (xiv. 9.) seems to condign him to hell; and the king here manifests his adhesion to Bel, (v. 5.) and great inconstancy.
C. ii. 47. and iii. 15. His conviction seems therefore to have been only in speculation, (C.) or momentary, like that of the philosophers, (Rom. i.) which would render them more criminal; and we must confess, (H.) that this conversion is very equivocal. Sanctius. v. 24 and 34. H.
↑ 31دانيال 4:32
Ver. 32. With, or "by the powers ( angels. v. 10.)...as by men." Grot. --- The stars are also frequently thus described. Mat. xxiv. 29. The king probably believed that the God of the Jews was above his gods, the sun, fire, &c. C.
↑ 32دانيال 4:33
Ver. 33. Shape. He had not assumed that of an ox, (H.) but had greatly neglected his person, (C.) so that he was covered with hair, &c. v. 30. H.
↑ 33دانيال 4:34
Ver. 34. I, &c. From this place some commentators infer, that this king became a true convert, and dying not long after, was probably saved. Ch. Jos. Ant. 10
--- This is the last act of his which is recorded. If he had lived much longer, he would probably have restored the Jews. W. --- But the time decreed by heaven for their liberation was not yet arrived. H.
↑ 34الترخيص: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · الشكر والتراخيص