In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. DANS LA TROISIÈME ANNÉE DU RÈGNE DE JEHOIAKIM - cf. Jérémie 25:1, "la quatrième année:" Jehoiakim monta sur le trône à la fin de l'année, que Jérémie considère comme la p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. LE SEIGNEUR REMIT ENTRE SES MAINS JEHOIAKIM, ROI DE JUDA, AVEC UN... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; ASHPENAZ LE MAÎTRE DE SES EUNUQUES - appelé en Turquie le «Kislar Aga». «Eunuques» signifie les chambellans du roi. CERTAIN ... DE LA... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. DES ENFANTS CHEZ QUI IL N'Y A... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. ET LE ROI LEUR A DONNÉ UNE PROVISION QUOTIDIENNE DE VIANDE DU ROI. Il est habituel pour un roi oriental de re... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: PARMI CEUX-CI, IL Y AVAIT MAINTENANT DES ENFANTS DE JUDA - la tribu la plus noble, étant celle à laquelle appartenait la "semence du roi" (cf. Daniel 1:3).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. À QUI LE PRINCE DES EUNUQUES A DONNÉ DES NOMS - conçu pour marquer leur nouvelle relation, afin qu'ils puissent... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. DANIEL SE PROPOSAIT DANS SON CŒUR DE NE PAS SE SOUILLER AVEC LA PORTION DE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. DIEU AVAIT AMENÉ DANIEL EN FAVEUR. La faveur des autres envers les pieux est l'oeuvre de Dieu. Donc dans le cas de Joseph (Genèse 39:21). Surtout vers Israël (Psaume 106:46; cf. Proverbes 16:7).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. POURQUOI DEVRAIT-IL VOIR VOS VISAGES M... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, PUIS DIT DANIEL À MEIZAR - plutôt "à l'intendant", ou au maître d'hôtel, chargé par Ashpenaz de fournir la portion quotidienne aux jeunes (Gesenius). Le mot est toujours utilisé en Per... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. PULSE. L'hébreu [ zeero`iym (H2235)] exprime tout légume cultivé à partir de graines - i: e., nourriture végétale en général (Gesenius).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. ALORS QUE NOS VISAGES SOIENT REGARDÉS DEVANT TOI ... ET COMME TU LE VOIS, TRAITE AVEC TES SERVITEURS - illustrant Deuté... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THUS MELZAR TOOK AWAY THE PORTION OF THEIR MEAT, AND THE WINE THAT THEY SHOULD DRINK; AND GAVE THEM PULSE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. DIEU LEUR A DONNÉ DES CONNAISSANCES ET DES COMPÉTENCES DANS TOUT APPRENTISSAGE ET TOUTE SAGESSE - ainsi Dieu "a rempli Bezaleel de l'Esprit de Dieu, en... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. À LA FIN DES JOURS - à la fin des trois années (Daniel 1:5), ce qui était l'heure fixée pour la formation. LE PRINCE DES EUNUQUES LES A AMENÉS À - i:... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. ILS SE TENAIENT DONC DEVANT LE ROI - i: e., étaient avancés à une position de faveur près du trône.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. LE ROI ... LES A TROUVÉS DIX FOIS MEILLEURS QUE TOUS LES MAGICIENS - "dix fois", littéralement, "dix mains". MAGICIE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. DANIEL A CONTINUÉ JUSQU'À LA PREMIÈRE ANNÉE DE ... CYRUS - (2 Chroniques 36:22; Esdras 1:1). Non pas que Daniel n'ait pas continué au-delà de cette année, mais l'expression est conçue pour marquer le fait que celui qui fut l'un des prem... [ Continuer la lecture ]