Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Puni de folie pour son arrogance, il tombe au niveau des bêtes
(illustrant Psaume 49:6; Psaume 49:10 - Psaume 49:12). L'opposition
entre la vie bestiale et humaine présentée... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God
hath wrought toward me.
JE L'AI TROUVÉ BON - `C'était bien avant moi '(Psaume 107:2 -
Psaume 107:8). POUR MONTRER LES SIGNES ET LES MERVEILLES QUE LE DIEU
SUPÉRIEUR A PRODUIT CONTRE MOI - des signes significatifs de l'action
omnip... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_HOW GREAT ARE HIS SIGNS! AND HOW MIGHTY ARE HIS WONDERS! HIS KINGDOM
IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND HIS DOMINION IS FROM GENERATION TO
GENERATION._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my
palace:
MOI, NEBUCADNETSAR ÉTAIT AU REPOS - mes guerres finies, mon royaume
en paix.
ET FLORISSANT - `vert. ' Image d'un arbre "planté par les eaux"
(Jérémie 17:8). Approprié à l'image du rêve, Daniel 4:10, notez.
Prospère (Job... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_I SAW A DREAM WHICH MADE ME AFRAID, AND THE THOUGHTS UPON MY BED AND
THE VISIONS OF MY HEAD TROUBLED ME._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon
before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of
the dream.
J'AI DONC PRIS UN DÉCRET POUR FAIRE ENTRER TOUS LES SAGES DE
BABYLONE AVANT MOI, AFIN QU'ILS ME FASSENT CONNAÎTRE
L'INTERPRÉTATION DU RÊVE. Cela peut se... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN CAME IN THE MAGICIANS, THE ASTROLOGERS, THE CHALDEANS, AND THE
SOOTHSAYERS: AND I TOLD THE DREAM BEFORE THEM; BUT THEY DID NOT MAKE
KNOWN UNTO ME THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was
Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the
spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
DANIEL ... DONT LE NOM ÉTAIT BELTESHAZZAR - appelé ainsi du dieu
Bel ou Belus (voir note, Daniel 1:7).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the
spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell
me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation
thereof.
Ô BELTESHAZZAR, MAÎTRE DES MAGICIENS, CAR JE SAIS QUE L’ESPRIT
DES DIEUX SAINTS EST... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a
tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
J'AI VU ... UN ARBRE - donc l'Assyrien est comparé à un "cèdre au
Liban" (Ézéchiel 31:3; cf. Ézéchiel 17:24," Moi, le Seigneur, j'ai
abattu l'arbre haut, j'ai exalt... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THE TREE GREW, AND WAS STRONG, AND THE HEIGHT THEREOF REACHED UNTO
HEAVEN, AND THE SIGHT THEREOF TO THE END OF ALL THE EARTH:_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the
fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed
of it.
LES BÊTES DES CHAMPS AVAIENT DE L'OMBRE EN DESSOUS - ce qui implique
que le dess... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher
and an holy one came down from heaven;
J'AI VU ... UN OBSERVATEUR ET UN SAINT SONT DESCENDUS DU CIEL -
plutôt, "même un saint". Un seul ange est destiné, et il ne fait
pas partie des mauvais, mais des saints anges. Appelé un
«obs... [ Continuer la lecture ]
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his
branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts
get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
DESCENDEZ L'ARBORESCENCE - (Matthieu 3:10; Luc 13:7," Voici, ces
trois années, je viens chercher du frui... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a
band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it
be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts
in the grass of the earth:
LAISSER LA SOUCHE DE SES RACINES DANS LA TERRE, MÊME AVEC UNE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given
unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
QUE SON CŒUR SOIT CHANGÉ DU - "cœur" de l'homme, comprenant
(Ésaïe 6:10, "Make the heart de ce peuple gras ").
SEPT FOIS - i: e., années (Daniel 12:7). "Sept" est le nombre
parfai... [ Continuer la lecture ]
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the
word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the
most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
LA DEMANDE PAR LA PAROLE DES SAINTS - i... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THIS DREAM I KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR HAVE SEEN. NOW THOU, O BELTESHAZZAR,
DECLARE THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF, FORASMUCH AS ALL THE WISE MEN OF
MY KINGDOM ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE KNOWN UNTO ME THE INTERPRETATION: BUT
THOU ART ABLE; FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLY GODS IS IN THEE._
No JFB commentary on this ver... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour,
and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar,
let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee.
Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that
hate thee, and the interpret... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height
reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
L'ARBRE QUE TU AS VU ... DONT LES FEUILLES ÉTAIENT BELLES, ET LE
FRUIT EN GRANDE PARTIE ... SOUS LEQUEL LES BÊTES ... HABITAIENT, ET
SUR LES BRANCHES DESQUELLES LE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy
greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the
end of the earth.
C'EST TOI, Ô ROI. Il parle de manière précise et sans
circonlocution (ainsi Nathan dit à David, 2 Samuel 12:7," Tu es
l'homme "). Tout en ayant pi... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEREAS THE KING SAW A WATCHER AND AN HOLY ONE COMING DOWN FROM
HEAVEN, AND SAYING, HEW THE TREE DOWN, AND DESTROY IT; YET LEAVE THE
STUMP OF THE ROOTS THEREOF IN THE EARTH, EVEN WITH A BAND OF IRON_ _
AND BRASS, IN THE TENDER GRASS OF THE FIELD; AND LET IT BE WET WITH
THE DEW OF HEAVEN, AND LE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the
most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
CECI EST LE DÉCRET DU TRÈS-HAUT. Ce qui a été appelé dans Daniel
4:17 par Nabuchodonosor "le décret de les veilleurs "est ici plus
précisément appelé par Daniel" le décret du Très-Ha... [ Continuer la lecture ]
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with
the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as
oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times
shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men, and givet... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy
kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that
the heavens do rule.
TON ROYAUME TE SERA SÛR, APRÈS CELA TU CONNAÎTRAS ... - une
promesse de grâce spirituelle à lui, amenant le jugement à
humilier, pas à... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break
off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy
to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
BRISEZ VOS PÉCHÉS PAR LA DROITURE - comme un joug exaspérant
(Genèse 27:40). Le péché est une lour... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_ALL THIS CAME UPON THE KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON
THIS VERSE.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of
Babylon.
AU BOUT DE DOUZE MOIS. Ce répit lui a été accordé pour le laisser
sans excuse. Donc les 120 ans accordés avant le déluge (Genèse
6:3). À la première annonce du jugement à venir, il fut alarmé,
comme Achab, qui pour le... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have
built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for
the honour of my majesty?
N'EST-CE PAS CETTE GRANDE BABYLONE QUE J'AI CONSTRUITE? Hérodote
attribue la construction de Babylone à Sémiramis et Nitocris, son
infor... [ Continuer la lecture ]
While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from
heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The
kingdom is departed from thee.
ALORS QUE LE MOT ÉTAIT DANS LA BOUCHE DU ROI, UNE VOIX TOMBA DU
CIEL, DISANT - dans l'acte même de parler, de sorte qu'il ne pouvait
y av... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY SHALL DRIVE THEE FROM MEN, AND THY DWELLING SHALL BE WITH
THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD: THEY SHALL MAKE THEE TO EAT GRASS AS OXEN,
AND SEVEN TIMES SHALL PASS OVER THEE, UNTIL THOU KNOW THAT THE MOST
HIGH RULETH IN THE KINGDOM OF MEN, AND GIVETH IT TO WHOMSOEVER HE
WILL._
No JFB commentary on t... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was
driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with
the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers,
and his nails like birds' claws.
LA MÊME HEURE ... IL A ÉTÉ CHASSÉ DES HOMMES - comme un... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto
heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose
dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from
generation to generation:
MOI,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he
doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the
inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him,
What doest thou?
TOUS LES HABITANTS DE LA TERRE SONT RÉPUTÉS POUR RIEN - (Ésaïe
40:15; Ésaïe... [ Continuer la lecture ]
At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my
kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my
counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
EN MÊME TEMPS, MA RAISON M'EST REVENUE. Une ins... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,
all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk
in pride he is able to abase.
MAINTENANT, JE NEBUCADNETSAR LOUE, EXALTE ET HONORE LE ROI DES CIEUX.
Il amasse mot sur mot, comme s'il ne pouvait pas dire ass... [ Continuer la lecture ]