Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house
of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
DARIUS LE ROI. C'était Darius Hystaspes. Une grande et intéressante
lumière a été jetée sur l'histoire de ce monarque et les
transactions de son règne par le déchiffrem... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the
province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
IL A ÉTÉ TROUVÉ À ACHMETHA , [ bª-'Achmaªtaa' (H307). La marge
de notre Bible anglaise a «dans un coffre». Mais il est
expressément dit par la Septante, en polei, d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CYRUS THE KING THE SAME CYRUS THE KING MADE A
DECREE CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD AT JERUSALEM, LET THE HOUSE BE
BUILDED, THE PLACE WHERE THEY OFFERED SACRIFICES, AND LET THE
FOUNDATIONS THEREOF BE STRONGLY LAID; THE HEIGHT THEREOF THREESCORE
CUBITS, AND THE BREADTH THEREOF THRE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews
for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even
of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto
these men, that they be not hindered.
DES BIENS DU ROI, MÊME DU TRIBUT AU-DELÀ DU FLEUVE .... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THAT WHICH THEY HAVE NEED OF, BOTH YOUNG BULLOCKS, AND RAMS, AND
LAMBS, FOR THE BURNT OFFERINGS OF THE GOD OF HEAVEN, WHEAT, SALT,
WINE, AND OIL, ACCORDING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRIESTS WHICH ARE
AT JERUSALEM, LET IT BE GIVEN THEM DAY BY DAY WITHOUT FAIL:_
No JFB commentary on these verses... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let
timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be
hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
QUICONQUE MODIFIERA CE MOT. L'avertissement était spécialement
dirigé contre les Samaritains turb... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE GOD THAT HATH CAUSED HIS NAME TO DWELL THERE DESTROY ALL
KINGS AND PEOPLE, THAT SHALL PUT TO THEIR HAND TO ALTER AND TO DESTROY
THIS HOUSE OF GOD WHICH IS AT JERUSALEM. I DARIUS HAVE MADE A DECREE;
LET IT BE DONE WITH SPEED._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and
their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so
they did speedily.
PUIS TATNAI ... LE FIT RAPIDEMENT. Un concours d'événements
favorables est mentionné comme accélérant la restauration du
temple, et insufflan... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE ELDERS OF THE JEWS BUILDED, AND THEY PROSPERED THROUGH THE
PROPHESYING OF HAGGAI THE PROPHET AND ZECHARIAH THE SON OF IDDO. AND
THEY BUILDED, AND FINISHED IT, ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF THE GOD
OF ISRAEL, AND ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF CYRUS, AND DARIUS, AND
ARTAXERXES KING OF PER... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the
rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this
house of God with joy,
LES ENFANTS D'ISRAËL ... ONT GARDÉ LA CONSÉCRATION ... AVEC JOIE.
Le cérémonial s'est déroulé avec des démonstrations de la joie la
plus viv... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred
bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering
for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes
of Israel.
DOUZE BOUCS - comme lors de la consécration du tabernacle (Nombres
8:17).
SELON... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their
courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is
written in the book of Moses.
ILS ONT PLACÉ LES PRÊTRES DANS LEURS DIVISIONS ET LES LÉVITES DANS
LEURS COURS ... COMME IL EST ÉCRIT DANS LE LIVRE DE MOÏSE. Bien... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY KEPT THE PASSOVER UPON THE
FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity,
and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness
of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,
TOUS CEUX QUI S'ÉTAIENT SÉPARÉS ... DE LA SALETÉ DU PAÏEN - i:
e., qui avait donné des p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the
LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria
unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God,
the God of Israel.
A CÉLÉBRÉ LA FÊTE ... AVEC JOIE: CAR LE SEIGNEUR ... LEUR A
TOURNÉ LE... [ Continuer la lecture ]