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Daniel 5

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1 Der König Belsazar machte seinen tausend Gewaltigen ein großes Mahl, und er trank Wein vor den Tausend.

2 Belsazar befahl, als der Wein ihm schmeckte, daß man die goldenen und die silbernen Gefäße herbeibrächte, welche sein Vater Nebukadnezar aus dem Tempel zu Jerusalem weggenommen hatte, auf daß der König und seine Gewaltigen, seine Frauen und seine Kebsweiber daraus tränken.

3 Dann brachte man die goldenen Gefäße, welche man aus dem Tempel des Hauses Gottes zu Jerusalem weggenommen hatte; und der König und seine Gewaltigen, seine Frauen und seine Kebsweiber tranken daraus.

4 Sie tranken Wein und rühmten die Götter von Gold und Silber, von Erz, Eisen, Holz und Stein.

5 In demselben Augenblick kamen Finger einer Menschenhand hervor und schrieben, dem Leuchter gegenüber, auf den Kalk der Wand des königlichen Palastes; und der König sah die Hand, welche schrieb.

6 Da veränderte sich die Gesichtsfarbe des Königs, und seine Gedanken ängstigten ihn; und die Bänder seiner Hüften lösten sich, und seine Knie schlugen aneinander.

7 Der König rief mit Macht, daß man die Beschwörer, die Chaldäer und die Wahrsager hereinbringe; und der König hob an und sprach zu den Weisen von Babel: Jeder, der diese Schrift lesen und ihre Deutung mir anzeigen wird, der soll mit Purpur bekleidet werden, mit einer goldenen Kette um seinen Hals, und er soll als Dritter im Königreich herrschen.

8 Dann kamen alle Weisen des Königs herbei; aber sie vermochten nicht die Schrift zu lesen, noch die Deutung derselben dem König kundzutun.

9 Da geriet der König Belsazar in große Angst, und seine Gesichtsfarbe veränderte sich an ihm; und seine Gewaltigen wurden bestürzt.

10 Infolge der Worte des Königs und seiner Gewaltigen trat die Königin in das Haus des Gelages. Die Königin hob an und sprach: O König, lebe ewiglich! Laß deine Gedanken dich nicht ängstigen und deine Gesichtsfarbe sich nicht verändern!

11 Es ist ein Mann in deinem Königreich, in welchem der Geist der heiligen Götter ist; und in den Tagen deines Vaters wurden Erleuchtung und Verstand und Weisheit gleich der Weisheit der Götter bei ihm gefunden; und der König Nebukadnezar, dein Vater, hat ihn zum Obersten der Schriftgelehrten, der Beschwörer, der Chaldäer und der Wahrsager erhoben, dein Vater, o König!

12 Darum daß ein außergewöhnlicher Geist, und Kenntnis und Verstand, ein Geist der Traumdeutung und der Rätselerklärung und der Knotenlösung bei ihm gefunden wurde, bei Daniel, welchem der König den Namen Beltsazar gegeben hat. So werde nun Daniel gerufen, und er wird die Deutung anzeigen.

13 Darauf wurde Daniel vor den König geführt. Der König hob an und sprach zu Daniel: Bist du Daniel, einer der Weggeführten von Juda, welche der König, mein Vater, aus Juda hergebracht hat?

14 Und ich habe von dir gehört, daß der Geist der Götter in dir ist, und daß Erleuchtung und Verstand und außergewöhnliche Weisheit bei dir gefunden werden.

15 Und nun sind die Weisen, die Beschwörer, vor mich geführt worden, damit sie diese Schrift läsen und ihre Deutung mir kundtäten; aber sie vermögen nicht, die Deutung der Sache anzuzeigen.

16 Ich habe aber von dir gehört, daß du Deutung zu geben und Knoten zu lösen vermagst. Nun, wenn du diese Schrift zu lesen und ihre Deutung mir kundzutun vermagst, so sollst du mit Purpur bekleidet werden, mit einer goldenen Kette um deinen Hals, und du sollst als Dritter im Königreich herrschen.

17 Da antwortete Daniel und sprach vor dem König: Deine Gaben mögen dir verbleiben, und deine Geschenke gib einem anderen; jedoch werde ich die Schrift dem König lesen und die Deutung ihm kundtun.

18 Du, o König! Der höchste Gott hatte Nebukadnezar, deinem Vater, das Königtum und die Größe und die Ehre und die Herrlichkeit verliehen;

19 und wegen der Größe, die er ihm verliehen, bebten und fürchteten sich vor ihm alle Völker, Völkerschaften und Sprachen. Wen er wollte, tötete er, und wen er wollte ließ er leben; und wen er wollte, erhob er, und wen er wollte, erniedrigte er.

20 Als aber sein Herz sich erhob und sein Geist bis zur Vermessenheit sich verstockte, wurde er von seinem königlichen Throne gestürzt, und man nahm ihm seine Würde.

21 Und er wurde von den Menschenkindern ausgestoßen, und sein Herz wurde dem der Tiere gleich, und seine Wohnung war bei den Wildeseln; man gab ihm Kraut zu essen wie den Rindern, und sein Leib wurde vom Tau des Himmels benetzt bis er erkannte, daß der höchste Gott über das Königtum der Menschen herrscht, und darüber bestellt, wen er will.

22 Und du, Belsazar, sein Sohn, hast dein Herz nicht gedemütigt, obwohl du dieses alles gewußt hast.

23 Und du hast dich über den Herrn des Himmels erhoben; und man hat die Gefäße seines Hauses vor dich gebracht, und du und deine Gewaltigen, deine Frauen und deine Kebsweiber, ihr habt Wein daraus getrunken. Und du hast die Götter von Silber und Gold, von Erz, Eisen, Holz und Stein gerühmt, die nicht sehen und nicht hören und nicht wahrnehmen; aber den Gott, in dessen Hand dein Odem ist, und bei dem alle deine Wege sind, hast du nicht geehrt.

24 Da wurde von ihm diese Hand gesandt und diese Schrift gezeichnet.

25 Und dies ist die Schrift, welche gezeichnet worden ist: Mene, mene, tekel upharsin.

26 Dies ist die Deutung der Sache: Mene Gott hat dein Königtum gezählt und macht ihm ein Ende.

27 Tekel du bist auf der Waage gewogen und zu leicht erfunden worden.

28 Peres dein Königreich wird zerteilt und den Medern und Persern gegeben.

29 Alsdann befahl Belsazar, und man bekleidete Daniel mit Purpur, mit einer goldenen Kette um seinen Hals; und man rief über ihn aus, daß er der dritte Herrscher im Königreich sein solle. -

30 In derselben Nacht wurde Belsazar, der König der Chaldäer, getötet.

31 (H6:1) Und Darius, der Meder, bekam das Königreich, als er ungefähr zweiundsechzig Jahre alt war.

   

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6752. 'And she called his name Moses' means the essential nature of the state then. This is clear from the meaning of 'name' and 'calling the name as the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2714, 3006, 3421, 6674, at this point the essential nature of a state because when someone's name is mentioned, that particular name used then means the state, 1946, 2643, 3422, 4298. This essential nature of a state that is meant is the nature of the state of the law of God as it was in the beginning with the Lord, and the nature of the state of God's truth as it is in the beginning with a person who is being regenerated. There are two people primarily who represent the Lord with respect to the Word, namely Moses and Elijah. Moses represents the Lord with respect to the historical books, Elijah with respect to the Prophets. In addition to those two there is Elisha, and lastly John the Baptist, who is therefore the one who is meant by 'the Elijah who is to come', Matthew 17:10-13; Luke 1:17. But before one can show that Moses represents the law of God, one must say what the law of God is. In a broad sense God's law means the whole Word; in a narrower sense it means the historical section of the Word; in a restricted sense it means what was written through Moses; and in a very restricted sense it means the Ten Commandments written upon Mount Sinai on tablets of stone. Moses represents the law in the narrower sense as well as in the restricted sense and also in the very restricted.

[2] In a broad sense the Law is the whole Word, both the historical section and the prophetical part. This is clear in John,

We have heard from the Law that the Christ (the Messiah) remains forever. John 12:34.

The fact that 'the Law' here is used to mean the prophetical part as well is self-evident, for this is a reference to what is written in Isaiah 9:6-7; in David, Psalms 110:4; and in Daniel 7:13-14. In the same gospel,

In order that the Word written in the Law might be fulfilled, They hated Me without a cause. John 15:25.

Much the same applies here, for it is a reference to what is written in David, Psalms 35:19. In Matthew,

Truly I say to you, Even until heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one small part of a letter will not pass from the Law till all things are done. Matthew 5:18.

Here 'the Law' in a broad sense stands for the whole Word.

[3] The Law in a narrower sense is the historical section of the Word. This is clear in Matthew,

All things whatever you wish people to do to you, do also to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12.

Here the Word is divided into 'the Law' and 'the Prophets'; and as the Word has been divided into the historical section and the prophetical part, it follows that 'the Law' is used to mean the historical section of the Word, and 'the Prophets' to mean the prophetical part. A similar example occurs in the same gospel,

On these two commandments hang the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:40.

And in Luke,

The Law and the Prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed. Luke 16:16; Matthew 11:13.

[4] In a restricted sense the Law is the Word that was written through Moses. This is clear in Moses,

When Moses had finished writing the words of this Law in a book, even until he had completed them, Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of Jehovah, saying, Take the book of this Law, and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God. Deuteronomy 31:14-26.

'The book of the Law' stands for the Books of Moses. In the same book,

If you do not take care to do all the words of this Law which are written in this book, Jehovah will send 1 upon you every sickness and every plague that is not written in the book of this Law, until you are destroyed. Deuteronomy 28:58, 61.

The meaning is similar here. In David,

In the Law of Jehovah is his delight, and in His Law he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:2.

'The Law of Jehovah' stands for the Books of Moses, for the prophetical books had not yet been written; nor had the historical books apart from the Book of Joshua and the Book of Judges. In addition this restricted meaning of 'the Law' occurs in places containing the expression 'the Law of Moses', which are dealt with immediately below.

[5] In a very restricted sense the Law is the Ten Commandments written upon Mount Sinai on the tablets of stone, as is well known, see Joshua 8:32. This Law is also called the Testimony, Exodus 25:16, 21.

[6] Moses represents the Law in the narrower sense, which is the historical section of the Word, also the Law in the restricted sense, and in the very restricted sense too. This is clear from those places in the Word in which the name Moses is used instead of the Law, and those in which the Law is called the Law of Moses, as in Luke,

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them. If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead. Luke 16:29, 31.

Here 'Moses and the Prophets' has the same meaning as 'the Law and the Prophets', which is the historical section and the prophetical part of the Word. From this it is evident that 'Moses' is the Law or historical section of the Word. In the same gospel,

Jesus beginning at Moses and all the prophets explained in all the scriptures the things that concerned Himself. Luke 24:27.

In the same chapter,

All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me. Luke 24:44.

In John,

Philip said, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law - Jesus. John 1:45.

In the same gospel,

In the Law Moses commanded us. John 8:5.

In Daniel,

The curse and the oath which was written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has come down onto us, because we have sinned against Him. As it is written in the Law of Moses, All this evil has come upon us. Daniel 9:11, 13.

In Joshua,

Joshua wrote on the stone of the altar a copy of the Law of Moses. Joshua 8:32.

[7] The expression 'the Law of Moses' is used because Moses represents the Lord with respect to the Law, that is, the Word, and in a narrower sense the historical section of the Word. This explains why what is the Lord's is ascribed to Moses, as in John,

Moses gave you the Law, Moses gave you circumcision. If a man (homo) receives circumcision on the sabbath, so that the Law of Moses may not be broken... John 7:19, 22-23.

In Mark,

Moses said, Honour your father and your mother. Mark 7:10.

In the same gospel,

Jesus answering said to them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted him to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away. Mark 10:3-4.

And because what is the Lord's is ascribed to Moses on account of his representation, both 'the Law of Moses' and 'the Law of the Lord' are used in Luke,

When the days of their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it has been written in the Law of the Lord, that every male opening the womb is to be called holy to the Lord) and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves and two young pigeons. Luke 2:22-24, 39.

[8] Because Moses represented the Law he was allowed to go in to the Lord on Mount Sinai, not only to receive there the tablets containing the Law but also to hear the statutes and judgements belonging to the Law, and to enjoin these commands on the people. It is also said that the people should therefore believe in Moses forever,

Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak to you, and also may believe in you forever. Exodus 19:9.

The expression 'in a thick cloud' is used because 'cloud' means the letter of the Word. Here also is the reason why it says, when Moses went in to the Lord on Mount Sinai, that he went 'into the cloud', Exodus 20:21; 14:2, 18; 34:2-5. For the meaning of 'the cloud' as the literal sense of the Word, see the Preface to Genesis 18, and also 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343 (end).

[9] And since Moses represented the Law or the Word, it also says that when he came down from Mount Sinai the skin on his face shone whenever he spoke, and so he would put a veil over his face, Exodus 34:28-end. 'The shining of his face' meant the inner spirit of the Law, for this dwells in the light of heaven and is therefore called the glory, 5922. While 'the veil' meant the outward form of the Law. The reason why he veiled his face whenever he spoke to the people was that the inner spirit was concealed from them, and had become so obscure to that people that they could not bear any light from it. For the meaning of 'the face' as that which is internal, see 1999, 2434, 3527, 7577, 4066, 4796-4805, 5102, 5695. Since 'Moses' represented the Lord with respect to the historical section of the Word and 'Elijah' represented the Lord with respect to the prophetical part, Moses and Elijah were therefore seen talking to the Lord at His transfiguration, Matthew 17:3. No others except those who represented the Word could have talked to the Lord when He manifested His Divinity in the world; for talking to the Lord is done through the Word. Regarding Elijah's representation of the Lord with respect to the Word, see 1762, 5247 (end).

[10] And since these two together, both Moses and Elijah, represented the whole Word, both are mentioned in Malachi where the sending of Elijah before the Lord is referred to,

Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel - the statutes and judgements. Lo, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrifying day of Jehovah comes. Malachi 4:4-6.

These words imply that one was to go before who was to announce the [Lord's] Coming, in accordance with the Word.

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1. Following the Latin version of Sebastian Schmidt Swedenborg adds a word meaning secretly, which does not represent any word in the Hebrew.

  
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Exodus 24:17

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17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.