Daniel 4:16
Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thoughts troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Tunc Daniel, cujus nomen Baltassar, cœpit intra semetipsum tacitus cogitare quasi una hora : et cogitationes ejus conturbabant eum. Respondens autem rex, ait : Baltassar, somnium et interpretatio ejus non conturbent te. Respondit Baltassar, et dixit : Domine mi, somnium his, qui te oderunt, et interpretatio ejus hostibus tuis sit.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Τότε Δανιήλ, οὗ τὸ ὄνομα Βαλτασάρ, ἀπενεώθη ὡσεὶ ὥραν μίαν, καὶ οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτοῦ συνετάρασσον αὐτόν. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Βαλτασὰρ καὶ εἶπεν Κύριε, τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἔστω τοῖς μισοῦσίν σε, καὶ ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אֱדַ֨יִן דָּֽנִיֵּ֜אל דִּֽי שְׁמֵ֣הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗ר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙ כְּשָׁעָ֣ה חֲדָ֔ה וְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִי יְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּ עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗ר בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ חֶלְמָ֤א וּפִשְׁרֵא֙ אַֽל יְבַהֲלָ֔ךְ עָנֵ֤ה בֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מראי חֶלְמָ֥א לשנאיך וּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּ לעריך
Haydock's commentary
Hour. Chaldean shaha, (Haydock) implies "a little while;" (Grotius) yet of some duration, not precisely like one of the modern hours. The prophet was silent, being troubled by the divine spirit, (Chap. x. 8.) at the view of impending misery; or unwilling to hurt the king's feelings, till he should urge him to speak. (Calmet)
He was sorry to denounce such calamities, yet must speak the truth. (Worthington)
Trouble. Theodotion, "make thee hurry." He perceived the prophet's anxiety, and encouraged him.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
Aphrahat Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations, Of Wars
9. And again (God) said to him: Thou wast with the Cherub who was anointed and overshadowing . For the king, who was anointed with the holy oil, was called a Cherub. And he was overshadowing all his people, as Jeremiah said: The anointed of the Lord is the breath of our nostrils, he of whom we said that in his shadow shall we live amongst the Gentiles . For they were sitting in the shadow of the king, while he was standing at their head. And when the crown of their head fell, they were without shade. And if any one should say that this word is spoken concerning Christ, let him receive that which I write for him without disputation, and thus he will be persuaded that it was said with reference to the king. For Jeremiah said in behalf of the people: Woe unto us, for the crown of our head has fallen ! But Christ has not fallen, because He rose again the third day. …