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# The Book of Daniel - Number Thirty

Kitaaba Daaniʼel — Lakkoofsa Soddoma

The Hour of Fear

Saʼaatii Sodaa

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 25, 2023

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Belshazzar’s fear of the mysterious handwriting addresses not only his death and the end of the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, but also the point in prophetic history when fear takes hold of the kings of the earth. Their fear is produced by the “east wind” of Islam. Their fear is as a woman in travail, thus identifying a progressively increasing pain, which comes with more and more rapidity. The fear begins at the “hour” of Belshazzar’s feast, though it initially arrived on September 11, 2001. From then onward the winds begin to slip through the hands of the four angels who are holding them during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The lamentation for Tyrus that Ezekiel identifies, defines Tyrus by asking the prophetic question, “What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?”

ጣልሻጣር ብስጢራዊ ጽሕፈቱ ፍርሃት ንሞቱን ንመወዳእታ ሻድሻይ መንግሥቲ ናይ መጽሓፍ ቅዱስ ትንቢትን ጥራይ ኣይኮነን ዝገልጽ፤ እንተላይ ነቲ ኣብ ታሪኽ ትንቢት ነገሥታት ምድሪ ፍርሃት ዝሕዞም ነጥቢ ውን ይገልጽ እዩ። ፍርሃቶም ብ“ንፋስ ምብራቕ” ናይ እስላም ይመጽእ። ፍርሃቶም ከም እትወልድ ሰበይቲ እዩ፤ ስለዚ ብቐስታ ብቐስታ ዝውስኽ ሕማም እዩ ዝኸውን፣ እዚ ድማ ብዝያዳ እናተቐላጠፈ ይመጽእ። እቲ ፍርሃት ኣብታ “ሰዓት” ናይ ግብዣ ጣልሻጣር ይጅምር፣ እንተኾነ ግና ብቐዳምነት ኣብ 11 መስከረም 2001 መጺኡ ነበረ። ካብ ሽዑ ንደሓር እቶም ኣብ ጊዜ ምሕታም ናይቶም ሚእትን ኣርባዕተን ሺሕ ዝሕዝዎም ኣርባዕተ መላእኽቲ ካብ ኣእዳዎም እቶም ንፋሳት ብቐስታ ክሽልቁ ይጅምሩ። እቲ ልቕሶ ንጢሮስ እዝቅኤል ዝጠቕሶ፣ ንጢሮስ በታ ትንቢታዊት ሕቶ ይግለጻ፥ “ኣብ መንጎ ባሕሪ ከምታ ዝጠፍአት ከም ጢሮስ ዝበለት ከተማ መን እያ?”

> The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. Ezekiel 27:25–36.

> Dooniin Tarshiish siif gabaa kee keessatti sirban; atis guutamte, galaana gidduuttis ulfina guddaa argatte. Warri siif oofan bishaanota guguddoo keessa si galchan; qilleensi bahaa galaana gidduutti si caccabe. Qabeenyi kee, gabaan kee, daldalli kee, doonii yaabdoonni kee, hooggantoonni doonii kee, warri si tolchan, warri daldala kee irratti hojjetan, loltoonni kee hundinuu kan si keessa jiran, akkasumas waldaan kee hundi kan si gidduu jirtu, guyyaa badiisa keetii galaana gidduutti ni kufu. Sagaleen iyya hooggantoota doonii keetii naannolee magaalattii ni raasa. Warri bidiruu qabatan hundinuu, doonii yaabdoonni, hooggantoonni galaanaa hundinuu doonii isaanii irraa ni bu’u; lafa irrattis ni dhaabbatu. Isaanis sagalee isaanii sitti ni dhageessisu, hadhaa’inaanis ni iyyu; mataa isaanii irrattis biyyee ni facaasu, daaraa keessattis of ni gangalchisu. Siif jedhaniis mataa isaanii guutummaatti ni haaddatu, uffata gaddaas ni hidhatu; hadhaa’ina garaa fi wawwaannaa hadhaa’aa ta’eenis siif ni boo’u. Boo’icha isaanii keessattis siif weedduu gaddaa ni kaasu, siifis akkana jedhanii ni boo’u: “Magaalaan Tiiroos fakkaattu eenyu? Ishee galaana gidduutti barbadoofte kana fakkaattu eenyu?” Yommuu meeshaaleen daldalaa kee galaanota keessaa ba’an, saboota baay’ee ni guutte; baay’ina qabeenya keetii fi daldala keetiitiinis mootota lafaa ni badhaaste. Yeroo ati galaanotaan bishaanota gadi fagoo keessatti caccabdu, daldalli kee fi waldaan kee hundi kan si gidduu jiru ni kufa. Jiraattonni odoola hundinuu sitti ni dinqisiifatu; mootonni isaaniis guddaa ni sodaatu, fuulli isaaniis ni jeeqama. Daldaltoonni saboota gidduu jiran si irratti ni qishna’u; ati sodaachisaa ni taata, deebiitees bara baraan hin jiraattu. Hisqi’eel 27:25–36.

Tyrus is the city, or kingdom that the merchants of the earth cry bitterly over, and then ask, “what city is like Tyrus?” They do so in the “time,” when the city is broken in the sea. In Revelation chapter eighteen, the whore of Tyre, who is the whore of Rome, who has committed fornication with the kings of the earth and is identified as that great city whose judgment comes in one hour, and in one day. She is the city that raises the prophetic question from the wailing kings and merchants.

ଟାଇରସ୍ ସେହି ନଗରୀ, କିମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ, ଯାହା ପାଇଁ ପୃଥିବୀର ବ୍ୟାପାରୀମାନେ ତିବ୍ର ବିଳାପ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ପରେ ପଚାରନ୍ତି, “ଟାଇରସ୍ ପରି କେଉଁ ନଗରୀ ଅଛି?” ସେମାନେ ଏହା କରନ୍ତି ସେହି “ସମୟରେ,” ଯେବେ ସେହି ନଗରୀ ସମୁଦ୍ରମଧ୍ୟରେ ଭଙ୍ଗିଦିଆଯାଏ। ପ୍ରକାଶିତବାକ୍ୟ ଅଠାରତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ, ଟାଇରର ବେଶ୍ୟା, ଯିଏ ରୋମର ବେଶ୍ୟା, ଯିଏ ପୃଥିବୀର ରାଜାମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ବ୍ୟଭିଚାର କରିଛି, ଏବଂ ଯିଏ ସେହି ମହାନ ନଗରୀ ଭାବେ ପରିଚିତ, ଯାହାର ବିଚାର ଗୋଟିଏ ଘଣ୍ଟାରେ, ଏବଂ ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନରେ ଆସେ। ସେହିଯେ ସେଇ ନଗରୀ, ଯାହା ବିଳାପକାରୀ ରାଜାମାନେ ଓ ବ୍ୟାପାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ମୁଖରୁ ଏହି ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀମୂଳକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନକୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କରେ।

> Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Revelation 18:8–19.

> Kanaaf balaan ishee guyyaa tokkotti ni dhufu; du’a, gadda, beelaas; ibiddaanis guutummaatti ni gubatti; gooftaan Waaqayyo ishee irratti murteessu jabaa dhaatii. Mootonni lafaas, warri ishee wajjin ejja raawwatan, qananiidhaan jiraatanis, yeroo aara gubamuu ishee argan, ishee irratti ni boo’u, ishee ni wawwaatu; dhiphina ishee sodaachifamaa kanaaf fagaatanii dhaabatanii, “Wayyoo, wayyoo, magaalaa guddoo Baabilon, magaalaa jabduu sana! murtiin kee sa’aatii tokko keessatti si ga’eeraatii” jedhu. Daldaltoonni lafaas ishee irratti ni boo’u, ni gaddu; sababni isaas, namni tokko iyyuu mi’a isaanii kana booda hin bituuti: mi’a warqee, meetii, dhagaa gatii guddaa qabu, luluu, quncee talbaa haphii, halluu diimaa cuquliisaa, harrii, halluu diimaa bifa ibiddaa, muka urgooftuu hundumaa, mi’a gaattiraa irraa hojjetame hundumaa, mi’a muka gatii guddaa qabu hunda irraa, naasaa, sibiila, marmarii irraa hojjetame hundumaa, qorichawwan mi’eessitootaa, urgooftuuwwan, dibatawwan, ixaana, wayinii, zayita, daakuu filatamaa, qamadii, horii, hoolota, fardeen, gaariiwwan, garboota, lubbuu namootaas. Iddoowwan ija lubbuun kee hawwite sirraa fagaataniiru; wantoonni mi’oonnii fi miidhagoon hundinuus sirraa badaniru; ati immoo kana booda guutummaatti isaan hin argattu. Daldaltoonni wantoota kanaa, warri isheetiin badhaadhan, dhiphina ishee sodaachifamaa kanaaf fagaatanii dhaabatanii, iyyaa boo’aa wawwaachaa, “Wayyoo, wayyoo, magaalaa guddoo, tan quncee talbaa haphii, halluu diimaa cuquliisaa, halluu diimaa bifa ibiddaa uffattee, warqee, dhagaa gatii guddaa qabu, luluudhaanis miidhagfamte sana! sababni isaas, badhaadhinni guddaan akkanaa sa’aatii tokko keessatti gara homaatti dhufeeraatii” jedhu. Abbootiin doonii hundinuu, warri doonii irra deeman hundi, doonii ooftonni, warri galaana irratti daldalan hundinuus fagaatanii dhaabatan; yeroo aara gubamuu ishee argan immoo, “Magaalaan guddoon tun fakkaattu eenyu?” jedhanii iyyan. Biyyoo mataa isaanii irratti facaafatan; boo’anii wawwaachaa iyyaa, “Wayyoo, wayyoo, magaalaa guddoo, tan warri galaana irratti doonii qaban hundi qaala’ina isheetiin badhaadhan sana! sababni isaas, sa’aatii tokko keessatti ona taateerti” jedhanii dubbatan. Mul’ata Yohaannis 18:8–19.

The unsealing of the Revelation of Jesus Christ includes the message of the Midnight Cry. That message is the second prophecy of Ezekiel thirty-seven that brings the dead dry bones that have laid in the streets for three and a half days to life as a mighty army. That message is the message that includes the truth that it is Islam that the Lord employs to bring executive judgment upon the United States for Sunday enforcement. That judgment arrives in the “hour” of the great earthquake, which is also the “hour” that the handwriting came upon Belshazzar’s wall. The handwriting produced the fear, that is represented as taking hold of all the kings and merchants when the economic structure of planet earth is taken down by the “east wind” of Islam, who have secretly slipped into Belshazzar’s kingdom, through the neglected lower “wall” to the south.

Mul’achuun Mul’ata Yesuus Kiristoos ergaa Iyyisa Halkan Walakkaa of keessatti hammata. Ergaan sun raajii lammaffaa Hisqiʼeel soddomii torbaa keessaa isa lafeewwan goggogan duʼan, kanneen guyyoota sadii fi walakkaaf daandiiwwan irra ciisanii turan, akka loltoota jaboo taʼanitti jireenyatti deebisuudha. Ergaan sun ergaa dhugaa kana of keessatti hammatudha; jechuunis, Gooftaan murtii raawwachiisaa Yakayyaa irratti Ameerikaa Gamtoomteetti fiduuf Islaamummaa akka itti fayyadamuudha. Murtiin sun “saʼaatii” kirkira lafaa guddaa keessatti dhufa; innis “saʼaatii” harki barreessu dallaa Belshaazaar irratti mulʼate sana. Barreeffamni sun soda uume; sodaan sunis yeroo caasaan dinagdee lafa guutuu “bubbee bahaa” kan Islaamummaa taʼeen diigamu, mootota hundumaa fi daldaltoota hundumaa akka qabatuutti bakka buufameera; isaanis karaa dallaa gadi aanaa isa kibbaatti dagatameen dhoksaadhaan mootummaa Belshaazaar keessa seenanii turan.

The “city” or kingdom that the kings and merchants lament of and ask, “what city is like unto this great city” is the kingdom of the whore of Tyre, who is then singing her songs and committing fornication with those very kings. All the prophets speak of the end of the world and they agree with one another, so Ezekiel’s merchants are the same merchants in Revelation chapter eighteen. Three times in Revelation chapter eighteen they lament “alas, alas,” as the great city and the financial structure of planet earth is taken down. The Greek word translated as “alas,” in the passage, is the very same word that is translated three times in Revelation chapter eight, and verse thirteen, which is there translated with a different English word.

“Magaalaa” yookaan mootummaa isa mootonnii fi daldaltoonni irratti boo’anii, “magaalaan guddoon kun fakkaattuun ishee eenyu?” jedhanii gaafatan sun mootummaa sagaagaltittii Xiiroos ti; isheen immoo achumaan sirboota ishee faarfataa, mootota sana wajjin ejja raawwataa jirti. Raajonni hundinuu waa’ee dhuma addunyaa dubbatu, walii isaaniis ni walii galu; kanaafuu daldaltoonni Hisqi’eel keessa jiran, daldaltoota Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha saddeet keessa jiranuma. Yeroo sadii Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha saddeet keessatti, yeroo magaalaan guddoonii fi sirni faayinaansii lafa guutuu diigamu, “yaa badiisa, yaa badiisa” jedhanii boo’u. Dubbichi Giriikii keessatti “yaa badiisa” jedhamee hiikame, kutaa sana keessatti, dubbii sanuma isa Mul’ata boqonnaa saddeet, lakkoofsa kudha sadii keessatti yeroo sadii argamu sanaadha; achittis jecha Ingilizii adda ta’een hiikameera.

> And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Revelation 8:13.

> Anis ilaale, ergasii ergamaa tokko samii gidduu keessa balali’aa, sagalee guddaadhaan akkana jedhuun dhaga’eera: “Badii, badii, badii, sababii sagaleewwan biroo malakata ergamoota sadii warra amma iyyuu afuufuuf jiranii irraa kan ka’e, jiraattota lafaatiif!” Mul’ata Yohaannis 8:13.

The kings and merchants are lamenting the destruction of the world’s economy with the words, “alas, alas,” meaning “woe, woe,” and the “Woe” is a symbol of Islam. The fear that takes hold of Belshazzar and his lords when the handwriting appears on the wall, is the fear produced when the economic structure of planet earth is destroyed by ongoing attacks from Islam, which God employs as His providential tool to bring about His executive judgment upon those who drink the wine of Babylon, that is Sunday enforcement. This truth is the theme of the Isaiah twenty-three “burden” of the whore of “Tyre.”

Mootonnii fi daldaltoonni diigamuu dinagdee addunyaa jechoota, “wayyoo, wayyoo” jedhaniin booʼu; hiikni isaa “badiisa, badiisa” jedhuu dha; “Wayyoon” immoo mallattoo Islaamaa ti. Sodaan yeroo barruun sun dallaa irratti mulʼatutti Belshaazaarii fi gooftolii isaa qabatu, sodaa yeroo caasaan dinagdee lafaa guutuun haleellaa itti fufaa Islaamaan dhufuudhaan diigamutti uumamu dha; haleellaa kana Waaqayyo warra wayinii Baabilon dhugan irraatti, jechuunis warra Dilbata kabachiisuu dirqisiisu irraatti, murtii raawwachiisaa Isaa fiduuf akka meeshaa eeggumsa Isaa taʼetti fayyadama. Dhugaan kun mata-duree “baʼaa” Isaayyaas boqonnaa digdamii sadii kan sagaagaltuu “Xiiroos” ti.

> The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Isaiah 23:1–18.

> Macaafni Xiiroos irratti baʼe. Yaa dooniiwwan Tarshiish, iyyaa; isheen ni barbadoofte, mana tokko illee hin qabdu, seenuunis hin jiru; kunis biyya Kiitiim irraa isaanii irratti mulʼifameera. Yaa jiraattota odoola, calluma qabadhaa; atis kan daldaltoonni Siidoon warri galaana qaxxaamuranii deeman si guutan sana. Bishaanota guddaa irraas sanyiin Siihor, midhaan laga sanaa, galii ishee ture; isheenis gabaa sabootaa turte. Yaa Siidoon, qaanfadhu; galaanni, jechuunis humni galaanaa, dubbateera akkana jedhee: Ani hin ciniinsifadhu, ijoollees hin deessu; dargaggootas hin guddifadhhu, durbootas hin guddisu. Akkuma oduun Gibxi irratti dhagaʼameetti, isaanis oduu Xiiroositti ni dhukkubsatu. Gara Tarshiish qaxxaamuraa; yaa jiraattota odoola, iyyaa. Kun magaalaa keessan gammachiiftuu, tan bara durii irraa jalqabee durii durii qabduu sanaa? Miilli ishee mataan isaa fagoo deemee akka biyya ormaa keessa turu ishii ni baata. Eenyutu Xiiroos magaalaa gonfituu irratti, daldaltoonni ishee mootummaa taʼan, warri bitii-gurgurtaa ishee hojjetan kabajamtoota lafaa taʼan irratti, kana murteesse? Waaqayyo Gooftaan maccaa humnawwanii kana kaayyeffate, akka of-tuulummaa ulfina hundumaa xureessuuf, kabajamtoota lafaa hundumaas akka tuffii keessa galchuuf. Yaa intala Tarshiish, akka lagaatti biyya kee keessa darba; humni si deeggaru siʼachi hin jiru. Inni harka isaa galaana irra diriirse, mootummaawwan ni raase; Waaqayyo magaalaa daldalaa irratti ajaja kenneera, daʼoowwan jaboo ishee akka barbadeessan. Innis akkana jedhe: Yaa durba hacuucamte, intala Siidoon, siʼachi hin gammadditu; kaʼi, gara Kiitiim qaxxaamuri; achittis boqonnaa hin argattu. Kunoo biyya Kaldootaa; sabni kun hin turre, hamma Asoor namoota lafa ona keessa jiraatan sanaaf ishee hundeesseetti; isaanis masaraawwan ishee ni dhaaban, manneen mootummaa ishee ni ijaaran; inni garuu ishee diigumsaatti fide. Yaa dooniiwwan Tarshiish, iyyaa; humni keessan ni barbadaaʼeera. Guyyaa sana keessa Xiiroos akka bara mootii tokkootti waggaa torbaatama ni dagatamti; dhuma waggoota torbaatamaatti immoo Xiiroos akka sagaagaltuu tokkootti ni faarfatti. Yaa sagaagaltuu dagatamte, kiraara fudhadhu, magaalattii keessa naannaʼi; akka si yaadatamanitti sirba miʼaawaa taphadhu, faarfannaa baayʼee faarfadhu. Dhuma waggoota torbaatamaatti immoo Waaqayyo Xiiroos ni ilaala; isheenis gara mindaa isheetti deebiti, mootummoota addunyaa hundumaa warra fuula lafaa irratti argaman hundumaa wajjin sagaagalummaa ni raawwatti. Daldalli ishee fi mindaan ishee garuu qulqullummaa Waaqayyootiif taʼa; hin kuufamu yookaan hin kuusamu; daldalli ishee warra Waaqayyo dura jiraataniif akka quufanii nyaatanitti fi akka uffata turu qabaataniif taʼa. Isaayaas 23:1–18.

The seventy years, which is as “the days of one king”, is represented by the kingdom of Babylon, for a king is a kingdom, and literal Babylon reigned for seventy years. The seventy years of literal Babylon ended in the “hour” the handwriting appeared upon the walls of Belshazzar’s banquet hall. That very night he was slain, by the power that came through the “wall” unnoticed, for he was having a party drinking the wine of Babylon, while Nebuchadnezzar’s orchestra was playing the music, and the whore of Tyre sang the sweet melody, and apostate Israel danced and bowed.

Torban waggaa, kan akka “guyyoota mootii tokkootti” taʼe, mootummaa Baabilooniin bakka buufameera; mootii jechuun mootummaa jechuudha, Baabilooniin illee dhugumaan waggaa torbatan mootummaa qabattee turte. Waggaa torbatamni Baabiloon dhugaa sun “sa’aatii” barreeffamni sun dallaa irratti mana cidha Belshaazaar keessatti mul’ateetti dhume. Halkanuma sana inni humna karaa “dallaa” utuu hin hubatamin dhufe sanaan ajjeefame; sababiin isaas inni ayyaana geggeessaa daadhii wayinii Baabilon dhugaa ture, yeroo sana orkistiraan Nebukadnezaar muuziqaa taphachaa ture, sagaagaltuun Xiirosis sirba mi’aawaa faarfatti turte, Israa’el warri amantii irraa gantan immoo shubbisaa sagadaa turan.

Then fear took hold of all involved, for God had “taken counsel against Tyre” and had “purposed” “to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.” God therefore “shook the kingdoms” with the “great earthquake” of that “hour,” for God had “given a commandment against the merchant” kingdom, “to destroy the strong holds thereof.” In the “hour” of fear for Belshazzar, the kings and the merchants began a search to understand the meaning of the fiery words on the wall. The death of Belshazzar is about to happen, but at that point, he is still alive. He therefore sought to understand the mysterious words and offered rewards to the wise men, if they could interpret the writing, but it could not be done, for the wise men of Babylon employ the methodology of biblical study that was a counterfeit of truth. The mysterious words are as the vision of a book that is sealed.

ତାହାପରେ ଭୟ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପୃକ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତ କଲା, କାରଣ ଭଗବାନ “ତୀର ବିରୋଧରେ ପରାମର୍ଶ କରିଥିଲେ” ଏବଂ “ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ କରିଥିଲେ” “ସମସ୍ତ ମହିମାର ଗର୍ବକୁ କଳଙ୍କିତ କରିବାକୁ, ଏବଂ ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ମାନୀୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅବମାନନୀୟ କରି ଆଣିବାକୁ।” ତେଣୁ ଭଗବାନ ସେହି “ଘଣ୍ଟା”ର “ମହା ଭୂମିକମ୍ପ” ଦ୍ୱାରା “ରାଜ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ କମ୍ପିତ କରିଦେଲେ,” କାରଣ ଭଗବାନ “ବ୍ୟାପାରୀ” ରାଜ୍ୟ ବିରୋଧରେ “ଆଜ୍ଞା ଦେଇଥିଲେ,” “ତାହାର ଦୁର୍ଗମ ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଧ୍ୱଂସ କରିବା ପାଇଁ।” ବେଲଶଜ୍ଜରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭୟର ସେହି “ଘଣ୍ଟା”ରେ, ରାଜାମାନେ ଓ ବ୍ୟାପାରୀମାନେ ଦିଵାଳୀରେ ଲିଖା ଅଗ୍ନିମୟ ଶବ୍ଦମାନଙ୍କର ଅର୍ଥ ବୁଝିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ। ବେଲଶଜ୍ଜରଙ୍କ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଘଟିବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେହି ସମୟରେ ସେ ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜୀବିତ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ସେ ସେହି ରହସ୍ୟମୟ ଶବ୍ଦମାନଙ୍କୁ ବୁଝିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କଲେ ଏବଂ ଯଦି ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ ସେହି ଲେଖାର ଅର୍ଥ କହିପାରିବେ, ତେବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୁରସ୍କାର ଦେବା ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ରଖିଲେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହା କରାଯାଇପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ, କାରଣ ବାବିଲର ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ ବାଇବେଲ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନର ଏମିତି ଏକ ପଦ୍ଧତି ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରୁଥିଲେ, ଯାହା ସତ୍ୟର ଏକ ନକଲି ପ୍ରତିରୂପ ଥିଲା। ସେହି ରହସ୍ୟମୟ ଶବ୍ଦମାନେ ମୋହରାଙ୍କିତ ଥିବା ଗୋଟିଏ ପୁସ୍ତକର ଦର୍ଶନ ସଦୃଶ।

> Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied. Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live forever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing: And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. Daniel 5:8–16.

> Achiis, ogeeyyonni moototaa mootichaa hundi galan; garuu isaan barreeffamicha dubbisuu hin dandeenye, hiikkaa isaatiis mootichatti ibsuu hin dandeenye. Kana irratti mootichi Beelshaazaar baayʼee rifate; fuulli isaas jijjiirame, gurguddoonni isaatis ni naʼan. Ergasii mootittiin dubbii mootichaa fi gurguddoota isaa dhageessisteef gara mana cidhaatti seente; mootittiinis dubbatte jechuun, Yaa mootii, bara baraan jiraadhu; yaadni kee si hin dhiphisini, fuulli kees hin jijjiiramin. Mootummaa kee keessatti nama tokko jira; hafuuri waaqolii qulqullootaa isa keessa jira; bara abbaa keetii keessatti ifni, hubannoonii fi ogummaan, akka ogummaa waaqolii, isa keessatti argaman; innis Nebukadnezaar mootichi, abbaan kee, jechuun ani, abbaan kee, isa abbootii falfalaa, warra urjii ilaallatanii hiikan, Kaldoota, fi warra raajii dubbatan irratti dura taaʼaa godhe; sababni isaas hafuuri caalu, beekumsi, hubannoon, abjuu hiikuu, dubbii rakkisaa ibsuu, fi shakkii hiikuu Daaniʼel isa mootichi Beetelshaazaar jedhee waame sana keessatti argamaniiru; amma egaa Daaniʼel haa waamamu, innis hiikkaa sana in ibsa. Ergasii Daaniʼel fuula mootichaa duratti galfame. Mootichiis Daaniʼeliin dubbatee, Ati Daaniʼel san, warra boojuudhaan Yihudaa keessaa fudhataman keessaa tokko, isa mootichi abbaan koo biyya Yihudaa keessaa fide, mitii? Ani waaʼee kee dhagaʼeera; hafuuri waaqolii si keessa jira, ifnii fi hubannoonii fi ogummaan caaluus si keessatti argameera. Amma immoo ogeeyyonnii fi warri urjii ilaallatan fuula koo duratti galfamaniiru, akka isaan barreeffamicha dubbisanii hiikkaa isaa natti himaniif; garuu isaan hiikkaa dubbichaa ibsuu hin dandeenye. Anis waaʼee kee dhagaʼeera, akka ati hiikkaa kennuu fi shakkii hiikuu dandeessu; amma yoo ati barreeffamicha dubbisuu fi hiikkaa isaa natti himuu dandeesse, uffata diimaa in uffatta, morma keerrattis sansalata warqee qabaatta, mootummaa keessattis bulchaa sadaffaa in taata. Daaniʼel 5:8–16.

The queen in the palace was not Belshazzar’s wife, but the queen of his grandfather, and she knew who could read the writing on the wall. There was a church (for a woman is a church prophetically), in the kingdom that knew who could understand the secrets of God.

Mootittiin mana mootummaa keessa jirtu sun niitiin Belshaazaar hin turre; mootittii akaakayyuu isaa turte, isheenis eenyutu barruu dallaa irratti barreeffame sana dubbisuu akka danda’u ni beekti turte. Mootummaa sana keessa waldaan tokko ture (raajidhaan dubartiin waldaa waan taateef), innis eenyutu icciitii Waaqayyoo hubachuu akka danda’u ni beeka ture.

> “There was in the palace a woman who was wiser than them all,—the queen of Belshazzar’s grandfather. In this emergency she addressed the king in language that sent a ray of light into the darkness. ‘O king, live forever,’ she said, ‘let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; …now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.’

> “Masaraa keessatti dubartiin tokko jirtu turte; isheen hunduma isaanii caalaa ogeettii turte,—mootittiin akaakayyuu Belshaazaar turte. Yeroo ariifachiisaa kana keessatti isheen afaan dukkana sana keessa ifa xiqqoo ergeetiin mooticha dubbifte. ‘Yaa mootii, bara baraan jiraadhu,’ jette, ‘yaadni kee si hin jeeqin, fuulli kees hin geeddaramin. Mootummaa kee keessatti namni tokko jira; isa keessa hafuuri waaqolii qulqullootaa jira; bara abbaa keetii keessa immoo ifni, hubannoonii fi ogummaan, akkuma ogummaa waaqolii, isa keessatti argamaniiru; isa mootichi Nebukadnezaar, abbaan kee, mootichi, jechuunis abbaan kee, bulchaa falfaltootaa, urjii ilaaltootaa, Kaldootaatii fi raagdootaa godhe; …amma immoo Daani’el haa waamamu, inni hiikkaa isaa ni mul’isa.”

> “‘Then was Daniel brought in before the king.’ Making an effort to brace himself and to show his authority, Belshazzar said, ‘Art thou that Daniel which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, which the king, my father, brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee…. Now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.’

> “‘Akkasumas, Daaniʼel mootichatti mootii duratti fidamame.’ Ofjabeeffachuufii aangoo isaa agarsiisuuf yaalii godhee, Belshaazar akkana jedhe; ‘Ati Daaniʼel isa sanyii boojuu Yihudaa keessaa taate sanaa, isa mootichi, abbaan koo, biyya Yihudaa keessaa fide mitii? Ani illee waaʼee kee dhagaʼeera; hafuuri waaqolii si keessa akka jiru, ifni fi hubannaan akkasumas ogummaan caalaan si keessatti akka argamu…. Egaa amma ati barreeffama kana dubbisuu fi hiika isaa natti beeksisuu yoo dandeesse, uffata diimaa ni uffatta, morma keesitti sansalata warqee ni qabaatta, mootummaa keessattis bulchaa sadaffaa ni taata.’”

> “Daniel was not awed by the king’s appearance, nor confused or intimidated by his words. ‘Let thy gifts be to thyself,’ he answered, ‘and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour…. But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him…. And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this, but hast lifted up thyself against the God of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk in them, and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.’

> “Daaniʼel mootichaa mootii irraa hin sodaane, jechuunis dubbii isaatiin hin burjaajofne yookaan hin rifanne. Innis deebisee, ‘Kennaan kee siif haa taʼu, badhaasni kees nama biraatiif kennamu; taʼus ani barreeffama kana mootichatti nan dubbisa, hiika isaas isatti nan beeksisa. Yaa mootii, Waaqni Isa Hundaa Oliin Nebukadneezar abbaa keetiif mootummaa, ulfina guddaa, mootummaa irraa kabajaa fi ulfina kenneef…. Garuu yeroo garaan isaa ol kaafamee, yaadni isaas of tuuluudhaan jabaate, teessoo mootummaa isaa irraa buufame, ulfinni isaas isa irraa fudhatame…. Ati immoo ilma isaa, yaa Belshaazaar, waan kana hundumaa beektee utuu jirtuu garaa kee hin gad of qabne, garuu Waaqa samiitti of ol kaafte; miʼa mana Isaa fuuldura keetti fidan, atis, gurguddoonni kee, niitonni kee, saajjatoonni kees isaan keessaa dhugdan; waaqolii meetii fi warqee, sibiila diimaa, sibiila, muka fi dhagaa, warra hin argine, hin dhageenye, hin beekne sana galateeffatte; Waaqa hafuurni kee harka Isaa keessa jiru, karaawwan kee hundumaas kan Isaa taʼe immoo hin ulfessine.’

> “‘This is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene: God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. Tekel: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. Peres: Thy kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’

> “‘ଏହାହିଁ ଲିଖାଯାଇଥିବା ଲେଖା: ମେନେ, ମେନେ, ତେକେଲ, ଉଫର୍ସିନ। ଏହାହିଁ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା: ମେନେ: ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ତୁମର ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ ଗଣନା କରି ଏହାର ଶେଷ କରିଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ତେକେଲ: ତୁମେ ତରାଜୁରେ ଓଜନ କରାଯାଇଛ, ଏବଂ ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବୋଲି ପାଇଯାଇଛ। ପେରେସ: ତୁମର ରାଜ୍ୟ ବିଭକ୍ତ କରାଯାଇ ମାଦୀୟ ଓ ପାରସୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି।’”

> “Daniel did not swerve from his duty. He held the king’s sin before him, showing him the lessons he might have learned but did not. Belshazzar had not heeded the events so significant to him. He had not read his grandfather’s history correctly. The responsibility of knowing truth had been laid upon him, but the practical lesson he might have learned and acted upon had not been taken to heart; and his course of action brought the sure result.

> “Daaniʼel hojii isaa irraa hin gorre. Inni cubbuu mootichaa isa dura kaaʼee, barumsa inni irraa barachuu dandaʼee garuu hin baranne isaaf agarsiise. Beelshaazaar taʼeewwan isaaf baayʼee hiika qaban sanaaf xiyyeeffannaa hin kennine. Seenaa akaakayyuusaa sirriitti hin dubbisne. Itti gaafatamummaan dhugaa beekuu isa irra kaaʼamee ture; garuu barumsi hojii irra oolchuu dandaʼee irraa barachuu dandaʼu garaa isaatti hin fudhatamne; adeemsi hojii isaatis buʼaa mirkanaaʼaa fide.”

> “This was the last feast of boasting held by the Chaldean king; for He who bears long with man’s perversity had passed the irrevocable sentence. Belshazzar had greatly dishonoured the One who had exalted him as king, and his probation was taken from him. While the king and his nobles were at the height of their revelry, the Persians turned the Euphrates out of its channel, and marched into the unguarded city. As Belshazzar and his lords were drinking from the sacred vessels of Jehovah, and praising their gods of silver and gold, Cyrus and his soldiers stood under the walls of the palace. ‘In that night,’ the record says, ‘was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom.’” Bible Echo, May 2, 1898.

> “Kun ayyaanni of jajannaa inni mootichi Kaldootaa geggeesse inni dhumaa ture; mootummaa Waaqaas irraa kan hafe namaa wajjin obsaan tursu Inni murtii deebiin hin jirre dabarseeraatii. Belshaazaar Isa mootii akka ta’uuf isa ol kaasetti baay’ee salphise, yeroo qorannaa isaas irraa fudhatame. Mootichii fi gurguddoonni isaa yeroo gammachuu isaanii keessaa isa ol aanaa irra jiranitti, warri Faares laga Efraaxis karaa isaa keessaa garagalchanii, magaalaa eegumsa hin qabne keessa seenan. Akkuma Belshaazaarii fi gooftoonni isaa mi’a qulqulluu Yihowaa irraa dhugaa jiranii fi waaqota isaanii warqee fi meetii jajaa jiranii, Qiirosii fi loltoonni isaa jala dallaa mootummaa dhaabatanii turan. “Halkan sana keessa,” jechuun galmeen ni jedhu, “Belshaazaar mootichi Kaldootaa ni ajjeefame. Daariyos inni Meedoon mootummaa ni fudhate.” Bible Echo, May 2, 1898.

In the midst of the crisis, the queen (a church), identified that there is a source that can identify the “Future for America”. Daniel once again stands in his lot to fulfill his purpose at the end of the days. The witness of the ensign given in the fiery furnace by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego is now given by Daniel, as he adds to the line of truth that in the “hour” of the Sunday law crisis, those who represent the ensign will be brought before the state authorities to testify of the truth.

Yeroo rakkinichaa gidduutti mootittiin (waldaa), akka madda “Future for America” adda baasu tokko jiru ni beekte. Daaniʼel yeroo biraa qooda isaa keessatti dhaabatee, dhuma guyyootaa irratti kaayyoo isaa raawwachuuf ni kaʼa. Dhugaa baʼiin alaabaa, isa Shadraaq, Meeshaakii fi Abednaagoo ibidda bobaʼu keessatti kennan, amma Daaniʼeliin ni kennama; innis sarara dhugaatti kana ni dabala; jechuunis, “saʼaatii” rakkoo seera Dilbataa keessatti, warri alaabaa bakka buʼan mootummaa abbootii taayitaa fuulduratti dhiyaatanii dhugaa baʼuuf ni geeffamu.

> “‘They will deliver you up to councils, … yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.’ Matthew 10:17, 18, R. V. Persecution will spread the light. The servants of Christ will be brought before the great men of the world, who, but for this, might never hear the gospel. The truth has been misrepresented to these men. They have listened to false charges concerning the faith of Christ’s disciples. Often their only means of learning its real character is the testimony of those who are brought to trial for their faith. Under examination these are required to answer, and their judges to listen to the testimony borne. God’s grace will be dispensed to His servants to meet the emergency. ‘It shall be given you,’ says Jesus, ‘in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.’ As the Spirit of God illuminates the minds of His servants, the truth will be presented in its divine power and preciousness. Those who reject the truth will stand to accuse and oppress the disciples. But under loss and suffering, even unto death, the Lord’s children are to reveal the meekness of their divine Example. Thus will be seen the contrast between Satan’s agents and the representatives of Christ. The Saviour will be lifted up before the rulers and the people.” The Desire of Ages, 354.

> “‘Isin mana murtii, … eeyyee bulchitootaa fi mootota durattis anaaf jedhamtanii ni dhihaattu; kunis isaanii fi ormootaaf dhugaa ba’umsaa ta’a.’ Maatewos 10:17, 18, R. V. Ari’atamni ifa ni babal’isa. Tajaajiltoonni Kiristoos namoota gurguddoo addunyaa duratti ni dhihaatu; utuu kana hin ta’in ta’ee, isaan wangeela matumaa hin dhageenye ta’uu danda’u. Dhugaan namoota kanneeniif sirriitti hin ibsamne. Isaan waa’ee amantii bartoota Kiristoos irratti himata sobaa dhaggeeffataniiru. Yeroo baay’ee karaan isaanii amala isaa dhugaa ittiin baratan isa tokkicha, dhugaa ba’umsuma warra amantii isaanii irratti qorannoodhaaf dhihaatan irraa dhaga’uu dha. Yeroo qorannoo keessatti deebii kennuun isaan irraa barbaadama; abbootiin murtii isaanii immoo dhugaa ba’umsicha dhaggeeffachuuf dirqamu. Ayyaanni Waaqayyoo tajaajiltoota Isaatiif yeroo rakkinaa sanaaf gahumsa kennuudhaaf ni kennama. Yesuus akkana jedha, ‘Sa’aatii sana keessatti wanti isin dubbattan isiniif ni kennama. Isin dubbattan miti; Hafuura Abbaa keessanii isa isin keessatti dubbatu dha.’ Akkuma Hafuurri Waaqayyoo sammuu tajaajiltoota Isaa ibsu, dhugaan humna isaa isa waaqayyummaa qabuunii fi gatii isaa isa qaalii ta’een ni dhihaata. Warri dhugaa didan bartoota himachuu fi cunqursuuf ni ka’u. Garuu gidduu kasaaraa fi dhiphinaatti, du’a ga’uttis ilmaan Gooftaa garraamummaa Fakkeenya isaanii isa waaqayyummaa qabu mul’isuuf jiru. Akkasiin wal faallessuun gidduu ergamtoota Seexanaa fi bakka-bu’oota Kiristoos ni mul’ata. Fayyisaan bulchitootaa fi uummata duratti ol ni jedhu.” The Desire of Ages, 354.

As with the three worthies, Daniel was not interested in any gifts, nor did he need to rehearse what he was going to say. He very simply presented the interpretation of the “seven times,” represented upon the wall.

Sicut tribus viris dignis, Daniel nullo dono studebat, nec ei opus erat praeparare quid dicturus esset. Interpretationem “septem temporum,” in pariete repraesentatorum, simpliciter proposuit.

We will continue the story of Belshazzar in the next article.

Mata-dureen Belshaazaar bifa itti aanu keessatti ni itti fufna.

> “Those who are unfaithful to the work of God are lacking in principle; their motives are not of a character to lead them to choose the right under all circumstances. The servants of God are to feel at all times that they are under the eye of their employer. He who watched the sacrilegious feast of Belshazzar is present in all our institutions, in the counting-room of the merchant, in the private workshop; and the bloodless hand is as surely recording your neglect as it recorded the awful judgment of the blasphemous king. Belshazzar’s condemnation was written in words of fire, ‘Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting’; and if you fail to fulfill your God-given obligations your condemnation will be the same.” Messages to Young People, 229.

> “Warri hojii Waaqayyootiif amanamoo hin taane hundinuu naamusa bu’uuraa irraa hir’ina qabu; kaka’umsi isaanii haala kamiyyuu keessatti waan sirrii taʼe filachuuf isaan geessuuf amala gaʼaa hin qabu. Tajaajiltoonni Waaqayyoo yeroo hundumaa ija Gooftaa isaanii jalatti akka jiran itti dhagaʼamuu qabu. Inni cidha qulqullummaa cabsee Belshaazaar geggeesse ilaalaa ture sun, dhaabbilee keenya hundumaa keessatti, kutaa herregaa daldalaa keessatti, bakka hojii dhuunfaa keessattis ni argama; harki dhiiga hin qabnes akkuma murtii sodaachisaa mooticha Waaqayyoon arrabse sana galmeesse, akkasuma dagannoo keessan ni galmeessa. Balaaleffannaan Belshaazaar jechoota ibiddaatiin barreeffamee ture, ‘Ati madaallii keessatti madaalamteerta, hir’inaas keessatti argamteerta’; yoo dirqama Waaqayyo isiniif kenne raawwachuu dadhabdan, balaaleffannaan keessanis isuma sana taʼa.” Messages to Young People, 229.

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