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# The Book of Daniel - Number Thirty

Kitaabka Daanyeel - Tirada Soddonaad

The Hour of Fear

Saacadda Cabsida

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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?”

Cabsidii Belshaasar ee qoraalka dahsoon waxay qusaysaa ma aha oo keliya dhimashadiisa iyo dhammaadka boqortooyadii lixaad ee waxsii sheegidda Kitaabka Quduuska ah, laakiin sidoo kale waxay qusaysaa barta taariikhda waxsii sheegidda ee cabsidu ku qabato boqorrada dhulka. Cabsidoodu waxaa dhalisa “dabaysha bari” ee Islaamka. Cabsidoodu waa sida naag foolanaysa; sidaas darteedna waxay tilmaamaysaa xanuun si tartiib-tartiib ah u sii kordhaya, kaas oo imanaya si isa soo taraysa oo aad u degdeg badan. Cabsidu waxay ka bilaabataa “saacadda” diyaafaddii Belshaasar, in kastoo ay markii ugu horraysay timid Sebtembar 11, 2001. Laga bilaabo markaas dabayluhu waxay bilaabaan inay ka siibtaan gacmaha afarta malaa’igood ee haya inta lagu jiro wakhtiga shaabadaynta boqol iyo afartan iyo afarta kun. Baroorta Turos ee uu Yexesqeel tilmaamayo waxay qeexdaa Turos iyada oo waydiinaysa su’aasha waxsii sheegidda ah, “Magaalo tee baa la mid ah Turos, sida tan lagu baabbi’iyey badhtamaha badda?”

> 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.

> Maraakiibtii Tarshiish ayaa suuqyadaada kugu ammaanay; adiguna waad buuxsamaysay, oo aad u weynaatay oo aad u qurux badnaatay badaha dhexdooda. Kuwa doonyahaaga kaxeeya ayaa ku geeyey biyaha waaweyn; dabayshii bari ayaa kugu jebisay badaha dhexdooda. Maalkaaga, iyo alaabtaadii ganacsi, baayacmushtarkaaga, badmaaxiintaada, iyo duuliyeyaashaada, kuwii jeexjeexyada maraakiibtaaga hagaajin jiray, iyo kuwii ka shaqayn jiray baayacmushtarkaaga, iyo raggaaga dagaalka oo dhan oo kugu jira, iyo ururkaaga oo dhan oo dhexdaada ku jira, waxay ku dhici doonaan badaha dhexdooda maalinta halligaaddaada. Nawaaxigeedu way gariiri doonaan codka qaylada duuliyeyaashaada. Oo kulli kuwa seebka qabsada, badmaaxiinta, iyo duuliyeyaasha badda oo dhan, ayaa maraakiibtooda ka soo degi doona; waxay istaagi doonaan dhulka. Oo codkooda ayay kaa maqli doonaan, oo aad bay u qayshan doonaan, oo boodh bay madaxyadooda ku dul tuuri doonaan, dambas bayna isku dhex rogi doonaan. Oo iyagu gebi ahaanba ayay kuu xiiri doonaan, joonyadna way isku guntan doonaan, waxayna kaaga ooyi doonaan qadhaadhnimo qalbi iyo baroor qadhaadh leh. Oo baroortooda dhexdeeda ayay kaaga qaadi doonaan gabay baroor ah, oo kuu barooran doonaan, iyagoo leh, Magaalo tee baa la mid ah Turos, tan lagu baabbi'iyey badda dhexdeeda? Markii alaabtaadii baddaha ka baxday, waxaad dhergisay dadyow badan; boqorradii dhulkana waxaad ku taajirisay maalkaaga badan iyo baayacmushtarkaaga faraha badan. Wakhtiga lagugu jebin doono badaha dhexdooda, moolka biyaha, baayacmushtarkaaga iyo ururkaaga oo dhan oo dhexdaada ku jira way dhici doonaan. Dadka deggan gasiiradaha oo dhammu way kugula yaabi doonaan, boqorradooduna aad bay u cabsan doonaan, wajiyadooduna way qasmi doonaan. Ganacsatada dadyowga ku dhex jira ayaa kugu foodhyi doona; waxaad noqon doontaa wax laga naxo, oo mar dambe ma jiri doontid. Yexesqeel 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.

Turos waa magaalada, ama boqortooyada ay ganacsatada dunidu aad ugu ooyaan qadhaadh, dabadeedna yidhaahdaan, “magaalo tee baa la mid ah Turos?” Waxay sidaas yeelaan “wakhtiga” magaalada lagu jebiyo badda dhexdeeda. Muujintii cutubka siddeed iyo tobnaad, dhilladii Turos, oo ah dhilladii Rooma, oo sinaysi la samaysay boqorrada dhulka, laguna garto inay tahay magaaladaas weyn oo xukunkeedu ku yimaado hal saac gudahood, iyo hal maalin gudaheed. Iyadu waa magaalada kicisa su’aasha nebiyadeed ee ka soo baxda boqorrada iyo ganacsatada barooranaya.

> 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.

> Sidaas daraaddeed belaayooyinkeedu waxay ku iman doonaan maalin keliya gudaheed, kuwaas oo ah dhimasho, iyo baroor, iyo abaar; oo dab bay gebi ahaanteed ku guban doontaa; waayo Rabbiga Ilaah ah oo iyada xukuma waa xoog badan yahay. Oo boqorradii dhulka, kuwii iyada sinaystay oo la noolaaday raaxo iyo macaan, way u ooyi doonaan oo u barooran doonaan, markay arkaan qiiqa gubashadeeda, iyagoo meel fog ka taagan cabsi ay ka qabaan cadaabkeeda oo leh, Hoogay, hoogay magaaladaas weyn ee Baabuloon, magaaladaas xoogga badan! waayo saacad keliya gudaheed baa xukunkaagu yimid. Oo baayacmushtariyadii dhulku way u ooyi doonaan oo u barooran doonaan; waayo ninna mar dambe ma iibsanayo alaabtoodii: alaabtii dahabka, iyo lacagta, iyo dhagaxyada qaayaha badan, iyo luulka, iyo maro wanaagsan, iyo guduud, iyo xariir, iyo casaan guduudan, iyo qoryo udgoon oo kasta, iyo weelal fool-maroodi ah oo cayn kasta ah, iyo weelal ka samaysan qoryaha ugu qaalisan oo cayn kasta ah, iyo naxaas, iyo bir, iyo marmar, iyo qorfe, iyo udug, iyo saliid cadar ah, iyo foox, iyo khamri, iyo saliid, iyo bur wanaagsan, iyo sarreen, iyo xoolo, iyo ido, iyo fardo, iyo gaadhifardoodyo, iyo addoommo, iyo nafaha dadka. Oo midhihii ay naftaadu damacday way kaa tageen, oo waxyaalihii macaan iyo quruxda badnaa oo dhammu way kaa tageen, oo mar dambe innaba ma heli doontid. Baayacmushtariyadii waxyaalahan, kuwii iyada ku hodmay, waxay meel fog ka istaagi doonaan cabsi ay ka qabaan cadaabkeeda, iyagoo ooyaya oo barooranaya, oo leh, Hoogay, hoogay, magaaladaas weyn oo huwanayd maro wanaagsan, iyo guduud, iyo casaan guduudan, oo dahab, iyo dhagaxyo qaali ah, iyo luul lagu qurxiyey! waayo saacad keliya gudaheed baa maal intaas le’eg baabba’day. Oo badmaax walba, iyo dhammaan kuwii maraakiibta ku shaqayn jiray, iyo badmaaxiinta, iyo intii badda ka ganacsan jirtay oo dhammu, meel fog bay istaageen, oo way qayliyeen markay arkeen qiiqa gubashadeeda, iyagoo leh, Magaalo noocee ah baa la mid ah magaaladan weyn! Oo boodh bay madaxyadooda ku daadiyeen, oo qayliyeen iyagoo ooyaya oo barooranaya, oo leh, Hoogay, hoogay, magaaladaas weyn, taas oo kuweenna maraakiibta badda lahaa oo dhammu ay ku hodmeen qaaliyadeeda aawadeed! waayo saacad keliya gudaheed bay cidlo noqotay. Muujintii 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.

Furitaanka Muujintii Ciise Masiix waxa ku jira farriinta Qaylada Saqda-dhexe. Farriintaasu waa waxsii sheegiddii labaad ee Yexesqeel toddoba iyo soddon, taas oo lafihii qalalay ee dhintay oo saddex maalmood iyo badh waddooyinka yiillay dib ugu soo noolaynaysa iyagoo ah ciidan weyn oo xoog leh. Farriintaasu waa farriinta ay ku jirto runta ah in Islaamku yahay kan Rabbigu u adeegsado inuu xukun fulineed ku soo dejiyo Maraykanka sababo la xidhiidha dhaqan-gelinta Axadda. Xukunkaasu waxa uu yimaadaa “saacadda” dhulgariirka weyn, taas oo sidoo kale ah “saacaddii” qoraalku kaga soo baxay derbigii Belshaasaar. Qoraalkaasu waxa uu keenay cabsidii, taas oo loo sawiray inay qabato dhammaan boqorrada iyo baayacmushtariyaasha marka qaab-dhismeedka dhaqaale ee meeraha dhulka lagu dumiyo “dabaysha bari” ee Islaamka, kuwaas oo si qarsoodi ah ugu soo dhex siibtay boqortooyadii Belshaasaar, iyagoo ka soo maray “derbiga” hoose ee koonfureed ee la dayacay.

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.

“Magaalada” ama boqortooyada ay boqorrada iyo baayacmushtariyadu u barooranayaan oo ay ka yidhaahdaan, “magaaladee baa la mid ah magaaladan weyn,” waa boqortooyada dhilladii Turos, oo markaas heesaheeda qaadaysa oo sino kula jirta isla boqorradaas. Nebiyadu dhammaantood waxay ka hadlaan dhammaadka dunida, wayna isku waafaqsan yihiin; sidaas darteed baayacmushtariyadii Yexesqeel waa isla baayacmushtariyadii ku xusan Muujintii cutubka siddeed iyo tobnaad. Saddex jeer Muujintii cutubka siddeed iyo tobnaad waxay ku barooranayaan, “hoog, hoog,” markii la duminayo magaalada weyn iyo qaab-dhismeedka maaliyadeed ee meeraha dhulka. Ereyga Giriigga ah ee meeshan lagu tarjumay “hoog” waa isla eraygii lagu tarjumay saddex jeer Muujintii cutubka siddeedaad iyo aayadda saddex iyo tobnaad, kaas oo halkaas lagu turjumay erey Ingiriisi ah oo ka duwan.

> 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.

> Oo bal eegay, oo waxaan maqlay malaa’ig cirka badhtankiisa ku duulaysa, iyadoo cod weyn ku leh, Hoog, hoog, hoog, waxaa ku sugan kuwa dhulka deggan codadka kale ee buunka saddexda malaa’igood aawadood, kuwaas oo weli dhawaaqi doona! Muujintii 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.”

Boqorrada iyo baayacmushtariyadu waxay ka barooranayaan burburka dhaqaalaha dunida iyagoo leh, “hoogay, hoogay,” oo macnihiisu yahay “halaag, halaag,” waxaana “Hoogga” astaan u ah Islaamka. Cabsida qabsata Belshaasaar iyo saraakiishiisa markii fartii qorniinku derbiga ka muuqato, waa cabsida ka dhalata marka qaab-dhismeedka dhaqaale ee meeraha dhulka lagu burburiyo weerarro joogto ah oo ka imanaya Islaamka, kaasoo Ilaah u adeegsado sidii qalabkiisa qaddariga ah si uu ugu soo dejiyo xukunkiisa fulineed kuwa cabba khamriga Baabuloon, taas oo ah dhaqan-gelinta Axadda. Runtaasu waa mawduuca “culeyska” Ishacyaah labaatan iyo saddex ee dhillada “Turos.”

> 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.

> Waxsii ku saabsan Turos. Ooya, doonyaha Tarshiishow; waayo, waa la baabbi'iyey, si aan guri iyo meel laga galo toona u jirin; dalka Kittiim baa warkeedu iyaga loo muujiyey. Aamusnaada, kuwii degganaa jasiiradda; adigii ganacsatada Siidoon, kuwa badda ka tallaaba, ku hodmiyeen. Oo biyaha waaweyn dushooda farcankii Siihoor, goosashadii webiga, baa ahayd dakhligeeda; iyaduna waxay ahayd suuqii quruumaha. Ceeboow, Siidoonay; waayo, baddu way hadashay, xataa qalcadda badda, iyadoo leh, Anigu ma foolanayo, carruurna ma dhaliyo, niman dhallinyaro ahna ma koriyo, gabdho bikro ahna ma barbaariyo. Sida warbixintii Masar laga maqlo ayay aad uga murugoon doonaan warbixinta Turos. U gudba Tarshiish; ooya, kuwii degganaa jasiiraddow. Kanu ma magaaladaadii farxadda lahayd baa, tii qaddiimigeedu ka soo bilaabmay waayihii hore? Cagaha iyada qudhooda ayaa iyada meel fog u qaadi doona si ay halkaas ugu martiyooto. Yaa taladan uga qaatay Turos, magaaladii taajta saari jirtay, tan ganacsatadeedu amiirro yihiin, tan baayacmushtariyadeedu yihiin kuwa dhulka lagu maamuuso? Rabbiga ciidammadu ayaa taas qasdiyey, inuu nijaaseeyo kibirka ammaanta oo dhan, oo uu quudhsado kuwa dhulka lagu maamuuso oo dhan. Dalkaaga uga gudub sida webi oo kale, gabadhii Tarshiishay; xoog dambe ma jiro. Gacantiisuu badda ku fidiyey, boqortooyooyinkiina wuu gariiriyey; Rabbigu wuxuu amar ku bixiyey magaaladii baayacmushtarka ahayd inuu qalcadaheeda dumiyo. Oo wuxuu yidhi, Mar dambe ma rayrayn doontid, ta bikradda ah ee la dulmay, gabadhii Siidoonay; kac, u gudub Kittiim; halkaasna nasasho ka heli maysid. Bal eeg dalka reer Kaldayiin; dadkani ma jirin ilaa reer Ashuur ay u aasaaseen kuwa cidlada deggan; waxay dhiseen munaaradaheeda, waxay kor u qaadeen daaraha waaweyn; isaguna wuxuu ka dhigay burbur. Ooya, doonyaha Tarshiishow; waayo, xooggiinnii waa la baabbi'iyey. Oo waxay ahaan doontaa in maalintaas Turos la illoobi doono toddobaatan sannadood, sida cimriga boqor keliya oo kale; oo toddobaatanka sannadood dabadood Turos waxay u gabyi doontaa sida naag dhillo ah. Kataarad qaado, magaalada ku wareeg, ta dhillada ah ee la illoobay; si macaan u tum, gabayo badan qaad, si laguu xusuusto. Oo waxay ahaan doontaa in toddobaatanka sannadood dhammaadkooda Rabbigu Turos soo booqan doono, iyaduna waxay u noqon doontaa mushaharkeedii, oo waxay sinaysi la geli doontaa boqortooyooyinka dunida oo dhan oo dhulka korkiisa jooga. Oo baayacmushtarkeeda iyo mushaharkeeduba waxay quduus u ahaan doonaan Rabbiga; lama ururin doono, lamana kaydin doono; waayo, baayacmushtarkeedu wuxuu ahaan doonaa kuwa Rabbiga hortiisa deggan, inay si ku filan wax u cunaan, iyo dhar waara. Ishacyaah 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.

Toddobaatanka sannadood, oo ah sida “maalmaha hal boqor”, waxaa matala boqortooyadii Baabuloon; waayo boqor waa boqortooyo, Baabuloonkii dhabta ahaana wuxuu xukumayey toddobaatan sannadood. Toddobaatankii sannadood ee Baabuloonkii dhabta ahaa waxay ku dhammaadeen “saacaddii” ay far-qoraalku ka soo muuqday derbiyada hoolkii cashada Belshaasar. Isla habeenkaas ayaa la dilay, xoogga ka soo galay “derbiga” isagoo aan la dareemin, waayo wuxuu ku jiray xaflad uu ku cabbayey khamrigii Baabuloon, intii ay orkestradii Nebukadnesar tumaysay muusigga, oo dhilladii Turos ay ku luuqaynaysay laxanka macaan, oo Israa’iishii riddowdayna ay cayaaraysay oo sujuudaysay.

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.

Markaas cabsi ayaa wada qabsatay dhammaan kuwii arrintu khusaysay, waayo, Ilaah wuxuu “taloba la qaatay Turos” oo wuxuu “u qasdiyay” “inuu nijaaseeyo kibirka ammaanta oo dhan, oo uu quudhsado dhammaan kuwa sharafta leh ee dhulka.” Sidaa darteed Ilaah wuxuu “ruxay boqortooyooyinkii” isagoo ku riday “dhulgariirkii weynaa” ee “saacaddaas,” waayo, Ilaah wuxuu “amar ka bixiyey boqortooyada ganacsadaha ah,” “in la dumiyo qalcadihiisa adag.” “Saacaddii” cabsida ee Belshaasar, boqorradii iyo baayacmushtariyiintii waxay bilaabeen baadhitaan ay ku fahmayaan micnaha erayadii dabka ahaa ee derbiga ku qornaa. Dhimashada Belshaasar waxay ku dhowdahay inay dhacdo, hase yeeshee markaas weli wuu nool yahay. Sidaa darteed wuxuu doonay inuu garto erayadaas dahsoon, oo wuxuu abaalgudyo u ballanqaaday nimankii xigmadda lahaa, haddii ay qorniinka fasiri karaan, laakiin taas lama samayn karin, maxaa yeelay nimanka xigmadda leh ee Baabuloon waxay adeegsadaan hab-barasho Kitaab oo ahaa been-abuurkii runta. Erayadaas dahsoon waxay la mid yihiin waxyiga buug la shaabadeeyey.

> 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.

> Markaasaa waxaa soo galeen dhammaan nimankii xigmadda lahaa ee boqorka; laakiinse ma ay akhriyi karin qoraalkii, mana ay boqorka ogeysiin karin fasirkiisii. Markaasaa Boqor Belshaasaar aad iyo aad u dhibtooday, wejigiisiina isaguu ku beddelmay, oo amiirradiisiina way naxeen. Haddaba boqoraddii, hadalladii boqorka iyo amiirradiisa aawadood, ayay soo gashay gurigii diyaafadda; boqoraddiina way hadashay oo tidhi, Boqorkow, weligaa noolow; fikirradaadu yaanay ku dhibin, wejigaaguna yuusan isbeddelin. Waxaa boqortooyadaada jooga nin ay ku jirto ruuxa ilaahyada quduuska ah; oo wakhtigii aabbahaa waxaa isaga laga helay iftiin iyo waxgarasho iyo xigmad u eg xigmadda ilaahyada; oo Boqor Nebukhadnesar oo ahaa aabbahaa, boqorku, waxaan leeyahay, aabbahaa, wuxuu ka dhigay madaxii saaxiriinta, xiddigiyaasha, reer Kaldayiin, iyo faaliyayaasha; maxaa yeelay, ruux aad u wanaagsan, iyo aqoon, iyo waxgarasho, iyo fasiridda riyooyin, iyo muujinta hadallo adag, iyo furidda shakiyo, ayaa laga helay isla Daanyeelkan, kii boqorku u bixiyey Belteshaasar. Haddaba Daanyeel ha loo yeedho, oo isagaa sheegi doona fasirka. Markaasaa Daanyeel la keenay boqorka hortiisa. Boqorkiina wuu hadlay oo wuxuu Daanyeel ku yidhi, Ma adigaa Daanyeelkii ka mid ahaa maxaabiistii Yahuudah, oo boqorkii aabbahay uu Yahuudiya ka soo kaxeeyey? Waxaan xaggaaga ka maqlay in ruuxa ilaahyadu kugu jiro, iyo in iftiin iyo waxgarasho iyo xigmad heer sare ah lagaa helo. Oo haatan nimankii xigmadda lahaa iyo xiddigiyayaashii ayaa hortayda la keenay, inay akhriyaan qoraalkan oo ay ii ogeysiiyaan fasirkiisa; laakiinse ma ay sheegi karin fasirka arrinta. Aniguse wax baan kaa maqlay, inaad fasiri karto, oo aad shakiyo furi karto; haddaba haddii aad qori kartaa akhrintiisa, oo aad ii ogeysiin kartaa fasirkiisa, waxaa laguu gashan doonaa guduud, silsilad dahab ahna qoorta ayaa lagaa sudhi doonaa, oo waxaad boqortooyada ku ahaan doontaa taliyaha saddexaad. Daanyeel 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.

Boqoraddii qasriga joogtay ma ahayn naagtii Belshaasaar, balse waxay ahayd boqoraddii awoowgiis, oo iyadu way garanaysay kii akhrin kari lahaa qoraalkii derbiga ku qornaa. Waxaa boqortooyada ku jirtay kaniisad (waayo naagtu nebiyad ahaan waa kaniisad) oo garanaysay kii fahmi kari lahaa waxyaalaha qarsoon ee Ilaah.

> “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.’

> “Qasriga waxaa joogtay naag ka xigmad badnayd kulligood,—boqoraddii awoowgii Belshaasaar. Markii xaaladdan degdegga ahi timid ayay boqorka kula hadashay hadal iftiin yar u soo diray gudcurka. Waxay tidhi, ‘Boqorow, weligaa noolow; yaanay fikirradaadu ku dhibin, wejigaaguna yuusan is beddelin. Boqortooyadaada waxaa ku jira nin uu ku jiro ruuxa ilaahyada quduuska ah; oo waagii aabbahaa waxaa laga helay iftiin iyo garasho iyo xigmad, xigmad la mid ah xigmadda ilaahyada; kaasoo boqorkii Nebukhadnesar, aabbahaa, boqorka, waxaan leeyahay, aabbahaa, ka dhigay madaxii sixiroolayaasha, xiddig-faliyayaasha, reer Kaldayiin, iyo waxsheegayaasha; …haddaba Daanyeel ha loo yeedho, isna fasiraadda wuu sheegi doonaa.’”

> “‘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.’

> “Markaasaa Daaniyeel ayaa la soo geliyey boqorka hortiisa.” Isagoo ku dadaalaya inuu is adkeeyo oo uu muujiyo amarkiisa, Belshaasar wuxuu yidhi, “Adigu ma waxaad tahay Daaniyeelkaas ka mid ah maxaabiistii Yahuudah, oo boqorka, aabbahay, ka soo kaxeeyey dalka Yuhuudda? Xataa waan kaa maqlay in ruuxa ilaahyadu kugu jiro, iyo in iftiin iyo garasho iyo xigmad aad u heer sarreysaa lagaa helo…. Haddaba haddii aad qorniinka akhriyi karto, oo aad ii ogeysiin karto fasirkiisa, waxaa laguu huwin doonaa guduud, silsilad dahab ahna qoorta ayaa laguu suri doonaa, oo waxaad noqon doontaa taliyaha saddexaad ee boqortooyada.”

> “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.’

> “Daanyeel laguma yaabin muuqaalkii boqorka, ereyadiisiina ma ay wareerin mana ay cabsi gelin. ‘Hadiyadahaagu adigaa ha kuu ahaadeen,’ ayuu ku jawaabay, ‘abaalmarinnadaadana mid kale sii; hase ahaatee qorniinka ayaan boqorka u akhriyi doonaa, oo micnihiisana waan u caddayn doonaa. Boqorow, Ilaaha ugu sarreeya ayaa Nebukadneesar, aabbahaa, siiyey boqortooyo, weynaan, ammaan, iyo sharaf…. Laakiin markii qalbigiisu kor isu qaaday oo maankiisuna kibir ku adkaaday, waxaa laga dejiyey carshigiisii boqornimada, oo ammaantiisiina waa laga qaaday…. Oo adiga, wiilkiisa, Belshaasarow, qalbigaaga ma aadan hoosaysiin, in kastoo aad waxyaalahan oo dhan ogayd; se waxaad iska sarraysiisay Ilaaha samada; oo weelashii gurigiisa ayaa hortaada la keenay, adiga, amiirradaada, xaasaskaaga, iyo naagahaagii addoommaha ahaa ayaadna ku cabteen, oo waxaad ammaanteen ilaahyadii lacagta iyo dahabka, naxaasta, birta, qoryaha, iyo dhagaxa, kuwaas oo aan waxba arag, waxna maqal, waxna ogayn; oo Ilaaha gacantiisa ay ku jirto neeftaadu, oo ay jidkaaga oo dhammu isaga u yihiin, ma aadan ammaanin.’”

> “‘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.’

> “‘Kanu waa qorniinkii la qoray, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. Kanu waa fasiraadda arrinta: Mene: Ilaah boqortooyadaada wuu tiriyey, wuuna dhammeeyey. Tekel: Waxa lagu miisaamay miisaannada, waxaana lagugu helay wax kaa dhimman. Peres: Boqortooyadaadii waa la qaybiyey, waxaana la siiyey reer Maaday iyo Faaris.’

> “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.

> “Daaniyeel waajibkiisii kama leexan. Wuxuu dembigii boqorka hortiisa dhigay, isaga oo tusaya casharradii uu baran kari lahaa, hase yeeshee uusan baran. Belshaasar ma uu dhegaysan dhacdooyinkii isaga u lahaa ahmiyad weyn. Taariikhdii awoowgiis si sax ah uma uu akhrin. Mas’uuliyadda aqoonta runta ayaa dusha laga saaray, laakiin casharkii wax-ku-oolka ahaa ee uu baran kari lahaa oo uu ku dhaqmi kari lahaa qalbiga ma gelin; hab-dhaqankiisiina wuxuu keenay natiijadii la hubo.

> “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.

> “Tani waxay ahayd iidii ugu dambaysay ee faanka ee uu boqorkii reer Kaldayiin qabtay; waayo, Isaga kan muddo dheer u adkaysta qallooca dadka ayaa xukun aan laga noqosho lahayn ku dhawaaqay. Belshaasar aad buu u maamuus dilay Kii isaga boqor ahaan u sarraysiiyey, oo fursaddii tijaabadiisana waa laga qaaday. Intii boqorka iyo saraakiishiisu ku jireen heerkii ugu sarreeyey ee damaashaadkooda, reer Faaris waxay Webiga Yufraad ka leexiyeen marinkiisii, oo waxay galeen magaalada aan la ilaalinayn. Intii Belshaasar iyo amiirradiisu ka cabbayeen weelashii quduuska ahaa ee Rabbiga, oo ay ammaanayeen ilaahyadoodii lacagta iyo dahabka ahaa, ayaa Kuros iyo askartiisii taagnaayeen derbiyada qasriga hoostooda. ‘Habeenkaas,’ ayaa qoraalku leeyahay, ‘ayaa Belshaasar oo ahaa boqorkii reer Kaldayiin la dilay. Oo Daariyus kii reer Maadayna boqortooyadii qaatay.’” 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.

Dhibaatada dhexdeeda, boqoraddii (kaniisad), waxay garatay in uu jiro il awood u leh inay aqoonsato “Future for America”. Daanyeel mar kale ayuu meeshiisii ku taagan yahay si uu u guto ujeeddadiisa dhammaadka maalmaha. Markhaatiga calanka ee lagu bixiyey foornada dabka kulul dhexdeeda oo ay bixiyeen Shadraak, Meeshaakh iyo Cabednego, ayaa imminka waxaa bixinaya Daanyeel, isaga oo ku daraya xariiqda runta in “saacadda” dhibaatada sharciga Axadda, kuwa matala calanka la hor keeni doono madaxda dawladda si ay runta uga markhaati furaan.

> “‘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.

> “‘Waxay idin geeyn doonaan golayaal, … weliba taliyayaal iyo boqorro hortood ayaa laydiin keeni doonaa magacayga aawadiis, si markhaati loogu ahaado iyaga iyo quruumaha.’ Matayos 10:17, 18, R. V. Cadaadisku wuxuu faafin doonaa iftiinka. Addoommada Masiixa waxaa la hor keeni doonaa ragga waaweyn ee dunida, kuwaas oo, haddaan sidan la ahaan lahayn, laga yaabo inaanay weligood maqlin injiilka. Runta ayaa si qaldan loogu soo bandhigay nimankan. Waxay dhegaysteen eedaymo been ah oo ku saabsan rumaysadka xerta Masiixa. Marar badan habka keliya ee ay ku baran karaan dabeecaddeeda dhabta ah waa markhaatiga kuwa maxkamad loo soo taagay rumaysadkooda aawadiis. Marka la baarayo, waxaa laga doonayaa inay jawaab bixiyaan, garsoorayaashoodana inay dhegaystaan markhaatiga la bixinayo. Nimcada Ilaah waxaa loo qaybin doonaa addoommadiisa si ay ula kulmaan xaaladda degdegga ah. Ciise wuxuu leeyahay, ‘Saacaddaas qudheeda ayaa laydin siin doonaa waxa aad ku hadli doontaan. Waayo idinku ma tihidin kuwa hadlaya, laakiin waa Ruuxa Aabbihiin oo idinku hadlaya.’ Sida Ruuxa Ilaah u iftiimiyo maanka addoommadiisa, runta waxaa lagu soo bandhigi doonaa xooggeeda rabbaaniga ah iyo qaali ahaanteeda. Kuwa diida runta waxay istaagi doonaan si ay u eedeeyaan oo u dulmiyaan xerta. Laakiin iyadoo ay jirto khasaare iyo silic, xataa ilaa dhimasho, carruurta Rabbigu waa inay muujiyaan qabownimada iyo degganaanta Tusaalahooda rabbaaniga ah. Sidaas ayaa loo arki doonaa farqiga u dhexeeya wakiillada Shayddaanka iyo matalayaasha Masiixa. Badbaadiyaha waxaa kor loogu qaadi doonaa hortooda taliyayaasha iyo dadka.” 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.

Sida saddexdii geesiyaalba ahayd, Daanyeel ma uu danaynayn hadiyado kasta, mana uu baahnayn inuu sii sii tababarto waxa uu odhan lahaa. Si aad u fudud ayuu u soo bandhigay fasiraadda “toddobada wakhti,” oo gidaarka lagu muujiyey.

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

Waxaannu sheekada Belshaasar ku sii wadi doonnaa maqaalka xiga.

> “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.

> “Kuwa aan daacad u ahayn shuqulka Ilaah waxay ka madhan yihiin mabda’; ujeeddooyinkoodu ma laha dabeecad ku hoggaamin karta inay doortaan waxa qumman duruuf kasta oo jirta. Addoommada Ilaah waa inay mar kasta dareemaan inay ku jiraan indhaha kan shaqaalaysiiyey. Kii daawaday cashadii xurmada-darrada ahayd ee Belshaasar wuxuu joogaa dhammaan hay’adahayaga, qolka xisaabaadka ee ganacsadaha, iyo aqoon-is-weydaarsiga gaarka ah; gacanta aan dhiigga lahaynna si la hubo ayay u qoreysaa dayacaaddiinna, sida ay u qortay xukunkii cabsida lahaa ee boqorkii caytama ahaa. Xukunkii Belshaasar waxaa lagu qoray erayo dab ah, ‘Waxaa lagugu miisaamay miisaannada, oo waxaa lagugu helay wax ka dhiman’; oo haddii aad ku guuldarraysataan inaad gudataan waajibaadyadiinna Ilaah idin siiyey, xukunkiinnu wuxuu ahaan doonaa isla kaas.” Messages to Young People, 229.

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