This and the two following chapters give an account of Daniel's last vision, wherein the succession of the Persian and Grecian monarchies is described, together with the wars that should take place between Syria and E…
1En el año tercero de Ciro rey de Persia fue revelada palabra a Daniel, llamado Beltsasar; y la palabra era verdadera, y el conflicto grande; pero él comprendió la palabra, y tuvo inteligencia en la visión.
2En aquellos días yo Daniel estuve afligido por espacio de tres semanas.
3No comí manjar delicado, ni entró en mi boca carne ni vino, ni me ungí con ungüento, hasta que se cumplieron las tres semanas.
4Y el día veinticuatro del mes primero estaba yo a la orilla del gran río Hidekel.
5Y alcé mis ojos y miré, y he aquí un varón vestido de lino, y ceñidos sus lomos de oro de Ufaz.
6Su cuerpo era como de berilo, y su rostro parecía un relámpago, y sus ojos como antorchas de fuego, y sus brazos y sus pies como de color de bronce bruñido, y el sonido de sus palabras como el estruendo de una multitud.
7Y sólo yo, Daniel, vi aquella visión, y no la vieron los hombres que estaban conmigo, sino que se apoderó de ellos un gran temor, y huyeron y se escondieron.
8Quedé, pues, yo solo, y vi esta gran visión, y no quedó fuerza en mí, antes mi fuerza se cambió en desfallecimiento, y no tuve vigor alguno.
9Pero oí el sonido de sus palabras; y al oír el sonido de sus palabras, caí sobre mi rostro en un profundo sueño, con mi rostro en tierra.
10Y he aquí una mano me tocó, e hizo que me pusiese sobre mis rodillas y sobre las palmas de mis manos.
11Y me dijo: Daniel, varón muy amado, está atento a las palabras que te hablaré, y ponte en pie; porque a ti he sido enviado ahora. Mientras hablaba esto conmigo, me puse en pie temblando.
12Entonces me dijo: Daniel, no temas; porque desde el primer día que dispusiste tu corazón a entender y a humillarte en la presencia de tu Dios, fueron oídas tus palabras; y a causa de tus palabras yo he venido.
13Mas el príncipe del reino de Persia se me opuso durante veintiún días; pero he aquí Miguel, uno de los principales príncipes, vino para ayudarme, y quedé allí con los reyes de Persia.
14He venido para hacerte saber lo que ha de venir a tu pueblo en los postreros días; porque la visión es para esos días.
15Mientras me decía estas palabras, estaba yo con los ojos puestos en tierra, y enmudecido.
16Pero he aquí, uno con semejanza de hijo de hombre tocó mis labios. Entonces abrí mi boca y hablé, y dije al que estaba delante de mí: Señor mío, con la visión me han sobrevenido dolores, y no me queda fuerza.
17¿Cómo, pues, podrá el siervo de mi señor hablar con mi señor? Porque al instante me faltó la fuerza, y no me quedó aliento.
18Y aquel que tenía semejanza de hombre me tocó otra vez, y me fortaleció,
19y me dijo: Muy amado, no temas; la paz sea contigo; esfuérzate y aliéntate. Y mientras él me hablaba, recobré las fuerzas, y dije: Hable mi señor, porque me has fortalecido.
20Él me dijo: ¿Sabes por qué he venido a ti? Pues ahora tengo que volver para pelear contra el príncipe de Persia; y al terminar con él, el príncipe de Grecia vendrá.
21Pero yo te declararé lo que está escrito en el libro de la verdad; y ninguno me ayuda contra ellos, sino Miguel vuestro príncipe.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
Versículo 1
I. In the third year of Cyrus - Which answers to the first year of Darius the Mede.
In the third year of Cyrus - Which answers to the first year of Darius the Mede.
The time appointed was long - וצבא גדול vetsaba gadol, but the warfare long; there will be many contentions and wars before these things can be accomplished.
II
Versículo 2
II. I - was mourning three full weeks - The weeks are most probably dated from the time of the termin…
I - was mourning three full weeks - The weeks are most probably dated from the time of the termination of the last vision. Calmet proves this by several reasons.
III
Versículo 3
III. I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coar…
I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coarse and unsavory food; drinking nothing but water; not using the bath, and most probably wearing haircloth next the skin, during the whole of the time.
IV
Versículo 4
IV. By the side of - Hiddekel - The same as the Tigris. the great river of Assyria; as the Euphrates …
By the side of - Hiddekel - The same as the Tigris. the great river of Assyria; as the Euphrates of Syria, and the Nile of Egypt.
V
Versículo 5
V. Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments.
Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments.
Gold of Uphaz - The same as Ophir.
VI
Versículo 6
VI. His body also was like the beryl - The description of this person is very similar to that of our …
His body also was like the beryl - The description of this person is very similar to that of our Lord in Rev 1:13-15.
VII
Versículo 7
VII. The men that were with me saw not the vision - An exactly parallel case with what occurred at the…
The men that were with me saw not the vision - An exactly parallel case with what occurred at the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, Act 9:7. There was a Divine influence which they all felt, but only Daniel saw the corporeal appearance.
VIII
Versículo 9
VIII. Was I in a deep sleep - I fell into a swoon.
Was I in a deep sleep - I fell into a swoon.
IX
Versículo 10
IX. A hand touched me - Nothing was apparent or palpable but a hand. A hand had written Belshazzar's …
A hand touched me - Nothing was apparent or palpable but a hand. A hand had written Belshazzar's fate upon the wall; and the hand is frequently mentioned when the power or majesty of God is intended. Perhaps by hand God himself may be meant. It is remarkable that in a very ancient MS. of the Septuagint, more than a thousand years old, now in the imperial library of Vienna, adorned with paintings which have been engraved for the catalogue of Lambechius, and transferred to that of Nesselius, all the appearances of God are represented by a hand in the clouds.
X
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X. I am come for thy words - On account of thy prayers I am sent to comfort and instruct thee.
I am come for thy words - On account of thy prayers I am sent to comfort and instruct thee.
XI
Versículo 13
XI. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me - I think it would go far to make a legend o…
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me - I think it would go far to make a legend or a precarious tale of this important place to endeavor to maintain that either a good or evil Angel Is intended here. Cyrus alone was the prince of Persia, and God had destined him to be the deliverer of his people; but there were some matters, of which we are not informed, that caused him to hesitate for some time. Fearing, probably, the greatness of the work, and not being fully satisfied of his ability to execute it, he therefore for a time resisted the secret inspirations which God had sent him. The opposition might be in reference to the building of the temple.
But lo, Michael - Gabriel, who speaks, did not leave Cyrus till Michael came to take his place. Michael, he who is like God, sometimes appears to signify the Messiah, at other times the highest or chief archangel. Indeed there is no archangel mentioned in the whole Scripture but this one. See Jde 1:9; Rev 12:7.
XII
Versículo 14
XII. For yet the vision is for many days - There are many things which remain yet to be revealed, and …
For yet the vision is for many days - There are many things which remain yet to be revealed, and the time of their accomplishment is very distant.
XIII
Versículo 15
XIII. I set my face toward the ground - He was standing upright, Dan 10:11, and he now bent his body in…
I set my face toward the ground - He was standing upright, Dan 10:11, and he now bent his body in reverence, and looked down upon the ground.
And became dumb - Found himself unable to speak.
XIV
Versículo 16
XIV. Like the similitude of the sons of men - I think Gabriel is here meant, who appeared to Daniel in…
Like the similitude of the sons of men - I think Gabriel is here meant, who appeared to Daniel in a human form; and so in Dan 10:18, and see also Dan 9:21.
Touched my lips - Before this he was unable to speak.
By the vision - The vision that I have already had, and of which I have not a proper knowledge has greatly afflicted me, because I see it intimates grievous calamities to my people. See Dan 9:26.
XV
Versículo 17
XV. Neither is there breath - He could not breathe freely; he was almost suffocated with sorrow.
Neither is there breath - He could not breathe freely; he was almost suffocated with sorrow.
16
Versículo 19
16. O man, greatly beloved - איש חמדות ish chamudoth, man of delights; the most amiable of men.
O man, greatly beloved - איש חמדות ish chamudoth, man of delights; the most amiable of men.
Let my lord speak - I am now so strengthened and encouraged, that I shall be able to bear any revelation that thou mayest make.
17
Versículo 20
17. Knowest thou wherefore I come - So high art thou in the favor of God, that he hath sent me unto t…
Knowest thou wherefore I come - So high art thou in the favor of God, that he hath sent me unto thee to give thee farther satisfaction; though I was elsewhere employed upon a most important mission, and I must speedily return to accomplish it, viz.: -
To fight with the king of Persia - To remove all the scruples of Cyrus, and to excite him to do all that God designs him to do for the restoration of my people, and the rebuilding of the city and temple of Jerusalem. Nothing less than a supernatural agency in the mind of Cyrus can account for his decree in favor of the Jews. He had no natural, no political inclination to it; and his reluctance to obey the heavenly motions is here represented as a fight between him and the angel.
The prince of Grecia shall come - I believe this refers to Alexander the Great, who was to destroy the Persian empire. See Dan 11:2-3 (note).
18
Versículo 21
18. Noted in the scripture of truth - Perhaps this refers to what he had already written down. See th…
Noted in the scripture of truth - Perhaps this refers to what he had already written down. See the preceding visions, which Daniel did not fully understand, though a general impression from them had filled his heart with sorrow.
Michael your prince - The archangel mentioned before, Dan 10:13, and who has been always supposed to be appointed by God as the guardian of the Jewish nation. It appears that God chose to make use of the ministry of angels in this work; that angels, as they could be only in one place at one time, could not produce influence where they were not; and that, to carry on the operation on the mind of the Persian king, it was necessary that either Gabriel or Michael should be present with him, and when one went on another commission another took his place; see Dan 10:13. But we know so little of the invisible world that we cannot safely affirm any thing positively.
Antiguo Testamento
Daniel — Capítulo 10
This and the two following chapters give an account of Daniel's last vision, wherein the succession of the Persian and Grecian monarchies is described, together with the wars that should take place between Syria and E…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1En el año tercero de Ciro rey de Persia fue revelada palabra a Daniel, llamado Beltsasar; y la palabra era verdadera, y el conflicto grande; pero él comprendió la palabra, y tuvo inteligencia en la visión.
2En aquellos días yo Daniel estuve afligido por espacio de tres semanas.
3No comí manjar delicado, ni entró en mi boca carne ni vino, ni me ungí con ungüento, hasta que se cumplieron las tres semanas.
4Y el día veinticuatro del mes primero estaba yo a la orilla del gran río Hidekel.
5Y alcé mis ojos y miré, y he aquí un varón vestido de lino, y ceñidos sus lomos de oro de Ufaz.
6Su cuerpo era como de berilo, y su rostro parecía un relámpago, y sus ojos como antorchas de fuego, y sus brazos y sus pies como de color de bronce bruñido, y el sonido de sus palabras como el estruendo de una multitud.
7Y sólo yo, Daniel, vi aquella visión, y no la vieron los hombres que estaban conmigo, sino que se apoderó de ellos un gran temor, y huyeron y se escondieron.
8Quedé, pues, yo solo, y vi esta gran visión, y no quedó fuerza en mí, antes mi fuerza se cambió en desfallecimiento, y no tuve vigor alguno.
9Pero oí el sonido de sus palabras; y al oír el sonido de sus palabras, caí sobre mi rostro en un profundo sueño, con mi rostro en tierra.
10Y he aquí una mano me tocó, e hizo que me pusiese sobre mis rodillas y sobre las palmas de mis manos.
11Y me dijo: Daniel, varón muy amado, está atento a las palabras que te hablaré, y ponte en pie; porque a ti he sido enviado ahora. Mientras hablaba esto conmigo, me puse en pie temblando.
12Entonces me dijo: Daniel, no temas; porque desde el primer día que dispusiste tu corazón a entender y a humillarte en la presencia de tu Dios, fueron oídas tus palabras; y a causa de tus palabras yo he venido.
13Mas el príncipe del reino de Persia se me opuso durante veintiún días; pero he aquí Miguel, uno de los principales príncipes, vino para ayudarme, y quedé allí con los reyes de Persia.
14He venido para hacerte saber lo que ha de venir a tu pueblo en los postreros días; porque la visión es para esos días.
15Mientras me decía estas palabras, estaba yo con los ojos puestos en tierra, y enmudecido.
16Pero he aquí, uno con semejanza de hijo de hombre tocó mis labios. Entonces abrí mi boca y hablé, y dije al que estaba delante de mí: Señor mío, con la visión me han sobrevenido dolores, y no me queda fuerza.
17¿Cómo, pues, podrá el siervo de mi señor hablar con mi señor? Porque al instante me faltó la fuerza, y no me quedó aliento.
18Y aquel que tenía semejanza de hombre me tocó otra vez, y me fortaleció,
19y me dijo: Muy amado, no temas; la paz sea contigo; esfuérzate y aliéntate. Y mientras él me hablaba, recobré las fuerzas, y dije: Hable mi señor, porque me has fortalecido.
20Él me dijo: ¿Sabes por qué he venido a ti? Pues ahora tengo que volver para pelear contra el príncipe de Persia; y al terminar con él, el príncipe de Grecia vendrá.
21Pero yo te declararé lo que está escrito en el libro de la verdad; y ninguno me ayuda contra ellos, sino Miguel vuestro príncipe.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. In the third year of Cyrus - Which answers to the first year of Darius the Mede.
Versículo 2
II. I - was mourning three full weeks - The weeks are most probably dated from the time of the termin…
Versículo 3
III. I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coar…
Versículo 4
IV. By the side of - Hiddekel - The same as the Tigris. the great river of Assyria; as the Euphrates …
Versículo 5
V. Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments.
Versículo 6
VI. His body also was like the beryl - The description of this person is very similar to that of our …
Versículo 7
VII. The men that were with me saw not the vision - An exactly parallel case with what occurred at the…
Versículo 9
VIII. Was I in a deep sleep - I fell into a swoon.
Versículo 10
IX. A hand touched me - Nothing was apparent or palpable but a hand. A hand had written Belshazzar's …
Versículo 12
X. I am come for thy words - On account of thy prayers I am sent to comfort and instruct thee.
Versículo 13
XI. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me - I think it would go far to make a legend o…
Versículo 14
XII. For yet the vision is for many days - There are many things which remain yet to be revealed, and …
Versículo 15
XIII. I set my face toward the ground - He was standing upright, Dan 10:11, and he now bent his body in…
Versículo 16
XIV. Like the similitude of the sons of men - I think Gabriel is here meant, who appeared to Daniel in…
Versículo 17
XV. Neither is there breath - He could not breathe freely; he was almost suffocated with sorrow.
Versículo 19
16. O man, greatly beloved - איש חמדות ish chamudoth, man of delights; the most amiable of men.
Versículo 20
17. Knowest thou wherefore I come - So high art thou in the favor of God, that he hath sent me unto t…
Versículo 21
18. Noted in the scripture of truth - Perhaps this refers to what he had already written down. See th…