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5:1 Imparatul Belsatar a facut un mare ospat celor o mie de mai mari ai lui, si a baut vin inaintea lor. Belsatar. Numele babilonian Bel-s-ar-ussus insemneaza ,,Bel sa-l apere pe imparat”. Belsatar a fost intaiul nascut al lui Nabonid, ultimul imparat al Imperiului Neo-Babolonian. Vezi Nota Aditionala de la sfarsitul acestui capitol. Imparatul. Pe cand Nabonid se afla in Liban pentru a se vindeca de o boala, chiar la scurt timp inainte de a porni intr-o campanie impotriva Temei din Arabia de apus, l-a chemat pe fiul sau cel mai mare (Belsatar), si ,,i-a incredintat domnia” (vezi Nota Aditionala de la sfarsitul acestui capitol). Aceasta se petrecea in ,,al treilea an”. Daca este vorba despre al treilea an de domnie, era in iarna lui 553/552. Unii invatati sunt de parere ca este vorba de al treilea an dupa completarea templului din Haran; daca lucrurile stau asa numirea lui Belsatar in functia de coregent a avut loc la doi sau trei ani mai tarziu, dar cu ceva vreme inainte de anul al VII-lea de domnie al lui Nabonid, in care Nabonid se afla la Tema. De la momentul acesta Belsatar a condus treburile Babiloniei ca impreuna domnitor cu tatal sau, in timp ce Nabonid isi avea resedinta la Tema unde a ramas mai multi ani. Potrivit cu ,,Cronica in Versuri a lui Nabonid”, Belsatar detinea ,,domnia”. De aceea Daniel n-a facut o greseala sa-l numeasca pe Belsatar ,,imparat”, desi criticii declarau anterior ca Daniel a gresit. Un mare ospat. Din versetele 28 si 30 se poate trage concluzia ca ospatul a avut loc in cursul noptii in care Babilonul a cazut in mainile ostirii lui Cirus. Xenofon a consemnat traditia ca la data caderii Babilonului ,,avea loc la Babilon o sarbatoare, cand intreg Babilonul era obisnuit sa bea si sa petreaca toata noaptea” (Cyropaedia, vii. 5. 15). Este inexplicabil cum Belsatar a dat un ospat tocmai dupa caderea cetatii Sippar, si la numai cateva zile dupa batalia pierduta de la Opis (vezi. Vol. III, p. 49). In aparenta, el se simtea intr-o siguranta netulburata in capitala lui, protejat de ziduri puternice si de un sistem de canale care putea, in caz de primejdie, sa inunde teritoriul inconjurator si sa faca dificila pentru invadator apropierea de cetate (vezi PK 528). Este binecunoscut ca monarhii din antichitate obisnuiau sa dea ospete curtenilor lor. O stela recent descoperit la Nimrud, vechiul Calah, aminteste faptul ca imparatul Asurbanipal II a dat un mare ospat la inaugurarea unui nou palat. Se spune ca a dat de mancare si de baut si ca a gazduit 69.574 de oameni timp de 10 zile. Istoricul grec Ctesias afirma ca imparatii persani hraneau cate 15.000 de oameni in fiecare zi, si ca Alexandru cel Mare a avut 10.000 de oaspeti la ospatul sau de nunta. Un ospat asemanator este descris in Estera 1,3-12. Inaintea lor. Faptul ca se accentueaza gestul lui Belsatar de a bea inaintea oaspetilor sai, pare sa arate ca acelasi obicei exista la curtea babiloniana ca si la cea persana, unde imparatul de obicei manca intr-o sala separata, iar numai in ocazii speciale manca impreuna cu oaspetii sai. Ospatul lui Belsatar pare sa fi fost o astfel de ocazie. Pentru o descriere a salii in care probabil ca a avut loc ospatul, vezi p. 798. |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
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