Oriri Belshaza

John Martin · 1826
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Nʼafọ 1820, John Martin, onye osise na-eto eto si ugwu England, mere ka a mara aha ya site na nnukwu ihe osise nke oriri Belshaza; ìgwè mmadụ bịara ile ya anya na London. Nʼafọ 1826, ya onwe ya mere nnukwu ihe e bipụtara nke ya, nʼụdị mezzotint, e jikwa aka tee ya agba.

Oriri ahụ jupụtara nʼụlọ nzukọ nwere ogidi na-enweghị njedebe, nke ghere oghe nʼigwe abalị, ụlọ elu nwere steepụ dị nʼebe dị anya. Nʼaka ekpe dị anya, ìhè na-enwu ike na-agbawapụta site na mgbidi, mkpụrụedemede na-enwu nʼime ya. Nʼetiti, otu nwoke yi uwe ojii na-atụ aka nʼebe ọ dị mgbe ndị ọbịa na-awụghachi azụ.

Site nʼederede

Nnukwu oriri maka puku ndịisi, ya na mmanya (Daniel 5:1)

Iko ọlaedo na ọlaọcha e si nʼụlọnsọ ukwu dị na Jerusalem chịkọta (Daniel 5:2)

Mkpịsịaka dere ihe nʼaja ụlọ “na ncherita ihu ebe a dọbara iheọkụ” (Daniel 5:5)

Daniel gụrụ ihe e dere ahụ: “mene, mene, tekel, parsin” (Daniel 5:25)

Nke onye nka nʼonwe ya

Obodo nwere nnukwu ụlọ nzukọ, mbara ụlọ na ụlọ elu nke onye osise ahụ tụgharịrị nʼuche

Ụlọ elu toro ogologo nwere steepụ nʼazụ, dịka ihe osise Ụlọ Elu Babel

E sere ihe iheọkụ ahụ na-adọ nʼelu dịka menorah nwere alaka asaa

Igwe ojii oke ifufe, amụma na ọnwa nʼelu ihe ahụ

Nkọwa

Ihe e dere ahụ

Ìhè na-enwu ike na-agbawapụta site na mgbidi, mkpụrụedemede na-enwu nʼime ya.

Nwoke yi uwe ojii

Otu nwoke nwere afụ ọnụ setịpụrụ aka ya nʼebe ihe e dere ahụ dị — onye amụma Daniel, onye gụrụ ya (Daniel 5:25).

Ihe iheọkụ ahụ na-adọ nʼelu

Nnukwu ihe iheọkụ na-adọ nʼelu nwere alaka asaa guzoro nʼakụkụ mgbidi.

Ihe ọlaedo

Iko na efere ọlaedo jupụtara na tebul oriri ahụ.

Ụlọ elu nwere steepụ

Ụlọ elu toro ogologo na-arị elu megide igwe nwere oke ifufe.

Ogidi nwere agwọ

Agwọ kechịkọtara gburugburu ogidi nʼakụkụ.

John Martin, British, 1789–1854. National Gallery of Art, Washington (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Benedict, 1978.86.5) · Hand-colored mixed media intaglio (mezzotint) · NGA Open Access: "Images of these works are available free of charge for any use, commercial or non-commercial, under Creative Commons Zero (CC0)." (NGA open data: published_images.csv openaccess = 1)

Amaokwu ndị ahụ

Dan 5:1–6Eze Belshaza, kpọrọ puku ndịisi nọ nʼalaeze ya oriri, ebe ha nọ ṅụọ nnọọ mmanya dị ukwuu. Mgbe Belshaza na-aṅụ mmanya ya, ọ nyere iwu ka a chịtara ya iko ọlaedo na ọlaọcha nke nna ya bụ Nebukadneza si nʼụlọnsọ ukwu dị na Jerusalem chịkọta, ka eze na ndị a mara aha ha nʼalaeze ya, na ndị nwunye ya, na ndị iko ya jiri ha ṅụọ mmanya. Ya mere, a chịtara iko ọlaedo ndị e si nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke dị na Jerusalem chịkọta. Eze na ndị a mara aha ha nʼalaeze ya na ndị nwunye ya na ndị iko ya jiri ha ṅụọ mmanya. Ha ṅụrụ mmanya tookwa chi nke ọlaedo na ọlaọcha na bronz, na igwe na osisi na nkume. Na mberede, ha hụrụ mkpịsịaka mmadụ ka ọ na-ede ihe nʼaja ụlọ nke ụlọeze ahụ ha nọ nʼime ya, na ncherita ihu ebe a dọbara iheọkụ. Eze nʼonwe ya hụrụ aka ahụ mgbe ọ na-ede ihe ahụ. Mgbe ahụ, ihu eze ahụ tụhịkọtara, gbarụọ nʼihi egwu. Oke ụjọ tụrụ ya. Ụkwụ ya makwara jijiji. Ikpere ya abụọ kụkọtara onwe ha.

Dan 5:25–28“Nke a bụ ozi ahụ e dere: mene, mene, tekel, parsin “Ihe okwu ndị a pụtara bụ nke a: “Mene, Chineke agụkọọla ụbọchị ọchịchị gị, mee ka ha bịa na njedebe. “ Tekel, atụọla gị nʼime ihe ọtụtụ chọpụta na o nweghị ihe ọbụla ị bụ. “Parsin, ekewala alaeze gị nyefee ya nʼaka ndị Midia na Peshịa.”