Daniel 6
1 Darius fandt for godt at lægge Riget under 120 Satraper, fordelt over hele Riget;
It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps — a hundred and twenty — that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,
2 og over dem satte han tre Rigsraader, af hvilke Daniel var den ene, for at Satraperne skulde aflægge Regnskab for dem, saa Kongen intet Tab led.
and higher than they three presidents, of whom Daniel [is] first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss.
3 Da nu Daniel udmærkede sig fremfor de andre Rigsraader og Satraperne, eftersom der var en ypperlig Aand i ham, og Kongen derfor tænkte paa at sætte ham over hele Riget,
Then this Daniel hath been overseer over the presidents and satraps, because that an excellent spirit [is] in him, and the king hath thought to establish him over the whole kingdom.
4 søgte Rigsraaderne og Satraperne at finde en eller anden Brøde i hans Embedsførelse; men de kunde ikke finde nogen Brøde eller Brist, da han var tro og der ingen Efterladenhed eller Brist var at finde hos ham.
Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he [is] faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.
5 Saa sagde disse Mænd: »Vi finder ingen Sag mod denne Daniel, medmindre vi kan finde noget i hans Gudsdyrkelse.«
Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the law of his God.'
6 Derfor stormede disse Rigsraader og Satraper til Kongen og talte saaledes til ham: »Kong Darius leve evindelig!
Then these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: 'O king Darius, to the ages live!
7 Alle Rigsraaderne, Landshøvdingerne, Satraperne, Raadsherrerne og Statholderne er enedes om, at et Kongebud bør udstedes og et Forbud udgaa om, at enhver, som i tredive Dage beder en Bøn til nogen anden end dig, o Konge, det være sig til en Gud eller et Menneske, skal kastes i Løvekulen.
Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.
8 Derfor skal du, o Konge, udstede Forbudet og lade en Skrivelse udgaa, som efter Medernes og Persernes uryggelige Lov ikke kan tages tilbage.«
Now, O king, thou dost establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it is not to be changed, as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.'
9 Derfor lod Kong Darius en Skrivelse udgaa med dette Forbud.
Therefore king Darius hath signed the writing and interdict.
10 Men saa snart Daniel fik at vide, at Skrivelsen var udgaaet, gik han ind i sit Hus; i dets Stue paa Taget havde han aabne Vinduer i Retning mod Jerusalem, og han faldt paa Knæ tre Gange om Dagen og bad og priste sin Gud, ganske som han tilforn havde gjort.
And Daniel, when he hath known that the writing is signed, hath gone up to his house, and the window being opened for him, in his upper chamber, over-against Jerusalem, three times in a day he is kneeling on his knees, and praying, and confessing before his God, because that he was doing [it] before this.
11 Da stormede hine Mænd ind og fandt Daniel i Færd med at bede og bønfalde sin Gud.
Then these men have assembled, and found Daniel praying and entreating grace before his God;
12 Saa gik de til Kongen og bragte det kongelige Forbud paa Tale, idet de spurgte: »Har du ikke udstedt et Forbud om, at enhver, som i tredive Dage beder til nogen anden end dig, o Konge, det være sig til en Gud eller et Menneske, skal kastes i Løvekulen?« Kongen svarede: »Sagen staar fast efter Medernes og Persernes uryggelige Lov.«
then they have come near, yea, they are saying before the king concerning the king's interdict: 'Hast thou not signed an interdict, that any man who seeketh from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions?' Answered hath the king, and said, 'The thing [is] certain as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.'
13 Saa svarede de Kongen: »Daniel, en af de bortførte Judæere, ænser hverken dig, o Konge, eller Forbudet, du udstedte, men beder sin Bøn tre Gange om Dagen!«
Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, 'Daniel, who [is] of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, [any] regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'
14 Da Kongen hørte dette, blev han saare nedslaaet og overvejede, hvorledes han kunde redde Daniel, og lige til Solens Nedgang søgte han at finde en Udvej til at hjælpe ham.
Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.
15 Men saa stormede hine Mænd til Kongen og sagde: »Vid, o Konge, at det er medisk og persisk Ret, at intet Forbud og ingen Lov, som Kongen udsteder, kan tages tilbage!«
Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, 'know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia [is]: That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'
16 Da blev Daniel paa Kongens Bud hentet og kastet i Løvekulen; men Kongen sagde til Daniel: »Din Gud, som du vedblivende dyrker, redde dig!«
Then the king hath said, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast [him] into a den of lions. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, 'Thy God, whom thou art serving continually, Himself doth deliver thee.'
17 Saa blev der hentet en Sten og lagt over Kulens Aabning; og Kongen forseglede den med sin egen og sine Stormænds Seglring, at der ingen Ændring skulde ske i Daniels Sag.
And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.
18 Derpaa gik Kongen til sit Palads, hvor han fastede hele Natten. Han lod ingen Kvinder komme ind til sig, og Søvnen veg fra ham.
Then hath the king gone to his palace, and he hath passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep hath fled [from] off him.
19 Ved Daggry, da det lysnede, stod han op og skyndte sig hen til Løvekulen.
Then doth the king rise in the early morning, at the light, and in haste to the den of lions he hath gone;
20 Og da han nærmede sig den, raabte han klagende til Daniel. Kongen tog til Orde og sagde til Daniel: »Daniel, du den levende Guds Tjener! Mon din Gud, som du vedblivende dyrker, kunde redde dig fra Løverne?«
and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he crieth. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy God, whom thou art serving continually, is He able to deliver thee from the lions?'
21 Da svarede Daniel Kongen: »Kongen leve evindelig!
Then Daniel hath spoken with the king: 'O king, to the ages live:
22 Min Gud sendte sin Engel og lukkede Løvernes Gab, saa de ikke har gjort mig nogen Men, fordi jeg er fundet skyldfri for hans Aasyn og heller ikke har forbrudt mig imod dig, o Konge!«
my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'
23 Og Kongen blev saare glad og lod Daniel drage op af Kulen; og da det var sket, viste det sig, at han ikke havde lidt nogen som helst Men, eftersom han havde troet paa sin Gud.
Then was the king very glad for him, and he hath commanded Daniel to be taken up out of the den, and Daniel hath been taken up out of the den, and no injury hath been found in him, because he hath believed in his God.
24 Men hine Mænd, som havde bagtalt Daniel, blev paa Kongens Bud hentet og kastet i Løvekulen tillige med deres Børn og Hustruer, og næppe havde de naaet Kulens Bund, før Løverne kastede sig over dem og knuste alle Ben i dem.
And the king hath said, and they have brought those men who had accused Daniel, and to the den of lions they have cast them, they, their sons, and their wives; and they have not come to the lower part of the den till that the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.
25 Derpaa skrev Kong Darius til alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal paa hele Jorden: »Fred være med eder i rigt Maal!
Then Darius the king hath written to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the land: 'Your peace be great!
26 Hermed byder jeg, at man, saa vidt mit Rige strækker sig, skal frygte og bæve for Daniels Gud. Thi han er den levende Gud og bliver i Evighed; hans Rige kan ikke forgaa, og hans Herredømme er uden Ende.
From before me is made a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He [is] the living God, and abiding to the ages, and His kingdom that which [is] not destroyed, and His dominion [is] unto the end.
27 Det er ham, der redder og udfrier, og han gør Tegn og Undere i Himmelen og paa Jorden, han, som reddede Daniel af Løvernes Vold!«
A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth [is] He who hath delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.'
28 Og Daniel vedblev at have Lykken med sig under Darius's og Perseren Kyros's Regering.
And this Daniel hath prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
