Daniel 6
1 Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
Lalu berkenanlah Darius mengangkat seratus dua puluh wakil-wakil raja atas kerajaannya; mereka akan ditempatkan di seluruh kerajaan;
2 And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.
membawahi mereka diangkat pula tiga pejabat tinggi, dan Daniel adalah salah satu dari ketiga orang itu; kepada merekalah para wakil-wakil raja harus memberi pertanggungan jawab, supaya raja jangan dirugikan.
3 Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.
Maka Daniel ini melebihi para pejabat tinggi dan para wakil raja itu, karena ia mempunyai roh yang luar biasa; dan raja bermaksud untuk menempatkannya atas seluruh kerajaannya.
4 Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.
Kemudian para pejabat tinggi dan wakil raja itu mencari alasan dakwaan terhadap Daniel dalam hal pemerintahan, tetapi mereka tidak mendapat alasan apapun atau sesuatu kesalahan, sebab ia setia dan tidak ada didapati sesuatu kelalaian atau sesuatu kesalahan padanya.
5 Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.
Maka berkatalah orang-orang itu: "Kita tidak akan mendapat suatu alasan dakwaan terhadap Daniel ini, kecuali dalam hal ibadahnya kepada Allahnya!"
6 Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.
Kemudian bergegas-gegaslah para pejabat tinggi dan wakil raja itu menghadap raja serta berkata kepadanya: "Ya raja Darius, kekallah hidup tuanku!
7 All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.
Semua pejabat tinggi kerajaan ini, semua penguasa dan wakil raja, para menteri dan bupati telah mufakat, supaya dikeluarkan kiranya suatu penetapan raja dan ditetapkan suatu larangan, agar barangsiapa yang dalam tiga puluh hari menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia kecuali kepada tuanku, ya raja, maka ia akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa.
8 Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
Oleh sebab itu, ya raja, keluarkanlah larangan itu dan buatlah suatu surat perintah yang tidak dapat diubah, menurut undang-undang orang Media dan Persia, yang tidak dapat dicabut kembali."
9 For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
Sebab itu raja Darius membuat surat perintah dengan larangan itu.
10 And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem; ) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.
Demi didengar Daniel, bahwa surat perintah itu telah dibuat, pergilah ia ke rumahnya. Dalam kamar atasnya ada tingkap-tingkap yang terbuka ke arah Yerusalem; tiga kali sehari ia berlutut, berdoa serta memuji Allahnya, seperti yang biasa dilakukannya.
11 Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
Lalu orang-orang itu bergegas-gegas masuk dan mendapati Daniel sedang berdoa dan bermohon kepada Allahnya.
12 Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
Kemudian mereka menghadap raja dan menanyakan kepadanya tentang larangan raja: "Bukankah tuanku mengeluarkan suatu larangan, supaya setiap orang yang dalam tiga puluh hari menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia kecuali kepada tuanku, ya raja, akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa?" Jawab raja: "Perkara ini telah pasti menurut undang-undang orang Media dan Persia, yang tidak dapat dicabut kembali."
13 Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God.
Lalu kata mereka kepada raja: "Daniel, salah seorang buangan dari Yehuda, tidak mengindahkan tuanku, ya raja, dan tidak mengindahkan larangan yang tuanku keluarkan, tetapi tiga kali sehari ia mengucapkan doanya."
14 When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free.
Setelah raja mendengar hal itu, maka sangat sedihlah ia, dan ia mencari jalan untuk melepaskan Daniel, bahkan sampai matahari masuk, ia masih berusaha untuk menolongnya.
15 Then these men said to the king, Be certain, O King, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no order or law which the king has put into force may be changed.
Lalu bergegas-gegaslah orang-orang itu menghadap raja serta berkata kepadanya: "Ketahuilah, ya raja, bahwa menurut undang-undang orang Media dan Persia tidak ada larangan atau penetapan yang dikeluarkan raja yang dapat diubah!"
16 Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.
Sesudah itu raja memberi perintah, lalu diambillah Daniel dan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa. Berbicaralah raja kepada Daniel: "Allahmu yang kausembah dengan tekun, Dialah kiranya yang melepaskan engkau!"
17 Then they got a stone and put it over the mouth of the hole, and it was stamped with the king's stamp and with the stamp of the lords, so that the decision about Daniel might not be changed.
Maka dibawalah sebuah batu dan diletakkan pada mulut gua itu, lalu raja mencap itu dengan cincin meterainya dan dengan cincin meterai para pembesarnya, supaya dalam hal Daniel tidak dibuat perubahan apa-apa.
18 Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.
Lalu pergilah raja ke istananya dan berpuasalah ia semalam-malaman itu; ia tidak menyuruh datang penghibur-penghibur, dan ia tidak dapat tidur.
19 Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.
Pagi-pagi sekali ketika fajar menyingsing, bangunlah raja dan pergi dengan buru-buru ke gua singa;
20 And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions?
dan ketika ia sampai dekat gua itu, berserulah ia kepada Daniel dengan suara yang sayu. Berkatalah ia kepada Daniel: "Daniel, hamba Allah yang hidup, Allahmu yang kausembah dengan tekun, telah sanggupkah Ia melepaskan engkau dari singa-singa itu?"
21 Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
Lalu kata Daniel kepada raja: "Ya raja, kekallah hidupmu!
22 My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.
Allahku telah mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk mengatupkan mulut singa-singa itu, sehingga mereka tidak mengapa-apakan aku, karena ternyata aku tak bersalah di hadapan-Nya; tetapi juga terhadap tuanku, ya raja, aku tidak melakukan kejahatan."
23 Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.
Lalu sangat sukacitalah raja dan ia memberi perintah, supaya Daniel ditarik dari dalam gua itu. Maka ditariklah Daniel dari dalam gua itu, dan tidak terdapat luka apa-apa padanya, karena ia percaya kepada Allahnya.
24 And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.
Raja memberi perintah, lalu diambillah orang-orang yang telah menuduh Daniel dan mereka dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa, baik mereka maupun anak-anak dan isteri-isteri mereka. Belum lagi mereka sampai ke dasar gua itu, singa-singa itu telah menerkam mereka, bahkan meremukkan tulang-tulang mereka.
25 Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
Kemudian raja Darius mengirim surat kepada orang-orang dari segala bangsa, suku bangsa dan bahasa, yang mendiami seluruh bumi, bunyinya: "Bertambah-tambahlah kiranya kesejahteraanmu!
26 It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.
Bersama ini kuberikan perintah, bahwa di seluruh kerajaan yang kukuasai orang harus takut dan gentar kepada Allahnya Daniel, sebab Dialah Allah yang hidup, yang kekal untuk selama-lamanya; pemerintahan-Nya tidak akan binasa dan kekuasaan-Nya tidak akan berakhir.
27 He gives salvation and makes men free from danger, and does signs and wonders in heaven and earth, who has kept Daniel safe from the power of the lions.
Dia melepaskan dan menolong, dan mengadakan tanda dan mujizat di langit dan di bumi, Dia yang telah melepaskan Daniel dari cengkaman singa-singa."
28 So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
Dan Daniel ini mempunyai kedudukan tinggi pada zaman pemerintahan Darius dan pada zaman pemerintahan Koresh, orang Persia itu.
