Daniel 6
1 Darius deemed it proper, and he set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty lieutenants, who should be over all the kingdom;
Svidjelo se Dariju da postavi nad svojim kraljevstvom stotinu i dvadeset satrapa da budu nad svim kraljevstvom.
2 And over these, three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these lieutenants should give accounts unto them, so that the king might suffer no damage.
Njima na čelo stavi tri pročelnika - Daniel bijaše jedan od njih - kojima će satrapi polagati račun da se ne bi dosađivalo kralju.
3 Then did this Daniel excel [all] the presidents and lieutenants, because a superior spirit was in him: and the king thought to appoint him over the whole kingdom.
Daniel se toliko isticaše svojim izvanrednim duhom iznad pročelnika i satrapa te kralj mišljaše da ga postavi nad svim kraljevstvom.
4 Then sought the presidents and lieutenants to find a pretext against Daniel on account of the management of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any pretext or fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, and no kind of error or fault was to be found on him.
Tada pročelnici i satrapi stadoše tražiti povod, štogod oko državne uprave, zbog čega bi mogli optužiti Daniela; ali ne mogoše na njemu naći ništa takvo, ništa zbog čega bi ga prekorili, jer bijaše vjeran, na njemu ni nemara ni ogrešenja.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the law of his God.
Ti ljudi rekoše tada: “Nećemo naći nikakva povoda protiv Daniela, osim da nađemo nešto protiv njega u zakonu njegova Boga.”
6 Then came these presidents and lieutenants tumultuously to the king, and thus said they unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
Tada pročelnici i satrapi navališe na kralja te mu rekoše: “O kralju Darije, živ bio dovijeka!
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the superintendents, and the lieutenants, the counsellors, and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm prohibition, that whosoever will ask any thing by prayer of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
Svi pročelnici kraljevstva, predstojnici i satrapi, savjetnici i namjesnici složiše se u tome da bi trebalo da kralj izda naredbu i zabranu: svaki onaj koji bi u roku od trideset dana upravio molbu bilo na kojega boga ili čovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, bit će bačen u lavsku jamu.
8 Now, O king, establish the prohibition, and sign the writing, that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which is not to be repealed.
O kralju, potvrdi tu zabranu i potpiši naredbu da bude neopoziva prema nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu!”
9 In view of this king Darius signed the writing and the prohibition.
Nato kralj Darije potpisa pismo i zabranu.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went up unto his house, where he had open windows in his upper chamber in the direction of Jerusalem; and three times every day he kneeled upon his knees, and prayed, and offered thanks before his God, as he had been doing before that time.
Saznavši Daniel da je spis potpisan, otiđe u svoju kuću. Prozori gornje sobe bijahu otvoreni prema Jeruzalemu. Tu je on tri puta na dan padao na koljena blagoslivljajući, moleći i hvaleći Boga, kako je uvijek činio.
11 Then came in these men tumultuously, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Oni ljudi nahrupiše i nađoše Daniela gdje moli i zaziva svoga Boga.
12 Then came they near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's prohibition, Hast thou not signed a prohibition, that every man that will pray [for aught] of any God or man, within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is certainly so, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot he repealed.
Tada odoše i pred kraljem se pozvaše na kraljevsku zabranu: “Zar ti nisi potpisao zabranu prema kojoj će svaki onaj koji bi u vremenu od trideset dana upravio molbu na nekoga boga ili čovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, biti bačen u lavsku jamu?” Kralj odgovori: “Tako je odlučeno po nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu.”
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the exiles of Judah, hath paid no regard to thee, O king, nor to the prohibition which thou hast signed; but three times every day he offereth up his prayer.
Tada rekoše kralju: “Daniel, onaj od izgnanika judejskih, ne mari za tebe, o kralju, ni za tvoju zabranu koju si potpisao: tri puta na dan obavlja svoju molitvu.”
14 Then the king, when he heard this matter, felt very much distressed within himself, and on account of Daniel he sought an excuse to deliver him; and till the going down of the sun he strove hard to rescue him.
Čuvši te riječi, kralj se vrlo ražalosti i odluči spasiti Daniela. Sve do sunčeva zalaza nastojaše da ga spasi.
15 Then came these men tumultuously unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians. That every prohibition and statute which the king hath established is not to be changed.
Ali oni ljudi navališe na kralja govoreći: “Znaj, o kralju, da prema medijsko-perzijskom zakonu nijedna kraljevska zabrana ili odluka ne može biti opozvana!”
16 Then gave the king the order, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king commenced and said unto Daniel, May thy God whom thou worshippest continually, truly deliver thee.
Tada kralj naredi da dovedu Daniela i da ga bace u lavsku jamu. Kralj reče Danielu: “Bog tvoj, kome tako postojano služiš, neka te izbavi.”
17 And a stone was brought, and placed upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet-ring, and with the signet-ring of his lords, that nothing should be changed in the purpose concerning Daniel.
Donesoše kamen i staviše ga jami na otvor. Kralj ga zapečati prstenom svojim i prstenom svojih velikaša, da se ništa ne mijenja za Daniela.
18 Then went the king to his palace, and passed the night fasting: and no food was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Kralj se vrati u svoj dvor i provede noć ne okusivši jela i ne dopustivši da mu dovedu suložnice. Nije mogao usnuti.
19 Then arose the king by the morning-dawn, as soon as it was light, and went in great haste unto the den of lions.
Kralj ustade u ranu zoru, kad se danilo, i pođe brzo k lavskoj jami.
20 And when he came near to the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king commenced and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou worshippest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lions!
Kad se primače blizu, viknu žalosnim glasom Danielu: “Daniele, slugo Boga živoga, je li te Bog, kome postojano služiš, mogao izbaviti od lavova?”
21 Then spoke Daniel with the king, O king, live for ever.
Daniel odgovori: “O kralju, živ bio dovijeka!
22 My God sent his angel, and locked up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, had I done nothing injurious.
Moj je Bog poslao svog Anđela; zatvorio je ralje lavovima te mi ne naudiše, jer sam nedužan pred njim. Pa i pred tobom, o kralju, ja sam bez krivice.”
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad within himself, and concerning Daniel he ordered to bring him up out of the den. So was Daniel brought up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.
Kralj se vrlo obradova i naredi da Daniela izvade iz jame. Izvadiše Daniela iz jame neozlijeđena, jer se bijaše uzdao u svoga Boga.
24 And the king gave the order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel treacherously, and they cast into the den of lions them, their children, and their wives; and they had not yet touched the bottom of the den when the lions had the mastery over them, and ground up all their bones.
Kralj zapovjedi da dovedu one ljude koji bijahu optužili Daniela i da ih bace u lavsku jamu - njih, njihove žene i njihovu djecu: i prije nego dodirnuše tlo, lavovi ih zgrabiše i smrviše im kosti.
25 Then wrote king Darius unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell on all the earth, May your welfare increase.
Nato kralj Darije napisa svim plemenima, narodima i jezicima što stanuju po svoj zemlji: “Obilovali mirom!
26 From me is it decreed, That in all the dominion of my kingdom men shall tremble and have fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and endureth for ever, and it is his kingdom which will not be destroyed, and his dominion will be unto the end [of things].
Evo naredbe koju donosim: u svemu mojem kraljevstvu neka se ljudi boje i neka dršću pred Bogom Danielovim: On je Bog živi, on ostaje dovijeka! Njegovo kraljevstvo neće propasti, njegovoj vlasti nema kraja!
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he displayeth sings and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
On izbavlja i spasava, čini znake i čudesa na nebesima i na zemlji! On je spasio Daniela iz šapa lavljih!”
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel bijaše sretan za vladanja Darija i za vladanja Kira Perzijanca.
