< Daniel 6 >

1 It has been good before Darius, and he has established over the kingdom satraps—one hundred and twenty—that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,
Darius fandt for godt at lægge riget under 120 satraper, fordelt over hele Riget;
2 and three presidents higher than they, of whom Daniel [is] first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss.
og over dem satte han tre Rigsråder, af hvilke Daniel var den ene, for at Satraperne skulde aflægge Regnskab for dem, så Kongen intet Tab led.
3 Then this Daniel has been overseer over the presidents and satraps, because that an excellent spirit [is] in him, and the king has thought to establish him over the whole kingdom.
Da nu Daniel udmærkede sig fremfor de andre Rigsråder og Satraperne, eftersom der var en ypperlig Ånd i ham, og Kongen derfor tænkte på at sætte ham over hele Riget,
4 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.
søgte Rigsråderne 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.
5 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.”
Så sagde disse Mænd: "Vi finder ingen Sag mod denne Daniel, medmindre vi kan finde noget i hans Gudsdyrkelse."
6 Then these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: “O King Darius, live for all ages!
Derfor stormede disse Rigsråder og Satraper til Kongen og talte således til ham: "Kong Darius leve evindelig!
7 Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counselors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeks a petition from any god and man until thirty days, except of you, O king, is cast into a den of lions.
Alle Rigsråderne, Landshøvdingerne, Satraperne, Rådsherrerne og Statholderne er enedes om, at et Kongebud bør udstedes og et Forbud udgå 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.
8 Now, O king, you establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it is not to be changed, as a law of Media and Persia, that does not pass away.”
Derfor skal du, o Konge, udstede Forbudet og lade en Skrivelse udgå, som efter Medernes og Persernes ubryddelige Lov ikke kan tages tilbage."
9 Therefore King Darius has signed the writing and interdict.
Derfor lod kong Darius en Skrivelse udgå med dette Forbud.
10 And Daniel, when he has known that the writing is signed, has gone up to his house, and the window being opened for him, in his upper chamber, toward 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.
Men så snart Daniel fik at vide, at Skrivelsen var udgået, gik han ind i sit Hus; i dets Stue på Taget havde han åbne Vinduer i Retning mod Jerusalem, og han faldt på Knæ tre Gange om Dagen og bad og priste sin Gud, ganske som han tilforn havde gjort.
11 Then these men have assembled, and found Daniel praying and pleading grace before his God;
Da stormede hine Mænd ind og fandt Daniel i Færd med at bede og bønfalde sin Gud.
12 then they have come near, indeed, they are saying before the king concerning the king’s interdict: “Have you not signed an interdict, that any man who seeks from any god and man until thirty days, except of you, O king, is cast into a den of lions?” The king has answered and said, “The thing [is] certain as a law of Media and Persia, that does not pass away.”
Så gik de til kongen og bragte det kongelige Forbud på 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, skalkastes i Løvekulen?" Kongen svarede: "Sagen står fast efter Medernes og Persernes ubryddelige Lov."
13 Then they have answered, indeed, they are saying before the king, that, “Daniel, who [is] of the sons of the expulsion of Judah, has not placed on you, O king, [any] regard, nor on the interdict that you have signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.”
Så 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!"
14 Then the king, when he has heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he has set the heart to deliver him, and until the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.
Da Kongen hørte dette, blev han såre nedslået og overvejede, hvorledes han kunde redde Daniel, og lige til Solens Nedgang søgte han at finde en Udvej til at hjælpe ham.
15 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 establishes is not to be changed.”
Men så 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!"
16 Then the king has spoken, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast [him] into a den of lions. The king has answered and said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you are serving continually, delivers you Himself.”
Da blev Daniel på Kongens Bud hentet og kastet i Løvekulen; men Kongen sagde til Daniel: "Din Gud, som du vedblivende dyrker, redde dig!"
17 And a stone has been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king has sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose is not changed concerning Daniel.
Så blev der hentet en Sten og lagt over Kulens Åbning; og Kongen forseglede den med sin egen og sine Stormænds Seglring, at der ingen Ændring skulde ske i Daniels Sag.
18 Then the king has gone to his palace, and he has passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep has fled [from] off him.
Derpå gik Kongen til sit Palads, hvor han fastede hele Natten. Han lod ingen Kvinder komme ind til sig, og Søvnen veg fra ham.
19 Then the king rises in the early morning, at the light, and he has gone in haste to the den of lions;
Ved Daggry, da det lysnede, stod han op og skyndte sig hen til Løvekulen.
20 and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he cries. The king has answered and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God, whom you are serving continually, is He able to deliver you from the lions?”
Og da han nærmede sig den, råbte 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?"
21 Then Daniel has spoken with the king: “O king, live for all ages:
Da svarede Daniel Kongen: "Kongen leve evindelig!
22 my God has sent His messenger, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity has been found in me; and also before you, O king, injury I have not done.”
Min Gud sendte sin Engel og lukkede Løvernes Gab, så de ikke har gjort mig nogen Men, fordi jeg er fundet skyldfri for hans Åsyn og heller ikke har forbrudt mig imod dig, o Konge!"
23 Then was the king very glad for him, and he has commanded Daniel to be taken up out of the den, and Daniel has been taken up out of the den, and no injury has been found in him, because he has believed in his God.
Og Kongen blev såre 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 på sin Gud.
24 And the king has spoken, 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 until the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.
Men hine Mænd, som havde bagtalt Daniel, blev på Kongens Bud hentet og kastet i Løvekulen tillige med deres Børn og Hustruer, og næppe havde de nået Kulens Bund, før Løverne kastede sig over dem og knuste alle Ben i dem.
25 Then Darius the king has written to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the land: “Your peace be great!
Derpå skrev Kong Darius til alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemål på hele Jorden: "Fred være med eder i rigt Mål!
26 From before me a decree is made, 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 for all ages, and His kingdom that which [is] not destroyed, and His dominion [is] to the end.
Hermed byder jeg, at man, så 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 forgå, og hans Herredømme er uden Ende.
27 A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth [is] He who has delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.”
Det er ham, der redder og udfrier, og han gør Tegn og, Undere i Himmelen og på Jorden, han, som reddede Daniel af Løvernes Vold!"
28 And this Daniel has prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Og Daniel vedblev at have Lykken med sig under Dariuss og Perseren Kyroses Regering.

< Daniel 6 >