Daniel 6
1 King Darius decided to divide his kingdom into 120 provinces. He appointed a governor to rule each province.
Il plut à Darius d'établir sur le royaume cent vingt satrapes, pour être répartis dans tout le royaume.
2 He also appointed me and two other men to be administrators, to supervise the governors and to be sure that they did the king’s work [properly], in order that the king would not have to worry about anything.
Et il mit au-dessus d'eux trois ministres, dont Daniel était l'un, et ces satrapes devaient leur rendre compte, afin que le roi ne fût pas lésé.
3 I soon showed that I was (more capable/able to do the work better) than all the other administrators and the governors. Because of that, the king planned to appoint me to be in charge of the entire empire.
Or Daniel surpassait les ministres et les satrapes, parce qu'il y avait en lui un esprit supérieur, et le roi pensait à l'établir sur tout le royaume.
4 Then, the [other] administrators and the governors [became jealous. So they began to] try to find something that they could criticize about the way I was working for the king. But I always did my work faithfully and honestly, and was never lazy. So they could not find anything to criticize.
Alors les ministres et les satrapes cherchèrent à trouver un sujet d'accusation contre Daniel touchant les affaires du royaume; mais ils ne purent trouver aucun sujet, ni rien à reprendre; car il était fidèle, et il ne se trouvait en lui rien de fautif, ni de répréhensible.
5 They concluded, “The only way we can find something for which we can criticize Daniel will be something concerning the laws that his god [his given him].”
Ces hommes dirent donc: " Nous ne trouverons aucun sujet contre ce Daniel, à moins de trouver quelque chose contre lui dans la loi de son Dieu. "
6 So the administrators and governors went as one group to the king and said, “(Your Majesty/O king), we wish that you will live a long time!
Alors ces ministres et ces satrapes se rendirent à grand bruit chez le roi et lui parlèrent ainsi: " Roi Darius, vis éternellement!
7 [We] administrators and governors and district governors and advisors and other officials have all agreed that you should make a law that everyone must obey. We want you to command that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you. If anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he must be thrown into [a pit of] lions.
Tous les ministres du royaume, les intendants, les satrapes, les conseillers et les gouverneurs se sont entendus pour rendre un édit royal et publier une défense portant que quiconque, dans l'espace de trente jours, adressera des prières à quelque dieu ou homme, si ce n'est à toi, ô roi, sera jeté dans la fosse aux lions.
8 And because laws made by [our governments of] Media and Persia cannot be changed, [we want] you, [the head of our government], to sign it.”
Maintenant, ô roi, porte la défense et écris le décret, afin qu'il n'y puisse être dérogé, selon la loi des Mèdes et des Perses, qui est irrévocable. "
9 So King Darius [wrote] the law and signed it.
En conséquence, le roi Darius écrivit le décret et la défense.
10 But when I found out that [the king] had [written and] signed that law, I went home. I knelt down in my upstairs room and prayed. I looked toward Jerusalem, and the windows were open [with the result that everyone could see me while I was praying]. I prayed three times each day, just as I always did, thanking God.
Lorsque Daniel eut appris que le décret était écrit, il entra dans sa maison, qui avait, dans la chambre haute, des fenêtres ouvertes du côté de Jérusalem. Trois fois par jour il se mettait à genoux, il priait et louait Dieu, comme il le faisait auparavant.
11 The officials went together [to my house] and they saw me praying and requesting God to help me.
Alors ces hommes vinrent à grand bruit et trouvèrent Daniel priant et invoquant son Dieu.
12 So they returned to the king and said to him, “[Do you remember] that you wrote a law stating that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you, and if anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he will be thrown into [a pit of] lions?” The king replied, “[Yes, that is the law that I wrote]. It is a law of [our governments of] Media and Persia, which cannot be canceled.”
Alors ils s'approchèrent du roi et lui parlèrent au sujet de la défense royale: " N'as-tu pas écrit une défense portant que quiconque, pendant trente jours, prierait quelque dieu ou homme, si ce n'est toi, ô roi, serait jeté dans la fosse aux lions? " Le roi répondit et dit: " La chose est certaine, d'après la loi des Mèdes et des Perses, qui est irrévocable. "
13 Then they said to the king, “Well, that [man] Daniel, one of the men who were brought from Judah, is not paying any attention to you or the law that you [signed]. He prays [to his god] three times each day!”
Alors ils reprirent et dirent devant le roi: " Daniel, l'un des captifs de Juda, n'a pas eu égard à toi, ô roi, ni à la défense que tu as écrite; mais trois fois le jour il fait sa prière. "
14 When the king heard that, he was very distressed. He tried to find a way to save me. All the rest of that day he tried to think of a way to rescue me.
Le roi, entendant ces paroles, en eut un grand déplaisir; quant à Daniel, il prit à cœur de le délivrer, et jusqu'au coucher du soleil il essaya de le sauver.
15 [In the evening, many of] [HYP] the officials went together to the king and said, “(Your Majesty/O king), you know that [our governments of] Media and Persia have declared that no law that the king signs can be canceled/changed. [So Daniel must be thrown to the lions!]”
Alors ces hommes vinrent à grand bruit vers le roi, et ils dirent au roi: " Sache, ô roi, que c'est la loi des Mèdes et des Perses qu'on ne peut déroger à toute défense et tout décret rendu par le roi. "
16 So the king gave the order, and his servants brought me and threw me into a pit where the lions [were]. [Before they threw me in], the king said to me, “I hope/wish that your God, whom you worship regularly, will rescue you!”
Alors le roi donna l'ordre qu'on amenât Daniel et qu'on le jetât dans la fosse aux lions. Le roi prit la parole et dit à Daniel: " Puisse ton Dieu, que tu sers constamment, te délivrer lui-même! "
17 They rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the pit. Then the king [fastened a string across the entrance and put wax at each end, and stamped the wax with] the seal from his [ring] and the seals [of the rings] of his officials, in order that no one could [secretly] rescue me.
On apporta une pierre et on la mit sur l'ouverture de la fosse; le roi la scella de son anneau et de l'anneau des princes, afin que rien ne fût changé à l'égard de Daniel.
18 Then the king returned to his palace. That night he refused to eat any food. He would not allow anyone to entertain him [because he did not want to be happy, with the result that he would forget about me. And that night] he was unable to sleep [because he was worried about me].
Le roi s'en alla ensuite dans son palais; il passa la nuit à jeun et ne fit pas venir de femmes auprès de lui et le sommeil s'enfuit loin de lui.
19 At dawn the next morning, the king got up and went quickly to the pit where the lions were.
Puis le roi se leva à l'aurore, au point du jour, et il se rendit en toute hâte à la fosse aux lions.
20 When he came near it, he was very worried. He called out, “Daniel, you who serve the all-powerful God! Was your God, whom you worship regularly, able to save you from the lions?”
Quand il fut près de la fosse, il cria vers Daniel d'une voix triste; le roi prit la parole et dit à Daniel: " Daniel, serviteur du Dieu vivant, ton Dieu que tu sers constamment a-t-il pu te délivrer des lions? "
21 I answered, “(Your Majesty/O king), I hope that you will live a long time!
Alors Daniel parla avec le roi: " O roi, vis éternellement!
22 [Yes], my God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths, in order that they would not harm me! [He did that] because [he knows that] I have done nothing that he thinks is wrong. And, (Your Majesty/O king), I never did anything wrong to you!”
Mon Dieu a envoyé son ange et fermé la gueule des lions, qui ne m'ont fait aucun mal, parce que j'ai été trouvé innocent devant mon Dieu; et devant toi non plus, ô roi, je n'ai commis aucun mal! "
23 The king was extremely happy, and he commanded [his servants] to lift me out of the pit. [When they did that, they] saw that the lions had not wounded me at all. [God had protected me] because I trusted in him.
Alors le roi fut très joyeux à son sujet, et il ordonna de retirer Daniel de la fosse. Daniel fut donc retiré de la fosse, et on ne trouva sur lui aucune blessure, parce qu'il avait cru en son Dieu.
24 Then the king commanded that the men who had accused me should be seized and be thrown, along with their wives and children, into the pit where the lions were. [When they were thrown into the pit], the lions leaped on them and crushed their bones before they fell onto the bottom of the pit!
Sur l'ordre du roi, on amena ces hommes qui avaient dit du mal de Daniel, et on les jeta dans la fosse aux lions, eux, leurs femmes et leurs enfants. Ils n'avaient pas encore atteint le fond de la fosse, que les lions les saisirent et brisèrent tous leurs os.
25 Then King Darius wrote [this message and sent it throughout his kingdom] to the people of every people-group and nation and from all language groups: “I wish/hope that everything is going very well with you!
Alors le roi Darius écrivit à tous les peuples, nations et langues, qui habitent sur toute la terre: " Que la paix vous soit donnée en abondance!
26 I command that everyone in my kingdom should fear and revere the God that Daniel [worships]. He is the all-powerful God, and he will live forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed; he will rule forever.
Par moi est publié l'ordre que dans toute l'étendue de mon royaume on craigne et on tremble devant le Dieu de Daniel; car il est le Dieu vivant, qui subsiste éternellement; son royaume ne sera jamais détruit et sa domination n'aura pas de fin.
27 He rescues and saves [his people]. He performs all kinds of miracles in heaven and on the earth. He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”
Il délivre et il sauve, il fait des signes et des prodiges au ciel et sur la terre; c'est lui qui a délivré Daniel de la griffe des lions. "
28 So I was successful [all] during the time that Darius ruled and during the time that Cyrus, [the King] of Persia, ruled.
Et ce Daniel prospéra sous le règne de Darius et sous le règne de Cyrus le Perse.
