Daniel 6
1 Darius membagi kerajaannya menjadi seratus dua puluh provinsi yang masing-masing diperintah oleh seorang gubernur.
Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
2 Daniel dan dua orang lain diangkatnya untuk mengawasi para gubernur itu supaya raja jangan dirugikan.
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.
3 Segera ternyata bahwa pekerjaan Daniel lebih baik daripada pekerjaan para gubernur dan pengawas-pengawas lainnya. Karena itu, raja ingin mengangkatnya menjadi penguasa seluruh kerajaan.
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.
4 Tetapi para gubernur dan pengawas-pengawas itu berusaha mencari kesalahan-kesalahan Daniel dalam tugas pemerintahan, namun mereka tidak berhasil, karena Daniel setia dan jujur serta tidak melakukan kelalaian atau kesalahan apa pun.
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.
5 Lalu mereka berkata, "Kita hanya dapat menemukan kesalahan Daniel dalam hal yang berhubungan dengan agamanya."
Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.
6 Kemudian pergilah mereka serentak menghadap raja dan berkata, "Ya Tuanku Raja Darius, hiduplah Tuanku untuk selama-lamanya!
Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.
7 Kami semua yang mengurus kerajaan Tuanku, baik para pengawas, para gubernur, wakil-wakil gubernur dan pejabat-pejabat yang lain, telah mufakat untuk mengusulkan supaya Tuanku mengeluarkan surat perintah yang harus ditaati dengan sungguh-sungguh. Hendaknya Tuanku memerintahkan supaya selama tiga puluh hari tak seorang pun diizinkan menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia, kecuali kepada Tuanku sendiri. Barangsiapa melanggar perintah itu akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa.
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.
8 Kami mohon agar Tuanku menandatangani surat perintah itu supaya menjadi undang-undang Media dan Persia yang tak dapat dicabut kembali."
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.
9 Maka Raja Darius menandatangani surat perintah itu.
For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
10 Ketika Daniel mendengar tentang hal itu, pulanglah ia ke rumahnya. Kamarnya yang di tingkat atas mempunyai jendela-jendela yang menghadap ke arah Yerusalem. Dan seperti biasanya, ia berdoa kepada Allahnya dan memuji-Nya tiga kali sehari dengan berlutut di depan jendela-jendela yang terbuka itu.
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.
11 Ketika musuh-musuh Daniel melihat Daniel sedang berdoa kepada Allahnya,
Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
12 pergilah mereka semua menghadap raja untuk mengadukan Daniel. Mereka mengatakan, "Bukankah Tuanku telah menandatangani surat perintah yang melarang semua orang selama tiga puluh hari ini menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia kecuali kepada Tuanku saja? Dan juga, bahwa barangsiapa melanggar perintah itu akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa?" Raja menjawab, "Memang, dan perintah itu menjadi undang-undang Media dan Persia yang tak dapat dicabut kembali."
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.
13 Lalu kata mereka kepada raja, "Daniel, salah seorang buangan dari Yehuda, tidak menghiraukan Tuanku dan meremehkan perintah Tuanku. Ia berdoa secara teratur tiga kali sehari."
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.
14 Mendengar itu raja menjadi sedih dan khawatir, sehingga ia mencari akal untuk menyelamatkan Daniel. Sampai sore harinya pun raja masih berpikir-pikir.
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.
15 Kemudian orang-orang itu kembali menghadap raja dan berkata, "Tuanku, hendaknya Tuanku ingat bahwa menurut undang-undang Media dan Persia, perintah yang dikeluarkan raja tak dapat diubah-ubah."
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.
16 Maka akhirnya raja memerintahkan supaya Daniel ditangkap dan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa. Kata raja kepada Daniel, "Semoga Allahmu yang kausembah dengan setia itu menyelamatkan engkau."
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.
17 Setelah itu sebuah batu besar diletakkan pada mulut gua itu, dan raja mencap batu itu dengan cap kerajaan dan cap para pembesar, sehingga tak seorang pun dapat membebaskan Daniel dari singa-singa itu.
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.
18 Kemudian pulanglah raja ke istana. Ia tidak mau makan atau pun dihibur. Dan semalam-malaman itu ia tidak bisa tidur.
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.
19 Pada waktu subuh bangunlah raja dan pergi dengan buru-buru ke gua singa.
Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.
20 Sesampainya di sana, berserulah ia dengan suara cemas, "Daniel, hamba Allah yang hidup! Apakah Allahmu yang kausembah dengan setia itu telah sanggup menyelamatkan engkau dari singa-singa itu?"
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?
21 Lalu terdengarlah suara Daniel yang menjawab, "Hiduplah Tuanku untuk selama-lamanya!
Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
22 Allah hamba telah mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menutup mulut singa-singa itu sehingga mereka tidak mengapa-apakan hamba. Allah menyelamatkan hamba sebab Ia tahu bahwa hamba tidak berbuat kesalahan terhadap-Nya dan terhadap Tuanku."
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.
23 Bukan main senang hati raja dan ia memerintahkan supaya Daniel dikeluarkan dari gua itu. Setelah perintah itu dilaksanakan, ternyata bahwa tidak terdapat luka sedikit pun pada Daniel, karena ia percaya kepada Allahnya.
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.
24 Kemudian raja memerintahkan orang supaya menangkap orang-orang yang telah mengadukan Daniel. Lalu mereka bersama-sama dengan anak-anak dan istri-istri mereka dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa itu. Belum lagi mereka sampai ke dasar gua itu, singa-singa itu telah menerkam mereka dan meremukkan tulang-tulang mereka.
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.
25 Setelah itu Raja Darius mengirim surat kepada orang-orang dari segala bangsa, suku bangsa dan bahasa di seluruh dunia, "Salam sejahtera!
Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
26 Aku perintahkan kepada semua orang yang berada di wilayah kerajaanku supaya takut dan hormat kepada Allah yang disembah oleh Daniel! Ia adalah Allah yang hidup selama-lamanya, sampai akhir zaman Ia memerintah. Kerajaan-Nya tak mungkin binasa. Kekuasaan-Nya tak ada habisnya.
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.
27 Ia menyelamatkan dan membebaskan, melakukan mujizat dan keajaiban di langit maupun di bumi. Daniel telah diselamatkan-Nya, dari terkaman singa-singa."
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.
28 Demikianlah Daniel tetap berkedudukan tinggi selama pemerintahan Darius dan pemerintahan Koresh, orang Persia itu.
So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
