ダニエル書 6
1 ダリヨスはその國に百二十人の牧伯を立ることを善とし即ちこれを立て全國を治理しめ
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;
2 また彼らの上に監督三人を立たりダニエルはその一人なりき是その州牧をして此三人の前にその職を述しめて王に損失の及ぶこと無らしめんためなりき
And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts to them, and the king should suffer no loss.
3 ダニエルは心の殊勝たる者にしてその他の監督および州牧等に勝りたれば王かれを立て全國を治めしめんとせり
Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4 是においてその監督と州牧等國事につきてダエルを訟ふる隙を得んとしたりしが何の隙をも何の咎をも見いだすことを得ざりき其は彼は忠義なる者にてその身に何の咎もなく何の過失もなかりければなり
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5 是においてその人々言けるはこのダニエルはその神の例典について之が隙を獲にあらざればついにこれを訟るに由なしと
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6 すなはちその監督と州牧等王の許に集り來りて斯王に言りダリヨス王よ願くは長壽かれ
Then these presidents and princes assembled to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 國の監督将軍州牧牧伯方伯等みな相議りて王に一の律法を立て一の禁令を定めたまはんことを求めんとす王よその事は是の如し即ち今より三十日の内は唯汝にのみ願事をなさしめ若汝をおきて神または人にこれをなす者あらば凡て獅子の穴に投いれんといふ是なり
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 然ば王よねがはくはその禁令を立てその詔書を認めメデアとペルシヤの廃ることなき律法のごとくに之をして變らざらしめたまへと
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9 王すなはち詔書をしたためてその禁令を出せり
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10 茲にダニエルはその詔書を認めたることを知りて家にかへりけるがその二階の窓のヱルサレムにむかひて開ける處にて一日に三度づつ膝をかがめて祷りその神に向て感謝せり是その時の前よりして斯なし居たればなり
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
11 斯りしかばその人々馳よりてダニエルがその神にむかひて祷りかつ求めをるを見あらはせり
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 而して彼ら進みきたり王の禁令の事につきて王に奏上して言けるは王よ汝は禁令をしたため出し今より三十日の内には只なんぢにのみ願事をなさしめ若し汝をおきて神または人にこれをなす者あらば凡てその者を獅子の穴に投いれんと定めたまへるならずやと王こたへて言ふ其事は眞実にしてメデアとペルシヤの作法のごとく廃べかちずる者なり
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 彼らまた對へて王の前に言けるは王よユダの俘擄人なるダニエルは汝をも汝の認め出し給ひし禁令をも顧みずして一日に三度づつ祈祷をなすなりと
Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14 王この事を聞てこれがために大に愁ひダニエルを就はんと心を用ひ即ちこれを拯けんと力をつくして日の入る頃におよびければ
Then the king, when he heard these words, was much displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the setting of the sun to deliver him.
15 その人汝また王の許に集ひきたりて王に言けるは王よ知りたまヘメデアとペルシヤの律法によれば王の立たる禁令または法度は變べからざる者なりと
Then these men assembled to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
16 是において王命を下しければダニエルを曳きたりて獅子の穴に投いれたり王ダニエルに語りて言ふ願くは汝が恒に事ふる神汝を救はんことをと
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 時に石を持きたりてその穴の口を塞ぎければ王おのれの印と大臣等の印をもてこれに封印をなせり是ダニエルの處置をして變ることなからしめんためなりき
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
18 斯て後王はその宮にかへりけるがその夜は食をなさずまた嬪等を召よせずして全く寝ることをせざりき
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19 而して王は朝まだきに起いでてその獅子の穴に急ぎいたりしが
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 穴にいたりける時哀しげなる聲をあげてダニエルを呼りすなはち王ダニエルに言けるは活神の僕ダニエルよ汝が恒に事ふる神汝を救ふて獅子の害を免れしむることを得しや
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
21 ダニエル王にいひけるは願くは王長壽かれ
Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live for ever.
22 吾神その使をおくりて獅子の口を閉させたまひたれば獅子は我を害せざりき其は我の辜なき事かれの前に明かなればなり王よ我は汝にも惡しき事をなさざりしなりと
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
23 是において王おほいに喜びダニエルを穴の中より出せと命じければダニルは穴の中より出されけるがその身に何の害をも受をらざりき是は彼おのれの神を頼みたるによりてなり
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
24 かくて王また命を下しかのダニエルを讒奏せし者等を曳きたらせて之をその妻子とともに獅子の穴に投いれしめたるにその穴の底につかざる内に獅子はやくも彼らを攫みてその骨までもことごとく咬碎けり
And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
25 是においてダリヨス王全世界に住る諸民諸族諸音に詔書を頒てり云く願くは大なる平安なんぢらにあれ
Then king Darius wrote to all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied to you.
26 今我詔命を出す我國の各州の人みなダニエルの神を畏れ敬ふべし是は活神にして永遠に立つ者またその國は亡びずその權は終極まで続くなり
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even to the end.
27 是は救を施し拯をなし天においても地においても休徴をほどこし奇蹟をおこなふ者にてすなはちダニエルを救ひて獅子の力を免れしめたりと
He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 このダニエルはダリヨスの世とペルシヤ人クロスの世においてその身榮えたり
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
