Daniel 6
1 E pareceu bem a Dario constituir sobre o reino a cento e vinte presidentes, que estivessem sobre todo o reino;
It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 provincial governors who would rule over all the kingdom.
2 E sobre elles tres principes, dos quaes Daniel era um, aos quaes estes presidentes déssem conta, para que o rei não soffresse damno.
Over them there were three chief administrators, and Daniel was one of them. These chief administrators were appointed so that they might supervise the provincial governors, so that the king should suffer no loss.
3 Então o mesmo Daniel sobrepujou a estes principes e presidentes; porque n'elle havia um espirito excellente; porquanto o rei pensava constituil-o sobre todo o reino.
Daniel was distinguished above the other chief administrators and the provincial governors because he had an extraordinary spirit. The king was planning to put him over the whole kingdom.
4 Então os principes e os presidentes procuravam achar occasião contra Daniel a respeito do reino; mas não podiam achar occasião ou culpa alguma; porque elle era fiel, e não se achava n'elle nenhum vicio nem culpa.
Then the other chief administrators and the provincial governors looked for mistakes in the work Daniel did for the kingdom, but they could find no corruption or failure in his duty because he was faithful. No mistakes or negligence was found in him.
5 Então estes homens disseram: Nunca acharemos occasião alguma contra este Daniel, se não a acharmos contra elle na lei do seu Deus.
Then these men said, “We cannot find any reason to complain against this Daniel unless we find something against him regarding the law of his God.”
6 Então estes principes e presidentes foram juntos ao rei, e disseram-lhe assim: Ó rei Dario, vive para sempre!
Then these administrators and governors brought a plan before the king. They said to him, “King Darius, may you live forever!
7 Todos os principes do reino, os prefeitos e presidentes, capitães e governadores, tomaram conselho afim de estabelecerem um edicto real e fazerem um mandamento firme: que qualquer que, por espaço de trinta dias, fizer uma petição a qualquer deus, ou a qualquer homem, e não a ti, ó rei, seja lançado na cova dos leões.
All the chief administrators of the kingdom, the regional governors, and the provincial governors, the advisors, and the governors have consulted together and decided that you, the king, should issue a decree and should enforce it, so that whoever makes a petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, king, that person must be thrown into the den of lions.
8 Agora pois, ó rei, confirma o edicto, e assigna a escriptura, para que não se mude, conforme a lei dos medos e dos persas, que se não pode revogar.
Now, King, issue a decree and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed.”
9 Por esta causa o rei Dario assignou esta escriptura e edicto.
So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law.
10 Daniel, pois, quando soube que a escriptura estava assignada, entrou na sua casa (ora havia no seu quarto janellas abertas da banda de Jerusalem), e tres vezes no dia se punha de joelhos, e orava, e confessava diante do seu Deus, como tambem antes costumava fazer.
When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees, as he did three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done before.
11 Então aquelles homens foram juntos, e acharam a Daniel orando e supplicando diante do seu Deus.
Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God.
12 Então se chegaram, e disseram diante do rei: No tocante ao edicto real, porventura não assignaste o edicto, que todo o homem que fizesse uma petição a qualquer deus, ou a qualquer homem, por espaço de trinta dias, e não a ti, ó rei, fosse lançado na cova dos leões? Respondeu o rei, e disse: Esta palavra é certa, conforme a lei dos medos e dos persas, que se não pode revogar.
Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: “Did you not make a decree that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?” The king answered, “The matter is settled, as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed.”
13 Então responderam, e disseram diante do rei: Daniel, que é dos transportados de Judah, não tem feito caso de ti, ó rei, nem do edicto que assignaste, antes tres vezes por dia faz a sua oração.
Then they replied to the king, “That person Daniel, who is one of the people of the exile from Judah, pays no attention to you, king, or to the decree that you have signed. He prays to his God three times a day.”
14 Ouvindo então o rei o negocio, ficou muito penalisado, e a favor de Daniel propoz dentro do seu coração tiral-o; e até ao pôr do sol trabalhou por o salvar.
When the king heard this, he was terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling. He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.
15 Então aquelles homens se foram juntos ao rei, e disseram ao rei: Sabe, ó rei, que é uma lei dos medos e dos persas que nenhum edicto ou ordenança, que o rei determine, se pode mudar.
Then these men who had formed the plot gathered together with the king and said to him, “Know, king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree or statute that the king issues can be changed.”
16 Então o rei ordenou que trouxessem a Daniel, e o lançaram na cova dos leões. E, fallando o rei, disse a Daniel: O teu Deus, a quem tu continuamente serves, elle te livrará.
Then the king gave an order, and they brought in Daniel, and they threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you.”
17 E foi trazida uma pedra, e foi posta sobre a bocca da cova; e o rei a sellou com o seu annel e com o annel dos seus grandes, para que se não mudasse a sentença ácerca de Daniel.
A stone was brought over the entrance to the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Então o rei se foi para o seu palacio, e passou a noite em jejum, e não deixou trazer á sua presença instrumentos de musica; e fugiu d'elle o somno.
Then the king went to his palace and he went through the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
19 Então o rei se levantou pela manhã cedo, e foi com pressa á cova dos leões.
Then at daybreak the king got up and he quickly went to the lions' den.
20 E, chegando-se á cova, chamou por Daniel com voz triste; e, fallando o rei, disse a Daniel: Daniel, servo do Deus vivo! dar-se-hia o caso que o teu Deus, a quem tu continuamente serves, te podesse livrar dos leões?
As he came near to the den, he called out to Daniel in a sad voice, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to save you from the lions?”
21 Então Daniel fallou ao rei: Ó rei, vive para sempre!
Then said Daniel to the king, “King, live forever!
22 O meu Deus enviou o seu anjo, e fechou a bocca dos leões, para que não me fizessem damno, porque foi achada em mim innocencia diante d'elle; e tambem contra ti, ó rei, não tenho commettido delicto algum.
My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me. For I was found blameless before him and also before you, king, and I have done you no harm.”
23 Então o rei muito se alegrou em si mesmo, e mandou tirar a Daniel da cova: assim foi tirado Daniel da cova, e nenhum damno se achou n'elle, porque crêra no seu Deus.
Then the king was very happy. He gave an order that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted up out of the den. No harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
24 Então ordenou o rei, e foram trazidos aquelles homens que tinham accusado a Daniel, e foram lançados na cova dos leões, elles, seus filhos e suas mulheres; e ainda não tinham chegado ao fundo da cova quando os leões se apoderaram d'elles, e lhes esmigalharam todos os ossos.
The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces.
25 Então o rei Dario escreveu a todos os povos, nações e linguas que moram em toda a terra: A paz vos seja multiplicada.
Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: “May peace increase for you.
26 Da minha parte é feito um decreto, que em todo o dominio do meu reino tremam todos e temam perante o Deus de Daniel; porque elle é o Deus vivo e permanecente para sempre, e o seu reino não se pode destruir, e o seu dominio dura até ao fim
I hereby make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God and lives forever, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed; his dominion shall be to the end.
27 Elle faz escapar e livra, e faz signaes e maravilhas no céu e na terra, o qual fez escapar a Daniel do poder dos leões.
He makes us safe and rescues us, and he does signs and wonders in heaven and in earth; he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions.”
28 Este Daniel, pois, prosperava no reinado de Dario, e no reinado de Cyro, o persa.
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and during the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
