Daniel 6
1 E pareceu bem a Dario constituir sobre o reino a cento e vinte presidentes, que estivessem sobre todo o reino;
King Darius decided to divide his kingdom into 120 provinces. He appointed a governor to rule each province.
2 E sobre eles três príncipes, dos quais Daniel era um, aos quais estes presidentes dessem conta, para que o rei não sofresse dano.
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.
3 Então o mesmo Daniel sobrepujou a estes príncipes e presidentes; porque nele havia um espírito excelente; porquanto o rei pensava constitui-lo sobre todo o reino.
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.
4 Então os príncipes e os presidentes procuravam achar ocasião contra Daniel a respeito do reino; mas não podiam achar ocasião ou culpa alguma; porque ele era fiel, e não se achava nele nenhum vício nem culpa.
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.
5 Então estes homens disseram: Nunca acharemos ocasião alguma contra este Daniel, se não a acharmos contra ele na lei do seu Deus.
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].”
6 Então estes príncipes e presidentes foram juntos ao rei, e disseram-lhe assim: Ó rei Dario, vive para sempre!
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!
7 Todos os príncipes do reino, os prefeitos e presidentes, capitães e governadores, tomaram conselho afim de estabelecerem um edito 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.
[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.
8 Agora pois, ó rei, confirma o edito, e assina a escritura, para que não se mude, conforme a lei dos medos e dos persas, que se não pode revogar.
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.”
9 Por esta causa o rei Dario assinou esta escritura e edito.
So King Darius [wrote] the law and signed it.
10 Daniel, pois, quando soube que a escritura estava assinada, entrou na sua casa (ora havia no seu quarto janelas abertas da banda de jerusalém), e três vezes no dia se punha de joelhos, e orava, e confessava diante do seu Deus, como também antes costumava fazer.
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.
11 Então aqueles homens foram juntos, e acharam a Daniel orando e suplicando diante do seu Deus.
The officials went together [to my house] and they saw me praying and requesting God to help me.
12 Então se chegaram, e disseram diante do rei: No tocante ao edito real, porventura não assinaste o edito, 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.
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.”
13 Então responderam, e disseram diante do rei: Daniel, que é dos transportados de Judá, não tem feito caso de ti, ó rei, nem do edito que assinaste, antes três vezes por dia faz a sua oração.
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!”
14 Ouvindo então o rei o negócio, ficou muito penalizado, e a favor de Daniel propôs dentro do seu coração tirá-lo; e até ao pôr do sol trabalhou por o salvar.
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.
15 Então aqueles homens se foram juntos ao rei, e disseram ao rei: Sabe, ó rei, que é uma lei dos medos e dos persas que nenhum edito ou ordenança, que o rei determine, se pode mudar.
[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!]”
16 Então o rei ordenou que trouxessem a Daniel, e o lançaram na cova dos leões. E, falando o rei, disse a Daniel: O teu Deus, a quem tu continuamente serves, ele te livrará.
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!”
17 E foi trazida uma pedra, e foi posta sobre a boca da cova; e o rei a selou com o seu anel e com o anel dos seus grandes, para que se não mudasse a sentença acerca de Daniel.
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.
18 Então o rei se foi para o seu palácio, e passou a noite em jejum, e não deixou trazer à sua presença instrumentos de música; e fugiu dele o sono.
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].
19 Então o rei se levantou pela manhã cedo, e foi com pressa à cova dos leões.
At dawn the next morning, the king got up and went quickly to the pit where the lions were.
20 E, chegando-se à cova, chamou por Daniel com voz triste; e, falando o rei, disse a Daniel: Daniel, servo do Deus vivo! dar-se-ia o caso que o teu Deus, a quem tu continuamente serves, te pudesse livrar dos leões?
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?”
21 Então Daniel falou ao rei: Ó rei, vive para sempre!
I answered, “(Your Majesty/O king), I hope that you will live a long time!
22 O meu Deus enviou o seu anjo, e fechou a boca dos leões, para que não me fizessem dano, porque foi achada em mim inocência diante dele; e também contra ti, ó rei, não tenho cometido delito algum.
[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!”
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 dano se achou nele, porque crêra no seu Deus.
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.
24 Então ordenou o rei, e foram trazidos aqueles homens que tinham acusado a Daniel, e foram lançados na cova dos leões, eles, seus filhos e suas mulheres; e ainda não tinham chegado ao fundo da cova quando os leões se apoderaram deles, e lhes esmigalharam todos os ossos.
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!
25 Então o rei Dario escreveu a todos os povos, nações e línguas que moram em toda a terra: A paz vos seja multiplicada.
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!
26 Da minha parte é feito um decreto, que em todo o domínio do meu reino tremam todos e temam perante o Deus de Daniel; porque ele é o Deus vivo e permanecente para sempre, e o seu reino não se pode destruir, e o seu domínio dura até ao fim
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.
27 Ele faz escapar e livra, e faz sinais e maravilhas no céu e na terra, o qual fez escapar a Daniel do poder dos leões.
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!”
28 Este Daniel, pois, prosperava no reinado de Dario, e no reinado de Cyro, o persa.
So I was successful [all] during the time that Darius ruled and during the time that Cyrus, [the King] of Persia, ruled.
