Daniel 6
1 Dareju je ugajalo, da postavi nad kraljestvo sto dvajset princev, ki naj bi bili nad celotnim kraljestvom,
Darius decided it would be good to place the kingdom under the control of one hundred and twenty provincial governors.
2 in nad temi tri predstojnike, od katerih je bil Daniel prvi, da bi jim princi lahko dajali obračun in kralj ne bi trpel nobene škode.
Three chief ministers were placed over them to look after the king's interests. Daniel was one of the three.
3 Potem je bil ta Daniel povišan nad predstojnike in prince, ker je bil v njem odličen duh, in kralj ga je mislil postaviti nad celotno območje.
Soon Daniel was shown to be a far better administrator than the other chief ministers and provincial governors. Because of his exceptional ability, the king planned to put him in charge of the whole kingdom.
4 Potem so predstojniki in princi iskali, da najdejo povod zoper Daniela glede kraljestva, toda niso mogli najti nobenega povoda niti krivde, ker je bil zvest niti ni bilo na njem najti nobene napake ali krivde.
As a result the other chief ministers and provincial governors tried to find a pretext against Daniel as to the way he ran the kingdom. But they couldn't find any cause for complaint or any corruption, for he was trustworthy. They could not discover any evidence that Daniel was negligent or corrupt.
5 Potem so ti možje rekli: »Nobenega razloga ne bomo našli zoper tega Daniela, razen če zoper njega najdemo to, kar se tiče postave njegovega Boga.«
So they said to themselves, “We won't find any pretext to attack Daniel unless we use his observance of his God's laws against him.”
6 Potem so se ti predstojniki in princi zbrali skupaj h kralju in mu rekli takole: »Kralj Darej, živi na veke.
So these chief ministers and provincial governors went together to see the king. “May Your Majesty King Darius live forever!” they said.
7 Vsi predstojniki kraljestva, voditelji in princi, svetovalci in poveljniki, smo se skupaj posvetovali, da bi osnovali kraljevo pravilo in da bi naredili trden odlok, da kdorkoli bi prosil prošnjo od kateregakoli Boga ali človeka v tridesetih dneh, razen od tebe, oh kralj, bo vržen v levji brlog.
“We have all agreed—chief ministers, prefects, provincial governors, counselors, and local governors—that Your Majesty should issue a decree, legally enforced, that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den.
8 Torej, oh kralj, uveljavi odlok in podpiši pisanje, da to ne more biti spremenjeno, glede na postavo Medijcev in Perzijcev, ki se ne predrugači.«
Now, Your Majesty, if you will sign the decree and have it issued so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians that cannot be revoked.”
9 Zatorej je kralj Darej podpisal pisanje in odlok.
So Darius signed the decree into law.
10 Torej ko je Daniel izvedel, da je bilo pisanje podpisano, je odšel v svojo hišo. Pri svojih oknih v svoji sobi, odprtih proti Jeruzalemu, je trikrat na dan pokleknil na svoja kolena in molil ter se zahvaljeval pred svojim Bogom, kot je to delal poprej.
When Daniel found out that the decree had been signed he went home to his upstairs room where he would pray three times a day, with the windows open facing Jerusalem. There he kneeled down, praying and thanking his God as he always did.
11 Potem so se ti možje zbrali in našli Daniela, kako moli in dela ponižne prošnje pred svojim Bogom.
Then the men who had plotted against Daniel went together and found him praying to his God and asking for help.
12 Potem so prišli blizu in pred kraljem spregovorili glede kraljevega odloka: »Mar nisi podpisal odloka, da katerikoli človek, ki bo prosil prošnjo od kateregakoli Boga ali človeka, znotraj tridesetih dni, razen od tebe, oh kralj, bo vržen v levji brlog?« Kralj je odgovoril in rekel: »Stvar je resnična glede na postavo Medijcev in Perzijcev, ki se ne predrugači.«
They went to the king right away and asked him about the decree. “Didn't Your Majesty sign a decree that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den?” “I certainly did!” the king replied. “The decree stands. According to the law of the Medes and the Persians it cannot be revoked.”
13 Potem so odgovorili in pred kraljem rekli: »Tisti Daniel, ki je od otrok Judovega ujetništva, te ne upošteva, oh kralj niti odloka, ki si ga podpisal, temveč trikrat na dan opravlja svojo prošnjo.«
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of those captives from Judah, pays no attention to Your Majesty or to the decree you signed and prays three times a day.”
14 Potem je bil kralj, ko je slišal te besede, sam pri sebi boleče nejevoljen in je svoje srce naravnal na Daniela, da ga osvobodi, in do sončnega zahoda se je trudil, da ga osvobodi.
When the king heard this, he was very upset and tried to think of how to save Daniel. He worked hard until sundown trying to rescue him.
15 Potem so se tisti možje zbrali h kralju in kralju rekli: »Vedi, oh kralj, da je postava Medijcev in Perzijcev: ›Da noben odlok niti nobeno pravilo, ki ga je osnoval kralj, ne more biti spremenjeno.‹«
Then the men returned together and said to the king, “You know, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians no decree or statute can be changed.”
16 Potem je kralj ukazal in privedli so Daniela ter ga vrgli v levji brlog. Kralj je torej spregovoril in Danielu rekel: »Tvoj Bog, ki mu nenehno služiš, on te bo osvobodil.«
Eventually the king gave the order and Daniel was taken and thrown into the lions' den. The king told him, “May the God you so loyally serve save you!”
17 Prinesen je bil kamen in položen na odprtino brloga in kralj ga je zapečatil s svojim lastnim pečatom in s pečati svojih gospodov, da se namen glede Daniela ne bi mogel spremeniti.
A stone was brought and placed over the entrance to the den and the king sealed it with his own personal seal and those of his nobles so that no one could interfere with what was happening to Daniel.
18 Potem je kralj odšel v svojo palačo in noč prebil v postu niti predenj niso bili prineseni glasbeni instrumenti in njegovo spanje je odšlo od njega.
Then the king went back to his palace. He ate nothing at all that night and refused any kind of entertainment. He couldn't sleep a wink.
19 Potem je kralj zelo zgodaj zjutraj vstal in v naglici odšel k levjemu brlogu.
At dawn, as soon as it was light, the king got up and rushed to the lions' den.
20 Ko je prišel k brlogu, je z žalostnim glasom zaklical k Danielu, in kralj je spregovoril ter Danielu rekel: »Oh Daniel, služabnik živega Boga, ali te je tvoj Bog, ki mu nenehno služiš, mogel osvoboditi pred levi?«
As he approached the den, he called out anxiously to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God whom you honor so faithfully, was your God able to save you from the lions?”
21 Potem je Daniel rekel kralju: »Oh kralj, živi na veke.
Daniel replied, “May Your Majesty the king live forever!
22 Moj Bog je poslal svojega angela in zaprl levom usta, da me niso poškodovali, ker je bila v meni najdena nedolžnost pred njim in tudi pred teboj, oh kralj, nisem storil nobene škode.«
My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths. They have not hurt me because I was found innocent in his sight. In addition, I have never done you any wrong, Your Majesty.”
23 Potem je bil kralj zaradi njega silno vesel in zapovedal, da naj Daniela izvlečejo iz brloga. Tako je bil Daniel vzet gor iz brloga in nobena vrsta poškodbe ni bila najdena na njem, ker je veroval v svojega Boga.
The king was extremely pleased and ordered Daniel brought up from the den. Daniel was lifted up from the den and he was found to have no injuries at all because he had trusted in his God.
24 In kralj je zapovedal in privedli so tiste može, ki so Daniela obtožili in jih vrgli v levji brlog, njih, njihove otroke in njihove žene. Levi so imeli oblast nad njimi in vse njihove kosti so zlomili na koščke, še preden so prileteli na dno brloga.
Then the king ordered the men who had accused Daniel to be brought and they were thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children. Before they even reached the floor of the den the lions attacked them, ripping them to pieces.
25 Potem je kralj Darej napisal vsemu ljudstvu, narodom in jezikom, ki prebivajo na vsej zemlji: »Mir naj se vam pomnoži.
Then Darius wrote to all the people of the world, the different nations and languages, saying, “I wish you well!
26 Naredim odlok: ›Da v vsakem gospostvu mojega kraljestva ljudje trepetajo in se bojijo pred Danielovim Bogom, kajti on je živi Bog in neomajen na veke in njegovo kraljestvo tisto, ki ne bo uničeno in njegovo gospostvo bo celo do konca.
I decree that throughout my entire kingdom everyone should respect and honor the God of Daniel, for he is the living God. He is everlasting and his kingdom will never be destroyed. His reign will never end.
27 On osvobaja in rešuje, dela [preroška] znamenja in čudeže v nebesih in na zemlji, ki je Daniela osvobodil pred oblastjo levov.‹«
He is the one who rescues and saves; he does miracles and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He saved Daniel from death in the lions' den.”
28 Tako je ta Daniel uspeval v Darejevem kraljevanju in v kraljevanju Perzijca Kira.
Daniel experienced good success during the reigns of Darius and Cyrus the Persian.
