Daniel 6
1 Dareju je ugajalo, da postavi nad kraljestvo sto dvajset princev, ki naj bi bili nad celotnim kraljestvom,
And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom;
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.
and over them three governors, of whom one was, Daniel; for the satraps to give account to them, that the king should not be troubled.
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.
And Daniel was over them, for [there was] an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his 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.
Then the governors and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel; but they found against him no occasion, nor trespass, nor error, because he was faithful.
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.«
And the governors said, We shall not find occasion against Daniel, except in the ordinances of his God.
6 Potem so se ti predstojniki in princi zbrali skupaj h kralju in mu rekli takole: »Kralj Darej, živi na veke.
Then the governors and satraps stood by the king, and said to him, King Darius, live for ever.
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.
All who preside over your kingdom, captains and satraps, chiefs and local governors, have taken counsel together, to establish by a royal statue and to confirm a decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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 then, O king, establish the decree, and publish a writ, that the decree of the Persians and Medes be not changed.
9 Zatorej je kralj Darej podpisal pisanje in odlok.
Then king Darius commanded the decree to be written.
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.
And when Daniel knew that the decree was ordered, he went into his house; and his windows were opened in his chambers toward Jerusalem, and three times in the day he knelt upon his knees, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he used to do before.
11 Potem so se ti možje zbrali in našli Daniela, kako moli in dela ponižne prošnje pred svojim Bogom.
Then these men watched, and found Daniel praying and supplicating to his God.
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.«
And they came and said to the king, O king, has you not made a decree, that whatever man shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, but of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? And the king said, The word is true, and the decree of the Medes and Persians shall not pass.
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 answered and said before the king, Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judea, has not submitted to your decree; and three times in the day he makes his requests of his God.
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.
Then the king, when he heard the saying, was much grieved for Daniel and he greatly exerted himself for Daniel to deliver him: and he exerted himself till evening to deliver 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 those men said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that we must not change any decree of statue which the king shall make.
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.«
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver 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.
And they brought a stone, and put it on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed [it] with his ring, and with the ring of his nobles; that the case might not be altered with regard 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.
And the king departed to his house, and lay down fasting, and they brought him no food; and his sleep departed from him. But God shut the mouths of the lions, and they not molest Daniel.
19 Potem je kralj zelo zgodaj zjutraj vstal in v naglici odšel k levjemu brlogu.
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and came in have to the den of lions.
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?«
And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lion's mouth?
21 Potem je Daniel rekel kralju: »Oh kralj, živi na veke.
And Daniel said to the king, O king, live for ever.
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 has sent his angel, and stopped the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me: for uprightness was found in me before him; and moreover before you, O king, I have committed no trespass.
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.
Then the king was very glad for him, and he commanded to bring Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and there was found no hurt upon him, because he believed 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.
And the king commanded, and they brought the men that had accused Daniel, and they were cast into the den of lions, they, and their children, and their wives: and they reached not the bottom of the den before the lions had the mastery of them, and utterly broke to pieces all their bones.
25 Potem je kralj Darej napisal vsemu ljudstvu, narodom in jezikom, ki prebivajo na vsej zemlji: »Mir naj se vam pomnoži.
Then king Darius wrote to all nations, tribes, [and] languages, who dwell in all the earth, [saying], Peace be multiplied to you.
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.
This decree has been set forth by me in every dominion of my kingdom, that [men] tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living and eternal God, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion is for ever.
27 On osvobaja in rešuje, dela [preroška] znamenja in čudeže v nebesih in na zemlji, ki je Daniela osvobodil pred oblastjo levov.‹«
He helps and delivers, and works signs and wonders in the heaven and on the earth, who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 Tako je ta Daniel uspeval v Darejevem kraljevanju in v kraljevanju Perzijca Kira.
And Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
