Daniel 6
1 Dareju je ugajalo, da postavi nad kraljestvo sto dvajset princev, ki naj bi bili nad celotnim kraljestvom,
It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 provincial governors who would rule over all the 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.«
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 Potem so se ti predstojniki in princi zbrali skupaj h kralju in mu rekli takole: »Kralj Darej, živi na veke.
Then these administrators and governors brought a plan before the king. They said to him, “King Darius, may you live forever!
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 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 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, 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 Zatorej je kralj Darej podpisal pisanje in odlok.
So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a 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 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 Potem so se ti možje zbrali in našli Daniela, kako moli in dela ponižne prošnje pred svojim Bogom.
Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from 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.«
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 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 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 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 terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling. He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 to his palace and he went through the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
19 Potem je kralj zelo zgodaj zjutraj vstal in v naglici odšel k levjemu brlogu.
Then at daybreak the king got up and he quickly went 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 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 Potem je Daniel rekel kralju: »Oh kralj, živi na veke.
Then said Daniel to the king, “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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: “May peace increase for 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.
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 On osvobaja in rešuje, dela [preroška] znamenja in čudeže v nebesih in na zemlji, ki je Daniela osvobodil pred oblastjo levov.‹«
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 Tako je ta Daniel uspeval v Darejevem kraljevanju in v kraljevanju Perzijca Kira.
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and during the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
