Daniel 6
1 Darío decidió que sería bueno poner el reino bajo el control de ciento veinte gobernadores provinciales.
Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
2 Tres ministros principales fueron puestos al frente de ellos para velar por los intereses del rey. Daniel era uno de los tres.
And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.
3 Pronto Daniel demostró ser un administrador mucho mejor que los otros ministros principales y gobernadores provinciales. Debido a su excepcional habilidad, el rey planeó ponerlo a cargo de todo el reino.
Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.
4 Como resultado, los otros ministros principales y gobernadores provinciales trataron de encontrar un pretexto contra Daniel en cuanto a la forma en que dirigía el reino. Pero no pudieron encontrar ningún motivo de queja ni de corrupción, pues él era digno de confianza. No pudieron descubrir ninguna prueba de que Daniel fuera negligente o corrupto.
Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.
5 Así que se dijeron: “No encontraremos ningún pretexto para atacar a Daniel, a menos que utilicemos su observancia de las leyes de su Dios en su contra”.
Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.
6 Así que estos ministros principales y gobernadores provinciales fueron juntos a ver al rey. “¡Que su majestad el rey Darío viva para siempre!”, dijeron.
Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.
7 “Hemos acordado todos -ministros principales, prefectos, gobernadores provinciales, consejeros y gobernadores locales- que Su Majestad emita un decreto, de cumplimiento legal, para que durante los próximos treinta días cualquiera que rece a cualquier dios o ser humano excepto usted, Su Majestad, sea arrojado al foso de los leones.
All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.
8 Ahora bien, Su Majestad, si usted firma el decreto y lo hace publicar de manera que no pueda ser cambiado, de acuerdo con la ley de los medos y los persas que no puede ser revocada”.
Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
9 Así que Darío firmó el decreto para convertirlo en ley.
For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
10 Cuando Daniel se enteró de que el decreto había sido firmado, se dirigió a su casa, a su habitación del piso superior, donde oraba tres veces al día, con las ventanas abiertas hacia Jerusalén. Allí se arrodilló, orando y agradeciendo a su Dios como siempre lo hacía.
And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem; ) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.
11 Entonces los hombres que habían conspirado contra Daniel fueron juntos y lo encontraron orando a su Dios y pidiendo ayuda.
Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
12 Enseguida fueron a ver al rey y le preguntaron por el decreto. “¿No firmó Su Majestad un decreto según el cual, durante los próximos treinta días, cualquiera que ore a cualquier dios o ser humano, excepto a usted, Su Majestad, sería arrojado al foso de los leones?” “¡Claro que sí!”, respondió el rey. “El decreto se mantiene. Según la ley de los medos y los persas no puede ser revocado”.
Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
13 Entonces le dijeron al rey: “Daniel, uno de esos cautivos de Judá, no hace caso a Su Majestad ni al decreto que usted firmó y reza tres veces al día”.
Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God.
14 Cuando el rey oyó esto, se molestó mucho y trató de pensar en cómo salvar a Daniel. Trabajó con ahínco hasta el atardecer tratando de rescatarlo.
When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free.
15 Entonces los hombres regresaron juntos y le dijeron al rey: “Usted sabe, Su Majestad, que según la ley de los medos y los persas no se puede cambiar ningún decreto o estatuto”.
Then these men said to the king, Be certain, O King, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no order or law which the king has put into force may be changed.
16 Finalmente, el rey dio la orden y Daniel fue llevado y arrojado al foso de los leones. El rey le dijo: “¡Que te salve el Dios al que tan lealmente sirves!”.
Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.
17 Se trajo una piedra y se colocó sobre la entrada del foso, y el rey la selló con su propio sello personal y el de sus nobles, para que nadie pudiera intervenir en lo que le ocurriera a Daniel.
Then they got a stone and put it over the mouth of the hole, and it was stamped with the king's stamp and with the stamp of the lords, so that the decision about Daniel might not be changed.
18 Entonces el rey regresó a su palacio. Esa noche no comió nada en absoluto y rechazó cualquier tipo de entretenimiento. No pudo pegar ojo.
Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.
19 Al amanecer, en cuanto salió el sol, el rey se levantó y corrió hacia el foso de los leones.
Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.
20 Al acercarse al foso, llamó con ansiedad a Daniel: “Daniel, siervo del Dios vivo, al que honras tan fielmente, ¿ha podido tu Dios salvarte de los leones?”
And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions?
21 Daniel respondió: “¡Que su majestad el rey viva para siempre!
Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
22 Mi Dios envió a su ángel para cerrar la boca de los leones. No me han hecho daño porque he sido hallado inocente a sus ojos. Además, nunca le he hecho ningún mal, Su Majestad”.
My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.
23 El rey se alegró mucho y ordenó que sacaran a Daniel del foso. Daniel fue sacado del foso y se comprobó que no tenía ninguna herida porque había confiado en su Dios.
Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.
24 Entonces el rey ordenó que trajeran a los hombres que habían acusado a Daniel y los arrojaron al foso de los leones junto con sus esposas e hijos. Antes de que llegaran al suelo del foso, los leones los atacaron y los despedazaron.
And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.
25 Entonces Darío escribió a todos los pueblos del mundo, a las diferentes naciones y lenguas, diciendo: “Mis mejores deseos para ustedes.
Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
26 Yo decreto que en todo mi reino todos deben respetar y honrar al Dios de Daniel, porque él es el Dios vivo. Él es eterno y su reino nunca será destruido. Su reino no tendrá fin.
It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.
27 Él es el que rescata y salva; hace milagros y maravillas en los cielos y en la tierra. Él salvó a Daniel de la muerte en el foso de los leones”.
He gives salvation and makes men free from danger, and does signs and wonders in heaven and earth, who has kept Daniel safe from the power of the lions.
28 Daniel experimentó un buen éxito durante los reinados de Darío y Ciro el Persa.
So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
