Daniel 6
1 Minagaling ni Dario na maglagay sa kaharian ng isang daan at dalawang pung satrapa, na doroon sa buong kaharian;
King Darius decided to divide his kingdom into 120 provinces. He appointed a governor to rule each province.
2 At sa kanila'y tatlong pangulo, na si Daniel ay isa; upang ang mga satrapang ito ay mangagbigay-alam sa kanila, at upang ang hari ay huwag magkaroon ng kapanganiban.
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 Nang magkagayo'y ang Daniel na ito ay natangi sa mga pangulo at sa mga satrapa, sapagka't isang marilag na espiritu ay nasa kaniya; at inisip ng hari na ilagay siya sa buong kaharian.
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 Nang magkagayo'y ang mga pangulo at ang mga satrapa ay nagsihanap ng maisusumbong laban kay Daniel, tungkol sa kaharian; nguni't hindi sila nangakasumpong ng anomang kadahilanan, ni kakulangan man, palibhasa'y tapat siya, walang anomang kamalian ni kakulangan nasumpungan sa kaniya.
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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng mga lalaking ito, Hindi tayo mangakakasumpong ng anomang maisusumbong laban sa Daniel na ito, liban sa tayo'y mangakasumpong laban sa kaniya ng tungkol sa kautusan ng kaniyang Dios.
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 Nang magkagayo'y ang mga pangulo at mga satrapang ito ay nagpisan sa hari, at nagsabi ng ganito sa kaniya, Haring Dario, mabuhay ka magpakailan man.
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 Ang lahat ng pangulo ng kaharian, ang mga kinatawan at mga satrapa, ang mga kasangguni at ang mga gobernador, ay nangagsanggunian upang magtatag ng isang palatuntunang hari sa kaharian, at upang maglagda ng isang pasiyang mahigpit, na sinomang humingi ng isang kahilingan sa kanino mang dios o tao sa loob ng tatlong pung araw, liban sa iyo, Oh hari, ihahagis sa yungib ng mga leon.
[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 Ngayon, Oh hari, papagtibayin mo ang pasiya, at lagdaan mo ng iyong pangalan ang kasulatan upang huwag mabago ayon sa kautusan ng mga taga Media at mga taga Persia, na hindi nababago.
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 Kaya't ang kasulatan at ang pasiya ay nilagdaan ng pangalan ng haring Dario.
So King Darius [wrote] the law and signed it.
10 At nang maalaman ni Daniel na ang kasulatan ay nalagdaan ng pangalan siya'y pumasok sa kaniyang bahay (ang kaniya ngang mga dungawan ay bukas sa dakong Jerusalem); at siya'y lumuhod ng kaniyang mga tuhod na makaitlo isang araw, at dumalangin, at nagpasalamat sa harap ng kaniyang Dios, gaya ng kaniyang dating ginagawa.
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 Nang magkagayo'y nagpisan ang mga lalaking ito, at nasumpungan si Daniel na sumasamo at dumadaing sa harap ng kaniyang Dios.
The officials went together [to my house] and they saw me praying and requesting God to help me.
12 Nang magkagayo'y lumapit sila, at nagsalita sa harap ng hari ng tungkol sa pasiya ng hari, Hindi ka baga naglagda ng pasiya, na bawa't tao na humingi sa kanino mang dios o tao sa loob ng tatlong pung araw, liban sa iyo, Oh hari, ihahagis sa yungib ng mga leon? Ang hari ay sumagot, at nagsabi, Ang bagay ay tunay, ayon sa kautusan ng mga taga Media at mga taga Persia, na hindi nababago.
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 Nang magkagayo'y nagsisagot sila, at nangagsabi sa harap ng hari, Ang Daniel na yaon na sa mga anak ng nangabihag sa Juda, hindi ka pinakukundanganan, Oh hari, o ang pasiya man na iyong nilagdaan ng pangalan, kundi dumadalangin na makaitlo isang araw.
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 Nang marinig nga ng hari ang mga salitang ito namanglaw na mainam, at inilagak ang kaniyang puso kay Daniel, upang iligtas siya; at kaniyang pinagsikapan hanggang sa paglubog ng araw na iligtas siya.
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 Nang magkagayo'y nagpisan ang mga lalaking ito sa hari at nagsabi sa hari, Talastasin mo, Oh hari, na isang kautusan ng mga taga Media, at ng mga taga Persia, na walang pasiya o palatuntunan man na pinagtitibay ng hari na mababago.
[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 Nang magkagayo'y nagutos ang hari, at kanilang dinala si Daniel, at inihagis siya sa yungib ng mga leon. Ang hari nga ay nagsalita, at nagsabi kay Daniel, Ang iyong Dios na pinaglilingkuran mong palagi, ay siyang magliligtas sa iyo.
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 At isang bato ay dinala, at inilagay sa bunganga ng yungib; at tinatakan ng hari ng kaniyang singsing na panatak, at ng singsing na panatak ng kaniyang mga mahal na tao; upang walang anomang bagay ay mababago tungkol kay 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 Nang magkagayo'y umuwi ang hari sa kaniyang palacio, at nagparaan ng buong gabi na nagaayuno; at wala kahit panugtog ng tugtugin na dinala sa harap niya: at ang kaniyang pagaantok ay nawala.
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 Nang magkagayo'y bumangong maagang maaga ang hari, at naparoon na madali sa yungib ng mga leon.
At dawn the next morning, the king got up and went quickly to the pit where the lions were.
20 At nang siya'y lumapit sa yungib kay Daniel, siya'y sumigaw ng taghoy na tinig; ang hari ay nagsalita, at nagsabi kay Daniel, Oh Daniel, na lingkod ng buhay na Dios, ang iyo bagang Dios na iyong pinaglilingkurang palagi ay makapagliligtas sa iyo sa mga leon?
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 Sinabi nga ni Daniel sa hari, Oh hari, mabuhay ka magpakailan man.
I answered, “(Your Majesty/O king), I hope that you will live a long time!
22 Ang Dios ko'y nagsugo ng kaniyang anghel, at itinikom ang mga bibig ng mga leon, at hindi nila ako sinaktan; palibhasa'y sa harap niya ay nasumpungan akong walang sala; at gayon din sa harap mo, Oh hari, wala akong ginawang kasamaan.
[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 Nang magkagayo'y natuwang mainam ang hari, at ipinagutos na kanilang isampa si Daniel mula sa yungib. Sa gayo'y isinampa si Daniel mula sa yungib, at walang anomang sugat nasumpungan sa kaniya, sapagka't siya'y tumiwala sa kaniyang Dios.
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 At ang hari ay nagutos, at kanilang dinala ang mga lalaking yaon na nagsumbong laban kay Daniel, at sila'y inihagis nila sa yungib ng mga leon, sila ang kanilang mga anak, at ang kanilang mga asawa; at ang leon ay nanaig sa kanila, at pinagwaraywaray ang lahat ng kanilang buto, bago sila dumating sa kalooblooban ng yungib.
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 Nang magkagayo'y sumulat ang haring Dario sa lahat ng mga bayan, bansa, at wika na tumatahan sa buong lupa; Kapayapaa'y managana sa inyo.
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 Ako'y nagpapasiya, na sa lahat ng sakop ng aking kaharian ay magsipanginig at mangatakot ang mga tao sa harap ng Dios ni Daniel; sapagka't siya ang buhay na Dios, at namamalagi magpakailan man, at ang kaniyang kaharian ay hindi magigiba; at ang kaniyang kapangyarihan ay magiging hanggang sa wakas.
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 Siya'y nagliligtas at nagpapalaya, at siya'y gumagawa ng mga tanda at mga kababalaghan sa langit at sa lupa, na siyang nagligtas kay Daniel mula sa kapangyarihan ng mga leon.
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 Gayon guminhawa ang Daniel na ito sa paghahari ni Dario, at sa paghahari ni Ciro na taga Persia.
So I was successful [all] during the time that Darius ruled and during the time that Cyrus, [the King] of Persia, ruled.
