Daniel, 14

1. And so Daniel was living with the king, and he was honored above all his friends.

1. Kralj Astijag bi pridružen svojim ocima, a naslijedi ga Kir Perzijanac.

2. Now there was an idol with the Babylonians named Bel. And each day there was expended on him twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

2. Daniel življaše kod kralja, koji ga poštivaše više nego bilo kojega od svojih prijatelja.

3. The king likewise worshipped him and went each day to adore him, but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him, “Why do you not adore Bel?”

3. A imali su u Babilonu kumira imenom Bela i prinosili mu svaki dan po dvanaest artaba najboljeg brašna, èetrdeset ovaca i šest metreta vina.

4. And answering, he said to him, “Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who created heaven and earth, and who holds power over all flesh.”

4. I kralj ga je štovao i svaki dan išao da mu se klanja. A Daniel se klanjaše svome Bogu.

5. And the king said to him, “Does not Bel seem to you to be a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?”

5. Stoga mu reèe kralj: "Zašto se ti ne klanjaš Belu?" On odgovori: "Jer ne štujem rukotvorenih kumira, nego Boga živoga, koji stvori nebo i zemlju i koji gospodari svakim tijelom!"

6. Then Daniel said, smiling, “O king, do not make a mistake, for this one is clay on the inside and brass on the outside, and he has never eaten.”

6. Tada æe kralj: "Ti dakle misliš da Bel nije živi bog? Zar ne vidiš što sve pojede i popije svaki dan?"

7. And the king, being angry, called for his priests and said to them, “If you do not tell me who it is that has eaten these expenses, you will die.

7. I reèe Daniel smiješeæi se: "Ne varaj se, kralju; iznutra je od gline, izvana od mjedi; nikada taj još nije ni jeo ni pio."

8. But if you can show that Bel has eaten these, Daniel will die, because he has blasphemed against Bel.” And Daniel said to the king, “Let it be according to your word.”

8. Kralj, bijesan, dozva Belove sveæenike te im reèe: "Ako mi ne reknete tko jede ovu hranu, umrijet æete; no ako dokažete da to Bel jede, umrijet æe Daniel što pogrdi Bela."

9. Now the priests of Bel were seventy, besides their wives, and little ones, and sons. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

9. I reèe Daniel kralju: "Neka bude po tvojoj rijeèi!" A sveæenika Belovih bijaše sedamdeset, ne brojeæi žene i djecu.

10. And the priests of Bel said, “Behold, we are going out, and you, O king, set out the meats, and mix the wine, and close the door, and seal it with your ring.

10. Kralj tako uðe s Danielom u hram Belov.

11. And when you have entered in the morning, if you have not found that Bel has consumed all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel will, who has lied against us.”

11. Sveæenici mu Belovi rekoše: "Mi æemo iziæi, a ti, o kralju, naredi da se postave jela i donese miješano vino: zatim zakljuèaj vrata i zapeèati ih svojim prstenom; ako ujutro doðeš i ne naðeš da je Bel sve pojeo, neka umremo - mi ili Daniel, naš klevetnik."

12. But they had no concern because they had made a secret entrance under the table, and they always went in through it and devoured those things.

12. Nisu se bojali, jer bijahu naèinili pod stolom tajni ulaz kojim bi svaki dan dolazili i trošili jelo.

13. And so it happened, after they had departed, that the king set the foods before Bel, and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them throughout the temple in the sight of the king, and, as they left, they shut the door, and after sealing it with the king’s ring, they departed.

13. Ali kad oni izaðoše i kralj dade postaviti jela Belu,

14. But the priests entered by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their sons, and they ate and drank everything.

14. Daniel naredi svojim slugama da donesu pepela i njime pospu sav hram pred oèima kraljevim. Tada iziðoše, zakljuèaše vrata, zapeèatiše ih kraljevim prstenom te otiðoše.

15. But the king arose at first light, and Daniel with him.

15. Sveæenici, po obièaju, doðoše noæu sa ženama i djecom: sve izjedoše i popiše.

16. And the king said, “Are the seals unbroken, Daniel?” And he answered, “They are unbroken, O king.”

16. Kralj sutradan urani, a tako i Daniel.

17. And as soon as he had opened the door, the king stared at the table, and cried out with a loud voice, “Great are you, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with you.”

17. I kralj ga zapita: "Daniele, jesu li peèati nepovrijeðeni?" - "Nepovrijeðeni su, kralju", odgovori Daniel.

18. And Daniel laughed, and he held back the king, so that he would not enter, and he said, “Look at the pavement, notice whose footsteps these are.”

18. Èim se otvoriše vrata, kralj pogleda na stol i povika iza glasa: "Velik li si, Bele, i nema nikakve prijevare u tebe!"

19. And the king said, “I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children.” And the king was angry.

19. Daniel se nasmija; zadrža kralja da ne uðe, pa mu reèe: "Pogledaj pod, istraži èije su ovo stope!"

20. Then he apprehended the priests, and their wives, and their sons, and they showed him the secret doors through which they entered and consumed the things that were on the table.

20. "Vidim stope muškaraca, žena i djece" reèe kralj.

21. Therefore, the king slaughtered them and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel, who overturned him and his temple.

21. I bijesan, dade uhvatiti sveæenike, žene i djecu njihovu. Tada mu pokazaše tajna vrata na koja su ulazili i trošili ono što bijaše na stolu.

22. And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.

22. Kralj ih dade pogubiti, a Bela predade Danielu, koji razori njega i njegov hram.

23. And the king said to Daniel, “Behold, now you cannot say that this is not a living god; therefore, adore him.”

23. A bijaše i velik zmaj koga štovahu Babilonci.

24. And Daniel said, “I adore the Lord, my God, for he is the living God. But that one is not a living god.

24. Kralj reèe Danielu: "Hoæeš reæi da je mjeden? Gle! Živi, jede, pije: neæeš valjda kazati da ovo nije živi bog. Pokloni mu se!"

25. Therefore, you give me the power, O king, and I will execute this dragon without sword or club.” And the king said, “I give it to you.”

25. Daniel odgovori: "Ja se klanjam Gospodu Bogu svome; on je Bog živi. A ti, kralju, daj mi vlast, i ja æu ubiti ovu zmiju bez maèa i bez toljage."

26. And so Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and cooked them together. And he made lumps and put them into the dragon’s mouth, and the dragon burst open. And he said, “Behold, this is what you worship.”

26. I reèe kralj: "Dajem ti!"

27. When the Babylonians had heard this, they were greatly indignant. And gathering together against the king, they said, “The king has become a Jew. He has destroyed Bel, he has executed the dragon, and he has slaughtered the priests.”

27. Tada Daniel uze smole, masti i dlaka, sve to ispeèe, naèini od toga kuglice te ih baci zmaju u ždrijelo. Zmaj proguta i rasprsnu se. A Daniel reèe: "Gledajte èemu se klanjate!"

28. And when they came to the king, they said, “Deliver Daniel to us, otherwise we will execute you and your house.”

28. Kad to èuše Babilonci, silno se razbjesnješe i pobuniše se protiv kralja. Rekoše: "Kralj postade Židov: Bela sruši, zmaja ubi, sveæenike pokla."

29. Thus the king saw that they pressured him vehemently, and so, being compelled by necessity, he delivered Daniel to them.

29. Navališe dakle kralju i rekoše: "Predaj nam Daniela, inaèe æemo ubiti tebe i tvoj dom!"

30. And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there for six days.

30. I vidje kralj da žestoko navaljuju; prisiljen, preda im Daniela.

31. Furthermore, in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep, but then they were not given to them, so that they would devour Daniel.

31. Oni ga baciše u lavlju jamu: i ostade ondje šest dana.

32. Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habakkuk, and he had cooked a small meal and had broken bread in a bowl, and he was going into the field, to bring it to the harvesters.

32. U jami bijaše sedam lavova kojima davahu svaki dan po dva trupla i dvije ovce: tada im ne dadoše ništa da bi proždrli Daniela.

33. And the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk, “Carry the meal that you have into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions’ den.”

33. A prorok Habakuk bijaše u Judeji: upravo bijaše skuhao kašu i nadrobio kruha u posudu te pošao da odnese žeteocima u polje.

34. And Habakkuk said, “Lord, I have not seen Babylon, and I do not know the den.”

34. I Anðeo Gospodnji reèe Habakuku: "Odnesi ruèak koji imaš u Babilon, Danielu u lavljoj jami!"

35. And the angel of the Lord seized him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, over the den, by the force of his spirit.

35. Habakuk odgovori: "Gospodine, Babilon ne vidjeh i za jamu ne znam!"

36. And Habakkuk shouted, saying, “Daniel, servant of God, take the dinner that God has sent you.”

36. Anðeo ga Gospodnji uhvati za vrh glave i noseæi za kiku spusti ga u Babilonu povrh jame hitrinom svoga duha.

37. And Daniel said, “You have remembered me, O God, and you have not abandoned those who love you.”

37. I povika Habakuk: "Daniele, Daniele, uzmi ruèak što ti ga šalje Bog!"

38. And Daniel arose and ate. And then the angel of the Lord immediately returned Habakkuk to his place.

38. A Daniel reèe: "Spomenuo si se mene, Bože, i nisi zapustio one koji tebe ljube."

39. And so, on the seventh day, the king came to morn Daniel. And he came to the den, and gazed in, and behold, Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions.

39. I ustade Daniel i blagova, a Anðeo Gospodnji odmah vrati Habakuka u njegovu zemlju.

40. And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Great are you, O Lord, the God of Daniel.” And he pulled him out of the lions’ den.

40. Sedmoga dana doðe kralj da oplaèe Daniela; priðe jami, pogleda, kad ono: Daniel sjedi.

41. Furthermore, those who had been the cause of his downfall, he hurled into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him.

41. Tada kralj povika iza glasa: "Velik si, Gospode Bože Danielov, i nema drugoga Boga osim tebe!"

42. Then the king said, “Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel. For he is the Savior, working signs and miracles on earth, who has freed Daniel from the lions’ den.”

42. I zapovjedi da Daniela izvade iz jame i da onamo bace one koji su njega htjeli upropastiti: lavovi ih uèas požderaše pred njegovim oèima.