Daniel, 6

1. It pleased Darius, and so he appointed over the kingdom one hundred twenty governors, to be placed throughout his whole kingdom.

1. A Darije Medijac preuze kraljevstvo, star veæ šezdeset i dvije godine.

2. And over these, three leaders, of whom Daniel was one, so that the governors would be accountable to them and the king would have no trouble.

2. Svidjelo se Dariju da postavi nad svojim kraljevstvom stotinu i dvadeset satrapa da budu nad svim kraljevstvom.

3. And so Daniel excelled above all the leaders and governors, because a greater spirit of God was in him.

3. Njima na èelo stavi tri proèelnika - Daniel bijaše jedan od njih - kojima æe satrapi polagati raèun da se ne bi dosaðivalo kralju.

4. Furthermore, the king considered setting him over the entire kingdom; whereupon the leaders and the governors sought to find a complaint against Daniel and in favor of the king. And they could find no case, or even suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault or suspicion was found in him.

4. Daniel se toliko isticaše svojim izvanrednim duhom iznad proèelnika i satrapa te kralj mišljaše da ga postavi nad svim kraljevstvom.

5. Therefore, these men said, “We will not find any complaint against this Daniel, unless it is against the law of his God.”

5. Tada proèelnici i satrapi stadoše tražiti povod, štogod oko državne uprave, zbog èega bi mogli optužiti Daniela; ali ne mogoše na njemu naæi ništa takvo, ništa zbog èega bi ga prekorili, jer bijaše vjeran, na njemu ni nemara ni ogrešenja.

6. Then the leaders and governors took the king aside privately and spoke to him in this way: “King Darius, live forever.

6. Ti ljudi rekoše tada: "Neæemo naæi nikakva povoda protiv Daniela, osim da naðemo nešto protiv njega u zakonu njegova Boga."

7. All the leaders of your kingdom, the magistrates and governors, the senators and judges, have taken counsel that an imperial decree and edict should be published, so that all who ask any petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, will be cast into the den of lions.

7. Tada proèelnici i satrapi navališe na kralja te mu rekoše: "O kralju Darije, živ bio dovijeka!

8. Now, therefore, O king, confirm this judgment and write the decree, so that what is established by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor will any man be allowed to transgress it.”

8. Svi proèelnici kraljevstva, predstojnici i satrapi, savjetnici i namjesnici složiše se u tome da bi trebalo da kralj izda naredbu i zabranu: svaki onaj koji bi u roku od trideset dana upravio molbu bilo na kojega boga ili èovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, bit æe baèen u lavsku jamu.

9. And so king Darius set forth the decree and established it.

9. O kralju, potvrdi tu zabranu i potpiši naredbu da bude neopoziva prema nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu!"

10. Now when Daniel learned of this, namely, that the law had been established, he entered his house, and, opening the windows in his upper room towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and he adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do previously.

10. Nato kralj Darije potpisa pismo i zabranu.

11. Therefore, these men, inquiring diligently, discovered that Daniel was praying and making supplication to his God.

11. Saznavši Daniel da je spis potpisan, otiðe u svoju kuæu. Prozori gornje sobe bijahu otvoreni prema Jeruzalemu. Tu je on tri puta na dan padao na koljena blagoslivljajuæi, moleæi i hvaleæi Boga, kako je uvijek èinio.

12. And they approached and spoke to the king about the edict. “O king, did you not decree that every man who makes a request to any of the gods or men for thirty days, except to yourself, O king, would be cast into the den of lions?” To which the king replied, saying, “The sentence is true, and according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, it is not lawful to violate it.”

12. Oni ljudi nahrupiše i naðoše Daniela gdje moli i zaziva svoga Boga.

13. Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah, is not concerned about your law, nor about the decree that you have established, but three times a day he prays his supplication.”

13. Tada odoše i pred kraljem se pozvaše na kraljevsku zabranu: "Zar ti nisi potpisao zabranu prema kojoj æe svaki onaj koji bi u vremenu od trideset dana upravio molbu na nekoga boga ili èovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, biti baèen u lavsku jamu?" Kralj odgovori: "Tako je odluèeno po nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu."

14. Now when the king had heard these words, he was greatly grieved, and, on behalf of Daniel, he set his heart to free him, and he labored even until sunset to rescue him.

14. Tada rekoše kralju: "Daniel, onaj od izgnanika judejskih, ne mari za tebe, o kralju, ni za tvoju zabranu koju si potpisao: tri puta na dan obavlja svoju molitvu."

15. But these men, knowing the king, said to him, “You know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that every decree which the king has established may not be altered.”

15. Èuvši te rijeèi, kralj se vrlo ražalosti i odluèi spasiti Daniela. Sve do sunèeva zalaza nastojaše da ga spasi.

16. Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. And the king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you always serve, he himself will free you.”

16. Ali oni ljudi navališe na kralja govoreæi: "Znaj, o kralju, da prema medijsko-perzijskom zakonu nijedna kraljevska zabrana ili odluka ne može biti opozvana!"

17. And a stone was brought, and it was placed over the mouth of the den, which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, so that no one would act against Daniel.

17. Tada kralj naredi da dovedu Daniela i da ga bace u lavsku jamu. Kralj reèe Danielu: "Bog tvoj, kome tako postojano služiš, neka te izbavi."

18. And the king departed into his house, and he went to bed without eating, and food was not set before him, moreover, even sleep fled from him.

18. Donesoše kamen i staviše ga jami na otvor. Kralj ga zapeèati prstenom svojim i prstenom svojih velikaša, da se ništa ne mijenja za Daniela.

19. Then the king, getting himself up at first light, went quickly to the den of lions.

19. Kralj se vrati u svoj dvor i provede noæ ne okusivši jela i ne dopustivši da mu dovedu suložnice. Nije mogao usnuti.

20. And coming near to the den, he cried out with a tearful voice to Daniel and spoke to him. “Daniel, servant of the living God, your God, whom you serve always, do you believe he has prevailed to free you from the lions?”

20. Kralj ustade u ranu zoru, kad se danilo, i poðe brzo k lavskoj jami.

21. And Daniel, answering the king, said, “O king, live forever.

21. Kad se primaèe blizu, viknu žalosnim glasom Danielu: "Daniele, slugo Boga živoga, je li te Bog, kome postojano služiš, mogao izbaviti od lavova?"

22. My God has sent his angel, and he has closed the mouths of the lions, and they have not harmed me, because before him justice has been found in me, and, even before you, O king, I have committed no offense.”

22. Daniel odgovori: "O kralju, živ bio dovijeka!

23. Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and he commanded that Daniel should be taken out of the den. And Daniel was taken out of the den, and no wound was found in him, because he believed in his God.

23. Moj je Bog poslao svog Anðela; zatvorio je ralje lavovima te mi ne naudiše, jer sam nedužan pred njim. Pa i pred tobom, o kralju, ja sam bez krivice."

24. Moreover, by order of the king, those men were brought who had accused Daniel, and they were cast into the lions’ den, they, and their sons, and their wives, and they did not reach the bottom of the den before the lions seized them and crushed all their bones.

24. Kralj se vrlo obradova i naredi da Daniela izvade iz jame. Izvadiše Daniela iz jame neozlijeðena, jer se bijaše uzdao u svoga Boga.

25. Then king Darius wrote to all peoples, tribes, and languages dwelling in all the land. “May peace be increased with you.

25. Kralj zapovjedi da dovedu one ljude koji bijahu optužili Daniela i da ih bace u lavsku jamu - njih, njihove žene i njihovu djecu: i prije nego dodirnuše tlo, lavovi ih zgrabiše i smrviše im kosti.

26. It is hereby established by my decree that, in all my empire and my kingdom, they shall begin to tremble and fear the God of Daniel. For he is the living and eternal God forever, and his kingdom will not be destroyed, and his power will last forever.

26. Nato kralj Darije napisa svim plemenima, narodima i jezicima što stanuju po svoj zemlji: "Obilovali mirom!

27. He is the liberator and the savior, performing signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has freed Daniel from the lions’ den.”

27. Evo naredbe koju donosim: u svemu mojem kraljevstvu neka se ljudi boje i neka dršæu pred Bogom Danielovim: On je Bog živi, on ostaje dovijeka! Njegovo kraljevstvo neæe propasti, njegovoj vlasti nema kraja!

28. Thereafter, Daniel continued through the reign of Darius until the reign of Cyrus, the Persian.

28. On izbavlja i spasava, èini znake i èudesa na nebesima i na zemlji! On je spasio Daniela iz šapa lavljih!"

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29. Daniel bijaše sretan za vladanja Darija i za vladanja Kira Perzijanca.