Daniel 6
1 And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom;
ダリヨスはその國に百二十人の牧伯を立ることを善とし即ちこれを立て全國を治理しめ
2 and over them three governors, of whom one was, Daniel; for the satraps to give account to them, that the king should not be troubled.
また彼らの上に監督三人を立たりダニエルはその一人なりき是その州牧をして此三人の前にその職を述しめて王に損失の及ぶこと無らしめんためなりき
3 And Daniel was over them, for [there was] an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his kingdom.
ダニエルは心の殊勝たる者にしてその他の監督および州牧等に勝りたれば王かれを立て全國を治めしめんとせり
4 Then the governors and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel; but they found against him no occasion, nor trespass, nor error, because he was faithful.
是においてその監督と州牧等國事につきてダエルを訟ふる隙を得んとしたりしが何の隙をも何の咎をも見いだすことを得ざりき其は彼は忠義なる者にてその身に何の咎もなく何の過失もなかりければなり
5 And the governors said, We shall not find occasion against Daniel, except in the ordinances of his God.
是においてその人々言けるはこのダニエルはその神の例典について之が隙を獲にあらざればついにこれを訟るに由なしと
6 Then the governors and satraps stood by the king, and said to him, King Darius, live for ever.
すなはちその監督と州牧等王の許に集り來りて斯王に言りダリヨス王よ願くは長壽かれ
7 All who preside over your kingdom, captains and satraps, chiefs and local governors, have taken counsel together, to establish by a royal statue and to confirm a decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
國の監督将軍州牧牧伯方伯等みな相議りて王に一の律法を立て一の禁令を定めたまはんことを求めんとす王よその事は是の如し即ち今より三十日の内は唯汝にのみ願事をなさしめ若汝をおきて神または人にこれをなす者あらば凡て獅子の穴に投いれんといふ是なり
8 Now then, O king, establish the decree, and publish a writ, that the decree of the Persians and Medes be not changed.
然ば王よねがはくはその禁令を立てその詔書を認めメデアとペルシヤの廃ることなき律法のごとくに之をして變らざらしめたまへと
9 Then king Darius commanded the decree to be written.
王すなはち詔書をしたためてその禁令を出せり
10 And when Daniel knew that the decree was ordered, he went into his house; and his windows were opened in his chambers toward Jerusalem, and three times in the day he knelt upon his knees, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he used to do before.
茲にダニエルはその詔書を認めたることを知りて家にかへりけるがその二階の窓のヱルサレムにむかひて開ける處にて一日に三度づつ膝をかがめて祷りその神に向て感謝せり是その時の前よりして斯なし居たればなり
11 Then these men watched, and found Daniel praying and supplicating to his God.
斯りしかばその人々馳よりてダニエルがその神にむかひて祷りかつ求めをるを見あらはせり
12 And they came and said to the king, O king, has you not made a decree, that whatever man shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, but of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? And the king said, The word is true, and the decree of the Medes and Persians shall not pass.
而して彼ら進みきたり王の禁令の事につきて王に奏上して言けるは王よ汝は禁令をしたため出し今より三十日の内には只なんぢにのみ願事をなさしめ若し汝をおきて神または人にこれをなす者あらば凡てその者を獅子の穴に投いれんと定めたまへるならずやと王こたへて言ふ其事は眞実にしてメデアとペルシヤの作法のごとく廃べかちずる者なり
13 Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judea, has not submitted to your decree; and three times in the day he makes his requests of his God.
彼らまた對へて王の前に言けるは王よユダの俘擄人なるダニエルは汝をも汝の認め出し給ひし禁令をも顧みずして一日に三度づつ祈祷をなすなりと
14 Then the king, when he heard the saying, was much grieved for Daniel and he greatly exerted himself for Daniel to deliver him: and he exerted himself till evening to deliver him.
王この事を聞てこれがために大に愁ひダニエルを就はんと心を用ひ即ちこれを拯けんと力をつくして日の入る頃におよびければ
15 Then those men said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that we must not change any decree of statue which the king shall make.
その人汝また王の許に集ひきたりて王に言けるは王よ知りたまヘメデアとペルシヤの律法によれば王の立たる禁令または法度は變べからざる者なりと
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
是において王命を下しければダニエルを曳きたりて獅子の穴に投いれたり王ダニエルに語りて言ふ願くは汝が恒に事ふる神汝を救はんことをと
17 And they brought a stone, and put it on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed [it] with his ring, and with the ring of his nobles; that the case might not be altered with regard to Daniel.
時に石を持きたりてその穴の口を塞ぎければ王おのれの印と大臣等の印をもてこれに封印をなせり是ダニエルの處置をして變ることなからしめんためなりき
18 And the king departed to his house, and lay down fasting, and they brought him no food; and his sleep departed from him. But God shut the mouths of the lions, and they not molest Daniel.
斯て後王はその宮にかへりけるがその夜は食をなさずまた嬪等を召よせずして全く寝ることをせざりき
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and came in have to the den of lions.
而して王は朝まだきに起いでてその獅子の穴に急ぎいたりしが
20 And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lion's mouth?
穴にいたりける時哀しげなる聲をあげてダニエルを呼りすなはち王ダニエルに言けるは活神の僕ダニエルよ汝が恒に事ふる神汝を救ふて獅子の害を免れしむることを得しや
21 And Daniel said to the king, O king, live for ever.
ダニエル王にいひけるは願くは王長壽かれ
22 My God has sent his angel, and stopped the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me: for uprightness was found in me before him; and moreover before you, O king, I have committed no trespass.
吾神その使をおくりて獅子の口を閉させたまひたれば獅子は我を害せざりき其は我の辜なき事かれの前に明かなればなり王よ我は汝にも惡しき事をなさざりしなりと
23 Then the king was very glad for him, and he commanded to bring Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and there was found no hurt upon him, because he believed in his God.
是において王おほいに喜びダニエルを穴の中より出せと命じければダニルは穴の中より出されけるがその身に何の害をも受をらざりき是は彼おのれの神を頼みたるによりてなり
24 And the king commanded, and they brought the men that had accused Daniel, and they were cast into the den of lions, they, and their children, and their wives: and they reached not the bottom of the den before the lions had the mastery of them, and utterly broke to pieces all their bones.
かくて王また命を下しかのダニエルを讒奏せし者等を曳きたらせて之をその妻子とともに獅子の穴に投いれしめたるにその穴の底につかざる内に獅子はやくも彼らを攫みてその骨までもことごとく咬碎けり
25 Then king Darius wrote to all nations, tribes, [and] languages, who dwell in all the earth, [saying], Peace be multiplied to you.
是においてダリヨス王全世界に住る諸民諸族諸音に詔書を頒てり云く願くは大なる平安なんぢらにあれ
26 This decree has been set forth by me in every dominion of my kingdom, that [men] tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living and eternal God, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion is for ever.
今我詔命を出す我國の各州の人みなダニエルの神を畏れ敬ふべし是は活神にして永遠に立つ者またその國は亡びずその權は終極まで続くなり
27 He helps and delivers, and works signs and wonders in the heaven and on the earth, who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.
是は救を施し拯をなし天においても地においても休徴をほどこし奇蹟をおこなふ者にてすなはちダニエルを救ひて獅子の力を免れしめたりと
28 And Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
このダニエルはダリヨスの世とペルシヤ人クロスの世においてその身榮えたり
