Daniel 6
1 Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
Svidjelo se Dariju da postavi nad svojim kraljevstvom stotinu i dvadeset satrapa da budu nad svim kraljevstvom.
2 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.
Njima na čelo stavi tri pročelnika - Daniel bijaše jedan od njih - kojima će satrapi polagati račun da se ne bi dosađivalo kralju.
3 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.
Daniel se toliko isticaše svojim izvanrednim duhom iznad pročelnika i satrapa te kralj mišljaše da ga postavi nad svim kraljevstvom.
4 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.
Tada pročelnici i satrapi stadoše tražiti povod, štogod oko državne uprave, zbog čega bi mogli optužiti Daniela; ali ne mogoše na njemu naći ništa takvo, ništa zbog čega bi ga prekorili, jer bijaše vjeran, na njemu ni nemara ni ogrešenja.
5 Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.
Ti ljudi rekoše tada: “Nećemo naći nikakva povoda protiv Daniela, osim da nađemo nešto protiv njega u zakonu njegova Boga.”
6 Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.
Tada pročelnici i satrapi navališe na kralja te mu rekoše: “O kralju Darije, živ bio dovijeka!
7 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.
Svi pročelnici 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 čovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, bit će bačen u lavsku jamu.
8 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.
O kralju, potvrdi tu zabranu i potpiši naredbu da bude neopoziva prema nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu!”
9 For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
Nato kralj Darije potpisa pismo i zabranu.
10 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.
Saznavši Daniel da je spis potpisan, otiđe u svoju kuću. Prozori gornje sobe bijahu otvoreni prema Jeruzalemu. Tu je on tri puta na dan padao na koljena blagoslivljajući, moleći i hvaleći Boga, kako je uvijek činio.
11 Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
Oni ljudi nahrupiše i nađoše Daniela gdje moli i zaziva svoga Boga.
12 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.
Tada odoše i pred kraljem se pozvaše na kraljevsku zabranu: “Zar ti nisi potpisao zabranu prema kojoj će svaki onaj koji bi u vremenu od trideset dana upravio molbu na nekoga boga ili čovjeka, osim na tebe, o kralju, biti bačen u lavsku jamu?” Kralj odgovori: “Tako je odlučeno po nepromjenljivom medijsko-perzijskom zakonu.”
13 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.
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.”
14 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.
Čuvši te riječi, kralj se vrlo ražalosti i odluči spasiti Daniela. Sve do sunčeva zalaza nastojaše da ga spasi.
15 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.
Ali oni ljudi navališe na kralja govoreći: “Znaj, o kralju, da prema medijsko-perzijskom zakonu nijedna kraljevska zabrana ili odluka ne može biti opozvana!”
16 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.
Tada kralj naredi da dovedu Daniela i da ga bace u lavsku jamu. Kralj reče Danielu: “Bog tvoj, kome tako postojano služiš, neka te izbavi.”
17 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.
Donesoše kamen i staviše ga jami na otvor. Kralj ga zapečati prstenom svojim i prstenom svojih velikaša, da se ništa ne mijenja za Daniela.
18 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.
Kralj se vrati u svoj dvor i provede noć ne okusivši jela i ne dopustivši da mu dovedu suložnice. Nije mogao usnuti.
19 Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.
Kralj ustade u ranu zoru, kad se danilo, i pođe brzo k lavskoj jami.
20 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?
Kad se primače blizu, viknu žalosnim glasom Danielu: “Daniele, slugo Boga živoga, je li te Bog, kome postojano služiš, mogao izbaviti od lavova?”
21 Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
Daniel odgovori: “O kralju, živ bio dovijeka!
22 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.
Moj je Bog poslao svog Anđela; zatvorio je ralje lavovima te mi ne naudiše, jer sam nedužan pred njim. Pa i pred tobom, o kralju, ja sam bez krivice.”
23 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.
Kralj se vrlo obradova i naredi da Daniela izvade iz jame. Izvadiše Daniela iz jame neozlijeđena, jer se bijaše uzdao u svoga Boga.
24 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.
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.
25 Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
Nato kralj Darije napisa svim plemenima, narodima i jezicima što stanuju po svoj zemlji: “Obilovali mirom!
26 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.
Evo naredbe koju donosim: u svemu mojem kraljevstvu neka se ljudi boje i neka dršću pred Bogom Danielovim: On je Bog živi, on ostaje dovijeka! Njegovo kraljevstvo neće propasti, njegovoj vlasti nema kraja!
27 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.
On izbavlja i spasava, čini znake i čudesa na nebesima i na zemlji! On je spasio Daniela iz šapa lavljih!”
28 So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel bijaše sretan za vladanja Darija i za vladanja Kira Perzijanca.
