Daniel 6
1 Darius membagi kerajaannya menjadi seratus dua puluh provinsi yang masing-masing diperintah oleh seorang gubernur.
Darius deemed it proper, and he set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty lieutenants, who should be over all the kingdom;
2 Daniel dan dua orang lain diangkatnya untuk mengawasi para gubernur itu supaya raja jangan dirugikan.
And over these, three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these lieutenants should give accounts unto them, so that the king might suffer no damage.
3 Segera ternyata bahwa pekerjaan Daniel lebih baik daripada pekerjaan para gubernur dan pengawas-pengawas lainnya. Karena itu, raja ingin mengangkatnya menjadi penguasa seluruh kerajaan.
Then did this Daniel excel [all] the presidents and lieutenants, because a superior spirit was in him: and the king thought to appoint him over the whole kingdom.
4 Tetapi para gubernur dan pengawas-pengawas itu berusaha mencari kesalahan-kesalahan Daniel dalam tugas pemerintahan, namun mereka tidak berhasil, karena Daniel setia dan jujur serta tidak melakukan kelalaian atau kesalahan apa pun.
Then sought the presidents and lieutenants to find a pretext against Daniel on account of the management of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any pretext or fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, and no kind of error or fault was to be found on him.
5 Lalu mereka berkata, "Kita hanya dapat menemukan kesalahan Daniel dalam hal yang berhubungan dengan agamanya."
Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the law of his God.
6 Kemudian pergilah mereka serentak menghadap raja dan berkata, "Ya Tuanku Raja Darius, hiduplah Tuanku untuk selama-lamanya!
Then came these presidents and lieutenants tumultuously to the king, and thus said they unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 Kami semua yang mengurus kerajaan Tuanku, baik para pengawas, para gubernur, wakil-wakil gubernur dan pejabat-pejabat yang lain, telah mufakat untuk mengusulkan supaya Tuanku mengeluarkan surat perintah yang harus ditaati dengan sungguh-sungguh. Hendaknya Tuanku memerintahkan supaya selama tiga puluh hari tak seorang pun diizinkan menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia, kecuali kepada Tuanku sendiri. Barangsiapa melanggar perintah itu akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa.
All the presidents of the kingdom, the superintendents, and the lieutenants, the counsellors, and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm prohibition, that whosoever will ask any thing by prayer of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 Kami mohon agar Tuanku menandatangani surat perintah itu supaya menjadi undang-undang Media dan Persia yang tak dapat dicabut kembali."
Now, O king, establish the prohibition, and sign the writing, that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which is not to be repealed.
9 Maka Raja Darius menandatangani surat perintah itu.
In view of this king Darius signed the writing and the prohibition.
10 Ketika Daniel mendengar tentang hal itu, pulanglah ia ke rumahnya. Kamarnya yang di tingkat atas mempunyai jendela-jendela yang menghadap ke arah Yerusalem. Dan seperti biasanya, ia berdoa kepada Allahnya dan memuji-Nya tiga kali sehari dengan berlutut di depan jendela-jendela yang terbuka itu.
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went up unto his house, where he had open windows in his upper chamber in the direction of Jerusalem; and three times every day he kneeled upon his knees, and prayed, and offered thanks before his God, as he had been doing before that time.
11 Ketika musuh-musuh Daniel melihat Daniel sedang berdoa kepada Allahnya,
Then came in these men tumultuously, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 pergilah mereka semua menghadap raja untuk mengadukan Daniel. Mereka mengatakan, "Bukankah Tuanku telah menandatangani surat perintah yang melarang semua orang selama tiga puluh hari ini menyampaikan permohonan kepada salah satu dewa atau manusia kecuali kepada Tuanku saja? Dan juga, bahwa barangsiapa melanggar perintah itu akan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa?" Raja menjawab, "Memang, dan perintah itu menjadi undang-undang Media dan Persia yang tak dapat dicabut kembali."
Then came they near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's prohibition, Hast thou not signed a prohibition, that every man that will pray [for aught] of any God or man, within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is certainly so, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot he repealed.
13 Lalu kata mereka kepada raja, "Daniel, salah seorang buangan dari Yehuda, tidak menghiraukan Tuanku dan meremehkan perintah Tuanku. Ia berdoa secara teratur tiga kali sehari."
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the exiles of Judah, hath paid no regard to thee, O king, nor to the prohibition which thou hast signed; but three times every day he offereth up his prayer.
14 Mendengar itu raja menjadi sedih dan khawatir, sehingga ia mencari akal untuk menyelamatkan Daniel. Sampai sore harinya pun raja masih berpikir-pikir.
Then the king, when he heard this matter, felt very much distressed within himself, and on account of Daniel he sought an excuse to deliver him; and till the going down of the sun he strove hard to rescue him.
15 Kemudian orang-orang itu kembali menghadap raja dan berkata, "Tuanku, hendaknya Tuanku ingat bahwa menurut undang-undang Media dan Persia, perintah yang dikeluarkan raja tak dapat diubah-ubah."
Then came these men tumultuously unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians. That every prohibition and statute which the king hath established is not to be changed.
16 Maka akhirnya raja memerintahkan supaya Daniel ditangkap dan dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa. Kata raja kepada Daniel, "Semoga Allahmu yang kausembah dengan setia itu menyelamatkan engkau."
Then gave the king the order, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king commenced and said unto Daniel, May thy God whom thou worshippest continually, truly deliver thee.
17 Setelah itu sebuah batu besar diletakkan pada mulut gua itu, dan raja mencap batu itu dengan cap kerajaan dan cap para pembesar, sehingga tak seorang pun dapat membebaskan Daniel dari singa-singa itu.
And a stone was brought, and placed upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet-ring, and with the signet-ring of his lords, that nothing should be changed in the purpose concerning Daniel.
18 Kemudian pulanglah raja ke istana. Ia tidak mau makan atau pun dihibur. Dan semalam-malaman itu ia tidak bisa tidur.
Then went the king to his palace, and passed the night fasting: and no food was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
19 Pada waktu subuh bangunlah raja dan pergi dengan buru-buru ke gua singa.
Then arose the king by the morning-dawn, as soon as it was light, and went in great haste unto the den of lions.
20 Sesampainya di sana, berserulah ia dengan suara cemas, "Daniel, hamba Allah yang hidup! Apakah Allahmu yang kausembah dengan setia itu telah sanggup menyelamatkan engkau dari singa-singa itu?"
And when he came near to the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king commenced and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou worshippest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lions!
21 Lalu terdengarlah suara Daniel yang menjawab, "Hiduplah Tuanku untuk selama-lamanya!
Then spoke Daniel with the king, O king, live for ever.
22 Allah hamba telah mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menutup mulut singa-singa itu sehingga mereka tidak mengapa-apakan hamba. Allah menyelamatkan hamba sebab Ia tahu bahwa hamba tidak berbuat kesalahan terhadap-Nya dan terhadap Tuanku."
My God sent his angel, and locked up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, had I done nothing injurious.
23 Bukan main senang hati raja dan ia memerintahkan supaya Daniel dikeluarkan dari gua itu. Setelah perintah itu dilaksanakan, ternyata bahwa tidak terdapat luka sedikit pun pada Daniel, karena ia percaya kepada Allahnya.
Then was the king exceedingly glad within himself, and concerning Daniel he ordered to bring him up out of the den. So was Daniel brought up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.
24 Kemudian raja memerintahkan orang supaya menangkap orang-orang yang telah mengadukan Daniel. Lalu mereka bersama-sama dengan anak-anak dan istri-istri mereka dilemparkan ke dalam gua singa itu. Belum lagi mereka sampai ke dasar gua itu, singa-singa itu telah menerkam mereka dan meremukkan tulang-tulang mereka.
And the king gave the order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel treacherously, and they cast into the den of lions them, their children, and their wives; and they had not yet touched the bottom of the den when the lions had the mastery over them, and ground up all their bones.
25 Setelah itu Raja Darius mengirim surat kepada orang-orang dari segala bangsa, suku bangsa dan bahasa di seluruh dunia, "Salam sejahtera!
Then wrote king Darius unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell on all the earth, May your welfare increase.
26 Aku perintahkan kepada semua orang yang berada di wilayah kerajaanku supaya takut dan hormat kepada Allah yang disembah oleh Daniel! Ia adalah Allah yang hidup selama-lamanya, sampai akhir zaman Ia memerintah. Kerajaan-Nya tak mungkin binasa. Kekuasaan-Nya tak ada habisnya.
From me is it decreed, That in all the dominion of my kingdom men shall tremble and have fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and endureth for ever, and it is his kingdom which will not be destroyed, and his dominion will be unto the end [of things].
27 Ia menyelamatkan dan membebaskan, melakukan mujizat dan keajaiban di langit maupun di bumi. Daniel telah diselamatkan-Nya, dari terkaman singa-singa."
He delivereth and rescueth, and he displayeth sings and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 Demikianlah Daniel tetap berkedudukan tinggi selama pemerintahan Darius dan pemerintahan Koresh, orang Persia itu.
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
