1 P areció bien delante de Darío constituir sobre el reino ciento veinte gobernadores, que estuvieran en todo el reino.

It pleased Darius to choose 120 captains to rule over the people. They would rule over the whole nation.

2 Y sobre ellos tres presidentes, de los cuales Daniel era el primero, a quienes estos gobernadores dieran cuenta, para que el rey no tuviera molestia.

And three leaders were to rule over them, and Daniel was one. The captains were to answer to them, so that the king might suffer no loss.

3 E ntonces el mismo Daniel era superior a estos gobernadores y presidentes, porque había en él más abundancia de Espíritu: y el rey pensaba ponerlo sobre todo el reino.

Then Daniel showed that he could do better work than the other leaders and captains because a special spirit was in him. So the king planned to give him power over the whole nation.

4 E ntonces los presidentes y gobernadores buscaban ocasiones contra Daniel por parte del reino; mas no podían hallar alguna ocasión o falta, porque él era fiel, y ningún vicio ni falta fue en él hallado.

Then the leaders and captains tried to find a reason to complain against Daniel about his duties over the nation. But they could not find any reason to complain or anything to blame him for, because he was faithful and honest and did not do anything wrong.

5 E ntonces estos varones dijeron: Nunca hallaremos contra este Daniel ocasión alguna, si no la hallamos contra él en la ley de su Dios.

Then these men said, “We will not find anything to say against Daniel unless it has to do with the Law of his God.”

6 E ntonces estos gobernadores y presidentes se juntaron delante del rey, y le dijeron así: rey Darío, para siempre vive:

So these leaders and captains came as a group to the king and said, “King Darius, live forever!

7 T odos los presidentes del reino, magistrados, gobernadores, grandes y capitanes, han acordado por consejo, promulgar un edicto real, y confirmarlo: Que cualquiera que demandare petición de cualquier dios u hombre por espacio de treinta días, sino de ti, oh rey, sea echado en el foso de los leones.

All the leaders of the nation, the captains, the important men and the rulers have spoken with each other and have agreed that a new law should be made. The king should make a law that must be obeyed, saying that anyone who asks something of any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, must be thrown to the lions.

8 A hora, oh rey, confirma el edicto, y firma la escritura, para que no se pueda mudar, conforme a la ley de Media y de Persia, que no se quebranta.

O king, make this law now and write your name on it so that it may not be changed. It will be by the law of the Medes and Persians, and cannot be changed.”

9 P or esta causa el rey Darío firmó la escritura y el edicto.

So King Darius made the law and wrote his name on it.

10 Y Daniel, cuando supo que la escritura estaba firmada, entró en su casa, y abiertas las ventanas de su cenadero que estaban hacia Jerusalén, se arrodillaba tres veces al día, y oraba, y confesaba delante de su Dios, como lo solía hacer antes.

When Daniel knew that the king had written his name on this law, he went into his house where, in his upper room, he had windows open toward Jerusalem. There he got down on his knees three times each day, praying and giving thanks to his God, as he had done before.

11 E ntonces se juntaron aquellos hombres, y hallaron a Daniel orando y rogando delante de su Dios.

Then these men came as a group and found Daniel praying and asking favor from his God.

12 F ueron luego, y hablaron delante del rey acerca del edicto real: ¿No confirmaste edicto que cualquiera que pidiere a cualquier dios u hombre por espacio de treinta días, sino a ti, oh rey, fuera echado en el foso de los leones? Respondió el rey y dijo: Verdad es, conforme a la ley de Media y de Persia, que no se quebranta.

So they went to the king and spoke to him about his law, saying, “Did you not write your name on a law which says that anyone who asks something of any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown to the lions?” The king answered, “This is true. It is by the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.”

13 E ntonces respondieron y dijeron delante del rey: Daniel, que es de los hijos de la cautividad de los judíos, no ha hecho cuenta de ti, oh rey, ni del edicto que confirmaste; antes tres veces al día hace su petición.

Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the people brought from Judah, does not listen to you, O king. He is not obeying the law that you wrote your name on. He is still asking things of his God three times a day.”

14 E l rey entonces, oyendo el negocio, le pesó en gran manera, y sobre Daniel puso corazón para librarlo; y hasta la puesta del sol trabajó para librarle.

When the king heard this, he was very troubled and tried to think of a way to save Daniel. Even until sunset he was trying to find a way to save him.

15 E ntonces aquellos varones se reunieron cerca del rey, y le dijeron: Sepas, oh rey, que es ley de Media y de Persia, que ningún decreto u ordenanza que el rey confirmare puede ser mudada.

Then these men came as a group to the king and said, “Understand, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that any law the king makes cannot be changed.”

16 E ntonces el rey mandó, y trajeron a Daniel, y le echaron en el foso de los leones. Y hablando el rey dijo a Daniel: El Dios tuyo, a quien tú continuamente sirves, él te libre.

So the king had Daniel brought in and thrown into the place where lions were kept. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, Whom you are faithful to serve, save you.”

17 Y fue traída una piedra, y puesta sobre la puerta del foso, la cual selló el rey con su anillo, y con el anillo de sus príncipes, para que el acuerdo acerca de Daniel no se mudara.

And a stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the hole. The king marked it with his own special ring and with the rings of his important men, so that no one could save Daniel.

18 L uego el rey se fue a su palacio, y se acostó en ayuno; ni instrumentos de música fueron traídos delante de él, y el sueño huyó de él.

Then the king went to his beautiful house and spent the night without food and sleep. And nothing was brought to make him feel better. Daniel Is Saved from the Lions

19 E l rey, por tanto, se levantó de mañana al amanecer, y fue aprisa al foso de los leones.

The king got up at sunrise and went in a hurry to the place where lions were kept.

20 Y acercándose cerca del foso llamó a voces a Daniel con voz triste; y hablando el rey dijo a Daniel: Daniel, siervo del Dios viviente, el Dios tuyo, a quien tú continuamente sirves ¿te ha podido librar de los leones?

When he came to the hole in the ground where Daniel was, he called to him with a troubled voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, Whom you always serve, been able to save you from the lions?”

21 E ntonces habló Daniel con el rey: oh rey, para siempre vive.

Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!

22 E l Dios mío envió su ángel, el cual cerró la boca de los leones, para que no me hicieran mal; porque delante de él se halló justicia en mí; y aun delante de ti, oh rey, yo no he hecho corrupción.

My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths. They have not hurt me, because He knows that I am not guilty, and because I have done nothing wrong to you, O king.”

23 E ntonces se alegró el rey en gran manera a causa de él, y mandó sacar a Daniel del foso; y fue Daniel sacado del foso, y ninguna lesión se halló en él, porque creyó en su Dios.

Then the king was very pleased and had Daniel taken up out of the hole in the ground. So they took Daniel out of the hole and saw that he had not been hurt at all, because he had trusted in his God.

24 Y mandándolo el rey fueron traídos aquellos varones que habían acusado a Daniel, y fueron echados en el foso de los leones, ellos, sus hijos, y sus mujeres; y aún no habían llegado al suelo del foso, cuando los leones se apoderaron de ellos, y quebrantaron todos sus huesos.

Then the king had those men brought to him who had spoken against Daniel. And they threw them with their wives and children into the hole with the lions. Even before they hit the bottom of the hole, the lions went after them and crushed all their bones.

25 E ntonces el rey Darío escribió a todos los pueblos, naciones, y lenguas, que habitan en toda la tierra: Paz os sea multiplicada:

Then King Darius wrote to all the people of every nation and language who were living on the earth. He wrote, “May you have much peace!

26 D e parte mía es puesta ordenanza, que en todo el señorío de mi reino todos teman y tiemblen de la presencia del Dios de Daniel, porque él es el Dios Viviente y permanente por todos los siglos, y su Reino tal que no se deshará, y su señorío hasta el fin:

I make a law that all those under my rule are to fear and shake before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He lives forever. His nation will never be destroyed and His rule will last forever.

27 Q ue salva y libra, y hace señales y maravillas en el cielo y en la tierra; el cual libró a Daniel del poder de los leones.

He saves and brings men out of danger, and shows His great power in heaven and on earth. And He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

28 Y este Daniel fue prosperado durante el reinado de Darío, y durante el reinado de Ciro, el persa.

So things went well for Daniel during the rule of Darius and during the rule of Cyrus the Persian.