1 I t seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,

Dario achou por bem nomear cento e vinte sátrapas para governarem todo o reino,

2 a nd over them three commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, and that the king might not suffer loss.

e colocou três supervisores sobre eles, um dos quais era Daniel. Os sátrapas tinham que prestar contas a eles para que o rei não sofresse nenhuma perda.

3 T hen this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.

Ora, Daniel se destacou tanto entre os supervisores e os sátrapas por suas grandes qualidades, que o rei planejava colocá-lo à frente do governo de todo o império.

4 T hen the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Diante disso, os supervisores e os sátrapas procuraram motivos para acusar Daniel em sua administração governamental, mas nada conseguiram. Não puderam achar nele falta alguma, pois ele era fiel; não era desonesto nem negligente.

5 T hen these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”

Finalmente esses homens disseram: “Jamais encontraremos algum motivo para acusar esse Daniel, a menos que seja algo relacionado com a lei do Deus dele”.

6 T hen these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: “King Darius, live forever!

E assim os supervisores e os sátrapas, de comum acordo, foram falar com o rei: “Ó rei Dario, vive para sempre!

7 A ll the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.

Todos os supervisores reais, os prefeitos, os sátrapas, os conselheiros e os governadores concordaram em que o rei deve emitir um decreto ordenando que todo aquele que orar a qualquer deus ou a qualquer homem nos próximos trinta dias, exceto a ti, ó rei, seja atirado na cova dos leões.

8 N ow, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”

Agora, ó rei, emite o decreto e assina-o para que não seja alterado, conforme a lei dos medos e dos persas, que não pode ser revogada”.

9 T herefore King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.

E o rei Dario assinou o decreto.

10 N ow when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

Quando Daniel soube que o decreto tinha sido publicado, foi para casa, para o seu quarto, no andar de cima, onde as janelas davam para Jerusalém e ali fez o que costumava fazer: três vezes por dia ele se ajoelhava e orava, agradecendo ao seu Deus.

11 T hen these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

Então aqueles homens foram investigar e encontraram Daniel orando, pedindo ajuda a Deus.

12 T hen they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction, “Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”

E foram logo falar com o rei acerca do decreto real: “Tu não publicaste um decreto ordenando que nestes trinta dias todo aquele que fizer algum pedido a qualquer deus ou a qualquer homem, exceto a ti, ó rei, será lançado na cova dos leões?” O rei respondeu: “O decreto está em vigor, conforme a lei dos medos e dos persas, que não pode ser revogada”.

13 T hen they answered and spoke before the king, “ Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”

Então disseram ao rei: “Daniel, um dos exilados de Judá, não te dá ouvidos, ó rei, nem ao decreto que assinaste. Ele continua orando três vezes por dia”.

14 T hen, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel; and even until sunset he kept exerting himself to rescue him.

Quando o rei ouviu isso, ficou muito contrariado e decidiu salvar Daniel. Até o pôr-do-sol, fez o possível para livrá-lo.

15 T hen these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Recognize, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed.” Daniel in the Lions’ Den

Mas os homens lhe disseram: “Lembra-te, ó rei, de que, segundo a lei dos medos e dos persas, nenhum decreto ou edito do rei pode ser modificado”.

16 T hen the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and cast into the lions’ den. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “ Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.”

Então o rei deu ordens, e eles trouxeram Daniel e o jogaram na cova dos leões. O rei, porém, disse a Daniel: “Que o seu Deus, a quem você serve continuamente, o livre!”

17 A stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed in regard to Daniel.

Taparam a cova com uma pedra, e o rei a selou com o seu anel-selo e com os anéis dos seus nobres, para que a decisão sobre Daniel não se modificasse.

18 T hen the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

Tendo voltado ao palácio, o rei passou a noite sem comer e não aceitou nenhum divertimento em sua presença. Além disso, não conseguiu dormir.

19 T hen the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions’ den.

Logo ao alvorecer, o rei se levantou e correu para a cova dos leões.

20 W hen he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

Quando ia se aproximando da cova, chamou Daniel com voz que revelava aflição: “Daniel, servo do Deus vivo, será que o seu Deus, a quem você serve continuamente, pôde livrá-lo dos leões?”

21 T hen Daniel spoke to the king, “ O king, live forever!

Daniel respondeu: “Ó rei, vive para sempre!

22 M y God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”

O meu Deus enviou o seu anjo, que fechou a boca dos leões. Eles não me fizeram mal algum, pois fui considerado inocente à vista de Deus. Também contra ti não cometi mal algum, ó rei”.

23 T hen the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

O rei muito se alegrou e ordenou que tirassem Daniel da cova. Quando o tiraram da cova, viram que não havia nele nenhum ferimento, pois ele tinha confiado no seu Deus.

24 T he king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

E, por ordem do rei, os homens que tinham acusado Daniel foram atirados na cova dos leões, junto com as suas mulheres e os seus filhos. E, antes de chegarem ao fundo, os leões os atacaram e despedaçaram todos os seus ossos.

25 T hen Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language who were living in all the land: “ May your peace abound!

Então o rei Dario escreveu aos homens de todas as nações, povos e línguas de toda a terra: “Paz e prosperidade!

26 I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.

“Estou editando um decreto para que em todos os domínios do império os homens temam e reverenciem o Deus de Daniel. “Pois ele é o Deus vivo e permanece para sempre; o seu reino não será destruído, o seu domínio jamais acabará.

27 “ He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Ele livra e salva; faz sinais e maravilhas nos céus e na terra. Ele livrou Daniel do poder dos leões”.

28 S o this Daniel enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Assim Daniel prosperou durante os reinados de Dario e de Ciro, o Persa.