Daniel 14

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1 And so Daniel was living with the king, and he was honored above all his friends.	1 Et rex Astyages appositus est ad patres suos, et suscepit Cyrus Persesregnum eius.
2 Now there was an idol with the Babylonians named Bel. And each day there was expended on him twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.	2 Erat autem Daniel conviva regis et honoratus super omnes amicos eius.
3 The king likewise worshipped him and went each day to adore him, but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him, “Why do you not adore Bel?”	3 Eratquoque idolum nomine Bel apud Babylonios, ct impendebantur in eo per diessingulos similae artabae duodecim et oves quadraginta vinique metretae sex.
4 And answering, he said to him, “Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who created heaven and earth, and who holds power over all flesh.”	4 Rex quoque colebat eum et ibat per singulos dies adorare eum; porro Danieladorabat Deum suum. Dixitque ei rex: “ Quare non adoras Bel? ”.
5 And the king said to him, “Does not Bel seem to you to be a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?”	5 Quirespondens ait ei: “ Quia non colo idola manufacta sed viventem Deum, quicreavit caelum et terram et habet potestatem omnis carnis ”.
6 Then Daniel said, smiling, “O king, do not make a mistake, for this one is clay on the inside and brass on the outside, and he has never eaten.”	6 Et dixit ad eumrex: “Non tibi videtur esse Bel vivens deus? An non vides, quanta comedat etbibat cotidie? ”.
7 And the king, being angry, called for his priests and said to them, “If you do not tell me who it is that has eaten these expenses, you will die.	7 Et ait Daniel arridens: “ Ne erres, rex; iste enimintrinsecus luteus est et forinsecus aereus, neque comedit neque bibit aliquando”.
8 But if you can show that Bel has eaten these, Daniel will die, because he has blasphemed against Bel.” And Daniel said to the king, “Let it be according to your word.”	8 Et iratus rex vocavit sacerdotes eius et ait eis: “ Nisi dixeritismihi, quis est qui comedat impensas has, moriemini;
9 Now the priests of Bel were seventy, besides their wives, and little ones, and sons. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.	9 si autem ostenderitisquoniam Bel comedat haec, morietur Daniel, quia blasphemavit in Bel ”. Etdixit Daniel regi: “ Fiat iuxta verbum tuum ”.
10 And the priests of Bel said, “Behold, we are going out, and you, O king, set out the meats, and mix the wine, and close the door, and seal it with your ring.	10 Erant autem sacerdotes Belseptuaginta, exceptis uxoribus et parvulis et filiis. Et venit rex cum Danielein templum Belis.
11 And when you have entered in the morning, if you have not found that Bel has consumed all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel will, who has lied against us.”	11 Et dixerunt sacerdotes Belis: “ Ecce nos egredimur foras;et tu, rex, affer escas et vinum miscens pone et claude ostium et signa anulotuo;
12 But they had no concern because they had made a secret entrance under the table, and they always went in through it and devoured those things.	12 et, cum ingressus fueris mane, nisi inveneris omnia comesta a Bel, mortemoriemur, vel Daniel, qui mentitus est adversum nos ”.
13 And so it happened, after they had departed, that the king set the foods before Bel, and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them throughout the temple in the sight of the king, and, as they left, they shut the door, and after sealing it with the king’s ring, they departed.	13 Contemnebant autem,quia fecerant sub mensa absconditum introitum et per illum ingrediebantur semperet devorabant ea.
14 But the priests entered by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their sons, and they ate and drank everything.	14 Factum est igitur, postquam egressi sunt illi, et rexposuit cibos ante Bel; et praecepit Daniel pueris suis, et attulerunt cinerem etcribraverunt per totum templum coram rege solo et egressi clauserunt ostium etsignantes anulo regis abierunt.
15 But the king arose at first light, and Daniel with him.	15 Sacerdotes autem ingressi sunt nocte iuxtaconsuetudinem suam et uxores et filii eorum et comederunt omnia et biberunt.
16 And the king said, “Are the seals unbroken, Daniel?” And he answered, “They are unbroken, O king.”	16 Surrexit autem rex primo diluculo, et Daniel cum eo;
17 And as soon as he had opened the door, the king stared at the table, and cried out with a loud voice, “Great are you, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with you.”	17 et ait rex: “ Salvanesunt signa, Daniel? ”. Qui respondit: “ Salva, rex ”.
18 And Daniel laughed, and he held back the king, so that he would not enter, and he said, “Look at the pavement, notice whose footsteps these are.”	18 Statimque cumaperuisset ostium, intuitus rex mensam, exclamavit voce magna: “ Magnus es,Bel, et non est apud te dolus quisquam ”.
19 And the king said, “I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children.” And the king was angry.	19 Et risit Daniel et tenuit regem,ne ingrederetur intro, et dixit: “ Ecce pavimentum; animadverte, cuiusvestigia sunt haec ”.
20 Then he apprehended the priests, and their wives, and their sons, and they showed him the secret doors through which they entered and consumed the things that were on the table.	20 Et dixit rex: “ Video vestigia virorum et mulierumet infantium ”. Et iratus est rex.
21 Therefore, the king slaughtered them and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel, who overturned him and his temple.	21 Tunc apprehendit sacerdotes et uxores etfilios eorum, et ostenderunt ei abscondita ostiola, per quae ingrediebantur etconsumebant, quae erant super mensam.
22 And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.	22 Occidit ergo illos rex et tradidit Belin potestate Danieli, qui subvertit eum et templum eius.
23 And the king said to Daniel, “Behold, now you cannot say that this is not a living god; therefore, adore him.”	23 Et erat draco magnus, et colebant eum Babylonii.
24 And Daniel said, “I adore the Lord, my God, for he is the living God. But that one is not a living god.	24 Et dixit rex Danieli: “Non potes dicere quia iste non sit deus vivens; adora ergo eum ”.
25 Therefore, you give me the power, O king, and I will execute this dragon without sword or club.” And the king said, “I give it to you.”	25 DixitqueDaniel: “ Dominum Deum meum adoro, quia ipse est Deus vivens.
26 And so Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and cooked them together. And he made lumps and put them into the dragon’s mouth, and the dragon burst open. And he said, “Behold, this is what you worship.”	26 Tu autem,rex, da mihi potestatem, et interficiam draconem absque gladio et fuste ”. Etait rex: “ Do tibi ”.
27 When the Babylonians had heard this, they were greatly indignant. And gathering together against the king, they said, “The king has become a Jew. He has destroyed Bel, he has executed the dragon, and he has slaughtered the priests.”	27 Tulit ergo Daniel picem et adipem et pilos et coxitpariter; fecitque massas et dedit in os draconis et, cum comedisset, diruptusest draco. Et dixit: “ Ecce quae colebatis ”.
28 And when they came to the king, they said, “Deliver Daniel to us, otherwise we will execute you and your house.”	28 Cum audissent Babylonii,indignati sunt vehementer et congregati adversum regem dixerunt: “Iudaeusfactus est rex; Bel destruxit, draconem interfecit et sacerdotes occidit ”.
29 Thus the king saw that they pressured him vehemently, and so, being compelled by necessity, he delivered Daniel to them.	29 Et dixerunt, cum venissent ad regem: “ Trade nobis Danielem; alioquininterficiemus te et domum tuam ”.
30 And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there for six days.	30 Vidit ergo rex quod irruerent in eumvehementer et, necessitate compulsus, tradidit eis Danielem.
31 Furthermore, in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep, but then they were not given to them, so that they would devour Daniel.	31 Qui miserunt eumin lacum leonum, et erat ibi diebus sex.
32 Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habakkuk, and he had cooked a small meal and had broken bread in a bowl, and he was going into the field, to bring it to the harvesters.	32 Porro in lacu erant septem leones,et dabantur eis cotidie duo corpora et duae oves; et tunc non data sunt eis, utdevorarent Danielem.
33 And the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk, “Carry the meal that you have into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions’ den.”	33 Erat autem Abacuc propheta in Iudaea et ipse coxeratpulmentum et intriverat panes in alveolo et ibat in campum, ut ferretmessoribus.
34 And Habakkuk said, “Lord, I have not seen Babylon, and I do not know the den.”	34 Dixitque angelus Domini ad Abacuc: “ Fer prandium, quod habes,in Babylonem Danieli, qui est in lacu leonum ”.
35 And the angel of the Lord seized him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, over the den, by the force of his spirit.	35 Et dixit Abacuc: “Domine, Babylonem non vidi et lacum nescio ”.
36 And Habakkuk shouted, saying, “Daniel, servant of God, take the dinner that God has sent you.”	36 Et apprehendit eum angelusDomini in vertice eius et portavit eum capillo capitis sui posuitque eum inBabylone supra lacum in impetu spiritus sui.
37 And Daniel said, “You have remembered me, O God, and you have not abandoned those who love you.”	37 Et clamavit Abacuc dicens: “Daniel, Daniel, tolle prandium, quod misit tibi Deus ”.
38 And Daniel arose and ate. And then the angel of the Lord immediately returned Habakkuk to his place.	38 Et ait Daniel: “Recordatuses enim mei, Deus, et non dereliquisti diligentes te ”.
39 And so, on the seventh day, the king came to morn Daniel. And he came to the den, and gazed in, and behold, Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions.	39 Surgensque Danielcomedit. Porro angelus Dei restituit Abacuc confestim in loco suo.
40 And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Great are you, O Lord, the God of Daniel.” And he pulled him out of the lions’ den.	40 Venit ergorex die septima, ut lugeret Danielem; et venit ad lacum et introspexit, et ecceDaniel sedens.
41 Furthermore, those who had been the cause of his downfall, he hurled into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him.	41 Et exclamavit rex voce magna dicens: “Magnus es, Domine,Deus Danielis, et non est alius praeter te ”.
42 Then the king said, “Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel. For he is the Savior, working signs and miracles on earth, who has freed Daniel from the lions’ den.”	42 Porro illos, qui perditioniseius causa fuerant, intromisit in lacum; et devorati sunt in momento coram eo.