| 1 Belu Kralj Astijag bî pridružen svojim ocima, a naslijedi ga Kir Perzijanac. | 1 When King Astyages was laid with his fathers, Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom. |
| 2 Daniel življaše kod kralja, koji ga poštivaše više nego bilo kojega od svojih prijatelja. | 2 And Daniel was a companion of the king, and was the most honored of his friends. |
| 3 A imali su u Babilonu kumira imenom Bela i prinosili mu svaki dan po dvanaest artaba najboljeg brašna, četrdeset ovaca i šest metreta vina. | 3 Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel, and every day they spent on it twelve bushels of fine flour and forty sheep and fifty gallons of wine. |
| 4 I kralj ga je štovao i svaki dan išao da mu se klanja. A Daniel se klanjaše svome Bogu. | 4 The king revered it and went every day to worship it. But Daniel worshiped his own God. |
| 5 Stoga mu reče kralj: »Zašto se ti ne klanjaš Belu?« On odgovori: »Jer ne štujem rukotvorenih kumira, nego Boga živoga, koji stvori nebo i zemlju i koji gospodari svakim tijelom!« | 5 And the king said to him, "Why do you not worship Bel?" He answered, "Because I do not revere man-made idols, but the living God, who created heaven and earth and has dominion over all flesh." |
| 6 Tada će kralj: »Ti, dakle, misliš da Bel nije živi bog? Zar ne vidiš što sve pojede i popije svaki dan?« | 6 The king said to him, "Do you not think that Bel is a living God? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?" |
| 7 I reče Daniel smiješeći se: »Ne varaj se, kralju; iznutra je od gline, izvana od mjedi; nikada taj još nije ni jeo ni pio.« | 7 Then Daniel laughed, and said, "Do not be deceived, O king; for this is but clay inside and brass outside, and it never ate or drank anything." |
| 8 Kralj, bijesan, dozva Belove svećenike te im reče: »Ako mi ne reknete tko jede ovu hranu, umrijet ćete; no ako dokažete da to Bel jede, umrijet će Daniel što pogrdi Bela.« | 8 Then the king was angry, and he called his priests and said to them, "If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die. |
| 9 I reče Daniel kralju: »Neka bude po tvojoj riječi!« A svećenika Belovih bijaše sedamdeset, ne brojeći žene i djecu. | 9 But if you prove that Bel is eating them, Daniel shall die, because he blasphemed against Bel." And Daniel said to the king, "Let it be done as you have said." |
| 10 Kralj tako uđe s Danielom u hram Belov. | 10 Now there were seventy priests of Bel, besides their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. |
| 11 Svećenici mu Belovi rekoše: »Mi ćemo izići, a ti, o kralju, naredi da se postave jela i donese miješano vino: zatim zaključaj vrata i zapečati ih svojim prstenom; ako ujutro dođeš i ne nađeš da je Bel sve pojeo, neka umremo – mi ili Daniel, naš klevetnik.« | 11 And the priests of Bel said, "Behold, we are going outside; you yourself, O king, shall set forth the food and mix and place the wine, and shut the door and seal it with your signet. |
| 12 Nisu se bojali, jer bijahu načinili pod stolom tajni ulaz kojim bi svaki dan dolazili i trošili jelo. | 12 And when you return in the morning, if you do not find that Bel has eaten it all, we will die; or else Daniel will, who is telling lies about us." |
| 13 Ali kad oni izađoše i kralj dade postaviti jela Belu, | 13 They were unconcerned, for beneath the table they had made a hidden entrance, through which they used to go in regularly and consume the provisions. |
| 14 Daniel naredi svojim slugama da donesu pepela i njime pospu sav hram pred očima kraljevim. Tada iziđoše, zaključaše vrata, zapečatiše ih kraljevim prstenom te otiđoše. | 14 When they had gone out, the king set forth the food for Bel. Then Daniel ordered his servants to bring ashes and they sifted them throughout the whole temple in the presence of the king alone. Then they went out, shut the door and sealed it with the king's signet, and departed. |
| 15 Svećenici, po običaju, dođoše noću sa ženama i djecom: sve izjedoše i popiše. | 15 In the night the priests came with their wives and children, as they were accustomed to do, and ate and drank everything. |
| 16 Kralj sutradan urani, a tako i Daniel. | 16 Early in the morning the king rose and came, and Daniel with him. |
| 17 I kralj ga zapita: »Daniele, jesu li pečati nepovrijeđeni?« – »Nepovrijeđeni su, kralju«, odgovori Daniel. | 17 And the king said, "Are the seals unbroken, Daniel?" He answered, "They are unbroken, O king." |
| 18 Čim se otvoriše vrata, kralj pogleda na stol i povika iza glasa: »Velik li si, Bele, i nema nikakve prijevare u tebe!« | 18 As soon as the doors were opened, the king looked at the table, and shouted in a loud voice, "You are great, O Bel; and with you there is no deceit, none at all." |
| 19 Daniel se nasmija; zadrža kralja da ne uđe, pa mu reče: »Pogledaj pod, istraži čije su ovo stope!« | 19 Then Daniel laughed, and restrained the king from going in, and said, "Look at the floor, and notice whose footsteps these are." |
| 20 »Vidim stope muškaraca, žena i djece«, reče kralj. | 20 The king said, "I see the footsteps of men and women and children." |
| 21 I bijesan, dade uhvatiti svećenike, žene i djecu njihovu. Tada mu pokazaše tajna vrata na koja su ulazili i trošili ono što bijaše na stolu. | 21 Then the king was enraged, and he seized the priests and their wives and children; and they showed him the secret doors through which they were accustomed to enter and devour what was on the table. |
| 22 Kralj ih dade pogubiti, a Bela predade Danielu, koji razori njega i njegov hram. | 22 Therefore the king put them to death, and gave Bel over to Daniel, who destroyed it and its temple. |
| 23 A bijaše i velik zmaj koga štovahu Babilonci. | 23 There was also a great dragon, which the Babylonians revered. |
| 24 Kralj reče Danielu: »Hoćeš reći da je mjeden? Gle! Živi, jede, pije: nećeš valjda kazati da ovo nije živi bog. Pokloni mu se!« | 24 And the king said to Daniel, "You cannot deny that this is a living god; so worship him." |
| 25 Daniel odgovori: »Ja se klanjam Gospodu Bogu svome; on je Bog živi. A ti, kralju, daj mi vlast, i ja ću ubiti ovu zmiju bez mača i bez toljage.« | 25 Daniel said, "I will worship the Lord my God, for he is the living God. |
| 26 I reče kralj: »Dajem ti!« | 26 But if you, O king, will give me permission, I will slay the dragon without sword or club." The king said, "I give you permission." |
| 27 Tada Daniel uze smole, masti i dlaka, sve to ispeče, načini od toga kuglice te ih baci zmaju u ždrijelo. Zmaj proguta i rasprsnu se. A Daniel reče: »Gledajte čemu se klanjate!« | 27 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The dragon ate them, and burst open. And Daniel said, "See what you have been worshiping!" |
| 28 Kad to čuše Babilonci, silno se razbjesnješe i pobuniše se protiv kralja. Rekoše: »Kralj postade Židov: Bela sruši, zmaja ubi, svećenike pokla.« | 28 When the Babylonians heard it, they were very indignant and conspired against the king, saying, "The king has become a Jew; he has destroyed Bel, and slain the dragon, and slaughtered the priests." |
| 29 Navališe dakle kralju i rekoše: »Predaj nam Daniela, inače ćemo ubiti tebe i tvoj dom!« | 29 Going to the king, they said, "Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and your household." |
| 30 I vidje kralj da žestoko navaljuju; prisiljen, preda im Daniela. | 30 The king saw that they were pressing him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to them. |
| 31 Oni ga baciše u lavlju jamu: i ostade ondje šest dana. | 31 They threw Daniel into the lions' den, and he was there for six days. |
| 32 U jami bijaše sedam lavova kojima davahu svaki dan po dva trupla i dvije ovce: tada im ne dadoše ništa da bi proždrli Daniela. | 32 There were seven lions in the den, and every day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep; but these were not given to them now, so that they might devour Daniel. |
| 33 A prorok Habakuk bijaše u Judeji: upravo bijaše skuhao kašu i nadrobio kruha u posudu te pošao da odnese žeteocima u polje. | 33 Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea. He had boiled pottage and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going into the field to take it to the reapers. |
| 34 I anđeo Gospodnji reče Habakuku: »Odnesi ručak koji imaš u Babilon, Danielu u lavljoj jami!« | 34 But the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk, "Take the dinner which you have to Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions' den." |
| 35 Habakuk odgovori: »Gospodine, Babilon ne vidjeh i za jamu ne znam!« | 35 Habakkuk said, "Sir, I have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den." |
| 36 Anđeo ga Gospodnji uhvati za vrh glave i noseći za kiku spusti ga u Babilonu povrh jame hitrinom svoga duha. | 36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his head, and lifted him by his hair and set him down in Babylon, right over the den, with the rushing sound of the wind itself. |
| 37 I povika Habakuk: »Daniele, Daniele, uzmi ručak što ti ga šalje Bog!« | 37 Then Habakkuk shouted, "Daniel, Daniel! Take the dinner which God has sent you." |
| 38 A Daniel reče: »Spomenuo si se mene, Bože, i nisi zapustio one koji tebe ljube.« | 38 And Daniel said, "Thou hast remembered me, O God, and hast not forsaken those who love thee." |
| 39 I ustade Daniel i blagova, a anđeo Gospodnji odmah vrati Habakuka u njegovu zemlju. | 39 So Daniel arose and ate. And the angel of God immediately returned Habakkuk to his own place. |
| 40 Sedmoga dana dođe kralj da oplače Daniela; priđe jami, pogleda, kad ono: Daniel sjedi. | 40 On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel. When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel. |
| 41 Tada kralj povika iza glasa: »Velik si, Gospode Bože Danielov, i nema drugoga Boga osim tebe!« | 41 And the king shouted with a loud voice, "Thou art great, O Lord God of Daniel, and there is no other besides thee." |
| 42 I zapovjedi da Daniela izvade iz jame i da onamo bace one koji su njega htjeli upropastiti: lavovi ih učas požderaše pred njegovim očima. | 42 And he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den the men who had attempted his destruction, and they were devoured immediately before his eyes. |
