Daniel 6

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 It pleased Darius, and so he appointed over the kingdom one hundred twenty governors, to be placed throughout his whole kingdom.	1 και αρταξερξης ο των μηδων παρελαβε την βασιλειαν και δαρειος πληρης των ημερων και ενδοξος εν γηρει
2 And over these, three leaders, of whom Daniel was one, so that the governors would be accountable to them and the king would have no trouble.	2 και κατεστησε σατραπας εκατον εικοσι επτα επι πασης της βασιλειας αυτου
3 And so Daniel excelled above all the leaders and governors, because a greater spirit of God was in him.	3 και επ' αυτων ανδρας τρεις ηγουμενους αυτων και δανιηλ εις ην των τριων ανδρων
4 Furthermore, the king considered setting him over the entire kingdom; whereupon the leaders and the governors sought to find a complaint against Daniel and in favor of the king. And they could find no case, or even suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault or suspicion was found in him.	4 υπερ παντας εχων εξουσιαν εν τη βασιλεια και δανιηλ ην ενδεδυμενος πορφυραν και μεγας και ενδοξος εναντι δαρειου του βασιλεως καθοτι ην ενδοξος και επιστημων και συνετος και πνευμα αγιον εν αυτω και ευοδουμενος εν ταις πραγματειαις του βασιλεως αις επρασσε τοτε ο βασιλευς εβουλευσατο καταστησαι τον δανιηλ επι πασης της βασιλειας αυτου και τους δυο ανδρας ους κατεστησε μετ' αυτου και σατραπας εκατον εικοσι επτα
5 Therefore, these men said, “We will not find any complaint against this Daniel, unless it is against the law of his God.”	5 οτε δε εβουλευσατο ο βασιλευς καταστησαι τον δανιηλ επι πασης της βασιλειας αυτου τοτε βουλην και γνωμην εβουλευσαντο εν εαυτοις οι δυο νεανισκοι προς αλληλους λεγοντες επει ουδεμιαν αμαρτιαν ουδε αγνοιαν ηυρισκον κατα του δανιηλ περι ης κατηγορησουσιν αυτου προς τον βασιλεα
6 Then the leaders and governors took the king aside privately and spoke to him in this way: “King Darius, live forever.	6 και ειπαν δευτε στησωμεν ορισμον καθ' εαυτων οτι πας ανθρωπος ουκ αξιωσει αξιωμα και ου μη ευξηται ευχην απο παντος θεου εως ημερων τριακοντα αλλ' η παρα δαρειου του βασιλεως ει δε μη αποθανειται ινα ηττησωσι τον δανιηλ εναντιον του βασιλεως και ριφη εις τον λακκον των λεοντων ηδεισαν γαρ οτι δανιηλ προσευχεται και δειται κυριου του θεου αυτου τρις της ημερας
7 All the leaders of your kingdom, the magistrates and governors, the senators and judges, have taken counsel that an imperial decree and edict should be published, so that all who ask any petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, will be cast into the den of lions.	7 τοτε προσηλθοσαν οι ανθρωποι εκεινοι και ειπαν εναντιον του βασιλεως
8 Now, therefore, O king, confirm this judgment and write the decree, so that what is established by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor will any man be allowed to transgress it.”	8 ορισμον και στασιν εστησαμεν οτι πας ανθρωπος ος αν ευξηται ευχην η αξιωση αξιωμα τι παρα παντος θεου εως ημερων τριακοντα αλλ' η παρα δαρειου του βασιλεως ριφησεται εις τον λακκον των λεοντων
9 And so king Darius set forth the decree and established it.	9 και ηξιωσαν τον βασιλεα ινα στηση τον ορισμον και μη αλλοιωση αυτον διοτι ηδεισαν οτι δανιηλ προσευχεται και δειται τρις της ημερας ινα ηττηθη δια του βασιλεως και ριφη εις τον λακκον των λεοντων
10 Now when Daniel learned of this, namely, that the law had been established, he entered his house, and, opening the windows in his upper room towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and he adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do previously.	10 και ουτως ο βασιλευς δαρειος εστησε και εκυρωσεν
11 Therefore, these men, inquiring diligently, discovered that Daniel was praying and making supplication to his God.	11 επιγνους δε δανιηλ τον ορισμον ον εστησε κατ' αυτου θυριδας ηνοιξεν εν τω υπερωω αυτου κατεναντι ιερουσαλημ και επιπτεν επι προσωπον αυτου τρις της ημερας καθως εποιει εμπροσθεν και εδειτο
12 And they approached and spoke to the king about the edict. “O king, did you not decree that every man who makes a request to any of the gods or men for thirty days, except to yourself, O king, would be cast into the den of lions?” To which the king replied, saying, “The sentence is true, and according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, it is not lawful to violate it.”	12 και αυτοι ετηρησαν τον δανιηλ και κατελαβοσαν αυτον ευχομενον τρις της ημερας καθ' εκαστην ημεραν
13 Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah, is not concerned about your law, nor about the decree that you have established, but three times a day he prays his supplication.”	13 τοτε ουτοι οι ανθρωποι ενετυχον τω βασιλει και ειπαν δαρειε βασιλευ ουχ ορισμον ωρισω ινα πας ανθρωπος μη ευξηται ευχην μηδε αξιωση αξιωμα παρα παντος θεου εως ημερων τριακοντα αλλα παρα σου βασιλευ ει δε μη ριφησεται εις τον λακκον των λεοντων αποκριθεις δε ο βασιλευς ειπεν αυτοις ακριβης ο λογος και μενει ο ορισμος [13α] και ειπον αυτω ορκιζομεν σε τοις μηδων και περσων δογμασιν ινα μη αλλοιωσης το προσταγμα μηδε θαυμασης προσωπον και ινα μη ελαττωσης τι των ειρημενων και κολασης τον ανθρωπον ος ουκ ενεμεινε τω ορισμω τουτω και ειπεν ουτως ποιησω καθως λεγετε και εστηκε μοι τουτο
14 Now when the king had heard these words, he was greatly grieved, and, on behalf of Daniel, he set his heart to free him, and he labored even until sunset to rescue him.	14 και ειπαν ιδου ευρομεν δανιηλ τον φιλον σου ευχομενον και δεομενον του προσωπου του θεου αυτου τρις της ημερας
15 But these men, knowing the king, said to him, “You know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that every decree which the king has established may not be altered.”	15 και λυπουμενος ο βασιλευς ειπεν ριφηναι τον δανιηλ εις τον λακκον των λεοντων κατα τον ορισμον ον εστησε κατ' αυτου τοτε ο βασιλευς σφοδρα ελυπηθη επι τω δανιηλ και εβοηθει του εξελεσθαι αυτον εως δυσμων ηλιου απο των χειρων των σατραπων
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. And the king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you always serve, he himself will free you.”	16 και ουκ ηδυνατο εξελεσθαι αυτον απ' αυτων
17 And a stone was brought, and it was placed over the mouth of the den, which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, so that no one would act against Daniel.	17 αναβοησας δε δαρειος ο βασιλευς ειπε τω δανιηλ ο θεος σου ω συ λατρευεις ενδελεχως τρις της ημερας αυτος εξελειται σε εκ χειρος των λεοντων εως πρωι θαρρει
18 And the king departed into his house, and he went to bed without eating, and food was not set before him, moreover, even sleep fled from him.	18 τοτε δανιηλ ερριφη εις τον λακκον των λεοντων και ηνεχθη λιθος και ετεθη εις το στομα του λακκου και εσφραγισατο ο βασιλευς εν τω δακτυλιω εαυτου και εν τοις δακτυλιοις των μεγιστανων αυτου οπως μη απ' αυτων αρθη ο δανιηλ η ο βασιλευς αυτον ανασπαση εκ του λακκου
19 Then the king, getting himself up at first light, went quickly to the den of lions.	19 τοτε υπεστρεψεν ο βασιλευς εις τα βασιλεια αυτου και ηυλισθη νηστις και ην λυπουμενος περι του δανιηλ τοτε ο θεος του δανιηλ προνοιαν ποιουμενος αυτου απεκλεισε τα στοματα των λεοντων και ου παρηνωχλησαν τω δανιηλ
20 And coming near to the den, he cried out with a tearful voice to Daniel and spoke to him. “Daniel, servant of the living God, your God, whom you serve always, do you believe he has prevailed to free you from the lions?”	20 και ο βασιλευς δαρειος ωρθρισε πρωι και παρελαβε μεθ' εαυτου τους σατραπας και πορευθεις εστη επι του στοματος του λακκου των λεοντων
21 And Daniel, answering the king, said, “O king, live forever.	21 τοτε ο βασιλευς εκαλεσε τον δανιηλ φωνη μεγαλη μετα κλαυθμου λεγων ω δανιηλ ει αρα ζης και ο θεος σου ω λατρευεις ενδελεχως σεσωκε σε απο των λεοντων και ουκ ηχρειωκαν σε
22 My God has sent his angel, and he has closed the mouths of the lions, and they have not harmed me, because before him justice has been found in me, and, even before you, O king, I have committed no offense.”	22 τοτε δανιηλ επηκουσε φωνη μεγαλη και ειπεν βασιλευ ετι ειμι ζων
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and he commanded that Daniel should be taken out of the den. And Daniel was taken out of the den, and no wound was found in him, because he believed in his God.	23 και σεσωκε με ο θεος απο των λεοντων καθοτι δικαιοσυνη εν εμοι ευρεθη εναντιον αυτου και εναντιον δε σου βασιλευ ουτε αγνοια ουτε αμαρτια ευρεθη εν εμοι συ δε ηκουσας ανθρωπων πλανωντων βασιλεις και ερριψας με εις τον λακκον των λεοντων εις απωλειαν
24 Moreover, by order of the king, those men were brought who had accused Daniel, and they were cast into the lions’ den, they, and their sons, and their wives, and they did not reach the bottom of the den before the lions seized them and crushed all their bones.	24 τοτε συνηχθησαν πασαι αι δυναμεις και ειδον τον δανιηλ ως ου παρηνωχλησαν αυτω οι λεοντες
25 Then king Darius wrote to all peoples, tribes, and languages dwelling in all the land. “May peace be increased with you.	25 τοτε οι δυο ανθρωποι εκεινοι οι καταμαρτυρησαντες του δανιηλ αυτοι και αι γυναικες αυτων και τα τεκνα αυτων ερριφησαν τοις λεουσι και οι λεοντες απεκτειναν αυτους και εθλασαν τα οστα αυτων
26 It is hereby established by my decree that, in all my empire and my kingdom, they shall begin to tremble and fear the God of Daniel. For he is the living and eternal God forever, and his kingdom will not be destroyed, and his power will last forever.	26 τοτε δαρειος εγραψε πασι τοις εθνεσι και χωραις και γλωσσαις τοις οικουσιν εν παση τη γη αυτου λεγων
27 He is the liberator and the savior, performing signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has freed Daniel from the lions’ den.”	27 παντες οι ανθρωποι οι οντες εν τη βασιλεια μου εστωσαν προσκυνουντες και λατρευοντες τω θεω του δανιηλ αυτος γαρ εστι θεος μενων και ζων εις γενεας γενεων εως του αιωνος
28 Thereafter, Daniel continued through the reign of Darius until the reign of Cyrus, the Persian.	28 εγω δαρειος εσομαι αυτω προσκυνων και δουλευων πασας τας ημερας μου τα γαρ ειδωλα τα χειροποιητα ου δυνανται σωσαι ως ελυτρωσατο ο θεος του δανιηλ τον δανιηλ
	29 και ο βασιλευς δαρειος προσετεθη προς το γενος αυτου και δανιηλ κατεσταθη επι της βασιλειας δαρειου και κυρος ο περσης παρελαβε την βασιλειαν αυτου