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Daniel 6
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Daniel en el foso de los leones

6 Para el control eficaz de su reino, Darío consideró prudente nombrar a ciento veinte sátrapas 2 y tres administradores, uno de los cuales era Daniel. Estos sátrapas eran responsables ante los administradores, a fin de que los intereses del rey no se vieran afectados. 3 Y tanto se distinguió Daniel por sus extraordinarias cualidades administrativas que el rey pensó en ponerlo al frente de todo el reino. 4 Entonces los administradores y los sátrapas empezaron a buscar algún motivo para acusar a Daniel de malos manejos en los negocios del reino. Sin embargo, no encontraron de qué acusarlo porque, lejos de ser corrupto o negligente, Daniel era un hombre digno de confianza. 5 Por eso concluyeron: «Nunca encontraremos nada de qué acusar a Daniel, a no ser algo relacionado con la ley de su Dios».

6 Formaron entonces los administradores y sátrapas una comisión para ir a hablar con el rey, y estando en su presencia le dijeron:

―¡Que viva para siempre el rey Darío! 7 Nosotros los administradores reales, junto con los prefectos, sátrapas, consejeros y gobernadores, convenimos en que el rey debería emitir y confirmar un decreto que exija que, durante los próximos treinta días, sea arrojado al foso de los leones todo el que adore a cualquier dios u hombre que no sea el rey. 8 Expida el rey ahora ese decreto, y póngalo por escrito. Así, conforme a la ley de los medos y los persas, no podrá ser revocado.

9 El rey Darío expidió el decreto y lo puso por escrito. 10 Cuando Daniel se enteró de la publicación del decreto, se fue a su casa y subió a su dormitorio, cuyas ventanas se abrían en dirección a Jerusalén. Allí se arrodilló y se puso a orar y alabar a Dios, pues tenía por costumbre orar tres veces al día. 11 Cuando aquellos hombres llegaron y encontraron a Daniel orando e implorando la ayuda de Dios, 12 fueron a hablar con el rey respecto al decreto real:

―¿No es verdad que el rey publicó un decreto? Según entendemos, todo el que en los próximos treinta días adore a otro dios u hombre que no sea el rey será arrojado al foso de los leones.

―El decreto sigue en pie —contestó el rey—. Según la ley de los medos y los persas, no puede ser derogado.

13 Ellos respondieron: —¡Pues Daniel, que es uno de los exiliados de Judá, no tiene en cuenta al rey ni el decreto que ha promulgado! ¡Todavía sigue orando a su Dios tres veces al día!

14 Cuando el rey escuchó esto, se deprimió mucho y se propuso salvar a Daniel, así que durante todo el día buscó la forma de salvarlo. 15 Pero aquellos hombres fueron a ver al rey y lo presionaron:

―No olvide el rey que, según la ley de los medos y los persas, ningún decreto ni edicto emitido por el rey puede ser derogado.

16 El rey dio entonces la orden, y Daniel fue arrojado al foso de los leones. Allí, el rey animaba a Daniel:

―¡Que tu Dios, a quien siempre sirves, se digne salvarte!

17 Trajeron entonces una piedra, y con ella taparon la boca del foso. El rey la selló con su propio anillo y con el de sus nobles para que la sentencia contra Daniel no pudiera ser cambiada. 18 Luego volvió a su palacio y pasó la noche sin comer y sin divertirse, y hasta el sueño se le fue. 19 Tan pronto como amaneció, se levantó y fue al foso de los leones. 20 Ya cerca, lleno de ansiedad gritó:

―Daniel, siervo del Dios viviente, ¿pudo tu Dios, a quien siempre sirves, salvarte de los leones?

21 ―¡Que viva el rey para siempre! —contestó Daniel desde el foso—. 22 Mi Dios envió a su ángel y cerró la boca a los leones. No me han hecho ningún daño, porque Dios bien sabe que soy inocente. ¡Tampoco he cometido nada malo contra ti!

23 Sin ocultar su alegría, el rey ordenó que sacaran del foso a Daniel. Cuando lo sacaron, no se le halló un solo rasguño, pues Daniel confiaba en su Dios. 24 Entonces el rey mandó traer a los que falsamente lo habían acusado y ordenó que los arrojaran al foso de los leones, junto con sus esposas y sus hijos. ¡No habían tocado el suelo cuando ya los leones habían caído sobre ellos y les habían triturado los huesos!

25 Más tarde el rey Darío firmó este decreto:

«A todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas de este mundo:

»¡Paz y prosperidad para todos!

26 »He decretado que en todo lugar de mi reino la gente adore y honre al Dios de Daniel.

»Porque él es el Dios vivo,
    y permanece para siempre.
Su reino jamás será destruido,
    y su dominio jamás tendrá fin.
27 Él rescata y salva;
    hace prodigios en el cielo
    y maravillas en la tierra.
¡Ha salvado a Daniel
    de las garras de los leones!»

28 Fue así como Daniel prosperó durante los reinados de Darío y de Ciro el Persa.

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Daniel 6
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Daniel’s Integrity and His Entrapment by His Enemies

6 It pleased Darius,[a] and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were throughout the whole kingdom,[b] 2 and over them were three administrators, of whom Daniel was one, so that these satraps were giving account to them, and the king would not be suffering loss. 3 Then Daniel began distinguishing himself[c] above the administrators and the satraps because[d] an exceptional spirit was in him, and so the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom. 4 Then the other administrators and satraps began to seek[e] to find a pretext against Daniel in connection with the kingdom,[f] but they were not able to find any pretext and corruption[g] because[h] he was trustworthy, and no[i] negligence or corruption[j] could be found in him.[k] 5 Then these men said,[l] “We will not find any pretext[m] against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

6 So the administrators and the satraps conspired with respect to[n] the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever![o] 7 All of the administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel and have agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that whoever[p] will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you for up to thirty days will be thrown into the lion pit.[q] 8 Now, O king, establish the edict and you must sign the document so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”

9 So[r] the king, Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.[s] 10 Now when[t] Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house (now he had windows in his upper room that were open[u] toward Jerusalem), and three times daily[v] he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave praise before his God, just as[w] he had been doing previously.[x] 11 Then these men came as a group and they found Daniel praying and pleading for mercy before his God. 12 Then they approached and spoke with the king[y] concerning the edict of the king, “Did you not sign an edict[z] that any person who would seek anything from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into the lion pit?”[aa] The king answered and said, “The matter as you have just stated is certain according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”

God’s Miraculous Deliverance of Daniel Again

13 Then they responded[ab] and said before the king, “Daniel, who is from the exiles[ac] of Judah,[ad] is not paying any attention[ae] to you, O king, or to the decree that you have signed, and three times daily[af] he says his prayer.” 14 Then the king, when[ag] he heard that report,[ah] he was extremely distressed over it; and concerning Daniel[ai] he was determined[aj] to rescue him. And until the setting of the sun he was making every effort to deliver him. 15 Then these men came as a group to the king and said,[ak] “Recall, O king, that with respect to the law of[al] the Medes and Persians that any[am] decree or edict that the king establishes cannot be changed.”

16 Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought in and they threw him into the lion pit.[an] The king said[ao] to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve faithfully,[ap] may he rescue you!” 17 And a[aq] stone was brought and it was put on the entrance of the pit, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his lords,[ar] so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night in fasting, and no food was brought in before him and his sleep fled from him.

19 Then the king got up at daybreak, at first light, and he went in haste[as] to the lion pit.[at] 20 And when he came near[au] to the pit, he cried out to Daniel with a distressed voice, and the king spoke[av] and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God whom you serve faithfully, was he able to rescue you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel spoke to[aw] the king, “O king, live forever![ax] 22 My God sent his angel and he shut the mouth of the lions and they did not[ay] hurt me, because[az] before him I was found[ba] blameless, and also before you, O king, I have not done any wrong.”

23 Then the king was exceedingly glad over it[bb] and commanded that Daniel be lifted up from the pit; and there was not any wound found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 The king then commanded, and these men were brought who had accused Daniel,[bc] and they threw them and their children and their wives into the lion pit,[bd] and they had not reached the floor of the pit before[be] the lions had overpowered them and they had crushed all of their bones.

The King Praises the God of Daniel and Daniel Prospers

25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the people, the nations, and the languages living in the whole earth, “May your prosperity become great! 26 I make a decree[bf] that in all the dominion of my kingdom people will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God and endures forever[bg] and his[bh] kingdom is one that will not be destroyed and his dominion has no end.[bi] 27 He is rescuing, delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power[bj] of the lions.” 28 So this Daniel prospered during the kingdom of Darius and during the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:1 Literally “It was pleasant before Darius”
  2. Daniel 6:1 Literally “in all the kingdom”
  3. Daniel 6:3 Literally “was distinguishing himself”
  4. Daniel 6:3 Literally “all of because that”
  5. Daniel 6:4 Literally “were seeking”
  6. Daniel 6:4 Literally “from the side of the kingdom”
  7. Daniel 6:4 Literally “being corrupt”
  8. Daniel 6:4 Literally “all because that”
  9. Daniel 6:4 Aramaic “any”
  10. Daniel 6:4 Literally “being corrupt”
  11. Daniel 6:4 Literally “not could be found”
  12. Daniel 6:5 Literally “were saying”
  13. Daniel 6:5 Or “basis for accusation”
  14. Daniel 6:6 Literally “on/upon”
  15. Daniel 6:6 Literally “to eternity”
  16. Daniel 6:7 Literally “all that”
  17. Daniel 6:7 Literally “pit of lions”
  18. Daniel 6:9 Literally “Like to before this”
  19. Daniel 6:9 Or “the writing that is the interdict”
  20. Daniel 6:10 Literally “as that”
  21. Daniel 6:10 Literally “and windows were open to him in his upper room”
  22. Daniel 6:10 Literally “in the day”
  23. Daniel 6:10 Literally “all because that”
  24. Daniel 6:10 Literally “from before this”
  25. Daniel 6:12 Literally “and saying before the king”
  26. Daniel 6:12 Literally “Not an edict you signed?”
  27. Daniel 6:12 Literally “pit of lions”
  28. Daniel 6:13 Literally “they answered”
  29. Daniel 6:13 Literally “the sons of the exile”
  30. Daniel 6:13 Aramaic “Jehud”
  31. Daniel 6:13 Literally “not he sets his mind”
  32. Daniel 6:13 Literally “and three times on the day”
  33. Daniel 6:14 Aramaic “as ”
  34. Daniel 6:14 Literally “word”
  35. Daniel 6:14 Literally “upon Daniel”
  36. Daniel 6:14 Literally “he set his heart”
  37. Daniel 6:15 Literally “saying”
  38. Daniel 6:15 Aramaic “to”
  39. Daniel 6:15 Literally “all/every”
  40. Daniel 6:16 Literally “pit of lions”
  41. Daniel 6:16 Literally “The king answered and saying”
  42. Daniel 6:16 Literally “in the loyalty”
  43. Daniel 6:17 Aramaic “one”
  44. Daniel 6:17 Or “nobles”
  45. Daniel 6:19 Literally “to hasten”
  46. Daniel 6:19 Literally “pit of lions”
  47. Daniel 6:20 Literally “as coming near him”
  48. Daniel 6:20 Literally “answered”
  49. Daniel 6:21 Aramaic “with”
  50. Daniel 6:21 Literally “unto endless ages”
  51. Daniel 6:22 Aramaic “would not”
  52. Daniel 6:22 Literally “all of because that”
  53. Daniel 6:22 Literally “it was found for me”
  54. Daniel 6:23 That is, the situation
  55. Daniel 6:24 Literally “they ate his pieces of Daniel”
  56. Daniel 6:24 Literally “pit of lions”
  57. Daniel 6:24 Literally “until that”
  58. Daniel 6:26 Literally “From before me is put forth a decree”
  59. Daniel 6:26 Literally “to eternity/endless ages”
  60. Daniel 6:26 Literally “and whose”
  61. Daniel 6:26 Literally “dominion his to the end”
  62. Daniel 6:27 Literally “hand”
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