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Daniel 6
Reina-Valera 1995

Daniel en el foso de los leones

6 Pareció bien a Darío constituir sobre el reino ciento veinte sátrapas que gobernaran en todo el reino. 2 Y sobre ellos tres gobernadores, de los cuales Daniel era uno, a quienes estos sátrapas dieran cuenta, para que el rey no fuera perjudicado. 3 Pero Daniel mismo era superior a estos sátrapas y gobernadores, porque había en él un espíritu superior; y el rey pensó en ponerlo sobre todo el reino. 4 Los gobernadores y sátrapas buscaron ocasión para acusar a Daniel en lo relacionado con el reino; pero no podían hallar motivo alguno o falta, porque él era fiel, y ningún error ni falta hallaron en él. 5 Entonces dijeron aquellos hombres: «No hallaremos contra este Daniel motivo alguno para acusarlo, si no lo hallamos contra él en relación con la ley de su Dios.»

6 Entonces estos gobernadores y sátrapas se juntaron delante del rey, y le dijeron:

—¡Rey Darío, para siempre vive! 7 Todos los gobernadores del reino, magistrados, sátrapas, príncipes y capitanes han acordado por consejo que promulgues un edicto real, y lo confirmes, ordenando que cualquiera que en el espacio de treinta días demande petición de cualquier dios u hombre fuera de ti, rey, sea echado al foso de los leones. 8 Ahora, pues, oh rey, confirma el edicto y fírmalo, para que no pueda ser revocado, conforme a la ley de Media y de Persia, que no puede ser abrogada.

9 Firmó, pues, el rey Darío el edicto y la prohibición.

10 Cuando Daniel supo que el edicto había sido firmado, entró en su casa; abiertas las ventanas de su habitación que daban a Jerusalén, se arrodillaba tres veces al día, oraba y daba gracias delante de su Dios como solía hacerlo antes. 11 Se juntaron entonces aquellos hombres, y hallaron a Daniel orando y rogando en presencia de su Dios. 12 Fueron luego ante el rey y le hablaron del edicto real:

—¿No has confirmado un edicto ordenando que cualquiera que en el espacio de treinta días pida a cualquier dios u hombre fuera de ti, rey, sea echado al foso de los leones?

Respondió el rey diciendo:

—Verdad es, conforme a la ley de Media y de Persia, que no puede ser abrogada.

13 Entonces respondieron y dijeron delante del rey:

—Daniel, que es de los hijos de los cautivos de Judá, no te respeta a ti, rey, ni acata el edicto que confirmaste, sino que tres veces al día hace su petición.

14 Cuando el rey oyó el asunto, le pesó en gran manera y resolvió librar a Daniel; y hasta la puesta del sol trabajó para librarlo. 15 Pero aquellos hombres rodearon al rey y le dijeron:

—Sabes, oh rey, que es ley de Media y de Persia que ningún edicto u ordenanza que el rey confirme puede ser abrogado.

16 Entonces el rey ordenó que trajeran a Daniel, y lo echaron al foso de los leones. El rey dijo a Daniel:

—El Dios tuyo, a quien tú continuamente sirves, él te libre.

17 Trajeron una piedra y la pusieron sobre la puerta del foso, la cual selló el rey con su anillo y con el anillo de sus príncipes, para que el acuerdo acerca de Daniel no se cambiara. 18 Luego el rey se fue a su palacio, y se acostó en ayunas; no trajeron ante él instrumentos musicales, y se le fue el sueño.

19 El rey se levantó muy de mañana, y fue apresuradamente al foso de los leones. 20 Acercándose al foso, llamó a gritos a Daniel con voz triste, y le dijo:

—Daniel, siervo del Dios viviente, el Dios tuyo, a quien tú continuamente sirves, ¿te ha podido librar de los leones?

21 Entonces Daniel respondió al rey:

—¡Rey, vive para siempre! 22 Mi Dios envió su ángel, el cual cerró la boca de los leones para que no me hicieran daño, porque ante él fui hallado inocente; y aun delante de ti, oh rey, yo no he hecho nada malo.

23 Se alegró el rey en gran manera a causa de él, y mandó sacar a Daniel del foso. Sacaron, pues, del foso a Daniel, pero ninguna lesión se halló en él, porque había confiado en su Dios. 24 Luego ordenó el rey que trajeran a aquellos hombres que habían acusado a Daniel, y fueron echados al foso de los leones ellos, sus hijos y sus mujeres; y aún no habían llegado al fondo del foso, cuando los leones se apoderaron de ellos y quebraron todos sus huesos.

25 Entonces el rey Darío escribió a todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas que habitan en toda la tierra:

«Paz os sea multiplicada. 26 De parte mía es promulgada esta ordenanza: “Que en todo el dominio de mi reino, todos teman y tiemblen ante la presencia del Dios de Daniel.

»”Porque él es el Dios viviente
y permanece por todos los siglos,
su reino no será jamás destruido
y su dominio perdurará hasta el fin.
27 Él salva y libra,
y hace señales y maravillas
en el cielo y en la tierra;
él ha librado a Daniel
del poder de los leones.”»

28 Daniel prosperó durante los reinados de Darío y de Ciro, el persa.

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Daniel 6
Lexham English Bible

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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Daniel 6
New International Reader's Version

Daniel Is Thrown Into a Den of Lions

6 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 royal rulers over his entire kingdom. 2 He placed three leaders over them. One of the leaders was Daniel. The royal rulers were made accountable to the three leaders. Then the king wouldn’t lose any of his wealth. 3 Daniel did a better job than the other two leaders or any of the royal rulers. He was an unusually good and able man. So the king planned to put him in charge of the whole kingdom. 4 But the other two leaders and the royal rulers heard about it. So they looked for a reason to bring charges against Daniel. They tried to find something wrong with the way he ran the government. But they weren’t able to. They couldn’t find any fault with his work. He could always be trusted. He never did anything wrong. And he always did what he was supposed to. 5 Finally these men said, “We want to bring charges against this man Daniel. But it’s almost impossible for us to come up with a reason to do it. If we find a reason, it will have to be in connection with the law of his God.”

6 So the two leaders and the royal rulers went as a group to the king. They said, “King Darius, may you live forever! 7 All the royal leaders, high officials, royal rulers, advisers and governors want to make a suggestion. We’ve agreed that you should give an order. And you should make sure it’s obeyed. Your Majesty, here is the command you should make your people obey for the next 30 days. Don’t let any of your people pray to any god or human being except to you. If they do, throw them into the lions’ den. 8 Now give the order. Write it down in the law of the Medes and Persians. Then it can’t be changed.” 9 So King Darius put the order in writing.

10 Daniel found out that the king had signed the order. In spite of that, he did just as he had always done before. He went home to his upstairs room. Its windows opened toward Jerusalem. He went to his room three times a day to pray. He got down on his knees and gave thanks to his God. 11 Some of the other royal officials went to where Daniel was staying. They saw him praying and asking God for help. 12 So they went to the king. They spoke to him about his royal order. They said, “Your Majesty, didn’t you sign an official order? It said that for the next 30 days your people could pray only to you. They could not pray to anyone else, whether god or human being. If they did, they would be thrown into the lions’ den.”

The king answered, “The order must still be obeyed. It’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires. So it can’t be changed.”

13 Then they spoke to the king again. They said, “Daniel is one of the prisoners from Judah. He doesn’t pay any attention to you, Your Majesty. He doesn’t obey the order you put in writing. He still prays to his God three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was very upset. He didn’t want Daniel to be harmed in any way. Until sunset, he did everything he could to save him.

15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius. They said to him, “Your Majesty, remember that no order or command you give can be changed. That’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires.”

16 So the king gave the order. Daniel was brought out and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to him, “You always serve your God faithfully. So may he save you!”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the opening of the den. The king sealed it with his own special ring. He also sealed it with the rings of his nobles. Then nothing could be done to help Daniel. 18 The king returned to his palace. He didn’t eat anything that night. He didn’t ask for anything to be brought to him for his enjoyment. And he couldn’t sleep.

19 As soon as the sun began to rise, the king got up. He hurried to the lions’ den. 20 When he got near it, he called out to Daniel. His voice was filled with great concern. He said, “Daniel! You serve the living God. You always serve him faithfully. So has he been able to save you from the lions?”

21 Daniel answered, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! 22 My God sent his angel. And his angel shut the mouths of the lions. They haven’t hurt me at all. That’s because I haven’t done anything wrong in God’s sight. I’ve never done anything wrong to you either, Your Majesty.”

23 The king was filled with joy. He ordered his servants to lift Daniel out of the den. So they did. They didn’t see any wounds on him. That’s because he had trusted in his God.

24 Then the king gave another order. The men who had said bad things about Daniel were brought in. They were thrown into the lions’ den. So were their wives and children. Before they hit the bottom of the den, the lions attacked them. And the lions crushed all their bones.

25 Then King Darius wrote to people of all nations, no matter what language they spoke. He said,

“May you have great success!

26 “I order people in every part of my kingdom to respect and honor Daniel’s God.

“He is the living God.
    He will live forever.
His kingdom will not be destroyed.
    His rule will never end.
27 He sets people free and saves them.
    He does miraculous signs and wonders.
    He does them in the heavens and on the earth.
He has saved Daniel
    from the power of the lions.”

28 So Daniel had success while Darius was king. Things went well with Daniel during the rule of Cyrus, the Persian.

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