Daniel 6
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Inihulog si Daniel sa Kulungan ng mga Leon
6 Pumili si Haring Darius ng 120 gobernador para mamahala sa kanyang buong kaharian. 2 Ang mga gobernador na itoʼy nasa ilalim ng pamamahala ng tatlong administrador, at isa sa kanila ay si Daniel. Ginawa ito para hindi mahirapan sa pamamahala ang hari. 3 Si Daniel ang natatangi sa kanilang lahat dahil sa kanyang pambihirang kakayahan, kaya binalak ng hari na siya ang gawing tagapamahala ng buong kaharian. 4 Dahil dito, ang dalawa pang kasama niyang administrador at mga gobernador ay naghanap ng kamalian sa pamamahala ni Daniel para paratangan siya. Pero wala silang makita, dahil si Daniel ay tapat sa kanyang tungkulin at maaasahan. 5 Kaya sinabi nila, “Wala tayong maipaparatang sa kanya maliban kung hahanap tayo ng kasalanan na may kaugnayan sa Kautusan ng kanyang Dios.”
6 Kaya pumunta sila sa hari at sinabi, “Mahal na Hari! 7 Kaming mga administrador, mayor, gobernador, tagapayo, at mga komisyoner ng inyong kaharian ay nagkasundong hilingin sa inyo na gumawa ng kautusan na sa loob ng 30 araw ay walang mananalangin sa sinumang dios o tao maliban sa inyo. At dapat itong sundin, dahil ang sinumang susuway sa utos na ito ay itatapon sa kulungan ng mga leon. 8 Kaya Mahal na Hari, magpalabas na po kayo ng ganoong kautusan. Ipasulat nʼyo po at lagdaan para hindi na mabago o mapawalang-bisa ayon sa kautusan ng ating kahariang Media at Persia.”
9 Pumayag si Haring Darius, kaya nilagdaan niya ang kautusang iyon. 10 Nang malaman ni Daniel na lumagda ang hari, umuwi siya at pumunta sa kanyang silid na nasa itaas na bahagi ng bahay, kung saan nakabukas ang bintana na nakaharap sa Jerusalem. Doon lumuhod siya, nanalangin at nagpasalamat sa kanyang Dios, tatlong beses sa isang araw, ayon sa kanyang nakaugalian. 11 Pero sinusubaybayan pala siya ng mga opisyal na kumakalaban sa kanya, at nakita nila siyang nananalangin at nagpupuri sa kanyang Dios. 12 Kaya pumunta sila sa hari at sinabi ang paglabag ni Daniel sa kautusan. Sinabi nila sa hari, “Mahal na Hari, hindi baʼt lumagda kayo ng kautusan na sa loob ng 30 araw ay walang mananalangin sa alin mang dios o tao maliban sa inyo? At ang sinumang lumabag sa kautusang iyon ay ihuhulog sa kulungan ng mga leon?”
Sumagot ang hari, “Totoo iyon, at hindi na iyon mababago o mapapawalang-bisa ayon sa kautusan ng ating kahariang Media at Persia.”
13 Sinabi nila sa hari, “Si Daniel na isa sa mga bihag mula sa Juda ay hindi sumusunod sa inyong utos. Nananalangin siya sa kanyang Dios ng tatlong beses sa isang araw.” 14 Nang marinig ito ng hari, nabalisa siya ng sobra. Nais niyang tulungan si Daniel, kaya buong maghapon siyang nag-isip at naghanap ng paraan para mailigtas si Daniel.
15 Nagtipong muli ang mga opisyal ng hari at sinabi, “Mahal na Hari, alam nʼyo naman na ayon sa kautusan ng Media at Persia, kapag nagpalabas ang hari ng kautusan ay hindi na ito maaaring baguhin.”
16 Kaya iniutos ng hari na hulihin si Daniel at ihulog sa kulungan ng mga leon. Sinabi ng hari kay Daniel, “Iligtas ka nawa ng iyong Dios na patuloy mong pinaglilingkuran.”
17 Pagkatapos, tinakpan ng isang malaking bato ang kulungan na pinaghulugan kay Daniel, at tinatakan ng singsing ng hari at ng singsing ng mga marangal sa kaharian para walang sinumang magbubukas nito. 18 Pagkatapos ay umuwi si Haring Darius sa palasyo niya. Hindi siya kumain ng gabing iyon at hindi rin humiling na siya ay aliwin. At hindi siya makatulog.
19 Kinaumagahan, nagbubukang-liwayway pa lamang ay nagmamadaling pumunta ang hari sa kulungan ng mga leon. 20 Pagdating niya roon, malungkot siyang tumawag, “Daniel, lingkod ng buhay na Dios, iniligtas ka ba sa mga leon ng iyong Dios na patuloy mong pinaglilingkuran?” 21 Sumagot si Daniel, “Mahal na Hari! 22 Hindi ako sinaktan ng mga leon, dahil nagpadala ang Dios ng kanyang mga anghel para itikom ang mga bibig ng mga leon. Ginawa ito ng Dios dahil alam niyang matuwid ang aking buhay at wala akong ginawang kasalanan sa inyo.” 23 Nang marinig iyon ng hari, nagalak siya at nag-utos na kunin si Daniel sa kulungan. Nang nakuha na si Daniel, wala silang nakitang kahit galos man lamang sa kanyang katawan, dahil nagtiwala siya sa Dios.
24 Nag-utos ang hari na ang lahat ng nagparatang kay Daniel ay hulihin at ihulog sa kulungan ng mga leon pati ang kanilang asawaʼt mga anak. Hindi pa sila nakakarating sa ilalim ng kulungan, agad silang sinakmal ng mga leon at nilapa.
25 Pagkatapos ay sumulat si Haring Darius sa lahat ng tao sa ibaʼt ibang bansa, lahi at wika sa mundo. Ito ang nakasulat:
“Nawaʼy nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan.
26 “Iniuutos ko sa lahat ng tao na nasasakupan ng aking kaharian na matakot at gumalang sa Dios ni Daniel.
Sapagkat siya ang buhay na Dios at nabubuhay magpakailanman.
Ang paghahari niya ay walang hanggan,
at walang makakapagbagsak nito.
27 Nagliligtas siya at gumagawa ng mga himala at kababalaghan sa langit at dito sa lupa.
Iniligtas niya si Daniel mula sa mga leon.”
28 Naging maunlad ang buhay ni Daniel sa panahon ng paghahari ni Darius at sa panahon ng paghahari ni Cyrus na taga-Persia.
Daniel 6
King James Version
6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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