14 — Daniel

1And Daniel was the king’s guest, and was honoured above all his friends.E Daniele era un di que', che mangiavano alla tavola del re, e onorato sopra tutti gli amici di lui.AND Daniel was the kings ghest, and honoured aboue al his freindes.Erat autem Daniel conviva regis, et honoratus super omnes amicos ejus. 2Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel: and there was spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.E i Babilonesi aveano un idolo chi amato Bel, e si consumavan per lui ogni dì dodici artabe di fior di farina, e quaranta pecore, e sei anfore di vino.There was also an idol among the Babylonians named Bel: and there were bestowed on him euerie day of floure twelue a•ctabaes, and fourtie sheepe, and of wine six great pottes.Erat quoque idolum apud Babylonios nomine Bel: et impendebantur in eo per dies singulos similæ artabæ duodecim, et oves quadraginta, vinique amphoræ sex. 3The king also worshipped him, and went every day to adore him: but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel?Il re stesso gli rendeva culto, e andava ogni di ad adorarlo. Ma Daniele adorava il suo Dio. E il re gli disse: perchè non adori tu Bel?The king also did worshipe him, and went euery day to adore him: But Daniel adored his God. & the king sayd to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel.Rex quoque colebat eum, et ibat per singulos dies adorare eum: porro Daniel adorabat Deum suum. Dixitque ei rex: Quare non adoras Bel ? 4And he answered, and said to him: Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, that created heaven and earth, and hath power over all flesh.Ed egli rispose a lui: perché io non rendo onore agli idoli manofatti, ma a Dio vivo, che creò il cielo, e la terra, ed è Signore di tutti gli animali.Who answering, sayd to him: Because I worshipe not idols made with hand, but the liuing God, that created heauen, and earth, and hath powre ouer al flesh.Qui respondens ait ei: Quia non colo idola manufacta, sed viventem Deum, qui creavit cælum, et terram, et habet potestatem omnis carnis. 5And the king said to him: Doth not Bel seem to thee to be a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?E il re disse a lui: Non sembra a te, che Bel sia un Dio vivo? Non vedi tu quanto egli mangia, e beve ogni giorno?And the king sayd to him: Doeth not Bel some vnto thee to be a liuing God? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh euerie day?Et dixit rex ad eum: Non videtur tibi esse Bel vivens deus ? an non vides quanta comedat et bibat quotidie ?

6Then Daniel smiled, and said: O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, neither hath he eaten at any time.E disse sorridendo Daniele: Non ingannarti, o re, imperocché egli al di dentro è di fango, e al di fuora è di bronzo, e non mangia mai.And Daniel smiling sayd: Be not deceiued ô king. For this same is within of clay, and without of brasse, neither hath he eaten at any time.Et ait Daniel arridens: Ne erres, rex: iste enim intrinsecus luteus est, et forinsecus æreus, neque comedit aliquando. 7And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die.E il re montò in collera, e chiamò i sacerdoti di Bel, e disse loro: Se voi non mi dite chi mangi tutto quello, ch'io spendo, voi morrete.And the king being wrath called his priests, & sayd to them: Vnlesse you tel me, who it is that eateth these expenses, you shal dye.Et iratus rex vocavit sacerdotes ejus, et ait eis: Nisi dixeritis mihi quis est qui comedat impensas has, moriemini. 8But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word.Se poi farete vedere, che queste cose se le mangi Bel, morrà Daniele per aver bestemmiato contro Bel. E Daniele disse al re: Sia fatto secondo la tua parola.But if you shew, that Bel eateth these things Daniel shal dye, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel sayd to the king: Be it done according to thy woord.Si autem ostenderitis quoniam Bel comedat hæc, morietur Daniel, quia blasphemavit in Bel. Et dixit Daniel regi: Fiat juxta verbum tuum. 9Now the priests of Bel were seventy, besides their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.Or i sacerdoti di Bel erano settanta senza le mogli, e i figliuoli. E il re si portò con Daniele al tempio di Bel.And the priests of Bel were seuentie, beside their wiues, and litle ones, & children. And the king came with Daniel into the temple of Bel.Erant autem sacerdotes Bel septuaginta, exceptis uxoribus, et parvulis, et filiis. Et venit rex cum Daniele in templum Bel. 10And the priests of Bel said: Behold, we go out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thy own ring:E dissero i sacerdoti di Bel: Ecco che noi andiam via: e tu, o re, poni le vivande, e mesci il vino: e chiudi la porta, e ponvi sigillo col tuo anello:And the priestes of Bel sayd: Behold we goe forth: & thou ô king set the meates, & mingle the wine, & shut the doore, & seale it with thy ring:Et dixerunt sacerdotes Bel: Ecce nos egredimur foras: et tu, rex, pone escas, et vinum misce, et claude ostium, et signa annulo tuo:

11And when thou comest in the morning, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel, that hath lied against us.E quando tu entrerai domattina, se non vedrai, che Bel abbia mangiate ogni cosa, noi morremo; altrimenti morrà Daniele, che ha detto il falso contro di noi.and when thou shalt come in the morning, vnles thou finde al eaten of Bel, dying we wil dye, or Daniel that hath lyed against vs.et cum ingressus fueris mane, nisi inveneris omnia comesta a Bel, morte moriemur, vel Daniel qui mentitus est adversum nos. 12And they little regarded it, because they had made under the table a secret entrance, and they always came in by it, and consumed those things.Or ei si burlavano, perché aveano fatto sotto la mensa un apertura segreta, e per questa entravano sempre e mangiavano quella roba.And they contemned, because they had made vnder the table a secrete entrance, & by it they came in alwayes, and deuoured those thinges.Contemnebant autem, quia fecerant sub mensa absconditum introitum, et per illum ingrediebantur semper, et devorabant ea. 13So it came to pass after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple before the king: and going forth, they shut the door, and having sealed it with the king’s ring, they departed.Usciti adunque coloro, il re pose dinanzi a Bel le vivande. Ma Daniele diede ordine a' suoi servi, che gli portassero della cenere, e la sparse col vaglio per tutto il tempio alla presenza del re: e se n'andarono, e chiuser la porta, sigillandola coll'anello del re.It came to passe therfore after they were gone out, the king set the meates before Bel: & Daniel commanded his seruants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them ouer al the temple before the king: and going forth they shut the doore, and sealing it with the kings ring, they departed.Factum est igitur postquam egressi sunt illi, rex posuit cibos ante Bel: præcepit Daniel pueris suis, et attulerunt cinerem, et cribravit per totum templum coram rege: et egressi clauserunt ostium, et signantes annulo regis abierunt. 14But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their children: and they ate and drank up all.Or i sacerdoti andarono di notte tempo secondo il loro costume eglino, e le mogli, e i loro figliuoli, e mangiaron tutto, e bevvero.But the priestes went in by night, according to their custome, and their wiues, and their children: and they did eate, and drinke al.Sacerdotes autem ingressi sunt nocte juxta consuetudinem suam, et uxores et filii eorum, et comederunt omnia, et biberunt.

15And the king arose early in the morning, and Daniel with him.E si levò il re al primo albore, e Daniele con esso.And the king arose in the first breake of day, and Daniel with him.Surrexit autem rex primo diluculo, et Daniel cum eo. 16And the king said: Are the seals whole, Daniel? And he answered: They are whole, O king.E il re disse: Son eglino intatti o Daniele? Ed ei rispose: intatti, o re.And the king sayd: Are the seales safe, Daniel? Who answered: Safe ô king.Et ait rex: Salvane sunt signacula, Daniel ? Qui respondit: Salva, rex. 17And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried out with a loud voice: Great art thou, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with thee.E subitamente aperta la porta, il re veduta la mensa, con voce grande esclamò: Tu se' grande, o Bel, e in casa tua non è frode alcuna.And forth with when he had opened the doore, the king looking on the table, cried out with a lowd voice: Great art thou ô Bel, and there is not any deceite with thee.Statimque cum aperuisset ostium, intuitus rex mensam, exclamavit voce magna: Magnus es, Bel, et non est apud te dolus quisquam. 18And Daniel laughed: and he held the king, that he should not go in: and he said: Behold the pavement, mark whose footsteps these are.E Daniele sorrise, e trattenne il re, che non entrasse dentro, e disse: Ecco il pavimento, osserva di chi siano queste pedate.And Daniel laughed: and he held the king that he should not goe in: and he sayd: Behold the pauement, marke whose steppes these are.Et risit Daniel, et tenuit regem ne ingrederetur intro: et dixit: Ecce pavimentum: animadverte cujus vestigia sint hæc. 19And the king said: I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children. And the king was angry.E il re disse: Veggo pedate di uomini, di donne, di ragazzi. E il re si adirò.And the king sayd: I see the steppes of men, & wemen, and of infantes. And the king was angrie.Et dixit rex: Video vestigia virorum, et mulierum, et infantium. Et iratus est rex. 20Then he took the priests, and their wives, and their children: and they shewed him the private doors by which they came in, and consumed the things that were on the table.Allora fece pigliare i sacerdoti, e le mogli, e i figliuoli loro: ed eglino fecero vedere a lui le piccole porte, per le quali entravano, e consumavan quel, che si trovava sulla mensa.Then apprehended he the priests, & their wiues, & their children: and they shewed him secrete litle doores by which they came in, & consumed the thinges that were on the table.Tunc apprehendit sacerdotes, et uxores, et filios eorum: et ostenderunt ei abscondita ostiola, per quæ ingrediebantur, et consumebant quæ erant super mensam.

21The king, therefore, put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him and his temple.E il re li fece morire, e diede Bel in poter di Daniele, il quale lo distrusse in un col suo tempio.The king therfore them, & he deliuered Bel into the powre of Daniel: who ouerthrewe him, & his temple.Occidit ergo illos rex, et tradidit Bel in potestatem Danielis: qui subvertit eum, et templum ejus. 22And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.Ed era in quel luogo un dragone grande e i Babilonesi lo adoravano.And there was a great dragon in that place, & the Babylonians worshipped him.Et erat draco magnus in loco illo, et colebant eum Babylonii. 23And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him, therefore.E disse il re a Daniele: Ecco tu non puoi dire, che questo non sia un dio vivo: tu adunque adoralo.And the king sayd to Daniel: Loe now thou canst not say, that this same is not a liuing god: adore him therfore.Et dixit rex Danieli: Ecce nunc non potes dicere quia iste non sit deus vivens: adora ergo eum. 24And Daniel said: I adore the Lord, my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god.E Daniele disse: Io adoro il Signore Dio mio, perché egli è il Dio vivo, ma questo non è il Dio vivo.And Daniel sayd: The Lord my God I doe adore: because he is the liuing God:Dixitque Daniel: Dominum Deum meum adoro, quia ipse est Deus vivens: iste autem non est deus vivens. 25But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said, I give thee leave.Ma tu o re, dammene la permissione, ed io senza spada, e bastone ammazzerò il dragone: o il re disse: Te la do.but thou ô king geue me licence, and I wil kil the Dragon without sword and clubbe. And the king sayd: I geue thee licence.Tu autem, rex, da mihi potestatem, et interficiam draconem absque gladio et fuste. Et ait rex: Do tibi. 26Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them together: and he made lumps, and put them into the dragon’s mouth, and the dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him whom you worship.Prese adunque Daniele della pece, e del grassume, e de' peli, e cosse ogni cosa insieme, e ne fece bocconi, e li gettò in bocca al dragone, e il dragone crepò: e disse: ecco quello, che voi adoravate.Daniel therfore tooke pitch, & fatte, and heares, and sod them together: & he made lumpes, and gaue into the Dragons mouth, & the Dragon burst in sunder. And he sayd: Loe whom you worshipped.Tulit ergo Daniel picem, et adipem, et pilos, et coxit pariter: fecitque massas, et dedit in os draconis, et diruptus est draco. Et dixit: Ecce quem colebatis.

27And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death.La qual cosa udita avendo i Babilonesi, ne presero grandissimo sdegno, e adunatisi contro del re dissero: il re è diventato Giudeo: ha distrutto Bel, ha ucciso il dragone, e messi a morte i sacerdoti.Which when the Babylonians had heard, they were wrath excedingly: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Iewe. Bel he hath destroyed, the Dragon he hath killed, & he hath slaine the priests.Quod cum audissent Babylonii, indignati sunt vehementer: et congregati adversum regem, dixerunt: Judæus factus est rex: Bel destruxit, draconem interfecit, et sacerdotes occidit. 28And they came to the king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thy house.E andati a trovar il re, dissero: Da nelle nostre mani Daniele, altrimenti uccideremo te, e la tua famiglia.And they sayd when they were come to the king: Deliuer vs Daniel, otherwise we wil kil thee, & thy house.Et dixerunt cum venissent ad regem: Trade nobis Danielem, alioquin interficiemus te, et domum tuam. 29And the king saw that they pressed upon him violently: and being constrained by necessity: he delivered Daniel to them.Vide adunque il re, che lo assalivano con impeto, e forzato dalla necessità, diede loro Daniele.The king therfore saw that they pressed vpon him vehemently: and compelled by necessity he deliuered Daniel to them.Vidit ergo rex quod irruerent in eum vehementer: et necessitate compulsus, tradidit eis Danielem. 30And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there six days.Ed ei lo gettarono nella fossa dei leoni, e vi stette sei giorni.Who cast him into the lake of lions, and he was there six dayes.Qui miserunt eum in lacum leonum, et erat ibi diebus sex. 31And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep: but then they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel.Ed erano nella fossa sette leoni, e davansi ad essi ogni dì due cadaveri, e due pecore: ed allora non furono date loro, affinchè divorasser Daniele.Moreouer in the lake were seuen lions, & there were geuen to them two bodies euerie day, & two sheepe: and they were not geuen vnto them, that they might deuoure Daniel.Porro in lacu erant leones septem, et dabantur eis duo corpora quotidie, et duæ oves: et tunc non data sunt eis, ut devorarent Danielem.

32Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the field, to carry it to the reapers.Or il profeta Habacuc stava nella Giudea, ed egli avea cotta una polenta, e fatte delle schiacciate in una teglia, e andava al campo per portarle ai mietitori.And there was d Habacuc a prophete in Iewrie, & he had boyled broth, & had broken bread in a bowle: and he went into the field, to carie it to the reapers.Erat autem Habacuc propheta in Judæa, et ipse coxerat pulmentum, et intriverat panes in alveolo: et ibat in campum ut ferret messoribus. 33And the angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions’ den.E l'Angelo del Signore disse ad Habacuc: Porta il desinare, che hai, in Babilonia a Daniele, che è nella fossa de' leoni.And the Angel of our Lord sayd to Habacuc: Carie the dinner which thou hast, into Babylon to Daniel, who is in the lake of lions.Dixitque angelus Domini ad Habacuc: Fer prandium quod habes in Babylonem Danieli, qui est in lacu leonum. 34And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, nor do I know the den.E Habacuc disse: Signore, non ho veduta Babilonia, e non ho notizia della fossa.And Habacuc sayd: Lord, Babylon I haue not sene, and the lake I know not.Et dixit Habacuc: Domine, Babylonem non vidi, et lacum nescio. 35And the angel of the Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, over the den, in the force of his spirit.E l'Angelo del Signore lo prese alla cima del suo capo, e pe' capelli della sua testa, e portollo colla celerità del suo spirito, e posollo in Babilonia sopra la fossa.And the Angel of our Lord tooke him by the toppe of his head, and caried him by the heare of his head, & put him into Babylon ouer the lake in the force of his spirit.Et apprehendit eum angelus Domini in vertice ejus, et portavit eum capillo capitis sui, posuitque eum in Babylone supra lacum in impetu spiritus sui. 36And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel, thou servant of God, take the dinner that God hath sent thee.E Habacuc alzò la voce, e disse: Daniele servo di Dio, prendi il desinare, che Dio ti ha mandato.And Habacuc cried, saying: Daniel, take the dinner that God hath sent to thee.Et clamavit Habacuc, dicens: Daniel serve Dei, tolle prandium quod misit tibi Deus. 37And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God, and thou hast not forsaken them that love thee.E Daniele disse: tu ti se' ricordato di me, o Signore, e non hai abbandonato color, che ti amano.And Daniel sayd: Thou hast remembred me ô God, and hast not forsaken them that loue thee.Et ait Daniel: Recordatus es mei, Deus, et non dereliquisti diligentes te.

38And Daniel arose, and ate. And the angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc again in his own place.E si alzò Daniele, e mangiò: e l'Angelo del Signore restituì tosto Habacuc al suo luogo.And Daniel rysing vp did eate. Moreouer the Angel of our Lord restored Habacuc forth with in his place.Surgensque Daniel comedit. Porro angelus Domini restituit Habacuc confestim in loco suo. 39And upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and he came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions.Venne adunque nel settimo giorno il re per piangere Daniele, e arrivò alla fossa, e gettò dentro gli occhi: e vide Daniele a sedere in mezzo ai leoni.The king therfore came the seuenth day to lament Daniel: and he came to the lake, and looked in, and behold Daniel sitting in the middes of the lions.Venit ergo rex die septimo ut lugeret Danielem: et venit ad lacum, et introspexit, et ecce Daniel sedens in medio leonum. 40And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou, O Lord, the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lions’ den.E gridò ad alta voce il re dicendo: Grande se' tu, o Signore Dio di Daniele. E lo trasse fuori della fossa de' leoni.And the king cried out with a lowd voice, saying: Great art thou ô Lord the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lake of lions.Et exclamavit voce magna rex, dicens: Magnus es, Domine Deus Danielis. Et extraxit eum de lacu leonum. 41But those that had been the cause of his destruction, he cast into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him.E quelli, che erano stati causa di sua perdizione, li fece gettar nella fossa, in un momento furono divorati alla sua presenza.But those that had bene the cause of his perdition, he cast into the lake, and they were deuoured in a moment before him.Porro illos, qui perditionis ejus causa fuerant, intromisit in lacum, et devorati sunt in momento coram eo. 42Then the king said: Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel: for he is the Saviour, working signs, and wonders in the earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions’ den.Allora il re disse: Tutti gli abitanti di tutta quanta la terra temano il Dio di Daniele: perocché egli è Salvatore, e fa segni, e prodigi sulla terra, ha liberato Daniele dalla fossa de' leoni.Then the king sayd: Let al inhabitants in the whole earth feare the God of Daniel: because he is the Sauiour, doing signes, & meruels in the earth: who hath deliuered Daniel out of the lions denne.Tunc rex ait: Paveant omnes habitantes in universa terra Deum Danielis: quia ipse est salvator, faciens signa et mirabilia in terra: qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum.