6 — Daniel

1It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.Piacque a Dario di deputare pel governo del regno cento venti satrapi, che stessero in ogni parte del suo regno:IT pleased Darius, and he appoynted ouer the kingdom Gouerners an hundred twentie to be in al his kingdom.Placuit Dario, et constituit super regnum satrapas centum viginti ut essent in toto regno suo. 2And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.E tre principi, che soprintendessero a quegli, e uno di questi era Daniele, affinchè a questi rendessero conto i satrapi, e il re non fosse inquietato.And ouer them three princes, of whom Daniel was one: that the gouerners might render account to them, & the king might susteyne no truble.Et super eos principes tres, ex quibus Daniel unus erat: ut satrapæ illis redderent rationem, et rex non sustineret molestiam. 3And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.Daniele adunque andava avanti a tutti i principi, e satrapi: perchè in lui più spiccava lo spirito di Dio.Daniel therfore passed al the princes, and gouerners: because there was the spirit of God more ample in him.Igitur Daniel superabat omnes principes et satrapas, quia spiritus Dei amplior erat in illo. 4And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom; whereupon the princes, and the governors, sought to find occasion against Daniel, with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him.Or il re pensava di dare a lui l'autorità sopra tutto il regno: per la qualcosa i principi, e i satrapi cercavano occasion di tendere insidie a Daniele presso del re: e non poterono trovar cagione, né sospetto; perocché egli era fedele, ed era lontano da ogni delitto, e sospizione.Moreouer the king thought to appoynt him ouer al the kingdom, wherupon the princes, & the gouerners sought to finde occasion against Daniel on the behalfe of the king: and they could finde no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him.Porro rex cogitabat constituere eum super omne regnum: unde principes, et satrapæ quærebant occasionem ut invenirent Danieli ex latere regis: nullamque causam, et suspicionem reperire potuerunt, eo quod fidelis esset, et omnis culpa, et suspicio non inveniretur in eo. 5Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.Dissero adunque coloro: Noi non troveremo onde accusar questo Daniele, se non forse riguardo alla legge del suo Dio.Those men therfore said: We shal not finde against this same Daniel any occasion, vnles perhaps in the law of his God.Dixerunt ergo viri illi: Non inveniemus Danieli huic aliquam occasionem, nisi forte in lege Dei sui.

6Then the princes, and the governors, craftily suggested to the king, and spoke thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever:Allora i principi, e i satrapi ordirono inganno al re, e gli parlaron così Dario re, vivi eternamente.Then the princes, and the gouerners by surreption suggested to the king, and spake thus vnto him: King Darius, for euer liue:Tunc principes et satrapæ surripuerunt regi, et sic locuti sunt ei: Dari rex, in æternum vive ! 7All the princes of the kingdom, the magistrates, and governors, the senators, and judges, have consulted together, that an imperial decree, and an edict be published: That whosoever shall ask any petition of any god, or man, for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of the lions.Tutti i principi del tuo regno, e magistrati, e i satrapi, e i senatori, e i giudici son di parere, che esca un decreto, e un editto imperiale; che chiunque domanderà qualche cosa a qualunque Dio, od uomo per trenta giorni, fuori che a te, o re, sia gittato nella fossa de' leoni.Al the princes of the kingdom, the magistrates, and gouerners, the senatours and iudges haue taken counsel, that there goe forth an imperial decree, and an edict: That euerie one, which shal aske any petition of whatsoeuer God, or man, vntil thirtie dayes, but of thee ô king, he be cast into the lake of lions.consilium inierunt omnes principes regni tui, magistratus, et satrapæ, senatores, et judices, ut decretum imperatorium exeat, et edictum: ut omnis, qui petierit aliquam petitionem a quocumque deo et homine usque ad triginta dies, nisi a te, rex, mittatur in lacum leonum. 8Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it.Or adunque, o re, conferma questo parere, e scrivi l'editto, che sia immutabile, come firmato dai Medi, e da' Persiani, né sia lecito ad alcuno di trasgredirlo.Now therfore ô king confirme the sentence, and write the decree: that it may not be changed, which is decreed by the Medes and the Persians, nor be lawful for anie man to transgresse it.Nunc itaque rex, confirma sententiam, et scribe decretum: ut non immutetur quod statutum est a Medis et Persis, nec prævaricari cuiquam liceat. 9So king Darius set forth the decree, and established it.E il re Dario pubblicò, e firmò l'editto.Moreouer king Darius put forth the edict, and decreed it.Porro rex Darius proposuit edictum, et statuit.

10Now, when Daniel knew this, that is to say, that the law was made, he went into his house: and opening the windows in his upper chamber towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before.La qual cosa avendo saputa Daniele, viene a dire, come era stata fatta tal legge, se n'andò a casa sua: e aperte le finestre della sua camera, che guardavan verso Gerusalemme, tre volte al dì piegate le sue ginocchia faceva adorazione, e rendeva grazie al suo Dio, come era solito di fare pell'avanti.Which when Daniel had perceiued, that is to say, the law determined, he went into his house: and the windowes being opened in his vpper chamber, three times in a day toward Ierusalem bowed he his knees, and adored, and confessed before his God, as also he had accustomed to doe before.Quod cum Daniel comperisset, id est, constitutam legem, ingressus est domum suam: et fenestris apertis in cœnaculo suo contra Jerusalem tribus temporibus in die flectebat genua sua, et adorabat, confitebaturque coram Deo suo sicut et ante facere consueverat. 11Wherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God.Ma coloro, che stavano attenti a tutto, trovaron Daniele, che orava, e supplicava il suo Dio.Those men therfore searching curiousely, found Daniel praying, and beseching his God.Viri ergo illi curiosius inquirentes invenerunt Danielem orantem, et obsecrantem Deum suum. 12And they came and spoke to the king concerning the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that every man that should make a request to any of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be cast into the den of the lions? And the king answered them, saying: The word is true, according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, which it is not lawful to violate.E andati dal re gli rammentaron l'editto, dicendo: Non hai tu ordinato, o re, che qualunque persona, che per trenta giorni facesse preghiera ad alcuni degli dei, o degli uomini, fuori che a te o re, fosse gettato nella fossa de' leoni? A' quali rispose il re, e disse: Questo è vero secondo l'editto de' Medi , e de' Persiani, il quale non è lecito, che sia violato.And coming they spake to the king vpon the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that euerie man which should aske any of the goddes, & men vntil thirtie dayes, but thyself ô king, he should be cast into the lake of lions? To whom the king answering, said: The word is true according to the decree of the Medes, and Persians, which it is not lawful to transgresse.Et accedentes locuti sunt regi super edicto: Rex, numquid non constituisti ut omnis homo qui rogaret quemquam de diis et hominibus usque ad dies triginta, nisi te, rex, mitteretur in lacum leonum ? Ad quos respondens rex, ait: Verus est sermo juxta decretum Medorum atque Persarum, quod prævaricari non licet. 13Then they answered, and said before the king: Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Juda, hath not regarded thy law, nor the decree that thou hast made: but three times a day he maketh his prayer.Allora quegli risposero, e dissero al te: Daniele de' figliuoli esuli di Giuda non ha fatto caso della tua legge, né dell'editto firmato da te, ma tre volte al di fa sua orazione.Then they answering sayd before the king: Daniel of the children of the captiuitie of Iuda, hath not cared for thy law, and for the edict, that thou madest: but three times in a day he prayeth with his prayer.Tunc respondentes dixerunt coram rege: Daniel de filiis captivitatis Juda, non curavit de lege tua, et de edicto quod constituisti: sed tribus temporibus per diem orat obsecratione sua.

14Now when the king had heard these words, he was very much grieved, and in behalf of Daniel he set his heart to deliver him, and even till sunset he laboured to save him.Ciò udito il re ne rimase molto afflitto, e per amor di Daniele ebbe desiderio di liberarlo, e fino al tramontar del sole si adoperava per trarlo di pericolo.Which word when the king had heard, he was strooken very sad: and for Daniel he set his hart to deliuer him, and euen vntil sunne set he laboured to deliuer him.Quod verbum cum audisset rex, satis contristatus est: et pro Daniele posuit cor ut liberaret eum, et usque ad occasum solis laborabat ut erueret illum. 15But those men perceiving the king’s design, said to him: Know thou, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree which the king hath made, may be altered.Ma coloro avendo compreso l'animo del re, gli dissero: Sappi, o re, che è legge de' Persi, e de' Medi, che Qualunque decreto fatto dal re sia immutabile.But those men perceiuing the king said to him: know thou ô king, that the law of Medes and Persians is, that euerie decree, which the king hath determined, is not lawful to be changed.Viri autem illi, intelligentes regem, dixerunt ei: Scito, rex, quia lex Medorum atque Persarum est ut omne decretum, quod constituerit rex, non liceat immutari. 16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee.Allora il re diede l'ordine, e condusser Daniele, e lo gittarono nella fossa de' leoni: e il re disse a Daniele: Il tuo Dio, cui tu sempre adori, egli ti salverà.Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the lake of lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou doest worshippe alwayes, he wil deliuer thee.Tunc rex præcepit, et adduxerunt Danielem, et miserunt eum in lacum leonum. Dixitque rex Danieli: Deus tuus, quem colis semper, ipse liberabit te. 17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.E fu recata una pietra, e fu posta sull'apertura della fossa, e il re la sigillò col suo anello, e coll'anello de' suoi cortigiani, affinchè non si facesse nulla contro Daniele.And there was a stone brought, and layd vpon the mouth of the lake: which the king sealed with his ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.Allatusque est lapis unus, et positus est super os laci: quem obsignavit rex annulo suo, et annulo optimatum suorum, ne quid fieret contra Danielem.

18And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.E il re se ne tornò a sua casa, e andò a dormire senza aver cenato, e non fu portata vivanda dinanzi a lui, e di più non potè prender sonno.And the king went into his house, and slept vnsupped, and meates were not brought before him, moreouer also sleepe departed from him.Et abiit rex in domum suam, et dormivit incœnatus, cibique non sunt allati coram eo, insuper et somnus recessit ab eo. 19Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions’ den:Quindi alla prima punta del dì il re alzatosi andò in fretta alla fossa de' leoni:Then the king rising in the very first breake of day, went in hast to the lake of the lions:Tunc rex primo diluculo consurgens, festinus ad lacum leonum perrexit: 20And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions?E appressandosi alla fossa con voce lagrimevole chiamò Daniele, e gli parlò, e disse: Daniele servo di Dio vivo, il Dio tuo, cui tu servi sempre, ha egli potuto liberarti da' leoni?and approching to the lake, cried on Daniel with a weeping voice, and spake vnto him: Daniel seruant of the liuing God, thy God whom thou seruest alwayes, hath he bene able thinkest thou, to deliuer thee from the lions?appropinquansque lacui, Danielem voce lacrimabili inclamavit, et affatus est eum: Daniel serve Dei viventis, Deus tuus, cui tu servis semper, putasne valuit te liberare a leonibus ? 21And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:E Daniele rispose al re, e disse: Vivi, o re, in eterno.And Daniel answering the king said: King for euer liue.Et Daniel regi respondens ait: Rex, in æternum vive ! 22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea, and before thee, O king, I have done no offence.Il mio Dio ha mandato il suo Angelo, e questi ha chiuse le bocche de' leoni, e non mi hanno fatto male; perocchè; dinanzi a lui è stata trovata giustizia in me: ma anche inverso di te, o re, io non ho commesso delitto.My God hath sent his Angel, and hath shut vp the mouthes of the lions, and they haue not hurt me: because before him iustice hath bene found in me: yea and before thee, ô king, I haue done no offence.Deus meus misit angelum suum, et conclusit ora leonum, et non nocuerunt mihi: quia coram eo justitia inventa est in me: sed et coram te, rex, delictum non feci.

23Then was the king exceeding 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 hurt was found in him, because he believed in his God.Allora il re grandemente si rallegrò per amore di lui, e ordinò, che Daniele fosse tratto fuori della fossa, e funne tratto Daniele, e non si vide lesione alcuna in lui, perchè ebbe fede nel suo Dio:Then was the king exceding glad vpon him, & he commanded Daniel to be brought out of the lake: and Daniel was brought out of the lake, and no hurt was found in him, because he beleued his God.Tunc vehementer rex gavisus est super eo, et Danielem præcepit educi de lacu: eductusque est Daniel de lacu, et nulla læsio inventa est in eo, quia credidit Deo suo. 24And by the king’s commandment, those men were brought that had accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions’ den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.E per comando del re furon condotti coloro, che aveano accusato Daniele, e furon gettati nella fossa de' leoni eglino, e i figli, e le mogli loro, e non arrivarono sino al piano della fossa, che furon presi da' leoni, da' quali furon fatte in briccioli tutte le loro ossa.And by the kings comandment, those men were brought that had accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lake of the lions, themselues, and their children, and their wiues: and they came not to the pauement of the lake, til the lions caught them, & brake al their bones in peeces.Jubente autem rege, adducti sunt viri illi, qui accusaverant Danielem: et in lacum leonum missi sunt, ipsi, et filii, et uxores eorum: et non pervenerunt usque ad pavimentum laci, donec arriperent eos leones, et omnia ossa eorum comminuerunt. 25Then king Darius wrote to all people, tribes, and languages, dwelling in the whole earth: PEACE be multiplied unto you.Allora Dario scrisse a tutti i popoli, tribù, e lingue, quanti ne abitano per tutta la terra: Sia a voi abbondanza di pace.Then Darius the king wrote to al peoples, tribes, and tongues dwelling in the whole earth: PEACE be multiplied vnto you.Tunc Darius rex scripsit universis populis, tribubus, et linguis habitantibus in universa terra: Pax vobis multiplicetur. 26It is decreed by me, that in all my empire and my kingdom, all men dread and fear the God of Daniel. For he is the living and eternal God for ever: and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his power shall be for ever.E stato decretato da me, che in tutto quanto il mio regno sia temuto, e riverito il Dio di Daniele: imperocché egli è il Dio vivo, ed eterno pe' secoli e il regno di lui non sarà disciolto: la possanza di lui è in eterno.By me a decree is made, that in al myne empire, and my kingdom they dread and feare the God of Daniel. for he is the liuing and eternal God for euer: and his kingdom shal not be dissipated, & his power euen for euer.A me constitutum est decretum, ut in universo imperio et regno meo, tremiscant et paveant Deum Danielis: ipse est enim Deus vivens, et æternus in sæcula, et regnum ejus non dissipabitur, et potestas ejus usque in æternum.

27He is the deliverer, and saviour, doing signs and wonders in heaven, and in earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions’ den.Egli Liberatore, e Salvatore, che fa segni, e prodigi in cielo, e in terra, egli, che ha liberato Daniele dalla fossa de' leoni.He is the deliuerer, and sauiour, doing signe, & meruels in heauen, and in earth: who hath deliuered Daniel out of the lake of the lions.Ipse liberator atque salvator, faciens signa et mirabilia in cælo et in terra: qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum. 28Now Daniel continued unto the reign of Darius, and the reign of Cyrus, the Persian.Or Daniele fu sempre in onore pel tempo del regno di Dario, e nel regno di Ciro Persiano.Moreouer Daniel continued vnto the kingdom of Darius, and the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.Porro Daniel perseveravit usque ad regnum Darii, regnumque Cyri Persæ.