Daniel 6
大利乌{H1868}随心所愿{H6925}{H8232},立{H6966}一百{H3969}二十{H6243}个总督{H324},治理{H5922}通{H3606}国{H4437}。
又在他们{H4481}以上{H5924}立总长{H5632}叁{H8532}人(但以理{H1841}在其中{H4481}),使总督{H324}在他们{H459}叁人面前回覆事务{H3052}{H2941},免得{H3809}王{H4430}受{H1934}亏损{H5142}。
因{H3606}{H6903}这{H1836}但以理{H1841}有美好的{H3493}灵性{H7308},所以显然超乎{H5330}其余的总长{H5632}和总督{H324},王{H4430}又想{H6246}立{H6966}他治理{H5922}通{H3606}国{H4437}。
那时{H116},总长{H5632}和总督{H324}寻找{H1156}{H7912}但以理{H1841}误国{H4437}的把柄{H5931},为要参他;只是{H3606}找{H7912}不{H3809}着{H3202}他的错误{H5931}过失{H7844},因{H6903}他{H5922}忠心{H540}办事,毫无{H3809}{H3606}错误{H7960}过失{H7844}。
那些{H479}人{H1400}便说{H560}:我们要找参{H5922}这{H1836}但以理{H1841}的把柄{H5931},除非{H3861}在他神{H426}的律法{H1882}中就寻{H7912}不{H3809}着。
于是{H116},总长{H5632}和总督{H324}纷纷聚集{H7284}来见王{H4430},说{H560}:愿大利乌{H1868}王{H4430}万岁{H2418}{H5957}!
国中{H4437}的总长{H5632}、钦差{H5460}、总督{H324}、谋士{H1907},和巡抚{H6347}彼此商议{H3272},要立{H6966}一条{H7010}坚定的{H8631}禁令{H633}(或译:求王下旨要立一条……),叁十{H8533}日{H3118}内{H5705},不拘何人,若在王{H4430}以外{H3861},或向{H4481}神{H426}或向人{H606}求{H1156}甚么{H1159},就必扔在{H7412}狮子{H744}坑{H1358}中。
王{H4430}啊,现在{H3705}求你立{H6966}这禁令{H633},加盖玉玺{H7560},使禁令决不{H3809}更改{H8133};照玛代{H4076}和波斯人{H6540}的例{H1882}是不可{H3809}更改{H5709}的。
于是{H3606}{H1836}{H6903}大利乌{H1868}王{H4430}立这禁令{H633},加盖玉玺{H7560}。
但以理{H1841}知道{H3046}这禁令{H3792}盖了玉玺{H7560},就到{H5954}自己家里{H1005}(他楼上{H5952}的窗户{H3551}开{H6606}向{H5049}耶路撒冷{H3390}),一日{H3118}叁次{H2166},双膝{H1291}跪{H1289}在{H5922}他神{H426}面前{H6925},祷告{H6739}感谢{H3029},与{H6903}{H3606}素常{H4481}{H1836}{H6928}{H1934}{H5648}一样。
那些{H479}人{H1400}就纷纷聚集{H7284},见{H7912}但以理{H1841}在他神{H426}面前{H6925}祈祷{H1156}恳求{H2604}。
他们便进到{H7127}王前{H6925},题王{H5922}的禁令{H5922},说{H560}:王啊,叁十{H8533}日{H3118}内{H5705}不拘何{H3606}人{H606},若在王{H4430}以外{H3861},或向{H4481}神{H426}或向人{H606}求{H1156}甚么,必被扔在{H7412}狮子{H744}坑中{H1358}。王不是{H3809}在这禁令{H633}上盖了玉玺{H7560}么?王{H4430}回答{H6032}说{H560}:实{H3330}有这事{H4406},照玛代{H4076}和波斯人{H6540}的例{H1882}是不可{H3809}更改{H5709}的。
他们对王{H4430}说{H560}:王{H4430}啊,那被掳{H1547}之犹大{H3061}人{H1123}中的{H4481}但以理{H1841}不{H3809}理{H7761}{H2942}你{H5922},也不遵你盖了玉玺{H7560}的禁令{H633},他竟一日{H3118}叁{H8532}次{H2166}祈祷{H1156}{H1159}。
王{H4430}听见{H8086}这话{H4406},就甚{H7690}愁烦{H888},一心{H7761}{H1079}{H5922}要救{H7804}但以理{H1841},筹划{H1934}{H7712}解救{H5338}他,直到{H5705}日{H8122}落{H4606}的时候。
那些{H479}人{H1400}就纷纷聚集{H7284}来见{H5922}王{H4430},说{H560}:王{H4430}啊,当知道{H3046}玛代人{H4076}和波斯人{H6540}有例{H1882},凡王{H4430}所立{H6966}的禁令{H633}和律例{H7010}都不可{H3606}更改{H8133}。
王{H4430}下令{H560},人就把但以理{H1841}带来{H858},扔在{H7412}狮子{H744}坑{H1358}中。王{H4430}对但以理{H1841}说{H560}:你{H607}所常{H8411}事奉{H6399}的神{H426},他必救{H7804}你。
有人搬{H858}石头{H69}放在{H7761}坑{H1358}口{H6433},王{H4430}用自己的玺{H5824}和大臣{H7261}的印{H5824},封闭{H2857}那坑,使惩办但以理{H1841}的事{H6640}毫无{H3809}更改{H8133}。
王{H4430}回{H236}宫{H1965},终夜{H956}禁食{H2908},无人{H3809}拿{H5954}乐器{H1761}到他面前{H6925},并且睡不着{H5075}{H5922}觉{H8139}。
次日黎明{H8238}{H5053},王{H4430}就起来{H6966},急忙{H927}往狮子{H744}坑{H1358}那里去{H236}。
临近{H7127}坑{H1358}边,哀{H6088}声{H7032}呼叫{H2200}但以理{H1841},对但以理{H1841}说{H560}:永生{H2417}神{H426}的仆人{H5649}但以理{H1841}啊,你所常{H8411}事奉{H6399}的神能{H3202}救{H7804}你脱离{H4481}狮子{H744}么?
但以理{H1841}对{H5974}王{H4430}说{H4449}:愿王{H4430}万岁{H2418}{H5957}!
我的神{H426}差遣{H7972}使者{H4398},封住{H5463}狮子{H744}的口{H6433},叫狮子不{H3809}伤{H2255}我;因{H3606}{H6903}我在神面前{H6925}无{H7912}辜{H2136},我在王{H4430}面前{H6925}也{H638}没有{H3809}行过{H5648}亏损的事{H2248}。
王{H4430}就甚{H7690}喜乐{H2868},吩咐{H560}人将但以理{H1841}从{H4481}坑里{H1358}繫上来{H5267}。于是但以理{H1841}从{H4481}坑里{H1358}被繫上来{H5267},身上毫无{H3809}{H7912}伤损{H3606}{H2257},因为信靠{H540}他的神{H426}。
王{H4430}下令{H560},人就把那些{H479}控告{H399}{H7170}但以理{H1841}的人{H1400},连他们{H581}的妻子{H5389}儿女{H1123}都带来{H858},扔在{H7412}狮子{H744}坑{H1358}中。他们还没有{H3809}到{H4291}坑{H1358}底{H773},狮子{H744}就抓住(原文是胜了{H5705}{H7981})他们,咬碎{H1855}他们的骨头{H1635}。
那时{H116},大利乌{H1868}王{H4430}传旨{H3790},晓谕住在{H1753}全{H3606}地{H772}各{H3606}方{H5972}、各国{H524}、各族{H3961}的人说:愿你们大享{H7680}平安{H8001}!
现在我{H4481}{H6925}降{H7761}旨{H2942}晓谕我所统辖{H7985}的全{H3606}国{H4437}人民,要在但以理{H1841}的神{H426}面前{H4481}{H6925},战兢{H1934}{H2112}恐惧{H1763}。因为他是永远{H5957}长存{H7011}的活{H2417}神{H426},他的国{H4437}永不{H3809}败坏{H2255};他的权柄{H7985}永存无极{H5705}{H5491}!
他护庇{H7804}人,搭救{H5338}人,在天上{H8065}地下{H772}施行{H5648}神蹟{H852}奇事{H8540},救了{H7804}但以理{H1841}脱离{H4481}狮子{H744}的口{H3028}。
如此,这{H1836}但以理{H1841},当大利乌{H1868}王在位{H4437}的时候和波斯{H6543}王古列{H3567}在位{H4437}的时候,大享亨通{H6744}。