¹

данїи'лъ же бы'сть вели'къ преD люDми эT дн~е того и^ потомъ”

¹

And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia received his kingdom.

²

И бя'ше данїилъ жи'ꙁненикъ съ цр~емъ сла'венᲆ паче дрђг# е^го`.

²

And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above all his friends.

³

и^ бя'ше кђмиръ вављлоняноM е^мђже и^мя ви'лъ. і^ и^ꙁдавахђ е^мђ на кыиждо дн~ь крђп# пшени'ченъ а^лтавасᲆ в~і, ѓ^ве'цъ м~, вина` мњръ ѕ~.

³

Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

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и^ цр~ь чтяше и&, и^ хождаше по вся` дн~и клAнятися е^мђ. данїилъ же кланя'шеся б~ђ свое^мђ. и^ рече е^мђ цр~ь, почᲄо не покланя'ешися ви'лђ.

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And the king worshipped it, and went daily to adore it: but Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why dost not thou worship Bel?

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сеи же рече, не покланя'юся кђми'ромᲆ рђка'ма сътворе'номъ, н^о жи'вђ б~ђ сътвор#шемђ нб~о и^ землю, и^ владђщемђ всњми”

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Who answered and said, Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh.

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и^ рече цр~ь, не мнитъ л^и ти ся ви'лъ жи'въ сы'и бо'гъ. и^л^и не ви'диши коли'ко ја%сть и^ пїетᲆ на вся` дн~и.

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Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?

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и^ рече данїилъ посмњя'вся, не прельщаися цр~ю. то'и внђтръё%дђ каl е^сть, а^ внњё%дђ мњдь, и^ нњсть ја%лъ н^и пи'лъ никогда'же.

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Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.

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и^ раꙁ#гнњвався цр~ь, приꙁва жер#ца е^го. и^ рече и^мъ, а^ще л^и не повњсте м^и кт^о ја%сть бра'шно с^е, т^о ё%мрете.

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So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expences, ye shall die.

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а^щеy ё^ка'жете ја^ко виl и^з#ја%даеть е&, ё%мретъ данїи'лъ, ја^ко похђли'лъ е^сть ви'ла. и^ рече данїил# цр~ю, бђди по гл~ђ твое^мђ.

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But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.

¹⁰

бња'ше же жрець ви'ловъ, о~, кро'мњ же'нъ, и^ дњтїи”

¹⁰

Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

¹¹

И прїиде цр~ь съ данїи'ломъ въ хра'мъ виловъ. и^ рњша жерцы ви'ловы, с^е м^ы и^ꙁыдемъ во'нъ. ты же цр~ю поста'ви ја%дь, и^ вино` съчерпа'но, затвори' же двери, и^ знамена'и прьстьнемъ свои^мъ.

¹¹

So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thine own signet;

¹²

и^ пришеD заё%тра, а^ще не ѓ^бря'щеши всего` иꙁъја^дена виломъ, тогда` и^з#мремъ, и^л^и данїи'лъ съл#га'выи на' ны”

¹²

and to-morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel, that speaketh falsely against us.

¹³

Сїи же и^мња'хђ поD трапезою съкровенъ вхоD, и^ вхождахђ тњмъ всегда` і^ и^з#ја%дахђ е&.

¹³

And they little regarded it: for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and consumed those things.

¹⁴

и^ бысть ја%ко и^зыидоша ѓ^ни`, и цр~ь поста'ви бра'шно ви'лђ. и^ повелњ данїи'лъ ѓ%трокомъ свои^мъ, и^ принесоша пе'пелъ, и^ потрђси'ша весь хра'мъ преD цр~емъ. і^ и^зшед#ша ꙁаключи'ша двери, и^ знамена'ша прьстьнеM цр~евомᲆ и^ эTи^доша.

¹⁴

So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed.

¹⁵

жерцыy влњз#ше нощїю по ѓ^бы'чаю свое^мђ, и^ жены иX, и^ ча'да иX, і^ и^зъя'ша і^ и^спи'ша вс^е”

¹⁵

Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.

¹⁶

И$ ё^рани` цр~ь заё%тра и^ данїилъ с ни'мъ.

¹⁶

In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

¹⁷

и^ рече цр~ь, цњ'ла л^и сђть зна'менїа данїиле. се'и же реq цњла цр~ю.

¹⁷

And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he said, Yea, O king, they be whole.

¹⁸

и^ эTвръꙁоша две'ри, и^ возрњ цр~ь на трапезђ, и^ въꙁᲆпи гла'соM вели'ком#, вели'къ е^си ви'ле, и^ нњсᲄь льсти въ тебњ` н^и е^ді'ноя же.

¹⁸

And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all.

¹⁹

и^ посмњя'ся данїилъ. и^ ё^дръжа цр~я ја%ко не вни'ти е^мђ внђтръ. и^ рече ви'ждъ ё^бо, и^ разђмњи чїя сђтъ стопы сїя.

¹⁹

Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these.

²⁰

и^ рече цр~ь, ви'ждђ стопы` мђж'ескы, и^ жен#скы, и^ дњтъскы.

²⁰

And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the king was angry,

²¹

и^ раꙁ#гнњвався цр~ь. ја%тъ тогда` жер#ца, и^ жены и^хъ, и^ дњти и^хъ, и^ показа'ша е^мђ съкровен#ныа две'ри и%миy входя'ще и^зъја^дахђ ја%же на трапеѕњ.

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and took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the private doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.

²²

и^ꙁби я& цр~ь, и^ дастъ ви'ла данїилђ, и^ разби и& и^ храM е^го разори`”

²²

Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroyed him and his temple.

²³

И$ бᲇаше ѕмїи вели'кїи въ мњсте тоM и^ чтяхђ и& вављ=лоняне,

²³

And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped.

²⁴

и^ рече цр~ь данїилђ, е^да` и^ семђ реqши ја%ко мњдь е^стᲆ, се'и жи'въ е^стᲆ и^ ја%сть и^ пїеT, не мо'жеши рещи ја%ко нњсть се'и бо'гᲆ жи'въ, поклони' же ся е^мђ.

²⁴

And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.

²⁵

и^ рече данїилъ, г~ђ б~ђ мое^мђ поклоню'ся, ја%ко то'и е^сть б~ъ жи'въ.

²⁵

Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God.

²⁶

ты' же цр~ю да'ждь м^и вла'сть, и^ ё^бїю змїя беZ меча и^ безъ жеꙁла`, и^ рече цр~ь, даю т^и и&”

²⁶

But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave.

²⁷

И$ взя` данїилъ смолђ и^ сњрђ и^ во'лнђ, и^ въꙁвари вᲆкђпь. и^ сᲆтвори'въ гомо'лю, въвръже въ ё^ста` ѕмїю, і^ и^зъја%дъ расњдеся ѕмїи. и^ рече данїилъ, с^е чествова'нїя ва'ша.

²⁷

Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder: and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship.

²⁸

и^ бысть ја^ко ё^слы'шаша вављ=лоняне стђжиша с^и ѕњло, и^ ѓ^браᲄишася на цр~я, и^ рњша, жидови'нъ бы'сть цр~ь. ви'ла расы'па, и^ ѕмїя ё^би`, и^ жерца и^с#сњче.

²⁸

When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the priests to death.

²⁹

и^ рњша пришеDше къ цр~ю, предаждь на'мъ данїила, а^ще ли н^и т^о ё^бїем# т^я и^ доM твои.

²⁹

So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house.

³⁰

и^ ви'дњвъ цр~ь ја%ко т#ща'тъ иM ѕњло, и^ нђжденъ бы'въ предасть данїила”

³⁰

Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them;

³¹

сїи же въвръго'ша и& в ровъ лев#скь, и^ бњ т^ђ дн~ъ ѕ~.

³¹

who cast him into the lions' den: where he was six days.

³²

бя'шеy в ровњ з~, ле'въ, и^ дая'хђ и^мъ дв^њ телесњ на' дн~ь, и двњ же ѓ^вцы`. тогда же не да'ша и^мъ, да и^зъја^дя'тᲆ данїила”

³²

And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel.

³³

А$в#вакђм# же пррoкᲆ бя'ше на жидов#стњи, то'иже свариv варенїе и^ въдробив# хлњбы в нощ#вы, и^дяше на' поле донести жа'телемъ.

³³

Now there was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into the field, for to bring it to the reapers.

³⁴

и^ рече а^гг~лᲆ гн~ь а^в#вакђмђ, донесᲄи ѓ^бњд# и^же и%мать въ вављ=лонъ данїилђ, в ровъ лев#скь.

³⁴

But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den.

³⁵

и^ рече а^в#ва'кђм#, г~и вављ=лона не вњде.

³⁵

And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is.

³⁶

и^ ја%тъ и& а^гг~лъ гн~ь ꙁа ве'рхᲆ е^го, и^ дрᲆжа за вла'сы главы е^го, и^ поста'ви и& въ вављ=лонњ врᲆхђ р#ва шђмомъ дх~а е^го.

³⁶

Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den.

³⁷

и^ въꙁъпи ав#вакђмъ гл~я, данїиле данїи'ле, возми' ѓ^бњдъ и^же посла` тебњ б~ъ.

³⁷

And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee.

³⁸

и^ рече данїилъ, помянђлъ б^о мя еs б~ъ, и^ нњси ѓ^ста'вилъ любя'щихъ т^я”

³⁸

And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee.

³⁹

И$ въстаv данїилъ и^ ја%сть. а^гг~лъ же бж~їи поста'ви а^в#вакђма внеꙁапђ на мњстњ е^го”

³⁹

So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately.

⁴⁰

Цр~ь же прїиде в сеDмы'и дн~ь желњти данїила, и^ прїиде наD ро'въ, и^ въꙁрњ, и^ с^е данїиl седя.

⁴⁰

Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and, behold, Daniel was sitting.

⁴¹

и^ въꙁᲆпи цр~ь гла'сомъ вели'комъ, и^ рече, великъ е^си г~и б~е данїиловᲆ, и^ нњсть и%наго раꙁ#вњ тебе,

⁴¹

Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art thou, O Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.

⁴²

і^ и^схити и%. пови'н#ныя же па'гђбњ е^го въвръже в ро'въ, і^ и^зъја^дени бы'ша пред# ни'мъ”

⁴²

And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face.