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

¹

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

²

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

²

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

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.

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~.

⁴

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?

⁴

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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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.

⁵

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”

⁶

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?

⁶

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 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.

⁷

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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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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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.

⁹

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.

⁹

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.

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.

¹⁰

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

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;

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.

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.

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”

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.

¹³

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

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.

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.

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.

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”

¹⁶

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

¹⁶

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

¹⁷

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

¹⁷

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

²⁰

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

²⁰

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

²¹

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.

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.

²²

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

²²

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

²³

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

²³

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

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.

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.

²⁵

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

²⁵

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

²⁶

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

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&”

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.

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.

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.

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.

²⁹

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

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.

³⁰

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

³⁰

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

³¹

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

³¹

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

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.

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”

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.

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.

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.

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.

³⁵

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

³⁵

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

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.

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.

³⁷

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

³⁷

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

³⁸

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

³⁸

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

³⁹

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

³⁹

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

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.

⁴⁰

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

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.

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,

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.

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”