Bel-et-Draco 1

1 "Ek profhtei/av Ambakoum ui;ou_ "Ihsou_ e'k th_v fulh_v Leui.
2 $Anyrwpo/v tiv h}n i;ereu/v, w`{ o#noma Danihl ui;o\v Abal, sumbiwth\v tou_ basile/wv Babulw_nov.
3 kai\ h}n ei#dwlon, Bhl, oj e'se/bonto oi; Babulw/nioiV a'nhli/sketo de\ au'tw`_ kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran semida/lewv a'rta/bai de/ka du/o kai\ pro/bata te/ssara kai\ e'lai/ou metrhtai\ e%x.
4 kai\ o; basileu\v e'se/beto au'to/n, kai\ e'poreu/eto o; basileu\v kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran kai\ proseku/nei au'tw`_V Danihl de\ proshu/ceto pro\v ku/rion.
5 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu\v tw`_ Danihl Dia\ ti/ ou' proskunei_v tw`_ Bhl? kai\ ei}pe Danihl pro\v to\n basile/a Ou'de/na se/bomai e'gw\ ei' mh\ ku/rion to\n yeo\n to\n kti/santa to\n ou'rano\n kai\ th\n gh_n kai\ e#conta pa/shv sarko\v kur[i]ei/an.
6 ei}pen de\ o; basileu\v au'tw`_ Ou{tov ou}n ou'k e#sti yeo/v? ou'c o;ra`_v o%sa ei'v au'to\n dapana_tai kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran?
7 kai\ ei}pen au'tw`_ Danihl Mhdamw_vV mhdei/v se paralogize/sywV ou{tov ga\r e#swyen me\n ph/lino/v e'stin, e#xwyen de\ calkou_vV o'mnu/w de/ soi ku/rion to\n yeo\n tw_n yew_n, o%ti ou'ye\n be/brwke pw/pote ou{tov.
8 kai\ yumwyei\v o; basileu\v e'ka/lese tou\v proesthko/tav tou_ i;erou_ kai\ ei}pen au'toi_v Paradei/xate to\n e'syi/onta ta\ paraskeuazo/mena tw`_ BhlV ei' de\ mh/ ge, a'poyanei_sye hJ Danihl o; fa/skwn mh\ e'syi/esyai au'ta\ u;p" au'tou_. oi; de\ ei}pan Au'to\v o; Bhl e'sti\n o; katesyi/wn au'ta/.
9 ei}pe de\ Danihl pro\v to\n basile/a Gine/syw ou%twvV e'a\n mh\ paradei/xw o%ti ou'k e#stin o; Bhl o; katesyi/wn tau_ta, a'poyanou_mai kai\ pa/ntev oi; par" e'mou_. h}san de\ tw`_ Bhl i;erei_v e;bdomh/konta cwri\v gunaikw_n kai\ te/knwn.
10 h#gagon de/ to\n basile/a ei'v to\ ei'dw/lion.
11 kai\ parete/yh ta\ brw/mata e'nw/pion tou_ basile/wv kai\ tou_ Danihl, kai\ oi}nov kerasyei\v ei'shne/cyh kai\ parete/yh tw`_ Bhl. kai\ ei}pen Danihl Su\ au'to\v o;ra`_v o%ti kei_tai tau_ta, basileu_V su\ ou}n e'pisfra/gisai ta\v klei_dav tou_ naou_, e'pa\n kleisyh`_.
13 h#rese de\ o; lo/gov tw`_ basilei_.
14 o; de\ Danihl e'ke/leuse tou\v par" au'tou_ e'kbalo/ntav pa/ntav e'k tou_ naou_ katash_sai o%lon to\n nao\n spodw`_ ou'yeno\v tw_n e'kto\v au'tou_ ei'do/tov. kai\ to/te to\n nao\n e'ke/leuse sfragi/sai tw`_ tou_ basile/wv daktuli/w` kai\ toi_v daktuli/oiv tinw_n e'ndo/xwn i;ere/wnV kai\ e'ge/neto ou%twv.
15-17 kai\ e'ge/neto th`_ e'pau/rion parege/nonto e'pi\ to\n to/ponV oi; de\ i;erei_v tou_ Bhl dia\ qeudoyuri/dwn ei'selyo/ntev katefa/gosan pa/nta ta\ parakei/mena tw`_ Bhl kai\ e'xe/pion to\n oi}non. kai\ ei}pen Danihl "Epi/dete ta\v sfragi_dav u;mw_n ei' me/nousin, a#ndrev i;erei_vV kai\ su\ de/, basileu_, ske/qai mh/ ti/ soi a'su/mfwnon gege/nhtai. kai\ eu{ron, w;v h}n h; sfragi/v, kai\ a'pe/balon th\n sfragi_da.
18 kai\ a'noi/xantev ta\v yu/rav ei#dosan dedapanhme/na pa/nta ta\ parateye/nta kai\ ta\v trape/zav kena/vV kai\ e'ca/rh o; basileu\v kai\ ei}pen pro\v to\n Danihl Me/gav e'sti\n o; Bhl, kai\ ou'k e#sti par" au'tw`_ do/lov.
19 kai\ e'ge/lase Danihl sfo/dra kai\ ei}pen tw`_ basilei_ Deu_ro i'de\ to\n do/lon tw_n i;ere/wn. kai\ ei}pen Danihl Basileu_, tau_ta ta\ i#cnh ti/nov e'sti/?
20 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu/v "Andrw_n kai\ gunaikw_n kai\ paidi/wn.
21 kai\ e'ph_lyen e'pi\ to\n oi}kon, e'n w`{ h}san oi; i;erei_v katagino/menoi, kai\ eu{re ta\ brw/mata tou_ Bhl kai\ to\n oi}nonV kai\ e'pe/deixe Danihl tw`_ basilei_ ta\ qeudoyu/ria, di" w{n ei'sporeuo/menoi oi; i;erei_v e'dapa/nwn ta\ paratiye/mena tw`_ Bhl.
22 kai\ e'xh/gagen au'tou\v o; basileu\v e'k tou_ Bhli/ou kai\ pare/dwken au'tou\v tw`_ DanihlV kai\ th\n dapa/nhn th\n ei'v au'to\n e#dwke tw`_ Danihl, to\n de\ Bhl kate/streqe.
23 Kai\ h}n dra/kwn e'n tw`_ au'tw`_ to/pw`, kai\ e'se/bonto au'to\n oi; Babulw/nioi.
24 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu\v tw`_ Danihl Mh\ kai\ tou_ton e'rei_v o%ti calkou_v e'stin? i'dou\ zh`_ kai\ e'syi/ei kai\ pi/neiV prosku/nhson au'tw`_.
25 kai\ ei}pen Danihl Basileu_, do/v moi th\n e'xousi/an, kai\ a'nelw_ to\n dra/konta a#neu sidh/rou kai\ r;a/bdou.
26 kai\ sunecw/rhsen au'tw`_ o; basileu\v kai\ ei}pen au'tw`_ De/dotai/ soi.
27 kai\ labw\n o; Danihl pi/sshv mna_v tria/konta kai\ ste/ar kai\ tri/cav h%qhsen e'pi\ to\ au'to\ kai\ e'poi/hse ma/zan kai\ e'ne/balen ei'v to\ sto/ma tou_ dra/kontov, kai\ fagw\n dierra/gh. kai\ e#deixen au'to\n tw`_ basilei_ le/gwn Ou' tau_ta se/besye, basileu_?
28 kai\ sunh/cyhsan oi; a'po\ th_v cw/rav pa/ntev e'pi\ to\n Danihl kai\ ei}pan Ioudai_ov ge/gonen o; basileu/vV to\n Bhl kate/streqe kai\ to\n dra/konta a'pe/kteine.
30 kai\ i'dw\n o; basileu\v o%ti e'pisunh/cyh o; o#clov th_v cw/rav e'p" au'to/n, e'ka/lese tou\v sumbiwta\v au'tou_ kai\ ei}pen Di/dwmi to\n Danihl ei'v a'pw/leian.
31-32 h}n de\ la/kkov e'n w`{ e'tre/fonto le/ontev e;pta/, oi{v paredi/donto oi; e'pi/bouloi tou_ basile/wv, kai\ e'corhgei_to au'toi_v kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran tw_n e'piyanati/wn sw/mata du/o. kai\ e'neba/losan to\n Danihl oi; o#cloi ei'v e'kei_non to\n la/kkon, i%na katabrwyh`_ kai\ mhde\ tafh_v tu/ch`. kai\ h}n e'n tw`_ la/kkw` Danihl h;me/rav e%x.
33 kai\ e'ge/neto th`_ h;me/ra` th`_ e%kth` kai\ h}n Ambakoum e#cwn a#rtouv e'nteyrumme/nouv e'n ska/fh` e'n e;qh/mati kai\ sta/mnon oi#nou kekerasme/nou kai\ e'poreu/eto ei'v to\ pedi/on pro\v tou\v yerista/v.
34 kai\ e'la/lhsen a#ggelov kuri/ou pro\v Ambakoum le/gwn Ta/de le/gei soi ku/riov o; yeo/v To\ a#riston, oj e#ceiv, a'pe/negke Danihl ei'v to\n la/kkon tw_n leo/ntwn e'n Babulw_ni.
35 kai\ ei}pen Ambakoum Ku/rie o; yeo/v, ou'c e;w/raka th\n Babulw_na kai\ to\n la/kkon ou' ginw/skw pou_ e'sti.
36 kai\ e'pilabo/menov au'tou_ o; a#ggelov kuri/ou tou_ Ambakoum th_v ko/mhv au'tou_ th_v kefalh_v e#yhken au'to\n e'pa/nw tou_ la/kkou tou_ e'n Babulw_ni.
37 kai\ ei}pen Ambakoum pro\v Danihl "Anasta\v fa/ge to\ a#riston, oj a'pe/steile/ soi ku/riov o; yeo/v.
38 kai\ ei}pe Danihl "Emnh/syh ga/r mou ku/riov o; yeo\v o; mh\ e'gkatalei/pwn tou\v a'gapw_ntav au'to/n.
39 kai\ e#fage DanihlV o; de\ a#ggelov kuri/ou kate/sthse to\n Ambakoum o%yen au'to\n e#labe th`_ au'th`_ h;me/ra`. o; de\ ku/riov o; yeo\v e'mnh/syh tou_ Danihl.
40 e'xh_lye de\ o; basileu\v meta\ tau_ta penyw_n to\n Danihl kai\ e'gku/qav ei'v to\n la/kkon o;ra`_ au'to\n kayh/menon.
41 kai\ a'naboh/sav ei}pen o; basileu/v Me/gav e'sti\ ku/riov o; yeo/v, kai\ ou'k e#sti plh\n au'tou_ a#llov.
42 kai\ e'xh/gagen o; basileu\v to\n Danihl e'k tou_ la/kkouV kai\ tou\v ai'ti/ouv th_v a'pwlei/av au'tou_ e'ne/balen ei'v to\n la/kkon e'nw/pion tou_ Danihl, kai\ katebrw/yhsan.