Bel-et-Draco Theodotion 1

1 Kai\ o; basileu\v "Astua/ghv prosete/yh pro\v tou\v pate/rav au'tou_, kai\ pare/laben Ku_rov o; Pe/rshv th\n basilei/an au'tou_.
2 kai\ h}n Danihl sumbiwth\v tou_ basile/wv kai\ e#ndoxov u;pe\r pa/ntav tou\v fi/louv au'tou_.
3 kai\ h}n ei#dwlon toi_v Babulwni/oiv, w`{ o#noma Bhl, kai\ e'dapanw_nto ei'v au'to\n e;ka/sthv h;me/rav semida/lewv a'rta/bai dw/deka kai\ pro/bata tessara/konta kai\ oi#nou metrhtai\ e%x.
4 kai\ o; basileu\v e'se/beto au'to\n kai\ e'poreu/eto kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran proskunei_n au'tw`_V Danihl de\ proseku/nei tw`_ yew`_ au'tou_.
5 kai\ ei}pen au'tw`_ o; basileu/v Dia\ ti/ ou' proskunei_v tw`_ Bhl? o; de\ ei}pen ^Oti ou' se/bomai ei#dwla ceiropoi/hta, a'lla\ to\n zw_nta yeo\n to\n kti/santa to\n ou'rano\n kai\ th\n gh_n kai\ e#conta pa/shv sarko\v kuriei/an.
6 kai\ ei}pen au'tw`_ o; basileu/v Ou' dokei_ soi Bhl ei}nai zw_n yeo/v? h} ou'c o;ra`_v o%sa e'syi/ei kai\ pi/nei kay" e;ka/sthn h;me/ran?
7 kai\ ei}pen Danihl gela/sav Mh\ planw_, basileu_V ou{tov ga\r e#swyen me/n e'sti phlo\v e#xwyen de\ calko\v kai\ ou' be/brwken ou'de\ pe/pwken pw/pote.
8 kai\ yumwyei\v o; basileu\v e'ka/lesen tou\v i;erei_v au'tou_ kai\ ei}pen au'toi_v "Ea\n mh\ ei#phte/ moi ti/v o; kate/sywn th\n dapa/nhn tau/thn, a'poyanei_syeV e'a\n de\ dei/xhte o%ti Bhl katesyi/ei au'ta/, a'poyanei_tai Danihl, o%ti e'blasfh/mhsen ei'v to\n Bhl.
9 kai\ ei}pen Danihl tw`_ basilei_ Gine/syw kata\ to\ r;h_ma/ sou. kai\ h}san i;erei_v tou_ Bhl e;bdomh/konta e'kto\v gunaikw_n kai\ te/knwn.
10 kai\ h}lyen o; basileu\v meta\ Danihl ei'v to\n oi}kon tou_ Bhl.
11 kai\ ei}pan oi; i;erei_v tou_ Bhl "Idou\ h;mei_v a'potre/comen e#xw, su\ de/, basileu_, para/yev ta\ brw/mata kai\ to\n oi}non kera/sav ye\v kai\ a'po/kleison th\n yu/ran kai\ sfra/gison tw`_ daktuli/w` souV kai\ e'lyw\n prwi=\ e'a\n mh\ eu%rh`v pa/nta bebrwme/na u;po\ tou_ Bhl, a'poyanou/meya hJ Danihl o; qeudo/menov kay" h;mw_n.
12 au'toi\ de\ katefro/noun, o%ti pepoih/keisan u;po\ th\n tra/pezan kekrumme/nhn ei#sodon kai\ di" au'th_v ei'seporeu/onto dio/lou kai\ a'nh/loun au'ta/.
13 kai\ e'ge/neto w;v e'xh/lyosan e'kei_noi, kai\ o; basileu\v pare/yhken ta\ brw/mata tw`_ Bhl.
14 kai\ e'pe/taxen Danihl toi_v paidari/oiv au'tou_ kai\ h#negkan te/fran kai\ kate/shsan o%lon to\n nao\n e'nw/pion tou_ basile/wv mo/nouV kai\ e'xelyo/ntev e#kleisan th\n yu/ran kai\ e'sfragi/santo e'n tw`_ daktuli/w` tou_ basile/wv, kai\ a'ph_lyon.
15 oi; de\ i;erei_v h}lyon th\n nu/kta kata\ to\ e#yov au'tw_n kai\ ai; gunai_kev kai\ ta\ te/kna au'tw_n kai\ kate/fagon pa/nta kai\ e'xe/pion.
16 kai\ w#ryrisen o; basileu\v to\ prwi=\ kai\ Danihl met" au'tou_.
17 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu/v Sw`_oi ai; sfragi_dev, Danihl? o; de\ ei}pen Sw`_oi, basileu_.
18 kai\ e'ge/neto a%ma tw`_ a'noi_xai ta\v yu/rav e'pible/qav o; basileu\v e'pi\ th\n tra/pezan e'bo/hsen fwnh`_ mega/lh` Me/gav ei}, Bhl, kai\ ou'k e#stin para\ soi\ do/lov ou'de\ ei{v.
19 kai\ e'ge/lasen Danihl kai\ e'kra/thsen to\n basile/a tou_ mh\ ei'selyei_n au'to\n e#sw kai\ ei}pen "Ide\ dh\ to\ e#dafov kai\ gnw_yi ti/nov ta\ i#cnh tau_ta.
20 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu/v :Orw_ ta\ i#cnh a'ndrw_n kai\ gunaikw_n kai\ paidi/wn.
21 kai\ o'rgisyei\v o; basileu\v to/te sune/laben tou\v i;erei_v kai\ ta\v gunai_kav kai\ ta\ te/kna au'tw_n, kai\ e#deixan au'tw`_ ta\v krupta\v yu/rav, di" w{n ei'seporeu/onto kai\ e'dapa/nwn ta\ e'pi\ th`_ trape/zh`.
22 kai\ a'pe/kteinen au'tou\v o; basileu\v kai\ e#dwken to\n Bhl e#kdoton tw`_ Danihl, kai\ kate/streqen au'to\n kai\ to\ i;ero\n au'tou_.
23 Kai\ h}n dra/kwn me/gav, kai\ e'se/bonto au'to\n oi; Babulw/nioi.
24 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu\v tw`_ Danihl Ou' du/nasai ei'pei_n o%ti ou'k e#stin ou{tov yeo\v zw_nV kai\ prosku/nhson au'tw`_.
25 kai\ ei}pen Danihl Kuri/w` tw`_ yew`_ mou proskunh/sw, o%ti ou{to/v e'stin yeo\v zw_nV su\ de/, basileu_, do/v moi e'xousi/an, kai\ a'poktenw_ to\n dra/konta a#neu macai/rav kai\ r;a/bdou.
26 kai\ ei}pen o; basileu/v Di/dwmi/ soi.
27 kai\ e#laben Danihl pi/ssan kai\ sth_r kai\ tri/cav kai\ h%qhsen e'pi\ to\ au'to\ kai\ e'poi/hsen ma/zav kai\ e#dwken ei'v to\ sto/ma tou_ dra/kontov, kai\ fagw\n dierra/gh o; dra/kwn. kai\ ei}pen $Idete ta\ seba/smata u;mw_n.
28 kai\ e'ge/neto w;v h#kousan oi; Babulw/nioi, h'gana/kthsan li/an kai\ sunestra/fhsan e'pi\ to\n basile/a kai\ ei}pan Ioudai_ov ge/gonen o; basileu/vV to\n Bhl kate/spasen kai\ to\n dra/konta a'pe/kteinen kai\ tou\v i;erei_v kate/sfaxen.
29 kai\ ei}pan e'lyo/ntev pro\v to\n basile/a Para/dov h;mi_n to\n DanihlV ei' de\ mh/, a'poktenou_me/n se kai\ to\n oi}ko/n sou.
30 kai\ ei}den o; basileu\v o%ti e'pei/gousin au'to\n sfo/dra, kai\ a'nagkasyei\v pare/dwken au'toi_v to\n Danihl.
31 oi; de\ e'ne/balon au'to\n ei'v to\n la/kkon tw_n leo/ntwn, kai\ h}n e'kei_ h;me/rav e%x.
32 h}san de\ e'n tw`_ la/kkw` e;pta\ le/ontev, kai\ e'di/deto au'toi_v th\n h;me/ran du/o sw/mata kai\ du/o pro/bataV to/te de\ ou'k e'do/yh au'toi_v, i%na katafa/gwsin to\n Danihl.
33 kai\ h}n Ambakoum o; profh/thv e'n th`_ Ioudai/a`, kai\ au'to\v h%qhsen e%qema kai\ e'ne/yruqen a#rtouv ei'v ska/fhn kai\ e'poreu/eto ei'v to\ pedi/on a'pene/gkai toi_v yeristai_v.
34 kai\ ei}pen a#ggelov kuri/ou tw`_ Ambakoum "Ape/negke to\ a#riston, oj e#ceiv, ei'v Babulw_na tw`_ Danihl ei'v to\n la/kkon tw_n leo/ntwn.
35 kai\ ei}pen Ambakoum Ku/rie, Babulw_na ou'c e;w/raka kai\ to\n la/kkon ou' ginw/skw.
36 kai\ e'pela/beto o; a#ggelov kuri/ou th_v korufh_v au'tou_ kai\ basta/sav th_v ko/mhv th_v kefalh_v au'tou_ e#yhken au'to\n ei'v Babulw_na e'pa/nw tou_ la/kkou e'n tw`_ r;oi/zw` tou_ pneu/matov au'tou_.
37 kai\ e'bo/hsen Ambakoum le/gwn Danihl Danihl, labe\ to\ a#riston, oj a'pe/steile/n soi o; yeo/v.
38 kai\ ei}pen Danihl "Emnh/syhv ga/r mou, o; yeo/v, kai\ ou'k e'gkate/lipev tou\v a'gapw_nta/v se.
39 kai\ a'nasta\v Danihl e#fagenV o; de\ a#ggelov tou_ yeou_ a'pekate/sthsen to\n Ambakoum paracrh_ma ei'v to\n to/pon au'tou_.
40 o; de\ basileu\v h}lyen th`_ h;me/ra` th`_ e;bdo/mh` penyh_sai to\n DanihlV kai\ h}lyen e'pi\ to\n la/kkon kai\ e'ne/bleqen, kai\ i'dou\ Danihl kayh/menov.
41 kai\ a'naboh/sav fwnh`_ mega/lh` ei}pen Me/gav ei}, ku/rie o; yeo\v tou_ Danihl, kai\ ou'k e#stin plh\n sou_ a#llov.
42 kai\ a'ne/spasen au'to/n, tou\v de\ ai'ti/ouv th_v a'pwlei/av au'tou_ e'ne/balen ei'v to\n la/kkon, kai\ katebrw/yhsan paracrh_ma e'nw/pion au'tou_.