The narrative of Bel and the Dragon is incorporated as chapter 14 of the extended Book of Daniel. The original Septuagint text in Greek survives in a single manuscript, Codex Chisianus, while the standard text is due to Theodotion, the 2nd-century AD revisor. This chapter, along with chapter 13, is considered deuterocanonical: it was unknown to early Rabbinic Judaism, and while it is considered non-canonical by most Protestants, it is canonical to Eastern Orthodox Christians, and is found in the Apocrypha section of 80 Protestant Bibles.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Book of Kings is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Book of Kings is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Book of Kings is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
The Story of Ahikar, folktale of Babylonian or Persian origin, about a wise and moral man who supposedly served as one of the chief counselors of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704–681 bc). Like the biblical Job, Ahikar was a prototype of the just man whose righteousness was sorely tested and ultimately rewarded by God.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:24-26
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2. CAPÍTULO 1
1 E o rei Astiages reuniuse cos seus pais, e Ciro de
Persia recibiu o seu reino.
2 E Daniel conversou co rei e foi honrado entre todos
os seus amigos.
3As Babilonias tiñan un ídolo, chamado Bel, e cada
día gastaban doce grandes medidas de fariña fina,
corenta ovellas e seis vasos de viño.
4 E o rei adorouno e ía diariamente adoralo, pero
Daniel adoraba ao seu Deus. E o rei díxolle: Por que
non adoras a Bel?
5 Quen respondeu e dixo: "Porque non podo adorar
ídolos feitos coas mans, senón ao Deus vivo, que
creou o ceo e a terra e ten soberanía sobre toda carne".
6 Entón díxolle o rei: "Non cres que Bel é un Deus
vivo? Non ves canto come e bebe todos os días?
7 Entón Daniel sorriu e dixo: "O rei, non te enganes,
porque isto non é máis que barro por dentro e bronce
por fóra, e nunca comeu nin bebeu nada".
8 O rei enfadouse, chamou aos seus sacerdotes e
díxolles: "Se non me dixedes quen é este que devora
estes gastos, morreredes".
9 Pero se me certificas que Bel os devora, Daniel
morrerá, porque blasfema contra Bel. E Daniel díxolle
ao rei: "Que sexa segundo a túa palabra".
10Os sacerdotes de Bel eran sesenta e dez, ademais
das súas mulleres e fillos. E o rei foi con Daniel ao
templo de Bel.
11 Entón os sacerdotes de Bel dixeron: "Velaí, saímos;
pero ti, rei, pon a carne e prepara o viño, pecha a porta
e sela co teu selo;
12 E mañá, cando entres, se non descubres que Bel se
devorou todo, sufriremos a morte; ou se non,
Daniel, que fala en mentira contra nós.
13 E pouco o fixéronse, porque debaixo da mesa
fixeran unha entrada privada, pola cal entraban
continuamente e consumían esas cousas.
14Entón, cando saíron, o rei puxo carnes diante de
Bel. Daniel mandara aos seus servos que levasen
cinzas, e as que esparexesen por todo o templo diante
do rei só, e saíron, pecharon a porta e selaron co selo
do rei e partiron.
15E de noite viñeron os sacerdotes coas súas mulleres
e fillos, como adoitaban facer, e comían e beberon
todo.
16 Pola mañá levantouse o rei e Daniel con el.
17 E o rei dixo: "Daniel, están enteiras as focas? E
dixo: "Si, rei, están enteiros".
18 E en canto abriu o dour, o rei mirou para a mesa e
berrou a gran voz: Grande es ti, oh Bel, e contigo non
hai engano ningún.
19 Entón Daniel riu e mantivo ao rei que non entrase
e díxolle: "Velaí o pavimento e mira ben de quen son
estes pasos".
20 E o rei dixo: "Vexo os pasos de homes, mulleres e
nenos". E entón o rei enfadouse,
21 E colleron os sacerdotes coas súas mulleres e fillos,
que lle mostraron as portas privadas por onde
entraban, e consumiron as cousas que estaban sobre a
mesa.
22 Por iso o rei matounos e entregou a Bel en poder
de Daniel, quen destruíu a el e o seu templo.
23 E nese mesmo lugar había un gran dragón, ao que
adoraban os de Babilonia.
24 E o rei díxolle a Daniel: "¿Queres dicir ti tamén
que isto é de bronce? velaí que vive, come e bebe; non
podes dicir que non é un deus vivo: por iso adorádeo.
25 Entón Daniel díxolle ao rei: "Adorarei ao Señor, o
meu Deus, porque el é o Deus vivo".
26 Pero, rei, permíteme e matarei este dragón sen
espada nin bastón. O rei dixo: "Déchoche permiso".
27 Entón Daniel colleu brea, graxa e cabelos, fíxoos
xuntos e fixo terróns: isto púxoo na boca do dragón, e
o dragón rompeu en pedazos. adoración.
28 Cando o souberon os de Babilonia, indignáronse
moito e conspiraron contra o rei, dicindo: "O rei
fíxose xudeu e destruíu a Bel, matou o dragón e
matou aos sacerdotes".
29 Entón foron onda o rei e dixéronlle: "Líbranos a
Daniel, ou destruíremos a ti e á túa casa".
30 Cando o rei viu que o presionaban moito, estando
constrinxido, entregoulles a Daniel:
31 Quen o botou na fosa dos leóns, onde estivo seis
días.
32 E no foso había sete leóns, e dábanlles cada día
dous cadáveres e dúas ovellas, que entón non lles
foron dadas para devorar a Daniel.
33 Había en Xudería un profeta chamado Habacuc,
que fixera potaxe, partiu o pan nunha cunca e ía ao
campo para traelo aos segadores.
34 Pero o anxo do Señor díxolle a Habacuc: "Vai,
leva a cea que tes a Babilonia a Daniel, que está na
fosa dos leóns".
35 E Habbacuc dixo: "Señor, nunca vin a Babilonia;
tampouco sei onde está a guarida.
36 Entón o anxo do Señor colleuno pola coroa e
levouno polos cabelos da súa cabeza e, pola
vehemencia do seu espírito, púxoo en Babilonia sobre
o foso.
37 E Habbacuc berrou, dicindo: Daniel, Daniel, toma
a cea que Deus te enviou.
38 E Daniel dixo: "Lembrácheste de min, Deus; nin
abandonaches aos que te buscan e te aman".
39 Daniel levantouse e comeu, e o anxo do Señor
puxo de novo a Habacuc no seu lugar inmediatamente.
40 O sétimo día o rei foi chorar a Daniel, e cando
chegou á fosa, mirou dentro e velaquí que Daniel
estaba sentado.
41 Entón o rei berrou a gran voz, dicindo: "Grande es
o Señor Deus de Daniel, e non hai outro fóra de ti".
42 E sacouno e botou á fosa os que foron a causa da
súa destrución, e foron devorados nun momento
diante da súa cara.