Daniel · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Daniel 6 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Darío decidió poner al frente del reino a ciento veinte capitanes, distribuidos por todo el reino.
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
2 Sobre ellos puso a tres gobernantes principales, uno de los cuales era Daniel. Los capitanes debían rendirles cuentas, para que el rey no sufriera pérdidas.
2 and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one, that these local governors might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.
3 Daniel se destacó entre los gobernantes principales y los capitanes porque tenía un espíritu extraordinario. El rey pensaba ponerlo al frente de todo el reino.
3 Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4 Los gobernantes principales y los capitanes buscaban algún motivo para acusar a Daniel por su trabajo en el reino. Pero no pudieron encontrar ninguna falta ni error, porque era fiel y no cometía errores ni malas acciones.
4 Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.
5 Entonces dijeron: Solo encontraremos un motivo para acusar a Daniel en algo relacionado con la ley de su Dios.
5 Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
6 Los gobernantes principales y los capitanes fueron ante el rey y le dijeron: ¡Que el rey Darío viva para siempre!
6 Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to the king, and said this to him, “King Darius, live forever!
7 Todos los gobernantes principales del reino, los jefes, los capitanes, los sabios y los gobernadores hemos acordado que se dicte una ley con autoridad real y se establezca esta orden firme: durante treinta días, quien haga una petición a cualquier dios u hombre, excepto a ti, rey, será arrojado al foso de los leones.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 Rey, establece ahora la orden y firma el documento, para que no pueda cambiarse, conforme a la ley de los medos y los persas, que no puede ser anulada.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”
9 Por eso el rey Darío firmó el documento y la orden.
9 Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10 Cuando Daniel supo que el documento había sido firmado, fue a su casa. Las ventanas de su habitación en el piso de arriba estaban abiertas hacia Jerusalén. Allí se arrodillaba tres veces al día para orar y alabar a su Dios, como lo había hecho antes.
10 When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
11 Aquellos hombres lo vigilaban y vieron a Daniel orando y pidiendo el favor de su Dios.
11 Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
12 Fueron ante el rey y le dijeron: Rey, ¿no firmaste una orden que manda arrojar al foso de los leones a cualquiera que durante treinta días haga una petición a cualquier dios u hombre, excepto a ti? El rey respondió: Así es; la ley de los medos y los persas lo establece y no puede ser anulada.
12 Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered, “This thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”
13 Entonces dijeron al rey: Daniel, uno de los cautivos de Judá, no te respeta, rey, ni respeta la orden que firmaste. Sigue orando a Dios tres veces al día.
13 Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
14 Al oír esto, el rey se entristeció mucho y decidió salvar a Daniel. Hasta la puesta del sol hizo todo lo que pudo para librarlo.
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.
15 Pero aquellos hombres dijeron al rey: Recuerda, rey, que según la ley de los medos y los persas no puede cambiarse ninguna orden ni ley que el rey haya establecido.
15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.”
16 Entonces el rey dio la orden de traer a Daniel y arrojarlo al foso de los leones. El rey le dijo: Tu Dios, a quien siempre sirves, te salvará.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”
17 Trajeron una piedra y la pusieron sobre la entrada del foso. La marcaron con el sello del rey y los sellos de sus nobles, para que no se cambiara la decisión acerca de Daniel.
17 A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
18 El rey regresó a su palacio y pasó la noche sin comer. No le ofrecieron ningún entretenimiento y no pudo dormir.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
19 Muy temprano por la mañana, el rey se levantó y fue de prisa al foso de los leones.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 Cuando se acercó al foso donde estaba Daniel, gritó con voz angustiada: Daniel, siervo del Dios vivo, ¿ha podido tu Dios, a quien siempre sirves, librarte de los leones?
20 When he came near to Daniel in the den, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”
21 Daniel respondió al rey: ¡Que el rey viva para siempre!
21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
22 Mi Dios envió a su ángel y cerró la boca de los leones. No me han hecho daño, porque él me encontró inocente. Tampoco he hecho nada malo contra ti, rey.
22 My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
23 El rey se alegró mucho y ordenó sacar a Daniel del foso. Lo sacaron y no encontraron en él ningún daño, porque había confiado en su Dios.
23 Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
24 Por orden del rey, trajeron a los hombres que habían acusado a Daniel y los arrojaron al foso de los leones, junto con sus esposas y sus hijos. Antes de que llegaran al fondo, los leones se lanzaron sobre ellos y les rompieron todos los huesos.
24 The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions mauled them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
25 Entonces el rey Darío envió una carta a todos los pueblos, naciones y gente de toda lengua que viven en toda la tierra: Que tengan abundante paz.
25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages who dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.
26 Ordeno que en todo mi reino todos tiemblen de temor ante el Dios de Daniel. Él es el Dios vivo y permanece sin cambiar para siempre. Su reino nunca será destruido y su dominio llegará hasta el fin.
26 “I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God, and steadfast forever. His kingdom is that which will not be destroyed. His dominion will be even to the end.
27 Él salva y libra del peligro; hace señales y maravillas en el cielo y en la tierra. Él ha librado a Daniel del poder de los leones.
27 He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”
28 Así Daniel prosperó durante los reinados de Darío y de Ciro el persa.
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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Darius the Mede
Darius the Mede, son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes in the BSB), who received the kingdom at Belshazzar's death and cast Daniel into the lions' den.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 5:31; Daniel 6:1; Daniel 9:1
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 18:21–22; Daniel 5:31; Esther 1:1; 1 Peter 2:14
- 2 Ezra 4:22; Daniel 5:29; Daniel 2:48–49; Esther 7:4; Daniel 5:16
- 3 Daniel 5:14; Genesis 41:38–41; Proverbs 22:29; Daniel 5:12; Esther 10:3
- 4 1 Peter 3:16; Philippians 2:15; 1 Peter 2:12; Luke 20:20; Titus 2:8
- 5 Acts 24:13–16; Esther 3:8; Acts 24:20–21; 1 Samuel 24:17; John 19:6–7
- 6 Daniel 2:4; Daniel 6:21; Nehemiah 2:3; Daniel 5:10; Psalm 62:3
- 7 Psalm 59:3; Psalm 83:1–3; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:2; Psalm 62:4
- 8 Daniel 6:15; Esther 1:19; Isaiah 10:1; Daniel 6:12; Esther 3:12
- 9 Psalm 118:9; Psalm 146:3; Isaiah 2:22; Psalm 62:9–10; Proverbs 6:2
- 10 Acts 5:29; Psalm 55:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18; Psalm 95:6; Psalm 34:1
- 11 Psalm 37:32–33; Psalm 10:9; Daniel 6:6
- 12 Daniel 6:8; Daniel 3:8–12; Esther 1:19; Acts 16:19; Acts 16:24
- 13 Daniel 3:12; Acts 5:29; Daniel 2:25; Esther 3:8; Daniel 5:13
- 14 Mark 6:26; Luke 23:13–21; John 19:7–12; 2 Samuel 3:28–29; Daniel 3:13
- 15 Daniel 6:12; Esther 8:8; Psalm 94:20–21; Daniel 6:8
- 16 Psalm 37:39–40; Job 5:19; Psalm 91:14–16; Isaiah 43:2; Daniel 3:28
- 17 Lamentations 3:53; Acts 12:4; Acts 16:23–24; Matthew 27:60–66
- 18 Esther 6:1; Daniel 2:1; 2 Samuel 12:16–17; Psalm 77:4; Jonah 3:3–9
- 19 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Mark 16:2; 2 Corinthians 2:13; Matthew 28:1
- 20 Daniel 6:27; 1 Chronicles 16:11; Hebrews 7:25; Daniel 6:16; 2 Timothy 4:16–18
- 21 Daniel 2:4; Daniel 6:6; Nehemiah 2:3
- 22 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 11:33; Psalm 91:11–13; Acts 12:11; Acts 24:16
- 23 1 Chronicles 5:20; Daniel 3:27–28; Daniel 3:25; Mark 9:23; Daniel 6:18
- 24 Isaiah 38:13; Esther 7:10; 2 Kings 14:6; Esther 9:25; Deuteronomy 24:16
- 25 Daniel 4:1; Ezra 1:1–2; Esther 3:12; Ezra 4:17; 1 Peter 1:2
- 26 Daniel 4:34; Luke 1:33; Daniel 7:14; Daniel 4:3; Psalm 2:11
- 27 Daniel 4:2–3; Psalm 18:50; Psalm 97:10; Acts 4:30; 2 Timothy 4:17–18
- 28 Daniel 1:21; 2 Chronicles 36:22; Isaiah 44:28–45:1; Daniel 10:1
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For what shall we say, brethren? Was Daniel cast into the den of lions by such as feared God?
Faith stoppeth the mouths of lions, as in Daniel's case: for the Scripture saith concerning him, that Daniel was brought up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)