[TIE^?U-DA^~N]

[DDA-NI-E^N VA` BA NGU+O+`I BA.N MI`NH TA.I TRIE^`U VUA NE^-BU-CA'T-NE^'T-SA]

DNE 1:1
Na(m thu+' ba ve^` ddo+`i Gie^-ho^-gia-kim, vua Giu-dda, thi` Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, vua Ba-by-lo^n, dde^'n tha`nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem va` va^y la^'y .

DNE 1:2
Chu'a pho' Gie^-ho^-gia-kim, vua Giu-dda, va` mo^.t pha^`n khi'-ma.nh cu?a nha` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i va`o tay ngu+o+`i . Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa ddem khi'-ma.nh a^'y ve^` dda^'t Si-ne^-a, va`o nha` cu?a tha^`n mi`nh, va` dde^? trong kho cu?a tha^`n mi`nh.

DNE 1:3
Vua truye^`n cho A't-be^-na, la` ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u ca'c hoa.n-quan mi`nh, la^'y trong con-ca'i Y-so+-ra-e^n, trong do`ng vua, va` trong ha`ng quan sang, ma` ddem dde^'n

DNE 1:4
ma^'y ke? trai tre? kho^ng co' ta^.t-nguye^`n, ma(.t-ma`y xinh-to^'t, ta^.p mo.i su+. kho^n-ngoan, bie^'t ca'ch-tri', ddu? su+. tho^ng-hie^?u khoa-ho.c, co' the^? ddu+'ng cha^`u trong cung vua va` da.y cho ho.c-thu+'c va` tie^'ng cu?a ngu+o+`i canh-dde^ .

DNE 1:5
Vua ddi.nh mo^~i nga`y ban cho ho. mo^.t pha^`n ddo^` ngon vua a(n va` ru+o+.u vua uo^'ng, ha^`u cho khi dda~ nuo^i ho. nhu+ va^.y ba na(m ro^`i, thi` ho. se~ ddu+'ng cha^`u tru+o+'c ma(.t vua .

DNE 1:6
Trong bo.n ddo' co' DDa-ni-e^n, Ha-na-nia, Mi-sa-e^n, va` A-xa-ria la` thuo^.c ve^` con-ca'i Giu-dda .

DNE 1:7
Ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan dda(.t te^n cho ho.: cho DDa-ni-e^n te^n Be^n-to+-xa't-sa; cho Ha-na-nia te^n Sa-ddo+-ra('c; cho Mi-sa-e^n te^n Me^-sa'c; va` cho A-xa-ria te^n A-be^'t-ne^-go^ .

DNE 1:8
Va? DDa-ni-e^n quye^'t-ddi.nh trong lo`ng ra(`ng kho^ng chi.u o^-ue^' bo+?i ddo^` ngon vua a(n va` ru+o+.u vua uo^'ng, ne^n ca^`u xin ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan dde^? ddu+`ng ba('t mi`nh pha?i tu+. la`m o^-ue^'.

DNE 1:9
DDu+'c Chu'a tro+`i khie^'n DDa-ni-e^n ddu+o+.c o+n va` thu+o+ng-xo't tru+o+'c ma(.t ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan.

DNE 1:10
Ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan ba?o DDa-ni-e^n ra(`ng: Ta so+. vua, la` chu? ta, dda~ chi?-di.nh ddo^` a(n ddo^` uo^'ng cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i . Le~ na`o vua se~ tha^'y ma(.t-ma`y ca'c ngu+o+i tie^`u-tu.y ho+n nhu+~ng ke? trai tre? kha'c ddo^`ng tuo^?i vo+'i ca'c ngu+o+i, va` ca'c ngu+o+i no^.p dda^`u ta cho vua sao ?

DNE 1:11
DDa-ni-e^n be`n no'i vo+'i Ham-me^n-xa ma` ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan dda~ khie^'n coi-so'c DDa-ni-e^n, Ha-na-nia, Mi-sa-e^n, va` A-xa-ria ra(`ng:

DNE 1:12
To^i xin o^ng ha~y thu+? nhu+~ng ke? to^i-to+' o^ng trong mu+o+`i nga`y, cho chu'ng to^i chi? a(n rau uo^'ng nu+o+'c.

DNE 1:13
Sau ddo', se~ nhi`n ne't ma(.t chu'ng to^i vo+'i ne't ma(.t nhu+~ng ke? trai tre? a(n ddo^`-a(n ngon cu?a vua; ro^`i o^ng se~ la`m cho nhu+~ng ke? to^i-to+' o^ng theo nhu+ dde^`u o^ng dda~ tha^'y .

DNE 1:14
Ham-me^n-xa nha^.m lo+`i ho. xin, va` thu+? ho. trong mu+o+`i nga`y .

DNE 1:15
Mu+o+`i nga`y a^'y qua ro^`i, tha^'y ma(.t ho. la.i co' ve? xinh-tu+o+i dda^`y-dda(.n ho+n mo.i ke? trai tre? kha'c dda~ a(n ddo^` ngon vua a(n.

DNE 1:16
Va^.y, Ham-me^n-xa ca^'t pha^`n ddo^`-a(n ngon va` ru+o+.u cu?a ho., va` cho ho. a(n rau .

DNE 1:17
Va?, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ban cho bo^'n ngu+o+`i trai tre? ddo' ddu+o+.c tho^ng-bie^'t to?-sa'ng trong mo.i thu+' ho.c-thu+'c va` mo.i su+. kho^n-ngoan. DDa-ni-e^n cu~ng bie^'t ddu+o+.c mo.i su+. hie^.n-tha^'y va` chie^m-bao .

DNE 1:18
DDe^'n ky` vua ddi.nh dde^? ddem ho. dde^'n, thi` ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u hoa.n-quan da('t ho. dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa .

DNE 1:19
Vua no'i chuye^.n cu`ng ho.; va` trong he^'t tha?y bo.n ho., kho^ng tha^'y ai ba(`ng DDa-ni-e^n, Ha-na-nia, Mi-sa-e^n, va` A-xa-ria; va^.y ho. ddu+o+.c ddu+'ng cha^`u tru+o+'c ma(.t vua .

DNE 1:20
Va?, khi vua ho?i ho. nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i ve^` mo.i su+. kho^n-ngoan sa'ng-suo^'t, thi` tha^'y ho. gio?i ho+n ga^'p mu+o+`i nhu+~ng ddo^`ng-bo'ng va` thua^.t-si~ trong ca? nu+o+'c mi`nh.

DNE 1:21
Va^.y, DDa-ni-e^n cu+' o+? ddo' cho dde^'n na(m dda^`u ddo+`i vua Si-ru .

[Pha^`n li.ch-su+?
(Tu+` ddoa.n 2 dde^'n 6)]

[DDA-NI-E^N GIA?I CHIE^M-BAO CU?A VUA . SU+. HIE^.N-THA^'Y VE^` PHO TU+O+.NG]

DNE 2:1
Trong na(m thu+' hai ddo+`i vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, vua tha^'y chie^m-bao, thi` trong lo`ng bo^'i-ro^'i va` ma^'t gia^'c ngu?.

DNE 2:2
Va^.y, vua truye^`n ddo`i ca'c ddo^`ng-bo'ng, thua^.t-si~, tha^`y bo'i, va` ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ dde^? ca('t nghi~a chie^m bao cho vua . Ho. be`n dde^'n cha^`u tru+o+'c ma(.t vua .

DNE 2:3
Vua no'i cu`ng ho. ra(`ng: Ta dda~ tha^'y mo^.t chie^m-bao; va` lo`ng ta bo^'i-ro^'i, muo^'n bie^'t chie^m-bao ddo'.

DNE 2:4
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ no'i cu`ng vua ba(`ng tie^'ng A-ram ra(`ng: Ta^u vua, chu'c vua so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i! Xin thua^.t chie^m-bao cho nhu+~ng ke? to^i-to+' vua, va` chu'ng to^i se~ gia?i nghi~a .

DNE 2:5
Vua tra? lo+`i cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ ra(`ng: Su+. a^'y dda~ ra kho?i ta . Ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng no'i cho ta bie^'t chie^m-bao ddo' the^? na`o va` lo+`i gia?i no' la`m sao, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i se~ bi. pha^n tha^y, nha` ca'c ngu+o+i tro+? ne^n nhu+ ddo^'ng pha^n.

DNE 2:6
Nhu+ng ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i to? chie^m-bao va` lo+`i gia?i no' cho ta, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i se~ ddu+o+.c le^~ va^.t, pha^`n thu+o+?ng, va` vinh-hie^?n lo+'n tu+` no+i ta . Ca'c ngu+o+i ha~y to? cho ta chie^m-bao ddo' va` lo+`i gia?i no' la` the^' na`o .

DNE 2:7
Ho. la.i ta^u la^`n thu+' hai ra(`ng: Xin vua ke^? chie^m-bao cho nhu+~ng ke? to^i-to+' vua, va` chu'ng to^i se~ ca('t nghi~a .

DNE 2:8
Vua ra(`ng: Ta bie^'t cha('c ca'c ngu+o+i ti`m ca'ch dde^? huo+~n thi`-gio+`, vi` ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ tha^'y su+. a^'y dda~ ra kho?i ta .

DNE 2:9
Nhu+ng, ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng to? cho ta bie^'t chie^m-bao, thi` cu~ng chi? co' mo^.t lua^.t cho ca'c ngu+o+i; vi` ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ ddie^`u-ddi`nh vo+'i nhau ddem nhu+~ng lo+`i gia?-do^'i ba^.y-ba. no'i cu`ng ta, cho dde^'n nga`y-gio+` se~ thay-ddo^?i . Va^.y, ha~y no'i chie^m-bao cho ta, va` ta se~ bie^'t ra(`ng ca'c ngu+o+i co' the^? gia?i-nghi~a ddu+o+.c.

DNE 2:10
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ ta^u la.i cu`ng vua ra(`ng: Cha(?ng co' ngu+o+`i na`o tre^n dda^'t na^`y co' the^? to? ra vie^.c cu?a vua; vi` cha(?ng co' vua na`o, chu'a na`o, ngu+o+`i cai-tri. na`o ddem vie^.c nhu+ the^' ho?i ddo^`ng-bo'ng, thua^.t-si~ hay ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ na`o .

DNE 2:11
Vi` su+. vua ddo`i la` hie^'m co', va` kho^ng ai co' the^? to? cho vua ddu+o+.c, chi? co' ca'c vi` tha^`n kho^ng o+? vo+'i loa`i xa'c-thi.t.

DNE 2:12
Va^.y ne^n vua pha't tu+'c mi`nh va` gia^.n-du+~ la('m, be`n truye^`n ma.ng-li.nh gie^'t che^'t he^'t nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n.

DNE 2:13
Va^.y ma.ng-li.nh ddo' dda~ truye^`n ra; ngu+o+`i ta ha^`u ddem gie^'t he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ba'c-si~, la.i ti`m DDa-ni-e^n cu`ng ddo^`ng ba.n ngu+o+`i dde^? gie^'t.

DNE 2:14
Ba^'y gio+` DDa-ni-e^n la^'y su+. kho^n-ngoan tri'-thu+'c ma` no'i vo+'i A-ri-o^'c, qua?n thi.-ve^. cu?a vua, dda~ ddi ra dda(.ng gie^'t nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n.

DNE 2:15
Ngu+o+`i ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng A-ri-o^'c, qua?n thi.-ve^. cu?a vua, ra(`ng: Sao la.i co' ma.ng-li.nh nghie^m ca^'p du+o+`ng a^'y ra tu+` vua ? A-ri-o^'c be`n ke^? chuye^.n cho DDa-ni-e^n ro~.

DNE 2:16
Tu+'c thi` DDa-ni-e^n va`o, xin vua cho mi`nh mo^.t ha.n nu+~a, ha^`u co' the^? gia?i nghi~a ddie^`m chie^m-bao ddo' cho vua .

DNE 2:17
DDoa.n DDa-ni-e^n tro+? ve^` nha`, va` to? su+. a^'y cho ca'c ba.n mi`nh la` Ha-na-nia, Mi-sa-e^n va` A-xa-ria .

DNE 2:18
Ngu+o+`i xin ho. ca^`u DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i o+? tre^n tro+`i du? lo`ng thu+o+ng-xo't ho. ve^` su+. ki'n-nhie^.m na^`y, ha^`u cho DDa-ni-e^n va` ddo^`ng ba.n mi`nh kho?i che^'t vo+'i nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ kha'c cu?a Ba-by-lo^n.

DNE 2:19
Va^.y su+. ki'n-nhie^.m ddu+o+.c to? ra cho DDa-ni-e^n trong su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ban dde^m; DDa-ni-e^n be`n ngo+.i-khen Chu'a tre^n tro+`i .

DNE 2:20
DDoa.n, DDa-ni-e^n ca^'t tie^'ng no'i ra(`ng: Ngo+.i-khen danh DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ddo+`i ddo+`i vo^ cu`ng! vi` su+. kho^n-ngoan va` quye^`n-na(ng dde^`u thuo^.c ve^` Nga`i .

DNE 2:21
Chi'nh Nga`i thay ddo^?i thi` gio+` va` mu`a, bo? va` la^.p ca'c vua; ban su+. kho^n-ngoan cho ke? kho^n-ngoan, va` su+. tho^ng-bie^'t cho ke? to?-sa'ng.

DNE 2:22
Chi'nh Nga`i to? ra nhu+~ng su+. sa^u-xa ki'n-nhie^.m; Nga`i bie^'t nhu+~ng su+. o+? trong to^'i-ta(m, va` su+. sa'ng o+? vo+'i Nga`i .

DNE 2:23
Ho+~i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a to^?-phu. to^i! To^i ca?m o+n va` ngo+.i-khen Nga`i, vi` Nga`i dda~ ban cho to^i su+. kho^n-ngoan va` quye^`n-phe'p, va` ba^y gio+` Nga`i dda~ khie^'n to^i bie^'t dde^`u chu'ng to^i ca^`u ho?i Nga`i, ma` to? cho chu'ng to^i bie^'t vie^.c cu?a vua .

DNE 2:24
Va^.y ne^n DDa-ni-e^n dde^'n nha` A-ri-o^'c, la` ngu+o+`i vua dda~ truye^`n cho die^.t nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n; va` no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i nhu+ va^`y: DDu+`ng die^.t nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n; nhu+ng ha~y ddu+a to^i va`o tru+o+'c ma(.t vua, thi` to^i se~ gia?i nghi~a ddie^`m chie^m-bao cho vua .

DNE 2:25
Ba^'y gio+` A-ri-o^'c vo^.i-va`ng da^~n DDa-ni-e^n dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t vua, va` ta^u cu`ng vua nhu+ va^`y: To^i dda~ ti`m tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i trong nhu+~ng con ca'i Giu-dda bi. ba('t la`m phu-tu`, ngu+o+`i a^'y se~ cho vua bie^'t su+. gia?i nghi~a ddo'.

DNE 2:26
Vua ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng DDa-ni-e^n, ma` ngu+o+`i ta va^~n go.i la` Be^n-to+-xa't-sa, ra(`ng: Qua? tha^.t ra(`ng ngu+o+i co' the^? to? cho ta bie^'t ddie^`m chie^m-bao ta dda~ tha^'y, va` lo+`i gia?i no' cha(ng?

DNE 2:27
DDa-ni-e^n o+? tru+o+'c ma(.t vua tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: Su+. ki'n-nhie^.m ma` vua dda~ ddo`i, thi` nhu+~ng ba'c-si~, thua^.t-si~, ddo^`ng-bo'ng, tha^`y bo'i dde^`u kho^ng co' the^? to? cho vua ddu+o+.c.

DNE 2:28
Nhu+ng co' mo^.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i o+? tre^n tro+`i to? ra nhu+~ng dde^`u ki'n-nhie^.m; va` dda~ cho vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa bie^'t dde^`u se~ to+'i trong nhu+~ng nga`y sau ro^'t. Va^.y, chie^m-bao cu?a vua va` ca'c su+. hie^.n-tha^'y cu?a dda^`u vua dda~ tha^'y tre^n giu+o+`ng mi`nh la` nhu+ va^`y:

DNE 2:29
Ho+~i vua, khi vua na(`m tre^n giu+o+`ng, co' nhu+~ng tu+-tu+o+?ng ve^` su+. xa?y dde^'n sau na^`y, thi` DDa^'ng hay to? su+. ki'n-nhie^.m dda~ cho vua bie^'t su+. se~ xa?y dde^'n.

DNE 2:30
Ve^` pha^`n to^i, su+. ki'n-nhie^.m ddo' dda~ to? ra cho to^i, kho^ng pha?i vi` to^i co' su+. kho^n-ngoan gi` ho+n ngu+o+`i na`o so^'ng; nhu+ng dde^? ddu+o+.c gia?i nghi~a cho vua hie^?u, va` cho cho vua bie^'t nhu+~ng y'-tu+o+?ng trong lo`ng mi`nh.

DNE 2:31
Ho+~i vua, vua nhi`n xem, va` na^`y, co' mo^.t pho tu+o+.ng lo+'n. Pho tu+o+.ng ddo' to-lo+'n va` ru+.c-ro+~ la. thu+o+`ng; ddu+'ng tru+o+'c ma(.t vua, va` hi`nh-da.ng du+~-to+.n.

DNE 2:32
DDa^`u pho tu+o+.ng na^`y ba(`ng va`ng ro`ng; ngu+.c va` ca'nh tay ba(`ng ba.c; bu.ng va` ve^' ba(`ng ddo^`ng;

DNE 2:33
o^'ng cho+n ba(`ng sa('t; va` ba`n cho+n thi` mo^.t pha^`n ba(`ng sa('t mo^.t pha^`n ba(`ng dda^'t se't.

DNE 2:34
Vua nhi`n pho tu+o+.ng cho dde^'n khi co' mo^.t ho`n dda' cha(?ng pha?i bo+?i tay ddu.c ra, dde^'n dda^.p va`o ba`n cho+n ba(`ng sa('t va` dda^'t se't cu?a tu+o+.ng, va` la`m cho tan-na't.

DNE 2:35
Ba^'y gio+` sa('t, dda^'t se't, ddo^`ng, ba.c, va` va`ng dde^`u cu`ng nhau tan-na't ca?; tro+? ne^n nhu+ ro+m-ra'c bay tre^n sa^n dda.p lu'a mu`a ha., pha?i gio' ddu`a ddi, cha(?ng ti`m no+i na`o cho chu'ng no'; nhu+ng ho`n dda' dda^.p va`o pho tu+o+.ng thi` ho'a ra mo^.t ho`n nu'i lo+'n va` dda^`y kha('p dda^'t.

DNE 2:36
DDo' la` ddie^`m chie^m-bao . Ba^y gio+` chu'ng to^i se~ gia?i nghi~a ra tru+o+'c ma(.t vua .

DNE 2:37
Ho+~i vua, vua la` vua ca'c vua, vi` Chu'a tre^n tro+`i dda~ ban nu+o+'c, quye^`n, su+'c ma.nh, va` su+. vinh-hie^?n cho vua .

DNE 2:38
Nga`i dda~ trao trong tay vua nhu+~ng con-ca'i loa`i ngu+o+`i, nhu+~ng thu' ddo^`ng va` nhu+~ng chim tro+`i, da^`u chu'ng no' o+? no+i na`o, Nga`i cu~ng dda~ la`m cho vua ddu+o+.c cai-tri. he^'t tha?y; va^.y vua la` ca'i dda^`u ba(`ng va`ng.

DNE 2:39
Nhu+ng sau vua, se~ da^'y le^n mo^.t nu+o+'c kha'c, ke'm nu+o+'c cu?a vua; ro^`i mo^.t nu+o+'c thu+' ba, tu+'c la` ddo^`ng, se~ cai-qua?n kha('p dda^'t.

DNE 2:40
La.i co' mo^.t nu+o+'c thu+' tu+ ma.nh nhu+ sa('t; vi` sa('t hay dda^.p vo+~ va` ba('t phu.c mo.i va^.t, thi` nu+o+'c a^'y cu~ng se~ dda^.p vo+~ va` nghie^`n na't nhu+ la` sa('t va^.y .

DNE 2:41
Co`n nhu+ vua dda~ tha^'y ba`n cho+n va` ngo'n cho+n nu+?a ba(`ng dda^'t se't nu+?a ba(`ng sa('t, a^'y la` mo^.t nu+o+'c se~ pha?i pha^n chia ra; nhu+ng trong nu+o+'c ddo' se~ co' su+'c ma.nh cu?a sa('t, theo nhu+ vua dda~ tha^'y sa('t lo^.n vo+'i dda^'t se't.

DNE 2:42
Nhu+~ng ngo'n cho+n nu+?a sa('t nu+?a dda^'t se't, nu+o+'c ddo' cu~ng nu+?a ma.nh nu+?a gio`n.

DNE 2:43
Vua dda~ tha^'y sa('t lo^.n vo+'i dda^'t se't, a^'y la` chu'ng no' lo^.n nhau bo+?i gio^'ng loa`i ngu+o+`i; song kho^ng di'nh cu`ng nhau, cu~ng nhu+ sa('t kho^ng a(n vo+'i dda^'t se't.

DNE 2:44
Trong ddo+`i ca'c vua na^`y, Chu'a tre^n tro+`i se~ du+.ng ne^n mo^.t nu+o+'c kho^ng bao gio+` bi. hu?y-die^.t, quye^`n nu+o+'c a^'y kho^ng bao gio+` dde^? cho mo^.t da^n-to^.c kha'c; song no' se~ dda'nh tan va` hu?y-die^.t he^'t ca'c nu+o+'c tru+o+'c kia, ma` mi`nh thi` ddu+'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i;

DNE 2:45
Theo nhu+ vua dda~ xem tha^'y ho`n dda' ddu.c ra tu+` nu'i, cha(?ng pha?i bo+?i tay, dda~ dda^.p vo+~ sa('t, ddo^`ng, dda^'t se't, ba.c, va` va`ng. DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i lo+'n dda~ cho vua bie^'t su+. sau na^`y se~ dde^'n. DDie^`m chie^m-bao na^`y la` tha^.t, va` lo+`i gia?i no' la` cha('c-cha('n.

DNE 2:46
Ba^'y gio+` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa sa^'p ma(.t xuo^'ng, la.y DDa-ni-e^n, va` truye^`n da^ng le^~-va^.t cu`ng ddo^` tho+m cho ngu+o+`i .

DNE 2:47
DDoa.n, vua ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng DDa-ni-e^n ra(`ng: Qua? tha^.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ca'c ngu+o+i la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a ca'c tha^`n, va` la` Chu'a cu?a ca'c vua; chi'nh Nga`i la` DDa^'ng to? ra nhu+~ng su+. ki'n-nhie^.m, vi` ngu+o+i dda~ co' the^? to? ra su+. ki'n-nhie^.m na^`y .

DNE 2:48
Vua be`n to^n DDa-ni-e^n le^n sang-tro.ng va` ban cho ngu+o+`i nhie^`u le^~-va^.t tro.ng. Vua la^.p ngu+o+`i cai-tri. ca? ti?nh Ba-by-lo^n, va` la`m dda^`u ca'c quan cai nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n.

DNE 2:49
DDa-ni-e^n ca^`u-xin vua, thi` vua la^.p Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ cu`ng cai-tri. ti?nh Ba-by-lo^n, co`n DDa-ni-e^n thi` cha^`u no+i cu+?a vua .

[BA NGU+O+`I TRAI TRE? HE^-BO+-RO+ PHA?I NE'M VA`O TRONG LO` LU+?A]

DNE 3:1
Vua Ne^-bu-ca't ne^'t-sa la`m mo^.t pho tu+o+.ng ba(`ng va`ng, cao sa'u mu+o+i cu-dde^ va` ngang sa'u cu-dde^, dde^? ddu+'ng trong ddo^`ng ba(`ng DDu-ra, thuo^.c ti?nh Ba-by-lo^n.

DNE 3:2
DDoa.n, vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa sai nho'm ca'c quan tra^'n-thu?, la~nh-binh, ca'c co^ng-tu+o+'c, ca'c quan dde^`-hi`nh, thu?-kho, ca'c nghi.-vie^n, qua?n-ddo^'c, va` ca'c quan la`m dda^`u ca'c ti?nh, dde^? du+. le^~ kha'nh-tha`nh pho tu+o+.ng ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dda~ du+.ng le^n;

DNE 3:3
Va^.y, ca'c quan tra^'n-thu?, la~nh-binh, ca'c co^ng-tu+o+'c, ca'c quan dde^`-hi`nh, thu?-kho, ca'c nghi.-vie^n, qua?n-ddo^'c, va` he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u ca'c ti?nh dde^`u nho'm la.i dde^? du+. le^~ kha'nh-tha`nh pho tu+o+.ng ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dda~ du+.ng le^n; va` ho. ddu+'ng tru+o+'c pho tu+o+.ng ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dda~ du+.ng.

DNE 3:4
Ba^'y gio+` su+'-gia? rao lo+'n tie^'ng le^n ra(`ng: Ca'c da^n, ca'c nu+o+'c, ca'c thu+' tie^'ng, dda^y na^`y, li.nh truye^`n cho ca'c ngu+o+i .

DNE 3:5
Khi na`o ca'c ngu+o+i nghe tie^'ng co`i, ke`n, ddo+`n ca^`m, ddo+`n sa('t, quye^?n, sa'o va` ca'c thu+' nha.c-khi', thi` kha' sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng dde^? tho+`-la.y tu+o+.ng va`ng ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dda~ du+.ng.

DNE 3:6
Ke? na`o kho^ng sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng va` kho^ng tho+`-la.y, tu+'c thi` pha?i qua(ng va`o giu+~a lo` lu+?a hu+.c.

DNE 3:7
Va^.y ne^n, khi ca'c da^n nghe tie^'ng co`i, ke`n, ddo+`n ca^`m, ddo+`n sa('t, quye^?n, va` ca'c thu+' nha.c-khi', thi` ca'c da^n, ca'c nu+o+'c, ca'c thu+' tie^'ng, tha?y dde^`u sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng, va` tho+`-la.y pho tu+o+.ng va`ng ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dda~ du+.ng.

DNE 3:8
Khi a^'y, co' ma^'y ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ dde^'n ga^`n dde^? to^'-ca'o nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Giu-dda .

DNE 3:9
Va^.y ho. ca^'t tie^'ng va` ta^u cu`ng vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, nguye^.n vua so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i!

DNE 3:10
Ho+~i vua, chi'nh vua dda~ ra li.nh, he^~ ngu+o+`i na`o nghe tie^'ng co`i, ke`n, ddo+`n ca^`m, ddo+`n sa('t, quye^?n, sa'o va` ca'c thu+' nha.c-khi', thi` pha?iu` sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng dde^? tho+`-la.y tu+o+.ng va`ng;

DNE 3:11
va` ke? na`o kho^ng sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng dde^? tho+`-la.y tu+o+.ng ddo', se~ pha?i qua(ng va`o giu+~a lo` lu+?a hu+.c.

DNE 3:12
Va?, o+? dda^y co' ma^'y ngu+o+`i Giu-dda kia ma` vua dda~ la^.p ne^n cai-tri. ti?nh Ba-by-lo^n, tu+'c la` Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c, va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^; ho+~i vua, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i a^'y kho^ng kie^ng-ne^? vua mo^.t chu't na`o . Ho. cha(?ng tho+` ca'c tha^`n cu?a vua, va` cha(?ng la.y tu+o+.ng va`ng vua dda~ du+.ng.

DNE 3:13
Ba^'y gio+`, vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa tu+'c mi`nh no^?i gia^.n, truye^`n ddie^.u Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ dde^'a^n, thi` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo' bi. ddie^.u dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t vua .

DNE 3:14
Vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng ho. ra(`ng: Ho+~i Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^, co' pha?i ca'c ngu+o+i co^'-y' kho^ng tho+` tha^`n ta va` kho^ng la.y tu+o+.ng va`ng ma` ta dda~ du+.ng le^n cha(ng?

DNE 3:15
Va^.y ba^y gio+`, khi ca'c ngu+o+i nghe tie^'ng co`i, ke`n, ddo+`n ca^`m, ddo+`n sa('t, quye^?n, sa'o va` ca'c thu+' nha.c-khi', ma` ca'c ngu+o+i sa(~n-sa`ng sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng dda^'t dde^? qui`-la.y pho tu+o+.ng ma` ta dda~ la`m ne^n, thi` ddu+o+.c; nhu+ng ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng qui`-la.y, thi` chi'nh gio+` ddo' ca'c ngu+o+i se~ pha?i qua(ng va`o giu+~a lo` lu+?a hu+.c. Ro^`i tha^`n na`o co' the^? gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i tay ta ?

DNE 3:16
Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ ta^u la.i cu`ng vua ra(`ng: Ho+~i Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, ve^` su+. na^`y, kho^ng ca^`n chi chu'ng to^i ta^u la.i cho vua .

DNE 3:17
Na^`y, ho+~i vua! DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ma` chu'ng to^i ha^`u vie^.c, co' the^? cu+'u chu'ng to^i thoa't lo` lu+?a hu+.c, va` cha('c cu+'u chu'ng to^i kho?i tay vua .

DNE 3:18
Da^`u cha(?ng va^.y, ho+~i vua, xin bie^'t ra(`ng chu'ng to^i kho^ng ha^`u-vie^.c ca'c tha^`n cu?a vua va` kho^ng tho+`-phu+o+.ng pho tu+o+.ng va`ng ma` vua dda~ du+.ng.

DNE 3:19
Ba^'y gio+`, vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa ca? gia^.n, bie^'n sa('c ma(.t nghi.ch cu`ng Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^; va` ca^'t tie^'ng truye^`n ddo^'t lo` lu+?a no'ng ga^'p ba?y la^`n ho+n lu'c bi`nh thu+o+`ng dda~ ddo^'t.

DNE 3:20
Vua sai ma^'y ngu+o+`i ma.nh-ba.o kia trong dda.o-binh mi`nh tro'i Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^, ma` qua(ng va`o lo` lu+?a hu+.c.

DNE 3:21
Tu+'c thi` ca'c ngu+o+`i bi. tro'i luo^n vo+'i qua^`n a'o da`i, a'o nga('n va` ca'c a'o-xo^'ng kha'c, ro^`i ngu+o+`i ta qua(ng ho. va`o giu+~a lo` lu+?a hu+.c.

DNE 3:22
Nho+n vi` ma.ng vua truye^`n ki'p la('m, ma` lo` lu+?a thi` ddo^'t no'ng la. thu+o+`ng, ne^n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i qua(ng Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ bi. ngo.n lu+?a cha'y che^'t.

DNE 3:23
Co`n ba ngu+o+`i, Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c, A-be^'t-Ne^-go^, va^~n bi. tro'i ma` ro+i va`o giu+~a lo` lu+?a hu+.c.

DNE 3:24
Ba^'y gio+`, vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa la^'y la`m la., vo^.i-va`ng ddu+'ng da^.y, ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng ca'c nghi.-vie^n ra(`ng: Nhu+~ng ke? bi. ta tro'i ma` qua(ng va`o giu+~a lu+?a co' pha?i la` ba ngu+o+`i kho^ng? Ho. ta^u cu`ng vua ra(`ng: Ta^u vua pha?i .

DNE 3:25
Vua la.i no'i: Na^`y, ta tha^'y bo^'n ngu+o+`i kho^ng co' bi. tro'i, bu+o+'c ddi giu+~a lu+?a ma` cha(?ng bi. thu+o+ng; va` hi`nh-dong cu?a ngu+o+`i thu+' tu+ gio^'ng nhu+ mo^.t con trai cu?a ca'c tha^`n.

DNE 3:26
DDoa.n, vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa dde^'n ga^`n cu+?a lo` lu+?a hu+.c, ca^'t tie^'ng no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^, la` to^i-to+' cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i Ra^'t Cao, ha~y ra va` la.i dda^y! Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ be`n tu+` giu+~a dda'm lu+?a ma` ra .

DNE 3:27
Ca'c quan tra^'n-thu?, la~nh-binh ca'c ngu+o+`i cai-tri. va` ca'c nghi.-vie^n cu?a vua dde^`u nho'm la.i, tha^'y lu+?a kho^ng co' quye^`n la`m ha.i tha^n-the^? ba ngu+o+`i a^'y ddu+o+.c, cu~ng cha(?ng co' mo^.t so+.i to'c na`o tre^n dda^`u ho. bi. se'm; a'o-xo^'ng ho. cha(?ng bi. si-su+'t chu't na`o, va` mu`i lu+?a cu~ng cha(?ng qua tre^n ho..

DNE 3:28
Vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa la.i ca^'t tie^'ng no'i ra(`ng: DDa'ng ngo+.i khen DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^! Nga`i dda~ sai thie^n-su+' Nga`i va` gia?i-cu+'u ca'c to^i-to+' Nga`i nho+` ca^.y Nga`i, ho. dda~ tra'i ma.ng vua, va` lie^`u bo? tha^n-the^? mi`nh, ha^`u dde^? kho^ng ha^`u-vie^.c va` kho^ng tho+`-phu+o+.ng tha^`n na`o kha'c ngoa`i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh.

DNE 3:29
Cho ne^n ta ban chie^'u-chi? na^`y: Ba^'t ky` da^n na`o, nu+o+'c na`o, thu+' tie^'ng na`o, he^~ co' ngu+o+`i no'i xa^'u dde^'n DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^, thi` se~ bi. pha^n tha^y, nha` no' se~ pha?i tha`nh ddo^'ng pha^n, vi` kho^ng co' tha^`n na`o kha'c co' the^? gia?i-cu+'u ddu+o+.c the^? na^`y .

DNE 3:30
Vua be`n tha(ng chu+'c cho Sa-ddo+-ra('c, Me^-sa'c va` A-be^'t-Ne^-go^ trong ti?nh Ba-by-lo^n.

[VUA NE^-BU-CA'T-NE^'T-SA TRUYE^`N PHA?I NGO+.I-KHEN DDU+'C CHU'A TRO+`I RA^'T CAO .--CA^Y LO+'N.--DDA-NI-E^N GIA?I CHIE^M-BAO CHO VUA]

DNE 4:1
Vua Ne^-bu-ca't ne^'t-sa truye^`n cho he^'t tha?y ca'c da^n, ca'c nu+o+'c ca'c thu+' tie^'ng, o+? tre^n kha('p dda^'t ra(`ng: Nguye^`n cho su+. bi`nh-an ca'c ngu+o+i ddu+o+.c the^m le^n!

DNE 4:2
Ta la^'y la`m to^'t-la`nh ma` rao cho ca'c ngu+o+i nhu+~ng da^'u la. va` su+. la. ma` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i Ra^'t Cao dda~ la`m ra ddo^'i vo+'i ta .

DNE 4:3
O^i! Nhu+~ng da^'u la. cu?a Nga`i lo+'n lao la` du+o+`ng na`o! nhu+~ng su+. la. cu?a Nga`i ma.nh su+'c la` du+o+`ng na`o! nu+o+'c Nga`i la` nu+o+'c co`n ma~i ma~i, va` quye^`n-the^' Nga`i tu+` ddo+`i no. dde^'n ddo+`i kia .

DNE 4:4
Ta Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, o+? ye^n la(.ng trong cung ta, va` tha.nh-vu+o+.ng trong dde^`n ta .

DNE 4:5
Ta tha^'y mo^.t ddie^`m chie^m-bao la`m cho ta so+.-se^.t; nhu+~ng y'-tu+o+?ng cu?a ta o+? tre^n giu+o+`ng, va` nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y cu?a dda^`u ta la`m cho ta bo^'i-ro^'i .

DNE 4:6
Va^.y ta truye^`n chie^'u-chi?, ddem he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t ta, ha^`u cho ho. gia?i nghi~a ddie^`m chie^m-bao cho ta .

DNE 4:7
Ba^'y gio+`, nhu+~ng ddo^`ng-bo'ng thua^.t-si~, ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ va` tha^`y-bo'i dde^`u dde^'n, ta ke^? ddie^`m chie^m-bao tru+o+'c ma(.t ho., nhu+ng ho. kho^ng gia?i nghi~a cho ta .

DNE 4:8
Sau he^'t, co' DDa-ni-e^n go.i la` Be^n to+-xa't-sa theo te^n tha^`n cu?a ta, ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c linh cu?a ca'c tha^`n tha'nh ca?m-ddo^.ng, thi` dde^'n ra ma('t ta . Ta ke^? chie^m-bao ta cho ngu+o+`i ma` ra(`ng:

DNE 4:9
Ho+~i Be^n-to+-xa't-sa ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u ca'c thua^.t-si~, bo+?i ta bie^'t ra(`ng linh cu?a ca'c tha^`n tha'nh o+? trong ngu+o+i, va` kho^ng co' mo^.t dde^`u ki'n-nhie^.m na`o la` kho' cho ngu+o+i, va^.y ha~y ba?o cho ta nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y trong chie^m-bao ta dda~ tha^'y, va` ha~y gia?i nghi~a .

DNE 4:10
Na^`y la` nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y dda~ to? ra trong dda^`u ta khi ta na(`m tre^n giu+o+`ng: Ta nhi`n xem, va` na^`y, o+? giu+~a dda^'t co' mo^.t ca^y cao la. thu+o+`ng.

DNE 4:11
Ca^y ddo' lo+'n le^n va` tro+? ne^n cu+'ng ma.nh; ngo.n no' cha^'m dde^'n tro+`i, va` o+? no+i cuo^'i cu`ng kha('p dda^'t dde^`u xem tha^'y no'.

DNE 4:12
La' no' thi` dde.p va` tra'i thi` sai, co' ddu? cho mo.i loa`i a(n; ca'c loa`i thu' ddo^`ng nu'p du+o+'i bo'ng no'; chim tro+`i o+? tre^n nha`nh no', va` mo.i loa`i xa'c thi.t nho+` no' ma` nuo^i mi`nh.

DNE 4:13
Ta nhi`n xem nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y trong dda^`u ta, khi ta na(`m tre^n giu+o+`ng, va` na^`y, co' mo^.t DDa^'ng tha'nh canh-giu+~ tu+` tre^n tro+`i xuo^'ng,

DNE 4:14
Ngu+o+`i ke^u lo+'n tie^'ng va` no'i ra(`ng: Ha~y ddo^'n ca^y va` cha(.t nha`nh no'; ha~y la`m ru.ng la' va` va~i tra'i no' ra; ha~y cho thu'-va^.t tra'nh kho?i du+o+'i no', va` chim-cho'c kho?i nha`nh no'!

DNE 4:15
Da^`u va^.y, ha~y dde^? la.i go^'c cu?a re^~ no' trong dda^'t, ma` co^.t no' ba(`ng mo^.t da^y xi'ch sa('t va` ddo^`ng, no+i giu+~a co? xanh trong ddo^`ng ruo^.ng; cho no' bi. su+o+ng tre^n tro+`i tha^'m-u+o+'t; va` cho ngu+o+`i cu`ng ca'c loa`i thu' chia pha^`n co? du+o+'i dda^'t!

DNE 4:16
Cho lo`ng ngu+o+`i bi. ddo^?i ddi,va` ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c ban cho lo`ng thu'; va` tra?i qua ba?y ky` tre^n ngu+o+`i .

DNE 4:17
A'n ddo' la` bo+?i ca'c dda^'ng canh-giu+~ dda~ ddi.nh, va` lo+`i ca'c tha'nh dda~ truye^`n, ha^`u cho nhu+~ng ke? so^'ng bie^'t ra(`ng DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao cai-tri. trong nu+o+'c cu?a loa`i ngu+o+`i; Nga`i muo^'n ban cho ai tu`y y', va` la^.p ke? ra^'t he`n-ha. trong loa`i ngu+o+`i le^n ddo'.

DNE 4:18
Ta dda^y la` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, dda~ tha^'y ddie^`m chie^m-bao a^'y . Va^.y ho+~i Be^n-to+-xa't-sa, ngu+o+i ha~y gia?i nghi~a cho ta, vi` he^'t tha?y ba'c-si~ trong nu+o+'c ta kho^ng co' the^? gia?i nghi~a cho ta ddu+o+.c; nhu+ng ngu+o+i gia?i ddu+o+.c, vi` linh cu?a ca'c tha^`n tha'nh o+? trong ngu+o+i .

DNE 4:19
Ba^'y gio+` DDa-ni-e^n go.i te^n la` Be^n-to+-xa't-sa, bi. ca^m trong gia^y la^u, va` nhu+~ng y' tu+o+?ng la`m cho ngu+o+`i bo^'i-ro^'i . Vua la.i ca^'t tie^'ng no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i Be^n-to+-xa't-sa, ddu+`ng cho ddie^`m chie^m-bao va` su+. gia?i nghi~a la`m ro^'i ngu+o+i . Be^n-to+-xa't-sa no'i ra(`ng: Thu+a chu'a, nguye^`n cho ddie^`m chie^m-bao dde^'n cho nhu+~ng ke? ghe't chu'a va` su+. gia?i-nghi~a cho ke? thu`-nghi.ch chu'a!

DNE 4:20
Ca^y ma` vua dda~ tha^'y, tro+? ne^n lo+'n va` ma.nh, ngo.n cha^'m dde^'n tro+`i, va` kha('p dda^'t dde^`u xem tha^'y,

DNE 4:21
La' thi` dde.p va` tra'i thi` sai, co' ddu? cho mo.i loa`i a(n, ca'c thu' ddo^`ng o+? du+o+'i bo'ng no', ca'c loa`i chim tro+`i la`m o^? tre^n nha`nh no',

DNE 4:22
ho+~i vua, a^'y la` chi'nh mi`nh vua, vua dda~ tro+? ne^n lo+'n va` ma.nh, su+. cao-ca? cu?a vua ta(ng-the^m va` tha^'u dde^'n tro+`i, quye^`n-the^' vua dde^'n dda^`u-cu`ng dda^'t.

DNE 4:23
Song dde^'n dde^`u vua tha^'y mo^.t dda^'ng tha'nh canh-giu+~ tu+` tro+`i ma` xuo^'ng, va` no'i ra(`ng: Ha~y ddo^'n ca^y va` hu?y-pha' ddi; song, ha~y dde^? la.i go^'c cu?a re^~ no' trong dda^'t, ro^`i ha~y buo^.c no' ba(`ng mo^.t da^y xi'ch sa('t va` ddo^`ng o+? giu+~a dda'm co? xanh trong ddo^`ng ruo^.ng, cho no' bi. nhua^`n-tha^'m bo+?i su+o+ng-mo'c tre^n tro+`i; va` cho ngu+o+`i co' pha^`n vo+'i ca'c thu' ddo^`ng, cho dde^'n khi dda~ tra?i qua tre^n ngu+o+`i ba?y ky`.

DNE 4:24
Ho+~i vua, na^`y la` lo+`i gia?i, va` na^`y la` ma.ng-ddi.nh cu?a DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao, dda~ dde^'n tre^n vua, chu'a to^i:

DNE 4:25
Ngu+o+`i ta se~ dduo^?i vua ra kho?i giu+~a loa`i ngu+o+`i, va` cho^~-o+? vua se~ o+? giu+~a nhu+~ng thu'-va^.t trong ddo^`ng. Vua se~ buo^.c pha?i a(n co? nhu+ bo`, va` se~ ddu+o+.c tha^'m-nhua^`n su+o+ng-mo'c tre^n tro+`i; ba?y ky` se~ tra?i qua tre^n vua, cho dde^'n khi vua nha^.n bie^'t ra(`ng DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao cai-tri. trong nu+o+'c loa`i ngu+o+`i, va` Nga`i muo^'n ban cho ai tu`y-y'.

DNE 4:26
Co`n nhu+ dda~ truye^`n ra(`ng chu+`a la.i go^'c cu?a re^~ ca^y ddo', tu+'c la` khi na`o vua dda~ nha^.n-bie^'t ca'c tu+`ng tro+`i ca^`m-quye^`n, thi` nu+o+'c vua cha('c se~ thuo^.c ve^` vua .

DNE 4:27
Va^.y ne^n, ho+~i vua, xin ha~y nghe lo+`i to^i khuye^n vua: ha~y la^'y su+. co^ng-bi`nh ma` chuo^.c to^.i-lo^~i, ha~y thu+o+ng-xo't nhu+~ng ke? nghe`o-kho' dde^? chuo^.c nhu+~ng dde^`u gian-a'c mi`nh. Nhu+ va^.y su+. bi`nh-an vua co`n co' the^? la^u da`i ho+n nu+~a .

DNE 4:28
He^'t tha?y nhu+~ng su+. ddo' dde^`u dde^'n cho vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa .

DNE 4:29
Khi kho?i mu+o+`i hai tha'ng,vua ddi da.o trong hoa`ng-cung Ba-by-lo^n,

DNE 4:30
Thi` ca^'t tie^'ng ma` no'i ra(`ng: DDa^y cha(?ng pha?i la` Ba-by-lo^n lo+'n ma` ta dda~ du+.ng, bo+?i quye^`n cao-ca? ta, dde^? la`m dde^'-ddo^ ta, va` la`m su+. vinh-hie^?n oai-nghi cu?a ta sao ?

DNE 4:31
Lo+`i chu+a ra kho?i mie^.ng vua, thi` co' tie^'ng tu+` tre^n tro+`i xuo^'ng ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua Ne^-bu-ca't ne^'t sa, dda~ ba'o cho ngu+o+i bie^'t ra(`ng: Ngo^i nu+o+'c dda~ li`a kho?i ngu+o+i .

DNE 4:32
Ngu+o+i se~ bi. dduo^?i kho?i giu+~a loa`i ngu+o+`i, se~ o+? vo+'i thu' ddo^`ng; se~ bi. buo^.c pha?i a(n co? nhu+ bo`, ro^`i ba?y ky` se~ tra?i qua tre^n ngu+o+i, cho dde^'n khi ngu+o+i nha^.n bie^'t ra(`ng DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao cai-tri. trong nu+o+'c cu?a loa`i ngu+o+`i, va` Nga`i muo^'n ban cho ai tu`y-y'.

DNE 4:33
Trong chi'nh gio+` ddo' lo+`i no'i dda~ u+'ng nghie^.m cho vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, vua bi. dduo^?i kho?i giu+~a loa`i ngu+o+`i; a(n co? nhu+ bo`; tha^n-the^? vua pha?i tha^'m-nhua^`n su+o+ng-mo'c tre^n tro+`i, cho dde^'n to'c vua cu~ng mo.c nhu+ lo^ng chim u+ng, mo'ng vua thi` gio^'ng nhu+ mo'ng loa`i chim-cho'c.

DNE 4:34
DDe^'n cuo^'i cu`ng nhu+~ng nga`y ddo', ta dda^y Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, ngu+o+'c ma('t le^n tro+`i, tri'-kho^n dda~ phu.c la.i cho ta, va` ta xu+ng-ta. DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao . Ta be`n ngo+.i-khen va` la`m sa'ng danh DDa^'ng so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i, uy-quye^`n Nga`i la` uy-quye^`n co`n ma~i ma~i, nu+o+'c Nga`i tu+` ddo+`i no. dde^'n ddo+`i kia .

DNE 4:35
He^'t tha?y da^n-cu+ tre^n dda^'t tha?y dde^`u ca^`m nhu+ kho^ng co'; Nga`i la`m theo y' mi`nh trong co+-binh tre^n tro+`i, va` o+? giu+~a cu+-da^n tre^n dda^'t; cha(?ng ai co' the^? ca?n tay Nga`i va` ho?i ra(`ng: Nga`i la`m chi va^.y ?

DNE 4:36
Trong lu'c ddo' tri'-kho^n phu.c la.i cho ta, ta la.i ddu+o+.c su+. vinh-hie^?n cu?a ngo^i nu+o+'c ta, su+. oai-nghi cho'i-sa'ng tro+? la.i cho ta; nhu+~ng nghi.-vie^n va` dda.i-tha^`n ta la.i cha^`u ta . Ta la.i ddu+o+.c la^.p le^n tre^n ngo^i nu+o+'c, va` su+. uy-nghi quye^`n-the^' ta ca`ng the^m.

DNE 4:37
Ba^y gio+`, ta, Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, ngo+.i-khen, to^n-vinh, va` la`m ca? sa'ng Vua tre^n tro+`i; mo.i co^ng-vie^.c Nga`i dde^`u cho+n-tha^.t, ca'c ddu+o+`ng lo^'i Nga`i dde^`u co^ng-bi`nh; va` ke? na`o bu+o+'c ddi kie^u-nga.o, Nga`i co' the^? ha. no' xuo^'ng.

[BU+~A TIE^.C CU?A BE^N-XA'T-SA .-DDE^' QUO^'C CANH-DDE^ SUY-SU.P]

DNE 5:1
Vua Be^n-xa't-sa do.n tie^.c lo+'n dda~i mo^.t nga`n dda.i-tha^`n mi`nh, va` vua uo^'ng ru+o+.u truo+'c ma(.t ho..

DNE 5:2
Vua Be^n-xa't-sa ddu+o+ng nha^'m ru+o+.u, truye^`n ddem nhu+~ng khi'-ma.nh ba(`ng va`ng va` ba.c ma` vua Ne^-bu-ca't-sa, cha mi`nh, dda~ la^'y trong dde^`n tho+` ta.i Gie^-ru-sa-lem, ha^`u cho vua va` ca'c dda.i-tha^`n, cu`ng ca'c hoa`ng-ha^.u va` cung-phi vua du`ng ma` uo^'ng.

DNE 5:3
Ngu+o+`i ta be`n ddem dde^'n nhu+~ng khi'-ma.nh ba(`ng va`ng dda~ la^'y tu+` trong dde^`n tho+` cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, ta.i Gie^-ru-sa-lem; va` vua cu`ng ca'c dda.i-tha^`n, ca'c hoa`ng-ha^.u va` cung-phi mi`nh du`ng ma` uo^'ng.

DNE 5:4
Va^.y ho. uo^'ng ru+o+.u va` ngo+.i-khen ca'c tha^`n ba(`ng va`ng ba(`ng ba.c, ba(`ng ddo^`ng, ba(`ng sa('t, ba(`ng go^~ va` ba(`ng dda'.

DNE 5:5
Chi'nh gio+` ddo', co' nhu+~ng ngo'n tay cu?a ba`n tay ngu+o+`i hie^.n ra, vie^'t tre^n vo^i tu+o+`ng cung vua, ddo^'i ngay cho^~ dde^? cho+n dde`n; va` vua tro^ng tha^'y pha^`n ba`n tay ddo' ddu+o+ng vie^'t.

DNE 5:6
Ba^'y gio+` vua bie^'n sa('c ma(.t, ca'c y'-tu+o+?ng la`m cho vua bo^'i-ro^'i; ca'c xu+o+ng lu+ng ro+`i kho+'p ra, va` hai dda^`u go^'i cha.m va`o nhau .

DNE 5:7
Vua ke^u lo+'n tie^'ng truye^`n vo+`i ca'c thua^.t-si~ ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^, va` tha^`y bo'i dde^'n. DDoa.n, vua ca^'t tie^'ng va` no'i cu`ng nhu+~ng ba'c-si~ cu?a Ba-by-lo^n ra(`ng: Ai ddo.c ddu+o+.c chu+~ na^`y va` gia?i nghi~a ra cho ta, thi` se~ ddu+o+.c ma(.c ma`u ti'a, ddu+o+.c ddeo vo`ng va`ng va`o co^?, va` ddu+o+.c du+. ba^.c thu+' ba trong vie^.c cha'nh-tri. nha` nu+o+'c.

DNE 5:8
Ba^'y gio+` he^'t tha?y ba'c-si~ cu?a vua dde^`u va`o; nhu+ng ho. kho^ng ddo.c ddu+o+.c chu+~, cu~ng kho^ng the^? ca('t nghi~a cho vua ddu+o+.c.

DNE 5:9
Vua Be^n-xa't-sa la^'y la`m bo^'i-ro^'i la('m; sa('c ma(.t ngu+o+`i ddo^?i ddi; ca'c quan dda.i-tha^`n dde^`u bo+~-ngo+~.

DNE 5:10
Ba` tha'i-ha^.u, vi` co+' lo+`i cu?a vua va` ca'c quan dda.i-tha^`n dda~ no'i, be`n va`o trong pho`ng tie^.c, ca^'t tie^'ng no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, chu'c vua so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i! Xin vua cho+' dde^? tu+-tu+o+?ng bo^'i-ro^'i, cho+' ddo^?i sa('c ma(.t ddi!

DNE 5:11
Trong nu+o+'c vua co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i, linh cu?a ca'c tha^`n tha'nh o+? trong no'. Ve^` ddo+`i vua cha, ngu+o+`i ta tha^'y trong no' co' a'nh sa'ng, su+. tho^ng-minh, kho^n-ngoan, nhu+ su+. kho^n-ngoan cu?a ca'c vi` tha^`n. Va^.y ne^n vua Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa, cha vua, chi'nh cha vua, dda~ la^.p ngu+o+`i le^n la`m dda^`u ca'c ddo^`ng bo'ng, thua^.t-si~ ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ va` tha^`y bo'i,

DNE 5:12
bo+?i vi` DDa-ni-e^n ma` vua dda~ dda(.t la` Be^n-to+-xa't-sa, trong ngu+o+`i co' linh-ta'nh to^'t-la`nh, co' su+. tho^ng-bie^'t va` kho^n-sa'ng dde^? gia?i ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng ddie^`m chie^m-bao, ca('t nghi~a ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng ca^u ki'n-nhie^.m, va` la`m cho nhu+~ng su+. ho^`-nghi tan-cha?y . Va^.y ba^y gio+` ha~y sai go.i DDa-ni-e^n, va` ngu+o+`i se~ gia?i nghi~a cho .

DNE 5:13
Ba^'y gio+` DDa-ni-e^n ddu+o+.c ddem dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t vua . DDoa.n, vua ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng DDa-ni-e^n ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i co' pha?i la` DDa-ni-e^n, mo^.t trong ca'c con-ca'i phu-tu` Giu-dda, ma` vua cha ta dda~ ddie^.u tu+` Giu-dda ve^` cha(ng?

DNE 5:14
Ta dda~ nghe no'i ve^` ngu+o+i ra(`ng linh cu?a ca'c tha^`n o+? trong ngu+o+i, va` ngu+o+`i ta dda~ tha^'y trong ngu+o+i co' a'nh sa'ng, su+. tho^ng-minh, va` kho^n-ngoan la. thu+o+`ng.

DNE 5:15
Ba^y gio+` nhu+~ng ba'c si~ va` thua^.t si~ dda~ ddu+o+.c ddem dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t ta dde^? ddo.c nhu+~ng chu+~ na^`y va` gia?i nghi~a cho ta; nhu+ng ho. kho^ng gia?i nghi~a ddu+o+.c.

DNE 5:16
Ta nghe no'i ra(`ng ngu+o+i co' the^? gia?i nghi~a va` la`m cho nhu+~ng su+. ho^`-nghi tan-cha?y . Va^.y ne^'u ngu+o+i ddo.c ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng chu+~ na^`y va` gia?i nghi~a cho ta, thi` se~ ddu+o+.c ma(.c ma`u ti'a, se~ mang vo`ng va`ng no+i co^?, va` du+. chu+'c thu+' ba trong vie^.c cha'nh-tri. nha` nu+o+'c.

DNE 5:17
Ba^'y gio+` DDa-ni-e^n ca^'t tie^'ng va` no'i tru+o+'c ma(.t vua ra(`ng: Vua ha~y giu+~ la.i cu?a ban thu+o+?ng, va` le^~ va^.t vua ha~y ban cho ke? kha'c! Da^`u va^.y, to^i se~ ddo.c chu+~ vie^'t ddo' va` gia?i nghi~a cho vua .

DNE 5:18
Ho+~i vua, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i Ra^'t Cao dda~ ban ngo^i vua va` quye^`n-the^' lo+'n, su+. to^n-vinh va` uy-nghie^m cho cha vua la` Ne^-bu-ca't-ne^'t-sa .

DNE 5:19
Vi` co+' Nga`i dda~ ban cho ngu+o+`i quye^`n to, thi` he^'t tha?y ca'c da^n ca'c nu+o+'c, ca'c thu+' tie^'ng dde^`u run-ra^?y tru+o+'c ma(.t ngu+o+`i, va` so+. ha~i ngu+o+`i . Ngu+o+`i muo^'n gie^'t ai thi` gie^'t, va` muo^'n dde^? ai so^'ng thi` dde^?. Ngu+o+`i na^ng ai cao le^n hay ha. ai tha^'p xuo^'ng thi` tu`y y' ngu+o+`i .

DNE 5:20
Nhu+ng vi` lo`ng ngu+o+`i tu+.-cao, va` ta'nh ngu+o+`i cu+'ng-co?i, la`m mo^.t ca'ch kie^u nga.o, ne^n ngu+o+`i bi. trua^'t ma^'t ngo^i vua va` lo^.t he^'t su+. vinh-hie^?n.

DNE 5:21
Ngu+o+`i bi. dduo^?i kho?i giu+~a ca'c con trai loa`i ngu+o+`i; lo`ng ngu+o+`i tro+? ne^n gio^'ng nhu+ lo`ng su'c-va^.t, va` cho^~ o+? ngu+o+`i thi` cu`ng vo+'i nhu+~ng lu+`a ru+`ng. Ngu+o+`i bi. nuo^i ba(`ng co? nhu+ bo`, va` tha^n ngu+o+`i bi. nhua^`n-tha^'m su+o+ng-mo'c tre^n tro+`i, cho dde^'n khi ngu+o+`i nha^.n-bie^'t ra(`ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i Ra^'t Cao cai-tri. trong nu+o+'c loa`i ngu+o+`i, va` Nga`i muo^'n la^.p ai le^n ddo' tu`y y'.

DNE 5:22
Ho+~i vua Be^n-xa't-sa, con cu?a ngu+o+`i, vua cu~ng va^.y, da^`u vua dda~ bie^'t he^'t ca'c vie^.c a^'y, ma` lo`ng vua cu~ng kho^ng chi.u nhu'n-nhu+o+`ng chu't na`o;

DNE 5:23
nhu+ng vua dda~ le^n mi`nh nghi.ch cu`ng Chu'a tre^n tro+`i, ma` khie^'n ddem dde^'n tru+o+'c vua nhu+~ng khi'-ma.nh cu?a nha` Nga`i, va` du`ng ma` uo^'ng ru+o+.u, cu`ng vo+'i ca'c dda.i-tha^`n, ca'c hoa`ng-ha^.u va` cung-phi vua . Vua cu~ng dda~ to^n-vinh ca'c tha^`n ba(`ng ba.c, ba(`ng va`ng, ba(`ng ddo^`ng, ba(`ng sa('t, ba(`ng go^~ va` ba(`ng dda', la` nhu+~ng tha^`n kho^ng tha^'y kho^ng nghe kho^ng bie^'t gi`; va` vua kho^ng tho+` phu+o+.ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i la` DDa^'ng ca^`m trong tay Nga`i ho+i-tho+? va` he^'t tha?y ca'c ddu+o+`ng-lo^'i cu?a vua .

DNE 5:24
Va^.y ne^n tu+` no+i Nga`i dda~ sai pha^`n ba`n tay na^`y dde^'n, va` chu+~ dda~ va.ch ra .

DNE 5:25
Nhu+~ng chu+~ dda~ va.ch ra nhu+ sau na^`y:
ME^-NE^, ME^-NE^,TE^-KEN, U-PHA'C-SIN

DNE 5:26
Na^`y la` nghi~a nhu+~ng chu+~ ddo': Me^-ne^ la`: DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dda~ dde^'m nu+o+'c vua va` khie^'n no' dde^'n cuo^'i-cu`ng.

DNE 5:27
Te^-ken la`: Vua dda~ bi. ca^n tre^n ca'i ca^n, va` tha^'y la` ke'm-thie^'u .

DNE 5:28
Phe^-re^'t la` nu+o+'c vua bii~ chia ra, ddu+o+.c ban cho ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi va` ngu+o+`i Phe-ro+-so+ .

DNE 5:29
Tu+'c thi`, theo li.nh truye^`n cu?a vua Be^n-xa't-sa, ngu+o+`i ta ma(.c ma`u ti'a cho DDa-ni-e^n, ddeo va`o co^? ngu+o+`i mo^.t vo`ng va`ng, va` rao ra ra(`ng ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c du+. chu+'c thu+' ba trong vie^.c cha'nh-tri. nha`-nu+o+'c.

DNE 5:30
Ngay dde^m ddo', vua ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^ la` Be^n-xa't-sa bi. gie^'t.

DNE 5:31
Ro^`i DDa-ri-u't la` ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi ddu+o+.c nu+o+'c, ba^'y gio+` tuo^?i ngu+o+`i ddo^. sa'u mu+o+i hai .

[DDA-NI-E^N-TRONG HANG SU+-TU+?]

DNE 6:1
Vua DDa-ri-u't u+ng dda(.t trong nu+o+'c mo^.t tra(m hai mu+o+i quan tra^'n-thu?, dde^? chia nhau tri. ca? nu+o+'c.

DNE 6:2
Va` tre^n ho. co' ba quan thu+o+.ng-tho+, va` mo^.t la` DDa-ni-e^n. Ca'c quan tra^'n-thu? pha?i khai-tri`nh vo+'i ba quan ddo', ha^`u cho vua kho?i chi.u mo^.t su+. to^?n ha.i na`o .

DNE 6:3
Va?, DDa-ni-e^n la.i tro^?i ho+n hai quan thu+o+.ng-tho+ kia va` ca'c quan tra^'n-thu?, vi` ngu+o+`i co' linh-ta'nh to^'t-la`nh; thi` vua ddi.nh la^.p ngu+o+`i tre^n ca? nu+o+'c

DNE 6:4
Ca'c quan thu+o+.ng-tho+ va` tra^'n-thu? be`n ti`m co+' kie^.n DDa-ni-e^n ve^` vie^.c nu+o+'c; nhu+ng ho. kho^ng the^? ti`m ddu+o+.c mo^.t co+' na`o, hay mo^.t su+. xa^'u na`o cu?a ngu+o+`i, bo+?i ngu+o+`i la` trung-tha`nh, trong ngu+o+`i cha(?ng co' dde^`u lo^~i va` cu~ng cha(?ng co' su+. xa^'u .

DNE 6:5
Va^.y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo' no'i ra(`ng: Chu'ng ta kho^ng ti`m ddu+o+.c mo^.t co+' na`o ma` ca'o DDa-ni-e^n na^`y, ne^'u chu'ng ta cha(?ng ti`m trong su+. thuo^.c ve^` lua^.t pha'p DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i no'.

DNE 6:6
Ca'c quan thu+o+.ng-tho+ va` tra^'n-thu? ddo' be`n va`o cha^`u vua va` ta^u ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua DDa-ri-u't, chu'c vua so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i .

DNE 6:7
He^'t tha?y ca'c quan thu+o+.ng-tho+ trong nu+o+'c, ca'c quan la~nh-binh, ca'c quan tra^'n-thu?, ca'c nghi.-vie^n va` ca'c dda.i-tha^`n dde^`u ddo^`ng ti`nh xin vua ra chi?-du., la^.p mo^.t ca^'m-li.nh nghie^m-nha(.t trong ba mu+o+i nga`y, he^~ ai ca^`u-xin tha^`n na`o hay mo^.t ngu+o+`i na`o ngoa`i vua, thi`, ho+~i vua, ke? a^'y se~ pha?i qua(ng va`o hang su+-tu+?.

DNE 6:8
Ba^y gio+` ho+~i vua, ha~y la^.p ddie^`u ca^'m ddo' va` ky' te^n va`o, ha^`u cho kho^ng ddo^?i thay ddi, theo nhu+ lua^.t-pha'p cu?a ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi va` ngu+o+`i Phe-ro+-so+ kho^ng the^? ddo^?i ddu+o+.c.

DNE 6:9
Va^.y vua DDa-ri-u't be`n ky' te^n la^.p ca^'m-li.nh ddo'.

DNE 6:10
Khi DDa-ni-e^n nghe ra(`ng chi?-du. ddo' dda~ ky' te^n ro^`i, thi` ve^` nha` mi`nh (nhu+~ng cu+?a so^? cu?a pho`ng ngu+o+`i thi` mo+? ve^` hu+o+'ng Gie^-ru-sa-lem). Ta.i ddo', cu+' mo^.t nga`y ba la^`n, ngu+o+`i qui` go^'i xuo^'ng, ca^`u nguye^.n, xu+ng-ta. tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh, nhu+ va^~n la`m khi tru+o+'c.

DNE 6:11
Ba^'y gio+` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo' nho'm la.i, tha^'y DDa-ni-e^n ddu+o+ng ca^`u-nguye^.n na`i-xin tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh.

DNE 6:12
Ho. be`n dde^'n cha^`u vua va` ta^u cu`ng vua ve^` ca^'m-li.nh cu?a vua ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, vua cha(?ng tu+`ng ky' te^n va`o mo^.t ca^'m-li.nh ra(`ng trong ba mu+o+i nga`y, he^~ ai ca^`u xin tha^`n na`o hay ngu+o+`i na`o ngoa`i vua, thi` se~ pha?i qua(ng va`o hang su+-tu+? ddo' cha(ng? Vua tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: Su+. ddo' la` tha^.t, theo nhu+ lua^.t-pha'p cu?a ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi va` ngu+o+`i Phe-ro+-so+, kho^ng the^? ddo^?i ddu+o+.c.

DNE 6:13
Ho. be`n dda'p la.i va` ta^u vua ra(`ng: DDa-ni-e^n, la` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng con-ca'i phu-tu` Giu-dda, kho^ng co' lo`ng kie^ng-ne^? vua chu't na`o, ho+~i vua, da^`u dde^'n ca^'m-li.nh vua dda~ ky' te^n cu~ng va^.y; song no' cu+' mo^.t nga`y ca^`u nguye^.n ba la^`n.

DNE 6:14
Khi vua nghe nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo', thi` la^'y la`m buo^`n-ba~ la('m; vua ddi.nh lo`ng gia?i-cu+'u DDa-ni-e^n, va` ma~i dde^'n khi ma(.t tro+`i la(.n, co^' he^'t su+'c ti`m the^? dde^? gia?i-cu+'u ngu+o+`i .

DNE 6:15
Nhu+ng ca'c ngu+o+`i ddo' nho'm la.i cu`ng vua va` ta^u ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, xin bie^'t ra(`ng theo lua^.t-pha'p cu?a ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi va` Phe-ro+-so+, he^~ la` ca^'m-li.nh hay chi?-du. na`o ma` vua dda~ la^.p ddi.nh ro^`i, thi` kho^ng the^? thay ddo^?i ddu+o+.c.

DNE 6:16
Ba^'y gio+` vua truye^`n ddie^.u DDa-ni-e^n dde^'n, va` pha?i ne'm ngu+o+`i va`o hang su+-tu+?. Vua ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng DDa-ni-e^n ra(`ng: DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ngu+o+i la` DDa^'ng ngu+o+i ha(`ng ha^`u vie^.c, se~ gia?i-cu+'u ngu+o+i .

DNE 6:17
Ngu+o+`i ta be`n ddem dde^'n mo^.t ho`n dda' cha^.n no+i cu+?a hang, va` vua ddo'ng a^'n mi`nh cu`ng a^'n ca'c dda.i-tha^`n nu+~a, ha^`u cho kho^ng co' dde^`u gi` thay-ddo^?i ddu+o+.c ve^` DDa-ni-e^n.

DNE 6:18
Sau ddo' vua tro+? ve^` cung mi`nh, va` suo^'t dde^m kie^ng a(n, cu~ng kho^ng ddem ba.n nha.c dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t mi`nh, va` vua kho^ng ngu? ddu+o+.c.

DNE 6:19
DDoa.n, vua da^.y so+'m, khi hu+`ng sa'ng, vo^.i-va`ng ddi dde^'n hang su+-tu+?.

DNE 6:20
Khi vua dde^'n ga^`n hang, la^'y gio.ng ra^`u-ri~ ma` ke^u DDa-ni-e^n; vua ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng DDa-ni-e^n ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n to^i-to+' DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ha(`ng so^'ng! DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ngu+o+i ma` ngu+o+i ha(`ng ha^`u-vie^.c, co' the^? gia?i-cu+'u ngu+o+i kho?i su+-tu+? ddu+o+.c cha(ng?

DNE 6:21
Ba^'y gio+` DDa-ni-e^n ta^u cu`ng vua ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, chu'c vua so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i!

DNE 6:22
DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i to^i dda~ sai thie^n-su+' Nga`i, va` bi.t mie^.ng ca'c su+-tu+?, ne^n chu'ng no' kho^ng la`m ha.i chi dde^'n to^i, bo+?i to^i dda~ ddu+o+.c nha^.n la` vo^-to^.i tru+o+'c ma(.t Nga`i . Ho+~i vua, ddo^'i vo+'i vua cu~ng va^.y, to^i cha(?ng tu+`ng la`m ha.i gi`.

DNE 6:23
Ba^'y gio+` vua mu+`ng ro+~ la('m, va` truye^`n ddem DDa-ni-e^n le^n kho?i hang. Va^.y DDa-ni-e^n ddu+o+.c mang le^n kho?i hang, va` ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng tha^'y mo^.t ve^'t-ti'ch na`o tre^n ngu+o+`i, bo+?i ngu+o+`i dda~ nho+` ca^.y DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh.

DNE 6:24
Theo li.nh vua, nhu+~ng ke? dda~ kie^.n DDa-ni-e^n a^'y cu`ng con-ca'i va` vo+. ho. dde^`u bi. ddie^.u dde^'n qua(ng va`o hang su+-tu+?. Khi ho. chu+a dde^'n du+o+'i dda'y hang, thi` nhu+~ng su+-tu+? dda~ vo^` la^'y va` xe' xu+o+ng he^'t tha?y .

DNE 6:25
Ba^'y gio+`, vua DDa-ri-u't vie^'t cho he^'t tha?y ca'c da^n, ca'c nu+o+'c, ca'c thu+' tie^'ng o+? kha('p tre^n dda^'t ra(`ng: Nguye^`n cho su+. bi`nh-an ca'c ngu+o+i ddu+o+.c the^m le^n!

DNE 6:26
Ta ban chie^'u-chi? ra(`ng, trong kha('p mie^`n nu+o+'c ta, ngu+o+`i ta pha?i run-ra^?y ki'nh-so+. tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a DDa-ni-e^n; vi` Nga`i la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ha(`ng so^'ng va` co`n ddo+`i ddo+`i . Nu+o+'c Nga`i kho^ng bao gio+` bi. hu?y-die^.t, va` quye^`n Nga`i se~ co`n dde^'n cuo^'i cu`ng.

DNE 6:27
Nga`i cu+'u-ro^~i va` gia?i thoa't, la`m nhu+~ng da^'u la. su+. la. o+? tre^n tro+`i du+o+'i dda^'t, dda~ cu+'u DDa-ni-e^n kho?i quye^`n-the^' su+-tu+?.

DNE 6:28
DDa-ni-e^n cu+' ddu+o+.c tha.nh vu+o+.ng nhu+ va^.y trong ddo+`i vua DDa-ri-u't va` vua Si-ru la` ngu+o+`i Phe-ro+-so+ .

[LO+`I TIE^N-TRI VE^` CA'C NU+O+'C DU+O+'I DDA^'T VA` NU+O+'C DDU+'C CHU'A TRO+`I (Tu+` ddoa.n 7 dde^'n 12)]

[SU+. HIE^.N THA^'Y CU?A DDA-NI-E^N; BO^'N CON THU' VA^.T LO+'N LA`M HI`NH BO'NG BO^'N VU+O+NG-QUO^'C LO+'N.-NU+O+'C DDO+`I DDO+`I CU?A DDA^'NG ME^-XI]

DNE 7:1
Na(m dda^`u ddo+`i vua Be^n-xa't-sa, nu+o+'c Ba-by-lo^n, DDa-ni-e^n ddang na(`m tre^n giu+o+`ng, thi` tha^'y chie^m-bao, va` nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y trong dda^`u mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i be`n vie^'t chie^m-bao ddo' ra, va` thua^.t la.i dda.i-lu+o+.c ca'c su+. a^'y .

DNE 7:2
Va^.y DDa-ni-e^n no'i ra(`ng: DDu+o+ng dde^m, ta nhi`n xem trong su+. hie^.n-tha^'y, va`. na^`y, co' bo^'n hu+o+'ng gio' tre^n tro+`i xo^-xa't tre^n bie^?n lo+'n.

DNE 7:3
DDoa.n, bo^'n con thu' lo+'n tu+` bie^?n le^n; con no. kha'c con kia .

DNE 7:4
Con thu+' nhu+'t gio^'ng nhu+ su+-tu+?, va` co' ca'nh chim u+ng. Ta nhi`n xem cho dde^'n khi nhu+~ng ca'nh no' bi. nho^?, no' bi. ca^'t le^n kho?i dda^'t, ddu+'ng hai cho+n nhu+ ngu+o+`i ta, va` no' ddu+o+.c ban cho lo`ng loa`i ngu+o+`i .

DNE 7:5
Na^`y, mo^.t con thu' thu+' hai, in nhu+ con ga^'u; no' ddu+'ng nghie^ng nu+?a mi`nh, co' ba ca'i xu+o+ng su+o+`n trong mie^.ng, giu+~a nhu+~ng ra(ng; va` ngu+o+`i ta ba?o no' ra(`ng: Ha~y cho^?i da^.y, ha~y ca('n-nuo^'t nhie^`u thi.t.

DNE 7:6
Sau ddo', ta nhi`n xem, na^`y, co' mo^.t con thu' kha'c gio^'ng nhu+ con beo, o+? tre^n lu+ng co' bo^'n ca'nh nhu+ ca'nh chim. Con thu' ddo' co' bo^'n dda^`u, va` ddu+o+.c ban cho quye^`n cai-tri..

DNE 7:7
Sau ta la.i nhi`n xem su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ban dde^m, na^`y, mo^.t con thu' thu+' tu+, du+~-to+.n, ra^'t ma.nh, va` co' su+'c la('m. Con thu' ddo' co' nhu+~ng ra(ng lo+'n ba(`ng sa('t; no' nuo^'t a(n va` nghie^`n na't, du`ng cho+n gia`y-dda.p va^.t gi` co`n la.i, no' kha'c vo+'i ca'c con thu' dda~ dde^'n tru+o+'c, va` co' mu+o+`i su+`ng.

DNE 7:8
Ta suy-xe't nhu+~ng su+`ng ddo', va` na^`y, co' mo^.t ca'i su+`ng nho? kha'c o+? giu+~a nhu+~ng su+`ng a^'y mo.c le^n, va` ba ca'i trong nhu+~ng su+`ng tru+o+'c bi. nho^? ddi tru+o+'c ma(.t no'. Na^`y, ca'i su+`ng ddo' co' nhu+~ng ma('t in nhu+ ma('t ngu+o+`i, va` mo^.t ca'i mie^.ng no'i nhu+~ng lo+`i xa^'c-xu+o+.c.

DNE 7:9
Ta nhi`n xem cho dde^'n chu+`ng ca'c ngo^i dda~ dda(.t, va` co' DDa^'ng Thu+o+.ng-co^? ngo^`i o+? tre^n. A'o Nga`i tra('ng nhu+ tuye^'t, va` to'c tre^n dda^`u Nga`i nhu+ lo^ng chie^n sa.ch. Ngo^i Nga`i la` nhu+~ng ngo.n lu+?a, va` ca'c ba'nh xe la` lu+?a hu+`ng.

DNE 7:10
Tru+o+'c ma(.t Nga`i, mo^.t so^ng lu+?a cha?y ra va` tra`n-lan, nga`n nga`n ha^`u-ha. Nga`i va` muo^n muo^n ddu+'ng tru+o+'c ma(.t Nga`i . Su+. xe't-ddoa'n dda~ sa('m-sa(~n, va` ca'c sa'ch mo+? ra .

DNE 7:11
Ba^'y gio+` ta nhi`n xem vi` co+' tie^'ng cu?a nhu+~ng lo+`i xa^'c-xu+o+.c ma` su+`ng a^'y no'i ra . Va^.y ta nhi`n xem cho dde^'n chu+`ng con thu' bi. gie^'t, xa'c no' bi. hu?y-die^.t va` bi. pho' cho lu+?a dde^? ddo^'t.

DNE 7:12
Co`n nhu+~ng con thu' kha'c cu~ng bi. ca^'t he^'t quye^`n, nhu+ng ddu+o+.c la`m da`i ddo+`i so^'ng mi`nh mo^.t mu`a va` mo^.t ky`.

DNE 7:13
Ta la.i nhi`n xem trong nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ban dde^m, na^`y, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i gio^'ng nhu+ con ngu+o+`i dde^'n vo+'i nhu+~ng dda'm ma^y tre^n tro+`i; ngu+o+`i to+'i dde^'n DDa^'ng Thu+o+.ng-co^? va` bi. da^~n dde^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t Nga`i .

DNE 7:14
Ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c ban cho quye^`n-the^', vinh-hie^?n va` nu+o+'c; ha^`u cho he^'t tha?y ca'c da^n, ca'c nu+o+'c, ca'c thu+' tie^'ng dde^`u ha^`u vie^.c ngu+o+`i . Quye^`n-the^' ngu+o+`i la` quye^`n-the^' ddo+`i ddo+`i cha(?ng qua ddi, va` nu+o+'c ngu+o+`i kho^ng bao gio+` pha?i hu?y-pha'.

DNE 7:15
Co`n nhu+ ta, DDa-ni-e^n, thi` ta^m-tha^`n ta ra^`u-ri~ trong mi`nh ta, va` nhu+~ng su+. hie^.n-tha^'y trong dda^`u ta la`m cho ta bo^'i-ro^'i .

DNE 7:16
Ta be`n la.i ga^`n mo^.t ngu+o+`i trong nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddu+'ng ddo', va` ho?i ngu+o+`i ve^` le~ tha^.t cu?a mo.i su+. na^`y . Ngu+o+`i be`n no'i cu`ng ta va` gia?i nghi~a nhu+~ng su+. ddo' cho ta ma` ra(`ng:

DNE 7:17
Bo^'n con thu' lo+'n ddo' la` bo^'n vua dda~ da^'y le^n tre^n dda^'t.

DNE 7:18
Nhu+ng ca'c tha'nh cu?a DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao se~ nha^.n la^'y nu+o+'c, va` ddu+o+.c nu+o+'c la`m cu?a mi`nh ddo+`i ddo+`i, cho dde^'n ddo+`i ddo+`i vo^-cu`ng.

DNE 7:19
Ba^'y gio+`, ta muo^'n bie^'t le~ tha^.t ve^` con thu' thu+' tu+, la` con kha'c vo+'i he^'t tha?y ca'c con kha'c, ra^'t du+~-to+.n, ra(ng thi` ba(`ng sa('t, mo'ng thi` ba(`ng ddo^`ng, no' ca('n-nuo^'t, nghie^`n-na't, va` co' gi` co`n la.i thi` gia`y-dda.p du+o+'i cho+n.

DNE 7:20
Ta cu~ng muo^'n bie^'t le~ tha^.t ve^` mu+o+`i ca'i su+`ng o+? tre^n dda^`u no', va` ve^` ca'i su+`ng kha'c mo.c le^n, va` tru+o+'c ma(.t no' ba su+`ng kia dda~ bi. ro+i xuo^'ng,--su+`ng na^`y co' nhu+~ng ma('t va` mie^.ng no'i nhu+~ng lo+`i xa^'c-xu+o+.c, va` hi`nh-da.ng no' ma.nh-ba.o ho+n nhu+~ng su+`ng kha'c.

DNE 7:21
Ta nhi`n xem, ca'i su+`ng ddo' tranh-chie^'n cu`ng ca'c tha'nh, va` tha('ng tra^.n,

DNE 7:22
cho to+'i khi DDa^'ng Thu+o+.ng-co^? dda~ dde^'n, su+. xe't-ddoa'n dda~ ban cho ca'c tha'nh cu?a DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao va` thi` gio+` dda~ dde^'n, la` khi ca'c tha'nh ddu+o+.c nu+o+'c la`m cu?a mi`nh.

DNE 7:23
Va^.y ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng ta nhu+ va^`y: Con thu' thu+' tu+ se~ la`m nu+o+'c thu+' tu+ tre^n dda^'t, kha'c vo+'i he^'t tha?y ca'c nu+o+'c, va` no' se~ nuo^'t ca? dda^'t, gia`y-dda.p va` nghie^`n-na't ra .

DNE 7:24
Mu+o+`i ca'i su+`ng la` mu+o+`i vua se~ da^'y le^n tu+` nu+o+'c ddo'; va` co' mo^.t vua da^'y le^n sau, kha'c vo+'i ca'c vua tru+o+'c, va` ngu+o+`i dda'nh ddo^? ba vua .

DNE 7:25
Vua ddo' se~ no'i nhu+~ng lo+`i pha.m dde^'n DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao, la`m hao-mo`n ca'c tha'nh cu?a DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao, va` ddi.nh y' ddo^?i nhu+~ng tho+`i-ky` va` lua^.t-pha'p; ca'c tha'nh se~ bi. pho' trong tay ngu+o+`i cho dde^'n mo^.t ky`, nhu+~ng ky`, va` nu+?a ky`.

DNE 7:26
Nhu+ng su+. xe't-ddoa'n se~ dde^'n, va` ngu+o+`i ta se~ ca^'t quye^`n-the^' kho?i no', dde^? die^.t ddi va` la`m cho hu?y-pha' ddi dde^'n cuo^'i cu`ng.

DNE 7:27
Ba^'y gio+` nu+o+'c, quye^`n-the^', va` su+. to^n-dda.i cu?a muo^n nu+o+'c o+? du+o+'i ca? tro+`i, se~ ddu+o+.c ban cho da^n ca'c tha'nh cu?a DDa^'ng Ra^'t Cao . Nu+o+'c Nga`i la` nu+o+'c ddo+`i ddo+`i, va` he^'t tha?y ca'c quye^`n-the^' dde^`u ha^`u-vie^.c va` va^ng lo+`i Nga`i .

DNE 7:28
Va^.y, lo+`i a^'y dde^'n dda^y la` he^'t. Co`n nhu+ ta, DDa-ni-e^n, ca'c y'-tu+o+?ng khie^'n ta bo^'i-ro^'i la('m. Sa('c ta bie^'n-ca?i, da^`u va^.y, ta va^~n ghi-nho+' nhu+~ng su+. ddo' trong lo`ng ta .

[SU+. HIE^.N-THA^'Y CU?A DDA-NI-E^N, CHIE^N DDU+.C VA` DE^ DDU+.C LA`M HI`NH BO'NG HAI NU+O+'C]

DNE 8:1
Na(m thu+' ba, ddo+`i vua Be^n-xa't-sa, co' su+. hie^.n-tha^'y to? ra cho ta, la` DDa-ni-e^n, sau su+. hie^.n-tha^'y dda~ to? ra cho ta khi tru+o+'c.

DNE 8:2
Va^.y ta tha^'y trong hie^.n-tha^'y; va?, khi ta tha^'y thi` ta o+? ta.i cung Su-so+, ve^` ti?nh E^-lam; va` trong su+. hie^.n-tha^'y, ta tha^'y mi`nh ta o+? ca.nh so^ng U-lai .

DNE 8:3
Ta ngu+o+'c ma('t le^n va` tha^'y, na^`y, co' mo^.t con chie^n ddu+.c ddu+'ng ga^`n so^ng, co' hai ca'i su+`ng; hai su+`ng no' cao, nhu+ng mo^.t ca'i thi` cao ho+n ca'i kia, va` ca'i cao ho+n thi` mo.c le^n sau .

DNE 8:4
Ba^'y gio+` ta tha^'y con chie^n ddu+.c a^'y hu'c su+`ng mi`nh va`o phi'a ta^y, phi'a ba('c, va` phi'a nam. Kho^ng co' thu'-va^.t na`o cho^'ng-cu+. cu`ng no' ddu+o+.c, va` cha(?ng ai co' the^? cu+'u ddu+o+.c kho?i tay no'. No' muo^'n la`m chi tu`y-y', va` no' ca`ng lo+'n le^n.

DNE 8:5
Khi ta nhi`n xem su+. ddo', na^`y, mo^.t con de^ ddu+.c dde^'n tu+` phi'a ta^y, ddi kha('p tre^n ma(.t dda^'t ma` kho^ng ddu.ng dde^'n dda^'t; con de^ ddo' co' ca'i su+`ng mo.c ro~ ra giu+~a hai con ma('t no'.

DNE 8:6
No' dde^'n ta^.n cho^~ con chie^n ddu+.c co' hai su+`ng, ma` ta dda~ tha^'y ddu+'ng ga^`n so^ng; no' he^'t su+'c gia^.n cha.y dde^'n nghi.ch cu`ng chie^n ddu+.c a^'y .

DNE 8:7
Ta tha^'y no' dde^'n ga^`n con chie^n ddu+.c, no^?i gia^.n hu'c no', la`m ga^~y hai ca'i su+`ng; con chie^n ddu+.c kho^ng co' su+'c na`o cho^'ng la.i; con de^ va^.t no' xuo^'ng dda^'t, gia`y dda.p le^n tre^n, va` cha(?ng ai co' the^? cu+'u con chie^n ddu+.c kho?i tay no' ddu+o+.c.

DNE 8:8
Con de^ ddu+.c la`m mi`nh ne^n lo+'n la('m; nhu+ng khi no' dda~ ma.nh, thi` ca'i su+`ng lo+'n cu?a no' ga~y ddi, va` o+? cho^~ ddo', co' bo^'n ca'i su+`ng mo.c ro~ ra hu+o+'ng ve^` bo^'n gio' tre^n tro+`i .

DNE 8:9
Bo+?i mo^.t trong ca'c su+`ng, co' mo.c ra mo^.t ca'i su+`ng nho?, lo+'n le^n ra^'t ma.nh, ve^` phu+o+ng nam, phu+o+ng ddo^ng, la.i hu+o+'ng ve^` dda^'t vinh-hie^?n.

DNE 8:10
No' lo+'n le^n dde^'n co+-binh tre^n tro+`i; la`m cho ddo^? xuo^'ng dda^'t mo^.t pha^`n co+-binh va` mo^.t pha^`n trong ca'c ngo^i sao, ro^`i no' gia`y-dda.p le^n.

DNE 8:11
No' la`m mi`nh ne^n lo+'n cho dde^'n tu+o+'ng co+-binh; no' ca^'t cu?a-le^~ ha(`ng da^ng kho?i Nga`i, va` no+i tha'nh cu?a Nga`i bi. qua(ng xuo^'ng.

DNE 8:12
Vi` co+' to^.i-lo^~i thi` co+-binh ddu+o+.c pho' cho no', luo^n vo+'i cu?a-le^~ thie^u ha(`ng da^ng; va` no' ne'm bo? le~-tha^.t xuo^'ng dda^'t, no' la`m theo y' mi`nh va` ddu+o+.c tha.nh-vu+o+.ng.

DNE 8:13
Ba^'y gio+` ta nghe mo^.t dda^'ng tha'nh ddang no'i, va` mo^.t dda^'ng tha'nh kha'c no'i cu`ng dda^'ng ddang no'i, ra(`ng: Su+. hie^.n-tha^'y na^`y ve^` cu?a-le^~ thie^u ha(`ng da^ng va` ve^` to^.i-a'c sanh ra su+. hu?y-die^.t, dda(.ng pho' no+i tha'nh cu`ng co+-binh dde^? bi. gia`y-dda.p du+o+'i cho+n, se~ co`n co' cho dde^'n chu+`ng na`o ?

DNE 8:14
Ngu+o+`i tra? lo+`i cu`ng ta ra(`ng: Cho dde^'n hai nga`n ba tra(m buo^?i chie^`u va` buo^?i mai; sau ddo' no+i tha'nh se~ ddu+o+.c thanh-sa.ch.

DNE 8:15
Khi ma` ta, DDa-ni-e^n, nhi`n xem su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ddo', va` ta ti`m ca'ch dde^? ro~ nghi~a, na^`y, co' nhu+ hi`nh da.ng ngu+o+`i nam ddu+'ng tru+o+'c ta .

DNE 8:16
Ta nghe tie^'ng mo^.t nguo+`i nam tu+` giu+~a bo+` so^ng U-lai, ke^u va` ba?o ra(`ng: Ga'p-ri-e^n, ha~y cho ngu+o+`i na^`y hie^?u su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ddo'.

DNE 8:17
Ngu+o+`i be`n dde^'n ga^`n cho^~ ta ddu+'ng; khi ngu+o+`i dda~ dde^'n, ta kinh-ha~i, va` nga~ sa^'p ma(.t xuo^'ng dda^'t. Ngu+o+`i ba?o ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i con ngu+o+`i, ha~y hie^?u bie^'t; vi` su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ddo' co' quan-he^. vo+'i ky` sau ro^'t.

DNE 8:18
Khi ngu+o+`i ddu+o+ng no'i vo+'i ta, ta ngu? me^ sa^'p ma(.t xuo^'ng dda^'t; nhu+ng ngu+o+`i ddu.ng dde^'n ta, khie^'n cho ta ddu+'ng da^.y .

DNE 8:19
Ngu+o+`i ba?o ta ra(`ng: Na^`y, ta se~ ba?o cho ngu+o+i bie^'t dde^`u se~ dde^'n trong ky` sau ro^'t cu?a su+. tha.nh-no^.; vi` dde^`u na^`y quan-he^. vo+'i ky`-ddi.nh cuo^'i-cu`ng.

DNE 8:20
Con chie^n ddu+.c ma` ngu+o+i dda~ tha^'y, co' hai su+`ng, ddo' la` ca'c vua nu+o+'c Me^-ddi va` Phe-ro+-so+ .

DNE 8:21
Con de^ xo+`m ddu+.c, tu+'c la` vua nu+o+'c Go+`-re'c; va` ca'i su+`ng lo+'n o+? giu+~a hai con ma('t, tu+'c la` vua dda^`u nhu+'t.

DNE 8:22
Ve^` su+`ng dda~ ga~y ddi, co' bo^'n su+`ng mo.c le^n trong cho^~ no': tu+'c la` bo^'n nu+o+'c bo+?i da^n-to^.c ddo' da^'y le^n, song quye^`n-the^' kho^ng ba(`ng su+`ng a^'y .

DNE 8:23
DDe^'n ky` sau-ro^'t cu?a nu+o+'c chu'ng no', khi so^' nhu+~ng ke? bo^.i-nghi.ch dda~ dda^`y, thi` se~ da^'y le^n mo^.t vua, la` ngu+o+`i co' bo^. ma(.t hung-du+~ va` tha^'u ro~ nhu+~ng lo+`i ma^`u-nhie^.m.

DNE 8:24
Quye^`n-the^' ngu+o+`i se~ lo+'n the^m, nhu+ng kho^ng pha?i bo+?i su+'c mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i la`m nhu+~ng su+. ta`n-pha' la. thu+o+`ng; va` ddu+o+.c tha.nh-vu+o+.ng, la`m theo y' mi`nh, hu?y-die^.t nhu+~ng ke? co' quye^`n va` da^n tha'nh.

DNE 8:25
Ngu+o+`i du`ng quye^`n-thua^.t la`m ne^n chu+o+'c gian-do^'i mi`nh ddu+o+.c tha('ng-lo+.i . Trong lo`ng ngu+o+`i tu+. la`m mi`nh la`m ne^n lo+'n, va` trong lu'c da^n o+? ye^n-o^?n, ngu+o+`i se~ hu?y die^.t nhie^`u ke?; ngu+o+`i no^?i le^n cho^'ng vo+'i vua cu?a ca'c vua, nhu+ng ngu+o+`i se~ bi. be? ga~y cha(?ng bo+?i tay ngu+o+`i ta .

DNE 8:26
Va?, su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ve^` ca'c buo^?i chie^`u va` ca'c buo^?i mai ma` dda~ no'i dde^'n la` tha^.t. Nhu+ng ngu+o+i ha~y giu+~ ki'n su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ddo', vi` no' quan-he^. vo+'i sau nhie^`u nga`y .

DNE 8:27
Ba^'y gio+`, ta DDa-ni-e^n, me^-ma^?n, va` ddau-o^'m trong ma^'y nga`y; ddoa.n ta cho^?i da^.y va` la`m vie^.c vua . Ta ra^'t la^'y la`m la. ve^` su+. hie^.n tha^'y a^'y, nhu+ng cha(?ng ai ro~ y' no'.

[SU+. CA^`U-NGUYE^.N CU?A DDA-NI-E^N.-LO+`I TIE^N-TRI VE^` BA?Y MU+O+I TUA^`N-LE^~]

DNE 9:1
Na(m dda^`u DDa-ri-u't, con trai A-sue^-ru, ve^` do`ng ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi, dda~ ddu+o+.c la^.p la`m vua tri. nu+o+'c ngu+o+`i Canh-dde^;

DNE 9:2
ddu+o+ng na(m dda^`u ve^` trie^`u ngu+o+`i, ta, DDa-ni-e^n, bo+?i ca'c sa'ch bie^'t ra(`ng so^' na(m ma` lo+`i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pha'n cu`ng dda^'ng tie^n-tri Gie^-re^-mi, dde^? cho tro.n su+. hoang-vu tha`nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem, la` ba?y mu+o+i na(m.

DNE 9:3
Ta dde^? ma(.t hu+o+'ng ve^` Chu'a la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, la^'y su+. kha^?n-nguye^.n, na`i-xin, vo+'i su+. kie^ng-a(n, ma(.c bao gai, ddo^.i tro ma` ti`m.

DNE 9:4
Va^.y, ta ca^`u-nguye^.n Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ta, va` ta xu+ng to^.i cu`ng Nga`i ma` ra(`ng: O^i! Chu'a la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cao-ca? va` dda'ng khie^'p-so+.! Nga`i giu+~ lo+`i giao-u+o+'c va` su+. nho+n-tu+` ddo^'i vo+'i nhu+~ng ke? ye^u Nga`i va` giu+~ ca'c die^`u-ra(n Nga`i,

DNE 9:5
chu'ng to^i dda~ pha.m to^.i la`m su+. tra'i-ngu+o+.c, a(n-o+? hung-du+~, chu'ng to^i dda~ ba.n-nghi.ch va` dda~ xa^y bo? ca'c gie^`ng-mo^'i va` lua^.t-le^. cu?a Nga`i .

DNE 9:6
Chu'ng to^i dda~ kho^ng nghe ca'c to^i-to+' Nga`i la` ca'c dda^'ng tie^n-tri, dda~ la^'y danh Nga`i ma` no'i cu`ng ca'c vua, ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng, ca'c to^?-phu. chu'ng to^i, va` cu`ng ca? da^n trong dda^'t.

DNE 9:7
Ho+~i Chu'a, su+. co^ng-bi`nh thuo^.c ve^` Nga`i, co`n su+. ho^? ma(.t thuo^.c ve^` chu'ng to^i, nhu+ nga`y nay; su+. a^'y bao-tru`m ngu+o+`i Giu-dda, da^n-cu+ Gie^-ru-sa-lem, he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n o+? ga^`n o+? xa, trong mo.i nu+o+'c ma` Nga`i dda~ la`m cho ho. tan-ta'c, vi` co+' nhu+~ng su+. gian-a'c ho. dda~ pha.m nghi.ch cu`ng Nga`i .

DNE 9:8
Ho+~i Chu'a, su+. ho^? ma(.t thuo^.c ve^` chu'ng to^i, ve^` ca'c vua, ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng, ca'c to^?-phu. chu'ng to^i, bo+?i chu'ng to^i dda~ pha.m to^.i nghi.ch cu`ng Nga`i .

DNE 9:9
Nhu+~ng su+. thu+o+ng-xo't va` tha-thu+' dde^`u thuo^.c ve^` Chu'a la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i; bo+?i chu'ng to^i dda~ ba.n-nghi.ch cu`ng Nga`i .

DNE 9:10
Chu'ng to^i dda~ cha(?ng nghe lo+`i Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i, dda(.ng bu+o+'c ddi trong lua^.t-pha'p ma` Nga`i dda~ ca^.y to^i-to+' Nga`i la` ca'c dda^'ng tie^n-tri dde^? tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng to^i .

DNE 9:11
He^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ pha.m lua^.t-pha'p Nga`i va` xa^y ddi dde^? kho^ng va^ng theo tie^'ng Nga`i . Va^.y ne^n su+. ru?a-sa?, va` the^`-nguye^`n che'p trong lua^.t-pha'p Mo^i-se la` to^i-to+' DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, dda~ ddo^? ra tre^n chu'ng to^i vi` chu'ng to^i dda~ pha.m to^.i nghi.ch cu`ng Nga`i .

DNE 9:12
Nga`i dda~ la`m cho cha('c ca'c lo+`i dda~ pha'n nghi.ch cu`ng chu'ng to^i, cu`ng ca'c quan-a'n dda~ ddoa'n-xe't chu'ng to^i, ma` khie^'n tai va.-lo+'n dde^'n tre^n chu'ng to^i; vi` kha('p du+o+'i tro+`i cha(?ng he^` co' tai-va. na`o gio^'ng nhu+ dda~ la`m ra tre^n Gie^-ru-sa-lem.

DNE 9:13
Ca? tai-va. na^`y dda~ dde^'n tre^n chu'ng to^i nhu+ co' che'p trong lua^.t-pha'p Mo^i-se; ma` chu'ng to^i cu~ng kho^ng na`i-xin o+n cu?a Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh, dda(.ng xa^y bo? kho?i su+. gian-a'c mi`nh va` tha^'u ro~ dda.o tha^.t cu?a Nga`i .

DNE 9:14
Bo+?i co+' ddo', DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va nga('m xem va` gia'ng tai-va. a^'y tre^n chu'ng to^i; vi` Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i la` co^ng-bi`nh trong mo.i vie^.c Nga`i la`m, chi?n chu'ng to^i kho^ng va^ng theo tie^'ng Nga`i .

DNE 9:15
Ba^y gio+`, ho+~i Chu'a la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i, Nga`i dda~ la^'y tay ma.nh ddem da^n Nga`i ra kho?i dda^'t E^-di'p-to^, dda~ la`m ne^n cho mi`nh mo^.t danh tie^'ng nhu+ nga`y nay; co`n chu'ng to^i dda~ pha.m to^.i, dda~ la`m vie^.c a'c.

DNE 9:16
Ho+~i Chu'a, to^i ca^`u-xin Chu'a cu+' mo.i su+. co^ng-bi`nh Nga`i khie^'n co+n-gia^.n va` tha.nh-no^. cu?a Nga`i xa^y kho?i tha`nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem tu+'c la` nu'i tha'nh Nga`i; vi` a^'y la` bo+?i to^.i-lo^~i chu'ng to^i va` su+. gian-a'c to^?-phu. chu'ng to^i ma` Gie^-ru-sa-lem va` da^n Nga`i pha?i chi.u nhu+~ng ke? o+? chung-quanh chu'ng to^i si?-nhu.c.

DNE 9:17
Cho ne^n ba^y gio+`, ho+~i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i, xin ddoa'i nghe lo+`i kha^?n-nguye^.n na`i-xin cu?a ke? to^i-to+' Nga`i! Xin vi` co+' Chu'a, ha~y ra.ng ma(.t Nga`i ra tre^n no+i tha'nh va('ng-ve? cu?a Nga`i!

DNE 9:18
Ho+~i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i to^i, xin ghe' tai va` nghe . Xin mo+? ma('t nhi`n-xem nhu+~ng no+i hoang-vu cu?a chu'ng to^i, va` tha`nh dda~ ddu+o+.c xu+ng bo+?i danh Nga`i! Kho^ng pha?i ca^.y nhu+~ng su+. co^ng-bi`nh mi`nh ma` chu'ng to^i na`i-xin Nga`i, nhu+ng ca^.y nhu+~ng su+. thu+o+ng-xo't ca?-the^? cu?a Nga`i .

DNE 9:19
Ho+~i Chu'a! ha~y du? nghe; ho+~i Chu'a! ha~y tha-thu+'; ho+~i Chu'a! ha~y dde^? y' va` la`m ddi . Ho+~i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i to^i! vi` co+' chi'nh Nga`i, xin cho+' tri`-hu+o+~n; vi` tha`nh Nga`i va` da^n Nga`i dda~ ddu+o+.c xu+ng ba(`ng danh Nga`i!

DNE 9:20
Ta co`n ddu+o+ng no'i va` ca^`u nguye^.n, xu+ng to^.i-lo^~i ta va` to^.i-lo^~i da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ta, va` ta da^ng lo+`i na`i-xin tru+o+'c ma(.t Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ta, vi` nu'i tha'nh DDu+'c chu'a Tro+`i ta;

DNE 9:21
Va^.y ta co`n no'i trong khi ca^`u-nguye^.n, na^`y, Ga'p-ri-e^n, ngu+o+`i ma` ta dda~ tha^'y trong su+. hie^.n-tha^'y lu'c dda^`u-tie^n, ddu+o+.c sai bay mau dde^'n ddu.ng ta ddo^. lu'c da^ng le^~ chie^`u-ho^m.

DNE 9:22
Ngu+o+`i da.y-do^~ ta va` no'i cu`ng ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n, ba^y gio+` ta ra dde^? ban su+. kho^n-ngoan va` tho^ng-sa'ng cho ngu+o+i .

DNE 9:23
Lo+`i pha'n da(.n dda~ ra tu+` khi ngu+o+i ba('t dda^`u na`i xin; va` ta dde^'n dde^? to? lo+`i ddo' cho ngu+o+i, vi` ngu+o+i dda~ ddu+o+.c ye^u-qui' la('m. Va^.y ha~y suy-nghi~ su+. ddo' va` ha~y hie^?u-bie^'t su+. hie^.n-tha^'y .

DNE 9:24
Co' ba?y mu+o+i tua^`n-le^~ ddi.nh tre^n da^n ngu+o+i va` tha`nh tha'nh ngu+o+i, dda(.ng nga(n su+. pha.m-phe'p, tru+` to^.i-lo^~i, la`m sa.ch su+. gian-a'c, va` ddem su+. co^ng-bi`nh ddo+`i ddo+`i va`o, dda(.ng dda(.t a^'n-ti'n no+i su+. hie^.n-tha^'y va` lo+`i tie^n-tri, va` xu+'c da^`u cho DDa^'ng ra^'t tha'nh.

DNE 9:25
Ngu+o+i kha' bie^'t va` hie^?u ra(`ng tu+` khi ra li.nh tu-bo^? va` xa^y la.i Gie^-ru-sa-lem, cho dde^'n DDa^'ng chi.u xu+'c da^`u, tu+'c la` vua, thi` ddu+o+.c ba?y tua^`n le^~, va` sa'u mu+o+i hai tua^`n le^~; tha`nh ddo' se~ ddu+o+.c xa^y la.i, co' ddu+o+`ng pho^' va` ha`o, trong ky` kho'-kha(n.

DNE 9:26
Sau sa'u mu+o+i hai tua^`n le^~ ddo', DDa^'ng chi.u xu+'c da^`u se~ bi. tru+` ddi, va` se~ kho^ng co' chi he^'t. Co' da^n cu?a vua ha^`u dde^'n se~ hu?y-pha' tha`nh va` no+i tha'nh; cuo^'i cu`ng no' se~ nhu+ bi. nu+o+'c lu.t nga^.p, co' su+. tranh-chie^'n cho dde^'n cuo^'i-cu`ng; nhu+~ng su+. hoang-vu dda~ ddi.nh.

DNE 9:27
Ngu+o+`i se~ la^.p giao-u+o+'c vu+~ng-be^`n vo+'i nhie^`u ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t tua^`n-le^~, va` dde^'n giu+~a tua^`n a^'y, ngu+o+`i se~ khie^'n cu?a-le^~ va` cu?a-le^~ chay du+'t ddi . Ke? hu?y-pha' se~ dde^'n bo+?i ca'nh go+'m-ghie^'c, va` se~ co' su+. gia^.n-du+~ ddo^? tre^n no+i bi. hoang-vu, cho dde^'n ky` sau ro^'t, la` ky` dda~ ddi.nh.

[SU+. HIE^.N-THA^'Y CU?A DDA-NI-E^N.--THIE^N-SU+' HIE^.N RA BA?O CHO NGU+O+`I BIE^'T NHU+~NG SU+. PHA?I DDE^'N TRONG NGA`Y SAU-RO^'T]

DNE 10:1
Na(m thu+' ba ddo+`i vua Si-ru nu+o+'c Phe-ro+-so+, co' mo^.t su+. to? ra cho DDa-ni-e^n cu~ng go.i la` Be^n-to+-xa't-sa . Su+. to? ra ddo' la` tha^.t, tu+'c la` su+. chie^'n-tranh lo+'n. DDa-ni-e^n hie^?u su+. ddo', va` ro~ ddu+o+.c y' cu?a su+. hie^.n-tha^'y .

DNE 10:2
Trong nhu+~ng nga`y ddo', ta, DDa-ni-e^n, ddu+o+ng buo^`n-ra^`u tra?i ba tua^`n-le^~ tro.n.

DNE 10:3
Ta cha(?ng a(n ba'nh ngon, thi.t va` ru+o+.u cha(?ng va`o mie^.ng ta, va` ta kho^ng xu+'c da^`u chi he^'t cho dde^'n chu+`ng ba tua^`n-le^~ dda~ ma~n.

DNE 10:4
Nga`y thu+' hai mu+o+i bo^'n tha'ng gie^ng, ta o+? ke^` bo+` so^ng lo+'n Hi-dde^-ke .

DNE 10:5
Ta nhu+o+'ng ma('t nhi`n-xem, na^`y, mo^.t ngu+o+`i ma(.c va?i gai, chung quanh lu+ng tha('t ddai ba(`ng va`ng ro`ng U-pha .

DNE 10:6
Mi`nh ngu+o+`i nhu+ bi'ch-ngo.c; ma(.t ngu+o+`i nhu+ cho+'p, va` ma('t nhu+ dduo^'c cha'y; tay va` cho+n nhu+ ddo^`ng dda'nh bo'ng, va` tie^'ng no'i nhu+ tie^'ng dda'm ddo^ng.

DNE 10:7
Ta DDa-ni-e^n, chi? co' mo^.t mi`nh ta xem su+. hie^.n-tha^'y ddo', vi` nhu+~ng ke? o+? cu`ng ta kho^ng tha^'y su+. hie^.n tha^'y ddo'; nhu+ng ho. run-ra^?y qua', cha.y tro^'n dde^? a^?n mi`nh.

DNE 10:8
Va^.y ta so't la.i mo^.t mi`nh, va` tha^'y su+. hie^.n-tha^'y lo+'n ddo' thi` cha(?ng co`n su+'c nu+~a . Ma(.t ta bie^'n su+'c dde^'n ta'i ddi, va` ta kho^ng co`n su+'c nu+~a .

DNE 10:9
Song ta co`n nghe tie^'ng cu?a nhu+~ng lo+`i ngu+o+`i, va` vu+`a nghe xong, ta ngu? me^ ddi, na(`m sa^'p ma(.t xuo^'ng dda^'t.

DNE 10:10
Ba^'y gio+` co' mo^.t ba`n tay ro+` dde^'n ta, khie^'n ta da^.y, cho^'ng dda^`u go^'i va` ba`n tay tre^n dda^'t.

DNE 10:11
DDoa.n ngu+o+`i ddo' no'i cu`ng ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n, la` ngu+o+`i ra^'t ddu+o+.c ye^u-qui', ha~y hie^?u nhu+~ng lo+`i ta no'i cu`ng ngu+o+i, va` ha~y ddu+'ng tha(?ng le^n, vi` ba^y gio+` ta dda~ ddu+o+.c sai dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+i . Khi ngu+o+`i dda~ no'i cu`ng ta lo+`i a^'y ta ddu+'ng le^n va` run-ra^?y .

DNE 10:12
DDoa.n ngu+o+`i ba?o ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n, ddu+`ng so+.; vi` ke^? tu+` nga`y dda^`u ma` ngu+o+i dda~ chuye^n lo`ng hie^?u, ha. mi`nh ngu+o+i xuo^'ng tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ngu+o+i, thi` nhu+~ng lo+`i ngu+o+i dda~ ddu+o+.c nghe, va` vi` co+' nhu+~ng lo+`i ngu+o+i ma` ta dda~ dde^'n.

DNE 10:13
Song vua nu+o+'c Phe-ro+-so+ dda~ nga(n tro+? ta trong hai mu+o+i mo^'t nga`y; nhu+ng, na^`y, Mi-ca-e^n la` mo^.t trong ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng dda^`u nhu+'t, dda~ dde^'n ma` giu'p-ddo+~ ta, va` ta o+? la.i ddo' vo+'i ca'c vua Phe-ro+-so+ .

DNE 10:14
Ba^y gio+` ta dde^'n dde^? ba?o ngu+o+i hie^?u su+. se~ xa?y dde^'n cho ngu+o+i nhu+~ng nga`y sau ro^'t; vi` su+. hie^.n-tha^'y na^`y chi? ve^` nhie^`u nga`y la^u ve^` sau .

DNE 10:15
Trong khi ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng ta nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo' ta cu'i ma(.t xuo^'ng dda^'t, va` la`m thinh.

DNE 10:16
Na^`y, co' dda^'ng bo^.-da.ng nhu+ con trai loa`i ngu+o+`i ro+` dde^'n mo^i ta . Ta be`n mo+? mie^.ng, no'i cu`ng dda^'ng ddu+'ng tru+o+'c ma(.t ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i chu'a to^i, su+. buo^`n ra^`u tro+? la.i tre^n to^i vi` co+' su+. hie^.n tha^'y na^`y, to^i kho^ng co`n su+'c nu+~a .

DNE 10:17
The^? na`o dda^`y-to+' chu'a to^i no'i ddu+o+.c cu`ng chu'a to^i ? vi` ve^` pha^`n to^i, tu+'c thi` kho^ng co`n mo^.t chu't su+'c lu+.c na`o trong to^i, va` cu~ng kho^ng co`n ho+i tho+? trong to^i nu+~a!

DNE 10:18
Ba^'y gio+` dda^'ng co' bo^.-da.ng ngu+o+`i nam la.i ro+` dde^'n ta va` khie^'n ta ne^n ma.nh.

DNE 10:19
Ngu+o+`i ba?o ta ra(`ng: Ho+~i ngu+o+`i ra^'t ddu+o+.c ye^u-qui', ddu+`ng so+.-ha~i; nguye^`n cho su+. bi`nh-an o+? vo+'i ngu+o+i! Ha~y ma.nh-ba.o! Pha?i, ha~y ma.nh-ba.o ddi! Khi ngu+o+`i ddu+o+ng no'i cu`ng ta, ta la.i ddu+o+.c su+'c, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i Chu'a, xin ha~y no'i, vi` chu'a dda~ khie^'n to^i ne^n ma.nh.

DNE 10:20
Ngu+o+`i la.i no'i cu`ng ta ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i co' bie^'t ta.i sao ta dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+i cha(ng? Ba^y gio+` ta tro+? ve^` dde^? dda'nh tra^.n cu`ng vua cu?a Phe-ro+-so+, va` khi ta ddi, ki`a, vua cu?a Go+`-re'c se~ dde^'n.

DNE 10:21
Nhu+ng ta se~ truye^`n ba?o cho ngu+o+i bie^'t mo.i dde^`u dda~ ghi-che'p trong sa'ch cho+n-tha^.t. Kho^ng co' ai giu'p ta dde^? cho^'ng vo+'i chu'ng no', ngoa`i Mi-ca-e^n, la` vua ca'c ngu+o+i .

DNE 11:1
Trong na(m dda^`u ddo+`i vua DDa-ri-u't, ngu+o+`i Me^-ddi, ta dda~ da^'y le^n dde^? giu'p-ddo+~ ngu+o+`i va` la`m cho ma.nh.

[LO+`I TIE^N-TRI CHI? VE^` VUA GO+`-RE'C TA`N-PHA' NU+O+'C PHE-RO+-SO+ VA` VUA PHI'A BA('C CU`NG VUA PHI'A NAM TRANH-CHIE^'N NHAU]

DNE 11:2
Ba^y gio+` ta se~ cho ngu+o+i bie^'t su+. cho+n-tha^.t. Na^`y, co`n co' ba vua trong nu+o+'c Phe-ro+-so+ se~ da^'y le^n, la.i vua thu+' tu+ co' nhie^`u cu?a-ca?i ho+n he^'t tha?y; va` khi cu?a-ca?i la`m cho vua ddo' ne^n ma.nh, thi` ngu+o+`i xui-du.c mo.i ngu+o+`i nghi.ch cu`ng nu+o+'c Go+`-re'c.

DNE 11:3
Song se~ co' mo^.t vua ma.nh da^'y le^n, la^'y quye^`n lo+'n cai-tri. va` la`m theo y' mi`nh.

DNE 11:4
Khi vua a^'y dda~ da^'y le^n, thi` nu+o+'c ngu+o+`i bi. xe' va` chia ra theo bo^'n gio' cu?a tro+`i, nhu+ng kho^ng truye^`n la.i cho con cha'u, cu~ng kho^ng nhu+ quye^`n dda~ du`ng ma` cai-tri. tru+o+'c nu+~a; vi` nu+o+'c ngu+o+`i se~ bi. nho^? va` pho' cho ngu+o+`i kha'c ngoa`i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo'.

DNE 11:5
Vua phu+o+ng nam se~ ddu+o+.c ma.nh; nhu+ng mo^.t trong ca'c tu+o+'ng cu?a vua se~ ddu+o+.c ma.nh ho+n vua, va` co' quye^`n cai-tri.; quye^`n ngu+o+`i se~ lo+'n la('m.

DNE 11:6
DDe^'n cuo^'i cu`ng ma^'y na(m, ca'c vua ddo' se~ ddo^`ng-minh vo+'i nhau; co^ng chu'a vua phu+o+ng nam dde^'n cu`ng vua phu+o+ng ba('c dde^? ke^'t ho`a-ha?o . Nhu+ng su+'c cu?a ca'nh tay co^ng-chu'a cha('c kho^ng ddu+o+.c la^u; quye^`n cu?a vua phu+o+ng ba('c va` ca'nh tay ngu+o+`i cu~ng cha(?ng co`n; nhu+ng co^ng-chu'a va` nhu+~ng ke? dda~ da^~n no' dde^'n, va` ngu+o+`i sanh ra no', cu`ng ke? dda~ giu'p ddo+~ no' trong lu'c ddo' dde^`u se~ bi. no^.p.

DNE 11:7
Mo^.t cho^`i ra tu+` re^~ co^ng-chu'a, da^'y le^n dde^? no^'i ngo^i no', ma` dde^'n tu+` co+-binh, va`o ddo^`n-lu~y vua phu+o+ng ba('c, dda'nh va` tha('ng ddu+o+.c.

DNE 11:8
Ngu+o+`i ba('t ca? ca'c tha^`n ho. la`m phu-tu` ddem sang nu+o+'c E^-di'p-to^, ca? ca'c tu+o+.ng ddu'c va` ca'c khi'-ma.nh ba(`ng va`ng ba(`ng ba.c nu+~a; ddoa.n trong va`i na(m, ngu+o+`i se~ kho^ng dda'nh vua phu+o+ng ba('c.

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DNE 11:9
Vua na^`y se~ tie^'n va`o nu+o+'c vua phu+o+ng nam, nhu+ng la.i tro+? ve^` su+' mi`nh.

DNE 11:10
Hai con trai vua phu+o+ng ba('c ddi chie^'n tra^.n, nho'm mo^.t ddoa`n co+-binh lo+'n, se~ dde^'n, se~ tra`n ra va` ddi qua; chu'ng no' se~ tro+? ve^` va` chie^'n-tra^.n cho dde^'n ddo^`n-lu~y vua phu+o+ng nam.

DNE 11:11
Ba^'y gio+` vua phu+o+ng nam tu+'c gia^.n, ra ngoa`i dde^? dda'nh nhau cu`ng vua phu+o+ng ba('c, sa('p sa(~n-sa`ng mo^.t co+-binh ddo^ng, va` co+-binh cu?a vua phu+o+ng ba('c pha?i pho' va`o tay ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:12
Co+-binh ddo' tan ro^`i, thi` lo`ng vua phu+o+ng nam se~ le^n kie^u-nga.o . Ngu+o+`i se~ la`m cho nga~ xuo^'ng ba^'y nhie^u va.n ngu+o+`i, nhu+ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c tha('ng.

DNE 11:13
Vua phu+o+ng ba('c se~ tro+? ve^`, tha^u nho'm co+-binh ddo^ng ho+n nu+~a; va` dde^'n cuo^'i cu`ng ca'c ky` tu+'c la` ca'c na(m, ngu+o+`i se~ dde^'n vo+'i mo^.t co+-binh lo+'n va` ddo^` ra^'t nhie^`u .

DNE 11:14
Trong khi a^'y nhie^`u ngu+o+`i no^?i le^n nghi.ch cu`ng vua phu+o+ng nam, va` ca'c con ca'i cu?a ke? hung-du+~ trong da^n ngu+o+i se~ da^'y le^n, ha^`u cho u+'ng-nghe^.m su+. hie^.n-tha^'y, nhu+ng ho. se~ nga~ xuo^'ng.

DNE 11:15
Va^.y vua phu+o+ng ba('c se~ dde^'n; du+.ng ddo^`n-lu~y, la^'y mo^.t tha`nh vu+~ng-be^`n; va` qua^n phu+o+ng nam, da^`u cho dde^'n qua^n tinh-nhue^. nu+~a, cu~ng kho^ng the^? ddu+'ng vu+~ng ddu+o+.c. Vi` cha(?ng co' su+'c na`o cho^'ng la.i ddu+o+.c.

DNE 11:16
Nhu+ng ke? dde^'n dda'nh no' se~ la`m tu`y y' mi`nh, va` cha(?ng co' ai ddu+o+ng la.i vo+'i ngu+o+`i . Ngu+o+`i se~ ddu+'ng trong dda^'t vinh-hie^?n, ca^`m su+. hu?y-pha' trong tay .

DNE 11:17
Ngu+o+`i quye^'t lo`ng la^'y su+'c cu?a ca? nu+o+'c mi`nh ma` dde^'n; ddoa.n, ngu+o+`i se~ giao-ho`a vo+'i no', va` se~ la`m u+'ng-nghie^.m; no' se~ ddem con ga'i cu?a ddo+`n-ba` cho no', dde^? la`m ba.i-hoa.i; nhu+ng no' se~ kho^ng ddu+'ng ddu+o+.c va` cu~ng kho^ng thuo^.c ve^` ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:18
DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i quay sang ca'c cu`-lao va` chie^'m la^'y nhie^`u no+i . Nhu+ng mo^.t vua se~ la`m cho tho^i su+. si?-nhu.c ngu+o+`i la`m ra, va` co`n la`m cho su+. ddo' la.i ddo^? tre^n ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:19
DDoa.n ngu+o+`i se~ tro+? ma(.t ve^` ca'c ddo^`n-lu~y dda^'t mi`nh; nhu+ng cha('c pha?i va^'p va` nga~, va` cha(?ng ddu+o+.c ti`m tha^'y nu+~a .

DNE 11:20
Ba^'y gio+` co' mo^.t vua kha'c se~ no^'i ngo^i ngu+o+`i, sai ke? bu+'c-hie^'p ddi qua no+i vinh-hie^?n cu?a nu+o+'c; nhu+ng trong ma^'y nga`y ngu+o+`i se~ pha?i ba.i-hoa.i, cha(?ng vi` co+n gia^.n-du+~ hay tra^.n chie^'n-tranh na`o ca?.

DNE 11:21
La.i co' ke? dda'ng khinh-de^? le^n thay vi` vua ddo', ma` ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng to^n ngu+o+`i la`m vua; nhu+ng ngu+o+`i se~ dde^'n lu'c ye^n-o^?n, du`ng lo+`i xie^?m-ni.nh ma` mu+u chie^'m la^'y nu+o+'c.

DNE 11:22
Nhu+~ng co+-binh dda^`y tra`n, se~ bi. thua va` vo+~ tan tru+o+'c ngu+o+`i, ca? dde^'n vua cu?a su+. giao-u+o+'c cu~ng va^.y .

DNE 11:23
Da^`u co' la^.p ho`a-u+o+'c vo+'i vua kia, ngu+o+`i cu~ng la`m vie^.c ca'ch do^'i-tra'; ddem qua^n dde^'n va` ddu+o+.c ma.nh bo+?i mo^.t da^n i't ngu+o+`i;

DNE 11:24
Ngu+o+`i se~ nho+n lu'c ye^n-o^?n chie^'m la^'y ca'c khu dda^'t to^'t nhu+'t trong ti?nh, va` se~ la`m dde^`u ma` to^?-phu. va` lie^.t-to^? ngu+o+`i chu+a he^` la`m; la^'y nhu+~ng ddo^` dda~ cu+o+'p dda~ giu+.t ddu+o+.c va` cu?a-ca?i ma` chia cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i theo mi`nh; la^.p mu+u dda'nh ca'c ddo^`n-lu~y, nhu+ng chi? trong mo^.t thi` ma` tho^i .

DNE 11:25
DDoa.n vua ddo' la.i pha^'n-cha^'n su+'c mi`nh va` lo`ng mi`nh, du`ng mo^.t co+-binh lo+'n dda'nh vua phu+o+ng nam. Vua phu+o+ng nam se~ ddi dda'nh gia(.c ba(`ng mo^.t co+-binh lo+'n va` ma.nh la('m; nhu+ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng the^? cho^'ng-cu+. la.i ddu+o+.c, bo+?i vi` se~ co' ngu+o+`i ta la^.p mu+u nghi.ch cu`ng ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:26
Nhu+~ng ke? a(n trong ba`n vua se~ la`m cho vua ba.i-hoa.i; co+ binh ngu+o+`i se~ tra`n ra va` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i bi. gie^'t va` nga~ xuo^'ng.

DNE 11:27
Co' hai vua a^'y, trong lo`ng chi? chu+.c la`m ha.i; ngo^`i cu`ng ba`n tie^.c ma` no'i do^'i; song su+. ddo' cha(?ng tha`nh, vi` se~ co`n co' su+. cuo^'i-cu`ng no+i ky` dda~ ddi.nh.

DNE 11:28
Vua se~ tro+? ve^` dda^'t mi`nh vo+'i nhie^`u cu?a-ca?i la('m; lo`ng ngu+o+`i dda~ ra('p ddo^'i-ddi.ch cu`ng giao-u+o+'c tha'nh, va` ngu+o+`i se~ la`m theo y' mi`nh, va` tro+? ve^` dda^'t mi`nh.

DNE 11:29
DDe^'n ky` dda~ ddi.nh, ngu+o+`i se~ tro+? la.i va` va`o phu+o+ng nam; nhu+ng la^`n sau kho^ng gio^'ng nhu+ la^`n tru+o+'c.

DNE 11:30
Vi` nhu+~ng ta`u o+? Ki't-tim se~ dde^'n nghi.ch cu`ng ngu+o+`i; cho ne^n ngu+o+`i se~ lo-buo^`n va` tro+? ve^`. Ngu+o+`i se~ tu+'c gia^.n nghi.ch cu`ng giao-u+o+'c tha'nh, va` la`m theo y' mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i se~ tro+? ve^`, va` coi tro.ng nhu+~ng ke? bo? giao-u+o+'c tha'nh.

DNE 11:31
Nhu+~ng qua^n-li'nh cu?a ngu+o+`i mo^. se~ da^'y le^n, la`m o^-ue^' no+i tha'nh cu`ng ddo^`n-lu~y, ca^'t cu?a-le^~ thie^u ha(`ng da^ng, va` la^.p su+. go+'m-ghie^'c la`m ra su+. hoang-vu .

DNE 11:32
Ngu+o+`i du`ng lo+`i ni.nh-ho't ma` do^~ da`nh nhu+~ng ke? la`m su+. du+~ nghi.ch cu`ng giao-u+o+'c; nhu+ng da^n-su+. bie^'t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh se~ ma.nh-me~ ma` la`m.

DNE 11:33
Nhu+~ng ke? kho^n-sa'ng trong da^n se~ da.y-do^~ nhie^`u ngu+o+`i; nhu+ng ho. se~ pha?i nga~ bo+?i gu+o+m, bo+?i ngo.n lu+?a, bo+?i su+. phu-tu` va` su+. cu+o+'p bo'c la^u nga`y .

DNE 11:34
Trong khi ho. sa-nga~, ho. cu~ng se~ ddu+o+.c cu+'u mo^.t i't; song nhie^`u ke? se~ la^'y lo+`i ni.nh-ho't ma` theo ho..

DNE 11:35
Trong nhu+~ng ke? kho^n-sa'ng se~ co' ma^'y ngu+o+`i sa-nga~, ha^`u cho luye^.n-lo.c chu'ng no', la`m cho tinh-sa.ch va` tra('ng, cho dde^'n ky` sau-ro^'t, vi` vie^.c ddo' co`n co' ky` nhu+'t-ddi.nh.

DNE 11:36
Vua se~ la`m theo y'-muo^'n mi`nh; kie^u-nga.o va` le^n mi`nh cao ho+n he^'t ca'c tha^`n; no'i nhu+~ng lo+`i la.-lu`ng nghi.ch cu`ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a ca'c tha^`n. Ngu+o+`i se~ ddu+o+.c may ma('n cho dde^'n khi co+n tha.nh-no^. Chu'a ddu+o+.c tro.n, bo+?i vi` dde^`u gi` dda~ co' chi? ddi.nh thi` pha?i u+'ng-nghie^.m.

DNE 11:37
Ngu+o+`i se~ kho^ng ddoa'i xem ca'c tha^`n cu?a to^? phu. mi`nh, cu`ng ke? ma` ddo+`n-ba` va^~n me^'n. Ngu+o+`i se~ cha(?ng coi tha^`n na`o ra gi`; bo+?i vi` ngu+o+`i to^n mi`nh le^n cao ho+n he^'t ca?.

DNE 11:38
Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i se~ o+? cho^~ mi`nh to^n ki'nh tha^`n cu?a ca'c ddo^`n-lu~y; ngu+o+`i se~ la^'y va`ng, ba.c, dda' qui', va` nhu+~ng va^.t to^'t-dde.p ma` to^n ki'nh tha^`n to^?-phu. mi`nh kho^ng bie^'t.

DNE 11:39
Ngu+o+`i se~ ca^.y tha^`n la. giu'p cho ma` la^'y ca'c ddo^`n-lu~y vu+~ng-be^`n, va` ngu+o+`i se~ ban the^m su+. vinh-hie^?n cho ke? na`o nha^.n mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i cho ho. cai-tri. nhie^`u ngu+o+`i, va` chi.u tie^`n-ba.c ma` chia dda^'t.

DNE 11:40
DDe^'n ky` sau-ro^'t, vua phu+o+ng nam se~ tranh-chie^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i . Vua phu+o+ng ba('c ddem xe binh, li'nh ky. va` nhie^`u ta`u, xo^ng dde^'n vua ddo' nhu+ co+n gio' lo^'c. Ngu+o+`i se~ la^'n va`o ca'c nu+o+'c, tra`n to+'i va` ddi qua .

DNE 11:41
Ngu+o+`i se~ va`o dde^'n dda^'t vinh-hie^?n, va` nhie^`u nu+o+'c se~ bi. ddo^?. Song nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i E^-ddo^m, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p va` nhu+~ng ke? la`m dda^`u trong da^n Am-mo^n se~ thoa't kho?i tay ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:42
Ngu+o+`i se~ giang tay ra tre^n ca'c nu+o+'c, va` dda^'t E^-di'p-to^ se~ kho^ng thoa't kho?i .

DNE 11:43
Ngu+o+`i se~ chie^'m la^'y ca'c cu?a-ba'u, va`ng va` ba.c, cu`ng he^'t tha?y ddo^` qui'-ba'u cu?a E^-di'p-to^ . Da^n Li-by va` da^n E^-thi-o^-bi se~ theo sau ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:44
Song nhu+~ng tin-tu+'c tu+` phu+o+ng ddo^ng va` phu+o+ng ba('c se~ dde^'n la`m cho ngu+o+`i bo^'i-ro^'i; ngu+o+`i se~ gia^.n-la('m ma` ddi ra dde^? ta`n-pha' va` hu?y-die^.t nhie^`u ngu+o+`i .

DNE 11:45
Ngu+o+`i se~ dda(.t ca'c tra.i cu?a cung mi`nh o+? khoa?ng giu+~a bie^?n cu`ng nu'i vinh-hie^?n va` tha'nh. Song ngu+o+`i se~ dde^'n su+. cuo^'i-cu`ng mi`nh, va` cha(?ng co' ai dde^'n giu'p-ddo+~ ngu+o+`i ca?.

[CUO^'I CU`NG SU+. HIE^.N-THA^'Y .--KY` THUO^.C VE^` DDA^'NG ME^-SI DDU+O+.C TO? RA CHO DDA-NI-E^N]

DNE 12:1
Trong ky` ddo', Mi-ca-e^n, quan-tru+o+?ng lo+'n, la` dda^'ng ddu+'ng thay ma(.t da^n ngu+o+i se~ cho^?i da^.y . Lu'c ddo' se~ co' tai-na.n, dde^'n no^~i tu+` khi mo+'i co' nu+o+'c dde^'n ky` ddo' cu~ng cha(?ng co' nhu+ va^.y bao gio+`. Ba^'y gio+`, trong vo`ng da^n-su+. ngu+o+i, ke? na`o ddu+o+.c ghi trong quye^?n sa'ch kia thi` se~ ddu+o+.c cu+'u .

DNE 12:2
Nhie^`u ke? ngu? trong bu.i dda^'t se~ thu+'c da^.y, ke? thi` dde^? ddu+o+.c su+. so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i, ke? thi` dde^? chi.u su+. xa^'u-ho^? nho+-nhuo^'c ddo+`i ddo+`i .

DNE 12:3
Nhu+~ng ke? kho^n-sa'ng se~ ddu+o+.c ru+.c-ro+~ nhu+ su+. sa'ng tre^n vo`ng khung; va` nhu+~ng ke? da('t ddem nhie^`u ngu+o+`i ve^` su+. co^ng-bi`nh se~ sa'ng-la'ng nhu+ ca'c ngo^i sao ddo+`i ddo+`i ma~i ma~i .

DNE 12:4
Co`n nhu+ ngu+o+i, ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n, ngu+o+i ha~y ddo'ng la.i nhu+~ng lo+`i na^`y, va` ha~y ddo'ng-a^'n sa'ch na^`y cho dde^'n ky` cuo^'i cu`ng. Nhie^`u ke? se~ ddi qua ddi la.i, va` su+. ho.c thu+'c se~ ddu+o+.c the^m le^n.

DNE 12:5
Ba^'y gio+`, ta, DDa-ni-e^n nhi`n xem, va` na^`y, co' hai ngu+o+`i kha'c ddu+o+ng ddu+'ng, mo^.t ngu+o+`i o+? bo+` be^n na^`y so^ng, mo^.t ngu+o+`i o+? bo+` be^n kia so^ng.

DNE 12:6
Mo^.t ngu+o+`i ho?i ngu+o+`i ma(.c va?i gai ddu+o+ng ddu+'ng tre^n nu+o+'c so^ng, ra(`ng: DDe^'n cuo^'i-cu`ng nhu+~ng su+. la. na^`y ddu+o+.c bao la^u ?

DNE 12:7
Ta nghe ngu+o+`i ma(.c va?i gai ddu+'ng tre^n nu+o+'c so^ng, ngu+o+`i ca^'t tay hu+~u va` tay ta? le^n tro+`i, chi? DDa^'ng ha(`ng so^'ng ma` the^` ra(`ng se~ tra?i qua mo^.t ky`, nhu+~ng ky`, va` nu+?a ky`; va` khi quye^`n cu?a da^n tha'nh dda~ bi. tan-ta'c he^'t, thi` ca'c su+. na^`y dde^`u xong.

DNE 12:8
Ta, DDa-ni-e^n, nghe nhu+~ng dde^`u ddo', nhu+ng ta kho^ng hie^?u . Va` ta no'i ra(`ng: La.y Chu'a to^i, cuo^'i-cu`ng ca'c su+. na^`y se~ ra the^? na`o ?

DNE 12:9
Ngu+o+`i tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDa-ni-e^n, ha~y ddi; bo+?i vi` nhu+~ng lo+`i na^`y dda~ ddo'ng la.i va` ddo'ng a^'n cho dde^'n ky` cuo^'i-cu`ng.

DNE 12:10
Se~ co' nhie^`u ke? tu+. la`m ne^n tinh-sa.ch va` tra('ng, va` ddu+o+.c luye^.n-lo.c. Nhu+ng nhu+~ng ke? du+~ se~ cu+' la`m dde^`u du+~; trong nhu+~ng ke? du+~ cha(?ng ai se~ hie^?u; song ke? kho^n-sa'ng se~ hie^?u .

DNE 12:11
Tu+` ky` tru+` bo? cu?a-le^~ thie^u ha(`ng da^ng va` su+. go+'m-ghie^'c la`m cho hoang-vu se~ ddu+o+.c la^.p le^n, thi` se~ co' mo^.t nga`n hai tra(m chi'n mu+o+i nga`y .

DNE 12:12
Phu+o+'c thay cho ke? ddo+.i, va` dde^'n mo^.t nga`n ba tra(m ba mu+o+i la(m nga`y!

DNE 12:13
Co`n ngu+o+i, ha~y ddi, cho dde^'n co' ky` cuo^'i-cu`ng. Ngu+o+i se~ nghi?-ngo+i; va` dde^'n cuo^'i cu`ng nhu+~ng nga`y, ngu+o+i se~ ddu+'ng trong sa?n nghie^.p mi`nh.

[He^'t Sa'ch DDa-ni-e^n Tu+` 1:1 DDe^'n 12:13]

Ngu+o+`i che'p la.i va`o ddi~a: Nguye^~n Da^~n Bao, nga`y 18, tha'ng 9, na(m 1997 ta.i Fullerton, California

Retyped into computer disk by: Bao Da^~n Nguye^~n, 09/18/1997 in Fullerton, California .

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