\u00deegar vi\u00f0 lesum texta, n\u00e1lgumst vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 alltaf me\u00f0 einhverjum fyrirframgefnum forsendum. \u00deannig hefur fyrri lestur e\u00f0a t\u00falkun einhvers annars \u00e1 textanum \u00e1hrif, n\u00fa e\u00f0a vi\u00f0 tengjum einst\u00f6k or\u00f0 vi\u00f0 minningu e\u00f0a upplifun. Vi\u00f0 erum ekki t\u00f3mt e\u00f0a autt bla\u00f0 og textinn sem vi\u00f0 lesum er heldur ekki \u00f3snertur \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 lesum hann.<\/p>\n
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Sagan af Dan\u00edel og s\u00e9r \u00ed lagi n\u00f6fn f\u00e9laga hans Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak og Asarja Abed-Neg\u00f3, kalla fram s\u00e9rstaka minningu hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, \u00feannig a\u00f0 um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g s\u00e9 nafni\u00f0 Asarja Abed-Neg\u00f3, \u00fe\u00e1 brosi \u00e9g og \u00fea\u00f0 rifjast upp ein af \u00feessum st\u00f3rfur\u00f0ulegu minningum, sem ma\u00f0ur er ekki alltaf viss um a\u00f0 s\u00e9 s\u00f6nn.<\/p>\n
Eitt sumari\u00f0, fyrir langa l\u00f6ngu, sem \u00e9g vann \u00ed sumarb\u00fa\u00f0um, m\u00e6tti eina vikuna stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00fai me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lf\u00f6tlu\u00f0um dreng og st\u00f3\u00f0 sig \u00e1g\u00e6tlega \u00ed a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa drengnum a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed dagskr\u00e1nni. \u00deegar lei\u00f0 \u00e1 vikuna kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0u forf\u00f6ll \u00ed starfsmannah\u00f3pnum vikuna \u00e1 eftir svo stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00faanum var bo\u00f0in vinna. Hann var mj\u00f6g spenntur, enda sumarb\u00fa\u00f0irnar kristilegar og stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00fainn virkur \u00ed einhverjum af kristnu s\u00f6fnu\u00f0unum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Hann s\u00e1 \u00feannig t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 starfa a\u00f0 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu gu\u00f0sr\u00edkisins me\u00f0 okkur hinum h\u00e1lfheil\u00f6gu (e\u00f0a h\u00e1lfhei\u00f0nu) \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjukristnu starfsm\u00f6nnunum.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar svo kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipuleggja dagskr\u00e1 vikunnar kom \u00ed hlut stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00faans a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6guna af Dan\u00edel \u00ed lj\u00f3nagryfjunni \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldv\u00f6ku (sem af einhverjum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um var \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0sluefni \u00feessa sumars). \u00deessi vika var svo sem ekkert minnist\u00e6\u00f0ari e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi en flestar hinna n\u00e6r 200 vikna sem \u00e9g hef unni\u00f0 \u00ed sumarb\u00fa\u00f0um, nema \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunni um Dan\u00edel.<\/p>\n
Kv\u00f6ldvakan var hef\u00f0bundin, leikrit og framhaldssaga og s\u00f6ngur, \u00e1\u00f0ur en kom a\u00f0 Bibl\u00edus\u00f6gunni. \u00c9g man ekki hvort Frelsarinn g\u00f3\u00f0i<\/em> e\u00f0a \u00deessi gamla g\u00f3\u00f0a saga<\/em> var sungin \u00e1\u00f0ur en stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00fainn st\u00f3\u00f0 upp, enda skiptir \u00fea\u00f0 svo sem ekki \u00f6llu m\u00e1li. En huglei\u00f0ingin var minnisst\u00e6\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00dearna st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feessi annars dagfarspr\u00fa\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur (a\u00f0 \u00e9g held) veifandi Bibl\u00edunni \u00ed annarri hendi og hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i \u00ed s\u00edfellu<\/p>\n \u201eHananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak, Abed-Neg\u00f3, \u00feeir treystu \u00e1 Gu\u00f0. \u00deeir vissu hva\u00f0 var r\u00e9tt. Viti\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera? Vi\u00f0 eigum a\u00f0 vera eins og Abed-Neg\u00f3, vinur Dan\u00edels, vi\u00f0 eigum a\u00f0 treysta Gu\u00f0i. L\u00edta til Abed-Neg\u00f3, treysta, hl\u00fd\u00f0a, eins og Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak, Abed-Neg\u00f3, Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak, Abed-Neg\u00f3, Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak, Abed-Neg\u00f3, Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak, Abed-Neg\u00f3, ….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00fainn var\u00f0 s\u00edfellt \u00e6stari og endurt\u00f3k n\u00f6fnin hra\u00f0ar og hra\u00f0ar, skaut inn or\u00f0um eins og vin\u00e1tta, hl\u00fd\u00f0ni, traust og Gu\u00f0. Allt \u00ed einu stoppa\u00f0i hann og \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00f6gn \u00ed sm\u00e1stund. Ekkert barnanna sag\u00f0i neitt, athyglin haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00f3skipt enda tilbur\u00f0irnir sl\u00edkir a\u00f0 f\u00e6st h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 anna\u00f0 eins.<\/p>\n Skyndilega st\u00f3\u00f0 eitt barnanna upp og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 klappa, hin b\u00f6rnin fylgdu \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. Fagna\u00f0arl\u00e6tin voru mikil, enda h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau (vonandi) sjaldan s\u00e9\u00f0 anna\u00f0 eins. Hvort \u00feau h\u00e9ldu a\u00f0 um hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a n\u00fdst\u00e1rlegt rapp \u00e1 \u00fatlensku e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 skulum vi\u00f0 l\u00e1ta liggja \u00e1 milli hluta.<\/p>\n \u00deegar vi\u00f0 svo gengum af kv\u00f6ldv\u00f6kunni, gekk einn samstarfsma\u00f0urinn til m\u00edn og sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 mig:<\/p>\n Elli, hva\u00f0 var \u00feetta asa aba ne sem hann var a\u00f0 segja vi\u00f0 okkur?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Kannski ger\u00f0ist \u00feetta aldrei, mig dreymdi \u00feessa upp\u00e1komu e\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 sl\u00e1 saman \u00ed minningum m\u00ednum. En alltaf \u00feegar \u00e9g sko\u00f0a Dan\u00edelsb\u00f3k s\u00e9 \u00e9g fyrir m\u00e9r ungan stu\u00f0ningsfulltr\u00faa hr\u00f3pandi \u201eAbed-Neg\u00f3\u201c \u00ed s\u00edfellu.<\/p>\n Verkefni\u00f0 framundan h\u00e9r \u00e1 iSpeculate er a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 losna undan \u00feessari minningu og sko\u00f0a Dan\u00edelsb\u00f3k og innihald hennar. \u00deessi fyrsti kafli t\u00edmasetur vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i b\u00f3karinnar \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 herlei\u00f0inguna.<\/p>\n \u00deeir vinir og f\u00e9lagar Dan\u00edel Beltsasar, Hananja Sadrak, M\u00edsael Mesak og Asarja Abed-Neg\u00f3 eru komnir vi\u00f0 hir\u00f0 Bab\u00fdl\u00f3n\u00edukonungs og bera af \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00f6nnum vi\u00f0 hir\u00f0ina. Okkur er ger\u00f0 grein fyrir a\u00f0 vilji \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 fylgja l\u00f6gm\u00e1li gy\u00f0inga getur komi\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00ed bobba gagnvart konungi. Me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum or\u00f0um, \u00feetta er saga um a\u00f0 gleyma ekki uppruna s\u00ednum og halda fast \u00ed tr\u00faarr\u00e6tur s\u00ednar, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir veraldlega velgengni (ef skiptingin tr\u00faarleg\/veraldleg hef\u00f0i haft einhverja merkingu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma).<\/p>\n Dan\u00edelsb\u00f3k er af flestum talin vera skrifu\u00f0 2-3 \u00f6ldum fyrir Krist, \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess a\u00f0 Grikkir f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 gera sig gildandi fyrir botni Mi\u00f0jar\u00f0arhafs. Hlutverk s\u00f6gunnar s\u00e9 a\u00f0 byggja upp sj\u00e1lfsmynd gy\u00f0ing\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar undir valdi erlends r\u00edkis. \u00deannig er Neb\u00fakdanesar v\u00edsun til stj\u00f3rnvalda herveldisins sem k\u00faga\u00f0i gy\u00f0inga \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem sagan er skrifu\u00f0, fremur en tilraun til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa einhverjum einst\u00f6kum vi\u00f0bur\u00f0um 300 \u00e1rum \u00e1\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n Dan\u00edelsb\u00f3k er \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa veruleika og hetjuskap forfe\u00f0ranna sem gefast ekki upp \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti bl\u00e1si. Ekki \u00f3svipa\u00f0 og hlutverk endurreisnar keltneskra hef\u00f0a \u00ed lok 19. og upphafi 20. aldar, n\u00fa e\u00f0a b\u00f3kmennta- og s\u00f6guskilnings J\u00f3nasar fr\u00e1 Hriflu. \u00deessi a\u00f0fer\u00f0 k\u00faga\u00f0rar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 endurskrifa s\u00f6guna til a\u00f0 styrkja sj\u00e1lfsvitund \u00ed kr\u00edsu e\u00f0a yfirvalda til a\u00f0 skapa \u00edmynd til a\u00f0 styrkja eigin m\u00e1lsta\u00f0 gegn \u00feegnum s\u00ednum er ekki n\u00fd. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ulausu a\u00f0 sum stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld telja a\u00f0 menning eigi ekki heima me\u00f0 menntun og \u00feekkingu, heldur s\u00e9 fyrst og fremst stj\u00f3rnt\u00e6ki fyrir yfirv\u00f6ld og eigi af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum heima \u00ed Fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00deegar vi\u00f0 lesum texta, n\u00e1lgumst vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 alltaf me\u00f0 einhverjum fyrirframgefnum forsendum. \u00deannig hefur fyrri lestur e\u00f0a t\u00falkun einhvers annars \u00e1 textanum \u00e1hrif, n\u00fa e\u00f0a vi\u00f0 tengjum einst\u00f6k or\u00f0 vi\u00f0 minningu e\u00f0a upplifun. 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