Daniel 6
1 to acceptable before Darius and to stand: establish since kingdom [the] to/for satrap [the] hundred and twenty that to be in/on/with all kingdom [the]
Darius decided it would be good to place the kingdom under the control of one hundred and twenty provincial governors.
2 and above from them chief three that Daniel one from them that to be satrap [the] these to give to/for them account [the] and king [the] not to be to suffer injury
Three chief ministers were placed over them to look after the king's interests. Daniel was one of the three.
3 then Daniel this to be to distinguish oneself since chief [the] and satrap [the] like/as to/for before: because that spirit preeminent in/on/with him and king [the] to plan to/for to stand: establish him since all kingdom [the]
Soon Daniel was shown to be a far better administrator than the other chief ministers and provincial governors. Because of his exceptional ability, the king planned to put him in charge of the whole kingdom.
4 then chief [the] and satrap [the] to be to ask pretext to/for to find to/for Daniel from side kingdom [the] and all pretext and to corrupt not be able to/for to find like/as to/for before: because that to trust he/she/it and all neglect and to corrupt not to find since him
As a result the other chief ministers and provincial governors tried to find a pretext against Daniel as to the way he ran the kingdom. But they couldn't find any cause for complaint or any corruption, for he was trustworthy. They could not discover any evidence that Daniel was negligent or corrupt.
5 then man [the] these to say that not to find to/for Daniel this all pretext except to find since him in/on/with law god his
So they said to themselves, “We won't find any pretext to attack Daniel unless we use his observance of his God's laws against him.”
6 then chief [the] and satrap [the] these to throng since king [the] and thus to say to/for him Darius king [the] to/for perpetuity to live
So these chief ministers and provincial governors went together to see the king. “May Your Majesty King Darius live forever!” they said.
7 to counsel all chief kingdom [the] prefect [the] and satrap [the] counselor [the] and governor [the] to/for to stand: establish statute king [the] and to/for to grow strong injunction that all that to ask petition from all god and man till day thirty except from you king [the] to cast to/for den lion [the]
“We have all agreed—chief ministers, prefects, provincial governors, counselors, and local governors—that Your Majesty should issue a decree, legally enforced, that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den.
8 now king [the] to stand: establish injunction [the] and to sign inscription [the] that not to/for to change like/as law Mede and Persia that not to pass on/over/away
Now, Your Majesty, if you will sign the decree and have it issued so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians that cannot be revoked.”
9 like/as to/for before: because this king [the] Darius to sign inscription [the] and injunction [the]
So Darius signed the decree into law.
10 and Daniel like/as that to know that to sign inscription [the] to come to/for house his and window to open to/for him in/on/with roof his before Jerusalem and time three in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to bless since knee his and to pray and to praise before god his like/as to/for before: because that to be to make from previously this
When Daniel found out that the decree had been signed he went home to his upstairs room where he would pray three times a day, with the windows open facing Jerusalem. There he kneeled down, praying and thanking his God as he always did.
11 then man [the] these to throng and to find to/for Daniel to ask and be gracious before god his
Then the men who had plotted against Daniel went together and found him praying to his God and asking for help.
12 in/on/with then to approach and to say before king [the] since injunction king [the] not injunction to sign that all man that to ask from all god and man till day thirty except from you king [the] to cast to/for den lion [the] to answer king [the] and to say certain word [the] like/as law Mede and Persia that not to pass on/over/away
They went to the king right away and asked him about the decree. “Didn't Your Majesty sign a decree that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den?” “I certainly did!” the king replied. “The decree stands. According to the law of the Medes and the Persians it cannot be revoked.”
13 in/on/with then to answer and to say before king [the] that Daniel that from son: type of captivity [the] that Judah not to set: put/give (since you *Qk) king [the] command and since injunction [the] that to sign and time three in/on/with day [the] to ask petition his
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of those captives from Judah, pays no attention to Your Majesty or to the decree you signed and prays three times a day.”
14 then king [the] like/as that word [the] to hear greatly be displeased since him and since Daniel to set: put/give mind to/for to rescue him and till going down sun [the] to be to strive to/for to rescue him
When the king heard this, he was very upset and tried to think of how to save Daniel. He worked hard until sundown trying to rescue him.
15 in/on/with then man [the] these to throng since king [the] and to say to/for king [the] to know king [the] that law to/for Mede and Persia that all injunction and statute that king [the] to stand: establish not to/for to change
Then the men returned together and said to the king, “You know, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians no decree or statute can be changed.”
16 in/on/with then king [the] to say and to come to/for Daniel and to cast to/for den [the] that lion [the] to answer king [the] and to say to/for Daniel god your that (you *Qk) to serve to/for him in/on/with continuance [the] he/she/it to rescue you
Eventually the king gave the order and Daniel was taken and thrown into the lions' den. The king told him, “May the God you so loyally serve save you!”
17 and to come stone one and to set: put/give since mouth den [the] and to seal her king [the] in/on/with signet ring his and in/on/with signet ring noble his that not to change thing in/on/with Daniel
A stone was brought and placed over the entrance to the den and the king sealed it with his own personal seal and those of his nobles so that no one could interfere with what was happening to Daniel.
18 then to go king [the] to/for temple: palace his and to lodge fasting and diversion not to come before him and sleep his to flee since him
Then the king went back to his palace. He ate nothing at all that night and refused any kind of entertainment. He couldn't sleep a wink.
19 in/on/with then king [the] in/on/with dawn [the] to stand: rise in/on/with daylight [the] and in/on/with to dismay to/for den [the] that lion [the] to go
At dawn, as soon as it was light, the king got up and rushed to the lions' den.
20 and like/as to approach he to/for den [the] to/for Daniel in/on/with voice: sound to pain to cry out to answer king [the] and to say to/for Daniel Daniel servant/slave god [the] living [the] god your that (you *Qk) to serve to/for him in/on/with continuance [the] be able to/for to rescue you from lion [the]
As he approached the den, he called out anxiously to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God whom you honor so faithfully, was your God able to save you from the lions?”
21 then Daniel with king [the] to speak king [the] to/for perpetuity to live
Daniel replied, “May Your Majesty the king live forever!
22 god my to send angel his and to shut mouth lion [the] and not to destroy me like/as to/for before: because that before him innocence to find to/for me and also (before you *Qk) king [the] crime not to make
My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths. They have not hurt me because I was found innocent in his sight. In addition, I have never done you any wrong, Your Majesty.”
23 in/on/with then king [the] greatly be good since him and to/for Daniel to say to/for to ascend from den [the] and to ascend Daniel from den [the] and all harm not to find in/on/with him that to trust in/on/with god his
The king was extremely pleased and ordered Daniel brought up from the den. Daniel was lifted up from the den and he was found to have no injuries at all because he had trusted in his God.
24 and to say king [the] and to come man [the] these that to devour charges his that Daniel and to/for den lion [the] to cast they son: child their and woman their and not to reach to/for bottom den [the] till that to rule in/on/with them lion [the] and all bone their to break up
Then the king ordered the men who had accused Daniel to be brought and they were thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children. Before they even reached the floor of the den the lions attacked them, ripping them to pieces.
25 in/on/with then Darius king [the] to write to/for all people [the] people [the] and tongue [the] that (to dwell *Qk) in/on/with all earth: planet [the] peace your to grow great
Then Darius wrote to all the people of the world, the different nations and languages, saying, “I wish you well!
26 from before me to set: make command that in/on/with all dominion kingdom my to be (to tremble *Qk) and to fear from before god his that Daniel that he/she/it god [the] living [the] and enduring to/for perpetuity and kingdom his that not to destroy and dominion his till end [the]
I decree that throughout my entire kingdom everyone should respect and honor the God of Daniel, for he is the living God. He is everlasting and his kingdom will never be destroyed. His reign will never end.
27 to rescue and to rescue and to make sign and wonder in/on/with heaven [the] and in/on/with earth: planet [the] that to rescue to/for Daniel from hand lion [the]
He is the one who rescues and saves; he does miracles and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He saved Daniel from death in the lions' den.”
28 and Daniel this to prosper in/on/with kingdom Darius and in/on/with kingdom Cyrus (Persian [the] *Qk)
Daniel experienced good success during the reigns of Darius and Cyrus the Persian.
