Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
it pleased
Darius to
appoint
120
satraps to
rule
throughout the kingdom,
It hath
been
good
before
Darius ,
and
he
hath
established
over
the
kingdom
satraps --
a
hundred
and
twenty
--
that
they
may
be
throughout the whole
kingdom,
and over
them
three administrators
, including
Daniel, to
whom
these satraps were
accountable
so
that
the king would
not
suffer
loss.
and higher
than
they
three presidents
, of
whom
Daniel `is'
first
, that
these satraps may
give
to
them
an
account,
and
the king have
no
loss.
Soon,
by
his
extraordinary
spirit,
Daniel distinguished
himself
among
the administrators
and satraps .
So
the king planned
to set
him over the whole kingdom.
Then
this
Daniel hath
been
overseer
over
the presidents
and satraps ,
because
that
an
excellent
spirit
`is'
in
him,
and
the king hath
thought
to establish
him over the whole kingdom.
Thus
the administrators
and satraps sought
a charge
against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but
they could
find no
charge
or
corruption
, because he was
trustworthy
, and no
negligence
or
corruption was
found in him.
Then
the presidents
and satraps have
been
seeking
to
find
a cause
of
complaint
against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and
any
cause
of
complaint
and
corruption
they are
not
able
to
find, because that
he `is'
faithful
, and any
error
and
corruption have
not
been
found in him.
Finally
these men said
, “
We will
never
find any
charge
against this Daniel, unless
we find
something
against him concerning
the law of his God. ”
Then
these men are
saying
, `
We do
not
find against this Daniel any
cause
of
complaint
, except
we have
found
`it'
against him in
the law of his God. '
So
the
administrators
and satraps went
together
to
the king and
said
, “
O King Darius, may
you
live forever
!
Then
these
presidents
and satraps have
assembled
near
the king, and
thus
they
are
saying
to
him:
`
O king Darius, to
the
ages
live!
All the royal
administrators
, prefects, satraps, advisers
, and governors
have
agreed
that
the king
should
establish an
ordinance
and
enforce
a decree
that for
thirty
days
anyone
who petitions
any god or
man except
you
, O king, will
be
thrown
into the
den of lions.
Taken
counsel
have
all the presidents
of
the
kingdom
, the
prefects, and
the
satraps, the
counsellors
, and the governors,
to
establish a royal
statute,
and
to
strengthen
an
interdict,
that any
who seeketh
a
petition
from
any god and
man until
thirty
days
, save
of
thee,
O king, is
cast
into a
den of lions.
Therefore
, O king, establish the decree
and sign the document
so
that it cannot
be changed —in
accordance
with
the
law of the
Medes
and Persians
, which
cannot
be
repealed
. ”
Now
, O king, thou
dost
establish the interdict,
and sign the writing,
that it is
not
to
be changed ,
as
a
law of Media
and Persia
, that
doth
not
pass
away
. '
Therefore King Darius signed the written
decree
.
Therefore king Darius hath
signed the writing
and
interdict
.
Now
when
Daniel learned
that the document
had
been
signed, he
went
into
his house, where
the windows
of
his upper room
opened
toward
Jerusalem, and
three times a day he got
down
on his knees, prayed
, and gave
thanks
to
his God, just
as
he had
done
before.
And
Daniel ,
when
he
hath
known
that the writing
is
signed, hath
gone
up
to
his house, and
the window
being
opened
for
him,
in
his upper chamber,
over-against
Jerusalem, three times in
a day he is
kneeling
on his knees, and
praying
, and confessing
before
his God, because
that
he was
doing
`it'
before this
.
Then these men went
as
a
group
and found Daniel petitioning
and imploring
his God .
Then these men have
assembled,
and found Daniel praying
and entreating
grace
before
his God ;
So
they approached
the king and
asked
about
his
royal
decree
: “Did
you
not sign
a
decree
that for
thirty
days
any man who petitions
any god or
man except
you
, O king, will
be
thrown
into the
den of lions? ”
The king replied
, “According
to
the law of the
Medes
and Persians
the
order
stands
, and
it
cannot
be
repealed
. ”
then
they have
come
near,
yea,
they
are
saying
before
the king concerning
the
king's
interdict
: `Hast
thou
not signed
an
interdict,
that any man who seeketh
from
any god and
man until
thirty
days
, save
of
thee,
O king, is
cast
into a
den of lions? '
Answered
hath
the king, and
said,
`
The thing
`is'
certain
as
a
law of Media
and Persia
, that
doth
not
pass
away
. '
Then they told
the king, “
Daniel, one
of the exiles
from
Judah, shows
no
regard
for
you
, O king, or
for
the decree
that you
have
signed .
He
still
makes
his
petition
three times a day. ”
Then they have
answered,
yea,
they
are
saying
before
the king, that,
`
Daniel, who
`is'
of the sons
of
the
Removed
of
Judah, hath
not
placed
on
thee
, O king, `any'
regard,
nor
on
the interdict
that thou
hast
signed ,
and
three times in
a day he
is
seeking
his
petition
. '
As
soon
as
the king heard
this
, he was
deeply
distressed
and set
his
mind
on delivering
Daniel, and he labored
until
sundown
to rescue
him.
Then
the king, when
he hath
heard
the
matter,
is
greatly
displeased
at
himself,
and on Daniel he
hath
set
the
heart
to
deliver
him
, and till
the
going
up
of
the
sun
he was
arranging
to deliver
him.
Then the
men approached
the king together
and said
to him
, “Remember
, O king, that by
the law of the
Medes
and Persians
no
decree
or
ordinance
established
by
the king can
be changed. ”
Then these
men have
assembled
near
the king ,
and are
saying
to the
king
, `know
, O king, that the law of Media
and Persia
`is':
That
any
interdict
and
statute
that
the king doth
establish
is
not
to
be changed. '
So
the king gave
the
order
, and they brought Daniel and threw
him into the
den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May
your
God, whom you
serve
continually, deliver you!”
Then
the king hath
said
, and they have
brought Daniel ,
and have
cast
`
him '
into a
den of lions. The king hath
answered
and
said to Daniel, `Thy
God, whom thou
art
serving
continually, Himself
doth
deliver thee.'
A stone was
brought and placed over
the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own
signet ring
and with the rings
of his nobles
, so
that nothing
concerning
Daniel
could
be changed.
And
a stone hath
been
brought and placed at
the mouth of the den, and the king hath
sealed it with his signet ,
and with the signet
of his great
men
, that the
purpose
be not
changed concerning
Daniel
.
Then the king went
to his palace and spent
the night fasting .
No
entertainment
was
brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
Then hath
the king gone
to his palace ,
and he
hath
passed
the night fasting ,
and
dahavan
have
not
been
brought up
before him, and his
sleep hath
fled `
from '
off
him.
At the first
light of
dawn
, the
king
got
up
and hurried
to the den of lions .
Then
doth
the
king
rise
in
the
early
morning,
at the light, and in
haste
to the den of lions he
hath
gone;
When
he
reached
the den, he
cried
out
in
a voice of
anguish
, “
O Daniel, servant of the living God, has
your
God, whom you
serve
continually, been
able to deliver you
from the lions? ”
and
at
his
coming
near
to
the den, to
Daniel,
with
a grieved
voice, he
crieth.
The
king
hath
answered
and
said
to
Daniel,
O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy
God, whom thou
art
serving
continually, is
He
able to deliver thee
from the lions? '
Then Daniel replied,
“
O king, may
you
live forever!
Then Daniel hath
spoken
with
the
king:
`
O king, to
the
ages
live :
My God sent His angel
and shut the mouths
of
the
lions .
They have not hurt
me ,
for
I
was
found innocent
in His
sight,
and I
have
done
no
wrong
against
you
, O king. ”
my God hath
sent His messenger,
and hath
shut the lions '
mouths,
and
they have not injured
me :
because
that
before
Him
purity
hath
been
found in me;
and also
before
thee
, O king ,
injury
I
have
not
done
. '
The king was
overjoyed
and gave
orders
to
lift
Daniel out of the den, and when
Daniel was
lifted
out of the den, no wounds
whatsoever
were
found on
him, because he had
trusted
in his God.
Then
was
the king very
glad
for
him,
and he
hath
commanded
Daniel to
be
taken
up
out of the den, and Daniel hath
been
taken
up
out of the den, and
no injury
hath
been
found in
him, because he hath
believed
in his God.
At
the
command
of
the king, the
men who had falsely
accused Daniel were
brought
and thrown
into
the den of lions —
they and
their children
and wives .
And before
they had
reached
the bottom
of the den ,
the lions overpowered
them and crushed
all their bones.
And
the king hath
said
, and
they
have
brought
those
men who had accused Daniel ,
and to
the den of lions they have
cast
them,
they,
their sons,
and their
wives ;
and they have
not
come
to
the lower
part
of the den till
that
the lions have
power
over
them ,
and all their bones they
have
broken
small
.
Then King
Darius wrote
to the people
of
every
nation
and language
throughout
the land: “May
your prosperity
abound.
Then Darius the
king
hath
written
to all
the peoples,
nations,
and languages,
who
are
dwelling
in
all
the land: `
Your peace
be
great!
I
hereby
decree that in every part
of my kingdom ,
men
are to
tremble
in
fear
before the God of Daniel :
For He is the living God, and He
endures
forever;
His kingdom will
never
be
destroyed, and His dominion will
never
end.
From
before
me
is
made
a
decree ,
that in every dominion
of my kingdom they
are trembling
and
fearing
before the God of Daniel ,
for He `
is '
the living God, and abiding
to
the
ages,
and
His kingdom that
which
`is'
not
destroyed, and His dominion `is'
unto
the
end.
He
delivers
and rescues;
He
performs
signs and wonders in the heavens and on
the
earth ,
for
He has
rescued
Daniel from the power
of the lions. ”
A
deliverer,
and rescuer,
and
doer
of
signs and wonders in the heavens and in
earth `is'
He who
hath
delivered
Daniel from the paw
of the lions. '
So
Daniel prospered during
the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
And
this
Daniel hath
prospered in
the reign of Darius ,
and in
the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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