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Daniel 6
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1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
1It pleased Darius to appoint 120 regional governors to rule throughout the entire kingdom.
2and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage.
2Over them he placed three administrators—Daniel was one of them—so that these governors would report to them and the king’s interests would be protected.
3Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
3Daniel soon proved himself to be better than the other administrators and governors because he had an extraordinary spirit; the king even planned to put him in charge of the whole empire.
4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
4Then the other administrators and governors tried to find some reason to criticize Daniel’s work for the kingdom, but they couldn't find any fault or corruption because he was trustworthy and completely honest.
5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
5Finally, these men said, 'We will never find any reason to accuse this Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.'
6Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
6So these administrators and governors went as a group to the king and said, 'King Darius, live forever!
7All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
7All the administrators of the kingdom, the prefects, the governors, the advisors, and the regional officials have agreed that the king should make a firm decree. It should state that for the next thirty days, anyone who prays to any god or man except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions.
8Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
8Now, O king, issue this decree and sign it in writing so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.'
9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
9So King Darius signed the written decree.
10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem); and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
10When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. In his upstairs room, the windows 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 always done.
11Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
11Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking for God’s help.
12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
12They went to the king and spoke about his royal decree: 'Did you not sign a law stating that for thirty days, anyone who prays to any god or man besides you, O king, would be thrown into the lions' den?' The king answered, 'The decision stands, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.'
13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
13Then they told the king, 'Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, ignores you, O king, and the decree you signed. He still prays to his God three times a day.'
14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.
14When the king heard this, he was very upset and determined to save Daniel; he worked until sunset trying to find a way to rescue him.
15Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
15Then these men went back to the king and said, 'Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians, no decree or statute issued by the king can be changed.'
16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to him, 'May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you!'
17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
17A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation could not be changed.
18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
18Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating. No entertainment was brought to him, and he could not sleep.
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
19At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den.
20And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
20When he got near the den, he called out to Daniel in an anguished voice, 'Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve so faithfully, been able to rescue you from the lions?'
21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
21Daniel answered the king, 'O king, live forever!
22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
22My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. And I have done nothing wrong to you, O king.'
23Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.
23The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted out of the den. When Daniel was pulled up, no injury was found on him because he had trusted in his God.
24And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
24Then the king gave an order to bring the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children. Before they even reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
25Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
25Then King Darius wrote to all the people, nations, and languages throughout the earth: 'May you have abundant peace!
26I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, And his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
26I decree that in every part of my kingdom, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God who endures forever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end.