ULT DAN Chapter 6

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6 It seemed good before Darius, and he set up 120 satraps over the kingdom, who would be in all of the kingdom, 2 and above from them three sareks, among whom Daniel, was one, to whom these satraps were to be giving account, that the king might not be suffering loss. 3 Then this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the sareks and the satraps all before that an excellent spirit, was in him, and the king was minded to set him up over all of the kingdom.

4 Then the sareks and the satraps were seeking to find an occasion against Daniel regarding the kingdom, but they were not being able to find any occasion or corrupted, thing, all before that he could be trusted, and any negligence or corrupted, thing was not found in him. 5 Then these men were saying that, “We will not find any occasion against this Daniel unless we find, something against him regarding the law of his God.” 6 Then these sareks and satraps thronged to the king, and thus they were saying to him, “King Darius, live to eternities! 7 All of the sareks of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and make strong a decree that anyone who petitions a petition from any god or man for 30 days, except from you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions. 8 Now, O king, set up the decree and sign the writing so that one shall not change, it, according to the law of the Mede and the Persian, which does not pass away.” 9 All before this, King Darius signed the writing and the decree.

10 And Daniel, when that he knew that the writing had been signed, went in to his house (now the windows to him in his upper chamber were opened toward Jerusalem), and three times in a day he was kneeling on his knees and praying and thanking before his God, all before that he was doing from before this. 11 Then these men thronged and found Daniel petitioning and entreating before his God. 12 Then they approached and were saying before the king about the decree of the king: “Did you not sign a decree that any man who petitions from any god or man for thirty days, except from you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions?” The king answered and was saying, “The matter, is certain, according to the law of the Mede and the Persian, which does not pass away.” 13 Then they answered and were saying before the king that, “Daniel, who, is from the sons of the captivity of Judah, does not set regard on you, O king, or on the decree that you have signed, but three times in a day he is petitioning his petition.” 14 Then the king, when that he heard the matter, it was greatly displeasing to him, and he set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And until the setting of the sun, he was exerting himself to rescue him. 15 Then these men thronged to the king and were saying to the king, “Know, O king, that, it is a law to the Mede and the Persian that any decree or statute that the king establishes, one shall not change.”

16 Then the king was speaking, and they brought Daniel and threw, him into a den of lions. The king answered and was saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you are serving him in continuance, he, may he deliver you.” 17 And a stone was brought and set over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that the purpose should not change regarding Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And one did not bring musical instruments before him, and his sleep departed from him.

19 Then the king arose at first light, at dawn, and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And as he came near to the den, to Daniel, he cried out in a pained voice. The king answered and was saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you are serving him in continuance, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel was speaking with the king, “O king, live to eternities! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the mouth of the lions, and they have not harmed me, all before that innocence was found to me before him, and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” 23 Then the king rejoiced greatly about him, and he said to bring Daniel up from the den. And Daniel was brought up from the den, and any harm was not found in him, because he had trusted in his God.

24 And the king spoke, and they brought those men who had eaten the pieces of Daniel, and they threw them, their sons, and their wives into the den of lions. And they had not reached the bottom of the den before that the lions overpowered them and crushed all of their bones. 25 Then King Darius wrote to all of the peoples, nations, and languages that were dwelling in all of the earth, “May your peace abound. 26 From before me a decree is set that in all of the dominion of my kingdom, they shall be trembling and fearing from before the God of Daniel,

for he, is the living God

and enduring to eternities,

and his kingdom, is one that will not be destroyed,

and his dominion, will be to the end.

27 delivering and rescuing

and doing signs and wonders

in the heavens and on the earth,

who delivered Daniel from the hand of the lions.”

28 And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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