DAN 6:27 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He delivers and rescues, and he does all kinds of miracles in the heavens and on earth. He’s rescued Daniel from the strength and power of the lions.”

6:27 Note: KJB: Dān.6.26

6:27 OSHB variant note: זאעין: (x-qere) ’זָיְעִין֙’: lemma_2112 n_1.1.0 morph_AVqrmpa id_27Us4 זָיְעִין֙

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT He delivers and rescues,
⇔ and he does signs and wonders
⇔ in heaven and on earth,
⇔ he who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

UST He rescues and saves his people,
⇔ he performs all kinds of miracles
⇔ in heaven and on the earth.
⇔ He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”

BSB 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.”

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE He delivers and rescues.
⇔ He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth,
⇔ who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He rescues and delivers
⇔ and performs signs and wonders
⇔ in the heavens and on the earth.
⇔ He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”

LSV A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth [is] He who has delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.”

FBV 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.”

T4T He rescues and saves his people.
⇔ He performs all kinds of miracles
⇔ in heaven and on the earth.
⇔ He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”

LEB He is rescuing, delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the _⌊power_⌋[fn] of the lions.”

6:27 Literally “hand”

BBE He gives salvation and makes men free from danger, and does signs and wonders in heaven and earth, who has kept Daniel safe from the power of the lions.

Moff he saves and rescues,
⇔ he does signal acts in heaven and earth:
⇔ and he has rescued Daniel
⇔ from the power of lions.”

JPS (6-28) He delivereth and rescueth, and He worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth; who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.'

ASV He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

DRA He is the deliverer, and saviour, doing signs and wonders in heaven, and in earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions’ den.

YLT 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.'

Drby He saveth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions.

RV He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth; who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
(He delivereth/delivers and rescueth, and he worketh/works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth; who hath/has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. )

SLT Setting free and delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and upon the earth, that set free to Daniel from the hand of the lions.

Wbstr He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

KJB-1769 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.[fn]
(He delivereth/delivers and rescueth, and he worketh/works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath/has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. )

6.27 power: Chaldee, hand

KJB-1611 [fn]He deliuereth and rescueth, and he worketh signes and wonders in heauen and in earth: who hath deliuered Daniel from the power of the lyons.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

6:27 Heb. hand.

Bshps It is he that deliuereth and saueth, he doth wonders and marueylous workes in heauen and in earth, he hath preserued Daniel from the power of the lions.
(It is he that delivereth/delivers and saveth/saves, he doth/does wonders and marvellous works in heaven and in earth, he hath/has preserved Daniel from the power of the lions.)

Gnva Hee rescueth and deliuereth, and hee worketh signes and wonders in heauen and in earth, who hath deliuered Daniel from the power of the lyons.
(He rescueth and delivereth/delivers, and he worketh/works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath/has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. )

Cvdl It is he that delyuereth, and saueth: he doth wonders and maruelous workes, in heauen and in earth: he hath preserued. Daniel from the power of the lyons.
(It is he that delivereth/delivers, and saveth/saves: he doth/does wonders and marvellous works, in heaven and in earth: he hath/has preserved. Daniel from the power of the lions.)

Wycl He is delyuerer and sauyour, makynge myraclis and merueils in heuene and in erthe, which delyuerede Danyel fro the lake of liouns.
(He is deliverer and saviour, making myraclis and marvels in heaven and in earth, which delivered Daniel from the lake of lions.)

Luth Das ist mein Befehl, daß man in der ganzen Herrschaft meines Königreichs den GOtt Daniels fürchten und scheuen soll. Denn er ist der lebendige GOtt, der ewiglich bleibet; und sein Königreich ist unvergänglich, und seine Herrschaft hat kein Ende.
(The is my command(n), that man in the/of_the entire rule/reign my kingdom the God Daniels fear(v) and shy_away/shun should. Because he is the/of_the living/lively God, the/of_the forever stay/remain; and be kingdom is unvergänglich, and his rule/reign has no/not end(n).)

ClVg Ipse liberator atque salvator, faciens signa et mirabilia in cælo et in terra: qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum.
(Exactly_that freedr and_yet saviour, making signs and wonderful_things in/into/on the_sky and in/into/on earth/land: who/which delivered Danielem from/about lake lion. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–28: God delivered Daniel from the lions’ den

The new Persian king, Darius the Mede, chose Daniel to be one of the three officials who administered the kingdom. Daniel did his work so well that the other officials became jealous of him. One day they asked the king to pass a law that forbade praying to anyone but him for a period of thirty days. The king signed the law. Daniel, however, refused to obey it and continued to pray to the one true God, the God of Israel. When the king heard that Daniel had disobeyed the law, he ordered his soldiers to throw Daniel into the pit where he kept hungry lions. But God protected Daniel. The lions did not hurt him. When the king saw this, he punished Daniel’s enemies and honored Daniel and the God of Israel.

Other possible headings for this section include:

Daniel in the Pit of Lions (GNT)

Daniel and the Lions (NCV)

God protected Daniel from lions

Historical Background: The Persian empire under Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539/538 BC, when Daniel was over seventy years old.Daniel was taken captive and brought to Babylon in approximately 605 B.C. If he was 12 years old when he came, he would have been 78 when this story began. The Persian empire became larger than the Babylonian empire had ever been. It extended west to include both Egypt and Libya. It extended east as far as the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. It was the largest empire in the history of the world up to that time.

Some commentators think that Darius the Mede was another name or title for the Persian King Cyrus or for the governor under him, Gubaru.

Text:

The verse numbers in the NJPS and the NJB are different from the verse numbers in the BSB. For example, 6:1 in the NJPS and the NJB is 5:31 in the BSB. The difference is because the NJPS and NJB follow the numbers in the Hebrew Bible. These Notes follow the verse numbers in the BSB.

Special Problems:

1. Lists: The author liked to include lists. In Daniel 6, he listed the different officials who conspired against Daniel (6:1–2; 7). Some languages may not have so many terms for officials. The Notes will suggest some ways to translate these lists.

2. Repetition: The author liked to repeat words and phrases in order to create suspense and emphasis. The Notes will give some suggestions on how to translate words or phrases that are repeated.

3. Verbs of Speech: The author sometimes used more than one verb of speech to introduce a quotation. In some languages, this may not be natural. The Notes will offer some options on how to translate these verbs.

4. Synonyms: The author liked to use synonyms or near synonyms to refer to the same idea. For example: 6:7–9 (ordinance, law, decree); 6:14 (rescue, delivering); 6:26 (kingdom, dominion); 6:27b (signs, wonders). The Notes will suggest different ways to translate these terms.

Paragraph 6:25–27

Daniel 6:25 begins a new scene. This paragraph tells of King Darius’ reaction to Daniel’s rescue. He wrote a letter to the people in his kingdom, honoring Daniel’s God.

6:27a

He delivers and rescues;

He rescues people and he sets them free.
He delivers people from their enemies. He saves them from harm.
He delivers people from all manner of evil.

He delivers and rescues: See also the Notes at 6:14b.This verb also occurs in 3:15g, 28b. It is a synonym to save someone (3:14b). This verb describes an action that God does regularly or habitually.It is a shaphal participle. Some ways English versions say this are:

delivers (RSV)

saves (NJB)

he rescues people (CEV)

a savior (REB)

and rescues: The Aramaic verb that the BSB translates as rescues is a synonym to the verb “saves.” The verb form describes something that God does regularly or habitually. Some ways that English versions say this are:

and saves people (NCV)

he sets them free (CEV)

a deliverer (REB)

General Comment on 6:27a

Some languages may not have synonyms like “rescues” and “saves.” In other languages, it may not be natural to repeat the same idea twice. If either of these are true in your language, it may be necessary to use only one verb, perhaps intensifying it in some way.

6:27b

He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth,

He performs miraculous signs and amazing things everywhere, on earth and in the sky.
He does mighty miracles everywhere in the universe.

He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as performs means “does, acts.”ʾeḇeḏ “to make”; HALOT, 1942. The form of the Aramaic verb describes something that God does habitually or continually.Peal Participle. Some ways English versions translate this are:

he performs wonders and miracles (GNT)

he does miraculous signs and amazing things (GW)

he accomplishes wonderful signs and miraclesBFrCL88

a worker of signs and wonders (REB)

signs: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as signs refers to things that God does to show his power.ʾeṯ “signs”: HALOT, 1828. The same word occurs in 4:2. Other ways that English versions translate this are:

miraculous signs (GW)

miracles (GNT)

wonders: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as wonders means “miracles.”tammah “miracle”: HALOT, 2007. It is a close synonym to the Aramaic word meaning “signs” above. Both words also occur together in 4:2. Another way to translate this idea is:

amazing things (GW)

miracles (GNT)

In some languages you may not have two different words that mean “signs” and wonders. If that is true in your language, you may have to use one word or phrase that expresses this idea. For example:

by working great miracles (CEV)

he does mighty miracles (NCV)

he shows signs of his great power

in the heavens and on the earth: The Aramaic phrase that the BSB translates as in the heavens and on the earth is an idiom that refers to everywhere, the whole of creation. God’s power is seen in the skies above and on the earth beneath.

the heavens: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as heavens can mean either the place where God lives or the sky. Here the author uses the word to refer to the sky as the opposite of the earth. Together the two words refer to all that God created.

6:27c

for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

He kept Daniel safe from the lions.”
He even saved Daniel from the claws/jaws of the lions.”
Daniel’s God has kept the lions from harming him.”

for He has rescued Daniel: The Aramaic verb that the BSB translates as rescued is the same verb as in 6:27a. Here it describes a past action. God saved Daniel from the lions. You can also say:

who has delivered Daniel (REB)

Daniel’s God has rescued him (CEV)

from the power of the lions: The phrase that the BSB translates as the power of the lions is literally “the hand/paw of the lions.”The GeCL97 has: “from the jaws of the lions.” Here is another way to translate this: