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ULT In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, a descendant of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans--

UST Now I am going to tell you about what happened when Darius, who was from the Mede people-group and who was the son of Xerxes, ruled as the King of Babylonia.

BSB § In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes,[fn] a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans [fn]—

9:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus

9:1 That is, the Babylonians

OEB In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by birth a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

WEBBE In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—

WMBB In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Kasdim—

MSG God’s Covenant Commitment
(1-8) “Darius, son of Ahasuerus, born a Mede, became king over the land of Babylon. In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, was meditating on the Scriptures that gave, according to the Word of God to the prophet Jeremiah, the number of years that Jerusalem had to lie in ruins, namely, seventy. I turned to the Master God, asking for an answer—praying earnestly, fasting from meals, wearing rough penitential burlap, and kneeling in the ashes. I poured out my heart, baring my soul to God, my God:

NET In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire –

LSV “In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who has been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

FBV It was the first year of Darius the Mede, son of Ahasuerus,[fn] after he had become king of the Babylonians.

9:1 Xerxes in Greek.

T4T Now I am going to tell you about what happened when Darius, who was from the Mede people-group and who was the son of Xerxes, ruled as the King of Babylonia.

LEB In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus,[fn] from the offspring of the Medes, who became king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—

9:1 That is, Xerxes

BBE In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldaeans;

Moff No Moff DAN book available

JPS In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

ASV In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

DRA In the first year of Darius the son of Assuerus of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans:

YLT In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

Drby In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

RV In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

Wbstr In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

KJB-1769 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;[fn]

9.1 which: or, in which he

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]In the first yeere of Darius the sonne of Ahasuerus, of the seede of the Medes, which was made King ouer the realme of the Caldeans,
(¶ In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made King over the realm of the Caldeans,)

9:1 Or, in which he, &c.

Bshps In the first yere of Darius the sonne of Ahasuerus, which was of the seede of the Medes, & was made king ouer the realme of the Chaldees,
(In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, which was of the seed of the Medes, and was made king over the realm of the Chaldees,)

Gnva In the first yeere of Darius the sonne of Ahashuerosh, of the seede of the Medes, which was made King ouer the realme of the Caldeans,
(In the first year of Darius the son of Ahashuerosh, of the seed of the Medes, which was made King over the realm of the Caldeans, )

Cvdl In the first yeare off Darius the sonne off Ahasuerus, which was of the sede off the Medes, & was made kynge ouer the realme of the Caldees:
(In the first year off Darius the son off Ahasuerus, which was of the seed off the Medes, and was made king over the realm of the Caldees:)

Wycl In the firste yeer of Darius, the sone of Assuerus, of the seed of Medeis, that was emperour on the rewme of Caldeis,
(In the first year of Darius, the son of Assuerus, of the seed of Medeis, that was emperour on the realm of Caldeis,)

Luth Im ersten Jahr Darius, des Sohnes Ahasveros, aus der Meder Stamm, der über das Königreich der Chaldäer König ward,
(Im ersten Yahr Darius, the sones Ahasveros, out_of the/of_the Meder Stamm, the/of_the above the kingreich the/of_the Chaldäer king ward,)

ClVg In anno primo Darii filii Assueri de semine Medorum, qui imperavit super regnum Chaldæorum,
(In anno primo Darii children Assueri about semine Medorum, who imperavit over kingdom Chaldæorum, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Chapters 7 and 8 were not in chronological order. They happened while Belshazzar was still the king. Chapter 9 now returns to the events of the reign of Darius who became king in chapter 6.

Note 1 topic: writing-background

This is background information about who Ahasuerus was. The UST places this in parentheses to make that clear.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָמְלַ֔ךְ עַ֖ל מַלְכ֥וּת כַּשְׂדִּֽים

which/who made_king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in kingdom Kasdim

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “who became king over the realm of the Babylonians” or “who conquered the Babylonians”

עַ֖ל מַלְכ֥וּת

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in kingdom

Alternate translation: “over the country of” or “over the kingdom of”

Parallel DAN 9:1

General Information: