1 It pleased 6925 8232 Darius 1868 to set 6966 over 5922 the kingdom 4437 an hundred 3969 and twenty 6243 princes 324, which should be 1934 over the whole 3606 kingdom 4437;
2 And over 5924 these 4481 three 8532 presidents 5632; of whom 4481 Daniel 1841 was first 2298: that 459 the princes 324 might 1934 give 3052 accounts 2941 unto them, and the king 4430 should have 1934 no 3809 damage 5142.
3 Then 116 this 1836 Daniel 1841 was 1934 preferred 5330 above 5922 the presidents 5632 and princes 324, because 3606 6903 an excellent 3493 spirit 7308 was in him; and the king 4430 thought 6246 to set 6966 him over 5922 the whole 3606 realm 4437.
4 Then 116 the presidents 5632 and princes 324 sought 1934 1156 to find 7912 occasion 5931 against Daniel 1841 concerning 6655 the kingdom 4437; but 3606 they could 3202 find 7912 none 3809 occasion 5931 nor 3809 fault 7844; forasmuch 6903 as he was faithful 540, neither 3809 was there any 3606 error 7960 or fault 7844 found 7912 in him 5922.
5 Then 116 said 560 these 479 men 1400, We shall not 3809 find 7912 any 3606 occasion 5931 against 5922 this 1836 Daniel 1841, except 3861 we find 7912 it against him concerning the law 1882 of his God 426.
6 Then 116 these 459 presidents 5632 and princes 324 assembled together 7284 to the king 4430, and said 560 thus 3652 unto him 5922, King 4430 Darius 1868, live 2418 for ever 5957.
7 All 3606 the presidents 5632 of the kingdom 4437, the governors 5460, and the princes 324, the counsellors 1907, and the captains 6347, have consulted together 3272 to establish 6966 a royal 4430 statute 7010, and to make a firm 8631 decree 633, that whosoever shall ask 1156 a petition 1159 of 4481 any 3606 God 426 or man 606 for 5705 thirty 8533 days 3118, save 3861 of 4481 thee, O king 4430, he shall be cast 7412 into the den 1358 of lions 744.
8 Now 3705, O king 4430, establish 6966 the decree 633, and sign 7560 the writing 3792, that it be not 3809 changed 8133, according to the law 1882 of the Medes 4076 and Persians 6540, which altereth 5709 not 3809.
9 Wherefore 3606 1836 6903 king 4430 Darius 1868 signed 7560 the writing 3792 and the decree 633.
10 Now when Daniel 1841 knew 3046 that the writing 3792 was signed 7560, he went 5954 into his house 1005; and his windows 3551 being open 6606 in his chamber 5952 toward 5049 Jerusalem 3390, he kneeled 1289 upon 5922 his knees 1291 three 8532 times 2166 a day 3118, and prayed 6739, and gave thanks 3029 before 6925 his God 426, as 6903 3606 he did 1934 5648 aforetime 4481 1836 6928.
11 Then 116 these 479 men 1400 assembled 7284, and found 7912 Daniel 1841 praying 1156 and making supplication 2604 before 6925 his God 426.
12 Then 116 they came near 7127, and spake 560 before 6925 the king 4430 concerning 5922 the king's 4430 decree 633; Hast thou not 3809 signed 7560 a decree 633, that every 3606 man 606 that shall ask 1156 a petition of 4481 any 3606 God 426 or man 606 within 5705 thirty 8533 days 3118, save 3861 of 4481 thee, O king 4430, shall be cast 7412 into the den 1358 of lions 744? The king 4430 answered 6032 and said 560, The thing 4406 is true 3330, according to the law 1882 of the Medes 4076 and Persians 6540, which altereth 5709 not 3809.
13 Then 116 answered 6032 they and said 560 before 6925 the king 4430, That Daniel 1841, which is of 4481 the children 1123 of the captivity 1547 of Judah 3061, regardeth 7761 2942 not 3809 thee 5922, O king 4430, nor the decree 633 that thou hast signed 7560, but maketh 1156 his petition 1159 three 8532 times 2166 a day 3118.
14 Then 116 the king 4430, when he heard 8086 these words 4406, was sore 7690 displeased 888 with himself, and set 7761 his heart 1079 on 5922 Daniel 1841 to deliver 7804 him: and he laboured 1934 7712 till 5705 the going down 4606 of the sun 8122 to deliver 5338 him.
15 Then 116 these 479 men 1400 assembled 7284 unto 5922 the king 4430, and said 560 unto the king 4430, Know 3046, O king 4430, that the law 1882 of the Medes 4076 and Persians 6540 is, That no 3606 decree 633 nor statute 7010 which the king 4430 establisheth 6966 may be changed 8133.
16 Then 116 the king 4430 commanded 560, and they brought 858 Daniel 1841, and cast 7412 him into the den 1358 of lions 744. Now the king 4430 spake 6032 and said 560 unto Daniel 1841, Thy God 426 whom thou 607 servest 6399 continually 8411, he will deliver 7804 thee.
17 And a 2298 stone 69 was brought 858, and laid 7761 upon 5922 the mouth 6433 of the den 1358; and the king 4430 sealed 2857 it with his own signet 5824, and with the signet 5824 of his lords 7261; that the purpose 6640 might not 3809 be changed 8133 concerning Daniel 1841.
18 Then 116 the king 4430 went 236 to his palace 1965, and passed the night 956 fasting 2908: neither 3809 were instruments 1761 of musick brought 5954 before 6925 him: and his sleep 8139 went 5075 from him 5922.
19 Then 116 the king 4430 arose 6966 very early 8238 in the morning 5053, and went 236 in haste 927 unto the den 1358 of lions 744.
20 And when he came 7127 to the den 1358, he cried 2200 with a lamentable 6088 voice 7032 unto Daniel 1841: and the king 4430 spake 6032 and said 560 to Daniel 1841, O Daniel 1841, servant 5649 of the living 2417 God 426, is thy God 426, whom thou servest 6399 continually 8411, able 3202 to deliver 7804 thee from 4481 the lions 744?
21 Then 116 said 4449 Daniel 1841 unto 5974 the king 4430, O king 4430, live 2418 for ever 5957.
22 My God 426 hath sent 7972 his angel 4398, and hath shut 5463 the lions 744' mouths 6433, that they have not 3809 hurt 2255 me: forasmuch as 3606 6903 before 6925 him innocency 2136 was found 7912 in me; and also 638 before 6925 thee, O king 4430, have I done 5648 no 3809 hurt 2248.
23 Then 116 was the king 4430 exceeding 7690 glad 2868 for him 5922, and commanded 560 that they should take 5267 0 Daniel 1841 up 5267 out of 4481 the den 1358. So Daniel 1841 was taken up 5267 out of 4481 the den 1358, and no 3809 manner 3606 of hurt 2257 was found 7912 upon him, because he believed 540 in his God 426.
24 And the king 4430 commanded 560, and they brought 858 those 479 men 1400 which had accused 399 7170 Daniel 1841, and they cast 7412 them into the den 1358 of lions 744, them 581, their children 1123, and their wives 5389; and the lions 744 had the mastery 5705 7981 of them, and brake 1855 0 all 3606 their bones 1635 in pieces 1855 or ever 3809 they came 4291 at the bottom 773 of the den 1358.
25 Then 116 king 4430 Darius 1868 wrote 3790 unto all 3606 people 5972, nations 524, and languages 3961, that dwell 1753 in all 3606 the earth 772; Peace 8001 be multiplied 7680 unto you.
26 I 4481 6925 make 7761 a decree 2942, That in every 3606 dominion 7985 of my kingdom 4437 men tremble 1934 2112 and fear 1763 before 4481 6925 the God 426 of Daniel 1841: for he is the living 2417 God 426, and stedfast 7011 for ever 5957, and his kingdom 4437 that which shall not 3809 be destroyed 2255, and his dominion 7985 shall be even unto 5705 the end 5491.
27 He delivereth 7804 and rescueth 5338, and he worketh 5648 signs 852 and wonders 8540 in heaven 8065 and in earth 772, who hath delivered 7804 Daniel 1841 from 4481 the power 3028 of the lions 744.
28 So this 1836 Daniel 1841 prospered 6744 in the reign 4437 of Darius 1868, and in the reign 4437 of Cyrus 3567 the Persian 6543.