Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 6
1Now itשְׁפַר֙she.FarH8232pleasedקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925DariusH1868to appointוַהֲקִים֙va.ha.KimH6966120מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין דִּ֥יme.'Ah ve.'es.Rin diH3969H6243H1768satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324עַל־'al-H5922H4437to ruleלֶהֱוֹ֖ןle.he.VonH1934throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3606the kingdomH4437,
2and over themוְעֵ֤לָּא מִנְּהוֹן֙ve.'E.la' mi.ne.hOnH5924H4481threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532H1768administratorsסָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.KhinH5632,including Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אל חַֽד־ מִנְּה֑וֹןda.ni.Yel chad- mi.ne.HonH1841H2298H4481H1768H1934, to whomtheseאִלֵּ֗ין'i.LeinH459satrapsיָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.VinH324H3052were accountableטַעְמָ֔אta'.Ma'H2941so that the kingוּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'H4430wouldH1934notלָֽא־la'-H3809suffer lossנָזִֽק׃na.ZikH5142.
3Soonאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116,byקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903H1768his extraordinaryיַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'H3493spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7308,Danielדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1841H1836H1934distinguished himselfמִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.TzachH5330amongעַל־'al-H5922the administratorsH5632and satrapsH324H3606.So the kingH4430plannedעֲשִׁ֔ית'a.ShitH6246to set himלַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.TehH6966overעַל־'al-H5922the wholeH3606kingdomמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437.
4ThusH116the administratorsH5632and satrapsH324soughtבָעַ֧יִן לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥הva.'A.yin le.hash.ka.ChahH1934H1156H7912a chargeעִלָּ֛ה'i.LahH5931against DanielH1841concerningמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6655the kingdomH4437,but they couldיָכְלִ֣יןya.khe.LinH3202findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912noוְכָל־ לָא־ve.khol la'-H3606H3809chargeעִלָּ֨ה'i.LahH5931or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844כָּל־kol-H3606,becauseH6903H1768heה֔וּא וְכָל־Hu' ve.kholH1932H3606was trustworthyמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,and noלָ֥אla'H3809negligenceשָׁלוּ֙sha.LuH7960or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֔הu.she.chi.TahH7844was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in himH5922.
5FinallyH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400saidאָֽמְרִ֔ין'a.me.RinH560H1768, “We will neverH3809findH7912anyH3606chargeH5931against thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836DanielH1841unlessלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH3861we findH7912somethingagainst himH5922concerning the lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of his Godאֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ ס'e.la.HehH426.”
6SoH116the administratorsסָרְכַיָּ֤אsa.re.khai.Ya'H5632and satrapsוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ אִלֵּ֔ןva.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya' 'i.LenH324H459went togetherהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284toH5922the kingמַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵן֙mal.Ka' ve.KhenH4430H3652and saidH560, “O Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868,may you liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!
7Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3606the royalמַלְכוּתָ֗אmal.khu.Ta'H4437administratorsH5632,prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֤אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,satrapsH324,advisersהַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אha.da.ve.rai.Ya'H1907,and governorsוּפַחֲוָתָ֔אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347have agreedאִתְיָעַ֜טוּ'it.ya.'A.tuH3272that the kingH4430should establishלְקַיָּמָ֤הle.kai.ya.MahH6966an ordinanceקְיָם֙ke.YamH7010and enforceוּלְתַקָּפָ֖הu.le.ta.ka.FahH8631a decreeאֱסָ֑ר'e.SarH633thatדִּ֣יdiH1768forעַד־'ad-H5705thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118anyoneכָל־khol-H3606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768petitionsיִבְעֵ֣ה בָ֠עוּ מִן־yiv.'Eh Va.'u min-H1156H1159H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606except youלָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְla.Hen mi.NakhH3861H4481,O kingH4430,will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the denלְגֹ֖בle.GoH1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.
8Thereforeכְּעַ֣ןke.'AnH3705,O kingH4430,establishH6966the decreeH633and signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.ShumH7560the documentכְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'H3792so thatH1768it cannotלָ֧אla'H3809be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133—in accordance with the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768cannotלָ֥אla'H3809be repealedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
10Now whenכְּדִ֨יke.DiH1768Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841learnedיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046thatדִּֽי־di-H1768the documentH3792had been signedH7560,he wentעַ֣ל'alH5954into his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005,where the windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551of hisupper roomבְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּbe.'i.li.TehH5952openedפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390,and threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118heה֣וּא׀hu'H1932got downבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289onעַל־'al-H5922his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291,prayedוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739,and gave thanksוּמוֹדֵא֙u.mo.De'H3029toקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426H3606,just asדִּֽי־ הֲוָ֣אdi- ha.Va'H6903H1768H1934he had doneעָבֵ֔ד'a.VedH5648beforeמִן־ קַדְמַ֖תmin- kad.MatH4481H6928H1836.
12SoH116they approachedקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430and askedוְאָמְרִ֥יןve.'a.me.RinH560H6925aboutעַל־'al-H5922his royalמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633: “Did you notהֲלָ֧אha.La'H3809signרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560a decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633thatדִּ֣יdiH1768forעַד־'ad-H5705thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768petitionsמִן־min-H1156H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606godH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606except youלָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְla.Hen mi.NakhH3861H4481,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358of lionsאַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744?”The kingמַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430H560repliedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “According to the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־u.fa.Ras di-H6540H1768the orderמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406standsיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330,and it cannotלָ֥אla'H3809be repealedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”
13ThenH116they toldH6032H560H6925the kingH4430, “Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841,oneH1768ofH4481the exilesגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1768H1123H1547fromH1768Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,shows noH3809regardשָׂ֨םsamH7761for youH5922,O kingH4430טְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942,or forH5922the decreeH633thatH1768you have signedH7560.He still makesH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”
14H116As soon asH1768the kingH4430heardשְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'H8086thisמִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'H4406,he was deeplyשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690distressedבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH888H5922andH5922setH7761hismindבָּ֖לbalH1079on deliveringלְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.TehH7804DanielH1841,and he laboredמִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.DarH7712untilוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5705sundownמֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔א הֲוָ֥אme.'a.Lei shim.Sha' ha.Va'H4606H8122H1934to rescue himלְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le.ha.tza.lu.TehH5338.
15ThenH116theאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400approachedהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284H5922the king togetherH4430and saidוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560to himH4430, “Rememberדַּ֤עda'H3046,O kingH4430,thatH1768by the lawדָת֙datH1882of the Medesלְמָדַ֣יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֔סu.fa.RasH6540H1768noכָל־khol-H3606decreeאֱסָ֥ר'e.SarH633or ordinanceוּקְיָ֛םu.ke.YamH7010H1768establishedיְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.KeimH6966by the kingH4430לָ֥אla'H3809can be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.YahH8133.”
16SoH116the kingH4430gave the orderH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841and threw himוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412into the denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358ofH1768lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.The kingH4430H560saidעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “May your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768youאַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahH607serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔א ה֖וּאbit.di.Ra' hu'H8411H1932,deliver youיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804!”
17Aחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858and placedוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761overעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358,and the kingH4430sealed itוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857with his own signet ringבְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּbe.'iz.ke.TehH5824and with the ringsוּבְעִזְקָת֙u.ve.'iz.KatH5824of his noblesרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261,so thatH1768nothingלָא־ צְב֖וּla'- tze.VuH3809H6640concerning DanielH1841could be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133.
18Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116the kingH4430wentאֲזַ֨ל'a.ZalH236to his palaceלְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙le.hei.khe.LehH1965and spent the nightוּבָ֣תu.VatH956fastingטְוָ֔תte.VatH2908.NoH3809entertainmentוְדַחֲוָ֖ןve.da.cha.VanH1761was broughtהַנְעֵ֣לhan.'ElH5954before himקָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925,and sleepוְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּve.shin.TehH8139fledנַדַּ֥תna.DatH5075from himH5922.
20When he reachedוּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּu.khe.mik.re.VehH7127the denH1358,he cried outזְעִ֑קze.'IkH2200H1841in a voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032of anguishעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088H4430וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560עָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “O DanielH1841,servantעֲבֵד֙'a.VedH5649of the livingחַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,has your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768youאַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahH607serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411,been ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to deliver youלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.TakhH7804fromמִן־min-H4481the lionsH744?”
22My Godאֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiH426sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.KhehH4398and shutוּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.GarH5463the mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.They have notוְלָ֣אve.La'H3809hurt meחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255H3606,forקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903H1768I was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912innocentזָכוּ֙za.KhuH2136in His sightקָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hiH6925,andוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH638I have doneעַבְדֵֽת׃'av.DetH5648noלָ֥אla'H3809wrongחֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.LahH2248against youקָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhH6925,O kingH4430.”
23בֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116The kingH4430was overjoyedשַׂגִּיא֙ טְאֵ֣ב עֲל֔וֹהִיsa.Gi' te.'Ev a.Lo.hiH7690H2868H5922and gave ordersאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560to liftלְהַנְסָקָ֣הle.han.sa.KahH5559Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358,and when Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was liftedוְהֻסַּ֨קve.hu.SakH5559out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358וְכָל־ve.kholH3606,noH3809wounds whatsoeverחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257were foundH7912on him,becauseH1768he had trustedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.
24At the commandH560of the kingH4430,theאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768had falsely accusedאֲכַ֤לוּ קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙'a.Kha.lu kar.Tzo.hiH399H7170H1768DanielH1841were broughtוְהַיְתִ֞יוve.hay.TivH858and thrownרְמ֔וֹre.MoH7412into the denH1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָא֙'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744—theyאִנּ֖וּן'i.NunH581and their childrenH1123and wivesוּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.ne.shei.HonH5389.And beforeH3809they had reachedמְט֞וֹme.ToH4291the bottomלְאַרְעִ֣יתle.'ar.'ItH773of the denH1358עַ֠ד'adH5705H1768,the lionsאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א'ar.Ya.va.Ta'H744overpoweredשְׁלִ֤טֽוּshe.Li.tuH7981themand crushedהַדִּֽקוּ׃ha.Di.kuH1855allH3606their bonesגַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgar.mei.HonH1635.
Darius Honors God
25Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116KingH4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868wroteכְּ֠תַבKe.tavH3790to the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֞א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyH3606nationאֻמַיָּ֧א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961H1768throughoutדָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rinH1753H3606the landאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772: “May your prosperityשְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me.KhonH8001aboundיִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'H7680.
26מִן־min-H4481קֳדָמַי֮ko.da.MaiH6925I herebyשִׂ֣יםsimH7761decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatH1768in everyH3606partשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437לֶהֱוֹ֤ןle.he.VonH1934, men are totrembleזָיְעִין֙za.'a.'inH2112in fearוְדָ֣חֲלִ֔ין מִן־ve.Da.cha.Lin min-H1763H4481beforeקֳדָ֖םko.DamH6925the Godאֱלָהֵ֣הּ'e.la.HehH426ofH1768Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֑אלda.ni.YelH1841:ForH1768Heה֣וּא׀hu'H1932is the livingחַיָּ֗אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,and He endures foreverוְקַיָּם֙ לְעָ֣לְמִ֔יןve.kai.Yam le.'A.le.MinH7011H5957;His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙u.mal.khu.TehH4437H1768will neverלָ֣אla'H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,and His dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־ve.shal.ta.Neh 'ad-H7985H5705will never endסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.
27He deliversמְשֵׁיזִ֣בme.shei.ZivH7804and rescuesוּמַצִּ֗לu.ma.TzilH5338;He performsוְעָבֵד֙ve.'a.VedH5648signsאָתִ֣ין'a.TinH852and wondersוְתִמְהִ֔יןve.tim.HinH8540in the heavensבִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אbish.mai.Ya'H8065and on the earthוּבְאַרְעָ֑אu.ve.'ar.'A'H772,for HeH1768has rescuedשֵׁיזִ֣יבshei.ZivH7804DanielH1841fromH4481the powerיַ֖דyadH3028of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.”
Commentaries on Daniel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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