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Daniel 6:1-9

1Now itשְׁפַר֙she.FarH8232pleasedקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925DariusH1868to appointוַהֲקִים֙va.ha.KimH6966120מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין דִּ֥יme.'Ah ve.'es.Rin diH3969 H6243 H1768satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324עַל־'al-H5922H4437to ruleלֶהֱוֹ֖ןle.he.VonH1934throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3606the kingdomH4437,

2and over themוְעֵ֤לָּא מִנְּהוֹן֙ve.'E.la' mi.ne.hOnH5924 H4481threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532 H1768administratorsסָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.KhinH5632,including Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אל חַֽד־ מִנְּה֑וֹןda.ni.Yel chad- mi.ne.HonH1841 H2298 H4481 H1768H1934, to whomtheseאִלֵּ֗ין'i.LeinH459satrapsיָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.VinH324 H3052were accountableטַעְמָ֔אta'.Ma'H2941so that the kingוּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'H4430wouldH1934notלָֽא־la'-H3809suffer lossנָזִֽק׃na.ZikH5142.

3Soonאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116,byקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768his extraordinaryיַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'H3493spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7308,Danielדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1841 H1836 H1934distinguished 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.ChahH1934 H1156 H7912a chargeעִלָּ֛ה'i.LahH5931against DanielH1841concerningמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6655the kingdomH4437,but they couldיָכְלִ֣יןya.khe.LinH3202findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912noוְכָל־ לָא־ve.khol la'-H3606 H3809chargeעִלָּ֨ה'i.LahH5931or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844כָּל־kol-H3606,becauseH6903 H1768heה֔וּא וְכָל־Hu' ve.kholH1932 H3606was trustworthyמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,and noלָ֥אla'H3809negligenceשָׁלוּ֙sha.LuH7960or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֔הu.she.chi.TahH7844was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in himH5922.

5FinallyH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400saidאָֽמְרִ֔ין'a.me.RinH560 H1768, “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.LenH324 H459went togetherהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284toH5922the kingמַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵן֙mal.Ka' ve.KhenH4430 H3652and 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-H1156 H1159 H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606except youלָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְla.Hen mi.NakhH3861 H4481,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.”

9Thereforeקֳבֵ֖ל דְּנָ֑הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836KingH4430Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868signedH7560the writtenH3792decreeH633.

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