Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 6:20-26

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?”

21Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116DanielH1841repliedמַלִּ֑לma.LilH4449עִם־'im-H5974H4430, “O kingH4430,may you liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

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.niH2255 H3606,forקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903 H1768I 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.hiH7690 H2868 H5922and 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.hiH399 H7170 H1768DanielH1841were 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.

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.rinH1753 H3606the 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-H1763 H4481beforeקֳדָ֖םko.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.MinH7011 H5957;His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙u.mal.khu.TehH4437 H1768will neverלָ֣אla'H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,and His dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־ve.shal.ta.Neh 'ad-H7985 H5705will never endסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.

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