New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 6
Daniel Serves Darius
1It seemedH8232goodשְׁפַר֙she.FarH8232to DariusH1868to appointוַהֲקִים֙va.ha.KimH6966120מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןme.'Ah ve.'es.RinH3969H6243satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324overעַל־'al-H5922the kingdomH4437,that they would be in charge of the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3606kingdomH4437,
2and overוְעֵ֤לָּאve.'E.la'H5924them threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532commissionersסָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.KhinH5632(of whomH1768Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841was oneחַֽד־chad-H2298),that theseאִלֵּ֗ין'i.LeinH459satrapsH324might be accountableH2942to them, and that the kingוּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'H4430might not sufferH5142lossH5142.
3Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836DanielH1841began distinguishingמִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.TzachH5330himselfamongעַל־'al-H5922the commissionersH5632and satrapsH324becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH3606H6903H1768he possessed anextraordinaryיַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'H3493spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7308,and the kingH4430plannedעֲשִׁ֔ית'a.ShitH6246to appointלַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.TehH6966him overעַל־'al-H5922theentireH3606kingdomמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437.
4ThenH116the commissionersH5632and satrapsH324begantryingבָעַ֧יִןva.'A.yinH1156to findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912a groundH5931of accusationH5931against DanielH1841in regardמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6655togovernmentמַלְכוּתָ֑אmal.khu.Ta'H4437affairsמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437;but they couldיָכְלִ֣יןya.khe.LinH3202findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912noוְכָל־ לָא־ve.khol la'-H3606H3809groundH5931of accusationH5931or evidence ofcorruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844,inasmuchכָּל־kol-H3606H6903H1768as he was faithfulמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,and noוְכָל־ לָ֥אve.khol la'H3606H3809negligenceשָׁלוּ֙sha.LuH7960or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֔הu.she.chi.TahH7844was to befoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him.
5ThenH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400saidאָֽמְרִ֔ין'a.me.RinH560, “We will not findH7912anyH3606groundH5931of accusationH5931against thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836DanielH1841unlessלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH3861we findH7912itagainstH5922him with regard to thelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of his Godאֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ ס'e.la.HehH426.”
6ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ן'i.LenH459commissionersסָרְכַיָּ֤אsa.re.khai.Ya'H5632and satrapsוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙va.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324cameH7284by agreementH7284to the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430and spokeH560to him as followsוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652: “Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!
7AllH3606thecommissionersH5632of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֗אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,the prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֤אsig.nai.Ya'H5460and the satrapsH324,the highH1907officialsH1907and the governorsוּפַחֲוָתָ֔אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347haveconsultedH3272togetherH3272that the kingH4430should establishלְקַיָּמָ֤הle.kai.ya.MahH6966a statuteקְיָם֙ke.YamH7010and enforceוּלְתַקָּפָ֖הu.le.ta.ka.FahH8631an injunctionאֱסָ֑ר'e.SarH633that anyoneH3605whoH1768makesיִבְעֵ֣הyiv.'EhH1156a petitionבָ֠עוּVa.'uH1159to anyH3606godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606besidesלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861H4481you, O kingH4430,for thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118, shallbe castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֹ֖בle.GoH1358.
8Nowכְּעַ֣ןke.'AnH3705,O kingH4430,establishH6966the injunctionH633and signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.ShumH7560the documentכְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'H3792soH1768that it may not be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133, according to thelawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768may not be revokedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”
10Now whenH1768Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841knewיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046that the documentH3792was signedH7560,he enteredעַ֣ל'alH5954his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005(now in his roofH5952chamberH5952he had windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551openפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390); and he continuedkneelingבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289on his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118,prayingוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739andgivingH3029thanksH3029beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426,as he had been doingעָבֵ֔ד'a.VedH5648previouslyקַדְמַ֖תkad.MatH6928.
12ThenH116they approachedקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127andspokeH560beforeH6925the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430aboutעַל־'al-H5922the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633, “Did you not signרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560an injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633that anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768makesבָּעֵ֥אba.'E'H1156a petitionיִבְעֵה֩yiv.'EhH1156to anyכָּל־kol-H3606godH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606besidesלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861H4481you, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,for thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118,is to be castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the lions’אַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358?”The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430repliedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “The statementמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406is trueיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330, according to thelawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768may not be revokedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”
13ThenH116they answeredH6032and spokeH560beforeH6925the kingH4430, “Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoH1768is one of theexilesגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1123H1547from Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,paysH7761noH3809attentionH7761to you, O kingH4430,or to the injunctionH633whichH1768you signedH7560,but keeps makingH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”
14ThenH116,as soonH1768as the kingH4430heardשְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'H8086this statementמִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'H4406,he was deeplyשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690distressedבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH888and setH7761hismindבָּ֖לbalH1079on deliveringלְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.TehH7804DanielH1841;and even untilוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5705sunsetמֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔אme.'a.Lei shim.Sha'H4606H8122he kept exertingמִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.DarH7712himself to rescueלְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le.ha.tza.lu.TehH5338him.
15ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400cameH7284by agreementH7284to the kingH4430and saidוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560to the kingH4430, “Recognizeדַּ֤עda'H3046,O kingH4430, that it is alawדָת֙datH1882of the Medesלְמָדַ֣יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֔סu.fa.RasH6540that noכָל־ לָ֥אkhol- la'H3606H3809injunctionאֱסָ֥ר'e.SarH633or statuteוּקְיָ֛םu.ke.YamH7010whichH1768the kingH4430establishesיְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.KeimH6966may be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.YahH8133.”
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
16ThenH116the kingH4430gaveאֲמַ֗ר'a.MarH560ordersוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560,and Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841was broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858in andcastוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358.The kingH4430spokeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whomH1768you constantlyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399will Himselfה֖וּאhu'H1932deliverיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804you.”
17Astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858and laidוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761overעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358;and the kingH4430sealedוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857it with his own signetH5824ringH5824and with the signetH5824ringsH5824of his noblesרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261,soH1768that nothingלָא־ צְב֖וּla'- tze.VuH3809H6640would be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133in regard to DanielH1841.
18Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116the kingH4430wentH236offH236to his palaceלְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙le.hei.khe.LehH1965and spentH1006the nightH1006fastingטְוָ֔תte.VatH2908,and noH3809entertainmentוְדַחֲוָ֖ןve.da.cha.VanH1761was broughtהַנְעֵ֣לhan.'ElH5954beforeקָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him; and hissleepוְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּve.shin.TehH8139fledנַדַּ֥תna.DatH5075from him.
20When he had comeH7127nearH7127the denH1358to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841,he criedזְעִ֑קze.'IkH2200out with a troubledעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032.The kingH4430spokeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,servantעֲבֵד֙'a.VedH5649of the livingחַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, hasyour Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768you constantlyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399,beenH3202ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.TakhH7804you from the lionsH744?”
22My Godאֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiH426sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.KhehH4398andshutוּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.GarH5463the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433and they have not harmedחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255me, inasmuchקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH3606H6903H1768asI was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912innocentזָכוּ֙za.KhuH2136beforeקָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hiH6925Him; and alsoוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH638towardקָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhH6925you, O kingH4430,I have committedעַבְדֵֽת׃'av.DetH5648noH3809crimeחֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.LahH2248.”
23Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingH4430was veryשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690pleasedטְאֵ֣בte.'EvH2868and gaveH560ordersH560for Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841to be takenלְהַנְסָקָ֣הle.han.sa.KahH5559up out of the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358.So Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was takenוְהֻסַּ֨קve.hu.SakH5559up out of the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358andnoH3606H3809injuryחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257whateverH3606was foundH7912on him, becauseH1768he hadtrustedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.
24The kingH4430then gaveוַאֲמַ֣רva.'a.MarH560ordersאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִ֞יוve.hay.TivH858thoseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768hadmaliciouslyH399H7170accusedH399H7170DanielH1841, and theycastרְמ֔וֹre.MoH7412them, theirchildrenH1123and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.ne.shei.HonH5389into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָא֙'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denH1358;and they had not reachedמְט֞וֹme.ToH4291the bottomלְאַרְעִ֣יתle.'ar.'ItH773of the denH1358beforeעַ֠ד'adH5705H1768the lionsאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א'ar.Ya.va.Ta'H744overpoweredשְׁלִ֤טֽוּshe.Li.tuH7981them and crushedהַדִּֽקוּ׃ha.Di.kuH1855allH3606their bonesגַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgar.mei.HonH1635.
25Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Dariusדָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingH4430wroteכְּ֠תַבKe.tavH3790to allH3606thepeoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֞א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֧א'u.mai.Ya'H524and men of everylanguageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961whoH1768were livingדָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rinH1753in allH3606the landאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772: “May yourpeaceשְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me.KhonH8001aboundיִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'H7680!
26Imakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that in allH3606the dominionשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437men are to fearוְדָ֣חֲלִ֔יןve.Da.cha.LinH1763and trembleזָיְעִין֙za.'a.'inH2112beforeH4481H6925the Godאֱלָהֵ֣הּ'e.la.HehH426of Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֑אלda.ni.YelH1841; For He is thelivingחַיָּ֗אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426andenduringוְקַיָּם֙ve.kai.YamH7011foreverלְעָ֣לְמִ֔יןle.'A.le.MinH5957, AndHis kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙u.mal.khu.TehH4437is one whichH1768will not be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,And His dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985will beforeverסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.
27He deliversמְשֵׁיזִ֣בme.shei.ZivH7804and rescuesוּמַצִּ֗לu.ma.TzilH5338and performsוְעָבֵד֙ve.'a.VedH5648signsאָתִ֣ין'a.TinH852and wondersוְתִמְהִ֔יןve.tim.HinH8540In heavenבִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אbish.mai.Ya'H8065and on earthוּבְאַרְעָ֑אu.ve.'ar.'A'H772,WhoH1768has alsodeliveredשֵׁיזִ֣יבshei.ZivH7804DanielH1841from thepowerיַ֖דyadH3028of 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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