New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 6:16-24

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.VuH3809 H6640would 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.

19ThenH116the kingH4430aroseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966at dawnבִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אbish.par.pa.Ra'H8238,at the breakH5053of dayH5053,and wentH236in hasteוּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הu.ve.Hit.be.ha.LahH927to the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֻבָּ֥אle.gu.Ba'H1358.

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?”

21Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116DanielH1841spokeמַלִּ֑לma.LilH4449to the kingH4430, “O kingH4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

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 diH3606 H6903 H1768asI 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'H1358andnoH3606 H3809injuryחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257whateverH3606was foundH7912on him, becauseH1768he hadtrustedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.

24The kingH4430then gaveוַאֲמַ֣רva.'a.MarH560ordersאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִ֞יוve.hay.TivH858thoseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768hadmaliciouslyH399 H7170accusedH399 H7170DanielH1841, 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'adH5705 H1768the lionsאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א'ar.Ya.va.Ta'H744overpoweredשְׁלִ֤טֽוּshe.Li.tuH7981them and crushedהַדִּֽקוּ׃ha.Di.kuH1855allH3606their bonesגַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgar.mei.HonH1635.

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