New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 6:20-27

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.

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.'inH2112beforeH4481 H6925the 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.”

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