New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 6:4-9

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'-H3606 H3809groundH5931of accusationH5931or evidence ofcorruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844,inasmuchכָּל־kol-H3606 H6903 H1768as he was faithfulמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,and noוְכָל־ לָ֥אve.khol la'H3606 H3809negligenceשָׁלוּ֙sha.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.HenH3861 H4481you, 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.”

9Thereforeקֳבֵ֖ל דְּנָ֑הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836KingH4430Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868signedH7560the documentH3792,that is, the injunctionH633.

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