New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 6:20-27

20And when he had comeH7127nearH7127the denH1358to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841,he criedH2200outH2200with a troubledעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032.The kingH4430beganH6032speakingH6032and 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 continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399,beenH3202ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to rescueלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.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'H744mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433,and they have not harmedחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255me, sinceקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903 H1768I 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'H7690gladטְאֵ֣בte.'EvH2868and gaveH560ordersH560for Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841to be liftedH5559upH5559out of the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358.So Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was liftedH5559upH5559out of the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358, andnoH3606 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 theythrewרְמ֔וֹre.MoH7412them, theirchildrenH1123,and 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'H524, and populations of alllanguagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961whoH1768were livingדָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rinH1753in allH3606the landאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772: “May yourpeaceשְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me.KhonH8001be greatיִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'H7680!

26Iissueשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that in allH3606the realmשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437people are to trembleזָיְעִין֙za.'a.'inH2112and fearוְדָ֣חֲלִ֔יןve.Da.cha.LinH1763beforeH4481 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 rescuesמְשֵׁיזִ֣בme.shei.ZivH7804,savesוּמַצִּ֗לu.ma.TzilH5338,and performsוְעָבֵד֙ve.'a.VedH5648signsאָתִ֣ין'a.TinH852and miraclesוְתִמְהִ֔יןve.tim.HinH8540In heavenבִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אbish.mai.Ya'H8065and on earthוּבְאַרְעָ֑אu.ve.'ar.'A'H772,He whoH1768has alsorescuedשֵׁיזִ֣יבshei.ZivH7804DanielH1841from thepowerיַ֖דyadH3028of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.”

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