Daniel 6

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שְׁפַר֙it seemed good קֳדָ֣םbefore דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁDarius וַהֲקִים֙and he appointed עַל־over מַלְכוּתָ֔אkingdom the לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אobj. satraps the מְאָ֣הone hundred וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןand twenty דִּ֥יwho לֶהֱוֹ֖ןthey will be בְּכָל־over all מַלְכוּתָֽא׃kingdom the

וְעֵ֤לָּאand above מִנְּהוֹן֙more than them סָרְכִ֣יןoverseers תְּלָתָ֔אthree דִּ֥יwhom דָנִיֵּ֖אלDaniel חַֽד־was one מִנְּה֑וֹןof them דִּֽי־whom לֶהֱוֹ֞ןthey will be אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣אsatraps the אִלֵּ֗יןthese יָהֲבִ֤יןgivingלְהוֹן֙to the themטַעְמָ֔אreport the וּמַלְכָּ֖אand king the לָֽא־not לֶהֱוֵ֥אhe will be נָזִֽק׃suffering injury

אֱדַ֙יִן֙then דָּנִיֵּ֣אלDaniel דְּנָ֔הthis הֲוָ֣אhe was מִתְנַצַּ֔חdistinguishing himself עַל־over סָרְכַיָּ֖אoverseers the וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑אand satraps theכָּל־as toקֳבֵ֗לbecause דִּ֣יthat ר֤וּחַa spirit יַתִּירָא֙extraordinaryבֵּ֔הּwas in himוּמַלְכָּ֣אand king the עֲשִׁ֔יתwas planning לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּto appoint him עַל־over כָּל־all מַלְכוּתָֽא׃kingdom the

אֱ֠דַיִןthen גֻּבְרַיָּ֤אmen the אִלֵּךְ֙these אָֽמְרִ֔יןwere saying דִּ֣יthat לָ֧אnot נְהַשְׁכַּ֛חwe will find לְדָנִיֵּ֥אלto Daniel דְּנָ֖הthis כָּל־any עִלָּ֑אoccasion לָהֵ֕ןexcept הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽהwe have found עֲל֖וֹהִיconcerning him בְּדָ֥תin the law of אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סGod his

אֱ֠דַיִןthen סָרְכַיָּ֤אoverseers the וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙and satraps the אִלֵּ֔ןthese הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּthey came as a crowd עַל־to מַלְכָּ֑אking the וְכֵן֙and as follows אָמְרִ֣יןthey were sayingלֵ֔הּto himדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁO Darius מַלְכָּ֖אking the לְעָלְמִ֥יןfor ever חֱיִֽי׃live!

אִתְיָעַ֜טוּthey took counsel together כֹּ֣ל׀all סָרְכֵ֣יthe overseers of מַלְכוּתָ֗אkingdom the סִגְנַיָּ֤אprefects the וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙and satraps the הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אcounselors the וּפַחֲוָתָ֔אand governors the לְקַיָּמָ֤הto establish קְיָם֙the statute of מַלְכָּ֔אking the וּלְתַקָּפָ֖הand to make stringent אֱסָ֑רa prohibition דִּ֣יthat כָל־every דִּֽי־one who יִבְעֵ֣הhe will ask בָ֠עוּa petition מִן־from כָּל־any אֱלָ֨הּgod וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁand person עַד־until יוֹמִ֣יןdays תְּלָתִ֗יןthirty לָהֵן֙except מִנָּ֣ךְfrom you מַלְכָּ֔אking O יִתְרְמֵ֕אhe will be thrown לְגֹ֖בto the den of אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃lions the

כְּעַ֣ןnow מַלְכָּ֔אking O תְּקִ֥יםyou will establish אֱסָרָ֖אprohibition the וְתִרְשֻׁ֣םso you may sign כְּתָבָ֑אwriting the דִּ֣יwhich לָ֧אnot לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הto change כְּדָת־according to the law of מָדַ֥יthe Medes וּפָרַ֖סand the Persians דִּי־which לָ֥אnot תֶעְדֵּֽא׃it will pass away

כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֖לbecause דְּנָ֑הthis מַלְכָּא֙king the דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁDarius רְשַׁ֥םhe signed כְּתָבָ֖אwriting the וֶאֱסָרָֽא׃and prohibition the

אֱ֠דַיִןthen גֻּבְרַיָּ֤אmen the אִלֵּךְ֙these הַרְגִּ֔שׁוּthey came as a crowd וְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּand they found לְדָנִיֵּ֑אלobj. Daniel בָּעֵ֥אasking וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןand imploring favor קֳדָ֥םbefore אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃God his

בֵּ֠אדַיִןin then קְרִ֨יבוּthey approached וְאָמְרִ֥יןand were saying קֳדָם־before מַלְכָּא֮king the עַל־concerning אֱסָ֣רthe prohibition of מַלְכָּא֒king the הֲלָ֧א¿ not אֱסָ֣רa prohibition רְשַׁ֗מְתָּdid you sign דִּ֣יthat כָל־every אֱנָ֡שׁperson דִּֽי־who יִבְעֵה֩he will ask מִן־from כָּל־any אֱלָ֨הּgod וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁand person עַד־until יוֹמִ֣יןdays תְּלָתִ֗יןthirty לָהֵן֙except מִנָּ֣ךְfrom you מַלְכָּ֔אking O יִתְרְמֵ֕אhe will be thrown לְג֖וֹבto the den of אַרְיָותָ֑אlions the עָנֵ֨הwas replying מַלְכָּ֜אking the וְאָמַ֗רand saying יַצִּיבָ֧אis certain מִלְּתָ֛אword the כְּדָת־according to the law of מָדַ֥יthe Medes וּפָרַ֖סand the Persians דִּי־which לָ֥אnot תֶעְדֵּֽא׃it will pass away

אֱדַ֨יִןthen מַלְכָּ֜אking the כְּדִ֧יas that מִלְּתָ֣אword the שְׁמַ֗עhe heard שַׂגִּיא֙exceedingly בְּאֵ֣שׁit was displeasing עֲל֔וֹהִיto him וְעַ֧לand concerning דָּנִיֵּ֛אלDaniel שָׂ֥םhe set בָּ֖לmind לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּto deliver him וְעַד֙and until מֶֽעָלֵ֣יthe goings in of שִׁמְשָׁ֔אsun the הֲוָ֥אhe was מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רstriving לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃to rescue him

וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙and it was brought אֶ֣בֶןa stone חֲדָ֔הone וְשֻׂמַ֖תand it was set עַל־over פֻּ֣םthe mouth of גֻּבָּ֑אden the וְחַתְמַ֨הּand he sealed it מַלְכָּ֜אking the בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּwith signet-ring his וּבְעִזְקָת֙and with the signet-rings of רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיnobles his דִּ֛יthat לָא־not תִשְׁנֵ֥אit will change צְב֖וּanything בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃with Daniel

אֱ֠דַיִןthen אֲזַ֨לhe went מַלְכָּ֤אking the לְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙to palace his וּבָ֣תand he passed the night טְוָ֔תfasting וְדַחֲוָ֖ןand thrusting women לָא־not הַנְעֵ֣לhe brought in קָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיbefore him וְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּand sleep his נַדַּ֥תit fled עֲלֽוֹהִי׃on him

בֵּאדַ֣יִןin then מַלְכָּ֔אking the בִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אat the dawn יְק֣וּםhe arose בְּנָגְהָ֑אat daylight the וּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הand in haste לְגֻבָּ֥אto den the דִֽי־of אַרְיָוָתָ֖אlions the אֲזַֽל׃he went

אֱדַ֙יִן֙then דָּנִיֶּ֔אלDaniel עִם־with מַלְכָּ֖אking the מַלִּ֑לhe spoke מַלְכָּ֖אking O לְעָלְמִ֥יןfor ever חֱיִֽי׃live!

אֱלָהִ֞יGod my שְׁלַ֣חhe sent מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּangel his וּֽסֲגַ֛רand he closed פֻּ֥םthe mouth of אַרְיָוָתָ֖אlions the וְלָ֣אand not חַבְּל֑וּנִיthey harmed meכָּל־as toקֳבֵ֗לbecause דִּ֤יthat קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙before him זָכוּ֙innocence הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתit was foundלִ֔יto meוְאַ֤ףand also קָֽדָמָךְ֙before you מַלְכָּ֔אking O חֲבוּלָ֖הa hurtful act לָ֥אnot עַבְדֵֽת׃I have done

בֵּאדַ֜יִןin then דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁDarius מַלְכָּ֗אking the כְּ֠תַבhe wrote לְֽכָל־to all עַֽמְמַיָּ֞אpeoples the אֻמַיָּ֧אnations the וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אand languages the דִּֽי־which דָיְרִ֥יןwere dwelling בְּכָל־in all אַרְעָ֖אearth the שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןpeace your יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃may it increase

מְשֵׁיזִ֣בhe is delivering וּמַצִּ֗לand he is rescuing וְעָבֵד֙and he is doing אָתִ֣יןsigns וְתִמְהִ֔יןand wonders בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אin heavens the וּבְאַרְעָ֑אand on earth the דִּ֚יwho שֵׁיזִ֣יבhe has delivered לְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אלobj. Daniel מִן־from יַ֖דthe hand of אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃lions the

וְדָנִיֵּ֣אלand Daniel דְּנָ֔הthis הַצְלַ֖חhe prospered בְּמַלְכ֣וּתin the reign of דָּרְיָ֑וֶשׁDarius וּבְמַלְכ֖וּתand in the reign of כּ֥וֹרֶשׁCyrus פָּרְסָאָֽה׃ פPersian the

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