Daniel 6

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.	1 ܘܕܪܝܘܫ ܡܕܝܐ ܩ̇ܒܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܪ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ
2 Darius decided to appoint over his entire kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to safeguard his interests;	2 ܘܫܦ̣ܪ ܩܕܡ ܕܪܝܘܫ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
3 these were accountable to three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel.	3 ܘܠܥܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܘܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܗܪܝܢ
4 Daniel outshone all the supervisors and satraps because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king thought of giving him authority over the entire kingdom.	4 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܝܬܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܘܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܬܚܫܒ ܠܡܩܡܘܬܗ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
5 Therefore the supervisors and satraps tried to find grounds for accusation against Daniel as regards the administration. But they could accuse him of no wrongdoing; because he was trustworthy, no fault of neglect or misconduct was to be found in him.	5 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܒ̇ܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܣܟܠܘ ܘܥܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܒܬܪܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܠܗܗ ܘܣܘܪܚܢܐ ܘܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ
6 Then these men said to themselves, "We shall find no grounds for accusation against this Daniel unless by way of the law of his God."	6 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܗ
7 So these supervisors and satraps went thronging to the king and said to him, "King Darius, live forever!	7 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܩ̣ܪܒܘ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܪܝܘܫ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܚܝܝ
8 All the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, nobles, and governors are agreed that the following prohibition ought to be put in force by royal decree: no one is to address any petition to god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king; otherwise he shall be cast into a den of lions.	8 ܐܬܚܫ̇ܒܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܠܡܩܡܘ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܘ ܐܣܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܐܠܗ ܘܐܢܫ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܢܟ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢܫܬܕܐ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ
9 Now, O king, issue the prohibition over your signature, immutable and irrevocable under Mede and Persian law."	9 ܡܟܝܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܬܦܩܘܕ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܬܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܢ̇ܐ ܒܢܡܘܣ ܡܕܝ ܘܦܪܣ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܚ̇ܠܦ
10 So King Darius signed the prohibition and made it law.	10 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܪܝܘܫ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܪܫ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܘܦܩ̣ܕ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ
11 Even after Daniel heard that this law had been signed, he continued his custom of going home to kneel in prayer and give thanks to his God in the upper chamber three times a day, with the windows open toward Jerusalem.	11 ܘܟܕ ܝܕܥ̣ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܐܬܪܫܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܥܠ ܠܗ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܟ̈ܘܐ ܦܬܝ̈ܚܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܠܥܠܝܬܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܒ̇ܪܟ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܘܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܘܡܘܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ
12 So these men rushed in and found Daniel praying and pleading before his God.	12 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܢܛܪܘ ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܟܕ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܘܡܬܚ̇ܢܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܗ
13 Then they went to remind the king about the prohibition: "Did you not decree, O king, that no one is to address a petition to god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king; otherwise he shall be cast into a den of lions?" The king answered them, "The decree is absolute, irrevocable under the Mede and Persian law."	13 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܩ̣ܪܒܘ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܚܝܝ ܠܐ ܦܣܩܐ ܦܣܩܬ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܪܫܡܬ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܠܗ ܘܐܢܫ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܠܬܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܢܟ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢܫܬܕܐ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܥ̣ܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܡܘܣ ܡܕܝ ܘܦܪܣ ܕܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܪ
14 To this they replied, "Daniel, the Jewish exile, has paid no attention to you, O king, or to the decree you issued; three times a day he offers his prayer."	14 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܥܢܘ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܠܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܥܠ ܦܣܩܐ ܕܦܣܩܬ ܘܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܬܠܬ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܒܥܘܬܗ
15 The king was deeply grieved at this news and he made up his mind to save Daniel; he worked till sunset to rescue him.	15 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܟܕ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܣܓܝ ܟܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܘܣܡ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܕܢܦܨܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܥܪ̈ܒܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܦܨܝܘܗܝ
16 But these men insisted. "Keep in mind, O king," they said, "that under the Mede and Persian law every royal prohibition or decree is irrevocable."	16 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܐܪܝܒܘ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܥ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܕܝ ܘܠܦܪܣ ܕܟܠ ܦܣܩ ܘܩܝܡ ܕܢܩܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܢܫ̇ܢܐ
17 So the king ordered Daniel to be brought and cast into the lions' den. To Daniel he said, "May your God, whom you serve so constantly, save you."	17 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܐܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܥܢ̣ܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܦ̇ܠܚ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܢܫܘܙܒܟ
18 To forestall any tampering, the king sealed with his own ring and the rings of the lords the stone that had been brought to block the opening of the den.	18 ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܟܐܦܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܣܡܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܓܘܒܐ ܘܚܬܡܗ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܒܥܙܩܬܗ ܘܒܥܙܩܬ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܫ̇ܢܐ ܨܒܘ ܒܕܢܝܐܝܠ
19 Then the king returned to his palace for the night; he refused to eat and he dismissed the entertainers. Since sleep was impossible for him,	19 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܙ̣ܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܗܝܟܠܗ ܘܒܬ ܛܘܬ ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܠܘ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܫܢܬܗ ܦܪܕܬ ܡܢܗ
20 the king rose very early the next morning and hastened to the lions' den.	20 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܩܡ ܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܘܒܥܓܠ ܠܓܘܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܐܙ̣ܠ
21 As he drew near, he cried out to Daniel sorrowfully, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, has the God whom you serve so constantly been able to save you from the lions?"	21 ܘܟܕ ܩ̣ܪܒ ܠܓܘܒܐ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܩ̣ܪܐ ܥܢ̣ܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥ̣ܒܕܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܦ̇ܠܚ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܐܫܟܚ ܦܨܝܟ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ
22 Daniel answered the king: "O king, live forever!	22 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܡܠܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܚܝܝ
23 My God has sent his angel and closed the lions' mouths so that they have not hurt me. For I have been found innocent before him; neither to you have I done any harm, O king!"	23 ܐܠܗܝ ܫ̇ܕܪ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܘܣ̇ܟܪ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܒܠܘܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܟܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܐܫܬܟܚܬ ܠܝ ܘܐܦ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܣܟܠܘ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܬ
24 This gave the king great joy. At his order Daniel was removed from the den, unhurt because he trusted in his God.	24 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܦ̣ܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܡܣܩܘܬܗ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܓܘܒܐ ܘܐܣܩܘܗܝ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܓܘܒܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܚܒ̇ܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܠܗܗ
25 The king then ordered the men who had accused Daniel, along with their children and their wives, to be cast into the lions' den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.	25 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܝܬܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܟܠܘ ܩܪ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܐܪܡܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܛܘ ܐܫܬܗ ܕܓܘܒܐ ܘܫܠܛܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܩ̇ܩܘ
26 Then King Darius wrote to the nations and peoples of every language, wherever they dwell on the earth: "All peace to you!	26 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܪܝܘܫ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܢܣܓܐ ܠܟܘܢ
27 I decree that throughout my royal domain the God of Daniel is to be reverenced and feared: "For he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be without end.	27 ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܫܘܠܛܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܝ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܙܝ̇ܥܝܢ ܘܕܚ̇ܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝ̇ܐ ܘܩܝܡ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܘܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܐ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܦܐ
28 He is a deliverer and savior, working signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, and he delivered Daniel from the lions' power."	28 ܦ̇ܪܩ ܘܡܫܘܙܒ ܘܡ̇ܦܨܐ ܘܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܫܘܙܒ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ
29 So Daniel fared well during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.	29 ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܝܪ̣ܒ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܕܪܝܘܫ ܘܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܟܘܪܫ ܦܪܣܝܐ