10. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 6:10:1 ⧉כָּל־קֳבֵ֖לkalkohvelbecause of Daniel 6:10:2 ⧉דְּנָ֑הdenathis Daniel 6:10:3 ⧉מַלְכָּא֙malkathe king Daniel 6:10:4 ⧉דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁdaryaveshDarius Daniel 6:10:5 ⧉רְשַׁ֥םreshamsigned Daniel 6:10:6 ⧉כְּתָבָ֖אketavathe document Daniel 6:10:7 ⧉וֶאֱסָרָֽא׃vehehsaraand the decree |
10. Formal Translation And when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he entered his house—his windows in the upper room were open toward Jerusalem—and three times a day he knelt on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks before his God, just as he had done previously. |
10. Dynamic Translation When Daniel discovered that the written decree had been signed, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows were open toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he knelt on his knees to pray and to give thanks to his God, just as he had always done. |