13. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 6:13:1 ⧉בֵּ֠אדַיִןbehahdaynthen Daniel 6:13:2 ⧉קְרִ֨יבוּkehreevoothey came near Daniel 6:13:3 ⧉וְאָמְרִ֥יןvehahmreen{And} they were saying Daniel 6:13:4 ⧉קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֮kohdahmmalkaabefore the king Daniel 6:13:5 ⧉עַל־אֱסָ֣רalehsaarabout the injunction of Daniel 6:13:6 ⧉מַלְכָּא֒malkaathe king Daniel 6:13:7 ⧉הֲלָ֧אhahlaahave you not Daniel 6:13:8 ⧉אֱסָ֣רehsaaran injunction Daniel 6:13:9 ⧉רְשַׁ֗מְתָּrehshahmtaasigned Daniel 6:13:10 ⧉דִּ֣יdeethat Daniel 6:13:11 ⧉כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁkholehnashevery person Daniel 6:13:12 ⧉דִּֽי־יִבְעֵה֩deeyivehwho asks Daniel 6:13:13 ⧉מִן־כָּל־אֱלָ֨הּminkholehlaahfrom any god Daniel 6:13:14 ⧉וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁvehehnashor any man Daniel 6:13:15 ⧉עַד־יוֹמִ֣יןadyohmeenfor days Daniel 6:13:16 ⧉תְּלָתִ֗יןtehlahteenthirty Daniel 6:13:17 ⧉לָהֵן֙lahhentherefore Daniel 6:13:18 ⧉מִנָּ֣ךְminnakhfrom you Daniel 6:13:19 ⧉מַלְכָּ֔אmalkaaO king Daniel 6:13:20 ⧉יִתְרְמֵ֕אyitrehmehshall be thrown Daniel 6:13:21 ⧉לְג֖וֹבlehgovinto the pit Daniel 6:13:22 ⧉אַרְיָותָ֑אaryavataaof lions Daniel 6:13:23 ⧉עָנֵ֨הahneh{He} answered Daniel 6:13:24 ⧉מַלְכָּ֜אmalkaathe king Daniel 6:13:25 ⧉וְאָמַ֗רvehahmaar{And He} said Daniel 6:13:26 ⧉יַצִּיבָ֧אyahtsivaait is firm Daniel 6:13:27 ⧉מִלְּתָ֛אmillehtaathe matter Daniel 6:13:28 ⧉כְּדָת־מָדַ֥יkehdatmadaiaccording to the law of Media Daniel 6:13:29 ⧉וּפָרַ֖סoofarasand Persia Daniel 6:13:30 ⧉דִּי־לָ֥אdeelaawhich does not Daniel 6:13:31 ⧉תֶעְדֵּֽא׃teheddehpass away |
13. Formal Translation Then they said to the king, “O king, live forever! Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction he signed, but he makes petition three times a day.” |
13. Dynamic Translation So they went before the king and reported, “O king, live forever! You signed a decree forbidding anyone to pray to any god or human for thirty days, yet Daniel, an exile of Judah, prays three times a day.” |