All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 6 of Daniel. The officials manipulate the king’s concern for his authority to establish a temporary prohibition against directing petitions to any god or person other than Darius himself. Daniel knows the law and nevertheless maintains his usual practice of prayer. The detail of the open windows facing Jerusalem connects his prayer with the identity of the exiled people and with the spiritual orientation of his life.
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Da kamen die Fürsten und Landvögte zuhauf vor den König und sprachen zu ihm also: Der König Darius lebe ewiglich!
Todos los presidentes del reino, magistrados, gobernadores, grandes y capitanes, han acordado por consejo promulgar un real edicto, y confirmarlo, que cualquiera que demandare petición de cualquier dios u hombre en el espacio de treinta días, sino de ti, oh rey, sea echado en el foso de los leones.
Tous les chefs du royaume, les intendants, les satrapes, les conseillers, et les gouverneurs sont d'avis qu'il soit publié un édit royal, avec une défense sévère, portant que quiconque, dans l'espace de trente jours, adressera des prières à quelque dieu ou à quelque homme, excepté à toi, ô roi, sera jeté dans la fosse aux lions.
Tutti i presidenti del regno, i magistrati, e i satrapi, i consiglieri, e i duchi, han preso consiglio di formare uno statuto reale, e fare uno stretto divieto che chiunque farà richiesta alcuna a qualunque dio, od uomo, fra qui e trenta giorni, salvo che a te, o re, sia gettato nella fossa dei leoni.
Todos os presidentes do reino, os capitães e príncipes, conselheiros e governadores, concordaram em promulgar um edito real e confirmar a proibição que qualquer que, por espaço de trinta dias, fizer uma petição a qualquer deus, ou a qualquer homem, e não a ti, ó rei, seja lançado na cova dos leões.
國中的總長、欽差、總督、謀士和省長彼此商議,求王下旨,立一條禁令,三十天之內,不拘何人,若在王以外,或向神明或向人求甚麼,就必扔在獅子坑中。
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