于是命令发出，哲士将要见杀，人就寻找但以理和他的同伴，要杀他们。

命令发出，智慧人将要被杀，人就寻找但以理和他的同伴，要杀他们。

命令发出，智慧人将要被杀，人就寻找但以理和他的同伴，要杀他们。

于是，处死智者的谕旨发出，但以理和他的同伴都在被杀之列。

于是王的御旨发出，要把智慧人都杀死；人就寻找但以理和他的同伴，要杀死他们。

法令发出，要杀掉智慧人；人就寻找但以理和他的同伴，要杀掉他们。

於是命令發出，哲士將要見殺，人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要殺他們。

命令發出，智慧人將要被殺，人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要殺他們。

命令發出，智慧人將要被殺，人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要殺他們。

於是，處死智者的諭旨發出，但以理和他的同伴都在被殺之列。

於是王的御旨發出，要把智慧人都殺死；人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要殺死他們。

於是有指令發出，要博士都被殺掉。人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要給殺死。

法令發出，要殺掉智慧人；人就尋找但以理和他的同伴，要殺掉他們。

王命出、將誅哲士、則索但以理、及其同儕、欲殺之、

王詔既頒、將戮哲士、遍索但以理、及其同儕、亦將加戮、

王命已出、將殺哲士、遍索但以理及其同儕、亦欲殺之、

So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

So the order was given to kill them. Men were sent out to look for Daniel and his friends. They were also supposed to be put to death.

So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.

The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.

So the decree was issued that the wise men be killed; and they looked for Daniel and his friends, to kill them.

So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.

And the decree went forth that the wise[ men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

王與他們談論，見少年人中無一人能比但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅，所以留他們在王面前侍立。王考問他們一切事，就見他們的智慧聰明比通國的術士和用法術的勝過十倍。 (cunpt)

暴虐的君王轄制貧民，好像吼叫的獅子、覓食的熊。無知的君多行暴虐；以貪財為可恨的，必年長日久。背負流人血之罪的，必往坑裏奔跑，誰也不可攔阻他。 (cunpt)

禍哉！那些設立不義之律例的和記錄奸詐之判語的， (cunpt)

正月十三日，就召了王的書記來，照着哈曼一切所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的方言，奉亞哈隨魯王的名寫旨意，傳與總督和各省的省長，並各族的首領；又用王的戒指蓋印，交給驛卒傳到王的各省，吩咐將猶大人，無論老少婦女孩子，在一日之間，十二月，就是亞達月十三日，全然剪除，殺戮滅絕，並奪他們的財為掠物。抄錄這旨意，頒行各省，宣告各族，使他們預備等候那日。驛卒奉王命急忙起行，旨意也傳遍書珊城。王同哈曼坐下飲酒，書珊城的民卻都慌亂。 (cunpt)

於是大流士王立這禁令，加蓋玉璽。但以理知道這禁令蓋了玉璽，就到自己家裏（他樓上的窗戶開向耶路撒冷），一日三次，雙膝跪在他神面前，禱告感謝，與素常一樣。那些人就紛紛聚集，見但以理在他神面前祈禱懇求。他們便進到王前，提王的禁令，說：「王啊，三十日內不拘何人，若在王以外，或向神或向人求甚麼，必被扔在獅子坑中。王不是在這禁令上蓋了玉璽嗎？」王回答說：「實有這事，照米底亞和波斯人的例是不可更改的。」他們對王說：「王啊，那被擄之猶大人中的但以理不理你，也不遵你蓋了玉璽的禁令，他竟一日三次祈禱。」王聽見這話，就甚愁煩，一心要救但以理，籌劃解救他，直到日落的時候。那些人就紛紛聚集來見王，說：「王啊，當知道米底亞人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。」 (cunpt)

那藉着律例架弄殘害、在位上行奸惡的，豈能與你相交嗎？ (cunpt)