Daniel 14:30-42

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁰ The king saw that they were pressing him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to them.

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

³¹ They threw Daniel into the lions’ den, and he was there for six days. ³² There were seven lions in the den, and every day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep; but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour Daniel.

³³ Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea; he had made a stew and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going into the field to take it to the reapers. ³⁴ But the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk, “Take the food that you have to Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions’ den.” ³⁵ Habakkuk said, “Sir, I have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den.” ³⁶ Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his head and carried him by his hair; with the speed of the wind^[a] he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.

³⁷ Then Habakkuk shouted, “Daniel, Daniel! Take the food that God has sent you.” ³⁸ Daniel said, “You have remembered me, O God, and have not forsaken those who love you.” ³⁹ So Daniel got up and ate. And the angel of God immediately returned Habakkuk to his own place.

⁴⁰ On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel. When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel! ⁴¹ The king shouted with a loud voice, “You are great, O Lord, the God of Daniel, and there is no other besides you!” ⁴² Then he pulled Daniel^[b] out, and threw into the den those who had attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten before his eyes.