13 Ellos respondieron:

—Pues Daniel, que es uno de los exiliados de Judá, no toma en cuenta a Su Majestad ni el decreto que ha promulgado. ¡Continúa orando tres veces al día!

14 Cuando el rey escuchó esto, se deprimió mucho y se propuso salvar a Daniel, así que durante todo el día buscó la forma de salvarlo. 15 Pero aquellos hombres fueron a ver al rey y lo presionaron:

—Recuerde, Su Majestad que, según la ley de los medos y los persas, ningún decreto ni edicto emitido por el rey puede ser modificado.

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13 Then they responded and spoke before the king, “(A)Daniel, who is one of the [a]exiles from Judah, pays (B)no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps offering his prayer three times a day.”

14 Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply (C)distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him. 15 Then these men came [b]by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Recognize, O king, that it is a (D)law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:13 Lit sons of the exile
  2. Daniel 6:15 Or as a group

13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(A) pays no attention(B) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed;(C) he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.

15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”(D)

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13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

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