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Daniel in the Lions’ Den
They threw Daniel into the lions’ den, and he was there for six days.
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There were seven lions in the den, and every day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep; but these were not given to them now, so that they might devour Daniel.
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But the angel of the Lord said to Hab′akkuk, “Take the dinner which you have to Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions’ den.”
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Then Hab′akkuk shouted, “Daniel, Daniel! Take the dinner which God has sent you.”
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And Daniel said, “Thou hast remembered me, O God, and hast not forsaken those who love thee.”
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So Daniel arose and ate. And the angel of God immediately returned Hab′akkuk to his own place.
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On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel. When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel.
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And the king shouted with a loud voice, “Thou art great, O Lord God of Daniel, and there is no other besides thee.”
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And he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den the men who had attempted his destruction, and they were devoured immediately before his eyes.
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Daniel because of his innocence was delivered from the mouth of the lions.
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Daniel, who through envious slanders was cast down into the ground to lions as food for wild beasts, you brought up to the light unharmed.
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The eagle which you saw coming up from the sea is the fourth kingdom which appeared in a vision to your brother Daniel.
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The lions surrounding Daniel were not so savage, nor was the raging fiery furnace of Mish′ael so intensely hot, as was her innate parental love, inflamed as she saw her seven sons tortured in such varied ways.
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And Daniel the righteous was thrown to the lions, and Hana′niah, Azari′ah, and Mish′ael were hurled into the fiery furnace and endured it for the sake of God.
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He praised Daniel in the den of the lions and blessed him.
