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asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his together to the King, and sayde thus vnto him,
body was wet with the dewe of the heauen, till King Darius, liue for euer. 7 All the rulers of
he knewe, that the most high God bare rule ouer thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the
the kingdome of men, and that he appointeth counsellers, and dukes haue consulted together
ouer it, whomsoeuer he pleaseth. 22 And thou to make a decree for the King and to establish a
his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine statute, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of
heart, though thou knewest all these things, any god or man for thirtie dayes saue of thee,
23 But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lord of O King, he shalbe cast into the denne of lyons.
heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his 8 Nowe, O King, confirme the decree, and seale
House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy the writing, that it be not changed according to
wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth
them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer not. 9 Wherefore King Darius sealed the writing
and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which and the decree. 10 Now when Daniel vnderstood
neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and that he had sealed the writing, hee went into his
the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy house, and his window being open in his chamber
wayes, him hast thou not glorified. 24 Then was toward Ierusalem, he kneeled vpon his knees
the palme of the hand sent from him, and hath three times a day, and prayed and praysed his
written this writing. 25 And this is the writ- God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men as-
ing that he hath written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL sembled, and founde Daniel praying, and making
UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the supplication vnto his God. 12 So they came and,
thing, MENE, God hath nombred thy kingdome, spake vnto the King concerning the Kings decree,
and hath finished it. 27 TEKEL, thou art wayed Hast thou not sealed the decree, that euery man
in the balance, and art found too light. 28 PERES, that shall make a request to any god or man
thy kingdome is deuided, and giuen to the Medes within thirtie dayes, saue to thee, O King, shall be
and Persians. 29 Then at the commandement of cast into the denne of lyons? The King answered,
Belshazzar they clothed Daniel with purple, and and sayd, The thing is true, according to the
put a chaine of golde about his necke, and made Lawe of the Medes and Persians, which altereth
a proclamation concerning him that he should not. 13 Then answered they, and sayd vnto the
be the third ruler in the kingdome. 30 The same King, This Daniel which is of the children of the
night was Belshazzar the King of the Caldeans captiuitie of Iudah, regardeth not thee, O King,
slaine. 31 And Darius of the Medes tooke the nor the decree, that thou hast sealed, but maketh
kingdome, being threescore and two yeere olde. his petition three times a day. 14 When the King
heard these wordes, hee was sore displeased with
6 himselfe, and set his heart on Daniel, to deliuer
1 It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an him: and he laboured till the sunne went downe,
todeliuerhim.
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Thenthesemenassembledvnto
hundreth and twentie gouernours, which should the King, and sayde vnto ye King, Vnderstand,
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be ouer the whole kingdome, And ouer these, O King, that the lawe of the Medes and Persians
three rulers (of whome Daniel was one) that is, that no decree nor statute which the King
the gouernours might giue accompts vnto them, confirmeth, may be altered. 16 Then the King
and the King should haue no domage. 3 Now commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast
this Daniel was preferred aboue the rulers and him into the denne of lyons: now the King spake,
gouernours, because the spirit was excellent in andsaidvntoDaniel, ThyGod, whomethoualway
him, and the King thought to set him ouer seruest, euen he will deliuer thee. 17 And a stone
the whole realme. 4 Wherefore the rulers and was brought, and layed vpon the mouth of the
gouernours sought an occasion against Daniel denne, and the King sealed it with his owne
concerning the kingdome: but they could finde signet, and with the signet of his princes, that
none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithfull the purpose might not be changed, concerning
that there was no blame nor fault found in him. Daniel. 18 ThentheKingwentvntohispalace, and
5 Then sayd these men, We shall not finde an
occasion against this Daniel, except we finde remained fasting, neither were the instruments
it against him concerning the Law of his God. of musike brought before him, and his sleepe
Then the King arose early
went from him.
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6 Therefore the rulers and these gouernours went