²⁸ ἐγώ- P--NS *δαρεῖος-N---NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DSM προςκυνέω-V2--PAPNSM καί-C δουλεύω-V1--PAPNSM πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPN γάρ-X εἴδωλον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--NPN χειροποίητος-A1B-NPN οὐ-D δύναμαι-V6--PMI3P σώζω-VA--AAN ὡς-C λυτρόω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM

⁴ Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

⁵ Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

⁶ Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.

⁷ All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

⁸ Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.

⁹ Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.