For thisreason,becausethe king'scommand[was] urgentand the furnacehad been madeextremelyhot,the flameof the fireslewthosemenwhocarriedup Shadrach,Meshachand Abed-nego.
He wentand foundhis bodythrownon the roadwith the donkeyand the lionstandingbesidethe body;the lionhad not eatenthe bodynortornthe donkey.
The Egyptiansurgedthe people,to sendthem out of the landin haste,for they said,"We will allbe dead."
The righteousis deliveredfrom trouble,But the wickedtakeshis place.
The wickedis a ransomfor the righteous,And the treacherousis in the placeof the upright.
Then the commanderof the officialsassigned[new] namesto them; and to Danielhe assigned[the name] Belteshazzar,to HananiahShadrach,to MishaelMeshachand to AzariahAbed-nego.
he saidto Arioch,the king'scommander,"For whatreasonis the decreefrom the king[so] urgent?"ThenAriochinformedDanielabout the matter.
The kingthen gaveorders,and they broughtthosemenwhohad maliciouslyaccusedDaniel,and they castthem, their childrenand their wivesinto the lions'den;and they had not reachedthe bottomof the denbeforethe lionsoverpoweredthem and crushedalltheir bones.
And he threwthe pieces of silverinto the temple sanctuaryand departed;and he went awayand hangedhimself.
When Herodhad searchedfor him and had not foundhim, he examinedthe guardsand orderedthat they be led away[to execution]. Thenhe went downfrom Judeato Caesareaand was spending timethere.
