Di Plot Against Daniel
Officials wey no fit find any fault for Daniel make law wey turn im prayer to crime. E still dey pray to im Papa for im open window. Darius, wey im own decree wey no fit change don trap, struggle till sun go down to save am, then for morning e find am alive for inside the lions.
6 1Darius appoint 120 satrap over di kingdom, wey e post reach evriwhere for di whole kingdom, a a v1 Satrap na di highest level of Persia province officials, and each one dey rule one big area of di empire. 2and three big officials over dem, and Daniel na one of dem, so dat di satrap dem go answer to dem and di king no go lose anytin. 3Daniel shine pass di administrators and di satrap dem, because one extraordinary spirit dey inside am, and di king plan to put am over di whole kingdom.
4Di administrators and di satrap dem dey find road to accuse Daniel for how e dey run di kingdom, but dem no fit find anytin—no corruption—because e dey faithful; dem no find any careless or corruption for am. 5Den dis men talk sey, “We no go find any charge against dis Daniel unless we find am inside di law of im God.”
6So di administrators and di satrap dem come togeda go meet di king and talk sey, “King Darius, may you live forever! 7All di administrators of di kingdom, di prefect dem, di satrap dem, di counselor dem, and di governor dem don gree sey di king suppose make one royal statute and firm decree: anybody wey pray to any god or man except you, king, for thirty days, dem go throw am inside di lion den. 8So now, king, make di decree and sign am for writing, wey nobody fit change, under di law of di Mede and di Persia people, wey dem no fit cancel.” 9So King Darius sign di document and di ordinance.
10Wen Daniel hear sey dem don sign di decree, e go im house go im upstairs room, wey di windows dey open face Jerusalem, e kneel down three times evriday, e dey pray, dey give thanks before im Papa as e dey always do. 11Den dis men come togeda and find Daniel dey pray and dey beg for mercy before im Papa. 12Dem go meet di king about di decree talk sey, “No be you sign one decree sey for thirty days, anybody wey pray to any god or man except you, king, dem go throw am inside di lion den?” Di king answer sey, “Di matter stand, by di law of di Mede and di Persia people, wey nobody fit change.”
13Dem tell di king sey, “Daniel, one of di people wey dem carry comot from Judah, no dey respect you, king, and di decree wey you sign—e dey pray three times evriday.” 14Wen di king hear dis tin, e worry well well, e make up im mind to save Daniel, and e work reach sunset to rescue am.
15Den dis men gada before di king talk sey, “Know am, king: by di law of di Mede and di Persia people, no decree or edict wey di king make fit change.”
16Den di king give di order, and dem bring Daniel come throw am inside di lion den. Di king talk to Daniel sey, “May your God, wey you dey serve without stopping, rescue you.”
17Dem bring one stone come put am for di mouth of di den, and di king seal am wit im signet ring and di ring of im big men, so dat nutin fit change concerning Daniel. 18Den di king go im palace go fast dat night; dem no bring any entertainment come before am, and sleep run comot from am.
19Den, for di first light of morning, di king wake up rush go di lion den. 20As e dey near di den, e cry out to Daniel wit heavy heart. Di king talk to Daniel sey, “Daniel, servant of di living God, your God wey you dey serve without stopping, e don fit rescue you from di lion dem?”
21Den Daniel talk to di king sey, “King, may you live forever! 22My Papa send im angel come lock di mouth of di lion dem. Dem no do me anytin, because dem find me innocent before am, and before you, king, I no do any wrong.”
23Di king happy well well and e order sey make dem lift Daniel comot from di den. Dem lift Daniel comot and no single injury dey im body, because e don trust for im Papa. b b v23 Daniel, wey dem seal inside pit under stone come bring am out alive, dey point go front to Jesus — wey dem seal inside tomb behind stone and di Papa wey no go abandon am raise am up.
24Di king order sey make dem bring di men wey bin accuse Daniel wit lie come throw dem inside di lion den—wit dia children and dia wife dem. Before dem reach di ground, di lion dem overpower dem and crush all dia bone.
25Den King Darius write to all di people, all di nations, and all di languages wey dey live for di earth: “May your peace overflow! 26I dey decree: for all my kingdom, people must dey shake and fear before di God of Daniel—di living God, wey dey last forever. Im kingdom no go ever spoil; im rule no dey end. 27E dey rescue and E dey deliver; E dey do signs and wonders for di heavens and for di earth; na E rescue Daniel from di power of di lion dem.”
28So dis Daniel prosper for di reign of Darius and for di reign of Cyrus di Persia man.
