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6:7

אֱדַיִן סָרְכַיָּא וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּן הַרְגִּשׁוּ עַל־מַלְכָּא וְכֵן אָמְרִין לֵהּ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִֽי׃

Then these presidents and satraps manipulated the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, live for ever.

Then these presidents and satraps manipulated the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, live for ever.

Rashi

הרגישו. משמשו על המלך:

6:8

אִתְיָעַטוּ כֹּל ׀ סָרְכֵי מַלְכוּתָא סִגְנַיָּא וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא הַדָּֽבְרַיָּא וּפַחֲוָתָא לְקַיָּמָה קְיָם מַלְכָּא וּלְתַקָּפָה אֱסָר דִּי כׇל־דִּֽי־יִבְעֵא בָעוּ מִן־כׇּל־אֱלָהּ וֶֽאֱנָשׁ עַד־יוֹמִין תְּלָתִין לָהֵן מִנָּךְ מַלְכָּא יִתְרְמֵא לְגֹב אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to strengthen the king's ordinance [(since you are newly crowned and from a different land)], and to make a firm decree, that whoever makes petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the lions' den.

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to strengthen the king's ordinance [(since you are newly crowned and from a different land)], and to make a firm decree, that whoever makes petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the lions' den.

Rashi

אתיעטו. נועצו:

לקימה קים מלכא. להחזיק בדת המלך בכח לפי שמחדש באת למלוך וממדינה אחרת אתה וצריך חיזוק:

די יבעה בעו. אשר יבקש שום בקשה:

להן מנך מלכא. זולתי ממך המלך:

לגוב אריותא. לבור שאריות המלך שם:

6:9

כְּעַן מַלְכָּא תְּקִים אֱסָרָא וְתִרְשֻׁם כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה כְּדָת־מָדַי וּפָרַס דִּי־לָא תֶעְדֵּֽא׃

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of Madai and Paras, which is unalterable.

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of Madai and Paras, which is unalterable.

Rashi

תקים אסרא. תעמיד חק זה:

די לא להשניה. שלא לשנות כדת מדי ופרס:

די לא תעדא. שלא תעבור:

6:10

כׇּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה מַלְכָּא דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ רְשַׁם כְּתָבָא וֶאֱסָרָֽא׃

Wherefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.

Wherefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.

6:11

וְדָנִיֵּאל כְּדִי יְדַע דִּֽי־רְשִׁים כְּתָבָא עַל לְבַיְתֵהּ וְכַוִּין פְּתִיחָן לֵהּ בְּעִלִּיתֵהּ נֶגֶד יְרוּשְׁלֶם וְזִמְנִין תְּלָתָה בְיוֹמָא הוּא ׀ בָּרֵךְ עַל־בִּרְכוֹהִי וּמְצַלֵּא וּמוֹדֵא קֳדָם אֱלָהֵהּ כׇּל־קֳבֵל דִּֽי־הֲוָא עָבֵד מִן־קַדְמַת דְּנָֽה׃ {ס}        

Now when Daniel came to know that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now he had windows open in his attic towards Jerusalem [(facing the Temple site viz. I Kings 8:48)], and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his G-d, as he did aforetime).

Now when Daniel came to know that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now he had windows open in his attic towards Jerusalem [(facing the Temple site viz. I Kings 8:48)], and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his G-d, as he did aforetime).

Rashi

כדי ידע. וכאשר ידע:

וכוין פתיחין ליה בעליתה. בעלייתו:

נגד ירושלם. לצד בה"מ ואע"פ שחרב עשה כמו שאמר שלמה והתפללו אליך דרך ארצם (מלכים א ח):

וזמנין תלתה. ערבית ושחרית ומנחה:

ברך על ברכוהי. כורע על ברכיו:

כל קבל די הוא עבד וגו'. ככל אשר היה עושה לפני זאת:

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