Verse 4

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Daniel utmerket seg blant de andre lederne og satrapene, fordi en enestående ånd var i ham. Kongen planla å sette ham over hele riket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da søkte forstanderne og fyrsterne å finne en anledning mot Daniel i saker angående riket, men de kunne ikke finne noen grunn til anklage eller feil, fordi han var trofast, og det ikke ble funnet noen skyld eller feil i ham.

• Norsk King James

  Da forsøkte presidentene og fyrsterne å finne anklager mot Daniel angående riket; men de kunne ikke finne anklage eller feil, for han var trofast, og det ble ikke funnet feil hos ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Daniel overgikk de andre forstanderne og satrapene, fordi det var en enestående ånd i ham, og kongen planla å sette ham over hele riket.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Daniel utmerket seg fremfor de andre riksrådene og satrapene, for det var en enestående ånd i ham, og kongen tenkte å sette ham over hele riket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da prøvde de andre riksrådene og stattholderne å finne noe å anklage Daniel for i saker som gjaldt kongeriket; men de kunne ikke finne noen grunn til anklage eller feil hos ham. For han var trofast, og det fantes hverken skyld eller feil hos ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da forsøkte de overordnede og fyrstene å finne en grunn til å anklage Daniel med hensyn til riket, men de fant verken anledning eller feil, for han var lojal og det ble ikke oppdaget noe galt ved ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da prøvde de andre riksrådene og stattholderne å finne noe å anklage Daniel for i saker som gjaldt kongeriket; men de kunne ikke finne noen grunn til anklage eller feil hos ham. For han var trofast, og det fantes hverken skyld eller feil hos ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Daniel utmerket seg blant ministrene og satrapene fordi det var en utmerket ånd i ham. Kongen planla derfor å sette ham over hele riket.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the administrators and satraps because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king planned to set him over the entire kingdom.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Daniel.6.4", "source": "אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל דְּנָ֔ה הֲוָ֣א מִתְנַצַּ֔ח עַל־סָרְכַיָּ֖א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ יַתִּירָא֙ בֵּ֔הּ וּמַלְכָּ֣א עֲשִׁ֔ית לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּ עַל־כָּל־מַלְכוּתָֽא׃", "text": "*ʾĕdayin* *dānīyēʾl* *dənāh* *hăwāʾ* *mitnaṣṣaḥ* *ʿal-sārkayāʾ* *waʾăḥašdarpənayāʾ* *kāl-qŏbēl* *dî* *rûaḥ* *yattîrāʾ* *bēh* *ûmalkāʾ* *ʿăšît* *lahăqāmûtēh* *ʿal-kāl-malkûtāʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕdayin*": "adverb - then", "*dānīyēʾl*": "noun, proper masculine singular - Daniel", "*dənāh*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*hăwāʾ*": "verb, peal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was", "*mitnaṣṣaḥ*": "verb, ithpaal participle masculine singular - distinguishing himself/excelling", "*ʿal-sārkayāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural determinate - over the chief ministers", "*waʾăḥašdarpənayāʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural determinate - and the satraps", "*kāl-qŏbēl*": "construct + preposition - all before/because", "*dî*": "relative particle - that", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - spirit", "*yattîrāʾ*": "adjective, feminine singular determinate - excellent/extraordinary", "*bēh*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in him", "*ûmalkāʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular determinate - and the king", "*ʿăšît*": "verb, peal perfect 3rd masculine singular - thought/planned", "*lahăqāmûtēh*": "preposition + infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to set him up", "*ʿal-kāl-malkûtāʾ*": "preposition + noun, construct + noun, feminine singular determinate - over all the kingdom" }, "variants": { "*mitnaṣṣaḥ*": "distinguishing himself/excelling/surpassing", "*yattîrāʾ*": "excellent/extraordinary/superior", "*ʿăšît*": "thought/planned/intended" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Daniel utmerket seg fremfor presidentene og satrapperne fordi det var en fremragende ånd i ham, og kongen planla å sette ham over hele riket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da overgik denne Daniel Landshøvdingerne og Statholderne, fordi der var en ypperlig Aand i ham, og Kongen tænkte at beskikke ham over det ganske Rige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against niel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da forsøkte forstanderne og fyrster å finne noe å anklage Daniel for når det gjaldt riket; men de kunne ikke finne noe å anklage ham for eller noen feil, for han var trofast, og det ble ikke funnet noen feil eller forsømmelse hos ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da forsøkte presidentene og satrapene å finne en anledning mot Daniel i rikets anliggender; men de kunne ikke finne noen anledning eller feil, for han var trofast, og det ble ikke funnet noen feil eller feiltrinn hos ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forstanderne og satrapene prøvde å finne en anklage mot Daniel angående riket, men de kunne ikke finne noen feil eller korrupsjon hos ham, for han var trofast, og det ble ikke funnet noen feil hos ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så forsøkte presidentene og satrapene å finne en anledning mot Daniel i hans embetsførsel, men kunne ikke finne noen grunn til anklage eller feil, for han var trofast; det ble heller ikke funnet noen feil eller skyld hos ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Daniel gjorde jobben bedre enn lederne og høvedsmennene fordi det var en enestående ånd i ham; og kongen hadde til hensikt å sette ham over hele riket.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore the prynces and lordes sought, to pyke out in Daniel some quarel agaynst the kyngdome: yet coude they fynde none occasion ner fawte vpon him. For why: he was so faythful, yt there was no blame ner dishonesty founde in him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore the rulers and gouernours sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdome: but they could finde none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithfull that there was no blame nor fault found in him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore the rulers and gouernours sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdome, but they coulde finde none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithfull, that there was no blame nor fault founde in him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he `is' faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 2:15 : 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
• Luke 23:14-15 : 14 Said to them, You have brought this man to me as one who misleads the people. And behold, I have examined Him in your presence, and have found no fault in this man concerning those things of which you accuse Him. 15 No, nor Herod, for I sent you to him, and indeed nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
• Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
• Prov 29:27 : 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
• Gen 43:18 : 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we are brought in; that he may seek an occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.
• Judg 14:4 : 4 But his father and mother did not know that it was from the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines, for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
• Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
• Dan 3:8 : 8 At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews.
• Matt 27:18 : 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
• Luke 20:20 : 20 And they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might trap him in his words, so they could deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.
• 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
• Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
• Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by stealth, and kill him.
• John 19:4 : 4 Pilate then went out again and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, so that you may know I find no fault in him.
• 2 Cor 11:12 : 12 But what I do, I will continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast.
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• 1 Sam 18:14 : 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
• 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been very good toward you: 5 For he put his life in his hand, and killed the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel; you saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
• 1 Sam 22:14 : 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house?
• Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Jer 18:23 : 23 Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before you; deal thus with them in the time of your anger.