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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ודתא נפקת וחכימיא מתקטלין ובעו דניאל וחברוהי להתקטלה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vdtA npqt vKHkymyA mtqtlyn vb`v dnyAl vKHbrvhy lhtqtlh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et egressa sententia sapientes interficiebantur quaerebaturque Danihel et socii eius ut perirent

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
New King James Version   
So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
21st Century King James Version   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain, and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
God's Word   
So a decree was issued that the wise advisers were to be killed, and some men were sent to find Daniel and his friends and kill them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.
International Standard Version   
When the order went out to kill the advisors, they searched for Daniel and his friends to kill them, too.
NET Bible   
So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
New American Standard Bible   
So the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
New International Version   
So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
New Living Translation   
And because of the king's decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
The World English Bible   
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
EasyEnglish Bible   
He sent a message to command them to kill all his wise men. Some men went to look for Daniel and his friends too. They wanted to punish them with death.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
New Life Version   
So the law was sent out that the wise men must be killed. They looked for Daniel and his friends, to kill them also.
The Voice Bible   
So the decree was issued, and the king’s officials began to round up all the wise men in Babylon for execution; officers were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends, too, for they were renowned for their wisdom.
Living Bible   
And Daniel and his companions were rounded up with the others to be killed.
New Catholic Bible   
There-fore, the decree was issued for their execution, and a search was also made for Daniel and his companions so that they also might be executed.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So the law went forth that the wise men were to be killed; and they sought out Daniel and his friends to kill them.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the decree went forth, and the wise men were taken to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his fellows to kill them.
Christian Standard Bible   
The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be killed, and [the officers] sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
New Century Version   
So King Nebuchadnezzar’s order to kill the wise men was announced, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
The Message   
That set the king off. He lost his temper and ordered the whole company of Babylonian wise men killed. When the death warrant was issued, Daniel and his companions were included. They also were marked for execution.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The decree was issued that all the wise men were to be executed. So executioners looked for Daniel and his companions to execute them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.
Good News Translation®   
So the order was issued for all of them to be killed, including Daniel and his friends.
Wycliffe Bible   
And by the sentence gone out, the wise men were (to be) slain; and Daniel and his fellows were sought, that they should perish. (And by the order gone out, the wise men were to be killed; and Daniel and his fellows were sought, so that they could be put to death.)
Contemporary English Version   
This made the king so angry that he gave orders for every wise man in Babylonia to be put to death, including Daniel and his three friends.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed, and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.
Common English Bible © 2011   
So the command went out: The sages were to be killed. Daniel and his friends too were hunted down; they were to be killed as well.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So the decree went out that the wise men were to be killed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions to put them to death.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
When the decree was issued that the wise men should be slain, Daniel and his companions were also sought out.
New American Standard Bible   
So the decree was issued that the wise men be killed; and they looked for Daniel and his friends, to kill them.
The Expanded Bible   
So King Nebuchadnezzar’s ·order [decree; edict] to kill the wise men was announced, and men ·were sent to look [searched] for Daniel and his friends to kill them [C since they were also wise men].
Tree of Life Version   
So the decree went out that the wise men were about to be slaughtered. They also sought Daniel and his companions to execute them.
Revised Standard Version   
So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them.
New International Reader's Version   
So the order was given to kill them. Men were sent out to look for Daniel and his friends. They were also supposed to be put to death.
BRG Bible   
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Complete Jewish Bible   
When the decree was published that the sages were to be slain, they sought Dani’el and his companions in order to have them put to death.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the decree went forth that the chachamim should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his chaverim to be slain.
Names of God Bible   
So a decree was issued that the wise advisers were to be killed, and some men were sent to find Daniel and his friends and kill them.
Modern English Version   
Therefore the decree went out that the wise men should be slain. And they sought for Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Easy-to-Read Version   
King Nebuchadnezzar’s order to kill all the wise men was announced. The king’s men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
International Children’s Bible   
So King Nebuchadnezzar’s order was announced. All the wise men were to be put to death. Men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
Lexham English Bible   
And the decree was issued, and the wise men were on the verge of being executed, and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed.
New International Version - UK   
So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.