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Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions' den.

When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has ^(ae)your God, whom you constantly serve, been ^(af)able to deliver you from the lions?"

Then Daniel spoke ^[n]to the king, "^(ag)O king, live forever!

My God ^(ah)sent His angel and ^(ai)shut the lions' mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as ^[o]I was found innocent before Him; and also ^[p]toward you, O king, I have committed no crime."

Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and ^(aj)no injury whatever was found on him, because he had ^(ak)trusted in his God.