Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:11:

• Kupsabiny: “When the people who had made the plot heard that Daniel was praying to God to help him,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “those as group officers discovered Daniel praying and asking God for help.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But he was-watched-over by the officials who were against him, and they saw him praying and requesting help from his God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The officials went together to my house and they saw me praying and requesting God to help me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:12:

• Kupsabiny: “they went to the king and accused Daniel using that law. They said, ‘Your majesty, did you not endorse/sign a law saying that in the next thirty days, no one is allowed to adore anything or anyone except you the king? Or else whoever defies this rule is he not to be thrown into the lion’s den?’ The king replied, ‘That law stands like that following the laws of Media and Persia and never shall it be changed.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So they went to the king to speak with him about his royal decree. "What! Didn’t you sign a written decree that for 30 days anyone who prayed to any man or god except to you, would be thrown into deep pit?"
  The king replied, "Yes, that was a strict decree, an unchanging law of the Medes and the Persians."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They went to the king in-order to-report the violation of Daniel of the law/decree. They said to the king, ‘Didn’t you (sing.), Beloved King, you signed a law/decree that for a period/[lit. inside] of 30 days no one will-pray to any god or man but to you (sing.) alone? And anyone who will-violate that law/decree will-be-thrown in the hole with lions?’
  The king answered, ‘That (is) true, and according to the law of our (incl.)kingdom Media and Persia, it is not possible to change-it or revoked.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So they returned to the king and said to him, ‘Do you remember that you wrote a law stating that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you, and if anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he will be thrown into a pit of lions?’
  The king replied, ‘Yes, that is the law that I wrote. It is a law of our governments of Media and Persia, which cannot be canceled.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Then those people said to the king, ‘But why has Daniel one of the foreigners brought from the country of Judah not complied to you, and (why) has he not observed/honored the law you wrote? He still prays three times a day.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then they said to the king, "O Great King, that Daniel, brought here from Judah does not honor you and does not obey your decree. Even now he still prays three times a day."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then they said to the king, ‘Daniel one of the captives from Juda did- not -obey your (sing.) command/decree. He prays to his God three times a day.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then they said to the king, ‘Well, that man Daniel, one of the men who were brought from Judah, is not paying any attention to you or the law that you signed. He prays to his god three times each day!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:14:

• Kupsabiny: “When the king heard those words, he became so disturbed in mind. He tried so much to rescue Daniel. He struggled all day long till sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Hearing this the king was pained at heart. And having decided to set Daniel free he tried until the sun set to deliver him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When- the king -heard this, he was deeply distressed. He wanted to help Daniel. So he looked-for a way to rescue Daniel, until the sun-had-set on him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the king heard that, he was very distressed. He tried to find a way to save me. All the rest of that day he tried to think of a way to rescue me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:15:

• Kupsabiny: “All those people went to the king and said to him, ‘Your majesty, you ought to know that there is no law of the Media and Persia that may be changed once the king has decided.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then those people went to the king and spoke like this, "O Great King, you know quite well that according to the law of the Medes and Persians the king’s command and decree impossible changed."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The officials gathered again to the king and said, ‘You (sing.) know, Beloved King, that according to the law of our (incl.) kingdom Media and Persia, the law which was-decreed/declared by the king can- no longer -be- revoked/changed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “In the evening, many of the officials went together to the king and said, ‘Your Majesty/O king, you know that our governments of Media and Persia have declared that no law that the king signs can be canceled/changed. So Daniel must be thrown to the lions!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the king ordered that Daniel be arrested and thrown to the lion’s den. Before being thrown inside, the king said to Daniel, ‘May your God whom you worship with one stomach/heart rescue you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So the king ordered that Daniel be brought and thrown into deep pit. The king said to Daniel, "May the God whom you always serve deliver you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the king ordered-to-arrest Daniel and threw him into the hole with lions. The king said to Daniel, ‘May your (sing.) God whom you (sing.) serve continually will-save you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So the king gave the order, and his servants brought me and threw me into a pit where the lions were. Before they threw me in, the king said to me, ‘I hope/wish that your God, whom you worship regularly, will rescue you!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:17:

• Kupsabiny: “After being thrown into the den, a stone was brought and placed at the entrance of that den. The king sealed the stone with his signet ring and that of his leaders so that no one would change what had been decided for Daniel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then a rock was brought, and the mouth of deep pit was blocked. And his seal and the seals of his officials were put on it, thinking "May Daniel not come out."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then the hole where Daniel was-thrown-into (was) covered with a large stone, and the king marked it with his ring and with the ring of the noble men so-that no one could open this [hole].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the pit. Then the king fastened a string across the entrance and put wax at each end, and stamped the wax with the seal from his ring and the seals of the rings of his officials, in order that no one could secretly rescue me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:18:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the king went back to his home and slept without eating anything. He did not have any kind of entertainment/feast as he used to but had a sleepless night.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the king returned to his royal palace. That night he did not eat anything, he did no pleasant work, and he did not sleep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then King Darius went-home to the palace. He did- not- eat that night and he also did- not -request any entertainment. And he could- not -sleep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the king returned to his palace. That night he refused to eat any food. He would not allow anyone to entertain him because he did not want to be happy, with the result that he would forget about me. And that night he was unable to sleep because he was worried about me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)