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Darius wil Daniël bevorderen
Darius plans to promote Daniel
Dutch
Koning Darius koos honderdtwintig gouverneurs om de verschillende delen van zijn rijk te besturen. Boven hen stonden drie hoge bestuurders. Daniël was een van die drie. De gouverneurs moesten aan hen vertellen hoe ze hun werk deden. Zo wilde de koning voorkomen dat hij iets verloor.
English translation
King Darius chose 120 governors to rule the different parts of his empire. Above them were three senior officials. Daniel was one of the three. The governors had to report to them on how they were doing their work. This was to make sure the king did not suffer any losses.
Dutch
Daniël deed zijn werk beter dan de andere bestuurders en gouverneurs. Hij had bijzondere kwaliteiten. Daarom dacht de koning erover om hem de leiding over het hele rijk te geven.
English translation
Daniel did his work better than the other officials and governors. He had exceptional qualities. So the king was considering putting him in charge of the entire kingdom.
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