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German · Beginner

Daniel in der Löwengrube

Adapted from Daniel in the Lions’ Den

By The Bible

Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.

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Illustration for the scene “Darius plans to promote Daniel”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Darius will Daniel befördern

Darius plans to promote Daniel

German

König Darius setzte 120 Statthalter ein. Diese Männer verwalteten die verschiedenen Teile seines Königreichs. Über ihnen standen drei oberste Verwalter. Einer von ihnen war Daniel. Die Statthalter mussten den drei Verwaltern über ihre Arbeit berichten. So sollte der König keinen Verlust erleiden.

English translation

King Darius appointed 120 governors. These men administered the different parts of his kingdom. Above them were three chief administrators. Daniel was one of them. The governors had to report their work to the three administrators. This was so the king would not suffer any loss.

German

Daniel war besser als die anderen Verwalter und Statthalter, denn in ihm war ein außergewöhnlicher Geist. Deshalb dachte der König darüber nach, Daniel über das ganze Reich zu setzen.

English translation

Daniel was better than the other administrators and governors because he had an extraordinary spirit. That is why the king considered putting Daniel in charge of the whole kingdom.

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