Protestantism
English
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
And when sentence was giuen, the wise men were slayne: and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be put to death.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain. And they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. ¶
So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
And the decree went forth, and the wise [men] were taken to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his fellows to kill them.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
And the decree was issued, and the wise men ⌞were on the verge of being executed⌟,1 and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed.
- Literally “were in the process of being killed”
And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they looked for Daniel and his companions, to be killed.
And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows, to slay them.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
and, the decree, went forth, that, the wise men, should be slain,—and they sought Daniel and his companions that they might be slain.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Catholicism
English
And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.
And when the decree had gone forth, the wise men were put to death; and Daniel and his companions were sought, to be destroyed.1
- 2:13The verb “interficiebantur” does not merely mean to kill someone. It implies that the killing has been officially ordered or sanctioned, as in an execution, where a criminal is put to death. This word is not generally used to refer to murder.(Conte)