Daniel 13:5

4 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Douay-Rheims 1899

And there were two of the ancients of the people appointed judges that year, of whom the Lord said: Iniquity came out from Babylon from the ancient judges, that seemed to govern the people.

Croatian Bible

One godine izabraše za suce dva starca iz naroda. O takvima reče Gospod: “Bezakonje izađe iz Babilona po starješinama, sucima koji su se smatrali upravljačima naroda.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et constituti sunt de populo duo senes judices in illo anno, de quibus locutus est Dominus: Quia egressa est iniquitas de Babylone a senioribus judicibus, qui videbantur regere populum.

Mashi Bible

Muli ogwo mwâka bâli bacîshozire bagula babirhi omu lubaga b’okutwa emmanja, bâli bantu akâla kanwa ka Nnâmahanga kayêrekîre erhi: «Obubî e Babiloni buhubusire, budwirhwe n’abashosi batwa emmanja, abalolwa nka barhegesi b’olubaga.»

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When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 605 BC–536 BC Daniel
Set in the Babylonian and Persian courts and traditionally written there.
Critical: 167 BC–164 BC Anonymous
The detailed accuracy of the book about the 2nd-century Seleucid crisis, and its vaguer treatment of earlier Babylonian history, leads most critical scholars to date it to the Maccabean revolt.

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Daniel 13:5

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Attribution

Douay-Rheims 1899

Croatian Bible

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Mashi Bible