¹³Then they responded^b and said before the king, “Daniel, who is from the exiles^c of Judah,^d is not paying any attention^e to you, O king, or to the decree that you have signed, and three times daily^f he says his prayer.”

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Footnotes

bLiterally “they answered”
cLiterally “the sons of the exile”
dAramaic “Jehud”
eLiterally “not he sets his mind”
fLiterally “and three times on the day”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they replied to the king, “Daniel, one of the Judean exiles, has ignored you, the king, and the edict you signed, for he prays three times a day.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then they told the king, “That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

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