Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king’s bodyguard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;

王的护卫长亚略出来，要杀巴比伦的哲士，但以理就用婉言回答他，

王的护卫长亚略奉命去杀巴比伦的智慧人，但以理用婉言和智慧回应，

王的护卫长亚略奉命去杀巴比伦的智慧人，但以理用婉言和智慧回应，

王的护卫长亚略奉命要处死巴比伦的智者，但以理机智、谨慎地应对。

那时，王的护卫长亚略出来，要杀死巴比伦的智慧人，但以理就婉转机敏地向他询问；

那时，但以理谨慎机智地回应阿约克——他是王的护卫长，出来要杀掉巴比伦的智慧人。

王的護衛長亞略出來，要殺巴比倫的哲士，但以理就用婉言回答他，

王的護衛長亞略奉命去殺巴比倫的智慧人，但以理用婉言和智慧回應，

王的護衛長亞略奉命去殺巴比倫的智慧人，但以理用婉言和智慧回應，

王的護衛長亞略奉命要處死巴比倫的智者，但以理機智、謹慎地應對。

那時，王的護衛長亞略出來，要殺死巴比倫的智慧人，但以理就婉轉機敏地向他詢問；

那時但以理用深謀遠慮、機敏圓通的話回答王的護衛長亞略、那位出來要殺巴比倫博士的。

那時，但以理謹慎機智地回應阿約克——他是王的護衛長，出來要殺掉巴比倫的智慧人。

王之侍衛長亞畧出、欲殺巴比倫諸哲士、但以理以聰明審慎與之言、

侍衛長亞畧出、欲殺巴比倫諸哲士、但以理婉詞問亞畧曰、王命孔亟、曷故、亞畧以實告、

王之侍衛長亞畧出、欲殺巴比倫諸哲士、但以理以哲言慧語與之言、

When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact.

Arioch was the commander of the king’s guard. He went out to put the wise men of Babylon to death. So Daniel spoke to him wisely and carefully.

Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.

Then Daniel responded with tact and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;

Then Daniel responded with tact and discretion to Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise[ men] of Babylon:

Then Daniel spoke with prudent counsel to Arioch, who was in charge of the king’s executioners and who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard.

Now on the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who was in the service of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

This too I saw as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me:there was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and constructed large siegeworks against it.But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.So I said,“ Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are ignored.The words of the wise heard in calm are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

And as for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to him and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard took them into exile in Babylon.

So the entire army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him:“ Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

Then a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen, listen! Please tell Joab,‘ Come here that I may speak with you.’ ”So he approached her, and the woman said,“ Are you Joab?” And he answered,“ I am.” Then she said to him,“ Listen to the words of your slave.” And he said,“ I am listening.”Then she spoke, saying,“ In the past they used to say,‘ They will undoubtedly ask advice at Abel,’ and that is how they ended a dispute.I am one of those who are ready for peace and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?”Joab replied,“ Far be it, far be it from me that I would consume or destroy!Such is not the case. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against King David. Only turn him over, and I will depart from the city.” And the woman said to Joab,“ Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”Then the woman wisely came to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem.