6:14 When the king heard this, 1 he was very upset and began thinking about 2 how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon 3 he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.
7:11 “Then I kept on watching because of the arrogant words of the horn that was speaking. I was watching 4 until the beast was killed and its body destroyed and thrown into 5 the flaming fire.
1 tn Aram “the word.”
2 tn Aram “placed his mind on.”
3 tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”
4 tc The LXX and Theodotion lack the words “I was watching” here. It is possible that these words in the MT are a dittography from the first part of the verse.
5 tn Aram “and given over to” (so NRSV).
6 tc In the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate the verb is active, understanding “judgment” to be the object rather than the subject of the verb (i.e., “the Ancient of Days rendered judgment”). This presupposes a different vocalization of the verb ( יְהַב [yÿhav] rather than the MT יְהִב [yÿhiv]).
7 tn The words “your way” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.
8 tc The LXX lacks “until the end.”
9 tn The word “receive” is added in the translation for clarification.
10 sn The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Although these writings are not part of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, they were popular among certain early communities who valued traditions about the life of Daniel.