καὶ εἶπαν Δεῦτε στήσωμεν ὁρισμὸν καθʼ ἑαυτῶν, ὅτι πᾶς ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἀξιώσει ἀξίωμα καὶ οὐ μὴ εὔξηται εὐχὴν ἀπὸ παντὸς θεοῦ ἕως ἡμερῶν τριάκοντα, ἀλλʼ ἢ παρὰ Δαρείου τοῦ βασιλέως· εἰ δὲ μή, ἀποθανεῖται· ἵνα ἡττήσωσι τὸν Δανιὴλ ἐναντίον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ῥιφῇ εἰς τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων. ᾔδεισαν γὰρ ὅτι Δανιὴλ προσεύχεται καὶ δεῖται Κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ τρὶς τῆς ἡμέρας.

1. καὶ
   and
2. εἶπαν
   they said
   said
3. Δεῦτε
   Come
4. στήσωμεν
   let us set up
5. ὁρισμὸν
   ordinance
   decree, agreement
6. καθʼ
   according to
7. ἑαυτῶν
   themselves
   their own
8.  
   ,
    
9. ὅτι
   that
   because
10. πᾶς
    all
    every
11. ἄνθρωπος
    man
12. οὐκ
    not
13. ἀξιώσει
    will demand
14. ἀξίωμα
    dignity
15. καὶ
    and
16. οὐ
    not
17. μὴ
    not
18. εὔξηται
    vows
    should vow, she vows
19. εὐχὴν
    vow
20. ἀπὸ
    from
21. παντὸς
    all
    of all, every
22. θεοῦ
    god
23. ἕως
    until
24. ἡμερῶν
    days
25. τριάκοντα
    thirty
26.  
    ,
     
27. ἀλλʼ
    but
28. ἢ
    the
    or
29. παρὰ
    from
    beside, among
30. Δαρείου
    Darius
    Of darius
31. τοῦ
    of the
    the
32. βασιλέως
    king
33.  
    ·
     
34. εἰ
    if
35. δὲ
    but
    and
36. μή
    not
37.  
    ,
     
38. ἀποθανεῖται
    he will die
    shall die, will die
39.  
    ·
     
40. ἵνα
    so that
41. ἡττήσωσι
    they may defeat
42. τὸν
    the
43. Δανιὴλ
    Daniel
44. ἐναντίον
    before
45. τοῦ
    of the
    the
46. βασιλέως
    king
47.  
    ,
     
48. καὶ
    and
49. ῥιφῇ
    he may be thrown
50. εἰς
    into
51. τὸν
    the
52. λάκκον
    pit
53. τῶν
    of the
54. λεόντων
    lions
    of lions
55.  
    .
     
56. ᾔδεισαν
    they knew
57. γὰρ
    for
58. ὅτι
    that
    because
59. Δανιὴλ
    Daniel
60. προσεύχεται
    prays
    he prays
61. καὶ
    and
62. δεῖται
    needs
63. Κυρίου
    Of the lord
    Lord
64. τοῦ
    of the
    the
65. θεοῦ
    god
66. αὐτοῦ
    his
67. τρὶς
    thrice
    three times
68. τῆς
    of the
    the
69. ἡμέρας
    days
    day
70.  
    .
     

And they said, Come, let us set up an ordinance according to our own will, that every man shall not demand any dignity and shall not vow any vow to any god until thirty days, but only to Darius the king, and if not, he shall die, so that they might defeat Daniel before the king, and he might be thrown into the pit of lions. For they knew that Daniel prays and petitions the Lord his God three times a day.