This is a continuation of the recitation of the royal decree and is almost exactly the same as verse 6, with the exception that the Aramaic adverb for “immediately” has been dropped here. If the option of direct discourse was chosen in the previous verse, it should continue until the end of this verse.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René & Ellington, John. A Handbook on Daniel. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1994. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .