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# General Information:
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Daniel continues praying to the Lord about the people of Israel.
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# To you, Lord, belongs righteousness
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Being righteous is spoken of as if "righteousness" were an object that belongs to Yahweh. The abstract noun "righteousness" can be stated as "righteous." Alternate translation: "Lord, you are righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# To us today, however, belongs shame on our faces—for the people
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Being ashamed is spoken of as if "shame" were an object that belongs to people. The abstract noun "shame" can be stated as "ashamed." Alternate translation: "But as for us, we are ashamed of what we have done—the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# To us today
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The word "us" includes Daniel and the Israelites, but it does not include God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# belongs shame on our faces
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This idiom means their shame is visible to all. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# because of the great treachery that we committed against you
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"because we greatly betrayed you" or "because we were very unfaithful to you"
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