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Daniel 1
1. In the third <7969 shalowsh > year <8141 shaneh > of the
reign <4438
malkuwth > of Jehoiakim <3079 Y@howyaqiym > king <4428 melek >
of Judah <3063
Y@huwdah > came <0935 bow> > Nebuchadnezzar <5019
N@buwkadne>tstsar > king
<4428 melek > of Babylon <0894 Babel > unto Jerusalem <3389
Y@ruwshalaim >,
and besieged <6696 tsuwr > it.
2 And the Lord <0136 >Adonay > gave <5414 nathan > Jehoiakim
<3079
Y@howyaqiym > king <4428 melek > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > into
his hand
<3027 yad >, with part <7117 q@tsath > of the vessels <3627
k@liy > of the
house <1004 bayith > of God <0430 >elohiym >: which he carried
<0935 bow> >
into the land <0776 >erets > of Shinar <8152 Shin<ar > to the
house <1004
bayith > of his god <0430 >elohiym >; and he brought <0935 bow>
> the vessels
<3627 k@liy > into the treasure <0214 >owtsar > house <1004
bayith > of his
god <0430 >elohiym >.
3 And the king <4428 melek > spake <0559 >amar > unto Ashpenaz
<0828
>Ashp@naz > the master <7227 rab > of his eunuchs <5631 cariyc >,
that he
should bring <0935 bow> > [certain] of the children <1121 ben >
of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, and of the king's <4410 m@luwkah > seed <2233
zera< >, and
of the princes <6579 partam >;
4 Children <3206 yeled > in whom [was] no <0369 >ayin > blemish
<3971 m>uwm
>, but well <2896 towb > favoured <4758 mar>eh >, and skilful
<7919 sakal >
in all <3605 kol > wisdom <2451 chokmah >, and cunning <3045
yada< > in
knowledge <1847 da<ath >, and understanding <0995 biyn > science
<4093 madda<
>, and such as [had] ability <3581 koach > in them to stand
<5975 <amad > in
the king's <4428 melek > palace <1964 heykal >, and whom they
might teach
<3925 lamad > the learning <5612 cepher > and the tongue <3956
lashown > of
the Chaldeans <3779 Kasday >.
5 And the king <4428 melek > appointed <4487 manah > them a
daily <3117 yowm
> provision <1697 dabar > of the king's <4428 melek > meat <6598
pathbag >,
and of the wine <3196 yayin > which he drank <4960 mishteh >: so
nourishing
<1431 gadal > them three <7969 shalowsh > years <8141 shaneh >,
that at the
end <7117 q@tsath > thereof they might stand <5975 <amad >
before <6440
paniym > the king <4428 melek >.
6 Now among these <1992 hem > were of the children <1121 ben >
of Judah
<3063 Y@huwdah >, Daniel <1840 Daniye>l >, Hananiah <2608
Chananyah >,
Mishael <4332 Miysha>el >, and Azariah <5838 <Azaryah >:
7 Unto whom <1992 hem > the prince <8269 sar > of the eunuchs
<5631 cariyc >
gave <7760 suwm > names <8034 shem >: for he gave <7760 suwm >
unto Daniel
<1840 Daniye>l > [the name <8034 shem >] of Belteshazzar <1095
Belt@sha>tstsar >; and to Hananiah <2608 Chananyah >, of
Shadrach <7714
Shadrak >; and to Mishael <4332 Miysha>el >, of Meshach <4335
Meyshak >; and
to Azariah <5838 <Azaryah >, of Abednego <5664 <Abed N@gow >.
8. But Daniel <1840 Daniye>l > purposed <7760 suwm > in his
heart <3820 leb
> that he would not defile <1351 ga>al > himself with the
portion <6598
pathbag > of the king's <4428 melek > meat <6598 pathbag >, nor
with the wine
<3196 yayin > which he drank <4960 mishteh >: therefore he
requested <1245
baqash > of the prince <8269 sar > of the eunuchs <5631 cariyc >
that he
might not defile <1351 ga>al > himself.
9 Now God <0430 >elohiym > had brought <5414 nathan > Daniel
<1840 Daniye>l
> into favour <2617 checed > and tender love with the prince
<8269 sar > of
the eunuchs <5631 cariyc >.
10 And the prince <8269 sar > of the eunuchs <5631 cariyc >
said <0559 >amar
> unto Daniel <1840 Daniye>l >, I fear <3373 yare> > my lord
<0113 >adown >
the king <4428 melek >, who <0834 >aher > hath appointed <4487
manah > your
meat <3978 ma>akal > and your drink <4960 mishteh >: for why
<4100 mah >
should he see <7200 ra>ah > your faces <6440 paniym > worse
<2196 za<aph >
liking than <4480 min > the children <3206 yeled > which <0834
>aher > [are]
of your sort <1524 giyl >? then shall ye make [me] endanger
<2325 chuwb > my
head <7218 ro>sh > to the king <4428 melek >.
11 Then said <0559 >amar > Daniel <1840 Daniye>l > to Melzar
<4453 meltsar
>, whom <0834 >aher > the prince <8269 sar > of the eunuchs
<5631 cariyc >
had set <4487 manah > over <5921 <al > Daniel <1840 Daniye>l >,
Hananiah
<2608 Chananyah >, Mishael <4332 Miysha>el >, and Azariah <5838
<Azaryah >,
12 Prove <5254 nacah > thy servants <5650 <ebed >, I beseech
<4994 na> >
thee, ten <6235 <eser > days <3117 yowm >; and let them give
<5414 nathan >
us pulse <2235 zeroa< > to eat <0398 >akal >, and water <4325
mayim > to
drink <8354 shathah >.
13 Then let our countenances <4758 mar>eh > be looked <7200
ra>ah > upon
before <6440 paniym > thee, and the countenance <4758 mar>eh >
of the
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