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Daniel 1
1. In the third <7969> year <8141> of the reign <4438> of
Jehoiakim <3079> king <4428> of Judah <3063> came <0935>
Nebuchadnezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <0894> unto
Jerusalem <3389>, and besieged <6696> it.
2 And the Lord <0136> gave <5414> Jehoiakim <3079> king <4428>
of Judah <3063> into his hand <3027>, with part <7117> of the
vessels <3627> of the house <1004> of God <0430>: which he
carried <0935> into the land <0776> of Shinar <8152> to the
house <1004> of his god <0430>; and he brought <0935> the
vessels <3627> into the treasure <0214> house <1004> of his god
<0430>.
3 And the king <4428> spake <0559> unto Ashpenaz <0828> the
master <7227> of his eunuchs <5631>, that he should bring <0935>
[certain] of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, and of the
king's <4410> seed <2233>, and of the princes <6579>;
4 Children <3206> in whom [was] no <0369> blemish <3971>, but
well <2896> favoured <4758>, and skilful <7919> in all <3605>
wisdom <2451>, and cunning <3045> in knowledge <1847>, and
understanding <0995> science <4093>, and such as [had] ability
<3581> in them to stand <5975> in the king's <4428> palace
<1964>, and whom they might teach <3925> the learning <5612> and
the tongue <3956> of the Chaldeans <3779>.
5 And the king <4428> appointed <4487> them a daily <3117>
provision <1697> of the king's <4428> meat <6598>, and of the
wine <3196> which he drank <4960>: so nourishing <1431> them
three <7969> years <8141>, that at the end <7117> thereof they
might stand <5975> before <6440> the king <4428>.
6 Now among these <1992> were of the children <1121> of Judah
<3063>, Daniel <1840>, Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and
Azariah <5838>:
7 Unto whom <1992> the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> gave
<7760> names <8034>: for he gave <7760> unto Daniel <1840> [the
name <8034>] of Belteshazzar <1095>; and to Hananiah <2608>, of
Shadrach <7714>; and to Mishael <4332>, of Meshach <4335>; and
to Azariah <5838>, of Abednego <5664>.
8. But Daniel <1840> purposed <7760> in his heart <3820> that
he would not defile <1351> himself with the portion <6598> of
the king's <4428> meat <6598>, nor with the wine <3196> which he
drank <4960>: therefore he requested <1245> of the prince <8269>
of the eunuchs <5631> that he might not defile <1351> himself.
9 Now God <0430> had brought <5414> Daniel <1840> into favour
<2617> and tender love with the prince <8269> of the eunuchs
<5631>.
10 And the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> said <0559> unto
Daniel <1840>, I fear <3373> my lord <0113> the king <4428>, who
<0834> hath appointed <4487> your meat <3978> and your drink
<4960>: for why <4100> should he see <7200> your faces <6440>
worse <2196> liking than <4480> the children <3206> which <0834>
[are] of your sort <1524>? then shall ye make [me] endanger
<2325> my head <7218> to the king <4428>.
11 Then said <0559> Daniel <1840> to Melzar <4453>, whom <0834>
the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> had set <4487> over
<5921> Daniel <1840>, Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and
Azariah <5838>,
12 Prove <5254> thy servants <5650>, I beseech <4994> thee, ten
<6235> days <3117>; and let them give <5414> us pulse <2235> to
eat <0398>, and water <4325> to drink <8354>.
13 Then let our countenances <4758> be looked <7200> upon
before <6440> thee, and the countenance <4758> of the children
<3206> that eat <0398> of the portion <6598> of the king's
<4428> meat <6598>: and as thou seest <7200>, deal <6213> with
thy servants <5650>.
14 So he consented <8085> to them in this <2088> matter <1697>,
and proved <5254> them ten <6235> days <3117>.
15 And at the end <7117> of ten <6235> days <3117> their
countenances <4758> appeared <7200> fairer <2896> and fatter
<1277> in flesh <1320> than <4480> all <3605> the children
<3206> which did eat <0398> the portion <6598> of the king's
<4428> meat <6598>.
16 Thus Melzar <4453> took <5375> away the portion <6598> of
their meat <6598>, and the wine <3196> that they should drink
<4960>; and gave <5414> them pulse <2235>.
17. As for these <0428> four <0702> children <3206>, God <0430>
gave <5414> them knowledge <4093> and skill <7919> in all <3605>
learning <5612> and wisdom <2451>: and Daniel <1840> had
understanding <0995> in all <3605> visions <2377> and dreams
<2472>.
18 Now at the end <7117> of the days <3117> that the king
<4428> had said <0559> he should bring <0935> them in, then the
prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> brought <0935> them in
before <6440> Nebuchadnezzar <5019>.
19 And the king <4428> communed <1696> with them; and among
them all <3605> was found <4672> none <3808> like Daniel <1840>,
Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and Azariah <5838>: therefore
stood <5975> they before <6440> the king <4428>.
20 And in all <3605> matters <1697> of wisdom <2451> [and]
understanding <0998>, that the king <4428> enquired <1245> of
them, he found <4672> them ten <6235> times better <3027> than
<5921> all <3605> the magicians <2748> [and] astrologers <0825>
that [were] in all <3605> his realm <4438>.
21 And Daniel <1840> continued <1961> [even] unto the first
<0259> year <8141> of king <4428> Cyrus <3566>.
Daniel 2
1. And in the second <8147> year <8141> of the reign <4438> of
Nebuchadnezzar <5019> Nebuchadnezzar <5019> dreamed <2492>
dreams <2472>, wherewith his spirit <7307> was troubled <6470>,
and his sleep <8142> brake <1961> from him.
2 Then the king <4428> commanded <0559> to call <7121> the
magicians <2748>, and the astrologers <0825>, and the sorcerers
<3784>, and the Chaldeans <3779>, for to shew <5046> the king
<4428> his dreams <2472>. So they came <0935> and stood <5975>
before <6440> the king <4428>.
3 And the king <4428> said <0559> unto them, I have dreamed
<2492> a dream <2472>, and my spirit <7307> was troubled <6470>
to know <3045> the dream <2472>.
4 Then spake <1696> the Chaldeans <3779> to the king <4428> in
Syriack <0762>, O king <4430>, live <2418> for ever <5957>: tell
<0560> thy servants <5649> the dream <2493>, and we will shew
<2324> the interpretation <6591>.
5 The king <4430> answered <6032> and said <0560> to the
Chaldeans <3779>, The thing <4406> is gone <0230> from me: if
<2006> ye will not make known <3046> unto me the dream <2493>,
with the interpretation <6591> thereof, ye shall be cut <5648>
in pieces <1917>, and your houses <1005> shall be made <7761> a
dunghill <5122>.
6 But if <2006> ye shew <2324> the dream <2493>, and the
interpretation <6591> thereof, ye shall receive <6902> of me
gifts <4978> and rewards <5023> and great <7690> honour <3367>:
therefore <2006> shew <2324> me the dream <2493>, and the
interpretation <6591> thereof.
7 They answered <6032> again <8579> and said <0560>, Let the
king <4430> tell <0560> his servants <5649> the dream <2493>,
and we will shew <2324> the interpretation <6591> of it.
8 The king <4430> answered <6032> and said <0560>, I know
<3046> of certainty <3330> that ye would gain <2084> the time
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