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Daniel 1

1Inthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063cameH935Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andbesiegedit.

2AndtheLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136gaveH5414Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intohishandבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,withpartofthevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofthehouseH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andhecarriedthemintothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152tothehouseH1004ofhisgodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430:andhebroughtH935thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627intothetreasure-houseofhisgodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spake untoAshpenazthemasterofhiseunuchsH5631,thatheshouldbringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935incertainofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evenoftheseedH2233royalandofthenobles;

4youthsיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206inwhomwasnoblemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971,butwell-favored,andskilfulinallwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,andenduedwithknowledgeדַ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847,andunderstandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995science,andsuchashadabilityכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581tostandלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975intheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964;andthatheshouldteachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925themthelearningandthetongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedH5975forthemadailyportionoftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dainties,andofthewineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960,andthattheyshouldbenourishedthreeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141;thatattheendוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117thereoftheyshouldstandיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Nowamong thesewereH1961,ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631gavenamesH8034untothem: untoDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840hegavethenameH8034ofBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;andtoHananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608,ofShadrach;andtoMishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332,ofMeshach;andtoAzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838,ofAbed-nego.

8ButDanielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840purposedinhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thathewouldnotdefilehimselfwiththeking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dainties,norwiththewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960:thereforeherequestedoftheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631thathemightnotdefilehimself.

9NowGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430madeH5414Danielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840tofindkindnessandcompassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356inthesightoftheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631.

10AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631saidH559untoDanielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840,Ifearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373mylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whohathappointedH4487yourfoodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978andyourdrinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960:forwhyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100shouldheseeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200yourfacesH6440worselookingH7200thantheyouthsהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206thatareofyourownage?sowouldye endangermyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218withthekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

11ThensaidH559Danielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840tothestewardwhomtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631hadappointedH4487overDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838:

12Prove thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Ibeseechthee,tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;andletthemgiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414uspulsetoeatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398,andwaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13ThenletourcountenancesbelookedH7200uponbeforethee,andthecountenanceoftheyouthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206thateatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398oftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dainties;andasthou seest,dealwiththyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

14Sohehearkened untotheminthismatterH1697,andprovedthemtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15Andattheendוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117oftenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117theircountenancesappearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200fairer,andtheywerefatterinfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,thanalltheyouthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206thatdideatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428dainties.

16SothestewardtookH5375awayנֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'H5375theirdainties,andthewineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196thattheyshoulddrinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960,andgaveH5414thempulse.

17Nowasforthesefourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'ar.ba'.TamH702youthsוְהַיְלָדִ֤יםve.hay.la.DimH3206,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveH5414themknowledgeמַדָּ֥עma.Da'H4093andskillH2451inalllearningandwisdomוְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451:andDanielוְדָנִיֵּ֣אלve.da.ni.YelH1840hadunderstandingH995inallvisionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377anddreamsוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃va.cha.lo.MotH2472.

18Andattheendוּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.TzatH7117ofthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117whichthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedforbringingH935themin,theprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631broughtH935theminbeforeNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19Andthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428communedwiththem;andamongthemallwasfoundH4672nonelikeDanielכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838: thereforestoodH5975theybeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

20Andineverymatterדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697ofwisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451andunderstandingבִּינָ֔הbi.NahH998,concerningwhichthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredofthem,hefoundH4672themtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesbetterthanallthemagiciansH2748andenchantersthatwereinallhisrealm.

21AndDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840continuedevenuntothefirstyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566.

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