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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,andapartofthevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofthehouseH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andhecarriedthemintothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152,tothehouseH1004ofhisgodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;andhebroughtH935thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627intothetreasure-houseofhisgodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spokeuntoAshpenazthechiefofhiseunuchsH5631,thatheshouldbringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bothoftheroyalseedH2233andofthenobles,

4youthsיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206inwhomwasnoblemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971,andofgoodly countenance,andskilfulinallwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,andacquaintedwithknowledgeדַ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847,andunderstandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995science,andsuchashadabilityכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581inthemtostandלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975intheking'spalaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964,andwhomtheymightteachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925thelearningandthelanguageH3956oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5AndthekingH4428appointedH5975untothemadailyprovisionoftheking's delicatefood,andofthewineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196thathedrankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960,tonourishthemthreeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141,thatattheendוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117thereoftheymightstandיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975beforethekingH4428.

6Nowamong thesewereH1961ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631gavethemnamesH8034:toDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840hegave[thenameH8034]Belteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095,andtoHananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608,Shadrach,andtoMishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332,Meshach,andtoAzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838,Abed-nego.

8AndDanielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840purposedinhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thathewouldnotpollutehimselfwiththeking's delicatefood,norwiththewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960;andherequestedoftheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631thathemightnothavetopollutehimself.

9AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430grantedDanielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840favourandmercybeforetheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631.

10AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631saidH559untoDanielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840,Ifearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373mylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whohathappointedH4487yourfoodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978andyourdrinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960;forwhyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100shouldheseeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200yourfacesH6440worse likingthantheyouthsהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoareofyourage?andyewouldendangermyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218withthekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

11AndDanielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840saidH559tothesteward,whomtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631hadsetoverDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.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's delicatefood:andasthou shaltseeH7200,dealwiththyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

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

15Andattheendוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117oftenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117theircountenancesappearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200fairerandwerefatterinfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320thanalltheyouthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206thatateהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398oftheking's delicatefood.

16SothestewardtookH5375awayנֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'H5375theirdelicatefood,andthewineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196thattheyshoulddrinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960;andgaveH5414thempulse.

17Asforthesefourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'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.MimH3117thatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsaidH559heshouldbringH935themin,theprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631broughtH935theminbeforeNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19Andthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428spokeH1696withthem;andamongthemallwasfoundH4672nonelikeDanielכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838:andtheystoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

20Andinallmattersדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697ofjudiciouswisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,astowhichthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enquiredofthem,hefoundH4672themtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesbetterthanallthescribes [and]magiciansH2748thatwereinallhisrealm.

21AndDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840continueduntothefirstyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566.

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