New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1

The Choice Young Men

1In the thirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃vai.Ya.tzar 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it.

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into his handבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,along with someוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH4480 H7117of thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and he broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֥םvay.vi.'EmH935them to the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisgodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and he broughtהֵבִ֔יאhe.Vi'H935the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627into the treasuryבֵּ֖ית אוֹצַ֥רbeit 'o.TzarH1004 H214of hisgodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ashpenazלְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.NazH828,the chiefרַ֣בravH7227of hisofficialsסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935in someH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,including someH4480of theroyalהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyוּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'H2233and of the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃Ha.par.te.MimH6579,

4youthsיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206in whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasnoאֵֽין־ כָּל־'ein- kol-H369 H3605defectמוּם֩me.'umH3971,who were good-lookingוְטוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜הve.to.Vei mar.'EhH2896 H4758,showingH7919intelligenceH7919in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605branch ofwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,endowedוְיֹ֤דְעֵיve.Yo.de.'eiH3045with understandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995and discerningH995knowledgeמַדָּ֔עma.Da'H4093,and whoוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834had abilityH3851forservingלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975in the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428courtבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964; and he ordered himto teachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925them theliteratureסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612andlanguageוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedוַיְמַן֩vay.ManH4487for them a dailyH3117rationדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428choiceמִפַּת־mi.pat-H6598foodבַּ֤גbagH6598and from the wineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196whichH4960he drankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960, and appointed that they should beeducatedוּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םu.le.ga.de.LamH1431threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141,at the endוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117of which they were toenterH5975the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428personalH6440serviceH5975 H6440.

6Now among them from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wereDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7Then the commanderשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֖יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631assignedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760newnamesשֵׁמ֑וֹתshe.MotH8034to them; and to Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840he assignedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the nameBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095,to Hananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֔ךְshad.RakhH7714,to Mishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332Meshachמֵישַׁ֔ךְmei.ShakhH4335and to Azariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838Abed-negoH5664.

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8But Danielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760up his mindלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820that he would notdefileיִתְגָּאַ֛לyit.ga.'AlH1351himself with theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428choiceH6598foodH6598or with thewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196whichH4960he drankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960;so he soughtוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙vay.va.KeshH1245permissionfrom the commanderמִשַּׂ֣רmi.SarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631that he might not defileיִתְגָּאָֽל׃yit.ga.'AlH1351himself.

9Now Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430grantedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Danielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840favorלְחֶ֖סֶדle.Che.sedH2617and compassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the commanderשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,

10and the commanderשַׂ֤רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840, “I am afraidH3372of my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoH834has appointedמִנָּ֔הmi.NahH4487your foodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978and your drinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960;for whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100should he seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֜םpe.nei.KhemH6440lookingזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםzo.'a.FimH2196moreמִן־min-H4480haggardH2196thanH4480the youthsהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoH834are your own ageכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םke.gi.le.KhemH1524? Then you wouldmake me forfeitוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םve.chi.yav.TemH2325my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.”

11But Danielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the overseerהַמֶּלְצַ֑רha.mel.TzarH4453whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּֽרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631had appointedמִנָּה֙mi.NahH4487overעַל־'al-H5921Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838,

12“Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994testנַס־nas-H5254your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650for tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, and let us begivenוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414someמִן־min-H4480vegetablesהַזֵּרֹעִ֛יםha.ze.ro.'ImH2235to eatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398and waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13Then let our appearanceמַרְאֵ֔ינוּmar.'Ei.nuH4758beobservedוְיֵרָא֤וּve.ye.ra.'UH7200in your presenceלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the youthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206whoוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834are eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428choiceH6598foodH6598;and dealעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213with your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to whatH3512you seeתִּרְאֵ֔הtir.'EhH7200.”

14So he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to them in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697and testedוַיְנַסֵּ֖םvay.na.SemH5254them for tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15At the endוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117of tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117their appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶם֙mar.'ei.HemH4758seemedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200betterט֔וֹבTovH2896andthey were fatterוּבְרִיאֵ֖י בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ei ba.SarH1277 H1320thanמִן־min-H4480allכָּל־kol-H3605the youthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206whoH834had been eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428choiceH6598foodH6598.

16So the overseerהַמֶּלְצַ֗רha.mel.TzarH4453continuedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961towithholdנֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'H5375their choiceH6598foodH6598and the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196they were to drinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960,and keptH5414givingH5414them vegetablesזֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ze.re.'o.NimH2235.

17As for theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'ar.ba'.TamH702youthsוְהַיְלָדִ֤יםve.hay.la.DimH3206,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414them knowledgeמַדָּ֥עma.Da'H4093and intelligenceוְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לve.has.KelH7919in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605branch ofliteratureסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451;Danielוְדָנִיֵּ֣אלve.da.ni.YelH1840even understoodהֵבִ֔יןhe.VinH995allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kinds ofvisionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377and dreamsוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃va.cha.lo.MotH2472.

18Then at the endוּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.TzatH7117of the daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadspecifiedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559for presentingלַהֲבִיאָ֑םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them, the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631presentedוַיְבִיאֵם֙vay.vi.'EmH935them beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19The kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and out of them allמִכֻּלָּ֔םmi.ku.LamH3605not one was foundנִמְצָא֙nim.Tza'H4672likeDanielכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838; so theyenteredH5975the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428personalH6440serviceH5975 H6440.

20As for everyוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605matterדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697ofwisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451and understandingבִּינָ֔הbi.NahH998about whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedבִּקֵּ֥שׁbi.KeshH1245them, he foundוַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672themtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027betterH5921thanH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748andconjurersהָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםha.'a.sha.FimH825whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his realmמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

21And Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840continuedוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961untilעַד־'ad-H5704thefirstאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

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