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Daniel 1

1In thethirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andbesiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it.

2And theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into hishandבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, withpartוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117of thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: which hecarriedוַיְבִיאֵ֥םvay.vi.'EmH935into thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisgodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430; and hebroughtהֵבִ֔יאhe.Vi'H935thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627into thetreasureאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of hisgodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAshpenazלְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.NazH828themasterרַ֣בravH7227of hiseunuchsסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631, that he shouldbringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935certain of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and of theking’sהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410seedוּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'H2233, and of theprincesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃Ha.par.te.MimH6579;

4Childrenיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206in whom was noblemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971, but ofgoodוְטוֹבֵ֨יve.to.VeiH2896appearanceמַרְאֶ֜הmar.'EhH4758, andskilfulוּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםu.mas.ki.LimH7919in allwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451, andpossessingוְיֹ֤דְעֵיve.Yo.de.'eiH3045knowledgeדַ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847, andunderstandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995scienceמַדָּ֔עma.Da'H4093, and such as hadabilityכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581in them tostandלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975in theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964, and whom they mightteachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925thelearningסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612and thelanguageוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedוַיְמַן֩vay.ManH4487them adailyH3117provisionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428foodH6598, and of thewineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196which hedrankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960: sonourishingוּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םu.le.ga.de.LamH1431themthreeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141, that at theendוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117of which they mightstandיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Now among these were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838:

7To whom theprinceשַׂ֥רsarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֖יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631gaveוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760namesשֵׁמ֑וֹתshe.MotH8034: for hegaveוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760toDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840the name ofBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095; and toHananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608, ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֔ךְshad.RakhH7714; and toMishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332, ofMeshachמֵישַׁ֔ךְmei.ShakhH4335; and toAzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838, ofAbednegoH5664.

8ButDanielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840purposedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760in hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820that he would notdefileיִתְגָּאַ֛לyit.ga.'AlH1351himself with theportionH6598of theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428foodH6598, nor with thewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196which hedrankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960: therefore herequestedוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙vay.va.KeshH1245of theprinceמִשַּׂ֣רmi.SarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631that he might notdefileיִתְגָּאָֽל׃yit.ga.'AlH1351himself.

9NowGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadbroughtוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Danielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840intofavourלְחֶ֖סֶדle.Che.sedH2617andcompassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356withלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theprinceשַׂ֥רsarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ha.sa.ri.SimH5631.

10And theprinceשַׂ֤רsarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּרִיסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDanielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840, Ifearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, who hathappointedמִנָּ֔הmi.NahH4487yourfoodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978and yourdrinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960: for why should heseeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶ֜םpe.nei.KhemH6440worselookingזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםzo.'a.FimH2196than thechildrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206who are of yourageכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םke.gi.le.KhemH1524? then shall ye make meendangerוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םve.chi.yav.TemH2325myheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

11Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Danielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840toMelzarהַמֶּלְצַ֑רha.mel.TzarH4453, whom theprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּֽרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631hadsetמִנָּה֙mi.NahH4487overDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838,

12Testנַס־nas-H5254thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, I beseech thee,tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117; and let themgiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414usvegetablesהַזֵּרֹעִ֛יםha.ze.ro.'ImH2235toeatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398, andwaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13Then let ourcountenancesמַרְאֵ֔ינוּmar.'Ei.nuH4758be lookeduponוְיֵרָא֤וּve.ye.ra.'UH7200beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thecountenanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206thateatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398of theportionH6598of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428foodH6598: and as thouseestתִּרְאֵ֔הtir.'EhH7200,dealעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213with thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

14So heconsentedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to them in thismatterלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697, andtriedוַיְנַסֵּ֖םvay.na.SemH5254themtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15And at theendוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117oftenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117theircountenancesמַרְאֵיהֶם֙mar.'ei.HemH4758appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200fairerט֔וֹבTovH2896andfatterוּבְרִיאֵ֖יu.ve.ri.'EiH1277infleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320than all thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206whoateהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398theportionH6598of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428foodH6598.

16ThusMelzarהַמֶּלְצַ֗רha.mel.TzarH4453tookawayנֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'H5375the portion of theirfoodפַּתְבָּגָ֔םpat.ba.GamH6598, and thewineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196that they shoulddrinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960; andgaveוְנֹתֵ֥ןve.no.TenH5414themvegetablesזֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ze.re.'o.NimH2235.

17As for thesefourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'ar.ba'.TamH702childrenוְהַיְלָדִ֤יםve.hay.la.DimH3206,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414themknowledgeמַדָּ֥עma.Da'H4093andskillוְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לve.has.KelH7919in alllearningסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612andwisdomוְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451: andDanielוְדָנִיֵּ֣אלve.da.ni.YelH1840hadunderstandingהֵבִ֔יןhe.VinH995in allvisionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377anddreamsוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃va.cha.lo.MotH2472.

18Now at theendוּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.TzatH7117of thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559he shouldbringלַהֲבִיאָ֑םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them in, then theprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theeunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631broughtוַיְבִיאֵם֙vay.vi.'EmH935them inbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19And thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them; and among them all wasfoundנִמְצָא֙nim.Tza'H4672none likeDanielכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838: therefore theystoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

20And in allmattersדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697ofwisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451andunderstandingבִּינָ֔הbi.NahH998, that thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enquiredבִּקֵּ֥שׁbi.KeshH1245of them, hefoundוַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them tentimesעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235betterיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027than all themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748andastrologersהָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםha.'a.sha.FimH825that were in all hisrealmמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

21AndDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840continued even to thefirstאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566.

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