Daniel 1:6-20

6Now among these were of the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063, DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838: 7To whom the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631 gaveH7760 namesH8034: for he gaveH7760 to DanielH1840 the name of BelteshazzarH1095; and to HananiahH2608, of ShadrachH7714; and to MishaelH4332, of MeshachH4335; and to AzariahH5838, of AbednegoH5664.

8But DanielH1840 purposedH7760 in his heartH3820 that he would not defileH1351 himself with the portionH6598 of the king’sH4428 foodH6598, nor with the wineH3196 which he drankH4960: therefore he requestedH1245 of the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631 that he might not defileH1351 himself. 9Now GodH430 had broughtH5414 DanielH1840 into favourH2617 and compassionH7356 withH6440 the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631. 10And the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631 saidH559 to DanielH1840, I fearH3373 my lordH113 the kingH4428, who hath appointedH4487 your foodH3978 and your drinkH4960: for why should he seeH7200 your facesH6440 worse lookingH2196 than the childrenH3206 who are of your ageH1524? then shall ye make me endangerH2325 my headH7218 to the kingH4428.12 11Then saidH559 DanielH1840 to MelzarH4453, whom the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631 had setH4487 over DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838,3 12TestH5254 thy servantsH5650, I beseech thee, tenH6235 daysH3117; and let them giveH5414 us vegetablesH2235 to eatH398, and waterH4325 to drinkH8354.45 13Then let our countenancesH4758 be looked uponH7200 beforeH6440 thee, and the countenanceH4758 of the childrenH3206 that eatH398 of the portionH6598 of the king’sH4428 foodH6598: and as thou seestH7200, dealH6213 with thy servantsH5650. 14So he consentedH8085 to them in this matterH1697, and triedH5254 them tenH6235 daysH3117. 15And at the endH7117 of tenH6235 daysH3117 their countenancesH4758 appearedH7200 fairerH2896 and fatterH1277 in fleshH1320 than all the childrenH3206 who ateH398 the portionH6598 of the king’sH4428 foodH6598. 16Thus MelzarH4453 took awayH5375 the portion of their foodH6598, and the wineH3196 that they should drinkH4960; and gaveH5414 them vegetablesH2235.

17As for these fourH702 childrenH3206, GodH430 gaveH5414 them knowledgeH4093 and skillH7919 in all learningH5612 and wisdomH2451: and DanielH1840 had understandingH995 in all visionsH2377 and dreamsH2472.6 18Now at the endH7117 of the daysH3117 that the kingH4428 had saidH559 he should bringH935 them in, then the princeH8269 of the eunuchsH5631 broughtH935 them in beforeH6440 NebuchadnezzarH5019. 19And the kingH4428 talkedH1696 with them; and among them all was foundH4672 none like DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838: therefore they stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the kingH4428. 20And in all mattersH1697 of wisdomH2451 and understandingH998, that the kingH4428 enquiredH1245 of them, he foundH4672 them ten timesH6235 betterH3027 than all the magiciansH2748 and astrologersH825 that were in all his realmH4438.7