Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
in/on/with year three to/for royalty Jehoiakim king Judah to come (in): come Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon Jerusalem and to confine upon her
2 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
and to give: give Lord in/on/with hand: power his [obj] Jehoiakim king Judah and from end article/utensil house: temple [the] God and to come (in): bring them land: country/planet Shinar house: temple God his and [obj] [the] article/utensil to come (in): bring house: home treasure God his
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
and to say [the] king to/for Ashpenaz chief eunuch his to/for to come (in): bring from son: descendant/people Israel and from seed: children [the] kingship and from [the] noble
4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
youth which nothing in/on/with them all (blemish *Q(K)*) and pleasant appearance and be prudent in/on/with all wisdom and to know knowledge and to understand knowledge and which strength in/on/with them to/for to stand: stand in/on/with temple: palace [the] king and to/for to learn: teach them scroll: book and tongue: language Chaldea
5 The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
and to count to/for them [the] king word: portion day: daily in/on/with day: daily his from choice choice [the] king and from wine feast his and to/for to magnify them year three and from end their to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] king
6 Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
and to be in/on/with them from son: descendant/people Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah
7 The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
and to set: name to/for them ruler [the] eunuch name and to set: name to/for Daniel Belteshazzar and to/for Hananiah Shadrach and to/for Mishael Meshach and to/for Azariah Abednego Abednego
8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
and to set: make Daniel upon heart his which not to defile in/on/with choice [the] king and in/on/with wine feast his and to seek from ruler [the] eunuch which not to defile
9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
and to give: give [the] God [obj] Daniel to/for kindness and to/for compassion to/for face of ruler [the] eunuch
10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
and to say ruler [the] eunuch to/for Daniel afraid I [obj] lord my [the] king which to count [obj] food your and [obj] feast your which to/for what? to see: see [obj] face of your to enrage from [the] youth which like/as youth your and to endanger [obj] head my to/for king
11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
and to say Daniel to(wards) [the] `steward` which to count ruler [the] eunuch upon Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah
12 “Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.
to test please [obj] servant/slave your day ten and to give: give to/for us from [the] vegetable and to eat and water and to drink
13 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
and to see: see to/for face of your appearance our and appearance [the] youth [the] to eat [obj] choice [the] king and like/as as which to see: see to make: do with servant/slave your
14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
and to hear: hear to/for them to/for word: thing [the] this and to test them day ten
15 And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
and from end day ten to see: see appearance their pleasant and fat flesh from all [the] youth [the] to eat [obj] choice [the] king
16 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
and to be [the] `steward` to lift: raise [obj] choice their and wine feast their and to give: give to/for them vegetable
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
and [the] youth [the] these four their to give: give to/for them [the] God knowledge and be prudent in/on/with all scroll: book and wisdom and Daniel to understand in/on/with all vision and dream
18 Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
and to/for from end [the] day which to say [the] king to/for to come (in): bring them and to come (in): bring them ruler [the] eunuch to/for face: before Nebuchadnezzar
19 And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
and to speak: speak with them [the] king and not to find from all their like/as Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah and to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] king
20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
and all word: thing wisdom understanding which to seek from them [the] king and to find them ten hand: times upon all [the] magician [the] enchanter which in/on/with all royalty his
21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
and to be Daniel till year one to/for Cyrus [the] king
