Daniel 1
1 During the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem and surrounded 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 The Lord allowed him to defeat King Jehoiakim, and also to remove some of the objects used in the Temple of God. He took them back to Babylon, to the house of his god, placing 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, his chief eunuch, to take charge of some of the captured Israelites from the royal and noble families,
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 “They are to be young men without any physical defect who are good-looking,” he said. “They must be well-educated, quick to learn, have good insight, and be well able to serve in the king's palace and be taught the literature and language of Babylon.”
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 also provided them with a daily allowance of the same kind of rich food and wine he was served. At the end of their three years of education they would 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 those chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah.
and to be in/on/with them from son: descendant/people Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah
7 The chief eunuch gave them new names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called 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 However, Daniel made up his mind not to make himself impure by eating the king's rich food and wine. He asked the chief eunuch to allow him not to make himself impure.
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 God had helped Daniel to be viewed with kindness and sympathy by the chief eunuch.
and to give: give [the] God [obj] Daniel to/for kindness and to/for compassion to/for face of ruler [the] eunuch
10 But the chief eunuch told Daniel, “I'm afraid of what my lord the king would do to me. He's the one who decided what you should eat and drink. What if he were to see you looking pale and sickly compared to the other young men of your age. Because of you the king would have my head!”
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 Daniel then spoke with the guard that the chief eunuch had put in charge of 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 put us, your servants, to the test and just give us vegetables to eat and water to drink for ten days,” Daniel told him.
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 “After that, compare us with those young men who ate the king's rich food. Then decide on the basis of 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 The guard agreed to the proposal they made 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 When the ten days were up they looked healthier and better fed than all the young men who had eaten the king's rich 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 After that the guard didn't give them the rich food and wine, just vegetables.
and to be [the] `steward` to lift: raise [obj] choice their and wine feast their and to give: give to/for them vegetable
17 God gave these four young men the ability to learn and understand in all areas of literature and knowledge, while Daniel was also given the gift of interpreting 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 When their time of education ordered by the king was over, the chief eunuch brought all the young men before King 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 The king talked with them and none could compare with 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 Whatever subject the king asked them about, everything that required wisdom of understanding, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole 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 Daniel remained in this position until the first year of King Cyrus' reign.
and to be Daniel till year one to/for Cyrus [the] king
