Daniel 1
1:1In the third year of the kingdom of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and assaulted it.
1:2And the lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and from part of the items of the house of the lord. And he brought them into the land of Shinar of the house of his god. And the items he carried into the house of the treasury of his god.
1:3And the king told Ashpenaz his chief eunuch to bring in some from the sons of the captivity of Israel, and from the seed of royalty, and from the nobles;
1:4young men to whom there is no blemish upon them, and good to the appearance, and perceiving in all wisdom, and knowing knowledge, and considering in intelligence, and ones in whom there is strength in them to stand in the house before the king, to teach them letters and the language of the Chaldeans.
1:5And the king set in order to them day by day from the table of the king, and from the wine of his banquet; and to maintain them for three years, and after these things to stand them before the king.
1:6And there existed among them from out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, and Hananiah, and Mishael, and Azariah.
1:7And the chief eunuch added names to them; to Daniel -- Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah -- Shadrach, and to Mishael -- Meshach, and to Azariah -- Abed-nego.
1:8And Daniel put unto his heart so as in no way he should be polluted in the table of the king, and in the wine of his banquet. And he petitioned the chief eunuch so that in no way he should be polluted.
1:9And God granted Daniel for mercy and compassion before the chief eunuch.
1:10And the chief eunuch said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, the one arraying your food and your drink, lest at any time he should behold your faces looking downcast more than the boys, the ones of your contemporaries; and you should condemn my head to the king.
1:11And Daniel said to Melzar, whom the chief eunuch placed over Daniel, and Hananiah, and Mishael, and Azariah.
1:12Test now indeed your servants ten days; and let there be given to us from food of the seeds of the earth! and we shall eat of it, and water we shall drink.
1:13And let our shape be seen before you! and the shapes of the boys of the ones eating at the table of the king. And how ever you should behold, do accordingly with your servants!
1:14And he hearkened to them, and he tested them ten days.
1:15And after the end of the ten days their shape looked good and strong in flesh above all the boys eating at the table of the king.
1:16And it came to pass Melzar did away with their supper and the wine for their drink, and he gave to them food of the seeds.
1:17And God gave to them understanding and intelligence in all academics, and wisdom. And Daniel perceived in every vision and in dreams.
1:18And after the end of the days which the king told to bring them in, that the chief eunuch brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
1:19And the king spoke with them; and there was not found from out of all of them one likened to Daniel, and Hananiah, and Mishael, and Azariah; and they stood before the king.
1:20And in every discourse of wisdom and higher knowledge, as much as the king sought from them, he found them ten-times more than all of the enchanters, and the magi, the ones being in all of his kingdom.
1:21And Daniel existed until year one of Cyrus the king.