Daniel 1

In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁyearבִּשְׁנַתof the reignלְמַלְכוּתof Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלcameבָּאto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand besieged it.וַיָּצַר עָלֶיהָ

And Adonaiוַ אֲדֹנָיgaveיִּתֵּןJehoiakimאֶת יְהוֹיָקִיםkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהinto his hand,בְּיָדוֹand someוּמִקְצָתof the vesselsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵיתof Elohim;הָאֱלֹהִיםand he brought themוַיְבִיאֵםto the landאֶרֶץof Shinar,שִׁנְעָרto the houseבֵּיתof his god,אֱלֹהָיוand the vesselsוְאֶת הַכֵּלִיםhe broughtהֵבִיאinto the treasureאוֹצַרhouseבֵּיתof his god.אֱלֹהָיו

And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְtoldיֹּאמֶרAshpenaz,לְאַשְׁפְּנַזthe chiefרַבof his officials,סָרִיסָיוto bringלְהָבִיאsome of the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלboth of the royalוּ הַמְּלוּכָהoffspringמִזֶּרַעand of the nobles,וּמִן הַפַּרְתְּמִים

youthsיְלָדִיםin whomאֲשֶׁר בָּהֶםthere was noאֵיןdefect at all,כָּל מוּםand goodוְטוֹבֵיin appearance,מַרְאֶהand insightfulוּמַשְׂכִּילִיםin allבְּכָלwisdom,חָכְמָהand knowingוְיֹדְעֵיknowledge,דַעַתand understandingוּמְבִינֵיlearning,מַדָּעand who hadוַאֲשֶׁר בָּהֶםstrengthכֹּחַto standלַעֲמֹדin the palaceבְּהֵיכַלof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand to teach themוּלֲלַמְּדָםthe writingסֵפֶרand the languageוּלְשׁוֹןof the Chaldeans.כַּשְׂדִּים

And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְassigned themוַיְמַן לָהֶםa dailyיוֹםportionדְּבַרeach dayבְּיוֹמוֹfrom the delicaciesמִפַּת בַּגof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand from the wineוּמִיֵּיןhe drank,מִשְׁתָּיוand ordered that they be brought upוּלְגַדְּלָםthreeשָׁלוֹשׁyears,שָׁנִיםand at the end of themוּמִקְצָתָםthey would standיַעַמְדוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ

And there wereוַיְהִיamong them,בָהֶםfrom the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהDaniel,דָּנִיֵּאלHananiah,חֲנַנְיָהMishael,מִישָׁאֵלand Azariah.וַעֲזַרְיָה

And the chiefשַׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםgave themוַיָּשֶׂם לָהֶםnames:שֵׁמוֹתhe gaveוַיָּשֶׂםDanielלְדָנִיֵּאלthe name Belteshazzar,בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרand HananiahוְלַחֲנַנְיָהShadrach,שַׁדְרַךְand MishaelוּלְמִישָׁאֵלMeshach,מֵישַׁךְand AzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָהAbednego.עֲבֵד נְגוֹ

But Danielוַ דָּנִיֵּאלset itיָּשֶׂםin his heartעַל לִבּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe would notלֹאdefile himselfיִתְגָּאַלwith the delicaciesבְּפַתְבַּגof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְor with the wineוּבְיֵיןhe drank;מִשְׁתָּיוand he askedוַיְבַקֵּשׁthe chiefמִשַּׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe might notלֹאdefile himself.יִתְגָּאָל

And Elohimוַ הָאֱלֹהִיםgaveיִּתֵּןDanielאֶת דָּנִיֵּאלloyal loveלְחֶסֶדand compassionוּלְרַחֲמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe chiefשַׂרof the officials.הַסָּרִיסִים

And the chiefוַ שַׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto Daniel,לְדָנִיֵּאל“Iאֲנִיfearיָרֵאmy lordאֶת אֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְwhoאֲשֶׁרassignedמִנָּהyour foodאֶת מַאֲכַלְכֶםand your drink;וְאֶת מִשְׁתֵּיכֶםforאֲשֶׁרwhyלָמָּהshould he seeיִרְאֶהyour facesאֶת פְּנֵיכֶםmore downcast thanזֹעֲפִים מִןthe youthsהַיְלָדִיםwho are your age?אֲשֶׁר כְּגִילְכֶםThen you would makeוְmy headאֶת רֹאשִׁיguiltyחִיַּבְתֶּםto the king.”לַמֶּלֶךְ

And Danielוַ דָּנִיֵּאלsaidיֹּאמֶרto the stewardאֶל הַמֶּלְצַרwhomאֲשֶׁרthe chiefשַׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםhad appointedמִנָּהover Daniel,עַל דָּנִיֵּאלHananiah,חֲנַנְיָהMishael,מִישָׁאֵלand Azariah,וַעֲזַרְיָה

“Testנַסyour servants,אֶת עֲבָדֶיךָplease,נָאfor tenעֲשָׂרָהdays,יָמִיםand let them giveוְיִתְּנוּusלָנוּsome of the vegetablesמִן הַזֵּרֹעִיםand we will eat,וְנֹאכְלָהand waterוּמַיִםand we will drink.וְנִשְׁתֶּה

Then letוְour appearanceמַרְאֵינוּbe seenיֵרָאוּbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand the appearanceוּמַרְאֵהof the youthsהַיְלָדִיםwho eatהָאֹכְלִיםthe delicaciesאֵת פַּתְבַּגof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand asוְכַאֲשֶׁרyou see,תִּרְאֵהdealעֲשֵׂהwith your servants.”עִם עֲבָדֶיךָ

And he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto themלָהֶםin thisלַ הַזֶּהmatterדָּבָרand tested themוַיְנַסֵּםtenעֲשָׂרָהdays.יָמִים

And at the endוּמִקְצָתof tenעֲשָׂרָהdaysיָמִיםtheir appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶםwas seen to beנִרְאָהbetterטוֹבand fatterוּבְרִיאֵיin fleshבָּשָׂרthan allמִן כָּלthe youthsהַיְלָדִיםwho were eatingהָאֹכְלִיםthe delicaciesאֵת פַּתְבַּגof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ

So the stewardוַיְהִי הַמֶּלְצַרkept taking awayנֹשֵׂאtheir delicaciesאֶת פַּתְבָּגָםand the wineוְיֵיןthey were to drink,מִשְׁתֵּיהֶםand givingוְנֹתֵןthemלָהֶםvegetables.זֵרְעֹנִים

And to theseוְ הָאֵלֶּהfourאַרְבַּעְתָּםyouths,הַיְלָדִיםElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםgaveנָתַןthemלָהֶםlearningמַדָּעand insightוְהַשְׂכֵּלin allבְּכָלwritingסֵפֶרand wisdom;וְחָכְמָהand Danielוְדָנִיֵּאלunderstoodהֵבִיןallבְּכָלvisionsחָזוֹןand dreams.וַחֲלֹמוֹת

And at the endוּלְמִקְצָתof the daysהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad saidאָמַרto bring them in,לַהֲבִיאָםthe chiefשַׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםbrought them inוַיְבִיאֵםbeforeלִפְנֵיNebuchadnezzar.נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר

And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְspokeוַיְדַבֵּרwith them,אִתָּםand among all of themמִכֻּלָּםnone wasוְלֹאfoundנִמְצָאlike Daniel,כְּדָנִיֵּאלHananiah,חֲנַנְיָהMishael,מִישָׁאֵלand Azariah;וַעֲזַרְיָהand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ

And in everyוְכֹלmatterדְּבַרof wisdomחָכְמַתand understandingבִּינָהthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְaskedבִּקֵּשׁof them,מֵהֶםhe found themוַיִּמְצָאֵםtenעֶשֶׂרtimesיָדוֹתbetter than allעַל כָּלthe magiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּיםand the enchantersהָאַשָּׁפִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin allבְּכָלhis kingdom.מַלְכוּתוֹ

And Danielדָּנִיֵּאלwas thereוַיְהִיuntil the firstעַד אַחַתyearשְׁנַתof Kingלְ הַמֶּלֶךְCyrus.כוֹרֶשׁ