DANIEL 1 Interlinear Overview
This chapter describes the looting of the temple treasures of Jerusalem
and the integration of men of royalty and nobility into the society of the eunuch-high-officials of Babylon. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are put onto a grain-vegetable-bean diet.
Their names are changed to Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed Nego.
They enter the service of Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 1:1
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔ושׁ
In year three (complete calendar years starting from Tishri –
605 BC Judean reckoning or 606 BC by Babylonian reckoning)
לְמַלְכ֖וּת יְהֹויָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה
of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
בָּ֣א נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem
וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃
And laid siege to Her;
Daniel 1:2
וַיִּתֵּן֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י בְּיָדֹ֜ו אֶת־יְהֹויָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה
And the Lord gave into his hand
Jehoiakim king of Judah,
וּמִקְצָת֙ כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
And some of the vessels of the House of the True God,
וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־שִׁנְעָ֖ר בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו
And he brought them to the land of Shinar,
to the home of his gods;
וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הֵבִ֔יא בֵּ֖ית אֹוצַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
and he brought the vessels
into the house of the treasure of his gods.
Daniel 1:3
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז רַ֣ב סָרִיסָ֑יו
Now the king gave orders to Ashpenaz,
the chief of his eunuch-high-officials,
לְהָבִ֞יא מִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וּמִזֶּ֥רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה
To integrate some of the sons of Israel,
both from the royal line,
וּמִן־הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃
And from the nobles;—
Daniel 1:4
יְלָדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵֽין־בָּהֶ֣ם כָּל־מאום מוּם֩ וְטוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜ה
Youth whereon there wasn’t any blemish
and of good appearance,
וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים בְּכָל־חָכְמָ֗ה
And insightful in all wisdom,
וְיֹ֤דְעֵי דַ֙עַת֙ וּמְבִינֵ֣י מַדָּ֔ע וַאֲשֶׁר֙ כֹּ֣חַ בָּהֶ֔ם
And having a grip on knowledge
and being discerning of thought,
and who were of integral ability,—
לַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּהֵיכַ֣ל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
In order to stand in the palace of the king;
וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם סֵ֖פֶר וּלְשׁ֥וֹן כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
And to teach them literature,
and the tongue of the Chaldeans;
Daniel 1:5
וַיְמַן֩ לָהֶ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ דְּבַר־יֹ֣ום בְּיֹומֹ֗ו
And the king assigned to them the menu of the day,
[and the king assigned to them the thing of the day on its day]
מִפַּת־בַּ֤ג הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
from the king’s fine food,
וּמִיֵּ֣ין מִשְׁתָּ֔יו וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם שָׁנִ֣ים שָׁלֹ֑ושׁ
and from the wine for his banquets,
Thus to educate them for three years,
וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔ם יַֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
so at the end of them,
they should stand before the king.
Daniel 1:6
וַיְהִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם מִבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה
Now there was amongst them,
from the sons of Judah,
דָּנִיֵּ֣אל חֲנַנְיָ֔ה
Daniel (my God is Judge)
Hananyah (the LORD has graciously given);
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃
Mishael (one who is of God),
and Azaryah (helper of the LORD);
Daniel 1:7
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם לָהֶ֛ם שַׂ֥ר הַסָּרִיסִ֖ים שֵׁמֹ֑ות
Then the leader of the eunuch-high-officials
gave them new names:
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם לְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אל בֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗ר
And he rendered Daniel →Belteshazzar;
(Akkadian: Balat-Sharri-Utsur/protect the life of the king)
וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ שַׁדְרַ֔ךְ וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣ל מֵישַׁ֔ךְ
and Hannayah →Shadrach,
and Mishael →Meshach,
וְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה עֲבֵ֥ד נְגֹֽו׃
and Azaryah →Aved Nego.
Daniel 1:8
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם דָּנִיֵּאל֙ עַל־לִבֹּ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִתְגָּאַ֛ל
But Daniel placed on his heart
that he would not defile himself
בְּפַתְבַּ֥ג הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וּבְיֵ֣ין מִשְׁתָּ֑יו
with the king’s fine food and with the wine for his banquets;
וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙ מִשַּׂ֣ר הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א יִתְגָּאָֽל׃
So he sought from the leader of the eunuch-high-officials that
he might not defile himself.
Daniel 1:9
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־דָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אל לְחֶ֖סֶד וּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑ים
Now the True God granted Daniel kindness and compassion,
לִפְנֵ֖י שַׂ֥ר הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃
before the leader of the eunuch-high-officials;
Daniel 1:10
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר שַׂ֤ר הַסָּרִיסִים֙ לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל יָרֵ֤א אֲנִי֙ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
But the leader of the eunuch-high-officials said to Daniel:
“I am in fear of my lord the king,
אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִנָּ֔ה אֶת־מַאֲכַלְכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־מִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑ם
who has allotted your food, and your consumption of drink;
אֲשֶׁ֡ר לָמָּה֩ יִרְאֶ֨ה אֶת־פְּנֵיכֶ֜ם זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים מִן־הַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כְּגִֽילְכֶ֔ם
Wherefore, why should he observe your faces looking poorly,
compared to the youths that are around your age group?
וְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־רֹאשִׁ֖י לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
And then ye will endanger my head to the king!”
Daniel 1:11
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּנִיֵּ֖אל אֶל־הַמֶּלְצַ֑ר
Then Daniel said to the guardian,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִנָּה֙ שַׂ֣ר הַסָּֽרִיסִ֔ים עַל־דָּנִיֵּ֣אל חֲנַנְיָ֔ה
whom the leander of the eunuch-high-officials had appointed
over Daniel, Hananiah,
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃
Mishael, and Azariah:
Daniel 1:12
נַס־נָ֥א אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ יָמִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֑ה
“Please test thy servants, ten days:
וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ מִן־הַזֵּרֹעִ֛ים וְנֹאכְלָ֖ה וּמַ֥יִם וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃
and let them give us from the seed-based produce
and we will eat, and water and we will drink;”
Daniel 1:13
וְיֵרָא֤וּ לְפָנֶ֨יךָ֙ מַרְאֵ֔ינוּ וּמַרְאֵה֙ הַיְלָדִ֔ים
“Then let them be seen before you,—
our countenances and the look of the youths,
הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים אֵ֖ת פַּתְבַּ֣ג הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
those having eaten the king’s fine food;
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְאֵ֔ה עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃
And then according to that which you shall see,
do with your servants.”
Daniel 1:14
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לָהֶ֖ם לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה
So he hearkened to them concerning this matter,
וַיְנַסֵּ֖ם יָמִ֥ים עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
and he proved them, 10 days.
Daniel 1:15
וּמִקְצָת֙ יָמִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה
Now after the end of the ten days
נִרְאָ֤ה מַרְאֵיהֶם֙ טֹ֔וב וּבְרִיאֵ֖י בָּשָׂ֑ר
their countenences appeared
better and fatter of flesh,
מִן־כָּל־הַיְלָדִ֔ים הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים אֵ֖ת פַּתְבַּ֥ג הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
than all of the youths,
those who were eating the king’s fine food.
Daniel 1:16
וַיְהִ֣י הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר נֹשֵׂא֙ אֶת־פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם וְיֵ֖ין מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם
Then it took place the guardian, —
having taken away their fine food
and the wine for their banquets,
וְנֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃
and giving them vegetable produce.
Daniel 1:17
וְהַיְלָדִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם
And these youths, the four of them,
נָתַ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַדָּ֥ע וְהַשְׂכֵּ֖ל
The True God gave them knowledge and insight,
בְּכָל־סֵ֣פֶר וְחָכְמָ֑ה
in all literature and wisdom;
וְדָנִיֵּ֣אל הֵבִ֔ין בְּכָל־חָזֹ֖ון וַחֲלֹמֹֽות׃
And Daniel He made understand about
any vision, and dreams.
Daniel 1:18
וּלְמִקְצָת֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לַהֲבִיאָ֑ם
Now at the end of the days
that the king had prescribed for their integration,
וַיְבִיאֵם֙ שַׂ֣ר הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃
then the leader of the eunuch-high-officials
brought them all in before Nebuchadnezzar;
Daniel 1:19
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אִתָּם֮ הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ וְלֹ֤א נִמְצָא֙ מִכֻּלָּ֔ם
And the king spoke with them;
And was not found amongst them all
כְּדָנִיֵּ֣אל חֲנַנְיָ֔ה מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַרְיָ֑ה
the likes of Daniel, Hannaniah,
Mishael, and Azariah;
וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
So they took their stand before the king;
Daniel 1:20
וְכֹ֗ל דְּבַר֙ חָכְמַ֣ת בִּינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־בִּקֵּ֥שׁ מֵהֶ֖ם הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
Now for any matter, concerning understanding of wisdom,
that which the king had sought from them:
וַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞ם עֶ֣שֶׂר יָדֹ֗ות עַ֤ל כָּל־הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔ים
He found them ten strengths
above, in particular, all of the sacred scribes, all of the conjurers,
אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתֹֽו׃
who were in all his realm;
Daniel 1:21
וַֽיְהִי֙ דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל
And Daniel was there,
עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת לְכֹ֥ורֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ
Until year one of king Cyrus.
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