Daniel 1

In the third year of Yehoyaqim king of Yehudah, Nebuchadnezzar besieges Yerushalayim and takes noble youths including Daniyyel, Hananyah, Misha'el, and Azaryah captive to Bavel, renaming them Beltsha'tsar, Shadrakh, Meshakh, and Abed-Nego. Daniyyel and his companions resolve not to defile themselves with the king's food and wine, requesting vegetables and water; YHWH grants them knowledge, skill, and superior appearance after ten days.[1][5]

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וַ/יִּתֵּן֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֲדֹנָ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/יָד֜/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado into his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 yehoyaqim Jehoiakim YHWH establishes Yehoyaqim HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤒𐤑𐤕 umiqetsat and some of and from a portion of and from a part of HC/R/Ncfsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of implements of HNcmpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of house of HNcmsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יְבִיאֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤌 vayeviem and he brought them and he brought them in and he brought them in HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp אֶֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc שִׁנְעָ֖ר 𐤔𐤍𐤏𐤓 shinear of Shinar Shinʿar Shinear HNp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc אֱלֹהָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) of his god his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/כֵּלִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 hakelim the vessels the prepared implements the implements HTd/Ncmpa הֵבִ֔יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 hevi he brought he caused to come in he brought in HVhp3ms בֵּ֖ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house-of house of HNcmsc אוֹצַ֥ר 𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 otsar treasury storehouse of storehouse of HNcmsc אֱלֹהָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of his god his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms
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יְלָדִ֣ים 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 yeladim youths boys children HNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in whom that-which who HTr אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn בָּ/הֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them in them HR/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) any entirety of all of HNcmsc מאום 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌 mvm defect blemish defect HNcmsa מוּם֩ 𐤌𐤅𐤌 mum blemish blemish blemish HNcmsa וְ/טוֹבֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉 vetovey and good in and good ones of and good ones of HC/Aampc מַרְאֶ֜ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh appearance visible appearance visible appearance HNcmsa וּ/מַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 umasekilim skillful insight-givers and skillful HC/Vhrmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc חָכְמָ֗ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וְ/יֹ֤דְעֵי 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉 veyodeey knowers of and knowers of and knowers of HC/Vqrmpc דַ֨עַת֙ 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa וּ/מְבִינֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉 umeviney understanding and those causing understanding of and understanding HC/Vhrmpc מַדָּ֔ע 𐤌𐤃𐤏 mada learning acquired knowledge acquired knowledge HNcmsa וַ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and who had and that-which and who HC/Tr כֹּ֣חַ 𐤊𐤇 kocha strength strength strength HNcmsa בָּ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem-2 in them in them HR/Sp3mp לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤃 laamod ima (Bemba) to stand to stand to stand HR/Vqc בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 beheykhal in the palace in the grand palace of in the palace HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וּֽ/לֲ/לַמְּדָ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤌 ulalamedam lemba (Kikongo) and to teach them and to instruct them and to teach them HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mp סֵ֖פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer literature written record of literature HNcmsa וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 uleshon and language and tongue-of and tongue-of HC/Ncbsc כַּשְׂדִּֽים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim of the Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi HNp
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וַ/יְמַן֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤍 vayeman And appointed and he appointed and he appointed HC/Vpw3ms לָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) portion word of portion HNcmsc י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom daily day day HNcmsa בְּ/יוֹמ֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 beyomo in his day in his day in his day HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִ/פַּת 𐤌/𐤐𐤕 mipat from portion allotted food-portion of allotted food-portion of HR/Ncmsc בַּ֤ג 𐤁𐤂 bag food allotted portion allotted portion HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִ/יֵּ֣ין 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤉𐤍 umiyeyn ubumayi (Bemba) and from wine and from wine of and from wine of HC/R/Ncmsc מִשְׁתָּ֔י/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mishetayv his drinking his drinking-feast his drinking-feast HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּֽ/לְ/גַדְּלָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤂𐤃𐤋/𐤌 ulegadelam to make them grow to make them great to make them great HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mp שָׁנִ֣ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa שָׁל֑וֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔 shalosh three three three HAcfsa וּ/מִ֨/קְצָתָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤒𐤑𐤕/𐤌 umiqetsatam and from end of them and from a portion of them and from a portion of them HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3mp יַֽעַמְד֖וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 yaamedu ima (Bemba) they might stand they will stand they will stand HVqi3mp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before face to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem But Daniel purposed and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms דָּנִיֵּאל֙ 𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤀𐤋 daniyel Daniel God-is-my-Judge Daniyel HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon upon HR לִבּ֔/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his inner core his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִתְגָּאַ֛ל 𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤀𐤋 yitegaal he would defile himself he will defile himself he would defile himself HVti3ms בְּ/פַתְבַּ֥ג 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤁𐤂 befatebag with the food in allotted portion of with the portion of food HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/יֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤉𐤍 uveyeyn ubumayi (Bemba) nor with the wine and in wine of nor with wine HC/R/Ncmsc מִשְׁתָּ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mishetayv which he drank his drinking-feast his drinking-feast HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יְבַקֵּשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 vayevaqesh therefore he requested and he earnestly sought and he earnestly sought HC/Vpw3ms מִ/שַּׂ֣ר 𐤌/𐤔𐤓 misar of the prince chief of chief of HR/Ncmsc הַ/סָּרִיסִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasarisim of the eunuchs the royal court officials the eunuchs HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִתְגָּאָֽל 𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤀𐤋 yitegaal-2 to defile himself he will defile himself he would defile himself HVti3ms
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וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שַׂ֤ר 𐤔𐤓 sar chief ruling-chief of chief of HNcmsc הַ/סָּרִיסִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasarisim of the eunuchs the royal court officials the eunuchs HTd/Ncmpa לְ/דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל 𐤋/𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤀𐤋 ledaniyel to Daniel to El-is-my-judge to Daniyel HR/Np יָרֵ֤א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare I fear he feared he feared HVqrmsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker [·] HTo אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr מִנָּ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤄 minah has appointed he formally appointed he appointed HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מַאֲכַלְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤊𐤌 maakhalekhem your food your food your food HNcmsc/Sp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִשְׁתֵּי/כֶ֑ם 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 misheteykhem your drink your drinking-feast your banquet drink HNcmsc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֡ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 for why that-which that HTr לָ/מָּה֩ 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? why HR/Ti יִרְאֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh should he see he sees he will see HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo פְּנֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 peneykhem your faces your faces your faces HNcbpc/Sp2mp זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים 𐤆𐤏𐤐𐤉𐤌 zoafim worse looking seething ones distressed HVqrmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than from than HR הַ/יְלָדִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayeladim the youths the boys the boys HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 who are that-which who HTr כְּ/גִֽילְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤊/𐤂𐤉𐤋/𐤊𐤌 kegilekhem of your age like your jubilation of your age HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/חִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤌 vechiyavetem and you would endanger and you made liable and you would endanger HC/Vpq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹאשִׁ֖/י 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉 roshi my head my head my head HNcmsc/Sp1cs לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa
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וְ/הַ/יְלָדִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehayeladim and-these youths and the boys and the children HC/Td/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp אַרְבַּעְתָּ֔/ם 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤌 arebaetam four-of-them four of them four of them HAcmsc/Sp3mp נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan gave he gave he gave HVqp3ms לָ/הֶ֧ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them to them HR/Sp3mp הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the-God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa מַדָּ֥ע 𐤌𐤃𐤏 mada knowledge acquired knowledge acquired knowledge HNcmsa וְ/הַשְׂכֵּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤋 vehasekel and-skill and causing insight and causing insight HC/Vha בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in-all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc סֵ֣פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer literature written record of book of HNcmsa וְ/חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vechakhemah and-wisdom wisdom-skill and wisdom-skill HC/Ncfsa וְ/דָנִיֵּ֣אל 𐤅/𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤀𐤋 vedaniyel and-Daniel and God-is-my-judge and Daniyel HC/Np הֵבִ֔ין 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 hevin had-understanding he caused to discern he caused to understand HVhp3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal-2 kila (Swahili) in-all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc חָז֖וֹן 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 chazon visions prophetic vision prophetic vision HNcmsa וַ/חֲלֹמֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 vachalomot and-dreams dreams of and dreams of HC/Ncmpa
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וְ/כֹ֗ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) And in all and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc דְּבַר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) matters word of matter of HNcmsc חָכְמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕 chakhemat of wisdom wisdom-of wisdom-of HNcfsc בִּינָ֔ה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 binah and understanding discernment understanding HNcfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr בִּקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤁𐤒𐤔 biqesh inquired he sought diligently he sought diligently HVpp3ms מֵ/הֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem of them from them HR/Sp3mp הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּמְצָאֵ֞/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤌 vayimetsaem he found them and he found them and he found them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp עֶ֣שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa יָד֗וֹת 𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕 yadot times hands times HNcbpa עַ֤ל 𐤏𐤋 al than upon over HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַֽ/חַרְטֻמִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤈𐤌𐤉𐤌 hacharetumim the magicians the engraved-scholars the magicians HTd/Ncmpa הָֽ/אַשָּׁפִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤌 haashafim and enchanters the court magicians the enchanters HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that were that-which who HTr בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מַלְכוּתֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom his kingship his kingdom HNcfsc/Sp3ms