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[1] Now King Darius made a great feast for all his subjects, for all who were born in his house, for all the princes of Media and of Persia, [2] and for all the local governors and captains and governors who were under him, from India to Ethiopia, in the one hundred twenty seven provinces. [3] They ate and drank, and when they were satisfied went home. Then King Darius went into his bedchamber and slept, but awakened out of his sleep. [4] Then the three young men of the bodyguard, who guarded the king, spoke one to another: [5] “Let every one of us state what one thing is strongest. King Darius will give him whose statement seems wiser than the others great gifts and great honors in token of victory. [6] He shall be clothed in purple, drink from gold cups, sleep on a gold bed, and have a chariot with bridles of gold, a fine linen turban, and a chain around his neck. [7] He shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called cousin of Darius.” [8] Then they each wrote his sentence, sealed them, and laid them under King Darius’ pillow, [9] and said, “When the king wakes up, someone will give him the writing. Whoever the king and the three princes of Persia judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as it is written.” [10] The first wrote, “Wine is the strongest.” [11] The second wrote, “The king is strongest.” [12] The third wrote, “Women are strongest, but above all things Truth is the victor.” [13] Now when the king woke up, they took the writing and gave it to him, so he read it. [14] Sending out, he called all the princes of Persia and of Media, the local governors, the captains, the governors, and the chief officers [15] and sat himself down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writing was read before them. [16] He said, “Call the young men, and they shall explain their own sentences. So they were called and came in. [17] They said to them, “Explain what you have written.”Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began [18] and said this: “O sirs, how exceedingly strong wine is! It causes all men who drink it to go astray. [19] It makes the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be the same, likewise of the bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich. [20] It also turns every thought into cheer and mirth, so that a man remembers neither sorrow nor debt. [21] It makes every heart rich, so that a man remembers neither king nor local governor. It makes people say things in large amounts. [22] When they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and kindred, and before long draw their swords. [23] But when they awake from their wine, they don’t remember what they have done. [24] O sirs, isn’t wine the strongest, seeing that it forces people to do this?” And when he had said this, he stopped speaking.
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Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 βασιλεὺς G935 Δαρεῖος ἐποίησεν G4160 δοχὴν G1403 μεγάλην G3173 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 ὑπ’ G5259 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 οἰκογενέσιν αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 μεγιστᾶσιν G3175 τῆς G3588 Μηδίας καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 Περσίδος G4069 [2] καὶ G2532 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 σατράπαις καὶ G2532 στρατηγοῖς G4755 καὶ G2532 τοπάρχαις τοῖς G3588 ὑπ’ G5259 αὐτὸν G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 Ἰνδικῆς μέχρι G3360 τῆς G3588 Αἰθιοπίας ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἑκατὸν G1540 εἴκοσι G1501 ἑπτὰ G2033 σατραπείαις. [3] Καὶ G2532 ἐφάγοσαν καὶ G2532 ἐπίοσαν G4095 καὶ G2532 ἐμπλησθέντες G1705 ἀνέλυσαν, G360 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 Δαρεῖος ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 ἀνέλυσεν G360 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 κοιτῶνα G2846 καὶ G2532 ἐκοιμήθη G2837 καὶ G2532 ἔξυπνος G1853 ἐγένετο. G1096 [4] Τότε G5119 οἱ G3588 τρεῖς G5140 νεανίσκοι G3495 οἱ G3588 σωματοφύλακες οἱ G3588 φυλάσσοντες‡ G5442 τὸ G3588 σῶμα G4983 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 εἶπαν G2036 ἕτερος G2087 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 ἕτερον G2087 [5] Εἴπωμεν G2036 ἕκαστος G1538 ἡμῶν G2257 ἕνα G1520 λόγον, G3056 ὃς G3739 ὑπερισχύσει· καὶ G2532 οὗ G3739 ἂν G302 φανῇ G5316 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 αὐτοῦ G846 σοφώτερον G4680 τοῦ G3588 ἑτέρου, G2087 δώσει G1325 αὐτῷ G846 Δαρεῖος ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 δωρεὰς μεγάλας G3173 καὶ G2532 ἐπινίκια μεγάλα G3173 [6] καὶ G2532 πορφύραν G4209 περιβαλέσθαι G4016 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 χρυσώμασιν πίνειν G4095 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 χρυσῷ G5557 καθεύδειν G2518 καὶ G2532 ἅρμα G716 χρυσοχάλινον καὶ G2532 κίδαριν βυσσίνην G1039 καὶ G2532 μανιάκην περὶ G4012 τὸν G3588 τράχηλον, G5137 [7] καὶ G2532 δεύτερος G1208 καθιεῖται G2523 Δαρείου διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 σοφίαν G4678 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 συγγενὴς G4773 Δαρείου κληθήσεται. G2564 [8] Καὶ G2532 τότε G5119 γράψαντες G1125 ἕκαστος G1538 τὸν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 λόγον G3056 ἐσφραγίσαντο G4972 καὶ G2532 ἔθηκαν G5087 ὑπὸ G5259 τὸ G3588 προσκεφάλαιον G4344 Δαρείου τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 [9] Ὅταν G3752 ἐγερθῇ G1453 ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς, G935 δώσουσιν G1325 αὐτῷ G846 τὸ G3588 γράμμα, G1121 καὶ G2532 ὃν G3739 ἂν G302 κρίνῃ G2919 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 τρεῖς G5140 μεγιστᾶνες G3175 τῆς G3588 Περσίδος G4069 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 αὐτοῦ G846 σοφώτερος, G4680 αὐτῷ G846 δοθήσεται G1325 τὸ G3588 νῖκος G3534 καθὼς G2531 γέγραπται. G1125 [10] Ὁ G3588 εἷς G1520 ἔγραψεν G1125 Ὑπερισχύει ὁ G3588 οἶνος. G3631 [11] Ὁ G3588 ἕτερος G2087 ἔγραψεν G1125 Ὑπερισχύει ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς. G935 [12] Ὁ G3588 τρίτος G5154 ἔγραψεν G1125 Ὑπερισχύουσιν αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες, G1135 ὑπὲρ G5228 δὲ G1161 πάντα G3956 νικᾷ G3528 ἡ G3588 ἀλήθεια. G225 [13] Καὶ G2532 ὅτε G3753 ἐξηγέρθη G1825 ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς, G935 λαβόντες G2983 τὸ G3588 γράμμα G1121 ἔδωκαν G1325 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀνέγνω. G314 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἐξαποστείλας G1821 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 μεγιστᾶνας G3175 τῆς G3588 Περσίδος G4069 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 Μηδίας καὶ G2532 σατράπας καὶ G2532 στρατηγοὺς G4755 καὶ G2532 τοπάρχας καὶ G2532 ὑπάτους καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 χρηματιστηρίῳ, καὶ G2532 ἀνεγνώσθη G314 τὸ G3588 γράμμα G1121 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτῶν. G846 [15] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Καλέσατε G2564 τοὺς G3588 νεανίσκους, G3495 καὶ G2532 αὐτοὶ G846 δηλώσουσιν G1213 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 αὐτῶν· G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκλήθησαν G2564 καὶ G2532 εἰσήλθοσαν. G1525 [16] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Ἀπαγγείλατε G518 ἡμῖν G2254 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 γεγραμμένων. G1125 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἤρξατο G757 ὁ G3588 πρῶτος G4413 ὁ G3588 εἴπας G2036 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ἰσχύος G2479 τοῦ G3588 οἴνου G3631 καὶ G2532 ἔφη G5346 οὕτως G3779 [18] Ἄνδρες, G435 πῶς G4459 ὑπερισχύει ὁ G3588 οἶνος; G3631 Πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἀνθρώπους G444 τοὺς G3588 πίνοντας G4095 αὐτὸν G846 πλανᾷ G4105 τὴν G3588 διάνοιαν. G1271 [19] Τοῦ G3588 τε G5037 βασιλέως G935 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 ὀρφανοῦ G3737 ποιεῖ G4160 τὴν G3588 διάνοιαν G1271 μίαν, G3391 τήν G3588 τε G5037 τοῦ G3588 οἰκέτου G3610 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 τοῦ G3588 ἐλευθέρου, G1658 τήν G3588 τε G5037 τοῦ G3588 πένητος G3993 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 τοῦ G3588 πλουσίου. G4145 [20] Καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 διάνοιαν G1271 μεταστρέφει G3344 εἰς G1519 εὐωχίαν καὶ G2532 εὐφροσύνην G2167 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μέμνηται πᾶσαν G3956 λύπην G3077 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 ὀφείλημα. G3783 [21] Καὶ G2532 πάσας G3956 καρδίας G2588 ποιεῖ G4160 πλουσίας G4145 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μέμνηται βασιλέα G935 οὐδὲ G3761 σατράπην καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 διὰ G1223 ταλάντων G5007 ποιεῖ G4160 λαλεῖν. G2980 [22] Καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μέμνηται, ὅταν G3752 πίνωσιν, G4095 φιλιάζειν φίλοις G5384 καὶ G2532 ἀδελφοῖς, G80 καὶ G2532 μετ’ G3326 οὐ G3756 πολὺ G4183 σπῶνται G4685 μαχαίρας· G3162 [23] καὶ G2532 ὅταν G3752 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 οἴνου G3631 γενηθῶσιν, G1096 οὐ G3756 μέμνηται ἃ G3739 ἔπραξαν. G4238 [24] Ὦ G5599 ἄνδρες, G435 οὐχ G3756 ὑπερισχύει ὁ G3588 οἶνος, G3631 ὅτι G3754 οὕτως G3779 ἀναγκάζει G315 ποιεῖν; G4160 Καὶ G2532 ἐσίγησεν G4601 οὕτως G3779 εἴπας. G2036
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:4 Corrected from φυλύσσοντες, as seen in RH. The verb is φυλάσσω, and this edition prints φυλάσσοντες at its 21 other occurrences.