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World English Bible

Daniel 1 (WEBP)

[1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
[2] The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. He brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
[3] The king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles:
[4] youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
[5] The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years, that at its end they should stand before the king.
[6] Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
[7] The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
[8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
[9] Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
[10] The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.”
[11] Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
[12] “Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.
[13] Then let our faces be examined before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king’s delicacies; and as you see, deal with your servants.”
[14] So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
[15] At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate of the king’s delicacies.
[16] So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
[17] Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
[18] At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
[19] The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
[20] In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
[21] Daniel continued even to the first year of King Cyrus.

Daniel 1:2a The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Daniel 1:2b The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Daniel 1:3 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Daniel 1 (KJVS)

[1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
[2] And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
[3] And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
[4] children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
[5] And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
[6] Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
[7] unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
[8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
[9] Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
[10] And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
[11] Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
[12] Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
[13] Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
[14] So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
[15] And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
[16] Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
[17] As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
[18] Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
[19] And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
[20] And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
[21] And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

Daniel 1:5 Heb. the wine of his drink
Daniel 1:10a Heb. sadder
Daniel 1:10b Or, term, or continuance
Daniel 1:11 Or, the steward
Daniel 1:12a Heb. of pulse
Daniel 1:12b Heb. that we may eat, etc.
Daniel 1:17 Or, he made Daniel understand
Daniel 1:20 Heb. wisdom of understanding

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Daniel 1 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () ἔτει () τρίτῳ () τῆς () βασιλείας () Ιωακιμ βασιλέως () Ιουδα ἦλθεν () Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς () Βαβυλῶνος () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () ἐπολιόρκει αὐτήν. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () κύριος () ἐν () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () Ιωακιμ βασιλέα () Ιουδα καὶ () ἀπὸ () μέρους () τῶν () σκευῶν () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () καὶ () ἤνεγκεν () αὐτὰ () εἰς () γῆν () Σεννααρ οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () τὰ () σκεύη () εἰσήνεγκεν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () θησαυροῦ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τῷ () Ασφανεζ τῷ () ἀρχιευνούχῳ αὐτοῦ () εἰσαγαγεῖν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () υἱῶν () τῆς () αἰχμαλωσίας () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () σπέρματος () τῆς () βασιλείας () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () φορθομμιν
[4] νεανίσκους () οἷς () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () μῶμος () καὶ () καλοὺς () τῇ () ὄψει () καὶ () συνιέντας () ἐν () πάσῃ () σοφίᾳ () καὶ () γιγνώσκοντας () γνῶσιν () καὶ () διανοουμένους φρόνησιν () καὶ () οἷς () ἐστιν () ἰσχὺς () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () ἑστάναι () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () διδάξαι () αὐτοὺς () γράμματα () καὶ () γλῶσσαν () Χαλδαίων. ()
[5] Καὶ () διέταξεν () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τὸ () τῆς () ἡμέρας () καθ’ () ἡμέραν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () τραπέζης () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () οἴνου () τοῦ () πότου () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () θρέψαι () αὐτοὺς () ἔτη () τρία () καὶ () μετὰ () ταῦτα () στῆναι () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () ἐκ () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ιουδα Δανιηλ () καὶ () Ανανιας () καὶ () Μισαηλ καὶ () Αζαριας.
[7] Καὶ () ἐπέθηκεν () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () ἀρχιευνοῦχος ὀνόματα, () τῷ () Δανιηλ () Βαλτασαρ καὶ () τῷ () Ανανια () Σεδραχ καὶ () τῷ () Μισαηλ Μισαχ καὶ () τῷ () Αζαρια Αβδεναγω.
[8] Καὶ () ἔθετο () Δανιηλ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () οὐ () μὴ () ἀλισγηθῇ ἐν () τῇ () τραπέζῃ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () οἴνῳ () τοῦ () πότου () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἠξίωσε () τὸν () ἀρχιευνοῦχον ὡς () οὐ () μὴ () ἀλισγηθῇ.
[9] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () ὁ () θεὸς () τὸν () Δανιηλ () εἰς () ἔλεον () καὶ () εἰς () οἰκτιρμὸν () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () ἀρχιευνούχου.
[10] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () ἀρχιευνοῦχος τῷ () Δανιηλ () Φοβοῦμαι () ἐγὼ () τὸν () κύριόν () μου () τὸν () βασιλέα () τὸν () ἐκτάξαντα τὴν () βρῶσιν () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τὴν () πόσιν () ὑμῶν () μήποτε () ἴδῃ () τὰ () πρόσωπα () ὑμῶν () σκυθρωπὰ () παρὰ () τὰ () παιδάρια () τὰ () συνήλικα ὑμῶν () καὶ () καταδικάσητε () τὴν () κεφαλήν () μου () τῷ () βασιλεῖ. ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δανιηλ () πρὸς () Αμελσαδ, ὃν () κατέστησεν () ὁ () ἀρχιευνοῦχος ἐπὶ () Δανιηλ, () Ανανιαν, () Μισαηλ, Αζαριαν
[12] Πείρασον () δὴ () τοὺς () παῖδάς () σου () ἡμέρας () δέκα, () καὶ () δότωσαν () ἡμῖν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () σπερμάτων, () καὶ () φαγόμεθα καὶ () ὕδωρ () πιόμεθα· ()
[13] καὶ () ὀφθήτωσαν () ἐνώπιόν () σου () αἱ () ἰδέαι () ἡμῶν () καὶ () αἱ () ἰδέαι () τῶν () παιδαρίων () τῶν () ἐσθιόντων () τὴν () τράπεζαν () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () καθὼς () ἂν () ἴδῃς () ποίησον () μετὰ () τῶν () παίδων () σου. ()
[14] Καὶ () εἰσήκουσεν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐπείρασεν () αὐτοὺς () ἡμέρας () δέκα. ()
[15] Καὶ () μετὰ () τὸ () τέλος () τῶν () δέκα () ἡμερῶν () ὡράθησαν () αἱ () ἰδέαι () αὐτῶν () ἀγαθαὶ () καὶ () ἰσχυραὶ () ταῖς () σαρξὶν () ὑπὲρ () τὰ () παιδάρια () τὰ () ἐσθίοντα () τὴν () τράπεζαν () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () Αμελσαδ ἀναιρούμενος () τὸ () δεῖπνον () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὸν () οἶνον () τοῦ () πόματος () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐδίδου () αὐτοῖς () σπέρματα. ()
[17] Καὶ () τὰ () παιδάρια () ταῦτα, () οἱ () τέσσαρες () αὐτοί, () ἔδωκεν () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () θεὸς () σύνεσιν () καὶ () φρόνησιν () ἐν () πάσῃ () γραμματικῇ καὶ () σοφίᾳ· () καὶ () Δανιηλ () συνῆκεν () ἐν () πάσῃ () ὁράσει () καὶ () ἐνυπνίοις. ()
[18] Καὶ () μετὰ () τὸ () τέλος () τῶν () ἡμερῶν, () ὧν () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () εἰσαγαγεῖν () αὐτούς, () καὶ () εἰσήγαγεν () αὐτοὺς () ὁ () ἀρχιευνοῦχος ἐναντίον () Ναβουχοδονοσορ.
[19] Καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () ὁ () βασιλεύς, () καὶ () οὐχ () εὑρέθησαν () ἐκ () πάντων () αὐτῶν () ὅμοιοι () Δανιηλ () καὶ () Ανανια () καὶ () Μισαηλ καὶ () Αζαρια· καὶ () ἔστησαν () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἐν () παντὶ () ῥήματι () σοφίας () καὶ () ἐπιστήμης, ὧν () ἐζήτησεν () παρ’ () αὐτῶν () ὁ () βασιλεύς, () εὗρεν () αὐτοὺς () δεκαπλασίονας παρὰ () πάντας () τοὺς () ἐπαοιδοὺς καὶ () τοὺς () μάγους () τοὺς () ὄντας () ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () Δανιηλ () ἕως () ἔτους () ἑνὸς () Κύρου τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()

Daniel 1:1 This chapter was originally Δανιήλ (Θ) 1.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.