1:1 In
the
third
year
of
the
reign
of
Jehoiakim
king
of
Judah,
come
hath
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
to
Jerusalem,
and
layeth
siege
against
it;
1:2 and
the
Lord
giveth
into
his
hand
Jehoiakim
king
of
Judah,
and
some
of
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
and
he
bringeth
them
in
[to]
the
land
of
Shinar,
[to]
the
house
of
his
god,
and
the
vessels
he
hath
brought
in
[to]
the
treasure-house
of
his
god.
1:3 And
the
king
saith,
to
Ashpenaz
master
of
his
eunuchs,
to
bring
in
out
of
the
sons
of
Israel,
(even
of
the
royal
seed,
and
of
the
chiefs,)
1:4 lads
in
whom
there
is
no
blemish,
and
of
good
appearance,
and
skilful
in
all
wisdom,
and
possessing
knowledge,
and
teaching
thought,
and
who
have
ability
to
stand
in
the
palace
of
the
king,
and
to
teach
them
the
literature
and
language
of
the
Chaldeans.
1:5 And
the
king
doth
appoint
for
them
a
rate,
day
by
day,
of
the
king's
portion
of
food,
and
of
the
wine
of
his
drinking,
so
as
to
nourish
them
three
years,
that
at
the
end
thereof
they
may
stand
before
the
king.
1:6 And
there
are
among
them
out
of
the
sons
of
Judah,
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
1:7 and
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
setteth
names
on
them,
and
he
setteth
on
Daniel,
Belteshazzar;
and
on
Hananiah,
Shadrach;
and
on
Mishael,
Meshach;
and
on
Azariah,
Abed-Nego.
1:8 And
Daniel
purposeth
in
his
heart
that
he
will
not
pollute
himself
with
the
king's
portion
of
food,
and
with
the
wine
of
his
drinking,
and
he
seeketh
of
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
that
he
may
not
pollute
himself.
1:9 And
God
giveth
Daniel
for
kindness
and
for
mercies
before
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs;
1:10 and
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
saith
to
Daniel,
`I
am
fearing
my
lord
the
king,
who
hath
appointed
your
food
and
your
drink,
for
why
doth
he
see
your
faces
sadder
than
[those
of]
the
lads
which
[are]
of
your
circle
then
ye
have
made
my
head
indebted
to
the
king,'
1:11 And
Daniel
saith
unto
the
Meltzar,
whom
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
hath
appointed
over
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
1:12 `Try,
I
pray
thee,
thy
servants,
ten
days;
and
they
give
to
us
of
the
vegetables,
and
we
eat,
and
water,
and
we
drink;
1:13 and
our
appearance
is
seen
before
thee,
and
the
appearance
of
the
lads
who
are
eating
the
king's
portion
of
food,
and
as
thou
seest--deal
with
thy
servants.'
1:14 And
he
hearkeneth
to
them,
to
this
word,
and
trieth
them
ten
days:
1:15 and
at
the
end
of
ten
days
their
appearance
hath
appeared
better
and
fatter
in
flesh
then
any
of
the
lads
who
are
eating
the
king's
portion
of
food.
1:16 And
the
Meltzar
is
taking
away
their
portion
of
food,
and
the
wine
of
their
drink,
and
is
giving
to
them
vegetables.
1:17 As
to
these
four
lads,
God
hath
given
to
them
knowledge
and
understanding
in
every
[kind
of]
literature,
and
wisdom;
and
Daniel
hath
given
instruction
about
every
[kind
of]
vision
and
dreams.
1:18 And
at
the
end
of
the
days
that
the
king
had
said
to
bring
them
in,
bring
them
in
doth
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
before
Nebuchadnezzar.
1:19 And
the
king
speaketh
with
them,
and
there
hath
none
been
found
among
them
all
like
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
and
they
stand
before
the
king;
1:20 and
[in]
any
matter
of
wisdom
[and]
understanding
that
the
king
hath
sought
of
them,
he
findeth
them
ten
hands
above
all
the
scribes,
the
enchanters,
who
[are]
in
all
his
kingdom.
1:21 And
Daniel
is
unto
the
first
year
of
Cyrus
the
king.
