Daniel (Greek) 1

1 ἘΝ ἔτει τρίτῳ τῆς βασιλείας Ἰωακεὶμ βασιλέως Ἰούδα, ἦλθε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐπολιόρκει αὐτήν.

2 Καὶ ἔδωκε Κύριος ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἰωακεὶμ βασιλέα Ἰούδα, καὶ ἀπὸ μέρους τῶν σκευῶν οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ἤνεγκεν αὐτὰ εἰς γῆν Σενναὰρ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰ σκεύη εἰσήνεγκεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον θησαυροῦ τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ.

3 Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Ἀσφανὲζ τῷ ἀρχιευνούχῳ αὐτοῦ, εἰσαγαγεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν φορθομμὶν,

4 νεανίσκους, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς μῶμος, καὶ καλοὺς τῇ ὄψει, καὶ συνιέντας ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, καὶ γινώσκοντας γνῶσιν, καὶ διανοουμένους φρόνησιν, καὶ οἷς ἐστιν ἰσχὺς ἐν αὐτοῖς ἑστάναι ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ διδάξαι αὐτοὺς γράμματα καὶ γλῶσσαν Χαλδαίων.

5 Καὶ διέταξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸ τῆς ἡμέρας καθʼ ἡμέραν, ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ ποτοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ θρέψαι αὐτοὺς ἔτη τρία, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα στῆναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.

6 Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰούδα, Δανιὴλ, καὶ Ἀνανίας, καὶ Ἀζαρίας, καὶ Μισαήλ.

7 Καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος ὀνόματα· τῷ Δανιὴλ Βαλτάσαρ, καὶ τῷ Ἀνανίᾳ Σεδρὰχ, καὶ τῷ Μισαὴλ Μισὰχ, καὶ τῷ Ἀζαρίᾳ Ἀβδεναγώ.

8 Καὶ ἔθετο Δανιὴλ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, ὡς οὐ μὴ ἁλισγηθῇ ἐν τῇ τραπέζῃ τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐν τῷ οἴνῳ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποτοῦ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἠξίωσε τὸν ἀρχιευνοῦχον, ὡς οὐ μὴ ἁλισγηθῇ.

9 Καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Δανιὴλ εἰς ἔλεον καὶ οἰκτιρμὸν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρχιευνούχου.

10 Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος τῷ Δανιὴλ, 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 εἶπε Δανιὴλ πρὸς Ἀμελσὰδ, ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος ἐπὶ Δανιὴλ, Ἀνανίαν, Μισαὴλ, Ἀζαρίαν,

12 πείρασον δὴ τοὺς παῖδάς σου ἡμέρας δέκα, καὶ δότωσαν ἡμῖν ἀπὸ τῶν σπερμάτων, καὶ φαγώμεθα, καὶ ὕδωρ πιώμεθα,

13 καὶ ὀφθήτωσαν ἐνώπιόν σου αἱ ἰδέαι ἡμῶν, καὶ αἱ ἰδέαι τῶν παιδαρίων τῶν ἐσθόντων τὴν τράπεζαν τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ καθὼς ἐὰν 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 ἔσθοντα τὴν τράπεζαν τοῦ βασιλέως.

16 Καὶ ἐγένετο Ἀμελσὰδ ἀναιρούμενος τὸ δεῖπνον αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸν οἶνον τοῦ πόματος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς σπέρματα.

17 Καὶ τὰ παιδάρια ταῦτα οἱ τέσσαρες αὐτοὶ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς σύνεσιν καὶ φρόνησιν ἐν πάσῃ γραμματικῇ καὶ σοφίᾳ· καὶ Δανιὴλ συνῆκεν ἐν πάσῃ ὁράσει καὶ ἐνυπνίοις.

18 Καὶ μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῶν ἡμερῶν, ὧν εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰσαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς, καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος ἐναντίον Ναβουχοδονόσορ.

19 Καὶ ἐλάλησε μετʼ αὐτῶν ὁ βασιλεύς· καὶ οὐχ εὑρέθησαν ἐκ πάντων αὐτῶν ὅμοιοι Δανιὴλ, καὶ Ἀνανίᾳ, καὶ Μισαὴλ, καὶ Ἀζαρίᾳ· καὶ ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.

20 Καὶ ἐν παντὶ ῥήματι σοφίας καὶ ἐπιστήμης ὧν ἐζήτησε παρʼ αὐτῶν ὁ βασιλεύς, εὗρεν αὐτοὺς δεκαπλασίονας παρὰ πάντας τοὺς ἐπαοιδοὺς καὶ τοὺς μάγους τοὺς ὄντας ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ.

21 Καὶ ἐγένετο Δανιὴλ ἕως ἔτους ἑνὸς Κύρου τοῦ βασιλέως.

1 In the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, came Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it.

2 And the Lord gave into his hand Joakim king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he brought them into the land of Sennaar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.

3 And the king told Asphanez his chief eunuch, to bring in some of the captive children of Israel, and of the seed of the kingdom, and of the princes;

4 young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.

5 And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king's table, and from the wine which he drank; and gave orders to nourish them three years, and that afterwards they should stand before the king.

6 Now these were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael.

7 And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltasar; and to Ananias, Sedrach; and to Misael, Misach; and to Azarias, Abdenago.

8 And Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himself with the king's table, nor with the wine of his drink: and he intreated the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and compassion with the chief of the eunuchs.

10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your meat and your drink, lest he see your countenances gloomy in comparison of the young men your equals; so shall ye endanger my head to the king.

11 And Daniel said to Amelsad, whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias,

12 Prove now thy servants ten days; and let them give us pulse, and let us eat, and let us drink water:

13 and let our countenances be seen by thee, and the countenances of the children that eat at the king's table; and deal with thy servants according as thou shalt see.

14 And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.

15 And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh than the children that fed at the king's table.

16 So Amelsad took away their supper and the wine of their drink, and gave them pulse.

17 And as for these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

18 And at the end of the days, after which the king had given orders to bring them in, then the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nabuchodonosor.

19 And the king spoke with them; and there were not found out of them all any like Daniel, and Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias: and they stood before the king.

20 And in every matter of wisdom and knowledge wherein the king questioned them, he found them ten times wiser than all the enchanters and sorcerers that were in all his kingdom.

21 And Daniel continued till the first year of king Cyrus.