Biblija (Šventasis Raštas)

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In the third [7969] year [8141] of the reign [4438] of Jehoiakim [3079] king [4428] of Judah [3063] came [0935] Nebuchadnezzar [5019] king [4428] of Babylon [0894] unto Jerusalem, [3389] and besieged [6696] it.
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And the Lord [0136] gave [5414] Jehoiakim [3079] king [4428] of Judah [3063] into his hand, [3027] with part [7117] of the vessels [3627] of the house [1004] of God: [0430] which he carried [0935] into the land [0776] of Shinar [8152] to the house [1004] of his god; [0430] and he brought [0935] the vessels [3627] into the treasure [0214] house [1004] of his god. [0430]
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And the king [4428] spake [0559] unto Ashpenaz [0828] the master [7227] of his eunuchs, [5631] that he should bring [0935] [certain] of the children [1121] of Israel, [3478] and of the king's [4410] seed, [2233] and of the princes; [6579]
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Children [3206] in whom [was] no blemish, [3971] but well [2896] favoured, [4758] and skilful [7919] in all wisdom, [2451] and cunning [3045] in knowledge, [1847] and understanding [0995] science, [4093] and such as [had] ability [3581] in them to stand [5975] in the king's [4428] palace, [1964] and whom they might teach [3925] the learning [5612] and the tongue [3956] of the Chaldeans. [3778]
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And the king [4428] appointed [4487] them a daily [3117] [3117] provision [1697] of the king's [4428] meat, [6598] and of the wine [3196] which he drank: [4960] so nourishing [1431] them three [7969] years, [8141] that at the end [7117] thereof they might stand [5975] before [6440] the king. [4428]
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Now among these were of the children [1121] of Judah, [3063] Daniel, [1840] Hananiah, [2608] Mishael, [4332] and Azariah: [5838]
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Unto whom the prince [8269] of the eunuchs [5631] gave [7760] names: [8034] for he gave [7760] unto Daniel [1840] [the name] of Belteshazzar; [1095] and to Hananiah, [2608] of Shadrach; [7714] and to Mishael, [4332] of Meshach; [4335] and to Azariah, [5838] of Abednego. [5664]
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But Daniel [1840] purposed [7760] in his heart [3820] that he would not defile [1351] himself with the portion of the king's [4428] meat, [6598] nor with the wine [3196] which he drank: [4960] therefore he requested [1245] of the prince [8269] of the eunuchs [5631] that he might not defile [1351] himself.
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Now God [0430] had brought [5414] Daniel [1840] into favour [2617] and tender love [7356] with [6440] the prince [8269] of the eunuchs. [5631]
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And the prince [8269] of the eunuchs [5631] said [0559] unto Daniel, [1840] I fear [3373] my lord [0113] the king, [4428] who hath appointed [4487] your meat [3978] and your drink: [4960] for why should he see [7200] your faces [6440] worse liking [2196] than the children [3206] which [are] of your sort? [1524] then shall ye make [me] endanger [2325] my head [7218] to the king. [4428]
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Then said [0559] Daniel [1840] to Melzar, [4453] whom the prince [8269] of the eunuchs [5631] had set [4487] over Daniel, [1840] Hananiah, [2608] Mishael, [4332] and Azariah, [5838]
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Prove [5254] thy servants, [5650] I beseech thee, ten [6235] days; [3117] and let them give [5414] us pulse [2235] to eat, [0398] and water [4325] to drink. [8354]
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Then let our countenances [4758] be looked upon [7200] before [6440] thee, and the countenance [4758] of the children [3206] that eat [0398] of the portion of the king's [4428] meat: [6598] and as thou seest, [7200] deal [6213] with thy servants. [5650]
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So he consented [8085] to them in this matter, [1697] and proved [5254] them ten [6235] days. [3117]
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And at the end [7117] of ten [6235] days [3117] their countenances [4758] appeared [7200] fairer [2896] and fatter [1277] in flesh [1320] than all the children [3206] which did eat [0398] the portion of the king's [4428] meat. [6598]
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Thus Melzar [4453] took away [5375] the portion of their meat, [6598] and the wine [3196] that they should drink; [4960] and gave [5414] them pulse. [2235]
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As for these four [0702] children, [3206] God [0430] gave [5414] them knowledge [4093] and skill [7919] in all learning [5612] and wisdom: [2451] and Daniel [1840] had understanding [0995] in all visions [2377] and dreams. [2472]
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Now at the end [7117] of the days [3117] that the king [4428] had said [0559] he should bring them in, [0935] then the prince [8269] of the eunuchs [5631] brought [0935] them in before [6440] Nebuchadnezzar. [5019]
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And the king [4428] communed [1696] with them; and among them all was found [4672] none like Daniel, [1840] Hananiah, [2608] Mishael, [4332] and Azariah: [5838] therefore stood [5975] they before [6440] the king. [4428]
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And in all matters [1697] of wisdom [2451] [and] understanding, [0998] that the king [4428] enquired [1245] of them, he found [4672] them ten [6235] times [3027] better than all the magicians [2748] [and] astrologers [0825] that [were] in all his realm. [4438]
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And Daniel [1840] continued [even] unto the first [0259] year [8141] of king [4428] Cyrus. [3566]