Daniel 1:8-16

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁸ ¶ And Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s food, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

⁹ (And God brought Daniel into grace and mercy with the prince of the eunuchs.)

¹⁰ And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for when he shall see your faces more downcast than the other young men who are like unto you, then ye shall condemn my head before the king.

¹¹ Then Daniel said to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

¹² Prove, now, with thy slaves ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.

¹³ Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the young men that eat of the portion of the king’s food; and as thou seest, deal with thy slaves.

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 the young men who ate the portion of the king’s food.

¹⁶ Thus Melzar took the portion of their food and the wine that they should drink and gave them vegetables.