Ketuvim
Ester10
Esther · Chapter 10
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and
upon
the isles of the sea.
And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him,
are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
For Mordecai the Jew
was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Ketuvim
Daniyye'l1
Daniel · Chapter 1
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Bavel unto Yerushalayim, and besieged it.
And the master gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of Elohim: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his elohim; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his elohim.
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring
certain of the children of Yisra'el, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
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.
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.
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniyye'l, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniyye'l
the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
But Daniyye'l 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.
Now Elohim had brought Daniyye'l into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniyye'l, 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.
Then said Daniyye'l to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniyye'l, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
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.
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
As for these four children, Elohim gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniyye'l had understanding in all visions and dreams.
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.
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniyye'l, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
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.
And Daniyye'l continued
even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Ketuvim
Daniyye'l2
Daniel · Chapter 2
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream,
there is but
one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore
there is
no king, lord, nor ruler,
that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
And
it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise
men of Bavel.
And the decree went forth that the wise
men should be slain; and they sought Daniyye'l and his fellows to be slain.
Then Daniyye'l answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise
men of Bavel:
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why
is
the decree
so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniyye'l.
Then Daniyye'l went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Then Daniyye'l went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
That they would desire mercies of the Elohim of shamayim concerning this secret; that Daniyye'l and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise
men of Bavel.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniyye'l in a night vision. Then Daniyye'l blessed the Elohim of shamayim.
Daniyye'l answered and said, Blessed be the name of Elohim for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what
is
in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou Elohim of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast
now made known unto us the king’s matter.
Therefore Daniyye'l went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise
men of Bavel: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise
men of Bavel: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Then Arioch brought in Daniyye'l before the king in haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
The king answered and said to Daniyye'l, whose name
was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Daniyye'l answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise
men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
But there is a Elohim in shamayim that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came
into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for
any
wisdom that I have more than any living, but for
their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof
was
terrible.
This image’s head
was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet
that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
This
is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
Thou, O king,
art a king of kings: for the Elohim of shamayim hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the shamayim hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou
art this head of gold.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all
things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
And
as the toes of the feet
were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
And in the days of these kings shall the Elohim of shamayim set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great Elohim hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniyye'l, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
The king answered unto Daniyye'l, and said, Of a truth
it is,
that your Elohim is a Elohim of gods, and a master of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldst reveal this secret.
Then the king made Daniyye'l a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Bavel, and chief of the governors over all the wise
men of Bavel.
Then Daniyye'l requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Bavel: but Daniyye'l
sat
in the gate of the king.