RESTORATION SCRIPTURES TRUE NAME EDITION Study Bible

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In the third year of the malchut of Yahuyakim melech
of Yahudah came Nevuchadnetzar melech of Bavel to
Yahrushalayim, and besieged it.
2 And vuvh gave Yahuyakim melech of Yahudah into his
hand, with part of the vessels of the Bayit of tvkt:
which he carried into the land of Shinar to the bayit of his
tvkt; and he brought the vessels into the treasure bayit
of his tvkt.
3 And the melech spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his
officers, that he should bring certain of the children of
Yisrael, and of the melech's zera, and of the nobles;
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favored,
and skillful in all chochmah, and skilled in da’at, and the
binah of science, and such as had the ability to stand in
the melech's palace, in order that they might teach them
the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
5 And the melech appointed for them a daily provision of
the melech's food, and of the wine which he drank:
nourishing them for three years, so that at the end of that
time they might stand before the melech.
6 Now among these were of the children of Yahudah,
Daniyel, Hananyah, Misha-El, and Azaryah: 2683
7 To whom the sar of the officers gave names: for he gave
to Daniyel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananyah, he
gave the name of Shadrach; and to Misha-El, he gave the
name of Meshach; and to Azaryah, he gave the name of
Aved-Nego. 2684
8 But Daniyel purposed in his lev that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the melech's food, 2685 nor
with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested to
the sar of the officers permission to abstain that he might
not defile himself.
9 Now tvkt had brought Daniyel into favor and tender
ahava with the sar of the officers.
10 And the sar of the officers said to Daniyel, I fear my
master the melech, who has appointed your food and your
drink: for why should he see your faces looking more sad
than the other children your age? Then you would make
me risk my chayim before the melech.
11 Then said Daniyel to Menezar, whom the sar of the
officers had set over Daniyel, Hananyah, Misha-El, and
Azaryah,
12 Test your avadim for ten days I ask you; and let them
give us vegetables to eat, 2686 and mayim to drink.
13 Then let our faces be looked upon before you, and the
faces of the rest of children of Yisrael that eat of the
portion of the melech's food: and then as you see fit, deal
with your avadim.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and tested them
ten days. 2687
15 And at the end of ten days their faces appeared more
beautiful and fuller than all the children who did eat the
portion of the melech's food.
16 Thus Menezar took away the portion of their food, and
the wine that they should drink; and gave them daily
vegetables.
17 As for these four children, tvkt gave them da’at and
skill in all learning and chochmah: and Daniyel had binah
in all visions and dreams.
Daniyel – kthbs kthbs – Daniel
To Our Forefathers Yisrael
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18 Now at the end of those days at the time that the
melech had said he would bring them in, then the sar of
the officers brought them in before Nevuchadnetzar.
19 And the melech communed with them; and among
them all was found none like Daniyel, Hananyah, Misha-
El, and Azaryah: therefore they stood and served before
the melech.
20 And in all matters of chochmah and binah, that the
melech asked them, he found them ten times better 2688
than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his
malchut.
21 And Daniyel continued to serve in that capacity even
to the first year of melech Koresh.
And in the second year of the malchut of
Nevuchadnetzar, he dreamed dreams, by which his ruach
was troubled, and his sleep left him.
2 Then the melech commanded a call to be made to all the
magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the
Chaldeans, to explain to the melech his dreams. So they
came and stood before the melech.
3 And the melech said to them, I have dreamed a dream,
and my ruach was anxious to know the dream.
4 Then spoke the Chaldeans to the melech in Aramaic, O
melech, live le-olam-va-ed: tell your avadim the dream,
and we will explain the interpretation. 2689
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5 The melech answered and said to the Chaldeans, I have
forgotten the dream: if you will not make known to me
the dream, along with the interpretation, you shall be cut
in pieces, and your houses shall be made into dunghills.
6 But if you explain the dream, and the interpretation, you
shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor:
therefore explain to me the dream, and its interpretation.
7 They answered again and said, Let the melech tell his
avadim the dream, and we will explain the interpretation.
8 The melech answered and said, I know of certainty that
you are buying time, because you see the dream has gone
from my memory.
9 But if you will not make known to me the dream, there
is but one decree for you: for you have prepared lying and
corrupt words to speak before me, until the time has
changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know
that you can also explain the interpretation of it.
10 The Chaldeans answered before the melech, and said,
There is not a man upon the olam that can explain the
melech's matter: therefore there is no melech, master, or
ruler, that has asked such things at any time from any
magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing that the melech requires, and
there is no other person that can explain it before the
melech, except the emet tvkt, whose dwelling is not
with flesh.
12 For this cause the melech was angry and very furious,
and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Bavel.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be
slain; and they sought Daniyel and his companions to be
slain.
14 Then Daniyel answered with counsel and chochmah to
Ariyoch the captain of the melech's guard, who had gone