Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
Daniel 1:12 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘Please test your servants for ten days: give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Prove your servants, I beseech you, for ten days and let us be given a vegetable diet and water to drink. American Standard Version (1901) Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Common English Bible “Why not test your servants for ten days? You could give us a diet of vegetables to eat and water to drink. Catholic Public Domain Version "I beg you to test us, your servants, for ten days, and let roots be given to us to eat and water to drink, English Standard Version 2016 “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. |
Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.’
So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.