Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
Daniel 1:12 - Tree of Life Version “Please test your servants for ten days, giving us just 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 and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s delicacies, and treat your servants according to what you see.”
So the guard took away their delicacies and the wine they were supposed to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
One person has faith to eat anything, but the weak eats only vegetables.
He afflicted you and let you hunger, then He fed you manna —which neither you nor your fathers had known—in order to make you understand that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of Adonai.
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.