Daniel 1:10
“And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Daniel 1:10 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der Oberste der Kämmerer sprach zu Daniel: Ich fürchte meinen Herrn, den König, der eure Speise und euer Getränk verordnet hat; denn warum sollte er sehen, daß eure Angesichter verfallener wären als die der Jünglinge eures Alters, so daß ihr meinen Kopf beim König verwirktet?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo el príncipe de los eunucos á Daniel: Tengo temor de mi señor el rey, que señaló vuestra comida y vuestra bebida; pues luego que él habrá visto vuestros rostros más tristes que los de los muchachos que son semejantes á vosotros, condenaréis para con el rey mi cabeza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo de meu senhor o rei, que determinou vossa comida e vossa bebida; pois, e se ele perceber que vossos rostos estão com pior aparência que os dos rapazes que são semelhantes a vós? Assim poríeis minha cabeça em risco diante do rei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E ele disse a Daniel: "Tenho medo do rei, meu senhor, pois ele ordenou quais iguarias e bebidas tu deverias comer e beber. Por que ele deveria ele te ver mais abatido que os outros jovens da tua idade? O rei poderia cortar minha cabeça por tua causa".
📖 Daniel 1:10 in Context
8But Daniel 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.
9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, 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.
11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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