Daniel 1

Daniel and his friends at the Babylonian court

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Dn 1:1Annō tertiō regnī Joakim rēgis Jūda, vēnit Nabuchodonosor, rēx Babylōnis, in Jerūsalem, et obsēdit eam: et trādidit Dominus in manū ejus Joakim, rēgem Jūda, et partem vāsōrum domus Deī: et asportāvit ea in terram Sennaar in domum deī suī, et vāsa intulit in domum thēsaurī deī suī.In the third year of the reign of Joakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, and besieged it: and the Lord handed over into his hand Joakim, king of Judah, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he carried them away into the land of Sennaar, into the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure-house of his god. Dn 1:3Et ait rēx Asphenez praepositō eunūchōrum ut intrōdūceret dē fīliīs Isrāël, et dē sēmine rēgiō et tyrannōrum, puerōs in quibus nūlla esset macula, decōrōs fōrmā, et ērudītōs omnī sapientiā, cautōs scientiā, et doctōs disciplīnā, et quī possent stāre in palātiō rēgis, ut docēret eōs litterās et linguam Chaldaeōrum.And the king told Asphenez, the overseer of the eunuchs, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, and of the royal seed and of the princes, boys in whom there was no blemish, handsome in form, and learned in all wisdom, wary in knowledge, and taught in learning, and who could stand in the palace of the king, so that he might teach them the letters and the language of the Chaldeans.

Dn 1:5Et cōnstituit eīs rēx annōnam per singulōs diēs dē cibīs suīs, et dē vīnō unde bibēbat ipse, ut ēnūtrītī tribus annīs, posteā stārent in cōnspectū rēgis.And the king appointed for them a ration for each day from his own food, and from the wine from which he himself was drinking, so that, having been nourished for three years, afterwards they might stand in the sight of the king. Dn 1:6Fuērunt ergō inter eōs dē fīliīs Jūda, Daniēl, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarīās.There were therefore among them, from the sons of Judah, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias. Dn 1:7Et imposuit eīs praepositus eunūchōrum nōmina: Daniēlī, Baltassar;And the overseer of the eunuchs put names on them: to Daniel, Baltassar; Dn 1:7Ananiae, Sidrach;to Ananias, Sidrach; Dn 1:7Misaëlī, Misach;to Misael, Misach; Dn 1:7Et Azarīae, Abdenago.and to Azarias, Abdenago. Dn 1:8Prōposuit autem Daniēl in corde suō nē polluerētur dē mēnsā rēgis, neque dē vīnō pōtūs ejus: et rogāvit eunūchōrum praepositum nē contāminārētur.But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not be polluted by the table of the king, nor by the wine of his drink: and he asked the overseer of the eunuchs that he might not be defiled.

Dn 1:9Dedit autem Deus Daniēlī grātiam et misericordiam in cōnspectū prīncipis eunūchōrum.And God gave Daniel favour and mercy in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs. Dn 1:10Et ait prīnceps eunūchōrum ad Daniēlem: Timeō ego dominum meum rēgem, quī cōnstituit vōbīs cibum et pōtum: quī sī vīderit vultūs vestrōs macilentiōrēs prae cēterīs adolēscentibus coaevīs vestrīs, condemnābitis caput meum rēgī.And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel: "I fear my lord the king, who appointed for you food and drink: who, if he sees your faces thinner than the other youths of your age, you will condemn my head to the king." Dn 1:11Et dīxit Daniēl ad Malasar, quem cōnstituerat prīnceps eunūchōrum super Daniēlem, Ananiam, Misaëlem, et Azarīam: Tentā nōs, obsecrō, servōs tuōs, diēbus decem, et dentur nōbīs legūmina ad vēscendum, et aqua ad bibendum: et contemplāre vultūs nostrōs, et vultūs puerōrum, quī vēscuntur cibō rēgiō: et sīcut vīderis, faciēs cum servīs tuīs.And Daniel said to Malasar, whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: "Test us, I beg, your servants, for ten days, and let pulses be given to us for eating, and water for drinking: and look at our faces, and the faces of the boys who feed on the royal food: and as you see, you will do with your servants."

Dn 1:14Quī, audītō sermōne hujuscemodī, tentāvit eōs diēbus decem.He, a speech of this kind having been heard, tested them for ten days. Dn 1:15Post diēs autem decem, appāruērunt vultūs eōrum meliōrēs, et corpulentiōrēs prae omnibus puerīs, quī vēscēbantur cibō rēgiō.But after ten days their faces appeared better, and fleshier than all the boys who were feeding on the royal food. Dn 1:16Porrō Malasar tollēbat cibāria, et vīnum pōtūs eōrum: dabatque eīs legūmina.Malasar, then, was taking away their food, and the wine of their drink: and he was giving them pulses. Dn 1:17Puerīs autem hīs dedit Deus scientiam et disciplīnam, in omnī librō et sapientiā: Daniēlī autem intelligentiam omnium vīsiōnum et somniōrum.But to these boys God gave knowledge and learning, in every book and wisdom: but to Daniel understanding of all visions and dreams. Dn 1:18Complētīs itaque diēbus, post quōs dīxerat rēx ut intrōdūcerentur, intrōdūxit eōs praepositus eunūchōrum in cōnspectū Nabuchodonosor.And so, the days having been completed, after which the king had said that they should be brought in, the overseer of the eunuchs brought them in, into the sight of Nebuchadnezzar. Dn 1:19Cumque eīs locūtus fuisset rēx, nōn sunt inventī tālēs dē ūniversīs, ut Daniēl, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarīās: et stetērunt in cōnspectū rēgis.And when the king had spoken with them, there were not found among them all any such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: and they stood in the sight of the king.

Dn 1:20Et omne verbum sapientiae et intellēctūs, quod scīscitātus est ab eīs rēx, invēnit in eīs decuplum super cūnctōs ariolōs et magōs quī erant in ūniversō regnō ejus.And every word of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found in them tenfold above all the soothsayers and magi who were in his whole kingdom. Dn 1:21Fuit autem Daniēl ūsque ad annum prīmum Cyrī rēgis.And Daniel was there right up to the first year of King Cyrus.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (148 words)

annus, -ī, m.	year
tertius, -a, -um	third
regnum, -ī, n.	royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
obsideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessus	beset, besiege
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrum	vessel
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
deus, -ī, m.	god
asportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	carry away
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātus	bring in or against, wage against; inflict
thēsaurus, -ī m.	treasure; storehouse
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
praepōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum	put in command of
eunūchus, -ī m.	eunuch
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
intrōdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum	lead in, bring in
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
sēmen, sēminis n.	seed
rēgius, -a, -um	royal, kingly
tyrannus, -ī m.	tyrant, despot
puer, puerī, m.	boy
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
macula, -ae f.	spot, blotch, stain
decōrus, -a, -um	handsome, fine, splendid
fōrma, -ae, f.	form, appearance; beauty
ērudītus, -a, -um	learned, educated, cultivated
omnis, -e	all, every
sapientia, -ae f.	wisdom, good sense
cautus, -a, -um	careful, wary, on one's guard
scientia, -ae, f.	knowledge, skill
doctus, -a, -um	learned, skilled, trained (in: abl.)
disciplīna, -ae f.	training, discipline
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus	teach, explain
litterae, -ārum f. pl.	letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch
lingua, -ae f.	tongue; language
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set together or up; appoint; determine
annōna, -ae f.	the year's grain supply; the price of grain
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
cibus, -ī, m.	food
vīnum, -ī, n.	wine
unde, adv.	whence
bibō, bibere, bibī	drink
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
ēnūtriō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	nourish, bring up, rear
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
posteā, adv.	after this, afterwards
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	place or lay upon, impose; embark
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
prōpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put or set before, offer, propose; set forth, say
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
cor, cordis n.	heart
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
polluō, -ere, -uī, -ūtus	soil, defile, desecrate
mēnsa, -ae f.	table
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
pōtus, -ūs m.	a drink
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask
contāminō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	stain, defile
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
misericordia, -ae, f;	pity, compassion
prīnceps, -ipis	first, chief; as noun: leader
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
timeō, -ēre, -uī	fear
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
vōs	plur. of tū
sī, conj.	if
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
vultus, -ūs m.	face, expression
vester, -tra, -trum	your
macilentus, -a, -um	thin, lean
prae (prep. + abl.)	in comparison with; because of
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	the other, the remaining, the rest of
adulēscēns, -entis, m.	youth, young man
coaevus, -a, -um	of the same age, contemporary
condemnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	condemn; (+ gen.) convict of
caput, capitis, n.	head
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	try, attempt
nōs	plur. of ego
obsecrō, -secrāre, -secrāvī, -secrātus	beseech, entreat
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
decem, indecl. adj.	ten
legūmen, -inis n.	pulse, beans and the like
vēscor, -ī	feed on, eat
aqua, -ae, f.	water
contemplor, -ārī, -ātus sum	look at closely, gaze at, contemplate
noster, -tra, -trum	our
sīcut (conj.)	just as
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
cum, prep, with abl.	with
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
sermō, -ōnis, m.	conversation, talk, speech
huiuscemodī	of this kind, such
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum	appear, come into view, show oneself
bonus, -a, -um	good
corpulentus, -a, -um	fleshy, stout, well-fed
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
cibāria, -ōrum n. pl.	provisions, food
que, enclitic conj.	and
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
liber, librī m.	book; record
intellegentia (intelligentia), -ae f.	understanding, insight, discernment
vīsiō, -ōnis f.	vision, sight; something seen, apparition
somnium, -ī n.	dream
compleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētus	fill full, fill up
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
nōn, adv.	not
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
tālis, -e	such
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
verbum, -ī, n.	word
intellēctus, -ūs m.	understanding, mind
scīscitor, -ārī, -ātus sum	ask, inquire
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
decuplus, -a, -um	tenfold; (n. as noun) ten times as much
cūnctus, -a, -um	all, the whole
hariolus (ariolus), -ī m.	soothsayer, diviner
magus, -ī m.	magician, sorcerer; (Persian) wise man
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
prīmus, -a, -um	first, foremost

Vulgate, Daniel. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.