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OEB But the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, ‘I fear that my lord, the king, who has given you your food and your drink, will see that your faces are sadder than those of young men who are your own age, and so you will endanger my head with the king.’
WEBBE The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.”
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (8-10)But Daniel determined that he would not defile himself by eating the king’s food or drinking his wine, so he asked the head of the palace staff to exempt him from the royal diet. The head of the palace staff, by God’s grace, liked Daniel, but he warned him, “I’m afraid of what my master the king will do. He is the one who assigned this diet and if he sees that you are not as healthy as the rest, he’ll have my head!”
NET But he responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? If that happened, you would endanger my life with the king!”
LSV and the chief of the eunuchs says to Daniel, “I am fearing my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink, for why does he see your faces sadder than [those of] the boys which [are] of your circle? Then you have made my head indebted to the king,”
FBV But the chief eunuch told Daniel, “I'm afraid of what my lord the king would do to me. He's the one who decided what you should eat and drink. What if he were to see you looking pale and sickly compared to the other young men of your age. Because of you the king would have my head!”
T4T but he was worried about what I suggested. He said, “My master, the king, has commanded that you eat the kinds of food and drink that he does. If you eat other things and as a result you become more thin and pale than the other young men who are your age, he will order his soldiers to cut off my head because of what you have done!”
LEB and the commander of the court officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord, the king, who has determined your food and your drink, for why should[fn] he see your face having a worse appearance than the young men who are your age?[fn] Then you will endanger my head with the king.”
BBE And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.
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JPS And the chief of the officers said unto Daniel: 'I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces sad in comparison with the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king.'
ASV 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.
DRA And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel: I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed you meat and drink: who if he should see your faces leaner than those of the other youths your equals, you shall endanger my head to the king.
YLT and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, 'I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than [those of] the lads which [are] of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,'
Drby 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 liking than the youths who are of your age? and ye would endanger my head with the king.
RV And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Darnel, 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 youths which are of your own age? so should ye endanger my head with the king.
Wbstr And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your provision and your drink: for why should he see your faces more meager than the children who are of your sort? then will ye make me endanger my head to the king.
KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]
(And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath/has 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/you_all make me endanger my head to the king. )
KJB-1611 And the Prince of the Eunuches said vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat, and your drinke: for why should he see your faces [fn]worse liking then the children which are of your [fn]sort? then shall yee make mee indanger my head to the King.
(And the Prince of the Eunuches said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath/has appointed your meat, and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking then the children which are of your sort? then shall ye/you_all make me indanger my head to the King.)
Bshps And the chiefe chamberlayne sayde vnto Daniel, I am afrayde of my lord the king whiche hath appoynted you your meate and your drinke: wherfore should he see your faces worse liking then the springalds of your age, & so ye shal make me indaunger my head vnto the king.
(And the chief chamber/roomlayne said unto Daniel, I am afraid of my lord the king which hath/has appointed you your meat and your drink: wherefore should he see your faces worse liking then the springalds of your age, and so ye/you_all shall make me indaunger my head unto the king.)
Gnva And the chiefe of the Eunuches sayd vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the King, who hath appointed your meate and your drinke: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children, which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head vnto the King.
(And the chief of the Eunuches said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the King, who hath/has appointed your meat and your drink: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children, which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head unto the King. )
Cvdl that he sayde vnto him: I am afrayed off my lorde the kynge, which hath appoynted you youre meate and drynke: lest he spye youre faces to be worse lykynge then the other spryngaldes of youre age, ad so ye shal make me loose my heade vnto ye kynge.
(that he said unto him: I am afraid off my lord the king, which hath/has appointed you your(pl) meat and drink: lest he spye your(pl) faces to be worse lykynge then the other springaldes of your(pl) age, ad so ye/you_all shall make me loose my head unto ye/you_all king.)
Wycl And the prince of onest seruauntis and chast seide to Daniel, Y drede my lord the king, that ordeinede to you mete and drynk; and if he seeth youre faces lennere than othere yonge wexynge men, youre eueneeldis, ye schulen condempne myn heed to the kyng.
(And the prince of onest servants and chast said to Daniel, I dread my lord the king, that ordainede to you meet and drink; and if he seeth your(pl) faces lennere than other young wexynge men, your(pl) eueneeldis, ye/you_all should condempne mine heed to the king.)
Luth Derselbe sprach zu ihm: Ich fürchte mich vor meinem Herrn, dem Könige, der euch eure Speise und Trank verschaffet hat; wo er würde sehen, daß eure Angesichte jämmerlicher wären denn der andern Knaben eures Alters, so brächtet ihr mich bei dem Könige um mein Leben.
(Derselbe spoke to him: I fear me before/in_front_of my Lord, to_him kings/king, the/of_the you your food and Trank verschaffet hat; where he würde see, that your facee jämmerlicher would_be because the/of_the change Knaben eures Alters, so brächtet you/their/her me at to_him kings/king around/by/for my Leben.)
ClVg Et ait princeps eunuchorum ad Danielem: Timeo ego dominum meum regem, qui constituit vobis cibum et potum: qui si viderit vultus vestros macilentiores præ ceteris adolescentibus coævis vestris, condemnabitis caput meum regi.
(And he_said prince eunuchorum to Danielem: Timeo I dominum mine regem, who constituit to_you cibum and potum: who when/but_if viderit vultus vestros macilentiores præ ceteris adolescentibus coævis vestris, condemnabitis caput mine regi. )
