diff --git a/27-DAN.usfm b/27-DAN.usfm index 5c607828..7ed87126 100644 --- a/27-DAN.usfm +++ b/27-DAN.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 After King Jehoiakim had been ruling in Judah for almost three years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem with his army and surrounded the city so that the city would be weakened before the army attacked. -\v 2 After two years, the Lord gave Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers victory over Jehoiakim, who was the king of Judah. They also took some of the sacred objects that were in the temple of God, and took them to Babylonia in the land of Shinar. There Nebuchadnezzar put them in the treasure house of his god. +\v 2 After two years, the Lord gave Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers victory over Jehoiakim, who was the king of Judah. They also took some of the sacred objects that were in the temple of God and took them to Babylonia in the land of Shinar. There Nebuchadnezzar put them in the treasure house of his god. \s5 \p @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 Among the young Israelite men who were chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who all came from Judah. -\v 7 Ashpenaz gave them Babylonian names. He gave to Daniel the name Belteshazzar, he gave to Hananiah the name Shadrach, he gave to Mishael the name Meshach, and he gave Azariah the name Abednego. +\v 7 Ashpenaz gave them Babylonian names. He gave to Daniel the name Belteshazzar, he gave to Hananiah the name Shadrach, he gave to Mishael the name Meshach, and he gave to Azariah the name Abednego. \s5 \p -\v 8 But Daniel decided that he would not eat the kind of food that the king ate, or drink the wine that the king drank because that would make him ritually defiled. So he asked Ashpenaz, the chief of the king's officials for permission to eat and drink other food so that he might not defile himself. +\v 8 But Daniel decided that he would not eat the kind of food that the king ate or drink the wine that the king drank because that would make him ritually defiled. So he asked Ashpenaz, the chief of the king's officials, for permission to eat and drink other food so that he might not defile himself. \v 9 God gave Daniel kindness and compassion in the relationship he had with Ashpenaz. The chief official had great respect for Daniel. -\v 10 He said to Daniel, "My master the king, has chosen what food and drink you should have. If you eat other things and you become thinner and paler than the other young men who are your age, he could order his soldiers to cut off my head because you did not follow his directions." +\v 10 He said to Daniel, "My master the king has chosen what food and drink you should have. If you eat other things and you become thinner and paler than the other young men who are your age, he could order his soldiers to cut off my head because you did not follow his directions." \s5 \p @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 14 The servant agreed to this test. He gave them the food Daniel requested for ten days. \p \v 15 After ten days, he saw that they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who had been eating the food the king chose for them. -\v 16 So after that he took away the king's special food and wine, and he only gave them vegetables to eat. +\v 16 So after that he took away the king's special food and wine, and he gave them only vegetables to eat. \s5 \p @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ \v 2 The next morning he summoned his men who worked magic, those who claimed to speak with the dead, those who gave advice from watching the stars, and the wise men. To test their skill, he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. They came and stood before the king. \s5 -\v 3 The king said, "I had a dream last night that worries me and I want to know what the dream means." +\v 3 The king said, "I had a dream last night that worries me, and I want to know what the dream means." \p -\v 4 The men who studied the stars replied to the king, (what follows is written in the Aramaic language). They said, "King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever! Tell us your dream and we will tell you what it means!" +\v 4 The men who studied the stars replied to the king. (What follows is written in the Aramaic language.) They said, "King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever! Tell us your dream and we will tell you what it means!" \s5 \p @@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 The wise men replied to the king, "There is no one on the earth who can do what you ask! There is no king, even a great and mighty king, who has ever asked his astrologers or those who claim to speak with the dead, or wise men like ourselves to do something like that! +\v 10 The wise men replied to the king, "There is no one on the earth who can do what you ask! There is no king, even a great and mighty king, who has ever asked his astrologers or those who claim to speak with the dead or wise men like ourselves to do something like that! \v 11 What you are asking us to do is impossible. Only the gods can tell you what you dreamed, and they do not live among us!" \s5 \p \v 12 The king was very angry when he heard that, so he commanded his soldiers that they execute all men who were known for their wisdom in all of Babylon. -\v 13 According to the king's command, they set out to find Daniel and his friends, to execute them. +\v 13 According to the king's command, they set out to find Daniel and his friends to execute them. \s5 \p @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \v 18 He urged them to ask God, who lives in heaven, to help them by telling them the secret of the dream of the king so that they and the other men in Babylon known for wisdom would not be put to death. \s5 -\v 19 That night God gave Daniel a vision, and in that vision the secret was made known to him. Then Daniel praised God +\v 19 That night God gave Daniel a vision, and in that vision the secret was made known to him. Then Daniel praised God, \v 20 saying, \q1 "We praise the name of the true God forever \q2 because he owns all wisdom and power. @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ and people become wise. to those who understand. \q1 \v 22 He reveals to us things that are deep and hidden. -\q2 He can do this because he knows everything that the darkness hides from us, +\q2 He can do this because he knows everything that the darkness hides from us \q2 and because the light comes from where he lives. \s5 @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ to those who understand. \s5 \v 41 The feet and toes of the statue that you saw were a mixture of iron and clay, showing that the kingdom they represent will later be divided. \v 42 Some parts of that kingdom will be as strong as iron, but some parts will not remain together, just as iron and clay do not stay together when mixed. -\v 43 The mixture of iron and clay in the statue also means that this kingdom will come apart, because the different peoples will not work together, just as clay does not stick to iron. +\v 43 The mixture of iron and clay in the statue also means that this kingdom will come apart because the different peoples will not work together, just as clay does not stick to iron. \s5 \p @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ to those who understand. \s5 \v 6 Anyone who refuses to do that will be thrown into a blazing fire." \p -\v 7 So all those people who had gathered from the many people and nations, who were speaking various languages, when they heard the instruments play, they laid themselves down on the ground and gave their worship and said words of praise to the statue. +\v 7 So all those people who had gathered from the many people and nations, who were speaking various languages, when they heard the instruments play, laid themselves down on the ground and gave their worship and said words of praise to the statue. \s5 \p @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ to those who understand. \s5 \p \v 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar became extremely angry. His face showed great rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders that the fire should be made seven times hotter than usual. -\v 20 After that was done, he ordered some of his strongest soldiers to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and then to throw them into the blazing fire. +\v 20 After that was done, he ordered some of his strongest soldiers to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and then to throw them into the blazing fire. \s5 \v 21 When the soldiers tied them up and threw them into the furnace, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were wearing their robes, their tunics, their turbans, and their other clothes.