Daniel 1:10

1:10 But he ¹  responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided ²  your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? ³  If that happened, ⁴  you would endanger my life ⁵  with the king!”

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ⁶ 

will arise. ⁷ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁸ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ⁹  found written in the book,

will escape.

¹ tn Heb “The overseer of the court officials.” The subject has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.

² tn Heb “assigned.” See v. 5.

³ tn Heb “Why should he see your faces thin from the young men who are according to your age?” The term translated “thin” occurs only here and in Gen 40:6, where it appears to refer to a dejected facial expression. The word is related to an Arabic root meaning “be weak.” See HALOT 277 s.v. II זעף.

⁴ tn The words “if that happened” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “my head.” Presumably this is an implicit reference to capital punishment (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although this is not entirely clear.

⁶ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

⁷ tn Heb “will stand up.”

⁸ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

⁹ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.