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 4:35

4:35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. ⁶ 

He does as he wishes with the army of heaven

and with those who inhabit the earth.

No one slaps ⁷  his hand

and says to him, ‘What have you done?’

Daniel 8:13

8:13 Then I heard a holy one ⁸  speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “To what period of time does the vision pertain – this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?”

Daniel 10:11-12

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ⁹  Understand the words that I am about to ¹⁰  speak to you. So stand up, ¹¹  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ¹²  to me, I stood up shaking. 10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind ¹³  to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

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 tc The present translation reads כְּלָא (kÿla’), with many medieval Hebrew MSS, rather than כְּלָה (kÿlah) of BHS.

⁷ tn Aram “strikes against.”

¹¹ sn The holy one referred to here is presumably an angel. Cf. 4:13[10], 23 [20].

¹⁶ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

¹⁷ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

¹⁸ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

²¹ tn Heb “gave your heart.”