Daniel 1:12-13

1:12 “Please test your servants for ten days by providing us with some vegetables to eat and water to drink. 1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹  with that of ²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ³  deal with us ⁴  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 9:6

9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority ⁵  to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, ⁶  and to all the inhabitants ⁷  of the land as well.

Daniel 9:10

9:10 We have not obeyed ⁸  the LORD our God by living according to ⁹  his laws ¹⁰  that he set before us through his servants the prophets.

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ¹¹  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ¹²  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ¹³ 

Daniel 9:11

9:11 “All Israel has broken ¹⁴  your law and turned away by not obeying you. ¹⁵  Therefore you have poured out on us the judgment solemnly threatened ¹⁶  in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against you. ¹⁷ 

Daniel 10:17

10:17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? ¹⁸  My strength is gone, ¹⁹  and I am breathless.”

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

[1:13]  ² tn Heb “the appearance of.”

[1:13]  ³ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your servants.”

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in your name.” Another option is to translate, “as your representatives.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “our fathers” (also in vv. 8, 16). The Hebrew term translated “father” can refer to more distant relationships such as grandfathers or ancestors.

[9:6]  ³ tn Heb “people.”

[9:10]  ¹ tn Heb “paid attention to the voice of,” which is an idiomatic expression for obedience (cf. NASB “nor have we obeyed the voice of”).

[9:10]  ² tn Heb “to walk in.”

[9:10]  ³ tc The LXX and Vulgate have the singular.

[9:17]  ¹ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

[9:17]  ² tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

[9:17]  ³ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.

[9:11]  ¹ tn Or “transgressed.” The Hebrew verb has the primary sense of crossing a boundary, in this case, God’s law.

[9:11]  ² tn Heb “by not paying attention to your voice.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “the curse and the oath which is written.” The term “curse” refers here to the judgments threatened in the Mosaic law (see Deut 28) for rebellion. The expression “the curse and the oath” is probably a hendiadys (cf. Num 5:21; Neh 10:29) referring to the fact that the covenant with its threatened judgments was ratified by solemn oath and made legally binding upon the covenant community.

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “him.”

[10:17]  ¹ tn Heb “How is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord?”

[10:17]  ² tn Heb “does not stand.”