Daniel 5:26

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ¹  As for mene ²  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

Daniel 1:11

1:11 Daniel then spoke to the warden ³  whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Daniel 5:20

5:20 And when his mind ⁴  became arrogant ⁵  and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

Daniel 7:16

7:16 I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning ⁶  of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed ⁷  to me the interpretation of the vision: ⁸ 

Daniel 7:24

7:24 The ten horns

mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom.

Another king will arise after them,

but he will be different from the earlier ones.

He will humiliate ⁹  three kings.

Daniel 1:10

1:10 But he ¹⁰  responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided ¹¹  your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? ¹²  If that happened, ¹³  you would endanger my life ¹⁴  with the king!”

[5:26]  ¹ tn Or “word” or “event.” See HALOT 1915 s.v. מִלָּה.

[5:26]  ² tn The Aramaic term מְנֵא (mÿne’) is a noun referring to a measure of weight. The linkage here to the verb “to number” (Aram. מְנָה, mÿnah) is a case of paronomasia rather than strict etymology. So also with תְּקֵל (tÿqel) and פַרְסִין (farsin). In the latter case there is an obvious wordplay with the name “Persian.”

[1:11]  ³ sn Having failed to convince the overseer, Daniel sought the favor of the warden whom the overseer had appointed to care for the young men.

[5:20]  ⁵ tn Aram “heart.”

[5:20]  ⁶ sn The point of describing Nebuchadnezzar as arrogant is that he had usurped divine prerogatives, and because of his immense arrogance God had dealt decisively with him.

[7:16]  ⁷ tn Aram “what is certain.”

[7:16]  ⁸ tn Aram “and made known.”

[7:16]  ⁹ tn Aram “matter,” but the matter at hand is of course the vision.

[7:24]  ⁹ tn Or “subjugate”; KJV, NASB, NIV “subdue”; ASV, NRSV “put down.”

[1:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “The overseer of the court officials.” The subject has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[1:10]  ¹² tn Heb “assigned.” See v. 5.

[1:10]  ¹³ 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.

[1:10]  ¹⁴ tn The words “if that happened” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[1:10]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “my head.” Presumably this is an implicit reference to capital punishment (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although this is not entirely clear.