Catholic Public Domain Version
"and then observe our faces, and the faces of the children who eat the king’s food, and then deal with your servants according to what you see.” "
— Daniel 1:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.”
“Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king’s dainties; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. ”
“Then let our faces be looked on before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king's dainties; and as you see, deal with your servants.”
“Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see.””
“And look upon our faces, and the faces of the children that eat of the king's meat: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants.”
“Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.”
“Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.”
And the leader of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed food and drink for you, who, if he should see that your faces are leaner than those of the other youths your age, you would condemn my head to the king.”
And Daniel said to Malasar, whom the leader of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
“I beg you to test us, your servants, for ten days, and let roots be given to us to eat and water to drink,
and then observe our faces, and the faces of the children who eat the king’s food, and then deal with your servants according to what you see.”
When he had heard these words, he tested them for ten days.
But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king’s food.
Thereafter, Malasar took away their portions and their wine for drinking, and he gave them roots.