13Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see."


In Context

10 but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you."

11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.

13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see."

14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.

Daniel 1:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's delicate food: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's meat; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the king's provision: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13and our appearance is seen before thee, and the appearance of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food, and as thou seest — deal with thy servants.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then let our countenances be looked on before you, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as you see, deal with your servants.