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Daniel 1:15–16

15 And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. 16 Thus 5the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

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Daniel 1:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

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. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

Daniel 1:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king’s food. 16 So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Daniel 1:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat. 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Daniel 1:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king. 16 So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others.

Daniel 1:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 After ten days they looked healthier and better fed than all the young men who ate the king’s food. 16 So the guard took away the king’s special food and wine, feeding them vegetables instead.

Daniel 1:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties. 16 So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

Daniel 1:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and were fatter in flesh than all the youths that ate of the king’s delicate food. 16 So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Daniel 1:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 After ten days they looked healthier and stronger than the young men who had been eating the king’s rich food. 16 So the supervisor took away the king’s rich food and wine and gave them vegetables. 

Daniel 1:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 At the end of 10 days they looked better and healthier than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. 16 So the guard continued to remove their food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

Daniel 1:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 At the end of ten days it was observed that they appeared better and fatter than all the young men who had been eating the royal rations. 16 So the guard continued to withdraw their royal rations and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Daniel 1:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 And at the end of ten days their appearances appeared better and they were healthier of body than all the young men who were eating the fine food of the king. 16 So the guard continued to withhold their fine food and the wine of their drink, and he gave them vegetables.

Daniel 1:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 After the ten days they looked healthy and well fed. In fact, they looked better than any of the young men who ate the king’s food. 16 So the guard didn’t require Daniel and his friends to eat the special food or drink the wine. He gave them vegetables instead.

Daniel 1:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food.

16 So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.


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