Daniel 1:6

1:6 As it turned out, ¹  among these young men ²  were some from Judah: ³  Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ⁴ 

Daniel 4:24

4:24 this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

Daniel 5:26

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ⁵  As for mene ⁶  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ⁷ 

will arise. ⁸ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁹ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ¹⁰  found written in the book,

will escape.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and it happened that.”

[1:6]  ² tn Heb “among them”; the referent (the young men taken captive from Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:6]  ³ tn Heb “the sons of Judah.”

[1:6]  ⁴ sn The names reflect a Jewish heritage. In Hebrew Daniel means “God is my judge”; Hananiah means “the Lord is gracious”; Mishael means “who is what God is?”; Azariah means “the Lord has helped.”

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

[5:26]  ⁶ 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.”

[12:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “will stand up.”

[12:1]  ⁹ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.