LEB(i)
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim the king of Judah into his hand and ⌊some of⌋* of the utensils of the temple of God,* and he brought them to the land of Shinar to the temple of his gods, and he brought the utensils to ⌊the treasury⌋* of his gods.
3 And the king ⌊ordered⌋* Ashpenaz, the commander of his court officials, to bring ⌊some of the Israelites⌋* from ⌊the royal family⌋* and from the lords,*
4 youths who ⌊have no physical defect⌋,* and who are ⌊handsome⌋,* and who are prudent* in all wisdom and ⌊endowed with knowledge⌋,* and who understand insight, and who have the ⌊ability⌋* in them to serve in the palace of the king. And the king ordered him to teach them the literature and the language of the Chaldeans.
5 And the king assigned to them ⌊his daily portion⌋* from the fine food of the king, and from ⌊the wine that he drank⌋,* and instructed that ⌊they were to be educated for three years⌋.* And at the end of their training, ⌊they were to be stationed⌋* ⌊before⌋* the king.
6 Now there was among them ⌊from the Judeans⌋,* Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
7 And the commander of the court officials gave them names, and he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.